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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Jimbob on 04 July 2009, 10:26:02
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Usual thing
Tonight (Sat) 8pm
A few captains, and teams, who chat and collaberate via MSN, answer on an online form.
Post below if you want to play, and how many from your house are joining in.
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Forgot to add...
this is online teams, and 'real' teams at the East Angia meet running at the same time :y
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Due to limited connectivity, I have set up generic team names, and PM'd Jimbob with the details, so he will coordinate teams :)
So let Jimbob know if you want to play (either as a team yourself, or if you want to join another team) :y
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sounds intresting... If im free then I will be up for it! (nothing planned yet) :y
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Sorry, I've a gig in Wiltshire tonight
BTW Next Sunday (12th) I'll be at the Spratton Festival. We're on a 21:00
www.sprattonfestival.com
The faithful old Traktor will be there too :)
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I'll join in with a team......usually working on a Sat, but not today :D
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Yeah, I'm up for this.
I'll join up in a team, who wants me! ;D
How does it work?
(I do know it's answering questions btw)
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Yeah, I'm up for this.
I'll join up in a team, who wants me! ;D
How does it work?
(I do know it's answering questions btw)
;D ;D soundly added Fra :y :y
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Yeah, I'm up for this.
I'll join up in a team, who wants me! ;D
How does it work?
(I do know it's answering questions btw)
;D ;D soundly added Fra :y :y
correctly sometimes helps! ;D ;D :)
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anyone wanting to play pm me your msn id's please, soon as I know numbers can think about teams.....looking like just the 1 at the mo I think
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anyone wanting to play pm me your msn id's please, soon as I know numbers can think about teams.....looking like just the 1 at the mo I think
on its way :y
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So.....Who have we got so far
Jimbob & Ljay
Taxi Driver
Big Fra
Ian D - Maybe
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So.....Who have we got so far
Jimbob & Ljay
Taxi Driver
Big Fra
Ian D - Maybe
Still a maybe for me, however im trying to sign into MSN as im typing this and its having non of it??? >:(
EDIT: Found out that IE is dead too... So how come firefox works... GRRRR!
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How it works.....
teams get together in msn 1st
everyone loads http://quiz.omegaowners.com
for the questions
we discuss and decide answer in msn
captains have a special page for putting the answers in
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Count me in, don't know what team though ;D
PM with addy on way Jimbob
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Right, any more takers.....
Ill invite to msn about 7:45
Come on....roll up,,, roll up ;D
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i'll have a crack
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Right I will join in... Need to count to 100 though first...
Just tried to check/topup the autobox oil on the mig and some pillock has tightened the level plug so pissing tight that its now rounded off... FFS GRRR!!!!
PM on its way
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anyone any good at picture rounds ;D ;D ;D
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This is so easy we can all do it in our sleep!
NOT :o!
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anyone in nasa?
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debs, we needed you!
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debs, we needed you!
Hear Hear
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cheers to all who took part, a strange selction of questions!
gotta wait for the results now :y
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Who won then?
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cheers to all who took part, a strange selction of questions!
gotta wait for the results now :y
Your post wasnt showing as I asked who won (Typing the reply that is)
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Varied questions and REALLY varied answers! :-?
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
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debs, we needed you!
Oops! :-[.....`sorry, I got completely carried-away browsing http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret5.htm#top and forgot about the quiz.....`sorry guys and you know I love a good quiz too! :'(
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
What? Your having a laugh aren't you?
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
Cheating?
Losers always say things like that!
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
Nothing new there then. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
Nothing new there then. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Tut tut Skruntie... Whos side are you on :'( ;D
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
Nothing new there then. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Tut tut Skruntie... Whos side are you on :'( ;D
been on the winning side before, so me thinks it's just a case of sore losers. :-/
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can somebody post answers please
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can somebody post answers please
got an unreadable photo....should have em soon
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Answeres coming, but got to log on to my server at home, and being in deepest Norfolk, stuck on an iffy GPRS connection :(
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Cheers :y
why the glut of space questions?
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Cheers :y
why the glut of space questions?
Someone had the 'NASA Big Book of Space Facts' for a gift `last Christmas! ;D
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Cheers :y
why the glut of space questions?
Someone had the 'NASA Big Book of Space Facts' for a gift `last Christmas! ;D
...........hope it hasn't created a bad atmosphere ::) ::)
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Cheers :y
why the glut of space questions?
40th anniversary ;)
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The first 8 questions relate to the pictures you have
Q1 Name the structure in the centre of this picture - Ely Cathedral – 1 point
Q2 Name this local seaside resort - Hunstanton – 1 point
Q3 Name the Church on this Estate - Church of St. Mary Magdalene – 1 point
Q4 What delicacy is this town famous for? - Crabs – 1 point
Q5 Now famous for motor racing, this used to be a former military base. What was the name of this base? - RAF Snetterton Heath – 1 point
Q6 Name the building - Norwich Castle – 1 point
Q7 Built in the West Midlands, name this museum - Black Country Living Museum – 1 point
Q8 Name the component - V6 Crank Sensor – 1 point
A few questions about the local(ish) area – East Anglia is such a dull place, I’ve had to go further afield!
