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shootsahoyt

11-29-2008, 12:21 PM

This is a highly sensitive trade secret, but I trust you guys on here. The real reason the auto companies are losing money, at least in Fords case, is that there are 8 of us, 4 on each team that have walkie talkies and secret service earbuds and we play trivial pursuit everyday, all day long.
:o
My team has lost every game except the last on where we tied. I blame Malott. He's not too bright! :cool:

mobow#1

11-29-2008, 12:36 PM

Walleye Joe

11-29-2008, 12:58 PM

SAH, what channel are you on ??? :D

What was the question :confused:

There's a reason Agricultural chems are so expensive too! :new_rofl:

shootsahoyt

11-29-2008, 01:46 PM

we are on channel 5. actually we are helping Ford out. When your brain is stimulated you are more productive.

Here's an easy one...

In the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, did Sherlock Holmes ever say, "Elementary, my dear Watson"?

imanut2

11-29-2008, 03:35 PM

Elementary my dear Shootsahooey...never...NEXT!!

shootsahoyt

11-29-2008, 05:37 PM

How many feet did an Olympic tug-of-war team have to pull an opponent to win before regulation time expired - 3,6 or 12?

malott

11-29-2008, 05:54 PM

12 :confused:

imanut2

11-29-2008, 07:40 PM

How many feet did an Olympic tug-of-war team have to pull an opponent to win before regulation time expired - 3,6 or 12?

One team had to pull the other six feet along in order to win. If after 5 minutes no team had done this, the team which had pulled the most was declared the winner. I believe there were eight people on a team.

The last Olympic T-O-W was in 1920...so I bet GPR adn WR were both there to witness the event :D

NEXT!!

shootsahoyt

11-29-2008, 08:51 PM

6 feet is correct. Ok my little google master, here something a little harder.....

What's the alternate title of The Silver Skates by Mary Dodge?

imanut2

11-29-2008, 09:04 PM

6 feet is correct. Ok my little google master, here something a little harder.....

What's the alternate title of The Silver Skates by Mary Dodge?
Too easy...Hans Brinker....hard to believe, but I was a book worm as a kid...at least up til about 7th grade :D

NEXT!!

malott

11-29-2008, 09:11 PM

Looks like our team captain has met his match.
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shootsahoyt

11-29-2008, 09:16 PM

mobow#1

11-29-2008, 10:56 PM

Cecil Frances Alexander ?? Just wonder ifn I am even close????

shootsahoyt

11-29-2008, 11:30 PM

Cecil Frances Alexander ?? Just wonder ifn I am even close????

Nope. This is one of my favorite series of books when I was growing up.

imanut2

11-29-2008, 11:43 PM

Let's keep with a book theme here before I pull out the trivia cards again,

What author wrote a series of books based on this poem,

All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all ?

Bonus: Which book is 1st in the series?

Double bonus: What is the author's "real name"?

Triple bonus: What is the names of the brother's in the book?

I know they were written by James Harriot (sp?) James Alfred Wight was his real name...

The first book was All Creatures Great and Small back in the early 70s

I have to admit I have never read his books, but Gina reads all his stuff so I can ask her...when she wakes up about the brothers...but if you are talking about the Sinclair brothers, I believe Donald and Brian. :5emoticon:

mobow#1

11-30-2008, 12:28 AM

Nope. This is one of my favorite series of books when I was growing up.

??? So what did I put down the Author of the Poem I am guessing:o

Man I thought i really had this one. Dang it any way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

imanut2

11-30-2008, 10:47 AM

Man I thought i really had this one. Dang it any way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't know about poems....

You Mojos may know archery...but you don't know jack :D

Tejas Raz

11-30-2008, 10:49 AM

Don't know about poems....

You Mojos may know archery...but you don't know jack :D

I think it's more that they ... do know Jack! :eek: :new_rofl:

mobow#1

11-30-2008, 12:01 PM

I think it's more that they ... do know Jack! :eek: :new_rofl:

Well i do decalre: We have a WInner:D

shootsahoyt

11-30-2008, 01:02 PM

James Herriot was correct
The brothers in the book are Seigfried and Tristan Farnon.

What was the maiden name of Richard Nixon's mama?

imanut2

11-30-2008, 03:21 PM

James Herriot was correct
The brothers in the book are Seigfried and Tristan Farnon.

What was the maiden name of Richard Nixon's mama?
But in real life, they were the Sinclair brothers...ask my wife....and no, she don't know Jack :D

Oh....and Hannah Millhouse (Sp?)

Did you know that two of his brothers died of tuberculosis which he blamed on his father for insisting they drink raw milk? Enquirinig minds want to know :D

shootsahoyt

12-01-2008, 06:23 PM

Here is one from today.....

What is the official score of a forfeit in Major League Baseball?

mobow#1

12-01-2008, 08:08 PM

9-0 though there havent been that many forfeits

shootsahoyt

12-01-2008, 11:02 PM

That is correct!. I'm impressed. I figured it would be 1-0. I had no idea.

Tejas Raz

12-02-2008, 12:24 AM

...... I had no idea.

Uhhhh Jack. Yur getting it handed to you buddy!

Is this the REAL reason the auto companies are losing money? :new_rofl: :D

Tejas Raz

12-02-2008, 12:31 AM

Hey!!!!!!

I finally made it over 10,000 ASN Credits!!!!! Skip will award me with a pencil eraser now!!!!

... and Jack can get 7 of them....

:eek: :o ??? :5emoticon: :( :mad: :cool: :5bullwhip: :5bye:

punch_master

12-02-2008, 02:35 AM

This is a real difficult subject for me to decide on.
My lifetime best friend is a white colar (non-union) mechanical engineer for GM at their main design center in Michigan and his job of course could be on the line if GM goes belly up or not. While I'd really hate to see him out on the street looking for a job in that area that he would never find cause it wouldn't exist anymore I also have to look at what I personally see as the facts in the case. While my friend Don thinks Toyota is the devil incarnate itself I think they make the vehicles GM should be making and could be making. He see's the individual people in the auto unions themselves as capable as anyone else of producing a car as good as the Japanese do just maybe a little overpaid. On this point him and I agree. I believe virtually all american workers want to produce the best and the most and be proud of what they do everyday. They just require the means to accomplish the mission. However while I also believe the auto workers union stands basically in the way of this goal he doesn't think they are a major stumbling block to GMs survival anymore. He thinks they gave enough concessions at the last talks about things like health care for retired and retirement benefits in general that all GM needs to make a comeback is time and money (in the form of a public bailout).
That is where I part company with him. I don't think public money is the right answer to the problem. I think GM needs to be allowed to totally reorganize itself including getting rid of the current upper management who have done nothing but stiffled almost all technical innovation making it to the showroom floor in exchange for maximum ROI. They were more concerned with making money than making the best cars. GM will only be able to make those changes under the protection of chapter 11. Let private investors come in and take control of GM and FORCE the needed changes upon the company. Force it to turn into another lean efficient customer focused organization like Toyota or Honda or totally kill it and put it out of it's misery. Giving the current GM President a couple billion will only produce more of the same. Poor leadership is poor leadership period INMHO.
I haven't said ANYTHING like this to him because I think he would hate me for reccomending putting his job at risk like that but I have to look at the other side of the coin. If MY company cuts back because of defense & intell cut backs nobody is gonna reccommend that congress write my company a blank check to keep us going till the next Republican administration takes office again.

malott

12-02-2008, 07:52 AM

Mrs Archer

12-02-2008, 07:56 AM

... him out on the street looking for a job in that area that he would never find cause it wouldn't exist anymore ...

Seems to me that everyone is taking a fatalistic viewpoint of the Big 3 going bankrupt - that these companies, and all related companies/businesses that are substantially reliant on the auto industry will all go belly-up and the jobs/business/economy will disappear. I think this is an incorrect assumption and can not be backed up by history or economics.

There are twp things that are hitting the Big 3 hard: the economy (including a hard-credit scenario right now) and the culmination of years of being generous to the unions (deservedly so - the economy was good), but the promises - well, I don't think they realized the true cost of what they were promising to do for retirees, etc.

Anyway - there is still a demand for cars, that is not going to disappear just because the Big 3 disappear. The demand will be met by the current car makers that made it through the economic crunch, or new companies will crop up. The void that will be created by the Big 3 disappearing will be filled ... either by current (i.e., foreign) companies or by new companies that see a need and snap up assets at a bargain price. These new companies will migrate to states that our more business-friendly, as opposed to the union-friendly Michigan/Ohio/Indiana/Penn, etc.

This is the business cycle. People who lose their jobs in the process ... well, it will be rough for a while, but I don't believe they will never find another job in the auto industry, and perhaps to make things leaner, meaner and more sustainable, some will lose their jobs and will have to refocus their skills. But to lose these jobs permanently ... that's not the business cycle.

punch_master

12-02-2008, 09:38 AM

:5bomb: Why the long post? Let me shorten your post for you.

The problem today is the automakers need to get rid of the union! That's basically what you wanted to say you just didn't want to upset anybody right?

