+Carbon Hunter Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Well GEO936 is closest! And isn't a fish an animal? And DCB - i thin that is the common vernacular name in Aus (knowning their tact and diplomacy skills )
+Discombob Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Animal? Looks more like a fish to me!! Cincol, I am sure a fish is an animal
+Carbon Hunter Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 OK - I conceed - it is the BLOB FISH. a deep sea dweller off the coast of Southern Aus. It has a geletinous mass with almost no muscular content and tends to drift along in the water eating whatever somes into it's mouth. One of the grossest looking fish out there. You're it GEO936
+GEO936 Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 OK - I conceed - it is the BLOB FISH. a deep sea dweller off the coast of Southern Aus. It has a geletinous mass with almost no muscular content and tends to drift along in the water eating whatever somes into it's mouth. One of the grossest looking fish out there. You're it GEO936 Oh WOW....can't believe my lucky streak at the moment! I was going to ask if that fish was from caves or something as it looked very pale and ugly - typical of the dark deeps! Okay, here goes: What is the name of the beautiful archipelago that is situated approx. 580km from North West Africa and is also known as the "Pearl of the Atlantic" and "The Floating Garden"?
+tomtwogates Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 is it not the sarragossa sea a floating mass of stuff in mid-atlantic?
+DamhuisClan Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 Hay we still have one of those olden-days paper atlases. My wife found it, I dusted it off, and we came up with 'Madeira'. 3 Very small islands just north of the Canary Islands.
+GEO936 Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 That is correct!! Well done Damhuisclan. Just goes to show how the good old books are still in need these days! Maderia is part of Portugal but it lies closer to Africa than it does to Portugal. It is made up of a number of islands and smaller islets, of which the three main islands are: Madeira, Porto Santo and the Desertas. Only Madeira and Porto Santo are inhabited. Madiera is the island where my parents were born - they then immigrated for a "better life" to South Africa in the early 60's. When I took Rolf to visit Madeira in 2004, he fell in love with it instantly and wanted to stay there for good!! It used to be the spot where royalty were sent to, when they had to "recover" from illnesses, etc. Madeira was known, and apparently it still has, one of the cleanest and healthiest air to breath. It is also never too cold nor too hot there - so ideal all year round. You can also have all four seasons in a day, as you can have the sun shining at the beach and 20 mins later you're in the clouds on the highest peak at 1862m above sea level. Not many people know about this wonderful archipelago. I'm proud to be a"madeirense", even though I was born in South Africa! Your turn Damhuisclan....
+DamhuisClan Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 Woohoo! Ok, Trish came up with this one: (Since we got married on the 13th....) What is is the fear of the no 13 called?
+DamhuisClan Posted October 27, 2009 Author Posted October 27, 2009 Hooray, I know thatTriskadecaphobia DING! Your it Discombob!
+Discombob Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 Ok I'm not sure if I asked this before, but I couldnlt find it, so lets try, for all you technophiles. Where did "Bluetooth" gets its name from?
+Carbon Hunter Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 The first device had a flashing blue light that made one's mouth get a blue illumination???? George????
+cincol Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 The first device had a flashing blue light that made one's mouth get a blue illumination???? George???? No, that was George with his BlueTEETH from the Vodcom ad. I think it came from some dude that was chewing his pen while creating it and looked in the mirror and saw the ink on his tooth and the light then went on! And it was not a Bic that he was chewing!
+Jors Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 Ok I'm not sure if I asked this before, but I couldnlt find it, so lets try, for all you technophiles. Where did "Bluetooth" gets its name from? It was named after its inventor, a certain Mr. Blautand or something like that.
+DamhuisClan Posted October 27, 2009 Author Posted October 27, 2009 My oh my ... one I know (sort of). BlueTooth got its name from a certain Viking (if I remember correctly), who was able to get people to talk, and sort out there issues and problems. I can not remember his exact name. But the bluetooth we have in our phones and PC allow our devices to talk to each other.
+Discombob Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 Jors you are right it was named after a Harald Blatand, but saying he is the inventor is a bit of a stretch, so the prize for correct answer goes to Damhuisclam. Harald Blatand was a 10th century Viking king, and he managed to unite a bunch of Viking tribes, and so Bluetooth was named after him due to its ability to unite different technologies Some people say he got his name from eating lots of blueberries, but whether thats true I cannot say. I learned this fact while on an event cache at the top of Ben Nevis
+DamhuisClan Posted October 28, 2009 Author Posted October 28, 2009 What is the little hard piece called at the end of a shoe lace?
+DamhuisClan Posted October 28, 2009 Author Posted October 28, 2009 ...so the prize for correct answer goes to Damhuisclam.....
+Carbon Hunter Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 What is the little hard piece called at the end of a shoe lace? A nub or collar?
+Discombob Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 dadgum i heard that once before, but I don't thinks its one of those things that will pop into ones mind!
+cincol Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I think its called a little hard piece at the end of the shoelace.
+cownchicken Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 An aglet - all those crossword puzzles have paid off!
+DamhuisClan Posted October 28, 2009 Author Posted October 28, 2009 I had to go and look up what a "Ferrule" is. That is getting closer, but not there yet. Hint: It starts with an "A".
+cownchicken Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 How about the AGLET that we mentioned earlier!
+cincol Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 How about the AGLET that we mentioned earlier! Looks as though Damhuisclan is ignoring you!!
+cownchicken Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Seems like it - perhaps he wants the alternate spelling AIGLET.
+DamhuisClan Posted October 28, 2009 Author Posted October 28, 2009 How about the AGLET that we mentioned earlier! DING! There are two accepted spellings for it. (from Wikipedia) The word "aglet" (or "aiglet") comes from Old French "aguillette" (or "aiguillette"), which is the diminutive of "aguille" (or "aiguilee"), meaning "needle".[1] This in turn comes from "acus", the original Latin word for needle. An aglet is thus like a small "needle" at the end of a cord. More info here: aglet You to go C&C
+GlobalRat Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 What was 5FM originally called? I think it was LM Radio
+cownchicken Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 Lourenco Marques Radio or LM Radio - go for it Globalrat!
+GlobalRat Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 How long is the worlds longest swimming pool?
+the pooks Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) I'll jump in with a guess - 550m (no idea where I got that from, but there must be some nutter who wanted to make a point somewhere...) Edited October 29, 2009 by the pooks
+DamhuisClan Posted October 29, 2009 Author Posted October 29, 2009 Isn't it that pool at some holiday resort with 10 or so hotels surrounding it. I think that pool is around 2 km wide, and one can even sail boats on it.
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