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Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by trolls' bane

The first one is Vatican City.
The second is the Taj Mahal.

Correct on both.

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Count Comfect

Great snorting beasts stuck with coloured spears held by tight-fitting clothed men.

Bullfighting.

Three men who came back unscathed paraded down major Great Apple street.

Return of one of the Apollo missions... probably 11, but possibly from "unscathed" 13.

Correct indeed.

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 05:43 AM

...major Iberian cultural event:

1. Red vegetable smeared all over in a special parade. = the annual tomatoe mashing parade

...major American sports event:

2. Pair of gangs of great hulky men slam together in end match on the striped green. = Super Bowl

...major American sports event:

3. In end match on the white rectangle, pair of gangs of great hulky men off and on slam together, but mostly to put little black thingie in the net. = Stanley Cup

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 07:14 AM

...major "Angle" sports event:

4. White-lined green, centrally placed, men or women with netted bats. Three other similar prices makes for attractive quartet. = Wimbledon

...major European sports event:

5. White-lined green rectangle or hole as it called, grey black-lined ball, about two dozen men or women, Winners of the Winners. = Champion's League

...major global sports events:

6. A quartet of tournaments. Verdantly coloured central end piece for each round. = British Open, US Open, Volvo Masters and ?

Count Comfect · 12-05-2005, 10:37 AM

2. Football, American-style? ("end match" = Superbowl)

3. Basketball? ("end-match" = NBA Championship or March Madness)

4. Wimbledon?

5.

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 10:41 AM

Correct on 2 and 4.

Further hint for 3: A bit colder and slipprier to play on than a basketball court.

Count Comfect · 12-05-2005, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

Correct on 2 and 4.

Further hint for 3: A bit colder and slipprier to play on than a basketball court.

Hockey's Stanley Cup is hardly a major American sports event anymore (sorry, Canada)...

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Count Comfect

Hockey's Stanley Cup is hardly a major American sports event anymore (sorry, Canada)...

Well, you're correct anyway, even though American teams may not be dominating the tournament anymore.

Please proceed.

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 03:15 PM

...major American pastime:

wooden sticks and a ball. men running around.
= Lacrosse

...major Afro-American pastime:

Hoops. Large bouncy ball. 5 men per team. = Basketball

The last sane person · 12-05-2005, 04:09 PM

1) baseball

2) Basketball?

Count Comfect · 12-05-2005, 05:01 PM

6. A quartet of tournaments. Verdantly coloured central end piece for each round. = British Open, US Open, Volvo Masters and ?

Sounds like golf, so the PGA Championship would be the fourth I assume.

And of course number one isn't baseball! It's Major League Lacrosse

The last sane person · 12-05-2005, 05:40 PM

Meh to you too. Though I would love to see major league lacrosse.

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Count Comfect

6. A quartet of tournaments. Verdantly coloured central end piece for each round. = British Open, US Open, Volvo Masters and ?

Sounds like golf, so the PGA Championship would be the fourth I assume.

And of course number one isn't baseball! It's Major League Lacrosse

Thanks, CC. And u were correct on Lacrosse.

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by The last sane person

1) baseball

2) Basketball?

Correct on 2.

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 06:09 PM

...major American pastime:

1. One man with a stick. One with a ball. Some waiting in a hole and some waiting on the green.

...sport:

2. Slim metal sharp things. A lot of waving about. = Fencing

...sport:

3. Running. Taking off. Aiming for a horse and landing neatly.

...sport:

4. Hanging about. Doing straight-arm and leg routines.

...sport:

5. Balancing precariously. Flipping about.

...major upper-class sport:

6. Mounted men with sticks and a ball.

...the most incomprehensible sport of them all:

7. Fielded men, and men standing in a rectangle trying to strike a wooden target.

Count Comfect · 12-05-2005, 06:15 PM

There IS Major League Lacrosse. We get it on ESPN 2 soemtimes really late at night.

2. Slim metal sharp things. A lot of waving about.
Fencing!

Grey_Wolf · 12-05-2005, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Count Comfect

There IS Major League Lacrosse. We get it on ESPN 2 soemtimes really late at night.

2. Slim metal sharp things. A lot of waving about.
Fencing!

Correct indeed. You may proceed.

