Artificial Gratuitousness wrote:Did somebody call me?
I was in the can with Prince Albert at the time.
And I was in the can with Chronic Diarrhea....
MarleysGh0st wrote: 1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
I dunno, but he's playing with his nipple.
2. "Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Rex Harrison
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
Yogi Baron
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
King Liver Spots XIII
MarleysGh0st wrote:
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
Mr. Admiral Lord Nelson
2. "Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Mr. Rex Harrison
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
Mr. Sir Rt. Hon. I. Forget
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Edward VII, a.k.a. Bertie
MarleysGh0st wrote:2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon EDT on Friday, August 8.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
2. "Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
There'll be a test later.Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee,
Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three,
One-To-Three Neds, Richard Two,
Harrys Four-Five-Six... then who?
Edwards Four-Five, Dick the Bad,
Harrys (twain), Ned Six (the lad),
Mary, Bessie, James you ken,
Then Charlie, Charlie, James again...
Will & Mary, Anne of gloria,
Georges ( 4! ), Will Four, Victoria,
Edward Seven next, and then
Came George the Fifth in 1910...
Ned the Eighth soon abdicated,
So George Six was coronated,
Then Number Two Elizabeth...
And that's all, folks (until her death...)!!
To be fair Vice Admiral Lord Nelson (or the sculptor in this case) wasn't really trying to copy Napoleon by sticking his right hand inside his jacket.MarleysGh0st wrote:LookingForHumorPoints = 1.5 (The same half credit for Albert, then half a point for Bonaparte--Lord Nelson does seem to be copying Napoleon's hand in the vest pose, doesn't he? But I couldn't see a connection between either of these military leaders with George W.)
Oops! I'm embarrassed for making the comparison, then.tanstaafl2 wrote:To be fair Vice Admiral Lord Nelson (or the sculptor in this case) wasn't really trying to copy Napoleon by sticking his right hand inside his jacket.MarleysGh0st wrote:LookingForHumorPoints = 1.5 (The same half credit for Albert, then half a point for Bonaparte--Lord Nelson does seem to be copying Napoleon's hand in the vest pose, doesn't he? But I couldn't see a connection between either of these military leaders with George W.)
He had no right hand, nor most of the right arm for that matter. But it did help to balance out the fact that he had lost his right eye as well...
War is hell as little Billy Sherman would say!
And, just for fun, you'd have 6 points.jsuchard wrote:I know I'm late, but doing this just for fun.
Spoiler
1. Horatio Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Rutherford?
4. Edward [which number?] II