Phoenix's Diamond Anniversarary

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:38 pm

Is it the island where some locals recently went on trial for raping under age girls even though its something thats been going on the island for decades. ?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:42 pm

i have no idea where bikini atoll is. i just know that it got nuked.

but i'd guess it in the south pacific. are you being sly: tuvalu?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:59 pm

Gambogaz: Are you referring to Tonga, where it was the (very overweight) King's "duty" to deflower every girl on the island? It's not there anyway...

And it's not Tuvalu either.

Bit of a convoluted clue, but think of Paradise...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:03 pm

Cardinal Richelieu wrote: it was the (very overweight) King's "duty" to deflower every girl on the island

even the trolls? poor king.

the only paradise pearl i have is john milton writing paradise lost, then, when his wife died he wrote paradise regained.

erm kiribati?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:05 pm

I was thinking more the Taste of Paradise....

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:12 pm

ah bounty -> mutiny on the turkish delight -> fletcher christian -> pitcairn

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:16 pm

No not tonga. It was a small island where the residents relied on inbreeding for their existence. But for some reason they decided to charge some of the men with rape.

Taste of paradise ?

Bounty so still have no idea. Crete?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:21 pm

UP gets my twisted logic and gets the correct answer, the Pitcairn Islands - the current population is only 50.

And a quick search for what you mentioned Gambo, did indeed bring this up for the Pitcarin Island...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 705988.stm

Over to UP. Can we have another question about islands please? I'm a bit of an islomaniac!

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:31 pm

Cheers Cardinal. I've been searching the web without any success for that story.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:31 pm

okay islands it is then:

islands in the thames that is. ha!

which eyot was recently invaded by a tv comedian who claimed sovereignty for a few hours before ceding it to Her Majesty?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:37 pm

Bah, I remember watching the program on the telly. It wasn't Dave Gorman was it? Can't remember the name of the island except that it was quite short and possibly had a 6 in it.

I also saw griff rhys jones and rory mcgrath punting up the Thames on some TV program but I don't think they claimed any islands.

Bah.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:05 pm

it was a guy called danny wallace. it is probably unfair to expect people from outside of London to know about this so:

it is named after a cockney delicacy

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:16 pm

I can only think of one hackneyed cockney foodstuff, and that is of course Jellied Eels.

Ely Island?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:19 pm

near enough. it is eel pie island. which is my second favourite (after chiswick eyot)

over to versailles

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:30 pm

Another useful islofact, thank you Eluva / Sue / UP / whatever your name is.

OK. The king of which country recently fined himself one cow for breaking a chastity law which he himself proposed?