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dodgydaved

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I saw this in an old Ripleys "Believe it or not" it was theworlds shortest correspondence between two people, something to do with a court case I think. The first letter was simply "?" & the reply was "!" but i'll be bu99ered if I can remember who was involved.

 

 

.....that rings a bell,.....Victor Hugo :wub::unsure:

 

edit to add, I'm off for a beer so if I have, perchance, got it right could someone nick my turn please?

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Johnmelad

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.....that rings a bell,.....Victor Hugo :D:unsure:

 

edit to add, I'm off for a beer so if I have, perchance, got it right could someone nick my turn please?

 

Who wrote this...?

 

The correct answer would be... you did Johnmelad :o

 

Had to give the answer as I might not be around over the weekend.

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dodgydaved

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.....that rings a bell,.....Victor Hugo :unsure::o

 

edit to add, I'm off for a beer so if I have, perchance, got it right could someone nick my turn please?

 

Who wrote this...?

 

The correct answer would be... you did Johnmelad :D

 

Had to give the answer as I might not be around over the weekend.

 

 

:D

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Nediam

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:o

 

OK here's another connections question.

 

Answer the following 4 questions correctly and find the connection between the answers. (No words to add this time :D

 

 

1. Known as the "Boy Wonder", which England football player was born on the 14th December 1979?

 

2. Who is the longest running character in Coronation Street?

 

3. Which 1970's Stanley Kubrick film featured a rehabilitation programme called the "Ludovico Technique"?

 

4. Which Disney cartoon animal made his first appearance in the 1934 cartoon - "Silly Symphonies - The Wise Little Hen"?

 

5. Find the connection between the previous 4 answers...

 

The ding goes to whoever gets the link :unsure:

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Simply Paul

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1. Known as the "Boy Wonder", which England football player was born on the 14th December 1979?

Michael Owen (Had to ask a football fan friend)

 

2. Who is the longest running character in Coronation Street?

Ken Barlow (I think. Or did he die? I know someone died... I've never sat through a whole episode.)

 

3. Which 1970's Stanley Kubrick film featured a rehabilitation programme called the "Ludovico Technique"?

A Clockwork Orange, some of which was filmed in Aylesbury :unsure:

 

4. Which Disney cartoon animal made his first appearance in the 1934 cartoon - "Silly Symphonies - The Wise Little Hen"?

Easy! Donald Duck

 

5. Find the connection between the previous 4 answers...

Cockney rhyming slang! - err, no. I thought maybe toys (there's an Owen doll, Ken as in 'Barbie and', clockwork toys, and I'm sure there's been a Donald Duck toy too?) I'll need to think about this a bit more...

 

Edit: How daft am I?! The four Take That boys, of course!!!!

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Nediam

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1. Known as the "Boy Wonder", which England football player was born on the 14th December 1979?

Michael Owen (Had to ask a football fan friend)

 

2. Who is the longest running character in Coronation Street?

Ken Barlow (I think. Or did he die? I know someone died... I've never sat through a whole episode.)

 

3. Which 1970's Stanley Kubrick film featured a rehabilitation programme called the "Ludovico Technique"?

A Clockwork Orange, some of which was filmed in Aylesbury :unsure:

 

4. Which Disney cartoon animal made his first appearance in the 1934 cartoon - "Silly Symphonies - The Wise Little Hen"?

Easy! Donald Duck

 

5. Find the connection between the previous 4 answers...

Cockney rhyming slang! - err, no. I thought maybe toys (there's an Owen doll, Ken as in 'Barbie and', clockwork toys, and I'm sure there's been a Donald Duck toy too?) I'll need to think about this a bit more...

 

Edit: How daft am I?! The four Take That boys, of course!!!!

 

Ding!!! :o

 

Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald :D

 

Spot on SP, over to you :D

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purple_pineapple

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Archer4 wins on my stats - I have the stats provided by the insurance companies to help me sell critical illness insurance.

 

Did you know - some insurance companies do pay out on suicide. :o

 

Not saying its wrong, but I would find that very surprising, given that HM Coroners will return verdicts of accidental death if there are any mitigating circumstances, such as significant alcohol levels, or somone who is on antidepressant medication has stopped taking it....

