+MazdaRoy Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 didnt read it as part of my GCSE but read the 1st book when my ex GF borrowed it from her dad. As far as I can remember it was memos of cryptic text that were found in the shelter. (memo pad) Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 didnt read it as part of my GCSE but read the 1st book when my ex GF borrowed it from her dad. As far as I can remember it was memos of cryptic text that were found in the shelter. (memo pad) It was something far more mundane than that and the answer I'm really looking for is what I suspect most of us would recognise it to be today. However, thanks to the 'Simplification', their academic abilities were so low that the monks took it to be cryptic text. So I'll give it to you if someone doesn't post the actual answer I'm looking for by tomorrow morning. Quote
+Pharisee 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? I've not read the book but I seem to remember a film fairly recently that followed a similar plot. In the film, it was a Bible. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Hand written... mundane... book to old for post-its... a receipt? Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 A map (makes me think of Waterworld). Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 It was a shopping list DING! "Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels--bring home for Emma." Over to Betelgeuse... Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 We've always called dogfish egg cases mermaid's purses. Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Its an ovule of a shark Sorry, but it's not an actual ovule (egg) but the case that holds the fertisised eggs of sharks. Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 We've always called dogfish egg cases mermaid's purses. DING! It's the eggcase of a member of the shark family - dogfish egg cases are the most common use of the term Your turn. Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Let's stick with fish. What's a bloater? A reasonably specific answer will be required! Quote
+Hawkins2.5 Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Hmm, so "a fish" will not be a sufficient answer then... ...nope, not a clue! Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Hmm, so "a fish" will not be a sufficient answer then... It might be good enough in a few hours time, we've had worse than that get the ding! Quote
+The Blorenges Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 I've always thought they were kippers. I know they get made into paste. Never tried it. MrsB Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 I've always thought they were kippers. MrsB Sort of, but there's something in the processing of the fish that isn't the same as a kipper. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 A bloater is a smoked herring (like a kipper) the difference being it is smoked whole, whilst a kipper is gutted and prepared first. Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 A bloater is a smoked herring (like a kipper) the difference being it is smoked whole, whilst a kipper is gutted and prepared first. Ding! Leaving the guts in gives it a distinct flavour. Over to you. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) Who played coach Dave Dodds in Mike Bassett: England Manager? Edited August 24, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
+thehalibutkid Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Who played coach Dave Dodds in Mike Bassett: England Manager? Ricky Tomlinson Quote
+Hawkins2.5 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) Who played coach Dave Dodds in Mike Bassett: England Manager? Ricky Tomlinson Ricky Tomlinson was Mike Bassett. Dave Dodds was played by a guy who I can picture but can't think of his name - he used to do game shows a lot and I think he might have been in Coronation Street. (This is why I'm better at quizzes where I have a team to help me out, I often have an idea about the answer and useless information, just not the answer itself!) Edited August 24, 2011 by Hawkins2 Quote
+eusty Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 I often have an idea about the answer and useless information, just not the answer itself!) You have the same problem as me then!! Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) Who played coach Dave Dodds in Mike Bassett: England Manager? Ricky Tomlinson Ricky Tomlinson was Mike Bassett. Dave Dodds was played by a guy who I can picture but can't think of his name - he used to do game shows a lot and I think he might have been in Coronation Street. (This is why I'm better at quizzes where I have a team to help me out, I often have an idea about the answer and useless information, just not the answer itself!) All 100% correct He used to do a game show... now he does another. He used to be in Coronation Street... now he's in a different straight role. Both of the new programs are currently being shown. Edited August 24, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
+Hawkins2.5 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) Yes! That's exactly who it was! Thanks, it's been driving me crazy and I didn't want to google it in case the answer came to me. Edited August 24, 2011 by Hawkins2 Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Personally I had to Google it to see what the question meant! Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Sounds like Bradley Walsh? DING! Sorry for the delay! Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) FWIW, I'd only seen trailers and ISTR Ricky Tomlinson and Bradley Walsh being in the cast -- although I had no idea of who played who until Hawkins2 posted. Anyway, a nice, simple one that many should be able to answer: AFAICT, the price of electricity has recently gone up to 14p per kWh or more for many consumers. So, if the price of electricity is 14p per kWh, how much does it cost to leave a 100W lightbulb switched on for a whole (non-leap) year? Edited August 24, 2011 by Pajaholic Quote
+Pharisee Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 FWIW, I'd only seen trailers and ISTR Ricky Tomlinson and Bradley Walsh being in the cast -- although I had no idea of who played who until Hawkins2 posted. Anyway, a nice, simple one that many should be able to answer: AFAICT, the price of electricity has recently gone up to 14p per kWh or more for many consumers. So, if the price of electricity is 14p per kWh, how much does it cost to leave a 100W lightbulb switched on for a whole (non-leap) year? £122.64 Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) Wow... I remember my physics teacher arguing that as bulbs tend to blow when being turned on, it was cost effective to leave a bulb on. Showing my age then as electricity has gone up a hell of a lot, and bulbs have probably become cheaper! I need a stiff drink! Edited August 24, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Wow... I remember my physics teacher arguing that as bulbs tend to blow when being turned on, it was cost effective to leave a bulb on. Showing my age then as electricity has gone up a hell of a lot, and bulbs have probably become cheaper! I need a stiff drink! They've also become much lower wattage, the energy saver ones anyway. What are they now 11-14 Watts? An 11 Watt bulb would cost about £13.50 to run all year. I'm off to the pub now for a stiff drink, so maybe see you all tomorrow! Quote
+Pharisee Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 £122.64 DING! Over to Pharisee! Mondays child is fair of face, Tuesdays child is full of grace, But what about Saturday's child ? Quote
+Hawkins2.5 Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Works hard for a living! (I'm a Saturday child, I'd say that's pretty accurate most of the time.) Quote
+Pharisee Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Works hard for a living! (I'm a Saturday child, I'd say that's pretty accurate most of the time.) Ding!!! I was born on a Monday.... Says it all, dunnit Quote
+Hawkins2.5 Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) My first correct answer! So to the next question... Known as Bacchus in Ancient Rome; Dionysus in Ancient Greece and the subject of a great song by Third Eye Blind - who is he? Edited August 25, 2011 by Hawkins2 Quote
+Team Noodles Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 wheres everyone gone? bank holiday weekend? Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 wheres everyone gone? Dunno, I was lost... only turned the GPSr on once this week... shocking... stupid coursework! Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 I've emailed Fianccetto, perhaps she's been away somewhere. I know she found one of my caches [*] the other day. [*] For 'one of my caches' please read 'my cache' throughout. Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 Thanks for the heads up there, Patrician! I was lost in cross stitching my snail for a TB race, among other things! Here is the question: Who was the mother of the first Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth I)? Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 Here is the question: Who was the mother of the first Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth I)? Anne Boleyn? Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 Here is the question: Who was the mother of the first Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth I)? Anne Boleyn? DING! Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) Here is the question: Who was the mother of the first Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth I)? Anne Boleyn? DING! Ta! What was used to execute Anne Boleyn? Edited August 30, 2011 by The Patrician Quote
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