QUESTIONS THREAD FRIDAY APRIL 18, 2008

[T_Bone0806]

I was actually thinking of those plastic shoes with the holes in 'em that a lot of people seem to be wearing but I don't know what you call 'em other than "those plastic shoes with the holes in 'em".

[T_Bone0806]

I'm not sure that they're plastic, they LOOK like they are, anyway.

[etaoin22]

The Pope began in nicely-accented French. Continued so for a long-time before switching to English.

Should he ever get tired of his current job, he could make it in Canadian politics.

Except that his careful intonation nearly put me to sleep in about 2 minutes.

G - Crocs.

An idea of a Quebec City couple, sold to Coloradans, but until this week the factory was still in Quebec City area.

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[etaoin22]

Q5: DISASTERS EAST OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

B - The Frenchman Jean Casadesus died in a car crash on the old Killer Strip of Highway 17 near Rockland, Ont, when the 2-lane road was still the main route between Ottawa and Montreal. This was a particularly noted death, since M. Casadesus was

1 - Youngest in a famed family of classical pianists, and he would play the three-piano repertoire with his parents.
2 - Youngest and bravest of a family of tightrope walkers.
3 - A French cabinet minister studying North American highway quality.
4 - A race car driver who had survived fiery Grand Prix racing wrecks.

G - The Gray Nuns in Orleans, Ontario, which in 1956 was a lonely outpost between Ottawa and Rockland, and is now a bustling suburb, had a convent there. It was destroyed by fire with considerable loss of life,after being struck by:

1 - Twelve consecutive bolts of lightning.
2 - An out of control fuel oil truck, followed by an out of control fire truck
3 - A 250 pound meteorite
4 - A fighter aircraft from a squadron protecting the national capital.

[T_Bone0806]

Q5: DISASTERS EAST OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

B - The Frenchman Jean Casadesus died in a car crash on the old Killer Strip of Highway 17 near Rockland, Ont, when the 2-lane road was still the main route between Ottawa and Montreal. This was a particularly noted death, since M. Casadesus was

1 - Youngest in a famed family of classical pianists, and he would play the three-piano repertoire with his parents.
2 - Youngest and bravest of a family of tightrope walkers.
3 - A French cabinet minister studying North American highway quality.
4 - A race car driver who had survived fiery Grand Prix racing wrecks.

G - The Gray Nuns in Orleans, Ontario, which in 1956 was a lonely outpost between Ottawa and Rockland, and is now a bustling suburb, had a convent there. It was destroyed by fire with considerable loss of life,after being struck by:

1 - Twelve consecutive bolts of lightning.
2 - An out of control fuel oil truck, followed by an out of control fire truck
3 - A 250 pound meteorite
4 - A fighter aircraft from a squadron protecting the national capital.

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[Bob78164]

Q5: DISASTERS EAST OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

B - The Frenchman Jean Casadesus died in a car crash on the old Killer Strip of Highway 17 near Rockland, Ont, when the 2-lane road was still the main route between Ottawa and Montreal. This was a particularly noted death, since M. Casadesus was

1 - Youngest in a famed family of classical pianists, and he would play the three-piano repertoire with his parents.
2 - Youngest and bravest of a family of tightrope walkers.
3 - A French cabinet minister studying North American highway quality.
4 - A race car driver who had survived fiery Grand Prix racing wrecks.

G - The Gray Nuns in Orleans, Ontario, which in 1956 was a lonely outpost between Ottawa and Rockland, and is now a bustling suburb, had a convent there. It was destroyed by fire with considerable loss of life,after being struck by:

1 - Twelve consecutive bolts of lightning.
2 - An out of control fuel oil truck, followed by an out of control fire truck
3 - A 250 pound meteorite
4 - A fighter aircraft from a squadron protecting the national capital.

Spoiler

B: 4, G: 2

Thanks for the game, Doc! --Bob

[ontellen]

Sheesh - we have friends in Orleans and Rockland.

No help though.

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[ontellen]

Thanks for the game Doc.

[T_Bone0806]

Thanks for the game Doc.

Indeed. A lot of work for you to do for the benefit of so few players.

We appreciate it!

[etaoin22]

B Robert, Gaby et Jean Casadesus.

Pianists.

There is in fact a 3-piano repertoire, although to the non-pianistic world, it is mostly one piece: Mozart Concerto for 3 pianos and Orchestra K. 365.
I believe there is still an EMI recording of the Casedusus family playing it.

G There was an ep of Canadian Bravo Disasters of the Century toay aon this one.

It was the fighter aircraft. Scrambled from Uplands Airport to check on a blip with radio failure, which turned out to be routine military passenger shuttle from the Arctic Circle. There were two fighters scrambled, one returned with no problems, and one suddenly lost communiation and flew into the ground. Oxygen system failure most likely. And while it could have hit vast areas of open space, or some moo cows in a barn, it hit the largest building in a great area, a Catholic convent.

B team wins by a head or two...

[T_Bone0806]

Have a great weekend, everybody!!

[etaoin22]

Sheesh - we have friends in Orleans and Rockland.

No help though.

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well, the Orleans - Rockland sector is 1000 % different now than what it was in the fifties or even the sixties. Although there is still Ontario Provincial Police OPP Rockland detachment, who would still respond to any such crises today.

The convent reconstructed is now the Residence St-Louis, a home for the aged, and is by or close to the river.

