The famous fruit-chat quiz!
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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:26 pm
oh, that brattish little girl with the pigtails, what's her name?
pippi longstocking?
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:28 pm
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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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:38 pm
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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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:45 pm
both wrong but strangely, if you put those two guesses together it is right.
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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:57 pm
kerching. so much for getting some work done YE. back atcha.
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:14 pm
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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by harry 3 » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:19 pm
Nibbles.
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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:19 pm
i think i've read about a nybble
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:24 pm
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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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:49 pm
in an act of magnanimity i'm gonna give it to Harry who beat me by a nostril
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:53 pm
Sorry Harry. Never even saw u there. Over to you sir!
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by harry 3 » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:40 am
Which inventor is erroneously credited with inventing the flush toilet ?