+hal-an-tow Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 According to my late lamented Grandma an antimacassar was a piece of cloth draped over the back of a sofa or upholstered chair, in the 'front room' (the posh one only used for visitors.and high holidays). Sort of tea towel sized, I believe it was something to do with keeping gentleman's hair oil off the best furniture, at at Grandma's house the antimacassars were embroidered, sort of decorative, and had long outlasted the hair oil fashion which I'd guess was probably popular in her youth, she was born around 1900 Quote
+colleda Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 10 hours ago, hal-an-tow said: According to my late lamented Grandma an antimacassar was a piece of cloth draped over the back of a sofa or upholstered chair, in the 'front room' (the posh one only used for visitors.and high holidays). Sort of tea towel sized, I believe it was something to do with keeping gentleman's hair oil off the best furniture, at at Grandma's house the antimacassars were embroidered, sort of decorative, and had long outlasted the hair oil fashion which I'd guess was probably popular in her youth, she was born around 1900 That's a ding for you. As you said, to protect upholstery of chairs and sofas from hair oil which was known a Macassar Oil. Very Victorian. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted September 9, 2018 Posted September 9, 2018 Thanks for the ding, now an easy question , and one that was asked in an actual pub qui a couple of years ago, but the team around me didn't believe I knew the answer so preferred a guess, and gave a wrong answer instead. They were people with encyclopedic knowledge of TV soap operas, spectator sport and pop music, friends of a neighbour of mine. Yes, It still rankles ... What is the most common origin of the bristles of a camel hair brush ? Quote
+colleda Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 There's something in the dark recesses of my mind that suugests I've come across this question before. Some animal totally unrelated to a camel but for the life of me I can't recall what it was. So I'm guessing its possibly fox? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 No doubt saying camels would give a QI-style claxon, so I'll say badgers. I'm pretty certain badger hair was used for shaving brushes, but I don't know about hairbrushes. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 The most common is badger hair, but boar hair is also used for shaving, hair and clothes brushes. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 Artist's "camel hair" brushes are not camel, fox or badger hair (altho' shaving brushes were indeed badger ) I spent some time photographing an orphaned handreared badger cub for the local wildlife hospital a few years ago, and from close up (very close up, I was lying down to get at snout level, and he was treated to a snack of worms just in front of me ) their fur is like a dandelion seed head, not thick but incredibly fine. I'd imagine it might not be sufficiently stiff to make a good precise paint brush. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted September 22, 2018 Posted September 22, 2018 Ok, new question, same answer as the last one though ! What sort of animal was Tufty ? Extra memory jogging hint- he was succeeded at his job by a big fellow who famously wore the robes of D. Vader. Quote
+searcherdog Posted September 22, 2018 Posted September 22, 2018 Don't know about the hint but Tufty is a squirrel to me. And you? Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted September 23, 2018 Posted September 23, 2018 Squirrel it is Ding ! Yep, camel hair brushes are squirrel hair brushes, and Tufty was a squirrel. The Tufty Club was a long ago TV road safety campaign , and a later one featured the Green Cross Code Man, played by actor Dave Prowse. As every geek knows, Prowsa was the actor & bodybuilder who provided the physical representation of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, altho' apparently his Bristolian accent didn't quite produce the required level of menace, so the voice was provided by James Earl Jones. Excellent video here Quote
+searcherdog Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 And for the next question...... Connect fritillaries, hairstreaks, skippers and admirals. Quote
+searcherdog Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 That would be a DING! to me N u. Quote
+me N u Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 Thank you searcherdog. What is the minimum cost of making a phone call from a BT public phone? Quote
+me N u Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, speakers-corner said: no idea, 5p Hasn't been 5p for a LONG time! Quote
Blue Square Thing Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 20p now? Perhaps. I suspect not though... The chances of finding a phone box that takes coins however... I remember it being 2p... Quote
+searcherdog Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 1 Find a phone box 2 Does it work? 3 Does it take coins? 4 Allowing for inflation, it will be over 50p by now AND there's no cache in there to find while you phone! Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 6 hours ago, searcherdog said: 1 Find a phone box 2 Does it work? 3 Does it take coins? 4 Allowing for inflation, it will be over 50p by now AND there's no cache in there to find while you phone! 1. Done that didnt help - in Germany - wrong currency 2. They should work 3. More than likely. 4. Inflation, more than 50p - I shall up my bid from 5p to 60p. Quote
