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Peter

Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #25 on: 09 March, 2016, 10:50:00 am »
Do you mean apart from Ed and Jasper being named after characters from Gissing's New Grub Street?
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T42

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Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #26 on: 09 March, 2016, 10:52:19 am »
Quote from: clarion on 09 March, 2016, 10:44:28 am
Quote from: clarion on 08 March, 2016, 05:19:53 pm
Question,  then:

What sounds faintly Grub by about Ed Reardon and his 'friend'

Oi!  Still waiting for an answer.

Sorry pardon, I'll take a ticket and get in line.
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clarion

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Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #27 on: 09 March, 2016, 11:03:57 am »
Quote from: Peter on 09 March, 2016, 10:50:00 am
Do you mean apart from Ed and Jasper being named after characters from Gissing's New Grub Street?
Quote from: T42 on 09 March, 2016, 10:52:19 am

:thumbsup:

Quote from: clarion on 09 March, 2016, 10:44:28 am
Quote from: clarion on 08 March, 2016, 05:19:53 pm
Question,  then:

What sounds faintly Grub by about Ed Reardon and his 'friend'

Oi!  Still waiting for an answer.

Sorry pardon, I'll take a ticket and get in line.

Looks like it is your turn (or Peter's - fight it out amongst yourselves ;D )
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Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #28 on: 09 March, 2016, 05:02:07 pm »
Quote from: T42 on 09 March, 2016, 07:32:00 am
What notable birthday present did "Sonny" Albert Francis get from his daddy?

Ooh, I know this!  Congenital syphilis.
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T42

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Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #29 on: 11 March, 2016, 08:16:07 am »
Yup.  Leading to brain surgery and deafness.
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clarion

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Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #30 on: 11 March, 2016, 10:58:01 am »
Would someone mind explaining that last question and answer?
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PeteB99

Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #31 on: 11 March, 2016, 11:31:00 am »
He was Al Capone's son who inherited syphilis from his daddy.

Over to Mr L.
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Legs

Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #32 on: 11 March, 2016, 11:56:13 am »
IANAD, but presumably the syphilis would have been 'in his system' as his body developed in the womb, thus not really being a birthday present?   :P ;)
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T42

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Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #33 on: 11 March, 2016, 01:41:01 pm »
It wasn't official before he was born.
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andyoxon

Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #34 on: 08 March, 2018, 11:30:13 pm »
Top three internet companies by revenue, ranked in correct order?     (No googling now...)
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Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #35 on: 09 March, 2018, 01:23:57 pm »
I dunno, probably porn ones.
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Re: Pub quiz
« Reply #36 on: 09 March, 2018, 02:27:13 pm »
Quote from: andyoxon on 08 March, 2018, 11:30:13 pm
Top three internet companies by revenue, ranked in correct order?     (No googling now...)
Farcebark, Google and something in China?
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