+NattyBooshka Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) Good tries but no.... Gary Neville? Fox Edited August 17, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
+eusty Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 A natural animal would be a Badger I guess, but pit ponies work underground...if there are still any left? Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 A natural animal would be a Badger I guess, but pit ponies work underground...if there are still any left? Cant think of anywhere they'd still be used... but bigger than a badger... depends on the pony as per Gary Neville! Teletubbies? Does Tubby Custard count as milk? Quote
+maxkim Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 DING for pit pony... took a lot longer at our local pub quiz... :) Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 DING for pit pony... took a lot longer at our local pub quiz... :) Yeah... was in the news reletavely recently that the last know one had died. Quote
+eusty Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Sticking with nature....what British bird has the loudest call? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Sticking with nature....what British bird has the loudest call? Peggy Mitchell? Or The Bittern Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Judging by the racket they make round our way as they rip apart the black bags on bin day, I suspect it's the herring gull! Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) Bittern? Edit - Already taken I see! Edited August 18, 2011 by The Patrician Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 I Googled after making my post and, rather strangely, the Bittern seems to have the reputation of having the loudest call even though scientific measurements suggest otherwise. The Bittern is an elusive bird and its 40dB is easily drowned by 55dB traffic noise, which is one of the reasons given for its decline -- potential mates cannot hear its call above traffic noise. In contrast, herring gull calls have been recorded at 85db+ (i.e. more than 64 times as loud as the Bittern) and you wouldn't want to be in a gull colony for very long as levels over 110dB have been recorded! Quote
+eusty Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 //Calling a Referee. I was thinking of the Bittern, but it looks like it's not that straight forward! Who's the adjudicator? Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 There isn't one. However, I'll give way as I wasn't trying to get the ding; merely trying to point out that the question was ambiguous and not as straightforward as one might think. FWIW, I've even found YouTube footage of bitterns booming and being drowned out by more-distant geese! Loudness is subjective and depends on frequency as well as sound pressure. That said, I suspect that in terms of sound pressure measured in dBm (i.e. dB at one metre distance), that the bittern probably has it! Quote
+keehotee Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 There isn't one. However, I'll give way as I wasn't trying to get the ding; merely trying to point out that the question was ambiguous and not as straightforward as one might think. FWIW, I've even found YouTube footage of bitterns booming and being drowned out by more-distant geese! Loudness is subjective and depends on frequency as well as sound pressure. That said, I suspect that in terms of sound pressure measured in dBm (i.e. dB at one metre distance), that the bittern probably has it! From what I've read the loudest bird in Britain is neither of those - and nobody's got the right answer yet Quote
+eusty Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 .....I should check if the answer in my head is correct first next time! Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 The one that goes cooooook coooooo cooooook oooooooooo down the blooming chimney pot at 5 in morning and wake everyone up Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 The one that goes cooooook coooooo cooooook oooooooooo down the blooming chimney pot at 5 in morning and wake everyone up Yes! I have one of those too. (Or two..or probably several by now.) Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Bump. Maybe we can continue the thread in the form of challenges?! Quote
+eusty Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Sticking with nature....what British bird has the loudest call? Peggy Mitchell? Or The Bittern Ding on that because it was what I was thinking of (rightly or wrongly!) Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Marty Bartfast is away on holiday for a couple of weeks, isn't he? Quote
+eusty Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Marty Bartfast is away on holiday for a couple of weeks, isn't he? ...a volunteer then.. : Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 I've got one (hopefully not too difficult) ready if nobody objects. Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Crack on paj...ive been having itching to answer (or try to) answer some more questions Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 OK. Hopefully an easy one... Which compositional work ends with the words, "And that's how the High Command took my Daddy from me." Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 OK. Hopefully an easy one... Which compositional work ends with the words, "And that's how the High Command took my Daddy from me." The Wall? Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 OK. Hopefully an easy one... Which compositional work ends with the words, "And that's how the High Command took my Daddy from me." The Wall? The right band, but AIUI this wasn't in the original 'Wall' (stage version). As it was included in the film (but not at the end), I'll give it to you if nobody gives the name of the track by tomorrow evening! Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 It was about Roger Water's father who was killed in Italy I think, but I don't know the song. Quote
goosegogger Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 When the tigers broke free by Roger Waters Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 DING! to goosegogger It's the last line of "When the Tigers Broke Free", by Pink Floyd. As The Patrician wrote, the song is an account of the fate of Floyd songwriter/bassist/vocalist Roger Waters's father, who was killed in action at Anzio. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) It doesn't appear in the original... ie the album, the tour ended with Outside the Wall. Edited August 21, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
