Phoniex 73 - Clutch with a Flea (bingo slang apparently)

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:17 pm

Cardinal Sin wrote:I believe it was because the Americans conspired to have the boat sunk in order that they could enter the war (partly by having it carry armaments, partly by leaking intelligence to the Germans IIRC).

Sadly, I've no grainy footage to show you which proves my point so you'll just have to take my word for it!

Close enough; there is a conspiracy theory that still alleges that we (the British) actually sunk the ship.

Probably by using 2 plane shaped missiles, yes.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:05 pm

hurrah!

Ok. As asked to me by some random Doris in the chippy last night...

What is the largest desert in the world (yes, I go to some upmarket chippies)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:15 pm

if my old geography teacher wasn't fibbing, it is antarctica.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:16 pm

You must frequent my local chippie!

And in case you don't ... you must frequent my local chippie!

Over to our Hungarian visitor..

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:25 pm

nice turn of phrase. that is the only time my geography a level has come in useful.

i also did italian:

why do italian kids get taught about whiskey in primary school?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:17 am

Did Christopher Columbus take some on the Santa Maria ?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:45 am

Is it through whiskey that most Italian children were conceived?

By the way, are we talking whisky or whiskey?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:46 am

Looks like the Irish version.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:52 am

collina's gemma says it is WHISKEY with the E. but for the purposes of the question it doesn't matter.

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:29 pm

right, this one is somewhat perplexing to the lugsy brain,ive absolutely no idea so i'll attempt to pull the answer out of my arse ...........eeerrrrrggggh! ..................is it coz they use it for some kind of cooking lessons or religious ceremony?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:00 pm

nope. a clue:

many classrooms in italy have a wallchart with several pictures, one of them is invariably a paddy/jock boozing

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:10 pm

Total guess, but are there very few words in Italian (similar to German) beginning with the letter W... whisky being the most obvious one which is how children learn the letter?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:09 pm

Sin wins. there is no W in italian (whisky also has K and Y which are never used and H which is only in the verb to have (ho, hai ha, abbiamo, avete hanno)).

but that is by the way, Your Eminence...

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:18 pm

Thank you, you incoherent sot.

I'm afraid you won't think much of this question Istenem, but...

At the start of the Mummy Returns, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson shouts something in Egyptian.

What was the English translation?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:26 pm

i don't think much of that question.