Let's see what kind of a product you get with someone doing the work that is expected for minimum wage. The problem isn't the union the problem is having engineers and upper management that make alot more money than the union worker does and cannot give us a product to assemble that the public wants. Maybe if they would start getting rid of the non productive engineers and management we could climb out of this hole we are in.I agree the union has to either go or not be anywhere near as powerfull as it once was for GM to survive. I also think a average UAW salary of $72000.00 per year for unskilled labor is way too high. Minimum wage? No, not that either. Just a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.
I totally agree with the idea the management has to go. Couldn't agree more. I disagree however with lumping the engineer's in with management. The engineers can only design and implement what management lets them do. The bean counters in charge haven't been williing to spend the money for the engineers to design competitive cars. The engineers hands have been tied for literally decades. They have the know how to build cars that are as good as Toyota and they would like to but management won't let them.

malott

12-02-2008, 10:00 AM

They have the know how to build cars that are as good as Toyota and they would like to but management won't let them.

Have you ever noticed that when toyota has a recall which is more often than anyone wants to believe that it never ends up on the front page or all over the news like the big 3's are?

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punch_master

12-02-2008, 10:06 AM

Seems to me that everyone is taking a fatalistic viewpoint of the Big 3 going bankrupt - that these companies, and all related companies/businesses that are substantially reliant on the auto industry will all go belly-up and the jobs/business/economy will disappear. I think this is an incorrect assumption and can not be backed up by history or economics.

There are twp things that are hitting the Big 3 hard: the economy (including a hard-credit scenario right now) and the culmination of years of being generous to the unions (deservedly so - the economy was good), but the promises - well, I don't think they realized the true cost of what they were promising to do for retirees, etc.

Anyway - there is still a demand for cars, that is not going to disappear just because the Big 3 disappear. The demand will be met by the current car makers that made it through the economic crunch, or new companies will crop up. The void that will be created by the Big 3 disappearing will be filled ... either by current (i.e., foreign) companies or by new companies that see a need and snap up assets at a bargain price. These new companies will migrate to states that our more business-friendly, as opposed to the union-friendly Michigan/Ohio/Indiana/Penn, etc.

This is the business cycle. People who lose their jobs in the process ... well, it will be rough for a while, but I don't believe they will never find another job in the auto industry, and perhaps to make things leaner, meaner and more sustainable, some will lose their jobs and will have to refocus their skills. But to lose these jobs permanently ... that's not the business cycle.GM Ford and Dodge have all had massive layoffs in the last seven years. As many as a third of the workforce have already hit the streets. If you are a autoworker, blue or white colar and refuse to move away from Michigan and you lose your current job your prospects are pretty slim. The market in that area can't absorb the workers anywhere near as fast as the companies are cutting them loose. Their outlooks are pretty bleak.

malott

12-02-2008, 10:06 AM

punch_master

12-02-2008, 10:28 AM

Have you ever noticed that when toyota has a recall which is more often than anyone wants to believe that it never ends up on the front page or all over the news like the big 3's are?

Pick one. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. personally think voluntary recalls from the manufacturer are a good thing and am glad Toyota does so many of them. They bugged me for several years sending notice after notice about a "potential" scratched ball joint surface that I knew my Tacoma didn't have the problem they were concerned with. It had 95000 miles on it when I finally let them change ball joints.

Mrs Archer

12-02-2008, 11:24 AM

GM Ford and Dodge have all had massive layoffs in the last seven years. As many as a third of the workforce have already hit the streets. If you are a autoworker, blue or white colar and refuse to move away from Michigan and you lose your current job your prospects are pretty slim. The market in that area can't absorb the workers anywhere near as fast as the companies are cutting them loose. Their outlooks are pretty bleak.

If they refuse to move where the jobs are ... that's their decision.

Are you serious? You don't realize how many vendors are involved in building a vehicle and that's all they do.

Yes, I know how many vendors are involved. But you miss my point - after a rough period, some car company will step in and fill the void a defunct Big 3 will make ... and the vendors have either held on through the struggle or they've gone under as well and then someone will buy up their assets and fill that void that will again be made. It's a cycle that is inherent in the business world to make sure things are done as efficiently as possible - if things are not efficient than competition wipes out those who are not efficient.

Artificially propping up a company does not work.

punch_master

12-02-2008, 12:25 PM

If they refuse to move where the jobs are ... that's their decision.What are they supposed to do with what they put most of their money into? Their house? Just give it away to someone? burn it down for the insurance? They can't sell it, no one is buying. I don't think you understand the true depth of those people's plight. True they can't afford to stay but most of them can't afford to go either. Many of them are gonna be out of options.

punch_master

12-02-2008, 12:32 PM

If they refuse to move where the jobs are ... that's their decision.

Yes, I know how many vendors are involved. But you miss my point - after a rough period, some car company will step in and fill the void a defunct Big 3 will make ... and the vendors have either held on through the struggle or they've gone under as well and then someone will buy up their assets and fill that void that will again be made. It's a cycle that is inherent in the business world to make sure things are done as efficiently as possible - if things are not efficient than competition wipes out those who are not efficient.

Artificially propping up a company does not work.but there is no guarantee that that "void" won't be filled by increased production from China or South Korea. I'd say about a 75% chance that if the big 3 go under the Detriot area will never recover and it becomes just one more manufacturing sector America loses just like what happened in textiles and clothing. Don't get me wrong I'm all against a bailout but if you actually let them close their doors they will never open them again. Chapter 11 and reorganization hell yes but don't let them fold entirely.

Mrs Archer

12-02-2008, 01:00 PM

I don't think you understand the true depth of those people's plight.

Actually, yes, I do understand. I took a sabbatical from my law career back in February and left my law firm never expecting what happened to the economy. Yes, I expected a few rough months after I cut our income by 80%, but never expected to be without a job 9 months later. We've run out of what I thought was a comfortable cushion to hold us over until I got a job. I'm from NW Ohio, who is suffering much like Detroit because we never got out of the auto industry mind set. Even as qualified as I am, I'm having problems finding a job. But we're working it out - we talked to our creditors, we've talked to our mortgage company, we've restructured our financial priorities and I'm now helping Mr A turn his eBay hobby in to our main source of income. I'm not asking the government to bail us out, I'm not asking the government to create a job or guarantee a job for me.

but there is no guarantee that that "void" won't be filled by increased production from China or South Korea. I'd say about a 75% chance that if the big 3 go under the Detriot area will never recover and it becomes just one more manufacturing sector America loses just like what happened in textiles and clothing. Don't get me wrong I'm all against a bailout but if you actually let them close their doors they will never open them again. Chapter 11 and reorganization hell yes but don't let them fold entirely.I almost guarantee that Detroit will never recover - it hasn't recovered yet even over the last decade prior to our most recent economic crisis (when the rest of the country was boomin', Detroit and NW Ohio were stagnant, losing population and tax revenue, and for some reason continue to elect Democrats just as they had for the last 70+ years).

These companies go under, and someone will step in - may be a lot of someones - and buy up the assets, hire some new people (propably without all of the benefits and legacy costs) and start spitting out parts that will then be shipped to factories that will then spit out cars. At a cheaper cost. And thus the new companies will be more competitive, the people they employ will be able to pay their mortgage (slightly restructured) and life will go on.

Will foreign interests step up and fill the void? Maybe, but to leverage the reduced start-up costs, that will mean they will have to locate facilities here where the shut-down factories are. Will they build capacity in their home lands? Maybe, but remember that other countries are feeling this economic crisis just as the US is, perhaps more so - Japan has been in a recession for over a decade.

You know, saying the Big 3 are irreplaceable is like saying any one employee at any one company is irreplaceable. It's just not true; if you're that one person who thinks they are ... think again.

shootsahoyt

12-02-2008, 01:10 PM

Geez, here I am trying to have a little fun and here come the fun police!! :eek:
Here is what I want to hear from the "Big" 3 when they appear again. "Sure we will work for $1. WE shouldn't get the big bonuses and huge salary we get while guiding failing companies. However we also have a huge National Debt and you people, Republicans and Democrats, are a big part of the blame. So, we would also like to see you work for $1 per year and agree to freeze spending, except on the military and national security, do away with earmarks and pass legislation the requires a balanced budget. This will be in place until we reduce our national debt by at least half. Let's all do this together for the good of the Country! " Of course they arent going to do this since they are begging for money. :rolleyes:
Of course I'm being ridiculous. The union needs to remain in place, if only for health and safety reasons. But we all know that changes are on the way. We already have a pay freeze in place for the term of the contract. We could increase our co pays and get a lot closer to Toyotas pay. As far as quality is concerned, according to J.D. Powers and others that gap was closed a couple of years ago.
At 1st I really didn't care anymore, but once I saw saw the impact on workers in the United States that the collapse of the Big 3 would have, I think something needs to be done.
Even Toyota doesn't want to see us fail. They get their parts from the same people the Big 3 do. It would shut them down for weeks if not months.
Now, can we just play a little trivia and do some thinking in the "Think" tank. Or at least some googling!! :cool:

mobow#1

12-02-2008, 03:06 PM

Yea: Just when I was on a roll:D

Carry on: Its all good:5bullwhip:

shootsahoyt

12-02-2008, 03:12 PM

You're right MoBow!! One thing that can bring us all together as a country is Trivia!!

