Phoenix number 56 ... question about 56

Flying Spaghetti Monster · Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:42 pm

Isn't he that Cuban runner from Private Eye's Colemanballs years ago?

something along the lines of "Alberto Juantorena is off now, he's opening his legs and showing his prowess"

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:14 pm

Answer. is the only man to win both the 400 and 800m Olympic titles.

Anyone else care to post a question ?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:56 pm

i'll do one:

who was the last prime minister to wear a stosh?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:27 pm

Campbell-Bannerman.

What's a stosh?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:37 pm

not campbell bannerman, after him.

n.b. a stosh is a moustache in london slang, sorry thought this was nationwide

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:41 pm

Bonar Law?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:45 pm

after him too but he did sport impressive whiskers.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:54 pm

Lloyd George?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:59 pm

nope, still more modern although i doubt many of us here were around when he was encumbent

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:01 pm

Chamberlain?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:03 pm

Ah. MacMillan

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:09 pm

yep harold macmillan is the answer. surprised no wag said thatcher. anyway back to His Eminence

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:16 pm

I thought about it, but didn't want to be predictable.

okely dokely, which position has been held by such illuminaries as:

Stanley Baldwin, Arthur James Balfour, Andrew Bonar Law and Robert Peel.

and more recently: Winnie Mandela, Johnny Ball and Ross Kemp?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:20 pm

vice-chancellor of cambridge?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:23 pm

Nope, but you're on the right-lines.

Current incumbent is Mordechai Vanunu