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A bonus ding for eckington on the unicorns.....tempted to remove it for admitting to listening to R2 :laughing:

 

Also a correct answer for JackieC on the owls and kangaroos.

 

Pod is a funny one. Can be used for Whales, Porpoises, Dolphins, Seals and Walruses so the first one to get that correct was Woodchurch One.

 

According to me that leaves

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I thought I was "waiting with baited breath" for the next question, but then I realized I it was just the tuna and onion sandwich I had for lunch..........

LOL! :laughing::D:D

The phrase is "bated breath" but not in your case. :D And you wonder why you have trouble keeping friends?

 

OK wheelybarrow - please set us a question when you are ready!

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Using the calender on my PC, there was a Sunday the 29th of February in 2004, and the next Tuesday 29th will be in 2028, so I'll say 24 years. However, this isn't always true as there's the 400 year rule. Although 1896 and 1904 were leap years, 1900 wasn't... <all geeked out>

 

Edit as I'd misread the question - my answer still stayed the same though (?)

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I don't usually look at this thread, so please excuse me if I do it wrong. I assume I add a question now:

 

How much time elapses between any Sunday 29 February and (going forward in time) the next respective Tuesday 29 February?

 

:laughing:

Between means not inclusive of............so that's 24 years plus 5 leap years =

 

24 x 365 + 5 = 8765 days - 2 days (not counting Sunday and Tuesday 29th) =

 

8763 days =

210,312 hours =

12618720 minutes =

757123200 seconds =

 

I know.............it's wrong!

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I don't usually look at this thread, so please excuse me if I do it wrong. I assume I add a question now:

 

How much time elapses between any Sunday 29 February and (going forward in time) the next respective Tuesday 29 February?

 

:laughing:

Between means not inclusive of............so that's 24 years plus 5 leap years =

 

24 x 365 + 5 = 8765 days - 2 days (not counting Sunday and Tuesday 29th) =

 

8763 days =

210,312 hours =

12618720 minutes =

757123200 seconds =

 

I know.............it's wrong!

 

Using the LHM reckoning as a basis (ie between, not inclusive) it would be:

24 x 365 + 5 = 8765 days - 1 day

 

8762 days =

210,288 hours =

12,617,280 minutes =

757,036,800 seconds

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What is the significance with a statue if a person is on a horse which has

  • both front legs in the air
  • one front leg in the air
  • all four legs on the ground

Ding goes to the person that gets the last one correct

  • both front legs in the air - horse has been startled by a geocacher
  • one front leg in the air - horse has a sore foot
  • all four legs on the ground - horse is tired

?? :blink:

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Gonna have to guess, so.....

  • both front legs in the air - Person died in battle
  • one front leg in the air - Person received an honour (Knighthood, MBE etc)
  • all four legs on the ground - Non military person

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Ding for the first one but not even close with the other two :ph34r:

 

  • both front legs in the air - horse has been startled by a geocacher
  • one front leg in the air - horse has a sore foot
  • all four legs on the ground - horse is tired

?? :P

Tempted to give it to you for making me smile this early in the day :blink:

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I think the remaining two are wounded in battle and survived battle unscathed. I seem to remember this from a cache listing, but can't remember which one. I've a vague feeling it's made up too.

Close enough :blink:

 

* both front legs in the air = died in battle

* one front leg in the air = died from wounds received in battle

* all four legs on the ground = died from natural causes

 

So Ding to scanker :blink:

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