What former major league baseball prospect was imprisoned in Cuba in the 1950's before going on to bigger and better(?) things?

shootsahoyt

12-02-2008, 03:15 PM

Come on Punchy!! You and I have got into it about this auto stuff before, but we both love archery and we're both Rebublicans/conservatives.... This ones for you! Google away! :D

shootsahoyt

12-02-2008, 08:09 PM

mobow#1

12-02-2008, 08:31 PM

The only person I can think of is Mercury Morris, but Thought he played in the 60's and 70's, So this is my only guess in that era:confused:

shootsahoyt

12-02-2008, 09:28 PM

The only person I can think of is Mercury Morris, but Thought he played in the 60's and 70's, So this is my only guess in that era:confused:

I'm sorry, that is incorrect!!

mobow#1

12-02-2008, 09:40 PM

Don't tell me it was Fidel Castro!!!

shootsahoyt

12-02-2008, 09:44 PM

Don't tell me it was Fidel Castro!!!

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner! People disagree whether he was actually serisously scouted by MLB or not, but he was a pitcher and he was imprisoned from 1953 thru 1955 I think.......

Where would we be if only he'd reached the majors? :rolleyes:

shootsahoyt

12-02-2008, 09:45 PM

This one really caught me by surprise.....

What decade did the NBA institute the 24 second clock?

mobow#1

12-02-2008, 09:55 PM

Winner Winner chicken dinner!!! There some triva for ya. Where did that originate from?

mobow#1

12-02-2008, 10:01 PM

This one really caught me by surprise.....

What decade did the NBA institute the 24 second clock?

One year after I was born!!! Now figure that one out:D

imanut2

12-02-2008, 10:59 PM

Too easy Shootsthebull...the 1954/55 season...done in conjuction with new foul limits...this changed basketball for the better, as teams were no longer able to get a lead and then play 'keep-away' from the other team...of course, the losing team had to resort to intentional fouls to get the ball back, causing games to be more of a free throw contest than a basketball game, hence the accompanying new foul rules....NEXT!!

imanut2

12-02-2008, 11:00 PM

one year after i was born!!! Now figure that one out:d
1953...next!! :d

mobow#1

12-03-2008, 08:41 AM

I call foul, Sounds like plagirisim or something like that:D

punch_master

12-03-2008, 09:00 AM

Ok I got one for you. What profession was Adolph Hiltler going to devote his life to until a teacher told him he had no talent and to quit trying?

mobow#1

12-03-2008, 11:28 AM

Off the wall guess!!! Catholic Priest

DonDeere

12-03-2008, 12:46 PM

Ok I got one for you. What profession was Adolph Hiltler going to devote his life to until a teacher told him he had no talent and to quit trying?
...Artist...

punch_master

12-03-2008, 01:55 PM

...Artist...ding, ding, ding, We have a winner!!!
He was a frustrated painter particularly outdoor scenery like the banks of the Rhine River at sundown. I've seen pictures of some of his work, I thought it wasn't that bad. He sure was a better artist than he was a Military Tactician that's for dang sure.

punch_master

12-03-2008, 01:58 PM

Off the wall guess!!! Catholic PriestA better guess a long those lines would've been Rabbi :D:D

shootsahoyt

12-03-2008, 07:55 PM

Man, While I'm at work trying to keep the auto companies afloat, you guys are stealing my thunder!! :D

What American League Team did the Washington Senators become in, I believe, 1972?

Tejas Raz

12-03-2008, 08:13 PM

Texas Rangers. I watched the Senators from right behind home plate when I was a kid. Haven't been to a game in the new stadium though.

mobow#1

12-03-2008, 08:32 PM

Man that was quick!! Raz must of had that already typed in and ready to hit the button:eek: I was like a Hamm radio operator that got stepped on:new_rofl:

I would like to know who is googling and who is not. I am not!! can't you tell

shootsahoyt

12-03-2008, 08:36 PM

New rule: Whoever answers the question, has to leave the next question.

Who gave away Eleanor Roosevelt when she married Franklin D.?

DonDeere

12-03-2008, 09:30 PM

New rule: Whoever answers the question, has to leave the next question.
...okay, I like that rule JACKSON!! :cool:

...MoBowBious...the DeereMan doesn't google...or hasn't yet!! :D

malott

12-03-2008, 09:47 PM

Jack these guys are good. We need to get their cell numbers so we can check our answers before we give it to the other team. :D

Tejas Raz

12-03-2008, 09:54 PM

No Google, just the facts Ma'am.

shootsahoyt

12-03-2008, 10:09 PM

Jack these guys are good. We need to get their cell numbers so we can check our answers before we give it to the other team. :D

I hear ya, Gene. "Bully" for them!! ;)

mobow#1

12-04-2008, 07:58 AM

President Roesevelt:

If I remember correctly that whole family was ,well lets just say not right.

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 06:50 PM

President Roesevelt:

If I remember correctly that whole family was ,well lets just say not right.

If you're meaning Teddy, than you are correct. Your turn, MoBow!

mobow#1

12-04-2008, 07:19 PM

Who Invented the Toilet????

I can't believe I drew that one right out of the gate:eek:

malott

12-04-2008, 07:55 PM

:confused: Oh boy here we go.......was his name Crapper?

punch_master

12-04-2008, 08:33 PM

It's not Thomas Crapper. I cheated by Googling so I disqualify myself. I know who it is but will let the others play on.

imanut2

12-04-2008, 09:58 PM

Don't remember his last name, but I'm positive his first name was John...

mobow#1

12-04-2008, 10:09 PM

:confused: Oh boy here we go.......was his name Crapper?

Incorrect!!! But he was a plumber

mobow#1

12-04-2008, 10:15 PM

Don't remember his last name, but I'm positive his first name was John...

Just how positive R U Nutter? Last name please

mobow#1

12-04-2008, 10:16 PM

It's not Thomas Crapper. I cheated by Googling so I disqualify myself. I know who it is but will let the others play on.

It's ok to google, I was just wondering how many were googling.

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 10:47 PM

Heck, I'm not proud, I'll google. Hang on a sec.....

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 10:49 PM

Sir John Harrington

Thomas Crapper (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) (1836-1910) did exist and is credited with improving the functionality of the early flush toilet (or "water closet," as it was then called), but he did not, contrary to popular belief, invent the pseudo-eponymous bathroom appliance from scratch. Credit for that goes to 16th-century author Sir John Harrington, who not only came up with the idea but installed an early working prototype in the palace of Queen Elizabeth I, his godmother. The first patent for a flushing water closet was issued to Alexander Cummings in 1775, sixty years before Thomas Crapper was born.
:D

DonDeere

12-04-2008, 10:51 PM

malott

12-04-2008, 10:51 PM

I got a good question.

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 10:54 PM

I got a good question.

Well, guess what? If I'm right on this it's my turn!!!

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malott

12-04-2008, 10:56 PM

Who made this statement about Abraham Lincoln?

His wound is mortal, it's impossible for him to recover.

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 10:59 PM

Who made this statement about Abraham Lincoln?

His wound is mortal, it's impossible for him to recover.

Excuse me!! Please refer yourself to post #62!!! :mad:

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:00 PM

Who made this statement about Abraham Lincoln?

His wound is mortal, it's impossible for him to recover.

Mary Todd Lincoln?

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:00 PM

Shootsahoyt wins

The flush toilet was invented in 1596 by John Harrington
First valve-type flush toilet was introduced in 1738 by a man named J.F. Brondel (J.F. Bronde)
Alexander Cummings invented the Strap, a sliding valve between the bowl and the trap in 1775.
Samuel Prosser applied for and received a patent for a plunger toilet in 1777.
Joseph Bramah altered the design in 1778 so that it had a valve at the bottom of the bowl that worked on a hinge, a predecessor to the modern ballcock.
Thomas Twyford revolutionized the toilet business in 1885 when he built the first trapless toilet in a one-piece, all china design.
J. G. Jennings patented a washout closet in 1852. This unit had a shallow basin with a dished tray and water seal. The flush water drove the contents into the pan and then through the S-trap.
The U.S.Patent Office received applications for 350 new toilet designs between 1900 and 1932.
Engineers at the Emerson Motor Company in St. Louis have developed a 3.3 inch motor and a .2 horsepower pump that fits in a toilet tank to add speed and power to each flush.
Emerson partnered with pump manufacturers Zoeller Company and Hydromatic Pump Company to develop a plumbing system that liquefies waste.
Thomas Crapper didn't invent the toilet, but was an English plumber from the late 1800s who held nine patents for plumbing products.
Now he has to post a question.

malott

12-04-2008, 11:01 PM

:o oops, sorry. :rolleyes:

malott

12-04-2008, 11:01 PM

Mary Todd Lincoln?
sorry but you are incorrect

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:01 PM

:o oops, sorry. :rolleyes:

That's ok, we'll try to answer your question 1st! :rolleyes:

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:02 PM

sorry but you are incorrect

John Wilkes Boothe

malott

12-04-2008, 11:03 PM

wrong again.

malott

12-04-2008, 11:04 PM

booth didn't stick around to see if he was dead or not.

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:04 PM

His vice president?

malott

12-04-2008, 11:06 PM

that's not it either.

