Ali Baba and the 40 Phoenixes (and why not indeed? ;) )

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:21 am

Please don't tell me it's aphrodisiac.

I seem to remember something about orchids requiring human intervention to pollenate, is that it?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:32 am

both aphrodisiacs and reproduction are in the right ball park.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:55 pm

okay another clue, it is to do with how the words translate from ancient greek and middle spanish.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:08 pm

right, so the answer is to do with aphrodisiacs, reproduction and translating from their original answer.

Are they rude words in their native tongue?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:16 pm

not necessarily rude but certainly anatomical.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:22 pm

They're named after body parts?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:39 pm

both the same body part, but which?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:41 pm

Right. Here we go....

Is it something rude?

If not, I'll go for the heart.

(plenty more where that came from)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:58 pm

Cardinal Richelieu wrote:
(plenty more where that came from)

i dare say YE. but it's not heart so keep pressing and guessing.

the answer would probably raise a titter in the playground but it is not anything particularly sweary.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:01 pm

The arse?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:07 pm

tee-hee.

you are in the right ballpark

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:14 pm

testicles?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:31 pm

ta-da!

polyorchidia is a medical condition where the man has more than his fair number of bollocks.

avocados are named from the spanish word for a testicle. (the same root as advocate so, by slightly polluted logic, lawyers are testicles.)

anyway, over to you YE.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:13 pm

Ah, does that have anything to do with putting your hands over your testicles when you swear an oath?

Probably not.

Ok. Easy sounding question:

Which country boasts the highest number of gaming machines? (1 fifth of all the machines in the world).

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:30 pm

good stuff, on topic too. i'd guess china as there are billions of them and they love their gambling.