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« Reply #5400 on: October 30, 2012, 06:01:57 PM »
"...The earliest recorded English usage of the term blue moon was in a 1524 pamphlet violently attacking the English clergy [3] , entitled "Rede Me and Be Not Wrothe" ("Read me and be not angry"): "If they say the moon is belewe / We must believe that it is true."..."


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« Reply #5401 on: November 03, 2012, 10:21:50 AM »
What is the name of the odd texting alphabet that uses numbers and symbols?

Ex. "1!X3 7|-|!5" = "Like This"

This is probably easy but I just learned this!   :clap;
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« Reply #5402 on: November 03, 2012, 04:42:02 PM »
looks like how a lot of people set up their passwords...
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« Reply #5403 on: November 03, 2012, 07:07:04 PM »
Quote from: CebuShan on November 03, 2012, 10:21:50 AM
What is the name of the odd texting alphabet that uses numbers and symbols?

Ex. "1!X3 7|-|!5" = "Like This"

This is probably easy but I just learned this!   :clap;

I remember using this lettering in the old newsgroups while sharing files, never knew it had a name.
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« Reply #5404 on: November 03, 2012, 08:23:18 PM »
my best friend uses it all the time... she calls it leet speak
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« Reply #5405 on: November 03, 2012, 08:43:15 PM »
Leet, or L33t, or Leetspeak, was once short for “elite.” Theories abound for why it is called “elite,” but most explanations trace the origin to the days of bulletin board systems (how geeks communicated on computers prior to the World Wide Web.) Elite users had access to special files, and using this alternate text system may have helped people hack into these restricted zones. Another theory claims that Leetspeak evolved simply out of the desire of computer users to show how clever and exclusive they could be.

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« Reply #5406 on: November 04, 2012, 12:57:20 PM »
The application process for this is going on now, so that's kinda why it's in my head.. also, I don't know when I'll get another chance to ask a trivia question.. *G*

Every year, Boston receives a tree from Nova Scotia that's used in their holiday celebrations.  Why does this happen?

PS. This will probably be easy for some..
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« Reply #5407 on: November 04, 2012, 01:47:28 PM »
I know this but I'll give someone else a chance first.
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« Reply #5408 on: November 07, 2012, 07:45:50 PM »
nobody?
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« Reply #5409 on: November 08, 2012, 02:48:28 AM »
I know I've read this story before and it was almost certainly on here, but for the life of me I cannot remember it. I don't google trivia questions because I like to make guesses and see if I can come up with the right answer on my own.

Does this date back to colonial times or something? Maybe the Depression era?

Sorry, I remember it was a good story, I just can't think of a decent guess.
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« Reply #5410 on: November 08, 2012, 11:08:09 AM »
It's not as far back as colonial times, and not as recent as The Depression.. but yeah, it's a good story..
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« Reply #5411 on: November 19, 2012, 12:00:25 PM »
The Halifax Disaster, Nova Scotia; Boston sent aid to the city when a munitions ship exploded in 1917. The tree is sent from Nova Scotia as a "Thank you". There's a great book about the Halifax Disaster called "The Town that Died" by Michael J. Bird.
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« Reply #5412 on: November 20, 2012, 12:38:58 PM »
Quote from: AnnieB on November 19, 2012, 12:00:25 PM
The Halifax Disaster, Nova Scotia; Boston sent aid to the city when a munitions ship exploded in 1917. The tree is sent from Nova Scotia as a "Thank you". There's a great book about the Halifax Disaster called "The Town that Died" by Michael J. Bird.

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« Reply #5413 on: November 20, 2012, 02:26:03 PM »
Since I'm an Anne Frank fan, this is a piece of trivia about Anne Frank.

What was the reason why the Frank family moved into the Secret Annex on July 6, 1942 as opposed to a later date as they had originally planned?
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« Reply #5414 on: December 01, 2012, 11:24:08 AM »
On 5 July 1942 Margot Frank received the dreaded call to report to a labour camp,
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Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #5415 on: December 02, 2012, 01:07:25 PM »
 Right. Your turn.
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« Reply #5416 on: December 19, 2012, 05:47:46 PM »
Ooops forgot to check the thread...  Here goes....


What Star Trek movie did Nichelle Nichols dance "naked"- feather dance in?
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #5417 on: December 19, 2012, 07:45:13 PM »
I would have said Jabba the Hut, but I think that was Carrie Fisher.....
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« Reply #5418 on: December 19, 2012, 10:12:22 PM »
Ahhh...An easy one for us Star Trek fanatics!
That would be Star Trek V - The Final Frontier!
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« Reply #5419 on: December 20, 2012, 02:18:26 PM »
Yes, your turn
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #5420 on: December 22, 2012, 05:04:27 PM »
This is probably dating myself but:
What was the "real" name of El Kabong and what was his sidekick's name?
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« Reply #5421 on: December 23, 2012, 09:40:02 AM »
Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey!  Don't forget Snuffles the dog: Ah-ah-ah.
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« Reply #5422 on: December 27, 2012, 03:18:34 PM »
You got it YL! You're up!   :yahoo;
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« Reply #5423 on: December 27, 2012, 03:37:32 PM »
VERY easy: What do the symbols on this T-shirt represent?
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« Reply #5424 on: December 28, 2012, 04:02:46 AM »
That's an easy one?! :sos;

OK, so I assumed the answer would be The Grateful Dead because that's my back-up guess to any question Marc asks. :laugh: Turns out I was not that far off. Gwyn meandered off, glanced briefly at the screen, said "Led Zeppelin" and off he went to make brunch.

So my answer: Led Zeppelin
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