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Post by rubl on Aug 13, 2018 12:17:14 GMT 7
BTW I knew the lake by it's Mongolian name of Lop Nur. Ages ago I read a few books on Sven Hedin, the Swedish explorer. His travels were around 1870 - 1900 if I remember correctly. He described much of what he saw including that great, real great wall of China which seems to end in the Tarim Basin.
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Post by rubl on Aug 13, 2018 12:19:10 GMT 7
While you ponder that one here is another. Q12/. Who lived in the house and estate of Chartwell until 1964? Sam Allardyce? Thrown out after that one game? |
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Post by smokie36 on Aug 13, 2018 12:22:26 GMT 7
While you ponder that one here is another. Q12/. Who lived in the house and estate of Chartwell until 1964? Sam Allardyce? Thrown out after that one game? This was in the golden years for Scotland....before '66. |
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Post by siampolee on Aug 13, 2018 14:12:03 GMT 7
Q12/. Who lived in the house and estate of Chartwell until 1964? Surely those occupants were Sir Winston and Lady Clementine Churchill'  |
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Post by me on Aug 13, 2018 14:12:18 GMT 7
While you ponder that one here is another. Q12/. Who lived in the house and estate of Chartwell until 1964? Sam Allardyce? Thrown out after that one game? Did they ever get the smoke out of the rooms. |
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Post by smokie36 on Aug 13, 2018 19:47:36 GMT 7
Q12/. Who lived in the house and estate of Chartwell until 1964? Surely those occupants were Sir Winston and Lady Clementine Churchill' Ten points for adding the flag. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 19:58:47 GMT 7
OK, a question for our non Dutch speaking audience:
IBM is a multinational technology company, what do the initials IBM stand for?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 20:01:06 GMT 7
And one that is open to all:
Q 14. The name Vodka is derived from the Russian word Voda, which means what in English?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 20:02:04 GMT 7
Q12/. Who lived in the house and estate of Chartwell until 1964? Surely those occupants were Sir Winston and Lady Clementine Churchill' Ten points for adding the flag. Isn't that the flag of Bells Whiskey Whisky? |
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Post by rubl on Aug 13, 2018 20:03:58 GMT 7
It got its name because after a few glasses when someone asks you something you tend to reply 'wodda ye say?'  |
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Post by me on Aug 13, 2018 20:04:43 GMT 7
OK, a question for our non Dutch speaking audience: IBM is a multinational technology company, what do the initials IBM stand for? Easy.... International... between Nations or across nations......not hiding lots of countries behind one pseudo nation. |
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Post by me on Aug 13, 2018 20:06:32 GMT 7
And one that is open to all: Q 14. The name Vodka is derived from the Russian word Voda, which means what in English? A guess....voice...because thats all you have left after it has taken your legs. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 20:09:24 GMT 7
OK, a question for our non Dutch speaking audience: IBM is a multinational technology company, what do the initials IBM stand for? Easy.... International... between Nations or across nations......not hiding lots of countries behind one pseudo nation. Oooooooooh, so close, you actually got one word correct. Quick, get back to that dictionary and post up all of the 'B' words and you will be 66.666r % correct. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 20:11:02 GMT 7
And one that is open to all: Q 14. The name Vodka is derived from the Russian word Voda, which means what in English? A guess....voice...because thats all you have left after it has taken your legs. Speak for yourself, it takes more than a couple of litres of King Robert Vodka before my legs pack in. |
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Post by rubl on Aug 13, 2018 20:15:14 GMT 7
As for IBM did you know that teletype writers required regular oiling?
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