Quiz time

[silentC]

How many strings on a tennis racket?

One...

[HappyHammer]

Correct!

[silentC]

Which movie: "I am not an animal. I am a human being. I... am... a... man"

[HappyHammer]

Elephant man, slurp slurp, John Hurt.

[bitingmidge]

elephant man

You called??

:D

P

[silentC]

Thought you might 'pop' your head up :D

[craigb]

Well it's been one week and Happy Hammer hasn't exercised his perogative, so I've unilateraly decided that it's my turn.

So: Why are the Lumiere brother's famous?

[HappyHammer]

Film Camera's

[Honest Gaza]

One...

Incorrect....it depends on the racquet.

Prince insists that the cross strings are started at the "head" end and finished at the "throat" end. This means that some racquets require the mains to be "tied-off" and a new string used for the crosses.

Therefore, the correct answer is ONE or TWO, depending on the racquet.

Honest Gaza

[silentC]

Incorrect....it depends on the racquet.

Prince insists that the cross strings are started at the "head" end and finished at the "throat" end. This means that some racquets require the mains to be "tied-off" and a new string used for the crosses.

Therefore, the correct answer is ONE or TWO, depending on the racquet.

Honest Gaza

So strictly speaking, it's not 'incorrect' - just incomplete. Thank you linesmen, thankyou ballboys.....

[Honest Gaza]

....I'd also like to thank my sponsors

[HappyHammer]

Who said "The Force both obeys and commands" ?

And yes Craig it is my turn!

HH

[Honest Gaza]

OB1 KinOBe ?????

[HappyHammer]

Close but not quite....

[Honest Gaza]

Man with bad case of Asthma ???

[HappyHammer]

No not a man.....

[Honest Gaza]

Then it must be Princess Fiona....Shrek wanted to use the force on her.

[HappyHammer]

You had the right movie with OB1........ and I thought Shrek was a New Age Man...

[craigb]

Happy Hammer,

"Film Cameras" was not an adequate reply I'm afraid.

Why not try and be more specific?

[Honest Gaza]

Ok....Princess Leila

[HappyHammer]

No when I said not a man I meant not a human...

[HappyHammer]

Happy Hammer,

"Film Cameras" was not an adequate reply I'm afraid.

Why not try and be more specific?
Auguste and Louis Lumiere are credited with the world's first public film screening on December 28, 1895. The showing of approximately ten short films lasting only twenty minutes in total was held in the basement lounge of the Grand Cafe on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris and would be the very first public demonstration of their device they called the Cinematograph which effectively functioned as camera, projector and printer all in one.

How's that?

HH

[Honest Gaza]

No when I said not a man I meant not a human...

Jabba the fat bastard

[HappyHammer]

No but I added to your rep for making me laugh.

[duckman]

Darth Vader.

May 4th be with you. :D

[Bob Willson]

Somebody small but with really big ears.

[Honest Gaza]

Small with really big ears ????

You don't mean Deborah from Everybody Loves Raymond.

[HappyHammer]

Somebody small but with really big ears.
Yes Bob and his name is?

[Honest Gaza]

Pick me....Pick me

Yoda

[HappyHammer]

At last:D

OK your turn Gaza.....

[Bob Willson]

Oh bugger, I thought that it was Big Ears. :)

[Honest Gaza]

Ok...here goes

I have two coins in my hand adding up to 30 cents but one of them is not a 10 cent piece. How is this so ?

[journeyman Mick]

Gaza,
one of them is not a ten cent piece because it's a 20c piece. The other one is not a 20c piece because it's a 10c piece. :) Someone else have a go.

Mick

[Honest Gaza]

Obviously too easy.

[HappyHammer]

What wood is often considered the strongest wood in the world for its weight?

HH

[silentC]

Balsa

[HappyHammer]

Correct.

"...balsa wood is often considered the strongest wood for its weight in the world. Pound for pound it is stronger in some respects than pine, hickory, or even oak."

