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The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 5:40 pm
by Pastor Fireball
If they asked me, I could wrote a book. Unfortunately, it wouldn't sell any copies because it wouldn't have steamy sex on every page.
kroxquo - 96% of 20 = 19.2
themanintheseersuckersuit - 33 1/3% of 38 = 12.67
franktangredi - 25% of 44 = 11
Bob Juch - 10% of 106 = 10.6
smilergrogan - 10% of 40 = 4
Bob78164 - 10% of 26 = 2.6
jarnon - 10% of 20 = 2
ShamelessWeasel - 0% of 42 = 0
For the first time, nobody is going all-in. krox is leaving himself eight-tenths of a point, just in case. Let's see if any of you have read this book.
Name one mode of transportation that Phileas Fogg used in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in 80 Days.
Your answer is due by Monday 6/2 at 4 PM EDT.
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Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 6:10 pm
by Bob78164
Name one mode of transportation that Phileas Fogg used in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in 80 Days. I'm pretty sure he
took a train across the United States
. --Bob
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 6:40 pm
by Bob Juch
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 6:57 pm
by jarnon
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 5:45 am
by smilergrogan
Frog. No, wait - elephant.
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:35 am
by kroxquo
He definitely did NOT travel by balloon, and I might try and cheat by saying by foot since I am pretty sure he walked at least part of the distance, but I will go with steam ship which he had to disassemble to provide fuel for the boiler.
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 1:43 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
Name one mode of transportation that Phileas Fogg used in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in 80 Days.
Hot air balloon
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 5:38 pm
by franktangredi
Pastor Fireball wrote:
Name one mode of transportation that Phileas Fogg used in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in 80 Days..
Railroad
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:25 am
by ShamelessWeasel
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:23 pm
by Pastor Fireball
Name one mode of transportation that Phileas Fogg used in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in 80 Days.
Hot air balloon, right? Only if you're watching the classic David Niven movie. Or the awful Jackie Chan remake. There were no hot air balloons in the novel.
The only forms of transportation used by Fogg in the novel were boats and trains.
Although TMITSSS was the only person to go with the obvious answer, he thankfully didn't bet it all this week. Everybody stayed in the black, so everybody gets a 2 point bonus.
Week 7 Scores
Bob Juch - 18 + 36 + 12 + 40 + 10.6 (+ 2) = 118.6
franktangredi - 4 + 12 + 12 + 16 + 11 (+ 2) = 57
ShamelessWeasel - 4 + 14 + 8 + 16 + 0 (+ 2) = 44
smilergrogan - 6 + 10 + 8 + 16 + 0 (+ 2) = 42
kroxquo - 2 + 10 + 0 + 8 + 19.2 (+ 2) = 41.2
Bob78164 - 4 + 6 + 0 + 16 + 2.6 (+ 2) = 30.6
themanintheseersuckersuit - 10 + 8 + 12 + 8 - 12.67 (+ 2) = 27.33
jarnon - 2 + 10 + 0 + 8 + 2 (+ 2) = 24
Total Scores After Week 7
Bob Juch - 777.15
ShamelessWeasel - 470.69
franktangredi - 411.87
smilergrogan - 389.52
Bob78164 - 238.59
kroxquo - 223.58
jarnon - 211.77
plasticene - 171.8
themanintheseersuckersuit - 162.47
earendel - 162
MarleysGh0st - 31.8
christie1111 - 26.35
Appa23 - 21
Vandal - 5.2
silverscreenselect - 0
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 7, Friday
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:52 am
by smilergrogan
Pastor Fireball wrote:The only forms of transportation used by Fogg in the novel were boats and trains.
I protest:
from Chapter XI, "In Which Phileas Fogg Secures a Curious Means of Conveyance at a Fabulous Price",
Passepartout: "Monsieur, I think I have found a means of conveyance."
Fogg: "What?"
Passepartout: "An elephant! An elephant that belongs to an Indian who lives but a hundred steps from here."
I demand my 4 points!