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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 08:12 Tue 10 May 2011

AHB wrote:Am I allowed to guess?
Sure. You have no inside track on this question — guess away.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby Cookie » 09:08 Tue 10 May 2011

Fed up with that now so new question...can anyone guess what AHB is going to say regarding the 'Corporate Author' question posed by JDAW.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby AHB » 18:57 Mon 16 May 2011

Is it the same corporate author as has recently been quoted by Seckford Wines in their recently mailed offer for the 2009 ports?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 22:15 Tue 17 May 2011

No. It is—or was, that typing now long done—a long-lived and reputable UK entity with which you are all familiar.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby DRT » 16:54 Sat 27 Aug 2011

New quiz.

I own a large number of copies of Wine and Food: A Gastronomical Quarterly that was published by the Wine and Food Society from 1933 to some time in the 1970s.

Each magazine contains around 15 to 20 pages of adverts from establishments and companies connected with the subject matter of the publication. However, from the early 1950s onwards there is one recurring advert that has no relevance whatsoever. Can anyone guess which company posted the advert?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 17:21 Sat 27 Aug 2011

I recuse myself, on account of having access to some copies of this.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby DRT » 17:46 Sat 27 Aug 2011

jdaw1 wrote:I recuse myself, on account of having access to some copies of this.
Unless you have copies I do not know about it is safe for you to participate.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 18:01 Sat 27 Aug 2011

Benson & Hedges?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby DRT » 20:15 Sat 27 Aug 2011

jdaw1 wrote:Benson & Hedges?
No, and the wrong type of company.

...and an industry closely associated with wines and spirits at that time, so does not fit the criteria.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby PhilW » 16:02 Sun 28 Aug 2011

Procter and Gamble?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby DRT » 19:42 Sun 28 Aug 2011

PhilW wrote:Procter and Gamble?
No. Wrong industry.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 19:47 Sun 28 Aug 2011

A vanity product for men? Grecian Two Thousand?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby benread » 20:39 Sun 28 Aug 2011

Butlins?!
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 21:00 Sun 28 Aug 2011

A car company? Rolls Royce?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby DRT » 21:10 Sun 28 Aug 2011

jdaw1 wrote:A vanity product for men? Grecian Two Thousand?
Wrong, and wrong type of product.
benread wrote:Butlins?!
Wrong. Just wrong in every way.
jdaw1 wrote:A car company? Rolls Royce?
Wrong, but an industry associated to the advertised product.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby Glenn E. » 00:03 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Goodyear?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 07:13 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Michelin?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby DRT » 07:24 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Glenn E. wrote:Goodyear?

jdaw1 wrote:Michelin?

Both wrong, but both companies produce products associated with the answer.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby AHB » 07:33 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Pirelli?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 07:41 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Mercedes Benz?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby DRT » 07:59 Mon 29 Aug 2011

AHB wrote:Pirelli?
Wrong for the same reason as Michelin and Goodyear.
jdaw1 wrote:Mercedes Benz?
Wrong, but associated with the product of the answer.
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby PhilW » 16:03 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Dinky (toys) ?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 16:06 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Alfred Dunhill clothing for the motoring man?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby Glenn E. » 16:43 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Meguiars?
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Re: One quiz at a time

Postby jdaw1 » 17:00 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Royal Automobile Club?
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