HH

[Honest Gaza]

nothing like having a good wood ay ?

[Honest Gaza]

remember having an industrial arts class once where we had to construct a bridge made of balsa and then hang weights underneath to see how much they could take before breaking. Incredible strength.

[silentC]

What is this?

http://www.se-technology.com/wig/images/hk1.jpg

[Honest Gaza]

Sunderland's big brother that no-one in the family talks about

[HappyHammer]

An aeroplane:D ....this is gonna hurt..

HH

[HappyHammer]

Is it something to do with an eccentric American millionaire? Hugh someone?

HH

[Honest Gaza]

It is even related to treated timber.....H-4

[Honest Gaza]

.....and a type of tree.....Blue Spruce when it takes a "gander"

[HappyHammer]

Tell us the answer already....

[Honest Gaza]

nah....let's drag it on a bit longer

I'm going for my coffee now.

[HappyHammer]

Makes himself tidy ......s up
Larger than a duck but smaller than a Swan....

HH.

[Driver]

It's from Howard Hughes and it nearly (but not quite) rhymes with his surname.

[silentC]

You guys would make terrible cryptic crossword clue writers :rolleyes:

How 'bout "She takes a gander at the tidy tree and surprises all by flying"

[HappyHammer]

It's not Drivers fault it's his grip of Franglish that's the problem.

HH.

[silentC]

This gendarme is of the Cancerian tree but no Frenchman

[HappyHammer]

Are we finished with Howard Hughes Spruce Goose?

HH

[Eastie]

Monty Burns made one excpet his was a moose :D

[silentC]

I don't know. Was that the answer? Whose go is it then?

[HappyHammer]

I don't know. Was that the answer? Whose go is it then?
:confused: You asked the question...

I'll go...What's this?
http://www.izaak.unh.edu/images/museum/oddly/whatisit/0189thumb.jpg (http://www.izaak.unh.edu/images/museum/oddly/whatisit/0189.jpg)

[silentC]

You asked the question

Sorry, I'm in a frivilous mood today.

Button off a pair of jeans?

[HappyHammer]

Sorry, I'm in a frivilous mood today.

Button off a pair of jeans?
No worries......:)

Afraid not no holes for the thread...

HH

[Eastie]

It's a ration token from WWII era. They also come in blue as I had one given to me as a young lad to add to my collection of coins.

[HappyHammer]

Almost Eastie, what's this one for?

HH.

[silentC]

A tub of lard or a pint of dripping? Or maybe some suet pudding?

[Eastie]

Rations?

[HappyHammer]

I'll give it to you Eastie, it's a meat ration token, your go.

HH.

[HappyHammer]

A tub of lard or a pint of dripping? Or maybe some suet pudding?I had to explain to US Customs once that people still used Suet and powdered custard when I took some Atora and Birds Custard over to my cousin who lives in California. They listened to half of it and let me go through anyway even though you're not allowed to take meat products into the US.

Just thought I'd bore you with that...

HH.

[Eastie]

There were many "safety coffins" designed and patented during the 1800's. What was the most common 'safety' component/setup used?

[HappyHammer]

An escape hatch in case you're still breathing after it's screwed down?

HH.

[Eastie]

No - but I will insert a disclaimer that if you think you are right and can put up a link to a decent source saying that what you said was the "most common", I'll accepts it :D

[HappyHammer]

I was only joking before didn't know what a safety coffin was.

Is the component a rope and bell tied to the deceased limbs?

HH.

[Eastie]

Yes - setup in an very interesting fashion, fed through a tube, filled with gauz to stop the smell coming out and bugs getting in, to the surface and hooked up to a bell that would not be affected by wind or birds landing on it - as the thaught of digging up a false alarm would have put most grave diggers off their dinner. I don't believe there are any records of one actually being used, but about 20 designs were patented.

