Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 20:50 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Had a shave?
I have a good question, so am paying a little attention.
Used aftershave?
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One quiz at a time
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Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 20:54 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 20:56 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Made a public apology on the front page of a newspaper?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 20:59 Mon 20 Jan 2014
You thought you were wrong about something? 
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:03 Mon 20 Jan 2014
You agreed with a man named Owen?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:09 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Wore cologne (inspired by a recent question)?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:15 Mon 20 Jan 2014
No.Glenn E. wrote:You poured out a bottle of Port that just wasn't up to snuff?
No. Done that within the last 20 years. Not recently.AW77 wrote:You went to the gym.
No no. Done that a lot in the last 20 years.PhilW wrote:Rode a bicycle?
No. Did that a few years ago (as in, had beard shaved off).DRT wrote:Had a shave?
Nope.jdaw1 wrote:I have a good question, so am paying a little attention.
Used aftershave?
Not lately.DRT wrote:Made a public apology on the front page of a newspaper?
Not likely.LGTrotter wrote:You thought you were wrong about something?
Less likely.DRT wrote:You agreed with a man named Owen?
Nope again.jdaw1 wrote:Wore cologne (inspired by a recent question)?
I availed of a professional service, and paid for it.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:20 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Went to the dentist?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:25 Mon 20 Jan 2014
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.DRT wrote:Went to the dentist?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:32 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Only because after the last time you said I wasn't allowed to mention that if Rachel might be watchingdjewesbury wrote: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.DRT wrote:Went to the dentist?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:33 Mon 20 Jan 2014
:cough: :cough: :cough:DRT wrote:Only because after the last time you said I wasn't allowed to mention that if Rachel might be watchingdjewesbury wrote: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.DRT wrote:Went to the dentist?
Your question?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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?
Which theme have I suggested in the "which theme should we use for our meeting room names" competition?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:52 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Has it anything to do with Port?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:55 Mon 20 Jan 2014
No.djewesbury wrote:Has it anything to do with Port?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:56 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Has it anything to do with celestial bodies?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 21:57 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Not your turn.djewesbury wrote:Has it anything to do with celestial bodies?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:00 Mon 20 Jan 2014
I knowDRT wrote:Not your turn.djewesbury wrote:Has it anything to do with celestial bodies?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:03 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Hilarious. Wish I'd thought of trying that one.djewesbury wrote:I knowDRT wrote:Not your turn.djewesbury wrote:Has it anything to do with celestial bodies?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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?
A guess would be that they all be named after constellations?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:08 Mon 20 Jan 2014
I think it is possible. It was not a frivolous suggestion.LGTrotter wrote:In the search for clues I would ask is it likely that your suggestion will be approved?
Not your question, but you might want to read a few posts back before asking that again.LGTrotter wrote:A guess would be that they all be named after constellations?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:10 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Does it have to do with horses?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:14 Mon 20 Jan 2014
No.AW77 wrote:Does it have to do with horses?
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".
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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..."
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..."
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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.
There are more than twice as many subjects in the answer than there are rooms in the new office.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:31 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Constellations?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:45 Mon 20 Jan 2014
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.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?
No.PhilW wrote:Constellations?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:49 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Movie characters?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:49 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Prime Ministers?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:49 Mon 20 Jan 2014
No.Glenn E. wrote:Movie characters?
No.jdaw1 wrote:Prime Ministers?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:51 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Underground stations?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:54 Mon 20 Jan 2014
No.PhilW wrote:Underground stations?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 22:56 Mon 20 Jan 2014
An examination of the area surrounding the new location might be helpful.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:13 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Roman gods?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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...
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...
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:15 Mon 20 Jan 2014
No. But good thinking on location.jdaw1 wrote:Roman gods?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:18 Mon 20 Jan 2014
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.DRT wrote:No. But good thinking on location.jdaw1 wrote:Roman gods?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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?
How about Churches?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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.
Praise for daring to suggest the Overend Gurney Room.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:20 Mon 20 Jan 2014
No.LGTrotter wrote:How about Churches?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:21 Mon 20 Jan 2014
No.jdaw1 wrote:Now-unused names of banks, whether unused through merger or insolvency.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:24 Mon 20 Jan 2014
London guilds?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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.
JDAW, it should have been your question half an hour ago.
Owen, it is your question now.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:27 Mon 20 Jan 2014
I will bequeath the question to you should I guess correctly.jdaw1 wrote:I had just clicked submit onjdaw1 wrote:If it were my guess, I would guess ‟names of London Livery Companies”. But it isn’t, so I shan’t.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:28 Mon 20 Jan 2014
To Julian...LGTrotter wrote:I will bequeath the question to you should I guess correctly.jdaw1 wrote:I had just clicked submit onjdaw1 wrote:If it were my guess, I would guess ‟names of London Livery Companies”. But it isn’t, so I shan’t.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:28 Mon 20 Jan 2014
Thank you. You did.LGTrotter wrote:I will bequeath the question to you should I guess correctly.
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?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:35 Mon 20 Jan 2014
It has all gone quiet.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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?
You drank it from the bottle?
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 23:39 Mon 20 Jan 2014
The correct answer involves the word ‟bottle”, but is not that.DRT wrote:You drank it from the bottle?
And the answer is safe for family viewing.
Re: One quiz at a time
Posted: 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?