Q9 In 1986, President Reagan ordered the bombing of Lybia. The EF-111s took off from my neck of the woods, RAF Upper Heyford. Which local USAF base did the F-111s fly from? - RAF Lakenheath – 1 point
Q10 About 15 miles from here, Center Parcs have a holiday park. What is Center Parc’s name for this park? Elveden Forest Village – 1 point
Q11 What Anglo-Saxon structure separates the Rowley Mile and the July Course horseracing courses - Devil’s Dyke (aka Devil’s Ditch) – 1 point
Q12 Which celebrity cook has a majority shareholding in the local team, The Canaries? - Delia Smith – 1 point
Q13 BBC F1 commentator, Martin Brundle, was born in which local town? - Kings Lynn – 1 point
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the alledged moon landings.
Q14 What date did man first walk on the moon? - 20th July 1969 – 1 point
Q15 Name the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts - Neil A Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin – 3 points
Q16 Name the Apollo 11 Command and Service Module and the Lunar Module - Columbia, Eagle – 2 points
Q17 There was a plaque attached to one of the legs of the Lunar Module signed by all 3 astronauts and the President. What was its inscription? - HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969 A.D. WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND – 2 points
Q18 Who was President of the United States of America when the first Lunar walk took place - President Nixon – 1 point
Now time for a few general knowledge questions
Q19 What is the default packet size for standard Ethernet? - 1500 bytes – 1 point
Q20 In the 2009 film of the book with the same name, Angels and Demons, what part does Ewan McGregor play? - Camerlengo Patrick McKenna – 1 point
Q21 What was pop legend Michael Jackson’s middle name? - Joseph – 1 point
Q22 What is the current fuel duty on each litre of unleaded in the UK? - 56.19p – 1 point
Q23 To the nearest 10,000, what was the estimated population of Norfolk in 2007? - 840,000 – 1 point
Q24 According to the current Highway Code, what is the total stopping distance at 70mph? - 96m/105yrds/315ft – 1 point
Tie Breaker
Q25 How many locks are on the Grand Union Canal? - 166 – 1 point
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and we're all scoffing the official oof 3rd birthday cake :D
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cheers, nice to see the answers :y
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and we're all scoffing the official oof 3rd birthday cake :D
youll be ill, its too early!
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The cake was lovely. I think some photos were taken marginally before it was devoured ;D
Now time for cheese and biccies. And Port :D
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Now time for cheese and biccies. And Port :D
Port and stilton! :o
It`ll be Cuban cigars next!.....OOF meets have sure gone 'up-market' from the usual Bob`s burger-que.;D
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Still dont who won! lol!
The online "winners" or the offline "losers" ::) :D
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cheers, nice to see the answers :y
and the questions for those of us who did not take part. :y :y
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Now time for cheese and biccies. And Port :D
Port and stilton! :o
It`ll be Cuban cigars next!.....OOF meets have sure gone 'up-market' from the usual Bob`s burger-que.;D
AH well Debs, thats a tradition that stems back to the dawn of OOF meets
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Now time for cheese and biccies. And Port :D
Port and stilton! :o
It`ll be Cuban cigars next!.....OOF meets have sure gone 'up-market' from the usual Bob`s burger-que.;D
you wanna see the camping cheese board set ;D ;D ;D
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Wooohooo! We won! Hahaha, only just seen this
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yes we did......lol.. :o
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
Just amazing how the online team managed to get the population of Norfolk exactly right by the Norfolk CC website :o :o ::) ::)
Fantastic evening and the cake and cheese board/Port were fantastic :y :y :y
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
Just amazing how the online team managed to get the population of Norfolk exactly right by the Norfolk CC website :o :o ::) ::)
Fantastic evening and the cake and cheese board/Port were fantastic :y :y :y
And in the process, got the answer wrong, as it wasn't to the nearest 10,000 ;)
And the plaque on Eagle, the wording, punctuation and capitalisation exactly matched that of the NASA site ;)
Hence, the online team disqualified
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the results
team 3 at meet - 9.5
team a at meet - 13
team sirmoanalot at meet - 14
and the winners with 17...team a online :D :D :D :D but have been wrongly accused of cheating.
Just amazing how the online team managed to get the population of Norfolk exactly right by the Norfolk CC website :o :o ::) ::)
Fantastic evening and the cake and cheese board/Port were fantastic :y :y :y
And in the process, got the answer wrong, as it wasn't to the nearest 10,000 ;)
And the plaque on Eagle, the wording, punctuation and capitalisation exactly matched that of the NASA site ;)
Hence, the online team disqualified
I forgot all about that question!
Actually... The whole weekend is still a little fuzzy for some reason ::) ::) ::) And I seem to have brought home almost as much alcohol as I took thanks to the generosity of everyone who couldn't get it back in the car :y :y :y