Phoenix's Diamond Anniversarary

theoak · Post by **theoak** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:34 pm

Argh! i eel pie island one too! didnt see it in time

and no, I dont have a clue about this latest question..

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:39 pm

theoak wrote:Argh! i eel pie island one too!

nice Q. must be somewhere in africa. which leads me nicely on to... no i won't do it twice in a day. complete guess: uganda

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:43 pm

Nope UP, but again not a million miles away (right continent anyway!).

The king in question actually jointly rules the country with his mother, who is known as Great She-Elephant.

And to give theoak a massive clue to make up for the last question, you might be quite well acquainted with this country's currency?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:45 pm

can i steal the clue and say swaziland (lilangeli is it?)

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:49 pm

If you're not fast, you're last Oak.

Correct. The King of Swaziland is a bit of a nutter really. He seems content to swan about in his private jet whilst nearly 40% of the population are infected with HIV.

Anyway, over to UP.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:02 pm

i like the cut of his jib.

okay georges perec
is a fascinating man who took upon a mammoth task of writing a book which had an odd thing about it; notably his choosing of words within it.
a fact which shows that this man was no ordinary author was that it was about a war holocaust. it was known as la disparation; this man was from a nation which has a capital known as paris. but that is not important.

theoak · Post by **theoak** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:05 pm

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:08 pm

Er, you've not actually asked a question Eluva!

(but are you referring to the book, Gatsby - which was written without the letter E?)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:12 pm

well i was just seeing how tricky it would be. yes, he wrote a whole novel (in french) without the letter E (except in his name). then some crazy English dude translated it with the same constraint.

back at YE

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:22 pm

Gosh. We're fairly rattling through them dis avvo.

Tom Lehrer is a famous mathematician, pianist and satiricist from the 50s (and he's still alive today). However, he retired more than 30 years ago, joking that political satire was now dead since they award "him" a Nobel Peace Prize.

Who is "him" ?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:28 pm

the guy from the chemical elements song. i had a teacher at school who would play that as the end of term treat

anyway. canaan banana? (just because he has a daft name)

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:29 pm

Nope! Much more famous than that. The chap in question was really more of a war mongerer, which is why his Nobel Peace Prize was so surprising.

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:24 am

Henry Kissinger ?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:31 am

pol pot?

theoak · Post by **theoak** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:32 am

Ghengis.