+MTH Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 unless you mean the cumulative totals, in which case it's 364 as each present is mentioned several times throughout the course of the song That's the answer I wanted. The gifts are cumulative, so "A Partridge In A Pear Tree" for example is given on each of the 12 days. 78 is the number of gifts given on the 12th day only. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 That's a DIng, Dong Merrily On High for dodgydaved Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 That's a DIng, Dong Merrily On High for dodgydaved No - I only passed a comment, the Xmas Ding Dong should go to (dan - dan - daaaan!) MELLERS!!! Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 That's a DIng, Dong Merrily On High for dodgydaved No - I only passed a comment, the Xmas Ding Dong should go to (dan - dan - daaaan!) MELLERS!!! To be honest, Dave (If I may call you dave ) I'm away from home at the moment with only intermittent internet access. I just popped in to the local Le McDonalds (guess where I am then!) to write up my logs for today's finds. I can't guarantee to be about to ding the answer for any question I set (I should have thought about that before leaping in and answering a Q), so I'm happy for you to do the honours. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 My turn to apologise, and I don't have any painkillers (or pre-Christmas lubrication) to blame. Either of you can set the next question - first to jump in. Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 My turn to apologise, and I don't have any painkillers (or pre-Christmas lubrication) to blame. Either of you can set the next question - first to jump in. Here's a (possible) quickie then: Which British Prime Minister stated "Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends." ? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Well even if nobody knows we can always get there by a process of elimination, so I'll guess: Maggie. Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Well even if nobody knows we can always get there by a process of elimination, so I'll guess: Maggie. Told you it would be a quickie!! Assuming you mean Thatcher -- ker DING!! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Where would you find James, Charles, Frank, Joe and Jack standing in a row, with George in front and Arthur just off to one side? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Don't tell them Pike! Dad's Army of course. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Don't tell them Pike! Dad's Army of course. Indeed it is! DING Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 In what year did Clive Dunn have a Number 1 hit with "Grandad"? (I bet you're going to be singing it to yourself all day now!) Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'll go for 1979 Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 No to both 1976 and 1979 Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 The year of my birth: 1971. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 The year of my birth: 1971. That gets you a DING. It was Number 1 in January 1971 Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thank you. Staying with 1971, which Apollo mission/s flew that year? Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'll go for 13. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 From a recent TV documentary, the last lunar landing was 40 years ago in December 1972. ISTR that was Apollo 17. Apollo 13 happened when I was doing CSE Art in 1970 as I remember doing a 'space montage' that included elements of that mission and I got a rough time for using powder paints like impasto! So I'll guess they did two per year, which would give Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 for 1971. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 ...which would give Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 for 1971.In space, no one can hear you Ding!The programme originally called for three landings a year but this was slowed to two after the Apollo 1 accident and subsequent hold on manned missions for safety improvements. It also stretched things out so the loss of Apollo 20 - and soon afterwards, the dropping of Apollo 19 and 18 - wouldn't terminate the programme too suddenly or too early. 11 landed in 1969, 12 and 13 were in '70, 14 and 15 in '71 and 16 and 17 were 40 years ago - the last men to walk on the moon returned to Earth on December 19th. How time flies. The Chinese, Japanese and Indian space programmes all have moon landing plans, but I seriously wonder if we'll go back in my lifetime. Anyway, over to Pajaholic. P.S. Happy Giftmas Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thanks. The next one comes courtesy of QI and seems strangely appropriate given recent news: Other than a song, or a less than satisfactory present, who or what was "The Great Disappointment"? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Thanks.The next one comes courtesy of QI and seems strangely appropriate given recent news: Other than a song, or a less than satisfactory present, who or what was "The Great Disappointment"? Invention of the padded bra?(Edited to bring the question onto this page too) Edited December 22, 2012 by Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 LOL! That might have caused a few disappointments, but it's not the answer I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I seemed to remember reading somewhere/sometime about a religious sect that promised the return of God being called the Great Dissapointment. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Close enough for the DING! Some foretold that the World would end at 11 minutes past 11 a.m. GMT on 21 Dec 2012, but it seems that things have continued as normal. "The Great Disappointment" was a previous unfulfilled "end of the world" prophesy. The Millerite Christian sect calculated that the "Second Coming" would occur on 22 Oct 1844, and with it the Apocaplypse, Rapture and the end of the World. Some gave away all their worldly possessions in preparation. When things otherwise continued as normal, that day and the unfulfilled expectation became known as "The Great Disappointment". Seasons Greetings to all. Over to DrDick&Vick Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 As it is the time of good tidings, Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 As it is the time of good tidings, Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 God rest ye merry gentleman let nothing ye dismay, I hope you've done your shopping cuz tomorrow's Christmas day... Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 As it is the time of good tidings, Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen DING-A-LING to Mellers Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 As we approach New Year's Eve, there will be a lot of people wide awake (and partying, possibly) as the clocks strike midnight. If you were to look at an analogue clock at that time of night, both hands would be pointing straight up... However, if you look at the same analogue clock 20 minutes later the hands will have moved apart. The question is by HOW MANY DEGREES? To clarify: What is the smaller angle between the two hands of an analogue clock at 20 past 12 (midnight, or even mid-day)? Use of protractors, pencils, paper, compasses and non-scientific calculators is permitted! This question assumes that the points of the two hands describe the angle from the very centre of the clock and it doesn't take in to account any aesthetic tapering of the hands which may affect the visible angle. The instant of 20 past 12 is the key moment and if it helps you, assume it's one of those clocks where both hands jump forward once a minute to remove any pedantic ambiguity about the nature of analogue movement!!!! CLUE: it's a nice round number! Any further clarification required just ask! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Well worked out in my head and I reckon it's 110 degrees Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Well worked out in my head and I reckon it's 110 degrees Nice one Marty! that's a DING for you! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'm looking forward to the excellent "Hootenanny" on New Years Eve, so for a quickie: Who fronts the show? Which pop group was he one of the founding members of? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Jools Holland and Squeeze. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Jools Holland and Squeeze. Ding to you sir, your turn. Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ta muchly. I've gone on a song titles avenue now. Who released the songs "Joy Division Oven Gloves", "Trouble Over Bridgwater", and "If I Had Possession Over Pancake Day", among (many) others? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Going for a wild guess at Half Man, Half Biscuit as it sounds like titles they'd use. I have a 2nd idea, but even less likely... Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Going for a wild guess at Half Man, Half Biscuit as it sounds like titles they'd use. I have a 2nd idea, but even less likely... Curious to hear what your 2nd idea is, but your first one gets you a DING! Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 A question then on my 2nd idea who I saw live once... Who were the "rudest, crudest, lewdest, drunkest band in Christendom" with songs such as "Sweaty Betty" and "Beer and Sex and Chips n Gravy"? Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Would that be the Macc Lads? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 It would. Possibly the worst gig I've ever seen. They turned up late by which time a large amount of beer had been consumed. The inevitable consequence was a section of the crowd throwing of glasses containing waste products from the beer they'd drunk. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) I've only heard of them as a friend of mine is a big fan. To continue the rude theme.... who said "Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty dadgum good." Edit... that second to last word has been altered from the original by the forum software. Edited December 30, 2012 by TheOldfields Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 That would have to have been Woody Allen Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It certainly would. Over to you. Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 The numbers 9, 18, 22, 79 are significant to what? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Prompted by watching the Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures on iPlayer, I referred to the periodic table. This question jumped out of my subconscious as I noted that the atomic number of gold is 79. A few seconds later, something clicked: 9, 18, and 22 are all common carat values of jewellery-quality gold. So those four number all relate to gold and are significant to jewellery? Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Ding to you for the answer Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks. The next question comes courtesy of the same Royal Institution Christmas Lecture that prompted my answer to the last question: What is the most-dense, naturally occuring element of the periodic table? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Osmium. Just wached it. Quote Link to comment
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