Trivia

[galvo]

Awake are you? You old coot! Have a lash at this:-

What is Eric Hollies' claim to fame?

[cath-hater]

Eric Hollies was a famous English cricketer. Yeehaw !

How about this one? If the tv shows Friends, what was the apartment number of Joey and Chandler?

[galvo]

Hey! There are plenty of famous English cricketers. But Hollies was the only one to do what I'm looking for. So, more info, please.

BTW, Joey and Chandler lived in Apartment 19.

[Stoday]

Eric Hollies — now that takes me back to my teenage schooldays in the 1950's. I used to live in Leicester, 30 miles northwest of Warwick. Eric Hollies used to play for Warwickshire in the 1940's and 1950's.

I was only 7 when Eric Hollies bowled out the famous Aussie Don Bradman for a duck. Bradman was the best Australia could put forward.

Since then, English cricket has declined compared with Australia. I'm not sure if it's England getting worse or Australia getting better. Probably the former, because the Indians can sort us out too. 

[galvo]

Correct, Stoday. I thought you'd be of the right vintage. Now come up with something.

[Stoday]

Here's one for everyone:

Why do the hands of clocks rotate clockwise?

[YLGuy]

Because if it didn't the clock would only be right twice a day! 

[galvo]

To emulate the movement of the sun dial, at least one of which would be in Stoday's garden, along with the fairies.

[Stoday]

95%, so your turn Galvo.

-5% because you don't have clocks & watches that turn anti-clockwise in Australia. Yet the sun moves in the opposite direction.

[galvo]

As does the water down the plug hole!

Now, here's a poem. Who wrote it and in referece to what town/city was it written? (HINT - It's been in the news recently).

I remember the day when I first came here
And smelt the sweet .......... air

The trees and ground covered with snow
Gave us indeed a brilliant show

To me the place seemed like a dream
And far ran a lonesome stream

The wind hissed as if welcoming us
The pine swayed creating a lot of fuss

And the tiny cuckoo sang it away
A song very melodious and gay

I adored the place from the first sight
And was happy that my coming here was right

And eight good years here passed very soon
And we leave you perhaps on a sunny noon

Oh ......... we are leaving you now
To your natural beauty do I bow

Perhaps your winds sound will never reach my ear
My gift for you is a few sad tears

I bid you farewell with a heavy heart
Never from my mind will your memories thwart

[kitkatz]

Google says:
This poem was written in 1853 AD , and its title was Town Abbottabad

[galvo]

Yep. And for extra points, why was this town in the news recently?

[okarol]

Osama bin Laden's hideout mansion is in Abbottabad.

[galvo]

Yes, indeed, okarol.

kitkatz's turn, I think.

[okarol]

  Yes, Kitkatz it is!

[kitkatz]

OKay Let's see.....
A recent study indicates when men crave food, they tend to crave fat and salt. When women crave food, they tend to desire .

[YLGuy]

First of all what women desire will always be a mystery to men so I find this question biased.  Second of all as soon as we figure it out they change their minds about what they really want anyways.
 

[cath-hater]

I think YL has the right answer to this one. So let's move on to another question. 

[galvo]

sugar?

[kristina]

chocolate and/or cake ?

[cath-hater]

You see ! Even Kristina doesn't know the answer and she's a female !

[Stoday]

Kristina wrong? No! In my experience of getting my wicked way  on the right side of women, it's chocolate.

[galvo]

kitkatz?

[kitkatz]

Kristina was right with chocolate.

[kristina]

Thanks Kitkatz.

My question is this:

Many wonder what the difference between a plant and a weed is.

So, what is a weed ?

The definitive answer was given by a well known professional gardener on a Radio program.