On the Spring Equinox the Sun rises exactly in the east travels through the sky for 12 hours and sets exactly in the west... :cool:
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On the Spring Equinox the Sun rises exactly in the east travels through the sky for 12 hours and sets exactly in the west... :cool:
O.K. it's a new week, time for a new question.
Who's the head of the England Cricket Academy?
(Hint: It's not Liz Ellis)
This is a trick question.
They dont have one................. :D
Graham Gooch?
Nope, 'fraid not.
BTW there appears to be a 10 char minimum on replies now.
I wonder why?
Don't want to steal BM's thunder but it is Rodney Marsh, isn't it?
Col
It is too, the traitor!!
That's second time there's been a Rodney Marsh question and the biting midge is nowhere to be seen.
OK - my turn.
Who did Rodney spend most of his time with in the various bars when he was on tour in England as a member of the Australian squad?
And why?
Chapelli ?
They both liked a drink ?
OH NO!!!! Sob! I logged on 20 minutes too late!!!Quote:
Don't want to steal BM's thunder but it is Rodney Marsh, isn't it?
Liz Ellis......he was trying to get in touch with his feminine side.Quote:
Who did Rodney spend most of his time with in the various bars when he was on tour in England as a member of the Australian squad?
No Craig - that's far too obvious. Hint: try to imagine almost the last person he'd be likely to want to drink with.Quote:
Originally Posted by craigb
BM: Wide of the mark by a long way, mate. I would have thought an Iron Gloves specialist would know this.Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
I was thinking the Pope, then I thought Botham. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Driver
Al
Tony Grieg
Why? No idea
Al and Craig
You're getting a lot closer but no cigar yet (as the President said to the intern! :D )
OK - this is taking too long so here's a couple more hints:
This bloke was boring to watch, boring to listen too and he must have been a boring drinking companion (which means Rodney must have had a very good reason for wanting to drink with him, right?)
30 minutes to get it right starting now. If you don't - I'll give you the answer and I get another turn to ask a question.
Col
Bill Lawry
Yassa Arafat?
The bloke in question is a lot more boring than Bill.
Now you're really stretching! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ozwinner
Alan Border!
C'mon! AB was all right!Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Doug Walters?
OK - time's up.
The answer is:-
Geoffrey Boycott!
I know, doesn't seem at all likely but it's apparently true. When Rodney was asked why he spent so much time drinking beer with Geoffrey, he said that, once he'd had a few beers, Geoffrey was quite happy to give away all his batting colleagues' little foibles and failings.
This is backed up by Allan Knott who tells the story about a Test match at Trent Bridge. When the two of them were walking back to the pavilion, Knotty commented to Boycott that there was a slightly iffy patch just outside off stump at one end. Geoffrey's response was: "Yeah, I noticed that. Don't tell the others". :confused:
Now the next question:
"O for a draught of vintage that hath been cooled a long age in the deep delv'd earth"
What comes next?
Col
Tasting......... :D
Pass, I'll let the others play this one out.
Very good! Don't hide your light behind that forest dim, Mark. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tankstand
So, whos turn is it?I like the new reply page options. :)
Al
If you don't know...how come you asked a question?
P
:D :D :D
Oops so did I!
Actually there is some sort of poofy line from Keats back there a bit with the question posed...something like what comes after it....maybe we should not leave that hanging?
Most of us arent intelectuals, that why we make saw dust.
Ugh, make saw dust, me likey.
Al
Tasting of Flora and the country green,
Dance, and Proven‡al song, and sunburnt mirth!...blah blah blah
Who am I?
1.) A linear measure equal to 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet (5.03 meters). - 3 letters
3.) A tract of wet land principally inhabitated by partially-submerged herbaceous vegetation - 5 letters
??? ?????
Rod, and Tod......er, bog,.....er, swamp?Al
1) Rod
1a) Where do the bones of the femur, patella and tibia meet?
2)MARSH!!!
1a is the next question!
Cheers,
P
Knee?......
or better still...Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
1a) A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
pourquoi?
Wouldn't that be a net? ie. Rodnet Marsh?
from Dictionary.comQuote:
Originally Posted by silentC
ney
\Ney\, n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n["a]t, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
You can probably have a net made from ney. - If you bought a new one to catch newts you'd have a "new ney newt net" I guess.. :)
O.K. my turn then.
In the Sydney Olympics, who took the silver medal in the women's Pole Vault?
Tatiana Grigorieva
Q: What's the capital of Mongolia?
Hey CraigBQuote:
1a) Where do the bones of the femur, patella and tibia meet?
Are you sure it's The Knee, I thought that it was The Red Lion in London.