[peacock2121]

Q1: ON TO THE NBA, NOW; TIME FOR A SHOWDOWN.....


B - Name an NBA team still in the playoffs.
G - Name another one.

crap - I didn't even know there was a play-off happening.

Boston Celtics

Not the Knicks, for sure - how about the Lakers - nope, I hear crap about them as well - who else do I know? The Nuggets! Let's do that for Fanny.

[peacock2121]

Q1: ON TO THE NBA, NOW; TIME FOR A SHOWDOWN.....


B - Name an NBA team still in the playoffs.
G - Name another one.

Spoiler

Lakers and Celtics

--Bob

Are the Lakers really in it? really?

[peacock2121]

Q1 ansers:

Did ya not notice that the RAPTORS managed to make it??

I dont see HEAT.

I do see New Orleans Hornets and Utah Jazz, which makes no sense at all.

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So.... it's The Raptors, of whom I have never heard, Hornets, Jazz and one other team?

Is that right?

[peacock2121]

Q2: YA MIGHT ACTUALLY KNOW AN EIGHTIES LYRIC OR TWO....

At least done in the fill in the blank mode:

B:


Now she puts the kid away, and shes gone to get a hit
She hates her life, and what shes done to it
Theres one more kid that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool.

Keep on rockin in the _________.

G:Her hair is Harlow gold,
Her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got______________

Hood

Betty Davis eyes

I think I got the 2nd one!

[peacock2121]

I've got to go.

My husband is being a pain in the ass

This is so funny and so not christie - it is so something I would say!

cracked me up!

[peacock2121]

Q3 - NOTES FROM THE PERMA CAMPAIGN:

B - Senator Obama's now legendary tenpin score of 37 was attained at a fine bowling establishment in the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, a place most famously associated with which industry:

1 - Ketchup
2 - Woodworking
3 - Coalmining
4 - Railroading

G - Senator Clinton apparently was noted to have swigged this whiskey brand, to the disapproval of some:

1 - Jim Beam
2 - Jack Daniels
3 - Johnnie Walker
4 - Crown Royal.

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I think she was in some bar that had Royal or Crown in it's name - or something like that.

[peacock2121]

Q4: NEWS FROM THE WORLD: I GET TO ASK A SHOE QUESTION.

B - In what official language of the United Nations did Pope Benedict begin, and give most of his address to the General Assembly?

(And I dont think he was wearing his Gucci red loafers, but I didnt check. )

G - 700 jobs down the drain in Canada, and Lou Dobbs won't even notice. It seems this fine fad footwear cannot abide North American wages of up to fifteen bucks, and will henceforth be made only in the third world.

I heard French but I don't know if he started that way or not.

The only fad shoe I can think of is Crocs - I didn't know they were made in Canada.

[peacock2121]

and

Crocs are fugly.

[peacock2121]

I was actually thinking of those plastic shoes with the holes in 'em that a lot of people seem to be wearing but I don't know what you call 'em other than "those plastic shoes with the holes in 'em".

They were called Jellies!

I had them in pink and green and yellow.

I would were one color on my right foot and a different on my left.

I was such a fashion statement!

[peacock2121]

I'm not sure that they're plastic, they LOOK like they are, anyway.

They were plastic - soft plastic - you could get them totally wet and it made no difference.

[peacock2121]

I would also wear a different sock on each foot - sometimes totally coordinated.

I was a real dork.

[peacock2121]

Q5: DISASTERS EAST OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

B - The Frenchman Jean Casadesus died in a car crash on the old Killer Strip of Highway 17 near Rockland, Ont, when the 2-lane road was still the main route between Ottawa and Montreal. This was a particularly noted death, since M. Casadesus was

1 - Youngest in a famed family of classical pianists, and he would play the three-piano repertoire with his parents.
2 - Youngest and bravest of a family of tightrope walkers.
3 - A French cabinet minister studying North American highway quality.
4 - A race car driver who had survived fiery Grand Prix racing wrecks.

G - The Gray Nuns in Orleans, Ontario, which in 1956 was a lonely outpost between Ottawa and Rockland, and is now a bustling suburb, had a convent there. It was destroyed by fire with considerable loss of life,after being struck by:

1 - Twelve consecutive bolts of lightning.
2 - An out of control fuel oil truck, followed by an out of control fire truck
3 - A 250 pound meteorite
4 - A fighter aircraft from a squadron protecting the national capital.

I like 3 or 4 best, I will go with 4, although 3 would be a real kick in the head

I like 3 for killing the nuns.

[peacock2121]

B Robert, Gaby et Jean Casadesus.

Pianists.

There is in fact a 3-piano repertoire, although to the non-pianistic world, it is mostly one piece: Mozart Concerto for 3 pianos and Orchestra K. 365.
I believe there is still an EMI recording of the Casedusus family playing it.

G There was an ep of Canadian Bravo Disasters of the Century toay aon this one.

It was the fighter aircraft. Scrambled from Uplands Airport to check on a blip with radio failure, which turned out to be routine military passenger shuttle from the Arctic Circle. There were two fighters scrambled, one returned with no problems, and one suddenly lost communiation and flew into the ground. Oxygen system failure most likely. And while it could have hit vast areas of open space, or some moo cows in a barn, it hit the largest building in a great area, a Catholic convent.

B team wins by a head or two...

I liked the fake answers much better.

Let's make up some urban legends about each of those things.

That would be fun!