One quiz at a time

Post by **DRT** » 20:50 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Had a shave?

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:54 Mon 20 Jan 2014

I have a good question, so am paying a little attention.

Used aftershave?

Post by **DRT** » 20:56 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Made a public apology on the front page of a newspaper?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 20:59 Mon 20 Jan 2014

You thought you were wrong about something?

Post by **DRT** » 21:03 Mon 20 Jan 2014

You agreed with a man named Owen?

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:09 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Wore cologne (inspired by a recent question)?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:15 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Glenn E. wrote:You poured out a bottle of Port that just wasn't up to snuff?

No.

AW77 wrote:You went to the gym.

No. Done that within the last 20 years. Not recently.

PhilW wrote:Rode a bicycle?

No no. Done that a lot in the last 20 years.

DRT wrote:Had a shave?

No. Did that a few years ago (as in, had beard shaved off).

jdaw1 wrote:I have a good question, so am paying a little attention.

Used aftershave?

Nope.

DRT wrote:Made a public apology on the front page of a newspaper?

Not lately.

LGTrotter wrote:You thought you were wrong about something?

Not likely.

DRT wrote:You agreed with a man named Owen?

Less likely.

jdaw1 wrote:Wore cologne (inspired by a recent question)?

Nope again.

I availed of a professional service, and paid for it.

Post by **DRT** » 21:20 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Went to the dentist?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:25 Mon 20 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:Went to the dentist?

Not only does Derek win the laurels, and ask the next question, he gets a special commendation for not making a below-the-belt joke.

Post by **DRT** » 21:32 Mon 20 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:Went to the dentist?
Not only does Derek win the laurels, and ask the next question, he gets a special commendation for not making a below-the-belt joke.

Only because after the last time you said I wasn't allowed to mention that if Rachel might be watching

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:33 Mon 20 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:Went to the dentist?
Not only does Derek win the laurels, and ask the next question, he gets a special commendation for not making a below-the-belt joke.
Only because after the last time you said I wasn't allowed to mention that if Rachel might be watching

:cough: :cough: :cough:
Your question?

Post by **DRT** » 21:50 Mon 20 Jan 2014

I work for a company that looks after Employee Benefits on behalf of other companies. We will soon be moving to a new office on the corner of Aldermanbury Street and Gresham Street in London. We will have 38 meeting rooms, each of which will have a name based on a single theme.

Which theme have I suggested in the "which theme should we use for our meeting room names" competition?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:52 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Has it anything to do with Port?

Post by **DRT** » 21:55 Mon 20 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:Has it anything to do with Port?

No.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:56 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Has it anything to do with celestial bodies?

Post by **DRT** » 21:57 Mon 20 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:Has it anything to do with celestial bodies?

Not your turn.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:00 Mon 20 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Has it anything to do with celestial bodies?
Not your turn.

I know

Post by **DRT** » 22:03 Mon 20 Jan 2014

djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Has it anything to do with celestial bodies?
Not your turn.
I know

Hilarious. Wish I'd thought of trying that one.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 22:03 Mon 20 Jan 2014

In the search for clues I would ask is it likely that your suggestion will be approved?

A guess would be that they all be named after constellations?

Post by **DRT** » 22:08 Mon 20 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:In the search for clues I would ask is it likely that your suggestion will be approved?

I think it is possible. It was not a frivolous suggestion.

LGTrotter wrote:A guess would be that they all be named after constellations?

Not your question, but you might want to read a few posts back before asking that again.

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 22:10 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Does it have to do with horses?

Post by **DRT** » 22:14 Mon 20 Jan 2014

AW77 wrote:Does it have to do with horses?

No.

A clue, which I suspect will be more confusing than helpful, is that almost anything that could be reasonably asked in the "is it anything to do with..." line of questioning will cause me to consider saying "yes", but the answer is almost always going to be "no".

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 22:20 Mon 20 Jan 2014

So we have to be precise instead of vague. Is this what you mean?

Your comment reminds me of Mephistoles in Goethe's "Faust" (I):
"I am the spirit that negates.
And rightly so, for all that comes to be
Deserves to perish wretchedly..."

Post by **DRT** » 22:23 Mon 20 Jan 2014

What I mean is that the answer could be construed to be "to do with" many subjects.

There are more than twice as many subjects in the answer than there are rooms in the new office.

