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civ77 · Post by **civ77** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:38 am

Sorry Harry, I feel like I jumped on your answer. I thought you were referring to an alcoholic member of these boards when I read your reply, it wasn't until I re-read that the penny dropped as to who ZB was!

I'll stick with the booze theme, what are the seven names given to bottles of champagne that contain more than the standard 750ml?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:10 am

this is one of those things i've never bothered learning and must have cost me dozens of games on SWP.

the ones that come to mind are
nebuchadnezzar
methuselah
salmanazaar
magnum
and balthasar

any good so far?

civ77 · Post by **civ77** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:24 am

Yup all 5 of them are in the list, only missing 2.

'My Judy Really Makes Splendid Belching Noises' is my mnemonic of choive for remembering the size order.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:34 am

I think Jeraboam (spelling?) is another. Can't think what the R in that line is though.

Curious how most of them are bible names, yet one is named after a moustachioed American detective.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:37 am

ah, rehoboam, useful mnemonic too. must try and remember that one.

civ77 · Post by **civ77** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:20 pm

Thats the lot, over to you Istenem.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:54 pm

okay a guessing one.

(to within ten) how many j d wetherspoons pubs are there in the country?

civ77 · Post by **civ77** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:01 pm

Curse my poor memory, I did read that only a few months ago on their website when planning a year long pub crawl.

I guess 485.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:09 pm

342 ?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:02 pm

higher, higher.

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:17 pm

Sure I read something recently in their in house magazine about some fella who had just finished going round them all. 658?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:19 pm

this is very close to the answer on my card. (perhaps my number includes the lloyds lodges too)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:01 pm

what's that? 691?
spot on. over to anyone who has a question.

Flying Spaghetti Monster · Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:52 pm

I'll jump in with a bit if a different style one if that's ok.

Can you get the song name and artist from the follwing lyrics:

"We move like cagey tigers, we couldn't get closer than this
The way we walk, the way we talk..."

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:21 pm

The Cure-Love Cats