goosegogger Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) The 'Swastica' , in modern times has come to symbolise evil, thanks solely to German Nazism, this is in complete paradox to its earliest (and still used) meaning-by whom ? Edited August 21, 2011 by goosegogger Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 The 'Swastica' , in modern times has come to symbolise evil, thanks solely to German Nazism, this is in complete paradox to its earliest (and still used) meaning-by whom ? Hindus? Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) Nearly close enough for a 'ding' Well... Buddhism too... And jainism... So all Indian religions? Edit: missed the Sikhs! No offence. Edited August 21, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
goosegogger Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Natty, yer too blerdy good at this DING ! Hinduism can't be classified as a religion as its too diverse and holds no 'rules' regarding heresy, its described as a 'faith', has the worlds largest membership of any faith related group, and includes Jain- where the earliest recorded Swastica symbol came from. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) Natty, yer too blerdy good at this DING ! Hinduism can't be classified as a religion as its too diverse and holds no 'rules' regarding heresy, its described as a 'faith', has the worlds largest membership of any faith related group, and includes Jain- where the earliest recorded Swastica symbol came from. Well... I didn't know that about Hinduism! Hmmm... Ok... For those of us in the Uk, Kinder Scout is significant for us all to be able to enjoy this hobby/sport. 80 years ago next year, the mass trespass on kinder scout gave us, eventually, the right to roam and other such accesses that our forefathers didn't have. The question? What date in 1932 did the trespass take place? Oh... And as it's 80 years next... Anyone up for an event on Kinder in the anniversary? Edited August 21, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
+Pharisee Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Oh... And as it's 80 years next... Anyone up for an event on Kinder in the anniversary? Yep! Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 The folk song "Manchester Rambler" is based on the mass trespass, so thinking it might hold a clue I grabbed my old song book: I once met a maid, A spot welder by trade, She was fair as the Rowan in bloom, And the bloom of her eye matched the blue moorland sky, I wooed her from April to June. On the day that we should have been married, I went for a ramble instead, For sooner than part from the mountains, I think I would rather be dead Lore has it that the singer met his love at the mass trespass. If so, it was in April 1932 and probably a weekend. A quick dig of my desktop calendar Shows that the 16th was a Saturday and as that date popped into my head before I did the research, I'll guess: Saturday 16th April 1932! Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 The folk song "Manchester Rambler" is based on the mass trespass, so thinking it might hold a clue I grabbed my old song book: I once met a maid, A spot welder by trade, She was fair as the Rowan in bloom, And the bloom of her eye matched the blue moorland sky, I wooed her from April to June. On the day that we should have been married, I went for a ramble instead, For sooner than part from the mountains, I think I would rather be dead Lore has it that the singer met his love at the mass trespass. If so, it was in April 1932 and probably a weekend. A quick dig of my desktop calendar Shows that the 16th was a Saturday and as that date popped into my head before I did the research, I'll guess: Saturday 16th April 1932! Close! Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Oh... And as it's 80 years next... Anyone up for an event on Kinder in the anniversary? Yep! Will work on it... From and to Hayfield (to stick to tradition) and a decent Ale House in the Royal Hotel. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Close! Sunday 17th April 1932? Hmmm... Maybe better weather... But after church for sure! Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Close! Sunday 17th April 1932? Hmmm... Maybe better weather... But after church for sure! OK, I'll bite. A week later? That is, Sunday 24th April 1932! Quote
+thehalibutkid Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 And just cos i'm a gamer i'll go for Sunday the 10th April 1932. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Close! Sunday 17th April 1932? Hmmm... Maybe better weather... But after church for sure! OK, I'll bite. A week later? That is, Sunday 24th April 1932! DING! Wanted to give it for your first answer... 8 days out 80 years on is very impressive deduction! Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 DING! Wanted to give it for your first answer... 8 days out 80 years on is very impressive deduction! Thanks but it isn't that impressive as I should have known it was a Sunday from the last line of the chorus: I may be a wage slave on Monday, but I am a free man on Sunday Anyway, from a real ramble to that of the fictional 'Brother Francis', who is the central character of the novel "A Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter M Miller Jr. (I do so hope that someone's read this book, which I understand was a 'set book' in some areas for GCSE English Literature during the 1980s and may still be. If not, then I'm in trouble! ...) The novel is set in the future after a global nuclear war and the following 'simplification' -- during which anyone of learning (or who could even read) was likely to be killed by rampaging mobs. Fairly early in the novel, Brother Francis came upon a fallout shelter in which he discovered a relic attributed to Leibovitz himself. The relic would be an everyday object to most of us, but what was it? Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Anyway, from a real ramble to that of the fictional 'Brother Francis', who is the central character of the novel "A Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter M Miller Jr. (I do so hope that someone's read this book, which I understand was a 'set book' in some areas for GCSE English Literature during the 1980s and may still be. If not, then I'm in trouble! ...) You're in trouble! Guess - a book? Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 You're in trouble! Oops! I'd better get some clues ready then. Guess - a book? No, although it was a document of sorts! Quote
+eusty Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 I did English Language so I don't remember it! We did Billy Liar, Animal Farm, Macbeth and another book I can't remember the name of... Quote
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