Silliness Quiz - Page 172

poohbear_nc · 04-12-2011, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

So some kind of war?

getting very warm ......

orlok · 04-12-2011, 09:54 AM

Well it can't be the War of Independence (too early anyway), or the Civil War, as plenty of lives were lost

.

poohbear_nc · 04-12-2011, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Well it can't be the War of Independence (too early anyway), or the Civil War, as plenty of lives were lost

.

Well, yes it could... be the Civil War ... specifically the Battle of Fort Sumter began on April 12, 1861, when the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, opened the American Civil War. Ironically, during the 2 days of shelling, there was no loss of life on either side.
The opening battle of the bloodiest war fought on American soil killed no one!

Take it away orlok!

orlok · 04-12-2011, 10:22 AM

Sheesh, that must have felt like pulling teeth, poohbear. Not that you have any, as I hear hens teeth are very rare (British expression that may well pass you by...).

Question:

Born on this day in history, the poet Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was suspected being responsible for something(s) that have remained in the public eye ever since, and attributed to someone else.

harakiri · 04-12-2011, 10:27 AM

did he found the Dead Poet Society?

Dunno, but as a guess, was he suspected to be Jack the Ripper?

(there you go, avoided google/wikipaedia at all costs)

orlok · 04-12-2011, 10:31 AM

No and no.

Keep strong, stay away from the big G.

poohbear_nc · 04-12-2011, 10:37 AM

Shakespeare's sonnets?

orlok · 04-12-2011, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Shakespeare's sonnets?

Ring the bell!!!

Actually not just the sonnets. He is the strongest candidate proposed (next to William Shakespeare himself) for the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays.

A major difficulty in the Oxfordian theory, however, is his death date (1604), because, according to standard chronology, 14 of Shakespeare’s plays, including many of the most important ones, were apparently written after that time. The debate, however, remained lively in the late 20th century.

Over to yooh, pooh.

poohbear_nc · 04-12-2011, 10:52 AM

[the curse of a former English major]

OK - Laurence Canter and Martha Siegel hold a dubious distinction in Internet history. On April 12, 1994, their action (on Usenet) launched what now-common internet phenomenon?

orlok · 04-12-2011, 11:00 AM

(orlok has tied his thumbs together behind his back. Time to give someone else a go...)

poohbear_nc · 04-12-2011, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

(orlok has tied his thumbs together behind his back. Time to give someone else a go...)

[may your nose not start to itch!]

Anyone else awake today?

GeoffC · 04-12-2011, 11:14 AM

I wuz going to answer with the American Civil War after reading a bit about you lot not being too sure that it has finished

Laurence and Martha wasn't it a website for booking holidays?

poohbear_nc · 04-12-2011, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

I wuz going to answer with the American Civil War after reading a bit about you lot not being too sure that it has finished

Laurence and Martha wasn't it a website for booking holidays?

nope - keep trying!

[as for the Civil War - it's still going on south of the Mason-Dixon line]

orlok · 04-12-2011, 12:36 PM

The use of emoticons?

poohbear_nc · 04-12-2011, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

The use of emoticons?

Nope

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04-12-2011, 09:54 AM	#2567
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Well it can't be the War of Independence (too early anyway), or the Civil War, as plenty of lives were lost .

04-12-2011, 10:22 AM	#2569
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Sheesh, that must have felt like pulling teeth, poohbear. Not that you have any, as I hear hens teeth are very rare (British expression that may well pass you by...). Question: Born on this day in history, the poet Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was suspected being responsible for something(s) that have remained in the public eye ever since, and attributed to someone else.

04-12-2011, 10:27 AM	#2570
harakiri Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 464618 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Oasis 2	did he found the Dead Poet Society? Dunno, but as a guess, was he suspected to be Jack the Ripper? (there you go, avoided google/wikipaedia at all costs)

04-12-2011, 10:31 AM	#2571
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	No and no. Keep strong, stay away from the big G.

04-12-2011, 10:37 AM	#2572
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,674 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Shakespeare's sonnets?

04-12-2011, 10:52 AM	#2574
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,674 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	[the curse of a former English major] OK - Laurence Canter and Martha Siegel hold a dubious distinction in Internet history. On April 12, 1994, their action (on Usenet) launched what now-common internet phenomenon?

04-12-2011, 11:00 AM	#2575
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	(orlok has tied his thumbs together behind his back. Time to give someone else a go...)

04-12-2011, 11:14 AM	#2577
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I wuz going to answer with the American Civil War after reading a bit about you lot not being too sure that it has finished Laurence and Martha wasn't it a website for booking holidays?

04-12-2011, 12:36 PM	#2579
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	The use of emoticons?