Shut. Up. You. Idiot.Steeevooo wrote:He's too busy waiting for the bus to pass through Portishead
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So polite. Results?
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Well, I suspect you and I will have gained additional penalty points here and there under the Portishead scheme.Steeevooo wrote:So polite. Results?
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I cant exactly work them out when I'm at school!
Will figure them out later, to be posted by tomorrow
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Ha Ha! I go back on Wednesday! I want to have the scores. You should be home now, anyway.Tube Geek wrote:I cant exactly work them out when I'm at school!
Will figure them out later, to be posted by tomorrow
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Tick tock, tick tock....
Maybe the school hours in Portishead operate differently to the rest of the nation?
Maybe the school hours in Portishead operate differently to the rest of the nation?
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He'll be in school now. Is this actually a good way of encouraging him to do it?Steeevooo wrote:Tick tock, tick tock....
Maybe the school hours in Portishead operate differently to the rest of the nation?
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I'd not long got back!A Challenge wrote:Ha Ha! I go back on Wednesday! I want to have the scores. You should be home now, anyway.Tube Geek wrote:I cant exactly work them out when I'm at school!
Will figure them out later, to be posted by tomorrow
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I meant at the time of my post, just before 19:00.Tube Geek wrote:I'd not long got back!A Challenge wrote:Ha Ha! I go back on Wednesday! I want to have the scores. You should be home now, anyway.Tube Geek wrote:I cant exactly work them out when I'm at school!
Will figure them out later, to be posted by tomorrow
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I can't wait to get the results of this quiz I didn't enter.
*insert boasting about notable tube accomplishments here*
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I'm waiting for the results of question 3, since as far as I can tell there's only one correct answer. I could be wrong though.
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You'll be waiting for a while, as it seems that tomorrow never comes...tractakid wrote:I can't wait to get the results of this quiz I didn't enter.
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Apparently the football match he told me he was watching last time is more important than REXX.Steeevooo wrote:You'll be waiting for a while, as it seems that tomorrow never comes...tractakid wrote:I can't wait to get the results of this quiz I didn't enter.
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And most importantly, Former leader of Tumbleweed, and first person to 250,000
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Doing them now if you must knowA Challenge wrote:Apparently the football match he told me he was watching last time is more important than REXX.Steeevooo wrote:You'll be waiting for a while, as it seems that tomorrow never comes...tractakid wrote:I can't wait to get the results of this quiz I didn't enter.
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RESULTS:
All answers jamesthegill, DavidC, GuyBarry, A Challenge, with answers in brackets incorrect
1. COUNTRY that has won the Eurovision Song Contest
Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Yuogslavia
2. Square number below 200
64, 1, 49, 169
3. Word in the OED with over 30 letters
(Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian), Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
4. Station on the GWR Riviera Line
Torre, Torre, Dawlish Warren, Starcross
5. Host/co-host of Countdown
Des Lynam, Nick Hewer, William G. Stewart, Des O'Connor
6. National flag with Red, White and Blue on
Australia, Dominican Republic, The Netherlands, South Africa
7. Winner of the Premier League since it was rebranded in 1992
Arsenal, Manchester United, Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers
Which means the scores are:
JTG - 1*1*1*1*1*2*6=12
DC - 1*1*1*1*1*2*3=6
AC - 1*1*1*1*1*1*3=3
GB - 1*1*1*1*1*1*3=3
Congratulations to A Challenge and GuyBarry!
(note the 1*1*2 etc. are NOT in the same order as the questions)
EDIT: it turns out Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian is not in the OED, so JTG gets 6 for that round. sorry!
All answers jamesthegill, DavidC, GuyBarry, A Challenge, with answers in brackets incorrect
1. COUNTRY that has won the Eurovision Song Contest
Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Yuogslavia
2. Square number below 200
64, 1, 49, 169
3. Word in the OED with over 30 letters
(Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian), Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
4. Station on the GWR Riviera Line
Torre, Torre, Dawlish Warren, Starcross
5. Host/co-host of Countdown
Des Lynam, Nick Hewer, William G. Stewart, Des O'Connor
6. National flag with Red, White and Blue on
Australia, Dominican Republic, The Netherlands, South Africa
7. Winner of the Premier League since it was rebranded in 1992
Arsenal, Manchester United, Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers
Which means the scores are:
JTG - 1*1*1*1*1*2*6=12
DC - 1*1*1*1*1*2*3=6
AC - 1*1*1*1*1*1*3=3
GB - 1*1*1*1*1*1*3=3
Congratulations to A Challenge and GuyBarry!
(note the 1*1*2 etc. are NOT in the same order as the questions)
EDIT: it turns out Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian is not in the OED, so JTG gets 6 for that round. sorry!
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