Pub Quiz thread

[canary-dave]

Well done Ghost. Over to you mate.

Just one small problem Dan, the Latin is Actually French!

 

[babyhornetdan]

Just one small problem Dan, the Latin is Actually French!

Ohhh. I ought to sack my law tutor then. He told me it was Latin.

 

[Jsybarry]

Dan - if you run Dieu et mon droit through Google translate you get: Dieu and mountain droit and you even get the suggestion that you should be translating from French!

 

[canary-dave]

Ohhh. I ought to sack my law tutor then. He told me it was Latin.

Just to verify it Dan!

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/God+and+my+right

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Ohhh. I ought to sack my law tutor then. He told me it was Latin.

Shame on the Education system that you didn't know it was French!

 

[theghost]

I am currently sitting on a man made structure - the only one of these in England. It has something in common with a swan, a lettuce and a horse. Where am I?

Also same thing in common with a regional name for a bread roll and a part of some corn.

 

[NZHorn]

Stone of scone?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

I am currently sitting on a man made structure - the only one of these in England. It has something in common with a swan, a lettuce and a horse. Where am I?

Kingsley in Cheshire?

 

[babyhornetdan]

Dan - if you run Dieu et mon droit through Google translate you get: Dieu and mountain droit and you even get the suggestion that you should be translating from French!

Its sods law because usually I would have run it through google, but I took the work of my tutor. I happened to be walking out of the court on a day trip when I asked so never thought I needed to.

Just to verify it Dan!

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/God+and+my+right

I believe you mate.

Shame on the Education system that you didn't know it was French!

I had never come across it till I did law in 6th form and never actually became curious till uni.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

I had never come across it till I did law in 6th form and never actually became curious till uni.

You didn't do French at school? What have they done to the English curriculum?

 

[babyhornetdan]

You didn't do French at school? What have they done to the English curriculum?

Depending on which half of the year you were in would determine whether you did French or German for years 7/8 and then you had the choice to take Spanish or the other language or none. I got German and then chose to drop it for year 9 and did Spanish for my option.

 

[hornethologist a.k.a. theo]

The Cob......Lyme Regis

 

[theghost]

The Cob......Lyme Regis

Yes well done Theo. Your turn.

 

[hornethologist a.k.a. theo]

Where are the barnacles in charge of things which go round in circles?

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Circumlocution Office in little Dorrit.... charlie dickens?

 

[hornethologist a.k.a. theo]

Circumlocution Office in little Dorrit.... charlie dickens?

You have it, Yorkie...the Barnacle family ran it!

 

[yorkshirehornet]

You have it, Yorkie...the Barnacle family ran it!

here is one a little different...

Which cowboy has just lost millions and how...?

 

[hornethologist a.k.a. theo]

Would it be the Lone Ranger film?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

The owner of Dallas Cowboys? He has just handed a player a $108m six year contract...

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Would it be the Lone Ranger film?

yes.....