Still on sci-fi. Why no try another ship's name?
What was the name of the time capable ship in Heinlen's "Number of the Beast"?
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Still on sci-fi. Why no try another ship's name?
What was the name of the time capable ship in Heinlen's "Number of the Beast"?
What? No takers?
Aren't there any Heinlen fans out there?
From memory the ships name was "Gaye Deceiver".
Ok. Let's go back to Blakes 7.
What was the name of the little smart-**** computer? (All clear perspex and flashing lights and totally full of itself.)
For those of you who remember the series, the name of the Liberator's main computer was "Zen". Zen is not the one I'm asking about.
Gay bounce; Gay bounce; Gay bounce;
Bob,
At last!!!! Someone who's read it.
From memory "bounce" had a different meaning to "jump". (20 years dulls the memory.)
Gay bounce was an instruction to go straight up 20 miles or so, so the three bounces took them 60 miles up when their house exploded.
The name of the computer in question was Aurac ( or Orac, the spelling was not spelt out :D )
Bob your response to the earlier question re Gay looks good enough to me.
Over to you Bob
Looks like it my turn.
On the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxay.
What is the meaning of life?
Al :D
42?
Too easy.
Your go.
Al :)
Who was the australian literary character who hung around Spadger's Lane selling wild rabbits and pencilling for a bookie?
Quite an easy one Alex, as he not only hung around there but based a lot of his stories on the characters found there and named his stories with Spadgers Lane in them.
C.J.Dennis
Henry L.
Close, Termite, I'm after one of his characters who hung around Spadger's Lane, '...pencilled fer a bookie...and sold wile rabbee'
Ginger Mick, one of the characters who was originaly in the famous "Sentimental Bloke"
Correct - your go Termite.
What was the most popular timber used for wharf pilings in Sydney Harbour and why?
A guess - Sydney Blue Gum, because it was straight and there WAS lots of it.
I believe that it was Turpentine, because it doesn't rot.
I think they used a heap of it in building the Panama canal too.
And the winner is....craigb, actually it's because it is resistant to worm. Your go. :D
Bugger. Now I have to think up a question :p
O.K. An easy one. Name the title of Steele Rudd's best known work.
Bonus point if you name the main characters.
Bastard. "On Our Selection" Dad, Dave, Mum, er FW son.
Yep. Over to you :D :D
OK, who played Mum and Dad and Dave in the movie version just recently aired on the idiot box?
Leo McKern was Dad
Joan Sutherland was Mum
Geoffery Rush as Dave
Sucker, now it's yours Darren.
What was Dave's girlfriend's name?
Mabel
Mabel also featured in one of the vessels (The Good Ship Venus) in that other thread, viz:
"The captain's wife's name was Mabel ..." (followed by lines ending in able and table, as I recall :rolleyes: )
OK, OK, you don't wish to know that and I will leave the stage ...
In WW1, trench raids were carried out by Oz and German troops.
What is the Oz name for the "clubs" used in the raids?
There are a couple of names used.
Al :eek:
I don't think they were ever called Dad & Mum in the book - always Father & Mother.Quote:
Originally Posted by Termite
Who, me a pedant?
Nah, the clubs were never called dad and mum.
Al :D
Whacking sticks?
Not even close!!
Al :D
Tommy Knockers? Jerry Bashers?
Dongers?
Actually, although I have no clue to what they are called, I remember seeing one at the War Memorial. Truely a nasty piece of work. :eek:
Ok. not even close.
Ill posta piccy of one tomorrow, which we have in the shop.
They were know as, Life preservers, Or Knobkerries.
In the mean time here is a print of some.
Here is a piccy of one, weve had it authenticated by someone who buys for a militry museum.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozwinner
The handle is from a gas mask, and the nice looking spikes are cut off 3" nails.
Al :eek:
Be a good thing to run over the barby steak with afore the BBQ
So what is the question?
P
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see aboveQuote:
Originally Posted by ozwinner