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:08 PM

His doctor?

malott

12-04-2008, 11:10 PM

Im looking for a name.

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:12 PM

Alright!! I'm googling!! :mad:

malott

12-04-2008, 11:13 PM

Cheater!!!cheater!!!

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:14 PM

Charles Leale (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), a young Army surgeon on liberty for the night and attending the play

malott

12-04-2008, 11:16 PM

You didn't type final answer. Do you need me to type the question again?

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:16 PM

Charles Leale (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), FINAL ANSWER!!!

malott

12-04-2008, 11:17 PM

:new_rofl: Hey, play nice no reason to yell. That is correct.

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:22 PM

Name 2 of the 3 Attorney Generals under Ronald Reagan..

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:24 PM

William French Smith (of California) - 1981 to 1985

Edwin Meese III - 1985 to 1988

Richard Thornburgh - 1988 - 1991

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:25 PM

Name 2 of the 3 Attorney Generals under Ronald Reagan..

And it's ok to Google! I think we could turn this into a good way to learn about our Nations history. The only rule is, if you google or wikepedia, you have to copy and paste some info about the subject so we all can learn. How's that sound?

malott

12-04-2008, 11:25 PM

man that's exactly how they pop up when you google them to. :D

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:26 PM

Who is United States top fighter ace of all time and how many aerial victories does he have?

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:26 PM

William French Smith (of California) - 1981 to 1985

Edwin Meese III - 1985 to 1988

Richard Thornburgh - 1988 - 1991

Just like Punch just did! He included the dates for us! Those are right. Your up!!
:)

malott

12-04-2008, 11:27 PM

richard bong 40

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:29 PM

richard bong 40

You need to include some info!! Keep up with the rules!

malott

12-04-2008, 11:31 PM

question was who and how many. Did he ask what war?

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:31 PM

You need to include some info!! Keep up with the rules!Come on now. Be nice He won that one fair and square

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:33 PM

Come on now. Be nice He won that one fair and square

:new_rofl:

Richard Ira Bong, who would become America's "Ace of Aces," was born on September 24, 1920, the son of a Swedish immigrant. He grew up on a farm near the small town of Poplar, Wisconsin

malott

12-04-2008, 11:34 PM

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:38 PM

Kirkwood House in Washington

Booth assigned Atzerodt to assassinate Vice President (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) Andrew Johnson (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) on April 14, 1865. On that morning, Atzerodt booked room 126 at the Kirkwood House in Washington, where Johnson was staying. However, he could not muster the courage to kill Johnson, so he began drinking at the hotel bar. He presumably got drunk, and spent the night perambulating the streets of Washington. During his stay at the hotel, Atzerodt had asked the bartender about Johnson's whereabouts. This aroused suspicion the next day, after Lincoln was assassinated. An employee of the hotel contacted the police regarding a "suspicious looking man in a gray coat".[citation needed (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)]
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Execution of the four condemned as conspirators, July 7, 1865, at Fort McNair (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) in Washington, D.C. (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.).

The military police then conducted a search of Atzerodt's room on April 15 and found that he did not sleep in it the night before. Additionally, he had a loaded revolver (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) concealed under his pillow, as well as a concealed bowie knife (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.). The police also found a bank book belonging to Booth in the room. Atzerodt was arrested on April 20. He was apprehended at the house of his cousin, Hartman Richter, in Germantown, Maryland (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.).

malott

12-04-2008, 11:39 PM

very good.

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:40 PM

Ok I just watched Abraham Lincoln on the history channel so these questions are fresh in my mind.

What was the name of the hotel where Lincolns vice president was staying the night Lincoln was assasinated?Motel 6? :D Probably something weirdly connected to the Kennedy assasignation like the Oswald hotel or something like that.

malott

12-04-2008, 11:41 PM

He was right with the kirkwood.

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:42 PM

He was right with the kirkwood.:D It wasn't motel 6? :D I'm disapointed

malott

12-04-2008, 11:42 PM

shootsahoyt is quite the trivia player. At work he can talk the other team out of the answer just by reading the question again. :new_rofl:

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:46 PM

Ok, this is the last one for me tonight.....I need my beauty rest!

What was the Treaty of Ghent?

Remember, we are trying to learn here so a little history along with it! :D

Good night, Guys!

malott

12-04-2008, 11:47 PM

Punch old shootsahoyt probably had to run down to quicktrip and get another 5 hour energy dring so he can stay awake. His age he's usually in bed by now.

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:48 PM

The Treaty of Ghent (8 Stat. 218), signed on December 24, 1814, in Ghent, currently in Belgium, was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The treaty largely restored relations between the two countries to status quo ante bellum. Due to the era's slow speed of communication, it took weeks for news of the peace treaty to reach America, well after the Battle of New Orleans had ended

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:48 PM

Punch old shootsahoyt probably had to run down to quicktrip and get another 5 hour energy dring so he can stay awake. His age he's usually in bed by now.

I've already had my 2 for the day! :mad:

Once again, goodnight! :D

malott

12-04-2008, 11:48 PM

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The Treaty of Ghent

On December 24, the Treaty of Ghent is signed ending the war. The war in the field continues until mid-February.

Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, Concluded at Ghent, December 24, 1814; Ratification Advised by Senate, February 16, 1815; Ratified by President; February 17, 1815; Ratifications Exchanged at Washington, February 17, 1815; Proclaimed, February 18, 1815.
His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, desirous of terminating the war which has unhappily subsisted between the two countries, and of restoring, upon principles of perfect reciprocity, peace, friendship, and good understanding between them, have, for that purpose, appointed their respective Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
His Britannic Majesty, on his part, has appointed the Right Honourable James Lord Gambier, late Admiral of the White, now Admiral of the Red Squadron of His Majesty's fleet, Henry Goulburn, Esquire, a member of the Imperial Parliament, and Under Secretary of State, and William Adams, Esquire, Doctor of Civil Laws; and the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, has appointed John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Henry Clay, Jonathan Russell, and Albert Gallatin, citizens of the United States;
Who, after a reciprocal communication of their respective full powers, have agreed upon the following articles:
Article I
There shall be a firm and universal peace between His Britannic Majesty and the United States, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, of every degree, without exception of places or persons. All hostilities, both by sea and land, shall cease as soon as this treaty shall have been ratified by both parties, as hereinafter mentioned. All territory, places, and possessions whatsoever, taken by either party from the other during the war, or which may be taken after the signing of this treaty, excepting only the islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay, and without causing any destruction or carrying away any of the artillery or other public property originally captured in the said forts or places, and which shall remain therein upon the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, or any slaves or other private property. And all archives, records, deeds, and papers, either of a public nature or belonging to private persons, which, in the course of the war, may have fallen into the hands of the officers of either party, shall be, as far as may be practicable, forthwith restored and delivered to the proper authorities and persons to whom they respectively belong. Such of the islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy as are claimed by both parties, shall remain in the possession of the party in whose occupation they may be at the time of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, until the decision respecting the title to the said islands shall have been made in conformity with the fourth article of this treaty. No disposition made by this treaty as to such possession of the islands and territories claimed by both parties shall, in any manner whatever, be construed to affect the right of either.
Article II
Immediately after the ratifications of this treaty by both parties, as hereinafter mentioned, orders shall be sent to the armies, squadrons, officers, subjects and citizens of the two Powers to cease from all hostilities. And to prevent all causes of complaint which might arise on account of the prizes which may be taken at sea after the said ratifications of this treaty, it is reciprocally agreed that all vessels and effects which may be taken after the space of twelve days from the said ratifications, upon all parts of the coast of North America, from the latitude of twenty-three degrees north to the latitude of fifty degrees north, and as far eastward in the Atlantic Ocean as the thirty-sixth degree of west longitude from the meridian of Greenwich, shall be restored on each side: that the time shall be thirty days in all other parts of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equinoctial line or equator, and the same time for the British and Irish Channels, for the Gulf of Mexico, and all parts of the West Indies; forty days for the North Seas, for the Baltic, and for all parts of the Mediterranean; sixty days for the Atlantic Ocean south of the equator, as far as the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope; ninety days for every other part of the world south of the equator; and one hundred and twenty days for all other parts of the world, without exception.
Article III
All prisoners of war taken on either side, as well by land as by sea, shall be restored as soon as practicable after the ratifications of this treaty, as hereinafter mentioned, on their paying the debts which they may have contracted during their captivity. The two contracting parties respectively engage to discharge, in specie, the advances which may have been made by the other for the sustenance and maintenance of such prisoners.
Article IV
Whereas it was stipulated by the second article in the treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, that the boundary of the United States should comprehend all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries, between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean, excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of Nova Scotia; and whereas the several islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, which is part of the Bay of Fundy, and the Island of Grand Menan, in the said Bay of Fundy, are claimed by the United States as being comprehended within their aforesaid boundaries, which said islands are claimed as belonging to His Britannic Majesty, as having been, at the time of and previous to the aforesaid treaty of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, within the limits of the Province of Nova Scotia. In order, therefore, finally to decide upon these claims, it is agreed that they shall be referred to two Commissioners to be appointed in the following manner, viz: One Commissioner shall be appointed by His Britannic Majesty, and one by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof; and the said two Commissioners so appointed shall be sworn impartially to examine and decide upon the said claims according to such evidence as shall be laid before them on the part of His Britannic Majesty and of the United States respectively. The said Commissioners shall meet at St. Andrews, in the Province of New Brunswick, and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall think fit. The said Commissioners shall, by a declaration or report under their hands and seals, decide to which of the two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. And if the said Commissioners shall agree in their decision, both parties shall consider such decision as final and conclusive. It is further agreed that, in the event of the two Commissioners differing upon all or any of the matters so referred to them, or in the event of both or either of the said Commissioners refusing, or declining or wilfully omitting to act as such, they shall make, jointly or separately, a report or reports, as well to the Government of His Britannic Majesty as to that of the United States, stating in detail the points on which they differ, and the grounds upon which their respective opinions have been formed, or the grounds upon which they, or either of them, have so refused, declined, or omitted to act. And His Britannic Majesty and the Government of the United States hereby agree to refer the report or reports of the said Commissioners to some friendly sovereign or State, to be then named for that purpose, and who shall be requested to decide on the differences which may be stated in the said report or reports, or upon the report of one Commissioner, together with the grounds upon which the other Commissioner shall have refused, declined, or omitted to act, as the case may be. And if the Commissioner so refusing, declining, or omitting to act, shall also wilfully omit to state the grounds upon which he has so done, in such manner that the said statement may be referred to such friendly sovereign or State, together with the report of such other Commissioner, then such sovereign or State shall decide ex parte upon the said report alone. And His Britannic Majesty and the Government of the United States engage to consider the decision of such friendly sovereign or State to be final and conclusive on all the matters so referred.
Article V
Whereas neither the point of the highlands lying due north from the source of the river St. Croix, and designated in the former treaty of peace between the two Powers as the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, nor the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, has yet been ascertained; and whereas that part of the boundary line between the dominions of the two Powers which extends from the source of the river St. Croix directly north to the above mentioned north west angle of Nova Scotia, thence along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude; thence by a line due west on said latitude until it strikes the river Iroquois or Cataraquy, has not yet been surveyed: it is agreed that for these several purposes two Commissioners shall be appointed, sworn, and authorized to act exactly in the manner directed with respect to those mentioned in the next preceding article, unless otherwise specified in the present article. The said Commissioners shall meet at St. Andrews, in the Province of New Brunswick, and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall think fit. The said Commissioners shall have power to ascertain and determine the points above mentioned, in conformity with the provisions of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and shall cause the boundary aforesaid, from the source of the river St. Croix to the river Iroquois or Cataraquy, to be surveyed and marked according to the said provisions. The said Commissioners shall make a map of the said boundary, and annex to it a declaration under their hands and seals, certifying it to be the true map of the said boundary, and particularizing the latitude and longitude of the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, of the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, and of such other points of the said boundary as they may deem proper. And both parties agree to consider such map and declaration as finally and conclusively fixing the said boundary. And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing, or both or either of them refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such reports, declarations, or statements shall be made by them, or either of them, and such reference to a friendly sovereign or State shall be made in all respects as in the latter part of the fourth article is contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.
Article VI
Whereas by the former treaty of peace that portion of the boundary of the United States from the point where the forty-fifth degree of north latitude strikes the river Iroquois or Cataraquy to the Lake Superior, was declared to be "along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario, through the middle of said lake, until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie, thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication into Lake Huron, thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that lake and Lake Superior;" and whereas doubts have arisen what was the middle of the said river, lakes, and water communications, and whether certain islands lying in the same were within the dominions of His Britannic Majesty or of the United States: In order, therefore, finally to decide these doubts, they shall be referred to two Commissioners, to be appointed, sworn, and authorized to act exactly in the manner directed with respect to those mentioned in the next preceding article, unless otherwise specified in this present article. The said Commissioners shall meet, in the first instance, at Albany, in the State of New York, and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall think fit. The said Commissioners shall, by a report or declaration, under their hands and seals, designate the boundary through the said river, lakes, and water communications, and decide to which of the two contracting parties the several islands lying within the said rivers, lakes, and water communications, do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. And both parties agree to consider such designation and decision as final and conclusive. And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing, or both or either of them refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such reports, declarations, or statements shall be made by them, or either of them, and such reference to a friendly sovereign or State shall be made in all respects as in the latter part of the fourth article is contained and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.
Article VII
It is further agreed that the said two last-mentioned Commissioners, after they shall have executed the duties assigned to them in the preceding article, shall be, and they are hereby, authorized upon their oaths impartially to fix and determine, according to the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, that part of the boundary between the dominions of the two Powers which extends from the water communication between Lake Huron and Lake Superior, to the most northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods, to decide to which of the two parties the several islands lying in the lakes, water communications, and rivers, forming the said boundary, do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three; and to cause such parts of the said boundary as require it to be surveyed and marked. The said Commissioners shall, by a report or declaration under their hands and seals, designate the boundary aforesaid, state their decision on the points thus referred to them, and particularize the latitude and longitude of the most northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods, and of such other parts of the said boundary as they may deem proper. And both parties agree to consider such designation and decision as final and conclusive. And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing, or both or either of them refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such reports, declarations, or statements shall be made by them, or either of them, and such reference to a friendly sovereign or state shall be made in all respects as in the latter part of the fourth article is contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.
Article VIII
The several boards of two Commissioners mentioned in the four preceding articles shall respectively have power to appoint a secretary, and to employ such surveyors or other persons as they shall judge necessary. Duplicates of all their respective reports, declarations, statements, and decisions, and of their accounts, and of the journal of their proceedings, shall be delivered by them to the agents of His Britannic Majesty and to the agents of the United States, who may be respectively appointed and authorized to manage the business on behalf of their respective Governments. The said Commissioners shall be respectively paid in such manner as shall be agreed between the two contracting parties, such agreement being to be settled at the time of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty. And all other expenses attending the said commissions shall be defrayed equally by the two parties. And in the case of death, sickness, resignation, or necessary absence, the place of every such Commissioner, respectively, shall be supplied in the same manner as such Commissioner was first appointed, and the new Commissioner shall take the same oath or affirmation, and do the same duties. It is further agreed between the two contracting parties, that in case any of the islands mentioned in any of the preceding articles, which were in the possession of one of the parties prior to the commencement of the present war between the two countries, should, by the decision of any of the boards of commissioners aforesaid, or of the sovereign or State so referred to, as in the four next preceding articles contained, fall within the dominions of the other party, all grants of land made previous to the commencement of the war, by the party having had such possession, shall be as valid as if such island or islands had, by such decision or decisions, been adjudged to be within the dominions of the party having had such possession.
Article IX
The United States of America engage to put an end, immediately after the ratification of the present treaty, to hostilities with all the tribes or nations of Indians with whom they may be at war at the time of such ratification; and forthwith to restore to such tribes or nations, respectively, all the possessions, rights, and privileges which they may have enjoyed or been entitled to in one thousand eight hundred and eleven, previous to such hostilities. Provided always that such tribes or nations shall agree to desist from all hostilities against the United States of America, their citizens and subjects, upon the ratification of the present treaty being notified to such tribes or nations, and shall so desist accordingly. And his Britannic Majesty engages, on his part, to put an end immediately after the ratification of the present treaty, to hostilities with all the tribes or nations of Indians with whom he may be at war at the time of such ratification, and forthwith to restore to such tribes or nations respectively all the possessions, rights, and privileges which they may have enjoyed or been entitled to in one thousand eight hundred and eleven, previous to such hostilities. Provided always that such tribes or nations shall agree to desist from all hostilities against His Britannic Majesty, and his subjects, upon ratification of the present treaty being notified to such tribes or nations, and shall so desist accordingly.
Article X
Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavours to accomplish so desirable an object.
Article XI
This treaty, when the same shall have been ratified on both sides, without alteration by either of the contracting parties, and the ratifications mutually exchanged, shall be binding on both parties, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington, in the space of four months from this day, or sooner if practicable.
In faith whereof we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty, and have thereunto affixed our seals.
Done, in triplicate, at Ghent, the twenty-fourth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Gambier [L. S.] Henry Goulburn [L. S.] William Adams [L. S.] John Quincy Adams [L. S.] J. A. Bayard [L. S.] H. Clay [L. S.] John. Russell [L. S.] Albert Gallatin [L. S.]

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:49 PM

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:49 PM

WAAAAAAY to slow, Malott!! :p

malott

12-04-2008, 11:49 PM

to much? :p

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:50 PM

And WAAAAY too much information! Skip will need to add another server! :)

shootsahoyt

12-04-2008, 11:50 PM

This time I mean it!! Good night! :D

malott

12-04-2008, 11:51 PM

:new_rofl: You said we are here to learn and needed in depth information.

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:51 PM

He said wanted a brief history not a working copy of it. :D:D:D:D

You are too slow anyway.

punch_master

12-04-2008, 11:54 PM

What is the heaviest manmade moving object ever made?

