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Could be a bit obscure this but, here goes. The number 42 is, according to Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy, the answer to the question of life. For some strange biological reason the male koala thrusts exactly 42 times before achieving ejaculation - thus also 'giving life' in the same instance. So, is it the number 42 ?
 
colognehornet said:
Could be a bit obscure this but, here goes. The number 42 is, according to Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy, the answer to the question of life. For some strange biological reason the male koala thrusts exactly 42 times before achieving ejaculation - thus also 'giving life' in the same instance. So, is it the number 42 ?
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Henceforth you shall be named 'Koala'... <applause>

It's truly amazing what some researchers do in the name of science - I wonder how many of them have 'Koala thrust counter' on their CVs?

Over to you...
 
Cheers BB. Which football competition am I describing. It was the brainchild of Jim Mulligan. Tambourines and percussion instruments are banned for spectators. The first winners of this were English.
 
colognehornet said:
Cheers BB. Which football competition am I describing. It was the brainchild of Jim Mulligan. Tambourines and percussion instruments are banned for spectators. The first winners of this were English.
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Is it?

The Clericus Cup






The Clericus Cup is an annual association football tournament contested by teams from the Roman Colleges, which are seminaries of the Catholic Church located in Rome. During the fourth season (2010), the tournament involved sixteen schools and fielded players from 65 countries, with the majority coming from Brazil, Italy, Mexico, and the United States of America.[1] The players are normally seminarians studying to be Roman Catholic priests. A handful of players are ordained priests. The annual tournament is organized by the Centro Sportivo Italiano (CSI). The league was founded in 2007, and matches for the eleventh season will begin in early 2017.

Officially, the goal of the league is to "reinvigorate the tradition of sport in the Christian community"[2] and has been called the "clerical equivalent of soccer’s World Cup."[3] In other words, it exists to provide a venue for friendly athletic competition among the thousands of seminarians, representing nearly a hundred countries, who study in Rome. The league is the brainchild of the Cardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone, who is an unapologetic football fan.[4][5] While some press outlets hinted that the Church hoped to offer a brand of football free of football hooliganism, the reality is that play on the field is intensely competitive. The teams that regularly contend for the eight play-off spots are, on the field, fierce rivals
 
yorkshirehornet said:
Is it?

The Clericus Cup






The Clericus Cup is an annual association football tournament contested by teams from the Roman Colleges, which are seminaries of the Catholic Church located in Rome. During the fourth season (2010), the tournament involved sixteen schools and fielded players from 65 countries, with the majority coming from Brazil, Italy, Mexico, and the United States of America.[1] The players are normally seminarians studying to be Roman Catholic priests. A handful of players are ordained priests. The annual tournament is organized by the Centro Sportivo Italiano (CSI). The league was founded in 2007, and matches for the eleventh season will begin in early 2017.

Officially, the goal of the league is to "reinvigorate the tradition of sport in the Christian community"[2] and has been called the "clerical equivalent of soccer’s World Cup."[3] In other words, it exists to provide a venue for friendly athletic competition among the thousands of seminarians, representing nearly a hundred countries, who study in Rome. The league is the brainchild of the Cardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone, who is an unapologetic football fan.[4][5] While some press outlets hinted that the Church hoped to offer a brand of football free of football hooliganism, the reality is that play on the field is intensely competitive. The teams that regularly contend for the eight play-off spots are, on the field, fierce rivals
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I'll give you that Yorkie - the forerunner of this was called the Rome Cup, which was started 4 years earlier (2003) by Fr. Jim Mulligan. The first winners were the English College, though since then it has been dominated by Mexicans, Brazilians and Italians. Apparently the Vatican were so worried about the behaviour of some fans (also Priests in training) that they banned drums, tambourines and loudspeakers from the crowd. One idea they have is the use of the blue card which signifies 5 minutes in the 'sin bin'. Over to you.
 
yorkshirehornet said:
I am not saying right or wrong at the mo. ... other attempts?
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Hmm...
738 = nothing correct, so 780 = only the 0 can be correct, but in the wrong place
206 = two correct but in the wrong place, so as 0 is correct but can't be second or third place, it must come first =0??
682 = one correct and in right place, and 684 = one correct but in wrong place, therefore 6 must be out. As 8 is already out, the 2 must be correct = 0?2
684 = the 4 is correct but in wrong place, so it can only be in the middle
So number = 042

Can't see any other answer tbh
 
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