The 54cred phoenix rises once again

The famous fruit-chat quiz!
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oh, that brattish little girl with the pigtails, what's her name?
pippi longstocking?
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Violet Elizabeth Bott was her name!

I'll give you it since you're the only person milling about in the Phoenix.

The answer was "Just" William by Richmal Crompton. The chapter in question was called William and the Nasties (cos he couldn't prononuce Nazis properly)

Over to Sue.
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hurrah de-fault de-fault.

okay we had the highest bus number a while ago. which is the lowest number which is not used as a bus route in london?
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13?
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never been on a 5 although surely there must be one.
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both wrong but strangely, if you put those two guesses together it is right.
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135?
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kerching. so much for getting some work done YE. back atcha.
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S'alright. I'm so efficient, I've done it all ...(really shoddily, but it's technically done)

An easy computer question (if you know the answer).

8 bits make up a byte, but 4 bits make up a what?
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Nibbles.
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i think i've read about a nybble
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That is the less common, but just-as-correct spelling.

Coming back atcha (wise words, I think first uttered by Cleopatra - the pop group, not the woman).
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in an act of magnanimity i'm gonna give it to Harry who beat me by a nostril
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Sorry Harry. Never even saw u there. Over to you sir!
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Which inventor is erroneously credited with inventing the flush toilet ?
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