Little Bear

12-04-2008, 11:58 PM

norways troll gas platform

punch_master

12-05-2008, 12:01 AM

norways troll gas platformVery good, you win. I'm outta here too guys!!!! It's been fun

mobow#1

12-05-2008, 10:13 AM

norways troll gas platform

Good Job Little Bear!!!!!!!!! I just watched that on Modern Marvels:cool:

And ifn no one told ya...... Your up, and please make this a short question:p

shootsahoyt

12-05-2008, 08:51 PM

Someone needs to let little bear know that in order to proceed with this informative thread, she needs to ask a question!! :mad::5emoticon:

shootsahoyt

12-05-2008, 09:12 PM

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I just want to play trivia!

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mobow#1

12-05-2008, 09:32 PM

Her memory is Short 2 Jack!! So Triva on
\
I think she is playing one of the Little Elfs in the Christmas Parade.

That will prolly leave a mark!!!

shootsahoyt

12-05-2008, 09:45 PM

Her memory is Short 2 Jack!! So Triva on
\
I think she is playing one of the Little Elfs in the Christmas Parade.

That will prolly leave a mark!!!
I know this against the rules, but I think it would be best for the good of all things trivial!
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shootsahoyt

12-05-2008, 09:45 PM

Who was the last member of the whig party to be president?

Little Bear

12-05-2008, 09:53 PM

hey i am sorry i didn't know all the rules, i was just glad to know the answer. but i do have a trivia question if you would like it.

shootsahoyt

12-05-2008, 09:53 PM

Now she shows up!!! :rolleyes: You warned me about her Mobow!! :5bowtie:

Little Bear

12-05-2008, 09:55 PM

so now can i post something

shootsahoyt

12-05-2008, 09:56 PM

hey i am sorry i didn't know all the rules, i was just glad to know the answer. but i do have a trivia question if you would like it.

The rules are:

1. If you answer a question you have to ask the next question, and

2. when you answer a question you need to include a SHORT (Malott :mad:) paragraph that you cut and pasted out of wikepedia or wherever it is you got the answer from so we can all learn a little bit. This is the THINK tank. :D

shootsahoyt

12-05-2008, 09:57 PM

so now can i post something

You bet! We will come back to my question.... post away! ;)

Little Bear

12-05-2008, 10:02 PM

here is the answer to where i found the information and next i will post my question.

The tallest and heaviest man-made structure ever moved on the surface of the Earth is Norway’s Troll gas platform." The account goes on as follows:

"The structure was so immense that it took ten of the world’s most powerful tugs in the world over a week to tow the hundred-story structure, weighing over a million tons, onto its ultimate production site. It is taller than the world’s tallest building and is the heaviest object ever transported by man. At times, their speed was less than ½ knot for the 180-mile journal, but for the most part the tugs were pulling their cargo at about 2 knots. The tow-out alone went into the Guinness Book of Records as the heaviest man-made object to move on the surface of the earth, displacing the previous record holder, the tow-out of the Ninian (another drilling facility) central concrete platform. The greatest challenge of all was moving it safely from its construction site to its deep-water location 80 km off the Norwegian coast. Its sheer size and weight made its transportation extremely difficult. Yet several novel marine operations were successfully achieved...

...The 369-meter structure now stands in water 302 meters deep and is sunk into the seabed to a depth of 35.7 meters. The whole structure, including the topsides and the flare tower, is 472 meters high. As such, Troll A is the world’s tallest and heaviest concrete platform and the heaviest man-made object ever to have been moved across the surface of the earth...

...This structure is truly a monument to man’s ingenuity. When it was announced in 1986, it was called the "Norwegian Man on the Moon Project." The Economist Magazine dubbed the Troll as one of the 10 technical wonders of the modern world, along with moon landings, the first heart transplant and the jumbo jet. Not bad company."

Live long and prosper.

Little Bear

12-05-2008, 10:04 PM

What was the last brand of cigarettes promoted on TV before such ads were banned in 1971?

shootsahoyt

12-05-2008, 10:08 PM

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The last cigarette TV commercial (for Virginia Slims) was broadcast on the Johnny Carson Tonight Show at 11:59pm on January 1, 1971. It was expected to be devastating for the networks when tobacco ads were banned - but they did all right without them, in spite of immediately losing $220 million dollars a year in revenues.

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imanut2

12-05-2008, 11:09 PM

Someone needs to explain the rules to

The rules are:

1. If you answer a question you have to ask the next question, and

2. when you answer a question you need to include a SHORT (Malott :mad:) paragraph that you cut and pasted out of wikepedia or wherever it is you got the answer from so we can all learn a little bit. This is the THINK tank. :D

Shootstoomuchbs.....hellooooo.....question? :rolleyes:

TexHunter

12-06-2008, 08:37 AM

I missed the invite to this?! ;) :D

shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 09:04 AM

I didnt want to answer till Little Bear told me I was correct. But I assume I am so here goes.....

Who was the last member of the whig party to be president?

TexHunter

12-06-2008, 09:16 AM

Millard Fillmore

shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 09:21 AM

That is correct, but please refer to post #148. :)

TexHunter

12-06-2008, 09:28 AM

That is correct, but please refer to post #148. :)

Ok but please refer to post #150. ;)

I didnt want to answer till Little Bear told me I was correct. But I assume I am so here goes.....

Who was the last member of the whig party to be president?

Who was the spokes person for Dingo Boots in the late 70's, early 80's and how many boots generally appeared in the ads?

shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 09:38 AM

Ok but please refer to post #150. ;)

Who was the spokes person for Dingo Boots in the late 70's, early 80's and how many boots generally appeared in the ads?

Ok, kid. I know you're new on here so I'm going to give you a pass on this one. You're supposed to cut and paste a small paragraph or so with a little info concerning the answer you just gave. :5emoticon:

Who was the spokes person for Dingo Boots in the late 70's, early 80's and how many boots generally appeared in the ads?

mobow#1

12-06-2008, 09:41 AM

Yea Bill: Get in the game!!! Snap into a Slim Jim:D

shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 09:45 AM

O.J. Simpson? :eek:

Simpson's amiable persona and natural charisma landed him numerous endorsement deals. He was a spokesman for the Hertz (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) rental car company. He would be depicted running through airports, as if to suggest he was back on the football field. Simpson was also a longtime spokesman for Pioneer Chicken (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and owned two franchises, one of which was destroyed during the LA riots (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), as well as Honeybaked Hams, the pX Corporation, the Calistoga Water Company (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)'s line of Napa Naturals soft drinks, and he appeared in comic book ads for Dingo cowboy boots

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shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 10:15 AM

If it's not him, I think it's Broadway Joe Namath and there are usually 5 of boots in the ads....7 if you count the ones Joe is wearing.
Dang Tex! Make us work why don't you!!! :mad:

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TexHunter

12-06-2008, 10:16 AM

Ok, kid. I know you're new on here so I'm going to give you a pass on this one. You're supposed to cut and paste a small paragraph or so with a little info concerning the answer you just gave. :5emoticon:

Who was the spokes person for Dingo Boots in the late 70's, early 80's and how many boots generally appeared in the ads?

O.J. Simpson? :eek:

Simpson's amiable persona and natural charisma landed him numerous endorsement deals. He was a spokesman for the Hertz (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) rental car company. He would be depicted running through airports, as if to suggest he was back on the football field. Simpson was also a longtime spokesman for Pioneer Chicken (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and owned two franchises, one of which was destroyed during the LA riots (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), as well as Honeybaked Hams, the pX Corporation, the Calistoga Water Company (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)'s line of Napa Naturals soft drinks, and he appeared in comic book ads for Dingo cowboy boots

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Only a partially correct answer youngster! :D :eek: :cool: The OJ ads, not Broadway Joe! ;)

shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 10:17 AM

We just posted at the same time!! :D Check my next post.

TexHunter

12-06-2008, 10:18 AM

Let me know when you have finished answering. I have to go to the dump now to take the trash.

And please no questions about red, wide patterned corduroy pants! :eek: :new_rofl:

shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 10:20 AM

Let me know when you have finished answering. I have to go to the dump now to take the trash.

Geez Trebec! Chill! :new_rofl:

O.J. Simpson and in the Dingo advertisements they have 5 boots in a semicircle...

shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 11:04 AM

Did he say he was going to the dump or going to take.........

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shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 02:20 PM

Geez! Where's the dump? Alberquerque?

imanut2

12-06-2008, 02:44 PM

Geez! Where's the dump? Alberquerque?

Hmmmm....maybe he's having trouble fitting into his red, wide patterned corduroy pants and Dingo boots....hey Tex, I think Joe says they slide on better when you wear nylons :eek: :D

TexHunter

12-06-2008, 04:21 PM

I only see 3 boots. You may proceed Jackson.

No nylons here! :eek:

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shootsahoyt

12-06-2008, 07:44 PM

Who was the St. Patricks Battalion?

malott

12-06-2008, 11:04 PM

The Saint Patrick's Battalion (Spanish (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.): Batallón de San Patricio) was a unit of several hundred immigrants (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and expatriates (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) of European descent and fought as part of the Mexican Army (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) against the United States in the Mexican-American War (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) of 1846 to 1848. Final answer.

shootsahoyt

12-07-2008, 08:24 AM

malott

12-07-2008, 11:43 AM

Name the actor and movie this line was said in.....'I've stood on the shoulders of life and I've never gotten down into the dirt to build, to erect a foundation of my own. I've flown too high on borrowed wings. Everything came too easy.'

imanut2

12-07-2008, 03:21 PM

Had to Google this as I don't watch tv nor see many movies...

