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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

  1. NZHorn

    NZHorn Well-Known Member

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    There seems to be little response to this question so how about this one:

    What links the Burke and Wills expedition, a type of edible nut, and Australian Rules Football?
     
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  2. Busy Being Headhunted

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    all invented by Burke's
     
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  3. Bolton's Boots

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    Could it be Dr John Macadam? One of the two umpires for the first ever Aussie Rules games, secretary of the RSV which initiated the Burke & Wills expedition and after whom the macadamia nut was named.
     
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  4. NZHorn

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    Well done BB. Simple for you.

    By the way, the answer to the other question is Alex Villaplane. He captained France in the first World Cup and was shot on Dec 26 1944 for murder and other crimes whilst being a member of the French Gestapo during the occupation.
     
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  5. geitungur akureyrar

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    Someone from North Korea?
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    ;) By the way, the macadamia nut is more generally known over there as the Queensland nut. Probably in recognition of the fact that Queenslanders are hard to crack...

    A couple of years ago, a well-known British publication implied that Bob Dylan could be in danger of incarceration - where and why?
     
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    France for inciting racial hatred for allegedly likening Croatians to Nazis?
     
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  8. Bolton's Boots

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    Not what I was thinking of - and nothing as serious as that...
     
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  9. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    In Iran for singing verses of the Qu'ran. A story in the Guardian about a singer, dubbed 'The Iranian Bob Dylan'', who now lives in Vienna.
     
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  10. Bolton's Boots

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    No - this is more to do with how he sings rather than what he sings...
     
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  11. oldfrenchhorn

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    He did have a song about being locked up in prison, that had the lines, Oh, some of us'll end up, In St. Cloud prison. Not that recent though.
     
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  12. Bolton's Boots

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    Again, no - it's more to do with how he sings that could cause him problems. I guess it does rather depend on how people view his style..
     
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    There was an article in the New York Times suggesting that it was time for him to retire. Seems he can no longer sing a song in the same way twice.
     
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    Locked up for some of his dirges sending the masses to sleep?
     
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  15. Bolton's Boots

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    You are sort of on the right track...
     
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  16. Bolton's Boots

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    Am off out for most of the day, so one more clue - Bob Dylan was a bit of a red herring. This could apply to anyone who sings as he does....
     
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  17. yorkshirehornet

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    not getting this one...
     
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  18. Bolton's Boots

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    OK - Dylan is one of many who are noted for not singing in tune....
     
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  19. oldfrenchhorn

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    Could it be that he murders a song?
     
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  20. yorkshirehornet

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    anything to do with posting copyrighted songs on the web ?
     
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