[HappyHammer]

Here's where I found it if anyones interested:eek:

http://deathonline.net/what_is/safety.cfm

What's this?
http://www.izaak.unh.edu/images/museum/oddly/whatisit/0204thumb.jpg (http://www.izaak.unh.edu/images/museum/oddly/whatisit/0204.jpg)

HH.

[silentC]

Is it a calculator or computer of some kind?

[silentC]

Woh ! Bob's post disapeared!

What are you talking about, Eastie? :D:D

[silentC]

Eastie is the most intelligent guy on this forum. He always knows what I'm talking about...

[Eastie]

Silent,
What are you talking about ? :D :D :D
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I thought only the mods could do that

[silentC]

How disappointing, seems I was wrong.

:D:D:D:D

[HappyHammer]

It is a calculator or sometimes called a slide rule.

Your go SC.

HH.

[Bob Willson]

I deleted it. The answer I gave referred to a previous question on a previous page so it didn't make much sense.


The answer to the present question is of course "A hot rod"

[silentC]

What was Winston Smith's job?

[Bob Willson]

Some sort of an actor playing a part in one of them thar new fangled books.

[craigb]

Damned good question Mr C. I'd have to re-read 1984 to tell you 'cause I'm buggered if I can remember. :)

[Driver]

I can't recall his job title but his job was to edit newspaper records to remove any reference to "unpersons". He worked for the Ministry of Truth.

[silentC]

That's good enough for me.

[Honest Gaza]

While on the topic of literary masterpieces....might I be so bold as to jump in with this one.....feel free to "*****-slap" me if I may not.

No man need ever be ashamed of being beaten by this man.

[Driver]

"You may talk of gin and beer
When you're quartered safe out here
And you go to penny fights and Aldershot it.
But when it comes to slaughter
You will do your work on water
And you'll kiss the bloomin' boots of him that's got it."

Who wrote it and who is he talking about?

[jackiew]

the literary stuff reminds me to tell you guys ...

For those of you within reach of the transmitter they have a good quiz on Radio 774 on weekday evenings 7.40pm victorian time ... they have a quote that you have to attribute and 20 questions ... some general ... some related to the news

http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/quiz/default.htm

[Honest Gaza]

Rudyard Kipling....Gunya Din

[Driver]

Spot on.

[Honest Gaza]

Ok...now back to my literary reference above.

[Bob Willson]

Rudyard Kipling....Gunya Din
Mr Kipling has changed Gunga's name then has he? :)

[Driver]

I thought Mr Kipling was the bloke who makes cakes. Exceedingly good ones, if memory serves.

[Honest Gaza]

No...but his Mum was not a good typist and pushed the wrong key on his Birth Certificate

[Bob Willson]

Come on now, be honest Honest.

[Honest Gaza]

No man need ever be ashamed of being beaten by this man.[/QUOTE]

This man was up against Tim the Toolman's neighbour

[Honest Gaza]

No man need ever be ashamed of being beaten by this man.

This man was up against Tim the Toolman's neighbour[/QUOTE]

Main actor in the Movie version was a big "lad"

[silentC]

Somebody Wilson?

[Honest Gaza]

The baddy man was somebody Wilson.

[Honest Gaza]

Let's recap the clues :

There was a book ( also a movie ) named after this man.
He claimed that no man need ever be ashamed of being beaten by him.
The baddy man's name was xxxxxxxx Wilson
His character in the movie was portrayed by a big "Lad"
This man was on the side of the little people who needed his help.
Clint Eastwood played a part in another movie along very similar lines.

[bitingmidge]

Bob!

[jackiew]

Let's recap the clues :

There was a book ( also a movie ) named after this man.
He claimed that no man need ever be ashamed of being beaten by him.
The baddy man's name was xxxxxxxx Wilson
His character in the movie was portrayed by a big "Lad"
This man was on the side of the little people who needed his help.
Clint Eastwood played a part in another movie along very similar lines.

shane as played by Alan Ladd ?

[Honest Gaza]

Well done Jackview....you the man.