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ah he must have directed deep throat then, but if thats right, I think the next question should be up to Carbon Hunter, as he is the one that cracked the secret!

 

The question was what was he MOST famous for not what he was famous for - subtle distinction but if Bob wants to let CH go thats fine/.

 

Deep Throat is a 1972 American pornographic film written and directed by Gerard Damiano (listed in the credits as "Jerry Gerard") and starring Linda Lovelace (the pseudonym of Linda Susan Boreman).

 

One of the first pornographic films to feature a plot, character development and relatively high production standards, Deep Throat earned mainstream attention and launched the "porn chic" trend despite the film's being banned in some regions and the subject of obscenity trials.(from wikipedia)

link to article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throat_%28film%29 (could not get it nicely formatted!)

 

The film was released and distributed by the mob who cut Damiano out of his 1/3 share of the profits. It is claimed the film brought in $600m dollars but it is thought the mob over inflated attendance figures to launder money. Some people think $100m is more likely.

 

Trev

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haha good try Geo936 :)

small clue, cincol mentioned steel briges, a smaller version of a possibly steel type of bridge can be involved in a via ferrata

 

How about a steel ladder then?

 

why yes, a via Ferreta can have steel ladders well!

 

more clues later :ph34r:

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Malo mystery, there can be wires involved to.

 

OK another clue, anyone who has done frodos journey (in the last year or so), or Kloof corner , and even lions head, has experienced a low grade version of a via ferrata.

I believe you can experience this in the drakensburg too.

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Huh? A thin natural bridge which has steel ladders and wires to get up on it? When I read the Drakensberg part, I imagined those steel ladders or ropes, on those hikes way up top the peaks. To get you up the cliff face. But I don't think this is a via ferrata? :ph34r:

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Huh? A thin natural bridge which has steel ladders and wires to get up on it? When I read the Drakensberg part, I imagined those steel ladders or ropes, on those hikes way up top the peaks. To get you up the cliff face. But I don't think this is a via ferrata? :ph34r:

 

Well those caches all have chains to climb, so does it mean by means of chain?

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well, not quite there but I'll give it to GEO963, even though he thinks hes wrong.

 

A Via ferrata is a route across a mountain range with suspension bridges, ladders, iron staples etc to help get you across.

It was started in the dolomites in Italy during the war to help movement of supplies and troupes and is now found across much of europe and in parts of USA and the lake district here in the UK.

 

I believe that unlike the drakensberg etc, via ferratas have a continuous cable running along the route, so you clip in and stay clipped in as you go.

 

check this out for a wicked example of some of the joys of a via ferrata - I think I have my next holday planned :ph34r:

 

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ok now I'm getting scared, how about this one?

 

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All well and good, but which Space Cadet actually PLACED the cables there? They must have had rocks for brains! You will NEVER in a million years catch me on any of those things. Forget it!!

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well, not quite there but I'll give it to GEO963, even though he thinks hes wrong.

 

 

Hee! hee! This is MrsGEO936 "She" on the Forum...you won't find MrGEO936 "He" on it! I'm the one who represents our team and then I let Rolf know what is happening :unsure: ! It's not that Rolf is anti the Forum or anything, but he isn't the type to read the forum and make posts!

 

Thanks for giving it to us DB - was a pleasant surprise.

 

Okay, now a question from our side.....

 

How did the small town called "Clarens" in the Free State get its name?

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Ding! Well Done CH..that is correct!

 

The village of Clarens in the Free State was indeed named after the village of the same name in Switzerland which is where Paul Kruger spent his last years in exile and also where he passed away.

