One quiz at a time

Post by **PhilW** » 23:39 Thu 02 Jan 2014

Graham 1948

Post by **DRT** » 23:40 Thu 02 Jan 2014

Older than 1955?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:02 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Fonseca 48?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 06:46 Fri 03 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:Older than 1955?

Yes, older than 1955

Post by **PhilW** » 09:24 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Croft '50

Post by **DRT** » 09:24 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Older than 1950?

Post by **PhilW** » 09:29 Fri 03 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:Let's try to narrow the field of possibilities:
Was it from the 1963 vintage?

DRT wrote:Was it from the Christmas tasting at The Bell?

DRT wrote:Older than 1955?

DRT wrote:Older than 1950?

All very helpful for the team reaching the answer, but... where are your guesses, sir?!

Post by **DRT** » 09:32 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Not my turn, and there are probably 2-300 VPs still within range so guessing at this point is somewhat useless

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 10:41 Fri 03 Jan 2014

PhilW wrote:Croft '50

Close on the shipper. Close on the vintage, a little older.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 10:42 Fri 03 Jan 2014

AHB wrote:
PhilW wrote:Croft '50
Close on the shipper. Close on the vintage, a little older.

Did you answer the two 48 guesses...?

Post by **DRT** » 11:12 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Delaforce 1947?

Post by **PhilW** » 13:31 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Fonseca '48?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 14:22 Fri 03 Jan 2014

PhilW wrote:Fonseca '48?

I said that earlier. But I will say Cockburn thirty-five, just in case.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:12 Fri 03 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:
AHB wrote:
PhilW wrote:Croft '50
Close on the shipper. Close on the vintage, a little older.
Did you answer the two 48 guesses...?

Sorry, missed those on the iPhone.

Older than 1948. Not Fonseca or Graham.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:13 Fri 03 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:Delaforce 1947?

Right vintage. Close on the shipper, although not as close as Croft.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:14 Fri 03 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:
PhilW wrote:Fonseca '48?
I said that earlier. But I will say Cockburn thirty-five, just in case.

Right shipper, wrong vintage.

That's probably enough by way of clues. Who wants the next question?

Post by **PhilW** » 15:15 Fri 03 Jan 2014

AHB wrote:
DRT wrote:Delaforce 1947?
Right vintage. Close on the shipper, although not as close as Croft.

Then I'll guess you mean close alphabetically rather than TFP and go for Cockburn 1947?

Post by **PhilW** » 15:30 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Just seen Alex's second clue (posts crossed), so am assuming it is my turn:

I have just seen the name of a member of TPF on ebay, in an auction ending this weekend - who and why?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:31 Fri 03 Jan 2014

AHB wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
AHB wrote:
PhilW wrote:Croft '50
Close on the shipper. Close on the vintage, a little older.
Did you answer the two 48 guesses...?
Sorry, missed those on the iPhone.

Older than 1948. Not Fonseca or Graham.

So to recap, we've been told that 1945 is not far wrong, but that it's not 1948. It isn't Fonseca, Graham or Taylor, but Croft is 'close'.
Taking that literally, the closest other house to the Croft quinta at RoÃªda is Dow. Is it a Dow 42?

Post by **PhilW** » 15:34 Fri 03 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:So to recap, we've been told that 1945 is not far wrong, but that it's not 1948. It isn't Fonseca, Graham or Taylor, but Croft is 'close'. Taking that literally, the closest other house to the Croft quinta at RoÃªda is Dow. Is it a Dow 42?

Go back a couple of posts; Alex confirmed the vintage was '47, and then that the shipper was Cockburn just as I guessed Ck'47; I have already claimed, and asked the next question pending confirmation

Post by **PhilW** » 15:35 Fri 03 Jan 2014

is it page 252 yet...? (no)

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:36 Fri 03 Jan 2014

PhilW wrote:
djewesbury wrote:So to recap, we've been told that 1945 is not far wrong, but that it's not 1948. It isn't Fonseca, Graham or Taylor, but Croft is 'close'. Taking that literally, the closest other house to the Croft quinta at RoÃªda is Dow. Is it a Dow 42?
Go back a couple of posts; Alex confirmed the vintage was '47, and then that the shipper was Cockburn just as I guessed Ck'47; I have already claimed, and asked the next question pending confirmation

Whoops! Had a slightly-too-good lunch.
*doffs cap and withdraws*

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 15:49 Fri 03 Jan 2014

PhilW wrote:I have just seen the name of a member of TPF on ebay, in an auction ending this weekend - who and why?

Derek's telescope? Selling his tube *wags little finger* to get a bigger one.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:53 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Julian. Selling his big empty tubes.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 16:13 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Me selling off my collection of hand-tooled vintage jokes.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 16:15 Fri 03 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Me selling off my collection of hand-tooled vintage jokes.