Quiz Show (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) is a 1994 film (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) which tells the true story of the Twenty One (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.(game_show)) quiz show scandal (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) of the 1950s. The film chronicles the rise and fall of the popular contestant Charles Van Doren (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) (played by actor Ralph Fiennes) after the rigged loss of Herb Stempel, and Congressional investigator Richard N. (Dick) Goodwin's probe of Twenty-One's game fixing.
Directed by Robert Redford (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.). Written by Paul Attanasio (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), adapted from Richard N. Goodwin (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)'s book "Remembering America : A Voice From the Sixties".

malott

12-07-2008, 04:51 PM

that is correct.

imanut2

12-08-2008, 01:49 AM

that is correct.

Guess I get to ask the nest question...soooo...how much money did I save by switching my insurance to Geico? :D

Too tough?

Real question....Who earned infamy for noting: "A billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be"?

mobow#1

12-08-2008, 08:59 AM

J Paul Getty

Getty, asked his reaction and whether he was really worth a billion dollars, said "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then famously added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be."

imanut2

12-08-2008, 04:24 PM

Yep, that is correct! Sorry for the delay, had to drive up to WI and back today...that wasn't in the plans when I posted yesterday (actually, this morning....you all go to bed to early LOL) :o

mobow#1

12-08-2008, 05:36 PM

What is the name of the worlds largest's waterfall and it's Loacation

Little Bear

12-08-2008, 07:07 PM

Inga falls in africa congo river 315 feet

mobow#1

12-08-2008, 07:35 PM

Inga falls in africa congo river 315 feet

Not according to my info, now guess again.

Hint: I said largest, not tallest

Maybe my info is wrong:eek:

Little Bear

12-08-2008, 07:55 PM

Angel falls
3,212 feet
venezuela
waterfalls database

mobow#1

12-08-2008, 07:58 PM

Now you smoking, and it is your turn:D

Little Bear

12-08-2008, 08:34 PM

What sitcom star who said interminable: "sorry about that, chief"?

mobow#1

12-08-2008, 08:58 PM

This must be Teddy Bear!!!

I know the answer but I will let some one else play Max!!

imanut2

12-08-2008, 10:38 PM

This must be Teddy Bear!!!

I know the answer but I will let some one else play Max!!
Very smart! :D

mobow#1

12-10-2008, 10:02 PM

What's up?? No body wants to play any more!!! Ok I will pick up my toys and go home:p Oh wait I am at home. See what happens when ya all don't play:rolleyes: Mobow Out:D

shootsahoyt

12-11-2008, 10:23 AM

What sitcom star who said interminable: "sorry about that, chief"?

Maxwell Smart?

imanut2

12-11-2008, 11:41 AM

Maxwell Smart?

Of course....almost missed it by 'that' much ;)
What's the next question...come on shootytooty, get with the program!!

punch_master

12-11-2008, 12:44 PM

Shooty doesn't seem to have a question so I'll throw out a REALLY easy one.

What year was the first Harley Davidson Motorcycle made? And what was the bike called?

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 02:31 PM

1903 Indian:cool:

I got it wrong 1901

imanut2

12-11-2008, 02:32 PM

If I recall, they made three in 1903...but those were for racing...I have no idea if it had a name associated with them (if they ran like my old Harley's, I'd could guess at a few choice words they'd have been called :D )

1905 is when they began regular production....don't know if that had a name either....

In 1906, the Silent Grey Fellow was introduced...so called because it was quiet and well, grey :D

imanut2

12-11-2008, 02:34 PM

1903 Indian:cool:
Indian was a competitor...in fact, during the early 1900s, there were literally 100s of motorcycle manufacturers. Here's a little tidbit, did you know Ole Evinrude, from Evinrude Outboard fame, helped HD develoe it's first v-twin...

....and her's something I found:

Gottlieb Daimler invented the first gas-engined motorcycle in 1885, which was an engine attached to a wooden bike. That marked the moment in history when the dual development of a viable gas-powered engine and the modern bicycle collided. Gottlieb Daimler used a new engine invented by engineer, Nicolaus August Otto (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.). Otto invented the first "Four-Stroke Internal-Combustion Engine" in 1876. He called it the "Otto Cycle Engine" As soon as he completed his engine, Daimler (a former Otto employee) built it into a motorcycle

Now where have I heard that Daimler name before...

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 02:35 PM

To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. history of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle began in Milwaukee in 1903. In Milwaukee, Bill Harley and Arthur Walter Davidson developed a one-cylinder motorcycle. Around the turn of the century the gasoline engine was developed and the one-cylinder motor was introduced. In 1901 the Indians were the first motorcycles and in 1903 Mitschell, Merkel and Yale.
This motorcycle was initially built for racing and was powered by a one-cylinder gasoline combustion engine.

imanut2

12-11-2008, 02:41 PM

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 03:01 PM

But the Indians were not Harley-Davidson's, they were competitors of HD.

Visited the webpage you got your info from....they were just describing how the motorcycles developed...the second paragraph is where they start talking about HD...

That's what I get for not reading into it all the way!! Read the first motorcycle and did not go to the second paragraph:o

punch_master

12-11-2008, 03:16 PM

One of you is EXTREMELY close to the answer but not quite there yet. Do you need another hint?

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 03:19 PM

One of you is EXTREMELY close to the answer but not quite there yet. Do you need another hint?

I need two or three:D

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 03:23 PM

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Copyright Harley-Davidson Archives
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The first Harley-Davidson was basically a motorized bicycle.

That original Harley-Davidson motorcycle had a 24.75 cubic inch (405 cc), single-cylinder, air-cooled engine with an F-head valve configuration. The engine weighed 49 pounds.
Today a motorcycle does not really look at all like a bicycle. Both vehicles have two wheels, but that is where the similarity ends. Read on to learn about today's motorcycles.

A Basic Motorcycle Today

punch_master

12-11-2008, 03:26 PM

punch_master

12-11-2008, 03:30 PM

OK, here is your hint.
If I recall, they made three in 1903...but those were for racing...Half right/half wrong
I have no idea if it had a name associated with them (if they ran like my old Harley's, I'd could guess at a few choice words they'd have been called :D ) You got the second part correct. No name.

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 03:34 PM

OK I even visted the Muesum and they don't list the name of it. So I am assumeing, That you are talking about when they Opened their bussiness and not the first production. I give up!!!

This is a good one Punch!!!

punch_master

12-11-2008, 03:44 PM

I can't believe that stumped you guys!!!

From Wikopedia
The beginning
In 1901, William S. Harley, age 21, drew up plans for a small engine with a displacement of 7.07 cubic inches (116 cc) and four-inch (102 mm) flywheels. The engine was designed for use in a regular pedal-bicycle frame.

Over the next two years Harley and his boyhood friend Arthur Davidson labored on their motor-bicycle using the northside machine shop at the home of their friend, Henry Melk. It was finished in 1903 with the help of Arthur's brother, Walter Davidson. Upon completion the boys found their power-cycle unable to conquer Milwaukee's modest hills without pedal assistance. Will Harley and the Davidsons quickly wrote off their first motor-bicycle as a valuable learning experiment.

Thier first bike was a total flop but can you imagine what that first attempt would be worth today?

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 03:52 PM

So did I miss it?? Never did see a name unless Merkel. I think you stumped Mobow more than ya did Nutter. Man talk about feeling like I am back in School:new_rofl:

punch_master

12-11-2008, 03:52 PM

Next question then. This one is stupidly easy.

Who is the worlds oldest firearm maker still in business today and approx how old is the firm?

punch_master

12-11-2008, 03:53 PM

So did I miss it?? Never did see a name unless Merkel. I think you stumped Mobow more than ya did Nutter. Man talk about feeling like I am back in School:new_rofl:Yes you missed it. There was no name.

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 04:01 PM

Remington 8 years from beign 200 years old

punch_master

12-11-2008, 04:07 PM

Remington 8 years from beign 200 years oldNope, not even close.

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 04:23 PM

Nope, not even close.

Mobow's Grade F-:mad:

imanut2

12-11-2008, 04:29 PM

punch_master

12-11-2008, 04:46 PM

Would that be Beretta? And I mean the gun manufacturer, not the 1970's detective on tv ;)

PS...I still think the correct answer for the HD question is 1903....they celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2003...and math being one of my better subjects, 2003-100=1903Beretta is correct. Now how old?

1903 is the correct year and I gave you half credit but you blew it when you said the first three bikes were for racing. The first bike they produced in 1903 was a flop not a racer.

mobow#1

12-11-2008, 04:49 PM

482 years old. For got about them:mad:

Now I got to go sale some Bows
sell

punch_master

12-11-2008, 05:20 PM

Imanut's turn to ask a question.

imanut2

12-11-2008, 10:40 PM

It has half the fat of chicken, one-eighth the fat of beef, and is high in protein....what is it?

huntelk

12-12-2008, 09:43 AM

Is it an egg?