Post by **PhilW** » 22:31 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Constellations?

Post by **DRT** » 22:45 Mon 20 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:I work for a company that looks after Employee Benefits on behalf of other companies. We will soon be moving to a new office on the corner of Aldermanbury Street and Gresham Street in London. We will have 38 meeting rooms, each of which will have a name based on a single theme.

Which theme have I suggested in the "which theme should we use for our meeting room names" competition?

Repeating the question to comply with a previous request from JDAW and to allow people to re-examine it for clues that are not being used.

PhilW wrote:Constellations?

No.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:49 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Movie characters?

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:49 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Prime Ministers?

Post by **DRT** » 22:49 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Glenn E. wrote:Movie characters?

No.

jdaw1 wrote:Prime Ministers?

No.

Post by **PhilW** » 22:51 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Underground stations?

Post by **DRT** » 22:54 Mon 20 Jan 2014

PhilW wrote:Underground stations?

No.

Post by **DRT** » 22:56 Mon 20 Jan 2014

An examination of the area surrounding the new location might be helpful.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:13 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Roman gods?

Post by **DRT** » 23:15 Mon 20 Jan 2014

I'm beginning to think that my suggestion for room names was not as inspired as I first thought it was.

Let's recap:

1. I work for a company that looks after many different business's interests.
2. I will be working in the historic commercial centre of London.
3. We need lots of different names based on a theme that might mean something to our customers.
4. Questions beginning with "is it to do with..." could easily be answered yes or no.

It must be easy now...

Post by **DRT** » 23:15 Mon 20 Jan 2014

jdaw1 wrote:Roman gods?

No. But good thinking on location.

Post by **DRT** » 23:18 Mon 20 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Roman gods?
No. But good thinking on location.

That compliment should not distract anyone from my clues above. I was merely complimenting JDAW on having looked at what is/was near that location.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:19 Mon 20 Jan 2014

I did look at the map skipper but apart from the obvious association with the murderers I was at a loss. Surely you couldn't say; 'come through to the ripper room Mr Suggs my colleague will see you shortly'

How about Churches?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:20 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Now-unused names of banks, whether unused through merger or insolvency.

Praise for daring to suggest the Overend Gurney Room.

Post by **DRT** » 23:20 Mon 20 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:How about Churches?

No.

Post by **DRT** » 23:21 Mon 20 Jan 2014

jdaw1 wrote:Now-unused names of banks, whether unused through merger or insolvency.

No.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:24 Mon 20 Jan 2014

London guilds?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:25 Mon 20 Jan 2014

I had just clicked submit on

jdaw1 wrote:If it were my guess, I would guess ‟names of London Livery Companies”. But it isn’t, so I shan’t.

Post by **DRT** » 23:26 Mon 20 Jan 2014

Livery Companies is the answer.

JDAW, it should have been your question half an hour ago.

Owen, it is your question now.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:27 Mon 20 Jan 2014

jdaw1 wrote:I had just clicked submit on
jdaw1 wrote:If it were my guess, I would guess ‟names of London Livery Companies”. But it isn’t, so I shan’t.

I will bequeath the question to you should I guess correctly.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:28 Mon 20 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:I had just clicked submit on
jdaw1 wrote:If it were my guess, I would guess ‟names of London Livery Companies”. But it isn’t, so I shan’t.
I will bequeath the question to you should I guess correctly.

To Julian...

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:28 Mon 20 Jan 2014

LGTrotter wrote:I will bequeath the question to you should I guess correctly.

Thank you. You did.

This evening the adults Wisemans drank Port. I did something unusual with the Port. I can’t be sure that I have never done it before, but if I have done it, I have done it very rarely.

What did I do?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:35 Mon 20 Jan 2014

It has all gone quiet.

Post by **DRT** » 23:35 Mon 20 Jan 2014

This is an innuendo minefield. Don't do it, DRT, don't do it.

You drank it from the bottle?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:39 Mon 20 Jan 2014

DRT wrote:You drank it from the bottle?

The correct answer involves the word ‟bottle”, but is not that.

And the answer is safe for family viewing.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:39 Mon 20 Jan 2014

jdaw1 wrote:This evening the adults Wisemans drank Port. I did something unusual with the Port. I can’t be sure that I have never done it before, but if I have done it, I have done it very rarely.

What did I do?