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OT - The Pub Quiz Thread

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Rollercoaster Ranger, Jun 15, 2013.

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  1. sb_73

    sb_73 Well-Known Member

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    What word(s) did the people who objected to Mr Jacquard’s invention give to the English language?
     
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  2. Stroller

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    Luddite?
     
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  3. sb_73

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    Nope
     
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    "Throwing a spanner in the works"?
     
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    blooming hell??
     
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  6. sb_73

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    Nope.
     
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  7. kiwiqpr

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    strike
     
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    tea break
     
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  9. sb_73

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    Nope. It’s originally a French word (thought that Jacquard was a decent hint) which is now in common use in English.
     
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    Cul-de-sac.
     
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  11. sb_73

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    No. The objectors damaged the invention, in a sneaky way.
     
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    So it is connected to Luddites in some way?
     
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    Sort of. You could call what the luddites did by this word.
     
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    Sabotage?
     
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    That’s the one. Jacquard invented an addition to the loom which was also the first computer- punch hole cards which enabled very complicated patterns to be woven without human help. The weavers didn’t like it and threw their clogs - sabots - into the mechanism. Hence sabotage and saboteur. Jacquards invention was taken by Babbage to make big calculations and ultimately inspired your smartphone. Cool isn’t it?
     
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    What do these have in common...?

    Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
    Rock the Casbah by The Clash
    Bennie & The Jets, Daniel & Rocket Man - all by Elton John
    and every single song by Rage Against The Machine
     
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  17. kiwiqpr

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    not released as singles
     
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    Nope.
     
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    Not available on Spotify or something of that ilk.

    Or the reverse - all have been downloaded /streamed more times than they have been bought on vinyl/CD. Or something.

    One of the instruments used on each one was the same (not generic, but brand, model etc)

    Help me I’m floundering
     
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    None of them have been heard live by me
     
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