Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 08:36 Sun 24 Nov 2013
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One quiz at a time
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 13:18 Sun 24 Nov 2013
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:16 Sun 24 Nov 2013
The closest so far, though still too high.PhilW wrote:39
I purchased no full case, though one purchase (waves at Oscar) was a full case of volume in mixed bottles.
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:20 Sun 24 Nov 2013
I like your thinking, but I would need another full-size refrigerator to manage that order. Off-site storage in the U.S. isn't as reasonable as you have it in the U.K.djewesbury wrote:196
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:38 Sun 24 Nov 2013
24?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:40 Sun 24 Nov 2013
33
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 19:29 Sun 24 Nov 2013
nine and three quarters. (Step forwards saying 'Hogwarts')
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 19:31 Sun 24 Nov 2013
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 19:32 Sun 24 Nov 2013
I know Glenn bought 7 GST and is conflicted about whether he overpaid for them. And he bought the other big names too I'm sure. And 4 Capela.
Do the math.
Do the math.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 20:06 Sun 24 Nov 2013
Do the math? Are you adressing me? (flicks imaginary speck of dust from immaculate lace cuff). I, like you I rather think, did maths.djewesbury wrote:I know Glenn bought 7 GST and is conflicted about whether he overpaid for them. And he bought the other big names too I'm sure. And 4 Capela.
Do the math.
Good day to you sir!
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 20:08 Sun 24 Nov 2013
But Glenn is American. And we should make him feel welcome here.LGTrotter wrote:Do the math? Are you adressing me? (flicks imaginary speck of dust from immaculate lace cuff). I, like you I rather think, did maths.djewesbury wrote:I know Glenn bought 7 GST and is conflicted about whether he overpaid for them. And he bought the other big names too I'm sure. And 4 Capela.
Do the math.
Good day to you sir!
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3 is a bad guess. Just the 4+3 I mentioned is > 3.
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 20:22 Sun 24 Nov 2013
I am well aware of Glenn's nationality and would not address him thus, his use of 'math' would be appropriate, as would 'color' which I have used elsewhere as in; 'The color purple'.djewesbury wrote:But Glenn is American. And we should make him feel welcome here.LGTrotter wrote:Do the math? Are you adressing me? (flicks imaginary speck of dust from immaculate lace cuff). I, like you I rather think, did maths.djewesbury wrote:I know Glenn bought 7 GST and is conflicted about whether he overpaid for them. And he bought the other big names too I'm sure. And 4 Capela.
Do the math.
Good day to you sir!
3.
3 is a bad guess. Just the 4+3 I mentioned is > 3.
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I am mainly trying to ensure that I don't get the next question.
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:37 Sun 24 Nov 2013
Have you ever considered achieving your aims via the under-rated art of silence?LGTrotter wrote:I am mainly trying to ensure that I don't get the next question.
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:41 Sun 24 Nov 2013
Never.jdaw1 wrote:Have you ever considered achieving your aims via the under-rated art of silence?LGTrotter wrote:I am mainly trying to ensure that I don't get the next question.
8?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:45 Sun 24 Nov 2013
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:49 Sun 24 Nov 2013
9?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:53 Sun 24 Nov 2013
29
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:55 Sun 24 Nov 2013
10?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 02:08 Mon 25 Nov 2013
At this point, the answer lies between 29 (Phil) and 33 (Daniel).
Apologies for the slow responses over the weekend... I have been a busy boy! Including just purchasing (I think) 12 x G70. I haven't received a confirmation email yet, but the bidding is closed and my bid appears to have been the highest bid...
Apologies for the slow responses over the weekend... I have been a busy boy! Including just purchasing (I think) 12 x G70. I haven't received a confirmation email yet, but the bidding is closed and my bid appears to have been the highest bid...
