PhÂœnix 50p/Â£35

mattrick · Post by **mattrick** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:47 pm

Cardinal Richelieu wrote:I actually meant MattV, but welcome to the Phoenix if you haven't been here before.

Er. I'm stumped. A one-armed bandit is my not very good guess

I know but i like stuff like this and never really looked in here before. Hope you dont mind

BTW one armed bandit is not the one, but reading it back is uncannily similar

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:01 pm

You're more than welcome!

Now I'm puzzled about how something can be "always old, sometimes new".

And I know it's something which is sometimes blue, which rules out lots of things.

Er. The Sky? (that's crap as well)

mattrick · Post by **mattrick** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:06 pm

Cardinal Richelieu wrote:Er. The Sky? (that's crap as well)

Very close

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:25 pm

Heh, no worries, take it away. I'll try and come up with something shortly if no-one objects...

PS - Where's TKA nowadays, he was a frequent visitor of this 'column'.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:44 pm

The moon!

(That's my guess at the answer, not TKA's current location

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mattrick · Post by **mattrick** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:36 pm

[quote="Weyland"]The moon!

(That's my guess at the answer, not TKA's current location ]

Spot on, well done!!

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:51 pm

I'm on a rotten deadline ATM, so Matt V, take a turn!

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:50 pm

Okies, here goes:

How did Atilla the Hun die? Plus, "for a bonus point" what was special about the day he died on?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:44 pm

No idea. But he was a midget, so maybe someone trod on him?

As for the day, no idea either. Valentine's Day?

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:57 pm

LOL! Nope, although the day you chose sort of has some mild relevance!

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:01 pm

Wasn't it something like sexual exhaustion from a young bride? Or is that just my filthy imagination?

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:54 am

Heh-heh! Wrong again unfortunately, although again, the love theme definitely has something to do with the 'day' he died...

(On a leo sayer today, so won't be replying anymore 'til tomorrow (or late tonight after copiuos amounts of cool beverages!))

QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:30 am

Was it on his wedding night? I also seem to recall it was something to do with being about to play chess.

And I have a strange recollection that he died from a nosebleed.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:09 am

i suspect Captain black has got it.
playing chess on his wedding night (?)
but the nosebleed rings a bell.

also good to see some new faces in the phœnix forum, no disrespect to moira stewart

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:15 pm

None taken.

dick