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Posted: **Tue May 23, 2006 4:55 pm**

i really should know this. the tempest?

Posted: **Tue May 23, 2006 4:57 pm**

Now this one I do know, being the Eng Lit graduate that I am.

As You Like It

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 8:56 am**

Correct, over to Weyland.

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 9:50 am**

Right, history question. Something I've been reading up on recently:

Which UK town is reputedly (IE not really) named after Merlin, of King Arthur fame?

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 9:55 am**

Can't think of any towns with Merlin in the name.

But since all that shenanigans went on in Somerset (or did it?), I'm going to guess ....

Frome

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 10:20 am**

Nope, not Frome.

First clue: Ask you have correctly surmised, the name "Merlin" does not actually appear in its current form in the name of the town in question. But bear in mind we're talking 1500 years ago here.

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 10:28 am**

Milton Keynes

(i know it's not right, but I don't know any other names for Merlin).

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 10:38 am**

st melion?

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 10:40 am**

Nope and nope. Next clue: It's in Wales.

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 10:49 am**

Bastard.

I was about to guess Merthyr Tydfil (based solely on the mer- bit) before you gave that clue.

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 10:49 am**

merthyr?

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 10:51 am**

bastard. His Eminence beat me to it by seconds.
i'm going to sulk in the corner.

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 11:00 am**

Don't worry, it's wrong. Next clue: It doesn't begin with "M".

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 11:12 am**

Bollox. I'd already started doing my victory jig.

Right. Welsh towns not beginning with M....

Aberestyt

ABertystehwth

Abertstehethytthth

..

Forget that.

Cardiff

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2006 11:14 am**

rhyl?

on a side issue the sun printed a list of the top ten gay holiday destinations and the winner was aberlimp-wristwyth

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