Silliness Quiz - Page 46

Javed · 02-02-2011, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

The gun in his hand had not been fired. (THis is a last ditch attempt.)

My wife says "The tape had been rewound!"

Stitchawl

Your wife's answer is: Correct!

The cassette had started at the beginning of the man's utterance. Therefore, someone else must have rewound it.

Your wife (or yourself) may be the new quizmaster!

Stitchawl · 02-02-2011, 06:59 AM

I always turn to her when I can't solve a problem myself. The woman's sharp! That's why I married her!

Sharp but busy. She's given me the go ahead to post a question, and as I enjoyed your last one, figured that another in the same genre would be good. Ready?

Detective Nose had just wrapped up a case in the upper town district of Trenton and since he was in the area decided to stop by and pay his friend Dr. Dean Lamar a visit at the museum. Dr. Dean was the director in charge at the museum and had been so for the past five years. By all accounts, he was doing a fantastic job.

When Nose arrived at his friend's office, he saw that he was in the middle of looking over some résumés.

"I'm looking to hire a tour guide to help with a new ancient Chinese exhibit that's due to arrive next week" said Dr. Dean. "I expect that this exhibit will attract hundreds of visitors and to tell you the truth, I'm a little worried that I may not be able to find a suitable guide to help with the attraction."

Detective Nose decided to sit down and assist his comrade sort through the large stack of resumes. They were near the end of the pile when Dr. Dean pointed out a resume to Nose that he felt might be from a suitable candidate.

Typed on a plain sheet of white paper was the resume of a man whose name was Geoffrey Montgomery. Under his qualifications he had a few relevant jobs listed with all the required references but it wasn't the job history that caught Dr. Dean's attention. Rather, under the heading of hobbies and interests, Geoff had listed that he was very much interested in the Chinese culture and had been studying their language, alphabet, geography, religions, history, and customs for close to ten years. The resume then went on to list other desirable traits and details that would be of some benefit to the position.

"I think we may have found our candidate," said Dr. Dean. "With his previous job experience and his extensive background knowledge of the Chinese culture, I doubt I will be able to find anyone else that is more suited for the task. I think I'll give him a call and see if we can meet this afternoon."

"I'd hold off on phoning him just yet if I were you. There's something off about his resume that leads me to believe that he is not being totally honest about his qualifications."
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What mistake tipped off Detective Nose?
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Stitchawl

SolRaven · 02-02-2011, 07:08 AM

His date of birth. He wasn't born yet?

Javed · 02-02-2011, 07:14 AM

Chinese written language doesn't use an alphabet, it uses characters!

LCF · 02-02-2011, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Javed

Chinese written language doesn't use an alphabet, it uses characters!

exactly what I wanted to say.

Stitchawl · 02-02-2011, 07:43 AM

And the baton gets handed off to....

Javed, for his correct answer! No alphabet in the Chinese written language. Well done!

Take it away, sir.

Stitchawl

SolRaven · 02-02-2011, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Javed

Chinese written language doesn't use an alphabet, it uses characters!

Great job! Good catch!

Javed · 02-02-2011, 07:52 AM

Thank you, Stitchawl, for a good quiz question!

I would like to give my next turn as quizmaster to anyone that would like to ask the next question.

.

SolRaven · 02-03-2011, 02:42 AM

OK, here's one.

Who was the inventor of the single-piece cast-concrete house.
Hint: He also owned a cement company.

Stitchawl · 02-03-2011, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SolRaven

OK, here's one.

Who was the inventor of the single-piece cast-concrete house.
Hint: He also owned a cement company.

That was my boy Tom! He should have stuck with lightbulbs!
Thomas Alva Edison!

Stitchawl

Javed · 02-03-2011, 04:28 AM

I had never heard of single-piece cast-concrete houses before. I have no idea for this one.

Stitchawl · 02-03-2011, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Javed

I had never heard of single-piece cast-concrete houses before. I have no idea for this one.

It's safe for you to Google this one, Javed. I had to do a large report on Tom when I was in high school. I learned more than I ever wanted to know about the man. Then recently I read Bill Bryson's "Made in America" and learned more about the seedier side of old Tom. As I said a few posts back, he was NOT a nice guy! This cast concrete house, which he patented, is not one of his better known inventions.

Stitchawl

Bilbo1967 · 02-03-2011, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

It's safe for you to Google this one, Javed. I had to do a large report on Tom when I was in high school. I learned more than I ever wanted to know about the man. Then recently I read Bill Bryson's "Made in America" and learned more about the seedier side of old Tom. As I said a few posts back, he was NOT a nice guy! This cast concrete house, which he patented, is not one of his better known inventions.

Stitchawl

I too recall that from 'Made in America'. Seriously entertaining book (IMHO) by the way.

Javed · 02-03-2011, 04:57 AM

Quote:

In 1887, Edison embarked on a project that would later prove to be a huge fiasco......He noticed that one could mold concrete into a wide variety of shapes and thought that he could build a house by pouring concrete into a single, giant mold! And not only the house: "everything from bathtubs, windowsills, staircases, and picture frames to electrical conduits and reinforcing rods would be molded right in."

source

Wow, he wanted to make other things like bathtubs and picture frames out of concrete.