 

Here is some info. on the history:

 

The villiage of Clarens was established in 1912. In 1910 the farm “Leliehoek” (near the Kloof) was purchased from Mr Hermanus Steyn, and in 1911 Mr Piet de Villiers sold his farm “Naauwpoort” (situated near the Titanic) to a company wanting to establish a village here in the mountains. These two farms were divided into erven and sold for the sum of fifty pounds each. In 1912 a commission was appointed to finalise negotiations, and a decision was made to name the village “Clarens” in honour of President Paul Kruger’s influence in the area. This came about in the following ways - During the Basotho war of 1865 - 1866, five “burghers” from the Transvaal were murdered in the Eastern Free State; a direct consequence was the official declaration of war by the Transvaal against the Basotho leader Moshoeshoe. Paul Kruger together with a commando of burghers defeated the Basotho at the Battle of Naauwpoortnek. President Paul Kruger spent his last days as a voluntary exile in the attractive village of Clarens in Switzerland and Clarens was thus a very apt name for the mountainous village here in the Eastern Free State. A monument in honour of the five burghers murdered by the Basotho on the 29th September 1865, during the siege of Naauwpoort, was originally erected on the farm Ararat just outside Clarens. This monument was later moved to Clarens and re-sited on the central square.

 

Your turn! :unsure:

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OK - sports again - which rugby team currently holds the record for the most tests matches won consequetively?

 

OK - coming from Carbon Hunter there has to be a twist in the tail of this question! :P I seem to remember that the All Blacks had a run of 17 consecutive wins that was broken by the Springboks at Dunedin [who incidently had never won there before].

 

I see the correct answer being some country like Morroco or Belarus or something like that! :D

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Perfect time to ask this after a weekend of GREAT rugby games (GO Stormers!!! - just had to get that off my chest :P) interspersed with Trans World Sport highlights... It's Lithuania on their way to qualify for the 2011 World Cup.

Trans World Sport had a whole section on them a week or two ago just before a game against Serbia (I think) to equal the record (held by SA and the AB).

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Perfect time to ask this after a weekend of GREAT rugby games (GO Stormers!!! - just had to get that off my chest :P) interspersed with Trans World Sport highlights... It's Lithuania on their way to qualify for the 2011 World Cup.

Trans World Sport had a whole section on them a week or two ago just before a game against Serbia (I think) to equal the record (held by SA and the AB).

Great - you're it.

 

Lithuania actually beat Serbia to have 18 official wins (overtaking the Boks and All Blacks) - and they have a game against Ukraine later this month possibly taking them to 19 wins.

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Does a record like that really mean something if one plays against teams like Serbia and Ukraine?

:-) Sorry - that's just wrong! hehe

I suppose it does - because they were all official IRB test matches - and they came across stronger opposition along the way too. Plus we are talking about Lithuania - not England or Ireland.

 

I know the Bokke beat Italy (and I think Georgia or Romania and USA) in our record too. but a test is a test!

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Saw some interesting statistics in a wine industry presentation recently. Two questions and an optional 3rd:

 

For the SA market, RANK...

(i) spirits, RTDs (Ready To Drink liquor, e.g. those sweet fruity drinks), beer, fortified wines and unfortified wines and then

(ii) the spirits brandy, cane, gin, liqueurs, rum, vodka and whisky based on volumes consumed (most to least) in 2008.

(iii) Guess how many liters of beer and wine (unfortified) did South Africans consume in 2008?

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(i) One move (but more than one place) for Malo Mystery.

(ii) Bouts777 starts of well but then the wheels come off. Malo ends head to tail.

(iii) Millions OK for wine but not beer. 384k hL = 7 times too low for wine.

 

All gone a little quiet here so lets try liven this party up again.

 

(i) Beers, RTDs, Spirits, Unfortified wines, Fortified wines.

(ii) Brandy, Whisky, Vodka, Liqueurs, Gin, Rum, Cane.

(iii) 3 000 000 Hectolitres

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Thanks Hesamati, those kind of stats can often seem a little skewed, we think of what our piers consume, but that often is not what the overall population consumes most, like the fact that something around 80% volume of all beer is sold in quarts.

 

Okay - back to something more closely linked to caching.

 

The picture below is of a navigation tool of days gone by, how was it used to assist in navigation?

 

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