Filipino Phoenix +63

Demmerz · Post by **Demmerz** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:52 pm

I'll go for three.

A wild stab at Roger Bannister as he managed the mile in less time than it takes to cook an egg, Seb Coe as he's well-known and a third man, as I always forget at least one. Faultless reasoning....

Or maybe it's none at all, but that'll be my second guess.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:02 am

Demmerz is close. what happened to you mate?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:56 am

Well I'll go two purely on the basis that UP's question asks for names plural and there surely cant be many.

How about Alan Wells - surely he didnt go sub 10 secs?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:19 am

well the common answer is none but that is not true. a polish fella called marian woronin did it once in the '80s

His fastest time of 10.00 s was rounded up from 9.992 s, thus giving him the distinction of being the only white sprinter ever to run under 10 s for the 100 m, albeit unofficially. [1]

but craig pickering is tipped to do it this season. so i'll accept two.

over to NM

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:50 am

OK what connects the following: Effra, Tyburn, Fleet and Walbrook?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:01 am

tyburn was the hanging tree in marble arch, the fleet was/is a London river
walbrook rings a bell, never heard of effra.

something to do with old London landmarks?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:29 am

It is to do with London

More specific though please...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:59 pm

could they be names of wetherspoonses?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:42 pm

not as far as I know

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:22 pm

former prisons? i think fleet prison was where the debtors went

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:40 pm

Underground rivers in London. Some reporter went down the River Fleet on "The One Show" last week. They were built over to stop the spread of disease.

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:08 am

Well done Hazza- not often UP loses out on a local knowledge question like that.

The Fleet runs south down farringdon road into the Thames at Blackfriars, perpendicular to the east end of Fleet street.

Tyburn down from Hamstead passing through the area by Marble arch where the public hangings took place and which takes its name from the river.

Wallbrook- runs down Wallbrook in the city (formerly where Deacon's home to three different genres of SWPs was)

Effra is south of the river running underground from Upper Norwood, through Dulwich, Herne Hill, Brixton etc - see Effra Road and emptying into the river at Vauxhall bridge. There was previously a campaign to unearth the effra by south london residents, although I must admit that having lived practically next to it in three different locations I was ignorant as to its existence.

Anyway over to you H

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:39 am

What are or were the following. Tyburn, Amicus and Tigon ?

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:41 am

well i know tyburn was a famous gallows, but thats probably way off...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:42 am

programming languages? that is probably even further off.