It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

TimW wrote:

I need two rounds of ten questions each.
I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU

Sounds like a recipe for a bar-room brawl

On 10/11/17 18:22, Andy Burns wrote:
TimW wrote:

I need two rounds of ten questions each.
I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU

Sounds like a recipe for a bar-room brawl

I know, but it's good to be topical.

On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:16:02 +0000, TimW wrote:

It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

May be too controversial a subject for a pub quiz until it actually
happens, some people like may get diverted from the quiz to arguing
which may detract from some peoples enjoyment of the evening.


Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

What is the difference between a Bradawl and a Gimlet could be one.
Wonder if may people who are not petrol heads know what a set of
ignition spanners are .

G.Harman

On 10/11/17 18:27, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:16:02 +0000, TimW wrote:

It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like Q - Stillson wrench
A - Plumber Q - pressing ham A - Tailor but need 10 of them.

You need unGoogleable questions really ... ones that can't be answered by
keyword matching.

There is no signal in the Rose & Crown so we never have that problem.

On Friday, 10 November 2017 18:16:05 UTC, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

Calendar laundry

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ca...iw=931&bih=579


Last Cobbler

Retort chemist/gasworks

Macpherson spring motor mechanic

Otto cycle motor mechanic

Edinburgh tray Surgeon

http://www.kingscollections.org/exhi...urghpresettray


How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by area?

Surprising how few people get it right.

"TimW" wrote in message
news
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form to
just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two rounds
of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think

for a pub quiz?

really!

(I ought to get out more!)


of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor

biscuit cutter

but need 10 of them.

On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:34:18 +0000, TimW wrote:

On 10/11/17 18:27, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:16:02 +0000, TimW wrote:

It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions
You need unGoogleable questions really ... ones that can't be answered by
keyword matching.

There is no signal in the Rose & Crown so we never have that problem.

No Wifi signals in range? If someone is a BT customer and there is a
BT Fone signal available they may have an unfair advantage .
Though I would think any use of devices would be regarded as
cheating, just make sure nobody enters a contestant called Alexa .

G.Harman

"harry" wrote in message
...


How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

Isn't this standard stuff for quizzers?

tim

On 10-Nov-17 6:16 PM, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

I doubt there are 10 interesting facts about Brexit. There certainly
won't be 10 interesting and undisputed facts.

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing hamÂ* A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

Q Last - A Cobbler
Q Bradawl - A Wood worker
Q Fuller or Q Swage Block - A Blacksmith
Q Crumming Knife - A Cooper
Q Polelathe - A Wood turner


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Trouble is if you don't phrase the question right, the answer will always be
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"TimW" wrote in message
news
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form to
just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two rounds
of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think of
10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

On Friday, 10 November 2017 18:16:05 UTC, TimW wrote:
Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

halligan bar - firefighter / rescue worker

galt trephine
pleximeter - surgeon or vet

lots of other medical ones here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catego...quipment_stubs

Owain

On 10/11/2017 18:16, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing hamÂ* A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

What are the three main European Institutions called? (Parliament,
Council, Commission)
For an extra point, name two more (list he
https://europa.eu/european-union/abo...ions-bodies_en)

One of these bodies has a rotating Presidency, name the Member State
which currently holds the Presidency.
For an extra point name the previous and next MS that will hold the
Presidency.
(answers he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presid...European_Union)

On 10/11/2017 18:16, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing hamÂ* A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

Q - heart piece A - clock maker.
(It's the cam used to return a stop clock to zero.)

--
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"TimW" wrote in message
news
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form to
just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two rounds
of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think of
10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

I'm guessing being in Cambridge if you had a round on "London Underground"
half the room would groan and the other half cheer (quietly of course)

and then you come up with a list of questions that no-one carries around in
their head, but which are all guessable and countable.

So, using the names on the official London underground map (and only
considering underground lines, not the tram or overground)
1) which letter of the alphabet has the most names starting with that letter
2) ignoring those letters with zero, the least names (assuming there is only
one answer to these questions)
3) how many underground stations include Road as part of the name
4) Street as part of the name
5) how many names include an apostrophe
6) a hyphen
7) an ampersand
8) which station name has the most letters (and punctuation marks)
9) the least letters
10) which station is served by the largest number of lines.

But I guess that a par score of zero is not a very good discriminator of
teams :-)

(and no I know none of the answers without checking - except 10)

Bugger there are two with 4 letters!

tim

"Nick" wrote in message
news
On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by area?

Surprising how few people get it right.

