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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:49 pm
by jimmymac
cheers :)

will stick with the footy now

Which two teams are allowed to wear their home strip when playing away, i.e. they can ask the home team to wear their away kit?

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:50 pm
by Istenem
i know one is reading. not sure of the other. ajax?

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:57 pm
by jimmymac
reading is correct due to them playing in Royal Berkshire...the royalty part allows it.

The other team is from this country too.

both reasons still hold true but i doubt either team would try to enforce their reason :)

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:32 am
by jimmymac
im away for a few days now so better answer this one or you'll all be waiting in suspense.

the other team is preston as they were the first ever league winners

think its over to you UP (or anyone else that has a question)

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:03 am
by Scott
jimmymac wrote:im away for a few days now

Jimmy, Jimmy oh Jimmymac when are you coming back? :wink: :lol:

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:07 am
by Istenem
extreme eddie wrote:
jimmymac wrote:im away for a few days now

Jimmy, Jimmy oh Jimmymac when are you coming back? :wink: :lol:
very good.

if i'm at bat, riddle me this:

what is always on the pitch at the start of the fa cup final but never gets used?

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:06 pm
by Cardinal Sin
A plinth of some description?

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:08 pm
by Istenem
nope but it is an inanimate accoutrement. so you are kinda close.

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:13 pm
by harry 3
The losing teams coloured ribbons. The winners are attached to the cup.

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:17 pm
by Istenem
there are no flies on you Harry, i thought that was going to be trickier. over to the Royal county...

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:04 pm
by harry 3
Here goes.

Which fictional villain fell to his death after toppling over the Reichenbach Falls ?

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:22 pm
by Istenem
it's not something i know so i'll guess professor moriarty

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:28 am
by harry 3
Professor James Moriarty is correct. Too easy that one, I think.

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:30 am
by Istenem
he was the first villain to occur to me.

right-o, which european country is the biggest producer of bananas?

guess who got the QI book for christmas ;)

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:06 pm
by Northern Monkey
total guess but I eould say Netherlands on the basis that they have all of those huge greenhouses where they grow peppers etc