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Pot (clay, earthenware) 'Scrubo-clean' ? :anicute:

Nope

 

Abrasive and sweet. Toothpaste?

DING!

 

What is Ambergris made from and where would you find it?

 

Whale vomit - and on the beach.

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Forms in the guts of whales doesn't it? Worth a fortune, or used to be. Charles I's favourite dish if I remember correctly.

 

Didn't finish reading the q. Washed up on the beach.

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Ok as it's been a while you would find it in the bowels of the sperm whale and it's made of squid beaks.

 

I think the Patrician was close enough for the ding being as he said it was formed in the guts.

 

So ding.

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Biennial?

DING! Biennials take 2 years to complete their life cycle. (Biannuals have 2 cycles per year).

Over to you, Vetinari.

 

I obviously know more about horticulture than I though I did!

 

Which strategically important neutral island country did the UK invade on the 10th of May 1940?

Posted

Biennial?

DING! Biennials take 2 years to complete their life cycle. (Biannuals have 2 cycles per year).

Over to you, Vetinari.

 

I obviously know more about horticulture than I though I did!

 

Which strategically important neutral island country did the UK invade on the 10th of May 1940?

Iceland

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Unfortunately, that's a myth. I have a Labrador and one of her siblings has a black tongue. I did a quick check and found the following reference (thankfully preserved by the archive project), which contains photos of several breeds that have black tongues!

Oops... I've set the klaxons off! Sorry Mr Fry! -1000000 points for me.

 

Good spot... I guess they're the only dogs that "always" or "usually" have a non-pink tongue.

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Overlord indeed... God bless all involved... Our gratitude forever.

 

There were lots of Marines involved that day... As well as army infantry. Which country boasts the oldest marines force?

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ISTR that Henry VIII formed the first 'corps of marines' in the fifteenth century. Edited to add: so the country is England!

I'd be impressed as he was born in 1491 so 9 at the end of the fifteenth century on December 31st 1500

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ISTR that Henry VIII formed the first 'corps of marines' in the fifteenth century. Edited to add: so the country is England!

I'd be impressed as he was born in 1491 so 9 at the end of the fifteenth century on December 31st 1500

Yeah, you're right - that should have been 16th century (with the benefit of hindsight and Google)! The Mary Rose had a complement of marines as early as 1511, which pre-dates the Spanish. That said, they were 'marine infantry' and not Royal Marines, the latter being inaugurated in the seventeenth century.

Posted (edited)

ISTR that Henry VIII formed the first 'corps of marines' in the fifteenth century. Edited to add: so the country is England!

I'd be impressed as he was born in 1491 so 9 at the end of the fifteenth century on December 31st 1500

Yeah, you're right - that should have been 16th century (with the benefit of hindsight and Google)! The Mary Rose had a complement of marines as early as 1511, which pre-dates the Spanish. That said, they were 'marine infantry' and not Royal Marines, the latter being inaugurated in the seventeenth century.

:) nor were those marines anything to do with today's boot boys, who date back to 1664. Oldest marine force, not which country had one first.

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oops... sorry... you answer and never expect to be right... LOL.

 

What is the largest underground land mammal in the UK. Quite rare nowadays.. ? <_< <_< <_<

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can't be badgers, they're about <---------------------------------------------------------------------> this big aren't they?!

 

I think it's gruffalos <_<

I was thinking it can't be badgers because they're not exactly rare. <_<

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can't be badgers, they're about <---------------------------------------------------------------------> this big aren't they?!

 

I think it's gruffalos <_<

I was thinking it can't be badgers because they're not exactly rare. <_<

 

and they're not exactly underground.

 

I'll have a punt at Moley.

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