Entrance exam Munruben University

[Allan at Wallan]

John's next door neighbour was undertaking an
oral examination for entry into the Munruben University.

The question: "Captain Cook made three trips to the
Pole and died during one of them. Which one was it?"

John's neighbour replied, "Could you give me another
question. I am not very good at History?"

Allan

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One good turn requires a decent piece of wood.

[echnidna]

thats a real trick question
he didn't die anywhere near a pole, it was near a cooking pot

[tea lady]

Dying the first time would have saved a lot of trouble.

[chrisb691]

The cooking pot was hanging on a pole.

[Barry Hicks]

Don't keep us in suspense Allan. Which trip did he die on?

[Calm]

Do they really have a university at Munruben???

Is John the Dean?

[wheelinround]

Firstly Cook was only a Lieutenant he was made a Capt postumisouly

Munruban Uni is a great Uni vast open tracts to while away the study hours the only sound you'll hear is that of a new table saw getting its daily work out.

Thats John making up the presentation plaques for graduation day

[Stevenp]

QUOTE=Barry Hicks;652251]Don't keep us in suspense Allan. Which trip did he die on?[/QUOTE]
:whs:[

[munruben]

The question: "Captain Cook made three trips to the Pole and died during one of them. Which one was it?"Sounds like the end of the trip for Cook.:)

[tea lady]

Daft blokes!:doh:
The answer is similar to why what you are looking for is in the last place you look. You just don't look anymore after that.
I don't know if I should be pedantic about the correctness of the question. As historians you all make good woodworkers.

[echnidna]

So it all sounds like sawdust to you then? :D

[wheelinround]

:doh: It was his last trip of course well at sea anyway he had one more to go

[Ashore]

So was this polish person a man or a woman , did he die when his missus caught him or did the pole's boyfriend come home , :rolleyes:

[tea lady]

I think it had something to do with a bunch of angry natives, and what he left behind the last time he visited. ( or rather, the time before the last time he visited.)

[wheelinround]

I think it had something to do with a bunch of angry natives, and what he left behind the last time he visited. ( or rather, the time before the last time he visited.)


worth the 3/4 page read http://www.cptcook.com/

[tea lady]

Oh! Come on. Why wreck a good thread with the truth.

[echnidna]

Oh! Come on. Why wreck a good thread with the truth.

:2tsup::2tsup:

just about exactly what I wus gunna say

[Pusser]

Firstly Cook was only a Lieutenant he was made a Capt postumisouly..


Cook was promoted to Captain in 1775 on completion of his second voyage. He retired from the Navy shortly thereafter. The famous paintings of by Nathanial Dance (seated) and webber (standing) both show him in a Royal Navy Captain's Uniform. He made himself available for the third voyage at the request of the Royal Society.

He was entitled to be called Captain when in command of the Bounty and the Resolution as he was the Shps captain irrrespective of his substantive rank of Lieutenant.

[Calm]

Cook was promoted to Captain in 1775 on completion of his second voyage. He retired from the Navy shortly thereafter. The famous paintings of by Nathanial Dance (seated) and webber (standing) both show him in a Royal Navy Captain's Uniform. He made himself available for the third voyage at the request of the Royal Society.

He was entitled to be called Captain when in command of the Bounty and the Resolution as he was the Shps captain irrrespective of his substantive rank of Lieutenant.

Isn't this about when Cliff would ask about the rats ring option.:2tsup::D:D

I'm with tea lady and echnidna

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

He was entitled to be called Captain when in command of the Bounty and the Resolution as he was the Shps captain irrrespective of his substantive rank of Lieutenant.

:? Bounty? Wasn't it his protege, Bligh, who commanded HMS Bounty?

I wonder how many legs were aboard HMS Endeavour. Did they have backpacks full of ship's cats?

[tea lady]

The Bounty did the trip a couple o' times with different people on board I think. (I refuse to cheat and look up any web sites or books.)

[Pusser]

:? Bounty? Wasn't it his protege, Bligh, who commanded HMS Bounty?

I wonder how many legs were aboard HMS Endeavour. Did they have backpacks full of ship's cats?

OOps Endeavour, Bligh was sailing master on the Endeavour - sorry freudian slip. the legs question would be harder as some lost a leg on the trip perhaps.

[wheelinround]

Aye Aye Capt

Was that the cats that lost the legs or the crew or both

To think Cook has decendants all over the world from all sots of Ports of call then again so would the well ok half the crew

Now of the crew members who had one leg were any of these later to become Long John Silver or Peg Leg Pete? Or Pirates of the Caribean

[Calm]

I wonder how many legs were aboard HMS Endeavour. Did they have backpacks full of ship's cats?

Well as there were no women on board (there wasn't was there) that eliminates the seven backpacks each, so there were no seven pussies with seven kittens in backpacks but an estimation would be required to calculate the rats & mice, and they probably had some cats to catch them.

I guess 10990 would be a good starting figure. Shedhand would probably be able to help with the number of rats, mice etc.

[tea lady]

Did Santa visit?

[Allan at Wallan]

Geez, glad I didn't make it a complicated joke. :D

Allan

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One good turn requires a decent piece of wood.

[tea lady]

Seems you just need to throw the bate into the middle and watch the rabble toss it about.

[Pusser]

Whose rabble? moi:C

[Ashore]

Cook was also the first english captian to tour Australia who did not bat or bowl and never won a Test :D

[tea lady]

As opposed to the ones that visit now and can't bat or bowl? :rotfl:

[wheelinround]

As opposed to the ones that visit now and can't bat or bowl? :rotfl:

I thought she was potty now I know it
Nice work TL :2tsup: