One quiz at a time

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AHB wrote:Tossing the caber and drinking whisky.
Drinking whisky and catching the caber?
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Wine and communion?
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Skinny dipping in the Liffey and drinking Guinness
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DRT wrote:Lager and a football match?
No
AHB wrote:Tossing the caber and drinking whisky.
No
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LGTrotter wrote:Wine and communion?
I like the internal logic!
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Sherry and eating salad?
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LGTrotter wrote:Wine and communion?
Nice guess. No. Never baptised. Father C of E, Mother a Hindu educated by Loreto nuns. No religious upbringing!
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DRT wrote:Sherry and eating salad?
Neither
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AHB wrote:Skinny dipping in the Liffey and drinking Guinness
Neither
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Not tossing the caber and drinking whiskey.
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AHB wrote:Not tossing the caber and drinking whiskey.
Not with sufficient focus, no; that's to say, I was unaware of not doing these things.
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djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Wine and communion?
Nice guess. No. Never baptised. Father C of E, Mother a Hindu educated by Loreto nuns. No religious upbringing!
But presumably a lifetime of guilt inherited from the nuns?
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djewesbury wrote:at 12.30pm
Is the time important?
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AHB wrote:Not tossing the caber and drinking whiskey.
Are you implying that Daniel has ceaselessly tossed the caber since 2004?

Played croquet and drank cider?
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Riesling and wearing Lederhosen?
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jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:at 12.30pm
Is the time important?
It has no significance except that's when I did these things. Who can say, perhaps that's useful to know.
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DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Wine and communion?
Nice guess. No. Never baptised. Father C of E, Mother a Hindu educated by Loreto nuns. No religious upbringing!
But presumably a lifetime of guilt inherited from the nuns?
And the anger turned in upon itself.
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DRT wrote:Riesling and wearing Lederhosen?
Not wearing Lederhosen. Riesling is closer.
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djewesbury wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:at 12.30pm
Is the time important?
It has no significance except that's when I did these things. Who can say, perhaps that's useful to know.
Did "these things" have to be (or were best) done during daylight hours?
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LGTrotter wrote:
DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Wine and communion?
Nice guess. No. Never baptised. Father C of E, Mother a Hindu educated by Loreto nuns. No religious upbringing!
But presumably a lifetime of guilt inherited from the nuns?
And the anger turned in upon itself.
Might also explain why he has not 'tossed the caber' since 2004.
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LGTrotter wrote:
DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Wine and communion?
Nice guess. No. Never baptised. Father C of E, Mother a Hindu educated by Loreto nuns. No religious upbringing!
But presumably a lifetime of guilt inherited from the nuns?
And the anger turned in upon itself.
I am, of course, guilty as charged, and ever will be.
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Alsace and pool.
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LGTrotter wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:
DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Wine and communion?
Nice guess. No. Never baptised. Father C of E, Mother a Hindu educated by Loreto nuns. No religious upbringing!
But presumably a lifetime of guilt inherited from the nuns?
And the anger turned in upon itself.
Might also explain why he has not 'tossed the caber' since 2004.
Very true. Father Fallon told me it was a mortal sin.
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Chablis and (knowingly) eating horse?
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Mah Jong and pinot gris?
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