Ottawa

(I had to check, but my guess was right)

tim

wrote in message
...
On 10/11/2017 18:16, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think of
10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

What are the three main European Institutions called? (Parliament,
Council, Commission)
For an extra point, name two more (list he
https://europa.eu/european-union/abo...ions-bodies_en)

One of these bodies has a rotating Presidency, name the Member State which
currently holds the Presidency.
For an extra point name the previous and next MS that will hold the
Presidency.
(answers he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presid...European_Union)

I suppose that you could ask more generic EU questions:

what are the three largest (by population) members

what are the three smallest

which counties, not official members of the EU, issue Euro coins

what country issued a 2.50 Euro coin

What was the most recent county to join (the EU)

what was the most recent country to adopt the Euro.

which countries joined at the same time as the UK

etc

On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:16:02 +0000, TimW wrote:

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

What sort of screwdriver do you use to put nails into wood?

A- A Birmingham one.

On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:44:48 +0000, Nick
coalesced the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful
comprehension...

On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by area?

Surprising how few people get it right.


My favourite is "What is the legal age for drinking alcohol?"
A 18
B 21
C 60

The answer is of course C.


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On 10/11/2017 21:52, Peter Parry wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:16:02 +0000, TimW wrote:

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

What sort of screwdriver do you use to put nails into wood?

A- A Birmingham one.


Interesting! In Lincolnshire (in the 70s) it was a Manchester screwdriver

On 10/11/2017 18:16, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing hamÂ* A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

If you would like to provide a clue to a working email, I'm happy to
share one I put together for a Quiz which got cancelled. You might find
a couple of suitable rounds, or ideas for rounds.

Steve

Nightjar wrote:
On 10-Nov-17 6:16 PM, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good
form to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need
two rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

I doubt there are 10 interesting facts about Brexit. There certainly
won't be 10 interesting and undisputed facts.

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or
phrase and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

Q Last - A Cobbler
Q Bradawl - A Wood worker
Q Fuller or Q Swage Block - A Blacksmith
Q Crumming Knife - A Cooper
Q Polelathe - A Wood turner


Q. Frenchman - A.bricklayer
Q. Dutchman - A.cabinet maker/woodworker NOT carpenter
Q. Noggin - A.Carpenter
Q. Hawk - A. Plasterer
Q. Priest - A. Fisherman

On 10/11/17 18:49, wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:34:18 +0000, TimW wrote:

On 10/11/17 18:27, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:16:02 +0000, TimW wrote:

It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions
You need unGoogleable questions really ... ones that can't be answered by
keyword matching.

There is no signal in the Rose & Crown so we never have that problem.

No Wifi signals in range? If someone is a BT customer and there is a
BT Fone signal available they may have an unfair advantage .
Though I would think any use of devices would be regarded as
cheating, just make sure nobody enters a contestant called Alexa .

G.Harman

This isn't a big cash prize quiz. We don't cheat.

TW

On 10/11/17 22:23, newshound wrote:
On 10/11/2017 18:16, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good
form to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need
two rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or
phrase and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing hamÂ* A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

If you would like to provide a clue to a working email, I'm happy to
share one I put together for a Quiz which got cancelled. You might find
a couple of suitable rounds, or ideas for rounds.

Steve

Thanks Steve, as in the from field eg and my surname
is Whittingham.

That's my anonymity blown for all time round here.

TW

On 10/11/17 22:57, Bob Minchin wrote:
Nightjar wrote:
On 10-Nov-17 6:16 PM, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good
form to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need
two rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

I doubt there are 10 interesting facts about Brexit. There certainly
won't be 10 interesting and undisputed facts.

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or
phrase and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing hamÂ* A - Tailor
but need 10 of them.

Q Last - A Cobbler
Q Bradawl - A Wood worker
Q Fuller or Q Swage Block - A Blacksmith
Q Crumming Knife - A Cooper
Q Polelathe - A Wood turner


Q. Frenchman - A.bricklayer
Q. Dutchman - A.cabinet maker/woodworker NOT carpenter
Q. Noggin - A.Carpenter
Q. Hawk - A. Plasterer
Q. Priest - A. Fisherman

These are great. Thanks, both.

On 10/11/2017 18:16, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing ham A - Tailor

a rip, slater / roofer
a scratch stock, cabinet maker / woodworker
a fad, french polisher
a float, plasterer
a drift, machine operator / mechanic
a mattock, gardener
a three piece gland, electrician
a krone tool, network/telecoms wireman
a dead centre, lathe operator
a paternoster, angler


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On 10/11/2017 21:52, Graham. wrote:

My favourite is "What is the legal age for drinking alcohol?"
A 18
B 21
C 60

The answer is of course C.

All of the above?




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On 10/11/17 19:43, tim... wrote:


"Nick" wrote in message
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On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
HondurasÂ*Â*Â* =Â*Â* Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by area?

Surprising how few people get it right.

Ottawa

(I had to check, but my guess was right)

tim



even counting china and russia?


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On 10-Nov-17 9:52 PM, Graham. wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:44:48 +0000, Nick
coalesced the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful
comprehension...

On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by area?

Surprising how few people get it right.


My favourite is "What is the legal age for drinking alcohol?"
A 18
B 21
C 60

The answer is of course C.

Five.

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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 10/11/17 19:43, tim... wrote:


"Nick" wrote in message
news
On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by area?

Surprising how few people get it right.

Ottawa

(I had to check, but my guess was right)

tim



even counting china and russia?

Russia is 1st

USA is 3rd
China is 4th

tim

On 11/11/17 09:08, tim... wrote:


"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 10/11/17 19:43, tim... wrote:


"Nick" wrote in message
news On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
HondurasÂ*Â*Â* =Â*Â* Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by area?

Surprising how few people get it right.

Ottawa

(I had to check, but my guess was right)

tim



even counting china and russia?

Russia is 1st

USA is 3rd
China is 4th

tim



I guess its all about where you define national boundaries.



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On Saturday, 11 November 2017 09:00:27 UTC, Nightjar wrote:
On 10-Nov-17 9:52 PM, Graham. wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:44:48 +0000, Nick
coalesced the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful
comprehension...

On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by area?

Surprising how few people get it right.


My favourite is "What is the legal age for drinking alcohol?"
A 18
B 21
C 60

The answer is of course C.

Five.

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Colin Bignell

Yes five is right.

On 11/11/2017 09:32, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I guess its all about where you define national boundaries.

Is there any significant land area that is in dispute? Sufficient to
change the order, I mean. Those little tiny islands the Chinese have
built won't make any difference.

On 11/11/2017 01:31, John Rumm wrote:
On 10/11/2017 18:16, TimW wrote:
It's my team's turn to be quizmasters and it isn't considered good form
to just get the questions from a book or off of a website. I need two
rounds of ten questions each.

I am thinking of a round on brexit and the EU but not sure I can think
of 10 interesting facts on my own. Any contributions?

Or a round on trades, tools and terms as in I give you a word or phrase
and you say what trade it's associated with, so like
Q - Stillson wrench A - Plumber
Q - pressing hamÂ* A - Tailor

a rip, slater / roofer
a scratch stock, cabinet maker / woodworker
a fad, french polisher
a float, plasterer
a drift, machine operator / mechanic
a mattock, gardener
a three piece gland, electrician
a krone tool, network/telecoms wireman
a dead centre, lathe operator
a paternoster, angler

What if a term is used in more than one trade or profession?
(Paternoster is a kind of lift, for a start.)

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On 11/11/2017 11:42, Max Demian wrote:

What if a term is used in more than one trade or profession?
(Paternoster is a kind of lift, for a start.)

the quizmaster urges everyone to calm down and have a noggin before
anyone gets their noggin knocked in with a nogging[1]?


[1] traditional spelling for the carpentry sense

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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 11/11/17 09:08, tim... wrote:


"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 10/11/17 19:43, tim... wrote:


"Nick" wrote in message
news On 10/11/2017 18:38, harry wrote:

How about capital cities of the world?
Difficult as you like!
Eg
North Dakota = Bismarck
Honduras = Tegucigalpa.

One of my favourites was;

What is the capital of the second largest country in the world by
area?

Surprising how few people get it right.

Ottawa

(I had to check, but my guess was right)

tim



even counting china and russia?

Russia is 1st

USA is 3rd
China is 4th

tim



I guess its all about where you define national boundaries.

and what would be the issues here?

which disputed boundary affects any of these countries (except for Tibet
which would make China smaller not larger)

I have now found a second list putting China above the USA

but either way Russia is first, Canada is second

tim

On 11/11/2017 11:56, Robin wrote:
On 11/11/2017 11:42, Max Demian wrote:

What if a term is used in more than one trade or profession?
(Paternoster is a kind of lift, for a start.)

the quizmaster urges everyone to calm down and have a noggin before
anyone gets their noggin knocked in with a nogging[1]?


[1] traditional spelling for the carpentry sense


Hawk has been suggested twice for plasterers, but don't brickies use one
too?

On 11/11/17 10:09, GB wrote:
On 11/11/2017 09:32, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I guess its all about where you define national boundaries.

Is there any significant land area that is in dispute? Sufficient to
change the order, I mean. Those little tiny islands the Chinese have
built won't make any difference.

well I am thinking of Russia/Mongolia and China/Thibet etc etc.
or EU/Britain :-)


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