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Going back to the Bridgewater canal - the original boats there, working out of the Worsley mines, had a strange nickname. What was it and, for a kudos point, why?
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19 hours ago, grimpil said:
Nope! That was the answer I expected to get. You need to navigate further east & much further back in history.
Ding lightbulb moment! Roman canalised Fossdyke Lincoln way!!!
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Like John, Lianne and others it has been a long time!!
For a variety of reasons (mostly to do with mobility) I have not been "proper" caching for about 5 years. A total hip replacement some 12 weeks ago has cured my mobility problems to an extent. Mind this was my first trip out off road as it were. The path was slightly challenging at times, but rooting around in the under growth is still next to impossible.
I found using c:geo on my phone very frustrating at times - if I am to continue I shall have to grab my trusty Oregon back fro the lad!!
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That's the place! Over to Searcherdog :)
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Another well known trompe d'oeil - but where is it please?
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Holbein - beautiful trompe l'oeil of a skull. It hung on the wall of my opticians when I used to go there about 70 yrs ago!!
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0p for 999 call.......
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On 30/08/2018 at 10:23 PM, colleda said:
Let's get the wrong answers out of the way first. "As Time Goes By"?
I believe this is the correct answer - it is certainly the one I was expecting, confirmed by a quick check in Wikipaedia. AFAIAC the ding goes to Colleda, over to you kidder!
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Cheers my freind:
In the line in `Casablanca` which is often misquoted as `Play it again, Sam`, what song is Sam asked to play? -
Got to be Jennings and his pal Derbyshire.........
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22 hours ago, Optimist on the run said:
I'm getting my authors confused - Philleas Fogg was Jules Verne.
I seem to remember that Phineas Fogg's manservant was called PassePartout, the French for a masterkey. If that completes the puzzle give the "Ding" to Optimist please, he did all the hard work
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Hmmm! The only fancy stuff we need now would be a GPSr fitted zimmer frame!!
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At our age I would have thought you were older and wiser
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17 hours ago, thehoomer said:
Ooooooh, I remember that Dave, you gave us a souvenir pencil if I remember rightly. Ahhhhh, thems were the days.✍️
Surely were my friend!!
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I had a cache in my garden for some years. I was able to meet many interesting cachers from all over Europe during that time, and also many "famous" cachers of the period. I have drunk coffee, tea and wine whilst talking to them. Very rarely were there any problems; certainly my neighbours, who were aware of the cache, were happy to meet cachers and help them on occasion!
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10 hours ago, colleda said:
- Italy?
Si, bene!! Over to you.............
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Lovely thought there, but not Switzerland.
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I tore the hat putting it on!
How does Santa like his Pizzas? Deep pan crisp and even!
Which country has the tradition of a Christmas Witch dropping presents for children down the chimney?
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11 hours ago, Optimist on the run said:
I got a feeling of deja-vu when I read this, and looking back I asked the same question last year. I shall therefore refrain from answering!
Its a right cracker of a question though!
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19 hours ago, Optimist on the run said:
Bumping this thread. I admit to having Googled the answer, and I really don't think anyone's going to guess it. It's not a place I've heard of anyway.
...............and according to Wikipaedia it is only believed he was buried there - no marked grave!
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The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz
in United Kingdom and Ireland
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I just googled Bridgwater Canal and got the wrong one! Googling Bridgwater Worsley Canal gave me a wikipaedia entry with a very brief mention of the vessels concerned'
MartyB mentions the Tom Puddings - cube like craft pushed or pulled in long chains by a motor - and searcherdog says he knew the why but only part of the what.
I am off on my hols soon so I'll give you the answer - They were called Starvationers - because the ribs of the vessel were built strongly to cope with the wear and tear of hauling minerals, and they stuck out!
Here's a tie breaker - much easier I think - for Optimist, MartyB and searcherdog:
The longest flight of locks on an English Canal is, I believe, the Caen Hill Flight.
On which canal is it? 3......2.......1.....GO!