Silliness Quiz - Page 106

Mortis · 02-25-2011, 01:48 PM

Brown nose?

WT Sharpe · 02-25-2011, 01:50 PM

Not her. Too outspoken.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-25-2011, 01:55 PM

Back to Bilbo's [placename] mastiff:

Is the placename somewhere in Asia?
Or Europe?
Or the Americas?

Shayne Parkinson · 02-25-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

One of my sisters, who was usually first in line for any school activity, had a nickname in High School.

What was it?

Lickedy-split?

WT Sharpe · 02-25-2011, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Lickedy-split?

No.

Bilbo1967 · 02-25-2011, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Back to Bilbo's [placename] mastiff:

Is the placename somewhere in Asia?
Or Europe?
Or the Americas?

Europe, Shayne.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-25-2011, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Europe, Shayne.

English mastiff (I think I remember having heard this now).

Edited to add: assuming I'm right, I won't ask a question, as there's another quiz currently running.

WT Sharpe · 02-25-2011, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Europe, Shayne.

River Dane?

Bilbo1967 · 02-25-2011, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

English mastiff (I think I remember having heard this now).

Edited to add: assuming I'm right, I won't ask a question, as there's another quiz currently running.

Spot on Shayne, well done. Glad to have that loose end tied up!

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

River Dane?

Errm, no.

Mortis · 02-25-2011, 02:28 PM

Not knowing the answer to your question was driving me nuts Bilbo, I was so sure I was right with Bull Mastiff

WT Sharpe · 02-25-2011, 02:30 PM

I thought for sure that someone would have figured this out by now. I thought they were pretty telling clues, but perhaps my mind marches to the beat of a different drummer.

* My sister was first in line. Why? (Actually, I should say, only as long as you're lining up Christians. Otherwise she'd almost certainly be one of the last.)
* It was in High School. She got the nickname while participating in one of the various activities typical of High Schools.
* Neither of us were strangers to licorice sticks. (That should tell you the activity we were both involved in.)
* She was my sister.

Bilbo1967 · 02-25-2011, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I thought for sure that someone would have figured this out by now. I thought they were pretty telling clues, but perhaps my mind marches to the beat of a different drummer.

* My sister was first in line. Why? (Actually, I should say, only as long as you're lining up Christians. Otherwise she'd almost certainly be one of the last.)
* It was in High School. She got the nickname while participating in one of the various activities typical of High Schools.
* Neither of us were strangers to licorice sticks. (That should tell you the activity we were both involved in.)
* She was my sister.

Never mind a different drummer, I think I have an accordianist or something instead.

I have no idea of the relevance of liquorice sticks (is it an American thing?).

WT Sharpe · 02-25-2011, 02:50 PM

It's certainly a nickname for something in this country, although I suspect not only here. You certainly don't hear it as much as folks who lived in my parent's generation, when they were much more popular. (I was born in 1950.)

Another clue: Although we were involved in the same activity, and although my sister's nickname would have worked equally well for a girl or a boy, it wouldn't have been appropriate for me, while it was perfect for her.

WT Sharpe · 02-25-2011, 03:00 PM

Steve Allen once played a guy who made a career out of a liquorice stick.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-25-2011, 03:16 PM

Ah! I had to look up (somewhat nervously) what liquorice stick could be a nickname for. Now I'm thinking: A Sharp?

02-25-2011, 02:30 PM	#1586
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I thought for sure that someone would have figured this out by now. I thought they were pretty telling clues, but perhaps my mind marches to the beat of a different drummer. * My sister was first in line. Why? (Actually, I should say, only as long as you're lining up Christians. Otherwise she'd almost certainly be one of the last.) * It was in High School. She got the nickname while participating in one of the various activities typical of High Schools. * Neither of us were strangers to licorice sticks. (That should tell you the activity we were both involved in.) * She was my sister. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 02-25-2011 at 02:38 PM.

02-25-2011, 02:50 PM	#1588
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	It's certainly a nickname for something in this country, although I suspect not only here. You certainly don't hear it as much as folks who lived in my parent's generation, when they were much more popular. (I was born in 1950.) Another clue: Although we were involved in the same activity, and although my sister's nickname would have worked equally well for a girl or a boy, it wouldn't have been appropriate for me, while it was perfect for her. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 02-25-2011 at 02:53 PM.

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