+me N u Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 11 hours ago, speakers-corner said: 1. Done that didnt help - in Germany - wrong currency 2. They should work 3. More than likely. 4. Inflation, more than 50p - I shall up my bid from 5p to 60p. Ring ring to speakers-corner. 60p is the answer we were looking for 5 hours ago, dodgydaved said: 0p for 999 call....... Technically the correct answer, but not the one we had in mind, sorry. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 Wow, didnt expect that. Thanks for the Ring, Ring!! So, staying on the same theme, who designed the red telephone box - full Name and title please. Quote
+searcherdog Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 I'll start with Sir Giles Gilbert Scott although I'm not sure he was a Sir at the time. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 That was a quick ding! Over to you for the next starter for 10! Quote
+searcherdog Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 It's surprising how much information is retained after solving a puzzle cache involving telephones! When Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was still a student, he won a competition to design which building? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 Easy, a Cathedral in Beatles land (Liverpool). He was 22yrs old at the time. Quote
+searcherdog Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 So that's another quick ding and over to speakers-corner for the next question. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 This building had its external architecture designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, was close to a dogs home. It was opened in 193?, and its name is ????????? ????? ???????. Replace the ?´s with the name and date. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 I'd guess at Battersea Power Sation, though I'd need 10 guesses to get the year. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 4, 2018 Posted October 4, 2018 17 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: I'd guess at Battersea Power Sation, though I'd need 10 guesses to get the year. Almost there hint to part 2 - think of a prime number and have a go. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted October 4, 2018 Posted October 4, 2018 6 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Almost there hint to part 2 - think of a prime number and have a go. I think 1931 and 1933 are both primes. A fifty-fifty guess - 1933. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted October 5, 2018 Posted October 5, 2018 Apart from the obvious, what connects Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, Tony Meo, Dennis Taylor and Willie Thorne? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted October 6, 2018 Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, speakers-corner said: snooker? Apart from the obvious... Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 21 hours ago, me N u said: They are all the same height? Sorry, no. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 On 06.10.2018 at 1:38 PM, Optimist on the run said: Apart from the obvious... Still has something to do with snooker. I was listening to some of my old mp3 files at the weekend and came up with some Chas and Dave Songs - the connection is Snooker Loopy from 1986 where Chas and Dave took the Mickey out of the way they played snooker. Thats going back in time. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 They were also the background singers in the song. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 6 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Still has something to do with snooker. I was listening to some of my old mp3 files at the weekend and came up with some Chas and Dave Songs - the connection is Snooker Loopy from 1986 where Chas and Dave took the Mickey out of the way they played snooker. Thats going back in time. 147 break ding for that! Over to you... Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Thanks for the Ding. Info on the side - all the players were managed by the same person - Barry Hearn. So, next question - Change of subject. Films - James Bond 007 - Dr. No Who was also on the short-list for the leading role of James Bond except Richard Burton and Sean Connery Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 15, 2018 Posted October 15, 2018 A small hint to help you on your way. His Name was C??? G????. Quote
+colleda Posted October 15, 2018 Posted October 15, 2018 Thanks s/c. What race of people have the oldest continual culture on the planet outside of Africa? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted October 15, 2018 Posted October 15, 2018 51 minutes ago, colleda said: Thanks s/c. What race of people have the oldest continual culture on the planet outside of Africa? Scousers? :-) Quote
+colleda Posted October 15, 2018 Posted October 15, 2018 Ding! Australian Aboriginal. Sites have been dated at +60,000 yrs. Back to you s/c. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted October 15, 2018 Posted October 15, 2018 Thanks for the Ding. Two part question for the ding. Opened in 1831, sold in 1968 rebuilt in 1971, what is it and where is it now. Quote
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