The famous fruit-chat quiz!
Cardinal Sin
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:22 am
Yes, FSM saw through my blatant xenophobia and nipped in there with with the correct answer.
Over to you, Your Noodliness.
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:31 am
National Insurance Contributions Aren't Mandatory?
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by Matt Vinyl » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:41 am
No-one In Cameras Amazes Me?
Er...
I used to know this, from the constant, "And now, in NICAM Digital Stereo...!" that used to play before films, but can't for the life of me recall now...
"And do you ever contradict yourself, Minister?" "Well, yes and no..."
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:50 am
Having cheated and looked at the answer, I think NICAM stands for
Nighon Impossibly Complicated Acronym Mate!
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by Northern Monkey » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:51 am
No idea ut I'll go for N being noise and AM being audio modulation
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by Flying Spaghetti Monster » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:55 am
I'd of thought someone might get it having given the complicated word for C away, anyway just to keep things moving its:
Near Instantaneous Companding Audio Multiplex
(used to be on the start titles of most films and TV programs in the 80's)
Jump in anyone
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:48 pm
An easy one to get the ball rolling then.
Companding is a portmanteau of which 2 words?
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by Istenem » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:39 pm
compaction exp anding?
nobody ever wins on those things.
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:48 pm
Well, compacting and expanding but I'll give it to you...
What a nice guy I am
Over to up.
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by Istenem » Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:50 pm
thank you.
what yearly sporting feat did segar bastard achieve in 1878?
nobody ever wins on those things.