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

  1. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    Noo,,,,,,,,,
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

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    Is it the slice of chorizo sausage a French physicist used last year, when he fooled people into thinking that it was a photo taken of Proxima Centauri by the James Webb Space Telescope?
     
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  3. yorkshirehornet

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    A quickie - maybe:

    Which sentence in a Scots dialect uses just two words - one of them four times and the other the same word in plural form?
     
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    My Scottish son in law and his mates.... cant work it out!
     
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    They probably come from the wrong part of the country. The dialect - which many claim to actually be a separate language - is Doric. Spoken in the North East, it's Scots influenced by Frisian and Norwegian.
     
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  7. yorkshirehornet

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    Ayrshire... long way away
     
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  8. yorkshirehornet

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    Fit fit fits fit fit?
     
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    That's it. An extra point if you can translate it.<laugh>

    Over to you
     
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  10. yorkshirehornet

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    Which foot fits which foot?
    def something to so with shoes
     
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    oops! What is this?

    upload_2023-9-5_9-24-13.png
     
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  12. Bolton's Boots

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    You have your extra point...
     
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    Looks like another Doric word - a Broch?
     
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  14. yorkshirehornet

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    nooooo
     
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    Not in Europe
     
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    Is it where the Great Wall of China was before workers knocked it down a bit to make a shortcut?
     
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  17. yorkshirehornet

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    YOU GOT IT!
     
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    please log in to view this image
     
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    What and where is this event taking place in the photo above?
     
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  20. yorkshirehornet

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    Sunrise on Mars?
     
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