Silliness Quiz - Page 30

poohbear_nc · 01-25-2011, 08:50 PM

Mr. M could have hired someone to open the frig & the container -- never underestimate the cunning of a hungry cat!

I have NO idea about Buckley ... I assume he's an Aussie who died/was eaten in a spectacularly grisly fashion ... and then became a folk hero.

SneakySnake · 01-25-2011, 08:51 PM

Clue
There are three people in our house.

Me, Bloke and Mr M.

SneakySnake · 01-25-2011, 08:52 PM

The first person to guess bloke wins because I have to go and watch an episode of Black Adder and eat some toast with vegemite.

Be back later

Stitchawl · 01-25-2011, 08:55 PM

Bloke. I just feel the need to win.

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 01-25-2011, 08:57 PM

And I'll leave you with a question before I go off to do my chores;

The Bible has given names to many people, places, and things. But it only gave name to one old tree. What was that name?

(Let's see if Shayne's Sunday School taught that one!)

Stitchawl

Shayne Parkinson · 01-25-2011, 09:42 PM

I went to a very good Sunday School!

This rang a bell, but I'll admit that I had to search for the exact reference rather than knowing it off by heart (Sunday School was a long time ago). It's from Genesis 35:8:

"But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth." ("Oak of weeping")

Stitchawl · 01-25-2011, 11:29 PM

The lady is sharp! I thought this question would stump folks for a while.

Ok, Shayne, hit us with what you've got!

Stitchwal

Shayne Parkinson · 01-25-2011, 11:37 PM

Hm, I should think of a question before I go answering them.

Let's see how many minutes this one survives: what word has two opposite meanings?

SneakySnake · 01-26-2011, 12:00 AM

chilli?

Shayne Parkinson · 01-26-2011, 12:05 AM

Good one! But no. This word is spelled the same way for both meanings.

Stitchawl · 01-26-2011, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Hm, I should think of a question before I go answering them.

Let's see how many minutes this one survives: what word has two opposite meanings?

Oh oh... There are oodles of these words. Do we have to guess the one you had in mind.

sanction
bond
buckle
citation
refrain (as in music... to repeat, or as in 'stop doing)
Screwed (as in 'we screwed around all night and had fun,' or we got screwed and had none!)
I could give about 20 more.

Stitchawl

SolRaven · 01-26-2011, 01:28 AM

Does it have to be English?

Aloha?
Czesc?
Ciao?

Shayne Parkinson · 01-26-2011, 01:34 AM

Good points! Okay, I'll narrow it down:

- It's English
- It's used as a verb
- The two meanings are opposite, not just different

Stitchawl · 01-26-2011, 02:03 AM

.. and it's not buckle, bond, or screwed?

How about cleave? Or trim?

Stitchawl

SneakySnake · 01-26-2011, 02:21 AM

Like Mickey Mouse which is good in Oz (rhyming slang for grouse)
and bad in the US?

wicked? (10 years ago I was taught not to be offended when a customer called my muesli wicked.

d'oh verb? back to the thinking board

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01-25-2011, 08:50 PM	#436
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,448 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Mr. M could have hired someone to open the frig & the container -- never underestimate the cunning of a hungry cat! I have NO idea about Buckley ... I assume he's an Aussie who died/was eaten in a spectacularly grisly fashion ... and then became a folk hero.

01-25-2011, 08:51 PM	#437
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Clue There are three people in our house. Me, Bloke and Mr M.

01-25-2011, 08:52 PM	#438
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	The first person to guess bloke wins because I have to go and watch an episode of Black Adder and eat some toast with vegemite. Be back later

01-25-2011, 08:55 PM	#439
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Bloke. I just feel the need to win. Stitchawl

01-25-2011, 08:57 PM	#440
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	And I'll leave you with a question before I go off to do my chores; The Bible has given names to many people, places, and things. But it only gave name to one old tree. What was that name? (Let's see if Shayne's Sunday School taught that one!) Stitchawl

01-25-2011, 09:42 PM	#441
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	I went to a very good Sunday School! This rang a bell, but I'll admit that I had to search for the exact reference rather than knowing it off by heart (Sunday School was a long time ago). It's from Genesis 35:8: "But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth." ("Oak of weeping")

01-25-2011, 11:29 PM	#442
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	The lady is sharp! I thought this question would stump folks for a while. Ok, Shayne, hit us with what you've got! Stitchwal

01-25-2011, 11:37 PM	#443
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Hm, I should think of a question before I go answering them. Let's see how many minutes this one survives: what word has two opposite meanings?

01-26-2011, 12:00 AM	#444
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	chilli?

01-26-2011, 12:05 AM	#445
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Good one! But no. This word is spelled the same way for both meanings.

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01-26-2011, 01:28 AM	#447
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	Does it have to be English? Aloha? Czesc? Ciao?

01-26-2011, 01:34 AM	#448
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Good points! Okay, I'll narrow it down: - It's English - It's used as a verb - The two meanings are opposite, not just different

01-26-2011, 02:03 AM	#449
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	.. and it's not buckle, bond, or screwed? How about cleave? Or trim? Stitchawl

01-26-2011, 02:21 AM	#450
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Like Mickey Mouse which is good in Oz (rhyming slang for grouse) and bad in the US? wicked? (10 years ago I was taught not to be offended when a customer called my muesli wicked. d'oh verb? back to the thinking board