Walleye Joe

12-12-2008, 11:09 AM

Ostrich (Men's Health magazine) .....and no, I don't read it! :D Although I should! :o

imanut2

12-12-2008, 03:22 PM

Ostrich (Men's Health magazine) .....and no, I don't read it! :D Although I should! :o
yep...ostrich meat....

Walleye Joe

12-12-2008, 05:01 PM

Next question:

Where did the legend of the poinsettia begin?

imanut2

12-12-2008, 06:04 PM

Seeing how one of my kids is hispanic, my answer is Latin American...Mexico if you want a specific country....

...and a little googling gave me exaactly what I need...

The Legend of the Poinsettia

To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. charming story is told of Pepita, a poor Mexican girl who had no gift to present the Christ Child at Christmas Eve Services. As Pepita walked slowly to the chapel with her cousin Pedro, her heart was filled with sadness rather than joy. "I am sure, Pepita, that even the most humble gift, if given in love, will be acceptable in His eyes," said Pedro consolingly.
Not knowing what else to do, Pepita knelt by the roadside and gathered a handful of common weeds, fashioning them into a small bouquet. Looking at the scraggly bunch of weeds, she felt more saddened and embarrassed than ever by the humbleness of her offering. She fought back a tear as she entered the small village chapel.
As she approached the alter, she remembered Pedro's kind words: "Even the most humble gift, if given in love, will be acceptable in His eyes." She felt her spirit lift as she knelt to lay the bouquet at the foot of the nativity scene.
Suddenly, the bouquet of weeds burst into blooms of brilliant red, and all who saw them were certain that they had witnessed a Christmas miracle right before their eyes.
From that day on, the bright red flowers were known as the Flores de Noche Buena, or Flowers of the Holy Night, for they bloomed each year during the Christmas season.
Today, the common name for this plant is the poinsettia!

DUBBYA ARE

12-12-2008, 10:23 PM

I don't have a clue if that answer is right or not Ray :o But that's a great story anyway :)

Did you guy's (and girl's) know that you don't even half'ta spell the words right to run a search in GOOGLE :eek: ....... just getter close and it'll give ya some multiple choices :p ........ :D

imanut2

12-12-2008, 11:27 PM

Of course it's right, WR...I found it on the internet that Al Gore invented, so it MUST be true :D

Walleye Joe

12-13-2008, 06:32 AM

Very, very good Ray! Your turn. :)

imanut2

12-13-2008, 10:30 AM

Thanks!!

Now, we all know Hugh Hefner because he founded a particular magazine with um....great stories :D , but he actually worked for another magazine as circulation manager while he was raising money to launch Playboy...what magazine?

mobow#1

12-13-2008, 12:16 PM

Just a guess! I would say Esquire

imanut2

12-13-2008, 02:56 PM

Nope....not Esquire...

mobow#1

12-15-2008, 04:45 PM

??? Then there would be only one left, PentHouse:o

punch_master

12-15-2008, 04:58 PM

Young Hef

For which magazine did Hugh Hefner serve as circulation manager while he was raising money for the launch of Playboy? Children's Activities!

[The Playboy bunny logo was inspired by the design on young Hugh Hefner's favorite blanky.]

punch_master

12-15-2008, 05:49 PM

How about a simple math problem?
Give the general equation for the following:

y''-4y'+4y=0

mobow#1

12-15-2008, 07:06 PM

Orginal Equation is: y''-4y'+4y=4x2.

The solution:
y(t) = yh + yp = c1e2t + c2te2t +1/6t3e2t:

punch_master

12-15-2008, 08:49 PM

Sorry Mobow, You are so close but not quite. (Hint: You are starting with the wrong equation (y''-4y'+4y=0 does not equal y''-4y'+4y=4x2))

Walleye Joe

12-16-2008, 08:53 AM

How about a simple math problem?
Give the general equation for the following:

y''-4y'+4y=0

You call this Trivia ??? :confused:

mobow#1

12-16-2008, 09:19 AM

You call this Trivia ??? :confused:

You have to give him credit Joe!!! Punchy puts some good ones up there makes you stop and think:) And just for the record John boy has not got one of his question's right yet:( I think my grade is F-:eek: But I am having fun:5bullwhip:

punch_master

12-16-2008, 09:21 AM

You call this Trivia ??? :confused:It is for someone who just went through a Differential Equations class in college and has no life like me:D

Walleye Joe

12-16-2008, 11:28 AM

It is for someone who just went through a Differential Equations class in college and has no life like me:D

The reason I asked this question is: It (the answer) is waaaay over my pea brains ability to come up with a solution. I never made it past basic geometry. :o All the respect to you Punchy for being able to do this sort of stuff.

As you were mathematicians.......

mobow#1

12-16-2008, 11:45 AM

Sorry Mobow, You are so close but not quite. (Hint: You are starting with the wrong equation (y''-4y'+4y=0 does not equal y''-4y'+4y=4x2))

I take it close doesn't count:D especially if I was building a bridge:o Punch did you take engineering too? I am like Joe, this is over my head

punch_master

12-16-2008, 12:01 PM

I take it close doesn't count:D especially if I was building a bridge:o Punch did you take engineering too? I am like Joe, this is over my headI guess I could be really nice and give it to you. The real answer is just.

Y=C1*e^2t +C2*e^2t

You didn't need the "+1/6t3e2t" at the end.

Yes I r a Ingineer.

I'll try to think of something simpler next time. Go ahead Mobow and give the next question since you were at least close.

mobow#1

12-16-2008, 01:09 PM

I guess I could be really nice and give it to you. The real answer is just.

Y=C1*e^2t +C2*e^2t

You didn't need the "+1/6t3e2t" at the end.

Yes I r a Ingineer.

I'll try to think of something simpler next time. Go ahead Mobow and give the next question since you were at least close.

Well at least I got Engineer even thou I spelled it wrong!! Shirley you can't hold that against me!! Don't ask me who shirley is either........

mobow#1

12-16-2008, 01:38 PM

What is the answer of life, the universe, and everything?

imanut2

12-16-2008, 01:58 PM

What is the answer of life, the universe, and everything?

7 :5emoticon:

punch_master

12-16-2008, 03:32 PM

What is the answer of life, the universe, and everything?That's easy. Per Monty Python's movie HitchHiker's guide to the Galaxy. The answer is:

42

mobow#1

12-16-2008, 07:04 PM

That's easy. Per Monty Python's movie HitchHiker's guide to the Galaxy. The answer is:

42

Correct:your turn

punch_master

12-16-2008, 11:21 PM

What is the largest bear ever killed by

1)weight
2)length
3)skull size

That should keep you boys busy and outta trouble for awhile.

shootsahoyt

12-17-2008, 09:15 AM

Hey! it's was my turn 54 posts and 6 pages ago!!! :mad: Seriously, I'm glad trivia is still alive and well.
We need to try and play in chat one night. we could do teams and set a "GOOGLE" time limit or something. There are ways of communicating with individuals on your team without everyone else seeing what you're talking about. Might be fun on a cold snowy night sometime.

Now back to this bear...... :new_rofl:

shootsahoyt

12-17-2008, 09:36 PM

record brown bear in Alaska on the Alaskan Peninsula in October 2006. Skull size - 33 1/16, 11 feet 9 inches nose to tail, estimated weight - 1,800 pounds

mobow#1

12-17-2008, 10:03 PM

record brown bear in Alaska on the Alaskan Peninsula in October 2006. Skull size - 33 1/16, 11 feet 9 inches nose to tail, estimated weight - 1,800 pounds

I see you still have most of your points:rolleyes: I know of a polar bear that went over 2200 pounds, but then again he didn't say what kind of bear!!!:p

Tejas Raz

12-17-2008, 10:17 PM

I see you still have most of your points:rolleyes: I know of a polar bear that went over 2200 pounds, but then again he didn't say what kind of bear!!!:p

YOUCH!!! :eek:

malott

12-17-2008, 10:23 PM

I will give 6,804 of my points to the 1st person who can tell me the largest bear ever killed by

Does this sound familiar?

malott

12-17-2008, 10:24 PM

Moderators, Please transfer 6,804 of my points to Malott, take 2 points for yourselves for the transaction and please send me a reciept for my taxes! Thank you!!

Moderators I was just wanting to check if my balance has been credited?:D

mobow#1

12-17-2008, 10:30 PM

Moderators I was just wanting to check if my balance has been credited?:D

Tattle Tale:D I would have never done that to Jack:eusa_liar: And he knows that:rolleyes:

shootsahoyt

12-17-2008, 10:52 PM

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mobow#1

12-18-2008, 10:29 AM

I see nothing has changed:rolleyes: Where is Obama when we need him:eek: I can't believe I just said that:confused:

shootsahoyt

12-18-2008, 10:40 AM

Alright, the strike is over......
Trivia is bigger than some cross dressing Texan!! :5bowtie:

What was the only team to win 2 World Series in the 1980's?

mobow#1

12-18-2008, 10:48 AM

Pistons did in Basketball I think in 1982 but not 100% sure if your talking about Basketball !!

shootsahoyt

12-18-2008, 10:49 AM

World Series. Baseball my fellow Trivia soldier!!!