Or maybe me selling off the words 'Owen' 'joke' 'tool' 'big' and 'tube'?

Post by **PhilW** » 16:19 Fri 03 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Derek's telescope? Selling his tube *wags little finger* to get a bigger one.

djewesbury wrote:Julian. Selling his big empty tubes.

LGTrotter wrote:Me selling off my collection of hand-tooled vintage jokes.

No, none of the people mentioned, and the "why" does not involve the girth of any TPF member's tube.

Question reminder, since we are on a new page:

PhilW wrote:I have just seen the name of a member of TPF on ebay, in an auction ending this weekend - who and why?

Post by **DRT** » 17:43 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Tom selling fireworks?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 17:44 Fri 03 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:Tom selling fireworks?

In a fat tube, or lots of little ones?

Post by **PhilW** » 17:47 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Not Tom, and not fireworks.
Clue: The TPF member is NOT the seller.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 17:47 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Was it DRT trying to buy some more Royal Oporto 1983?

Post by **DRT** » 17:56 Fri 03 Jan 2014

PhilW wrote:Clue: The TPF member is NOT the seller.

Is Jo selling me on Ebay?

Post by **DRT** » 17:57 Fri 03 Jan 2014

I didn't think buyers' names showed up on Ebay.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:05 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Is it Julian's book?

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 18:09 Fri 03 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:I didn't think buyers' names showed up on Ebay.

good thinking ....my first thought was this listing (link) but i don't think it fits the criteria

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 18:17 Fri 03 Jan 2014

AJM, ending Sunday.... link

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:17 Fri 03 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:Is it Julian's book?

RAYC wrote:
DRT wrote:I didn't think buyers' names showed up on Ebay.
good thinking ....my first thought was this listing (link) but i don't think it fits the criteria

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 18:22 Fri 03 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Is it Julian's book?

RAYC wrote:
DRT wrote:I didn't think buyers' names showed up on Ebay.
good thinking ....my first thought was this listing (link) but i don't think it fits the criteria

so have you found one ending this weekend?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:26 Fri 03 Jan 2014

RAYC wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Is it Julian's book?

RAYC wrote:
DRT wrote:I didn't think buyers' names showed up on Ebay.
good thinking ....my first thought was this listing (link) but i don't think it fits the criteria
so have you found one ending this weekend?

I haven't actually done the checking-on-eBay bit...

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 18:27 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Or this; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wilson-Phil-G ... 589c56d250

I shall learn to do neater links some other time. Even though it fails to fit the criteria the resemblance is uncanny.

Post by **DRT** » 18:29 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Phil has asked a question and disappeared again. Should we declare Daniel the winner?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:30 Fri 03 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Or this; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wilson-Phil-G ... 589c56d250

I shall learn to do neater links some other time. Even though it fails to fit the criteria the resemblance is uncanny.

Phil's name isn't Wilson though.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 18:32 Fri 03 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Or this; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wilson-Phil-G ... 589c56d250

I shall learn to do neater links some other time. Even though it fails to fit the criteria the resemblance is uncanny.
Phil's name isn't Wilson though.

Boo-hiss and down with that sort of thing.

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 18:34 Fri 03 Jan 2014

You were searching for golf clubs as a late Xmas present for an Australian relative: link

Post by **DRT** » 18:36 Fri 03 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:I shall learn to do neater links some other time.

To post a neat link to Ebay type the following:

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Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 19:09 Fri 03 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy.

As any manager of mine will testify my capacity to misunderstand and forestall technology is legendary. I bet it won't be.

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 19:17 Fri 03 Jan 2014

RAYC wrote:You were searching for golf clubs as a late Xmas present for an Australian relative: link

If permitted, i'm withdrawing my previous guess and going for Griff instead (ending Sunday, one of your wife's hobbies): link

Post by **PhilW** » 20:37 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Nope, no guesses approaching the right answer yet...
Clue: The TPF member is mentioned by TPF name, not "real" name, and not just Christian name. The reference is NOT a co-incidence, either.
p.s. Have just been out for food with friends, and have another friend coming over shortly, so will be intermittent quizmaster again (as usual!). Another clue later tonight, if needed.

Post by **DRT** » 20:41 Fri 03 Jan 2014

Is it a bottle of Port with a tasting note from AHB in the description?

Post by **PhilW** » 22:22 Fri 03 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:Is it a bottle of Port with a tasting note from AHB in the description?

It certainly is; There is a bottle of F77 on there, with tasting notes from Wine Spectator, Robert Parker, Neil Martin and AHB - and AHB's score is the lowest of the lot

DRT's question.