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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:16 am
by Weyland
You're getting close (at least with the first few letters) with Cardiff... but it's only got a population of about 20000.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:21 am
by Cardinal Sin
Carnarvon?
(In the Sun's gay holiday destinations, did they include Blackpoof?)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:24 am
by Weyland
OOOooohhh... so close.
(Presumably they didn't include scunthorpe?)
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:26 am
by Istenem
carmaerthen?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:29 am
by Weyland
Different spelling, but UP has it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmarthen
The name became Carmarthen (Caer Fyrddin) in Welsh. Someone may have treated the name as meaning "Royal residence of a man called Myrddin".
Myrddin was latinised by Geoffrey of Monmouth to
Merlinus, which was then shortened.
Over to you (P)...
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:34 am
by Istenem
apologies for my spelling and inability to remember any other gay holiday destinations. anyway number next:
the word cob can refer to three different species of animal; which?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:39 am
by Weyland
I seem to remember one being a type of pony...? And I think another's a kind of seabird.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:43 am
by Istenem
pony (or any small equine animal) is right
one is a bird but not a seabird
the other is a bit more tricky
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:46 am
by Cardinal Sin
I'm still fuming. I actually meant the other one, but got confused when it came to typing it out.
Anyway, I'm not one to hold a grudge.
A male swan is definitely a cob, isn't it?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:57 am
by Istenem
that's two down one to go, lateral thinking will help
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:01 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Snakes (cob-ra?)
er...
The Sweetcorn Monster
...
um...
complete guess, but rodents.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:03 pm
by Weyland
On the grounds that some of them look like corn-on-the-cob, sea cucumbers.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:04 pm
by Istenem
not rodents nor sea cucumbers but you are on the right lines with the other speculations.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:04 pm
by Weyland
Coral?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:07 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Dinosaurs?