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 07:12 Mon 25 Nov 2013
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 07:25 Mon 25 Nov 2013
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 08:42 Mon 25 Nov 2013
29½?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 08:56 Mon 25 Nov 2013
32
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 09:14 Mon 25 Nov 2013
30.5? It seems all the other possible guesses have been taken while I slept. Silly me.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 10:02 Mon 25 Nov 2013
31½?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 11:41 Mon 25 Nov 2013
I should now chip in with 32½, to complete the roll call. Over to Glenn.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 11:50 Mon 25 Nov 2013
29¼?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 11:52 Mon 25 Nov 2013
By whom would an 18¾cl bottle have been manufactured?jdaw1 wrote:29¼?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 12:00 Mon 25 Nov 2013
Can you order 5cl bottles... ?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 12:34 Mon 25 Nov 2013
He owned 30 bottles. One was decanted. Three quarters of that bottle was drunk. Result: ownership of 29¼ bottles (and falling fast).djewesbury wrote:By whom would an 18¾cl bottle have been manufactured?jdaw1 wrote:29¼?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 12:46 Mon 25 Nov 2013
By all means pursue this line; it will be fascinating I'm sure. But given the phrasing of Glenn's question,jdaw1 wrote:He owned 30 bottles. One was decanted. Three quarters of that bottle was drunk. Result: ownership of 29¼ bottles (and falling fast).djewesbury wrote:By whom would an 18¾cl bottle have been manufactured?jdaw1 wrote:29¼?
I choose to believe that he is asking us a straightforward question about how many 2011s he has purchased. I think all available answers have already been given. We must now wait for the sun to rise over the western United States, to cast their rays over the mountains and the ocean, and for a refreshed Glenn to type in his response: "Daniel's turn."in which, let's remind ourselves, he wrote: As of this writing, how many 750 ml bottle equivalents of 2011 VP do I currently have on order or already possess?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 15:28 Mon 25 Nov 2013
It is certainly possible that you are correct.djewesbury wrote:I choose to believe that he is asking us a straightforward question about how many 2011s he has purchased. I think all available answers have already been given. We must now wait for the sun to rise over the western United States, to cast their rays over the mountains and the ocean, and for a refreshed Glenn to type in his response: "Daniel's turn."
29â…›?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 15:33 Mon 25 Nov 2013
Just to be safe..
32â…š
32â…š
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:12 Mon 25 Nov 2013
Winner!PhilW wrote:31
6 bottles, 3 magnums, 1 Imperial of Quevedo, 7 bottles of Stone Terraces, and 4 bottles of Capela.
Phil's turn...
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:14 Mon 25 Nov 2013
312/3
He might have bought something in 50cl bottles
He might have bought something in 50cl bottles
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:17 Mon 25 Nov 2013
So your Imperial is a 6 litre not a 9 litre? In fact it is a Double-Magnum, or a Bordeaux Jeroboam..?Glenn E. wrote:Winner!PhilW wrote:31
6 bottles, 3 magnums, 1 Imperial of Quevedo, 7 bottles of Stone Terraces, and 4 bottles of Capela.
Phil's turn...
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:22 Mon 25 Nov 2013
Next quiz question - Daniel wants to know how big a double-magnum is.djewesbury wrote:So your Imperial is a 6 litre not a 9 litre? In fact it is a Double-Magnum, or a Bordeaux Jeroboam..?Glenn E. wrote:Winner!PhilW wrote:31
6 bottles, 3 magnums, 1 Imperial of Quevedo, 7 bottles of Stone Terraces, and 4 bottles of Capela.
Phil's turn...
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:36 Mon 25 Nov 2013
If a double magnum is 6L, then a magnum must be 3L. What exactly is the complaint?AHB wrote:Daniel wants to know how big a double-magnum is.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:40 Mon 25 Nov 2013
You have missed the nature of the query. Is an Imperial 6l, or 9l? In the post linked to above, a 6l was referred to as a Methusaleh. Glenn has referred to an Imperial as a 6l. This presumably is based on what the supplier has described the bottle as to him. Is there a standard port terminology for bottles above 3l?jdaw1 wrote:If a double magnum is 6L, then a magnum must be 3L. What exactly is the complaint?AHB wrote:Daniel wants to know how big a double-magnum is.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 17:58 Mon 25 Nov 2013
Next Question:Glenn E. wrote:Phil's turn...
Several member of TPF attend a port tasting with special rules on who may drink what. As a consequence of these rules:
DRT + AHB are allowed to drink the Croft together
DRT + JDAW are allowed to drink the Taylor together
PHILW is allowed to drink the Fonseca by himself
DRT + AHB + JDAW are allowed to drink the Martinez together
Only one person at the tasting is allowed to drink water
By determining the rules of the tasting, propose another attendee and what he/she would be allowed to drink either on their own or together with others.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:02 Mon 25 Nov 2013
Julian's turn.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:13 Mon 25 Nov 2013
CMAG is allowed to drink Noval by himself
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:17 Mon 25 Nov 2013
PHILW has been drinking. Whatever it is there has been far too much of it. He shouldn't be allowed to drink anything but water until he has sobered up enough to realise that he will get no sensible answer. Anyone else who attended the tasting would have to wrestle the bottle off PHILW.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:19 Mon 25 Nov 2013
RAYC can drink Cruz on his own 
I am assuming that this is a variation on the Mornington Crescent rules.