 

Come on SP - right or wrong?! :unsure:

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Archer4

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Archer4 wins on my stats - I have the stats provided by the insurance companies to help me sell critical illness insurance.

 

Did you know - some insurance companies do pay out on suicide. :unsure:

 

I'm sure SP won't mind an authoritative ding :o

 

So -how many lakes are there in the Lake District :D

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markandlynn

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So -how many lakes are there in the Lake District :o

 

I think the number is surprisingly low - only 2? (the rest are all tarns, waters, thwaites, meres, etc).

 

Edit - drat! too late. must type faster

 

Quite right all the rest are wasts waters meres etc so the famous lake district has only one lake.

 

OK what is the longest bony fish in the world ? appologies if its been asked im not reading the entire thread :unsure:

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MartyBartfast

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So -how many lakes are there in the Lake District :o

 

I think the number is surprisingly low - only 2? (the rest are all tarns, waters, thwaites, meres, etc).

 

Edit - drat! too late. must type faster

 

Quite right all the rest are wasts waters meres etc so the famous lake district has only one lake.

 

OK what is the longest bony fish in the world ? appologies if its been asked im not reading the entire thread :unsure:

 

conger eel?

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markandlynn

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OK what is the longest bony fish in the world ? appologies if its been asked im not reading the entire thread :D

 

I'll make a guess of Sea snake

 

Sorry wrong :D that would get me worried though if theres was a snake that long :unsure:

 

Just googled - interested to see what answer you have! :D:o

 

EDIT - continued googling, know what you've got now.

 

They think it is responsible for all those tales of sea serpents :D

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markandlynn

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If a cuttlefish is a fish then the longest bony fish must be a giant squid.

 

Dunno if it should be called a fish though.

 

Dunno if if can be called "bony" 'cos it's only got one bone (plus a beak).

 

Nope they are cephalopods not fish and are classed as invertebrates the longest recorded giant squid is shorter than recorded examples of the fish i am asking about.

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markandlynn

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I think the Whale Shark is the biggest fish - in terms of weight anyway, if not length. But as for being bony, they're more cartaliaginous...?

 

It may be the "biggest" but definitely not the longest it is classed as bony even if the bones are soft and woosy hah shark ill ave you :unsure: good job they only eat plankton !

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Jango & Boba Fett

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I knew that sharks were not boney fish, and of course neither are rays so more than likely it had to be a deep water predator of small fish or other shoal forming marine "mini beasts". Remembered that in medieval times, when the basques and norfolkmen first fished the New Fouldland Banks, mature cod as thick as a man and up to 12 feet long were common. So scurryed about trying to find a written source on Cod, Sturgeon and Marlins only to find they had all been beaten for length by that toothless, but definately boney, filter feeder the Oarfish. :unsure:

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The Forester

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I shoulda known that!

 

I've been scared silly by an oarfish at a depth of almost 600 metres in the Med. It had its tail caught in one of the thrusters of the submersible and was thrashing around just in front of the 90cm diameter observation port. It could see the pilot and I inside the sub and it was trying to lunge at us and was biting at the glass of the window as if trying to get in to attack us in revenge for hurting it.

 

Very scary sight with those big eyes and very sharp gnashers -- and that was just a tiddler that was no more than a couple of metres long.

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markandlynn

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I knew that sharks were not boney fish, and of course neither are rays so more than likely it had to be a deep water predator of small fish or other shoal forming marine "mini beasts". Remembered that in medieval times, when the basques and norfolkmen first fished the New Fouldland Banks, mature cod as thick as a man and up to 12 feet long were common. So scurryed about trying to find a written source on Cod, Sturgeon and Marlins only to find they had all been beaten for length by that toothless, but definately boney, filter feeder the Oarfish. :unsure:

 

DING ! more on the monstrous oarfish can be found HERE at upto 11 metres in length i certainly would not like to meet one !

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Jango & Boba Fett

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Nope both Middle English and Scouse are Teutonic not Celtic languages and as far as I'm aware there are several native speakers still alive and well particularly in the Merseyside area and I believe that there is at least one currently in Baden Baden. :(

 

Mind you untill John Stead or Moss Trooper appear I'm not expecting any informed answers. :mad:

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