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2006-06-23T04:20:00Z
Tony Tea
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Tony.T commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-25T05:24:17Z
2007-08-19T19:44:28Z
Tony.T
http://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/
Helen: This irresistible set is a real charmer! N'est pas? Meyer: Leon's favourite phrase is "What if I was to...
<p>Helen: <a href="http://www.babyme.cc/952%20eiffel%20tower.htm" rel="nofollow">This irresistible set is a real charmer!</a> N'est pas? </p>
<p>Meyer: Leon's favourite phrase is "What if I was to say to you ... ".</p>
<p>Third: See above.</p>
<p>Peter: There is generally one of what we call "Leon Questions". One of those that blurs the lines of right, wrong, somewhere-in-bewteen. But generally speaking he runs a tight quiz. There are the perennial fight-starters, too, foremost of which revolves around England as against The UK.</p>
<p>Russ: Excellent site, that. Did you know that "the lowest occupancy rate in the building's history was 17% during the recession in the early 1970s"? Admit it, I bet you did.</p>
<p>HB: Quite true. And the Taj Mahal is a Mahal.</p>
<p>Unca Tim: What is Ankor What? What.</p>
<p>Nabs: Is there really no Rist-au-Rante on or near the top? Anne lives in Gay.P so she may know her oignons.</p>
<p>SN: Leon Davis?</p>
<p>FX: Wednesday was a prolific night for robust debate. There was a lot of "clarifying" going on.</p>
<p>Brownie: Au contraire, reference works are my friends. I hate the question that involve celebrities and/or popular culture. But I hate maths questions the most. You know, quzzies where you have to work things out. They are particularly taxing on a team of two such as Boynton's and mine. Buggered if I want to sit there trying to work out how many seconds in a leap year, or how many inches in a piece of string. Just gimme the "What is the capital of Surinam?" style of business.</p>
brownie commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-24T10:06:48Z
2007-08-19T19:37:53Z
brownie
http://exonome.blogspot.com/
I am irritated by so-called 'trivia' quizzes, simply because most of them comprise 'General Knowledge' questions. Real trivia is a...
<p>I am irritated by so-called 'trivia' quizzes, simply because most of them comprise 'General Knowledge' questions.<br />
Real trivia is a wonderful thing.<br />
The answers should not be locatable in any reference works.</p>
Francis Xavier Holden commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-24T08:40:48Z
2007-08-19T19:30:42Z
Francis Xavier Holden
http://landownunder.blogspot.com/
You should have said, a la Stephen Potter's "Gamesmanship" ploys: "Could you please clarify as to whether you meant measuring...
<p>You should have said, a la Stephen Potter's "Gamesmanship" ploys:</p>
<p>"Could you please clarify as to whether you meant measuring from sea level or ground level and was that counting non-habitable upper most structures?"</p>
<p>Adding after his answer:</p>
<p>"Oh please don't think I'm argueing with your decision at all. Just clarifying"</p>
Snr Nubi commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-24T08:01:25Z
2007-08-19T19:30:29Z
Snr Nubi
All I know is Leon is a pig farmer...
<p>All I know is Leon is a pig farmer...</p>
Nabakov commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-24T03:28:51Z
2007-08-19T19:28:31Z
Nabakov
What a trival thread. Good thing I\'m a trivial (and petty) person. Firstly Anne, the Jules Verne Restaurant is on...
<p>What a trival thread. Good thing I\'m a trivial (and petty) person.</p>
<p>Firstly Anne, the Jules Verne Restaurant is on level 2 of the Eiffel Tower, not the top level. And a very nice noshery it is too, although rather pricey. </p>
<p>Secondly a trivia question.</p>
<p>Q. Which French poet, who wrote nothing about the Eiffel Tower, when asked why he was walking a lobster on leash, replied that \"It does not bark and it knows the secrets of the sea.\"?</p>
<p>A. GĂ©rard de Nerval, natch!</p>
Uncreative Tim commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T23:44:03Z
2007-08-19T18:19:21Z
Uncreative Tim
The Eiffel Tower is a tower and The Empire State Building is a building and for that matter Wembley Stadium...
<p>The Eiffel Tower is a tower and The Empire State Building is a building and for that matter Wembley Stadium is a stadium and the Arc De Triomphe is a triumph.</p>
hungbunny commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T18:49:05Z
2007-08-19T18:15:11Z
hungbunny
http://www.hungbunny.co.uk
The Eiffel Tower is as much a tower as the Flatiron Building is a building.
<p>The Eiffel Tower is as much a tower as the Flatiron Building is a building.</p>
Russ commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T17:02:01Z
2007-08-19T19:17:46Z
Russ
http://deggles.csoft.net
you are too kind Tony. On tall buildings, I looked it up, the tallest from 1909-1913, was the Metropolitan Life...