Grey_Wolf · 12-06-2005, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

...major American pastime:

1. One man with a stick. One with a ball. Some waiting in a hole and some waiting on the green. = Baseball

...sport:

2. Slim metal sharp things. A lot of waving about. = Fencing

...sport:

3. Running. Taking off. Aiming for a horse and landing neatly. = Vaulting (Gymnastics)

...sport:

4. Hanging about. Doing straight-arm and leg routines.
= The Rings (Gymnastics, Men)

...sport:

5. Balancing precariously. Flipping about. = The Beam (Gymnastics, Women)

...major upper-class sport:

6. Mounted men with sticks and a ball. = Polo

...the most incomprehensible sport of them all:

7. Fielded men, and men standing in a rectangle trying to strike a wooden target. = Cricket

...mounted sport:

8. Fourleggedly forwarded over obstactles in the field.

...mounted sport:

9. Unmotored circularly forwarded over bumps in the field. = Moto-X

Draken · 12-06-2005, 01:10 PM

1. Baseball
3. Vaulting (in gymnastics)
4. the rings (male gymnastics)
5. The beam (female gymnastics)
6. polo
7. The world's 2nd best sport (after rugby league of course) cricket
8. Showjumping
9. Moto-X?

Grey_Wolf · 12-06-2005, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Draken

1. Baseball
3. Vaulting (in gymnastics)
4. the rings (male gymnastics)
5. The beam (female gymnastics)
6. polo
7. The world's 2nd best sport (after rugby league of course) cricket
8. Showjumping
9. Moto-X?

Correct on all but 8.

Further hint on that one. It's done out in the field not in an arena.

12-05-2005, 05:43 AM	#563
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...major Iberian cultural event: 1. Red vegetable smeared all over in a special parade. = the annual tomatoe mashing parade ...major American sports event: 2. Pair of gangs of great hulky men slam together in end match on the striped green. = Super Bowl ...major American sports event: 3. In end match on the white rectangle, pair of gangs of great hulky men off and on slam together, but mostly to put little black thingie in the net. = Stanley Cup Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 12-05-2005 at 01:21 PM.

12-05-2005, 07:14 AM	#564
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...major "Angle" sports event: 4. White-lined green, centrally placed, men or women with netted bats. Three other similar prices makes for attractive quartet. = Wimbledon ...major European sports event: 5. White-lined green rectangle or hole as it called, grey black-lined ball, about two dozen men or women, Winners of the Winners. = Champion's League ...major global sports events: 6. A quartet of tournaments. Verdantly coloured central end piece for each round. = British Open, US Open, Volvo Masters and ? Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 12-05-2005 at 03:13 PM.

12-05-2005, 10:41 AM	#566
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Correct on 2 and 4. Further hint for 3: A bit colder and slipprier to play on than a basketball court. Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 12-05-2005 at 10:42 AM.

12-05-2005, 03:15 PM	#569
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...major American pastime: wooden sticks and a ball. men running around. = Lacrosse ...major Afro-American pastime: Hoops. Large bouncy ball. 5 men per team. = Basketball Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 12-05-2005 at 06:03 PM.

12-05-2005, 04:09 PM	#570
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	1) baseball 2) Basketball? __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

12-05-2005, 10:37 AM	#565
Count Comfect Word Santa Claus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,922	2. Football, American-style? ("end match" = Superbowl) 3. Basketball? ("end-match" = NBA Championship or March Madness) 4. Wimbledon? 5.

12-05-2005, 05:01 PM	#571
Count Comfect Word Santa Claus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,922	6. A quartet of tournaments. Verdantly coloured central end piece for each round. = British Open, US Open, Volvo Masters and ? Sounds like golf, so the PGA Championship would be the fourth I assume. And of course number one isn't baseball! It's Major League Lacrosse __________________ Sufficient to have stood, yet free to fall.

12-05-2005, 05:40 PM	#572
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Meh to you too. Though I would love to see major league lacrosse. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

12-05-2005, 06:09 PM	#575
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...major American pastime: 1. One man with a stick. One with a ball. Some waiting in a hole and some waiting on the green. ...sport: 2. Slim metal sharp things. A lot of waving about. = Fencing ...sport: 3. Running. Taking off. Aiming for a horse and landing neatly. ...sport: 4. Hanging about. Doing straight-arm and leg routines. ...sport: 5. Balancing precariously. Flipping about. ...major upper-class sport: 6. Mounted men with sticks and a ball. ...the most incomprehensible sport of them all: 7. Fielded men, and men standing in a rectangle trying to strike a wooden target. Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 12-06-2005 at 12:58 PM.

12-05-2005, 06:15 PM	#576
Count Comfect Word Santa Claus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,922	There IS Major League Lacrosse. We get it on ESPN 2 soemtimes really late at night. 2. Slim metal sharp things. A lot of waving about. Fencing! __________________ Sufficient to have stood, yet free to fall.

12-06-2005, 01:10 PM	#579
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	1. Baseball 3. Vaulting (in gymnastics) 4. the rings (male gymnastics) 5. The beam (female gymnastics) 6. polo 7. The world's 2nd best sport (after rugby league of course) cricket 8. Showjumping 9. Moto-X? __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?