+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Well as Paul is asleep, or if he isn't he should be after his all night cacheathon, I'll jump in. Keeping with the rowing theme, 3/4 of the Gold medal winning Coxless Four from the 1999 World Rowing Championships were on duty on April 6th 2008, Olympic Torch Relay day in London. Who were they, and what were ther individual roles on the day? (6 parts to the answer). Quote Link to comment
+goldpot Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Well as Paul is asleep, or if he isn't he should be after his all night cacheathon, I'll jump in. Keeping with the rowing theme, 3/4 of the Gold medal winning Coxless Four from the 1999 World Rowing Championships were on duty on April 6th 2008, Olympic Torch Relay day in London. Who were they, and what were ther individual roles on the day? (6 parts to the answer). I'll make a start; Steve Redgrave? He was there to supervise the Chinese thugs security officials! Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I'll make a start; Steve Redgrave? He was there to supervise the Chinese thugs security officials! One DING for Steve Redgrave ... second part of the answer incorrect accoring to their official roles! BTW those same "thugs" looked quite friendly in their shorts when I saw them in China ten days ago! Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Deleted because of massive forum lag... I keep getting error messages and the last post when I posted this was MarigauxToby's. Odd. Edited July 20, 2008 by Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) It's not that hard, really it's not! Rower 1. Steve Redgrave (1 Ding to Goldpot) Role on the day? Rower 2. Role on the day? Rower 3. Role on the day? Edited July 23, 2008 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 To move things along I'll go for Matthew Pinscent (sp?) as an 'Olympic Ambassador' of some description. Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Yes and no Paul! Rower correct role not so. Rower 1. Steve Redgrave (1 Ding to Goldpot) Role on the day? Rower 2. Matthew Pinsent (1 Ding to Simply Paul) Role on the day? Rower 3. Role on the day? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Yes and no Paul! Rower correct role not so. Rower 1. Steve Redgrave (1 Ding to Goldpot) Role on the day? Rower 2. Matthew Pinsent (1 Ding to Simply Paul) Role on the day? Rower 3. Role on the day? 1. Role on the day - Ham and Pickle, on wholegrain? 2. Role on the day - Tofu and Alfalfa sprout mayo? 3. No idea, on either part...... Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Just to note that I'd be a bit mad if I was asked this in a real pub quiz! Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Just to note that I'd be a bit mad if I was asked this in a real pub quiz! Why? It is an event which took place in this country this year ... people aren't capable of guessing which of our top class rowers took part on the day, and guessing what they did? Personally, I thought it was easier than the previous question! Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I would have been mad at the previous question too then again I'm mad at any sports question at a pub quiz!! Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Yes and no Paul! Rower correct role not so. Rower 1. Steve Redgrave (1 Ding to Goldpot) Role on the day? Rower 2. Matthew Pinsent (1 Ding to Simply Paul) Role on the day? Rower 3. Role on the day? How about James Cracknell for number 3? Pete Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 How about James Cracknell for number 3? Pete Pete, you're correct in that James Cracknell was in the boat for the 1999 champs, however, to the best of my knowledge he didn't appear on torch relay day, so no ding I am afraid ... looking for the other three apart from James Cracknell. Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 How about James Cracknell for number 3? Pete Pete, you're correct in that James Cracknell was in the boat for the 1999 champs, however, to the best of my knowledge he didn't appear on torch relay day, so no ding I am afraid ... looking for the other three apart from James Cracknell. Tim Foster then? No idea of roles (or rolls) for any of them, except didn't Sir Steve actually carry the torch for a short while? Pete Quote Link to comment
+goldpot Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Whilst GC.com is down and before I get bored I'm going to take a wild guess for rower No.3 Drew Ginn - His role on the day was to carry a spare box of matches in case the flame extinguished. Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Tim Foster then? No idea of roles (or rolls) for any of them, except didn't Sir Steve actually carry the torch for a short while? Pete Half and half Pete. No to Tim Foster, but yes to Sir Steve carrying the torch. Rower 1. Steve Redgrave (1 Ding to Goldpot) Role on the day? Carried the torch at Wembley Stadium (1 Ding to Sharpeset) Rower 2. Matthew Pinsent (1 Ding to Simply Paul) Role on the day? Rower 3. Role on the day? Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Drew Ginn - His role on the day was to carry a spare box of matches in case the flame extinguished. Errr, no and no I am afraid. Quote Link to comment
harryhotspur Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Was ed coode one of them Did one of the two light the flame light the cauldron is it something to do with how long they carried it for is it something to do with where they carried it did one of them hit a protester ddi anyone try and take the torchs off them Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Was ed coode one of them Did one of the two light the flame light the cauldron is it something to do with how long they carried it for is it something to do with where they carried it did one of them hit a protester ddi anyone try and take the torchs off them I am guessing all those are in relation to Ed Coode? Yes, Ed Coode carried the torch, handed it to me in fact So in update we have: Rower 1. Steve Redgrave (1 Ding to Goldpot) Role on the day? Carried the torch at Wembley Stadium (1 Ding to Sharpeset) Rower 2. Matthew Pinsent (1 Ding to Simply Paul) Role on the day? Rower 3. Ed Coode (1 Ding to HarryHotspur) Role on the day? Carried the Torch at beginning of King William Street (1 Ding to HarryHotspur) So now, all we need to know is what did Matt Pinsent do on the day? Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Some sort of commentary role? Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 (edited) Some sort of commentary role? Absolutely! Commentated for the Beeb, met him at Greenwich Rower 1. Steve Redgrave (1 Ding to Goldpot) Role on the day? Carried the Torch at Wembley Stadium (1 Ding to Sharpeset) Rower 2. Matthew Pinsent (1 Ding to Simply Paul) Role on the day? BBC commentator (1 Ding to Chizu) Rower 3. Ed Coode (1 Ding to HarryHotspur) Role on the day? Carried the Torch at beginning of King William Street (1 Ding to HarryHotspur) As HarryHotspur got the most and Chizu got the last, whichever gets here first to set the next question may do so ... Edited July 26, 2008 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks DG & GD! A topical one here - faking your one death seems to be technically referred to as pseudocide - what are these other "cides"? Acaricide Barbicide Deicide Tomecide Uxoricide Ding to the last person! Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks DG & GD! A topical one here - faking your one death seems to be technically referred to as pseudocide - what are these other "cides"? Acaricide Barbicide Deicide Tomecide Uxoricide Ding to the last person! Barbicide: shaving your beard off? Deicide: killing a god - some feat! Uxoricide: killing your wife? Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks DG & GD! A topical one here - faking your one death seems to be technically referred to as pseudocide - what are these other "cides"? Acaricide Barbicide Deicide Tomecide Uxoricide Ding to the last person! Barbicide: shaving your beard off? Deicide: killing a god - some feat! Uxoricide: killing your wife? Barbicide - close(ish! little dings for Deicide and Uxoricide. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 tomecide I have this vision of a small librarian pulling a huge stack of library books down onto themselves.* More seriously, is it a mass destruction of literature/papers? MrsB (*who actually managed to that once) Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 tomecide I have this vision of a small librarian pulling a huge stack of library books down onto themselves.* More seriously, is it a mass destruction of literature/papers? MrsB (*who actually managed to that once) little ding to MrsB! Quote Link to comment
harryhotspur Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Is Barbicide to kill your barber which would make Acracide killing Acranides as in killing spiders Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Is Barbicide to kill your barber which would make Acracide killing Acranides as in killing spiders Thought spiders were arachnids????? Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 barbicide involves barbers but not killing them! spiders is close, but no ding yet. Quote Link to comment
+minstrelcat Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 barbicide involves barbers but not killing them! Killing hair (if that is even possible)? Lisa Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 barbicide involves barbers but not killing them! So is it being killed by a barber? Does it go back to when barbers also acted as surgeons? MrsB Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 It's something being killed by a barber! Quote Link to comment
+Steampunk_Am Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Can I join in? Killing lice? Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Can I join in? Killing lice? Of course you can - more the merrier! I'll give you a small ding for that. It's defined in wikipedia as "A chemical compound used by barbers to disinfect combs, brushes, etc." which I guess includes lice. Just Acaricide to go then for the full ding! Quote Link to comment
+hiho9 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 a chemical for killing spiders,insects or mites? Quote Link to comment
+goldpot Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Can I join in? Killing lice? Just Acaricide to go then for the full ding! Killing a car at a time..? Quote Link to comment
+The Forester Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 (edited) As a beekeeper Acaride is an easy one for me. We use it to kill mites such as Varroa. It's most usualy administered in strip form, suspending the strips between the honeycomb frames in the brood box. At this time of year we avoid using it as it taints the honey and it's not yet appropriate to remove the honey supers. My own bees are harvesting nectar and pollen like mad this week and the heather season has only just kicked off. We monitor the acaride's effectiveness by counting the rate of mite drop onto a sticky floor and previously assess the rate of infection during the honey flow season by sacrificing a few drone larvae to see if Varroa are present on the pupae. Edited July 27, 2008 by The Forester Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 ... sacrificing a few drone larvae to see if Varroa are present on the pupae. I now have a completely different image of bee-keepers - The Cult of the Bee, dancing around wearing ceremonial gear (or not? ), sacrificing drones to the great god Varroa... Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 As a beekeeper Acaride is an easy one for me. We use it to kill mites such as Varroa. It's most usualy administered in strip form, suspending the strips between the honeycomb frames in the brood box. At this time of year we avoid using it as it taints the honey and it's not yet appropriate to remove the honey supers. My own bees are harvesting nectar and pollen like mad this week and the heather season has only just kicked off. We monitor the acaride's effectiveness by counting the rate of mite drop onto a sticky floor and previously assess the rate of infection during the honey flow season by sacrificing a few drone larvae to see if Varroa are present on the pupae. That's a DING!!!! to Hiho9 since he got in there first sorry Forester! Thanks for the extra info though! Quote Link to comment
+hiho9 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) how did i miss this yesterday 1.In what year was the Great Train Robbery? 2.How many years in prison did the 12 members of the Great Train Robbery gang get between them? Edited July 29, 2008 by hiho9 Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 how did i miss this yesterday 1.In what year was the Great Train Robbery? 2.How many years in prison did the 12 members of the Great Train Robbery gang get between them? I think it was 1964? NO idea about the number of years - I'll try 2400 (200 each). Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Since they were tried in my home town, at the Crown Court here, I should know this. And because I do, the answers are 1963 and 300 years. Quote Link to comment
+hiho9 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 1. ding Simply Paul 2 closer than chizu Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Isn't Paul correct on both counts? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 No, I just checked. 7 years out... (hoping to move this thread along!) Quote Link to comment
+goldpot Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 307 years? lol ..or 293 years Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Things that go BUMP in the night? Quote Link to comment
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