Filipino Phoenix +63

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:50 am

Amicus and Tigon were film studios in the Hammer Horror vein, but I've not heard of one called Tyburn.

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:30 pm

Weyland is correct. Tyburn made a few obscure films in the 1970's such as The Ghoul, Legend Of The Werewolf and Persecution.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:03 pm

Given the recent news, I've just spent twenty minutes looking for a question on Jeremy Beadle. But it seems he really wasn't interesting enough!

So, instead I'll ask, what actually is a Tigon?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:32 am

Cross between a tiger and a lion?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:45 am

Nearly right, you need to be more specific.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:49 am

infertile offspring of a lion and a tigress

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:06 am

UP isn't that a liger?

i'm saying tiger and dragon

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:35 am

The offspring of a male lion and a female tiger is indeed called a liger.

Tiger and dragon is not correct either.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:26 am

lioness and tiger then?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:43 am

Yup. Specifically the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion, which is why I had to get pedantic earlier. Also known as a Tiglon. Your go!

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:25 pm

fusspot

okay, we say "say cheese" the french say "dit cerise" (cherry) when taking happy snaps.
neither cheese nor cherries have anything to do with photography so why do we say those words?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:59 pm

No idea and feel a bit harshly treated on the last one (ps Kai dragon's are extinct).

How about its something to do with the muscles required to produce the sound of the word force the mouth into a smiley shape.

Or alternatively it is purely an arbitrary choice of word designed to relax the subject.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:18 pm

Northern Monkey wrote: something to do with the muscles required to produce the sound of the word force the mouth into a smiley shape.

spot on

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:45 pm

Sorry NM, but I really couldn't give it to you - the answer you gave could have been either a tigon or a liger. Pub Quiz wouldn't have given it to you either.

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:13 pm

Weyland wrote:Given the recent news, I've just spent twenty minutes looking for a question on Jeremy Beadle. But it seems he really wasn't interesting enough!

So, instead I'll ask, what actually is a Tigon?

Funnily enough, sad man that I am , on the way in this morning I too thought up a Beadle question which I decided I would ask if succesful in the Phoenix today:

Jeremy famously had a withered hand, what is the medical name for his ailment?

Weyland if you were looking round for a question, you may already have the answer.