Stitchawl, I think it is safe to say you have this one. Perhaps it would be ok to quiz on with a new question?

Stitchawl · 02-03-2011, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Javed

source

Wow, he wanted to make other things like bathtubs and picture frames out of concrete.

Didn't the Mythbusters try to make a boat out of concrete?

Quote:

Stitchawl, I think it is safe to say you have this one. Perhaps it would be ok to quiz on with a new question?

I think so too... And boy, do I have a good one. It's another mystery to solve.
--------------------------------

"Don't tell me," said Dr. Haledjian. "Let me guess.
You made a play for a young lady, and got in a mess
again."

Cyril Makin, the hopeless Romeo, nodded unhappily.
"This time I was sure my story was perfect. But
something went wrong, I can't figure what.

"You've heard of Gertrude Morgan?" he asked. "Her
grandfather sailed with a famous explorer, and her cousin
climbed Mt. Everest. If you haven't done something
dangerous, you won't impress her at all.

"I took her out to dinner Christmas Eve, and it
seemed a good time to tell my Arctic Circle tale," the
young man continued. "I started off by commenting
that I had once spent Christmas in much less comfortable
surroundings.

"Then I told her about the morning Lt. Craven and I
were making our way back to the Arctic Observation
Weather Station. I was in the Navy then. Suddenly
Craven fell and fractured his leg. Ten minutes later the
bit of ice we were crossing broke away. We began to
drift out to sea.

"I realized that Craven and I and the dogs we had with
us would freeze to death unless I started a fire. As we
had used up all our matches, I got out a small magnifying
glass. I tore off some sheets of paper from our reports
and laid them on a steel box. By focusing the sun's rays
onto the paper, I soon started a good blaze.
"Fortunately a passing ship picked us up after 24 hours.
The captain said I was a bit of a hero."

"But Miss Morgan didn't agree," observed Haledjian.
"And it's hardly surprising!"

What was wrong with Cyril's story? Why didn't Miss Morgan believe it?

Stitchawl

02-02-2011, 07:52 AM	#683
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	Thank you, Stitchawl, for a good quiz question! I would like to give my next turn as quizmaster to anyone that would like to ask the next question. . Last edited by Javed; 02-02-2011 at 02:00 PM.

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02-02-2011, 06:59 AM	#677
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	I always turn to her when I can't solve a problem myself. The woman's sharp! That's why I married her! Sharp but busy. She's given me the go ahead to post a question, and as I enjoyed your last one, figured that another in the same genre would be good. Ready? Detective Nose had just wrapped up a case in the upper town district of Trenton and since he was in the area decided to stop by and pay his friend Dr. Dean Lamar a visit at the museum. Dr. Dean was the director in charge at the museum and had been so for the past five years. By all accounts, he was doing a fantastic job. When Nose arrived at his friend's office, he saw that he was in the middle of looking over some résumés. "I'm looking to hire a tour guide to help with a new ancient Chinese exhibit that's due to arrive next week" said Dr. Dean. "I expect that this exhibit will attract hundreds of visitors and to tell you the truth, I'm a little worried that I may not be able to find a suitable guide to help with the attraction." Detective Nose decided to sit down and assist his comrade sort through the large stack of resumes. They were near the end of the pile when Dr. Dean pointed out a resume to Nose that he felt might be from a suitable candidate. Typed on a plain sheet of white paper was the resume of a man whose name was Geoffrey Montgomery. Under his qualifications he had a few relevant jobs listed with all the required references but it wasn't the job history that caught Dr. Dean's attention. Rather, under the heading of hobbies and interests, Geoff had listed that he was very much interested in the Chinese culture and had been studying their language, alphabet, geography, religions, history, and customs for close to ten years. The resume then went on to list other desirable traits and details that would be of some benefit to the position. "I think we may have found our candidate," said Dr. Dean. "With his previous job experience and his extensive background knowledge of the Chinese culture, I doubt I will be able to find anyone else that is more suited for the task. I think I'll give him a call and see if we can meet this afternoon." "I'd hold off on phoning him just yet if I were you. There's something off about his resume that leads me to believe that he is not being totally honest about his qualifications." ------------------------------------------- What mistake tipped off Detective Nose? ------------------------------------------- Stitchawl

02-02-2011, 07:08 AM	#678
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	His date of birth. He wasn't born yet?

02-02-2011, 07:14 AM	#679
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	Chinese written language doesn't use an alphabet, it uses characters!

02-02-2011, 07:43 AM	#681
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 the baton gets handed off to.... Javed, for his correct answer! No alphabet in the Chinese written language. Well done! Take it away, sir. Stitchawl

02-03-2011, 02:42 AM	#684
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	OK, here's one. Who was the inventor of the single-piece cast-concrete house. Hint: He also owned a cement company.

02-03-2011, 04:28 AM	#686
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	I had never heard of single-piece cast-concrete houses before. I have no idea for this one.

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