<p>you are too kind Tony. On tall buildings, I looked it up, the tallest from 1909-1913, was the <a href="http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115458" rel="nofollow">Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower</a>, from 1913 to 1930, the <a href="http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114681" rel="nofollow">Woolworth Building</a>, followed (very) briefly by the <a href="http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115941" rel="nofollow">Trump Building</a>. Before that it is complex because it depends whether you want to count the spires and pinacles on various churches and government buildings. And because, frankly, who cares how tall a relatively short building is or was?</p>
Peter commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T12:09:11Z
2007-08-19T19:11:06Z
Peter
http://www.glutbusters.com
Nothing annoys me more than poorly written trivia questions. Budding quizmasters and quizmistresses out there... a quiz question should have...
<p>Nothing annoys me more than poorly written trivia questions. Budding quizmasters and quizmistresses out there... a quiz question should have ONLY ONE POSSIBLE ANSWER! Regardless of interpretation. Crafting the question is your bloody skill, you moron!</p>
<p>As you were.</p>
ThirdCat commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T10:26:00Z
2007-08-19T18:05:16Z
ThirdCat
http://adelaidewriter.blogspot.com
Yeah, sorry, but I'm with youcancallmemeyer. Quizmaster says No.
<p>Yeah, sorry, but I'm with youcancallmemeyer. Quizmaster says No.</p>
youcancallmemeyer commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T10:11:14Z
2007-08-19T19:09:47Z
youcancallmemeyer
I wouldn't like to get into an argument with Leon.
<p>I wouldn't like to get into an argument with Leon.</p>
Helen commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T09:27:31Z
2007-08-19T19:09:15Z
Helen
http://castironbalcony.media2.org
Youse people are just too brainy for your own good. (What about a crocheted Eiffel Tower? Now that's an idea...)
<p>Youse people are just too brainy for your own good. (What about a crocheted Eiffel Tower? Now that's an idea...)</p>
Tony.T commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T08:37:54Z
2007-08-19T19:08:49Z
Tony.T
http://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/
No, that qualifies it as a tall mall.
<p>No, that qualifies it as a tall mall.</p>
anne commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T08:22:32Z
2007-08-19T18:02:26Z
anne
http://somethingunderthebed.blogspot.com
There's a restaurant on the Eiffel Tower's top level, maybe that makes it qualify for building?
<p>There's a restaurant on the Eiffel Tower's top level, maybe that makes it qualify for building?</p>
Tony.T commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T07:02:59Z
2007-08-19T18:01:36Z
Tony.T
http://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/
Agree with you about Wiki, Russ. However, it makes a distinction between structure and buildings, but then in its "Tallest...
<p>Agree with you about Wiki, Russ. However, it makes a distinction between structure and buildings, but then in its "Tallest buildings in world history" table, it has the Eiffel Tower included.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, when it comes to things city, I'll take your judgement over Wiki's any day. As I've said before, you know these things.</p>
<p>There was another debate about macrame, tatting and crochet. Not that I'm about to start arguing the toss over those.</p>
Russ commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T06:29:52Z
2007-08-19T18:01:32Z
Russ
http://deggles.csoft.net
Don't you hate when trivia questions are wrong? If wikipedia can be believed (and in this case it probably can...
<p>Don't you hate when trivia questions are wrong? If <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_tallest_structures" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a> can be believed (and in this case it probably can since the pedants have been at it) the Chrysler Building was built before the Empire State, and it was taller than the Eiffel tower. So you were right regardless of the semantics of the question.</p>
<p>But no, the Eiffel tower is not a building. Back in those days people tended to name things correctly, calling towers 'towers' and buildings 'buildings'. Now they tend to call a building a tower because it sounds tall.</p>
Tony.T commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T05:33:58Z
2007-08-19T18:01:01Z
Tony.T
http://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/
Your first was a faux pas, your second (Eifell) made it two faux pas. Or are they gaffeees?
<p>Your first was a faux pas, your second (Eifell) made it two faux pas. Or are they gaffeees?</p>
TimT commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T05:23:40Z
2007-08-19T19:06:47Z
TimT
http://willtypeforfood.blogspot.com
Well, I suppose the Eifell Tower does have a point. Have I made another one of my faux pas (plural)?
<p>Well, I suppose the Eifell Tower <i>does</i> have a point. </p>
<p>Have I made another one of my faux pas (plural)?</p>
Tony.T commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T05:01:26Z
2007-08-19T18:00:48Z
Tony.T
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Where's the first pointless question?
<p>Where's the first pointless question?</p>
TimT commented on 'HAUTE QUIZINE'
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2006-06-23T04:44:03Z
2007-08-19T19:12:50Z
TimT
http://willtypeforfood.blogspot.com
I would say building, but I wasn't aware that it was that tall. Another pointless question: what is the plural...
<p>I would say building, but I wasn't aware that it was that tall.</p>
<p>Another pointless question: what is the plural of faux pas? </p>