Phoenix no. 33 1/3

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:12 pm

had a peep at janet jackson's jaded jubblies?

no, the clue is in the number. a bit of lateral thinking and you are there.
not a zip code or anything about telephones.

Gran · Post by **Gran** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:08 pm

Something to do with the 9th january 1996?

Some kind of parody on the Y2K bug?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:14 pm

Gran wrote:
Some kind of parody on the Y2K bug?

correct Gran. by putting a 0 before the year they are future-proofing themselves until 100000

Gran · Post by **Gran** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:19 pm

SKY 5.

Kind of an obscure one here.

Why did Sir Charles Napier think himself a clever so-and-so when he sent the one word telegram "peccavi" in 1863.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:21 pm

peccavi sounds like Italian or Latin, and it sounds like the 1st person singular.

Or maybe I dreamt all that.

Am I at all close?

Gran · Post by **Gran** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:24 pm

Aye, peccavi is a Latin word....

(loving the avatar by the way)

EDIT: And yes, it is first person singular

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:26 pm

Sounds like it could be derived from pecca as in impeccable...

so was he trying to say he had achieved perfection? or that he was just brilliant?

Gran · Post by **Gran** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:27 pm

Hmmm, it's hard to tell you more without giving it away....

Suffice to say, peccavi means "I have sinned"

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:42 pm

i have sinned in latin. vi visti vit, vimus vitis vint.
don't know the answer though.

Gran · Post by **Gran** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:22 pm

OK, it has something to do with British colonialism

Gran · Post by **Gran** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:18 pm

Basically, one of the main regions in Pakistan is called Sind.

He captured it for the British, and sent that telegram to act the smart arse.

Possibly a bit on the obscure side there, sorry guys.

Gran · Post by **Gran** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:05 pm

Step up to the plate, CR, I'm at work all day with chatrooms and gambling sites banned.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:09 pm

Nae luck. You should really get a job like mine (I've got about a 10% chance of getting fired tomorrow for trying and failing to be funny).

Right. Here's one of those questions that you hear that could well be complete baloney, but I'm going to ask it anyway.

What is the best-selling debut album of all time?

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:47 pm

Is that worldwide YE?

Here its Arctic Monkeys, before that it was Oasis.

Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:20 pm

it is worldwide, so none of the above.