The famous fruit-chat quiz!
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:09 pm
Thank you UP. I remember a few years ago someone actually released a book with all the different words for drunk. It wasn't you was it?
Snooker question.... imagine the unlikely scenario that every single ball on the table ends up dotted around inside the D. The cue ball is then potted. Where does the player place the cue ball ?
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by Mattb » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:13 pm
As an avid snooker player, i've never heard of that one!
I'll go for a similar scenario. If a colours spot is held, the cueball normally goes in a direct line behind the spot. So i'll go for aas close as possible behind the brown spot.
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by Istenem » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:18 pm
good question. (i like the title too)
no idea, how about on top of the other balls?
nobody ever wins on those things.
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:28 pm
Nope and nope. As a snooker fan, this question was once posed to the BBC panel.
Although it is a bit of a red herring...
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by Istenem » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:34 pm
do they rerack?
nobody ever wins on those things.
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:56 pm
Nope.
To be honest, I'm not going to be here for the next day, so I'll give you the answer. It's a bit of a con anyway....
The answer is that no matter what arrangement all the balls are inside the D, there will always be somewhere you can place the cue ball.
Sorry about that. Over to anyone that wants it
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by Mattb » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:10 pm
Damn, i did think about that one. But without a table to view, i couldn't scale size of D to 22 balls :x
Someone post a q. Might be me soon if i have nowt to do!
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by Istenem » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:13 pm
what a swizz.
go right on Matt
nobody ever wins on those things.
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by Mattb » Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:54 pm
Ok then. Here's a silly one, as its silly o'clock here.
What have a monkey and a chainsaw got in common?
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by tka » Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:30 pm
Neither of them can drive a tractor.
No wonder I drink!
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by Mattb » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:13 am
That is true (probably), but not the answer on my card. Try again
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by Cardinal Sin » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:24 am
What have a monkey and chainsaw got in common?
They could both think up a better question for the Phoenix
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by Istenem » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:25 am
a monkey and a chainsaw
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any chance of a clue?
nobody ever wins on those things.
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by Mattb » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:44 am
hehe, thought no-one would get this. I agree, its a stupid question, but i wanted a taxing one for your swolen brains.
It involves trees :P
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by Cardinal Sin » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:55 am
One climbs up trees, the other chops down trees.
Or maybe cos monkeys eat bananas which grow on trees which are then chopped down by chainsaws.
Or in other words, I don't know.