I am assuming that this is a variation on the Mornington Crescent rules.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:21 Mon 25 Nov 2013
PHILW was written in capitals, but these are not Phil's initials. The others are all initials. If I add up the separate straight lines in PHILW I get 11. If we translate that into a colour, using the wavelength of sound, and then turn the hexadecimal value of that colour into a binary value, we will get a series of zeros and ones. By turning the ones into low tones that can be produced by blowing across an empty Vau double-magnum, it is possible to summon JDAW at night. Using this technique it should be simple to work out the answer. My turn.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:26 Mon 25 Nov 2013
I've never seen "Imperial" used to refer to a 9-liter bottle, only a 6-liter bottle.djewesbury wrote:So your Imperial is a 6 litre not a 9 litre? In fact it is a Double-Magnum, or a Bordeaux Jeroboam..?Glenn E. wrote:Winner!PhilW wrote:31
6 bottles, 3 magnums, 1 Imperial of Quevedo, 7 bottles of Stone Terraces, and 4 bottles of Capela.
Phil's turn...
I just use the Wikipedia chart.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:28 Mon 25 Nov 2013
I also use that chart. But I have seen others here insist that an Imperial is 9l (or if you prefer, 9L; or perhaps, 9l).Glenn E. wrote:I've never seen "Imperial" used to refer to a 9-liter bottle, only a 6-liter bottle.djewesbury wrote:So your Imperial is a 6 litre not a 9 litre? In fact it is a Double-Magnum, or a Bordeaux Jeroboam..?Glenn E. wrote:Winner!PhilW wrote:31
6 bottles, 3 magnums, 1 Imperial of Quevedo, 7 bottles of Stone Terraces, and 4 bottles of Capela.
Phil's turn...
I just use the Wikipedia chart.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:51 Mon 25 Nov 2013
djewesbury wrote:is 9l (or if you prefer, 9L; or perhaps, 9l).
This is praise, not criticism. I tend to use the upper-case L, though not with perfect consistency.Wikipedia wrote:Originally, the only symbol for the litre was l (lowercase letter L), following the SI convention that only those unit symbols that abbreviate the name of a person start with a capital letter. In many English-speaking countries, however, the most common shape of a handwritten Arabic digit 1 is just a vertical stroke; that is, it lacks the upstroke added in many other cultures. Therefore, the digit '1' may easily be confused with the letter 'l'. Further, on some typewriters, particularly older ones, the unshifted L key had to be used to type the numeral 1. Even in some computer typefaces, the two characters are barely distinguishable. This caused some concern, especially in the medical community. As a result, L (uppercase letter L) was adopted as an alternative symbol for litre in 1979. The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology now recommends the use of the uppercase letter L,[9] a practice that is also widely followed in Canada and Australia. In these countries, the symbol L is also used with prefixes, as in mL and µL, instead of the traditional ml and µl used in Europe. In the UK and Ireland as well as the rest of Europe, lowercase l is used with prefixes, though whole litres are often written in full (so, "750 ml" on a wine bottle, but often "1 litre" on a juice carton). In 1990, the CIPM stated that it was still too early to choose a single symbol for the litre.
Prior to 1979, the symbol ℓ (script small l, U+2113), came into common use in some countries; for example, it was recommended by South African Bureau of Standards publication M33 and Canada in the 1970s. This symbol can still be encountered occasionally in some English-speaking countries, and its use is ubiquitous in Japan and South Korea. Fonts covering the CJK characters usually include not only the script small ℓ but also four precomposed characters: ㎕, ㎖, ㎗, and ㎘ (U+3395 to U+3398) for the microlitre, millilitre, decilitre, and kilolitre. Such usage in printed works is in conflict with the recommendations published by the BIPM on the advice of the major international standards organisations (including ISO, NIST, NPL, IAU, IUPAC and IUPAP) who state in the SI Brochure that unit symbols should be "printed in roman (upright) type regardless of the type used in the surrounding text".
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 18:54 Mon 25 Nov 2013
Thank you. I'm glad we're clear on litres (liters) but I wish we agreed on Imperials.