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

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  1. NZHorn

    NZHorn Well-Known Member

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    That's it Cologne. I thought the barleycorn was an obsolete measurement, like a perch or pole, until recently.
     
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  2. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Cheers NZ. A nice quick one - which flower is named after a wolf ?
     
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  3. canary-dave

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    Lupin often called lupine!
     
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  4. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    All yours Dave - from the Latin 'Lupus'. Over to you.
     
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  5. canary-dave

    canary-dave Well-Known Member

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    Thanks Cologne. Another quickie,

    What well known Scotsman has or had the middle name of Balfour?
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    That would be Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson...
     
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  7. canary-dave

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    Not the one I'm thinking of BB
     
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  8. canary-dave

    canary-dave Well-Known Member

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    Think small!
     
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  9. Bolton's Boots

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    Aah - Ronnie Corbett?
     
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  10. canary-dave

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    That's the one BB, Stevenson actually rejected Balfour from his name!

    All yours <applause>
     
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  11. Bolton's Boots

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    Cheers dave. How dare he reject the name Balfour, it was my father's middle name - which would have made him BBB. :)

    What novel use was this song put to in 2013?

     
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  12. NZHorn

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    Encouraging people to reuse toilet paper? Oh sorry, that was this year.
     
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  13. Bolton's Boots

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    No - but it did actually serve a similar purpose to toilet paper in that it helped get rid of some s***;)
     
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    Hit me baby one more time... Multiple flushing?
     
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  15. Bolton's Boots

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    Not really flushing, more chasing away.
    Used by the navy...
     
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  16. Bolton's Boots

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    A clue - think about why the navy have been off the east coast of Africa over the last few years.
     
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    - I Did It Again" and "Baby One More Time" are being used to scare off Somali pirates threatening to attack merchant navy ships off the east coast of Afrtica...
     
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  18. colognehornet

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    It was used as a threat to Somali pirates that if they were caught they would be forced to listen to Britney Spears every day in their cell <doh>
     
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    To quote a naval office at the time - "Her songs were chosen by the security team because they thought the pirates would hate them most. These guys can't stand western culture or music, making Britney's hits perfect. As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as quickly as they can." Apparently it worked too...

    Over to you.
     
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  20. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    Where is the south now to become a hunter?
     
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