Acensky 0 #1 August 10, 2004 1. There's one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contestants do. What is it? 2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? 3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables? 4. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are exactly coincident with each other. How many other times between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands cross? 5. What is the only sport in which the ball is always in the possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball? 6. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? 7. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle? 8. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw". They are all common. Name two of them. 9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name half of them? 10. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los Angeles Lakers"? Answers to follow shortly...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #2 August 10, 2004 8. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw". They are all common. Name two of them. Dwell and Dwindle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #3 August 10, 2004 Quote6. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? Cashew?My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbarry 0 #4 August 10, 2004 5. baseball 10. minnesota be interesting to see the others Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #5 August 10, 2004 1.? 2.? 3.? 4.59? edited to change answer to 10. 5. Baseball 6. Strawberry 7. ? 8. Dwarf and dwindle 9. Comma, period, colon, semi-colon, exclamation point, question mark, quotation mark 10. ? I'm stupid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #6 August 10, 2004 Quote7. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle? It's grown inside the bottle?My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #7 August 10, 2004 #4 is so off, but nice try. .Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #8 August 10, 2004 Yeah, me no thinky well about that one. At first I thought it was 10. It IS 10! Right? Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #9 August 10, 2004 Last time I checked Cashews were a nut. .Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #10 August 10, 2004 2. Niagra Falls Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #11 August 10, 2004 Quote4. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are exactly coincident with each other. How many other times between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands cross? I'll tell you tomorrow at this timeMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #12 August 10, 2004 Quote Last time I checked Cashews were a nut. Not according to GoogleMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #13 August 10, 2004 Quote Last time I checked Cashews were a nut. . Nuts are fruits that have dry and/or thin mesocarps. They are still the developed ovaries of a plant. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #14 August 10, 2004 Boxing. Niagara Falls. Asparagus and rhubarb. Baseball. Strawberry. The pear grew inside the bottle. Dwarf, dwell, and dwindle. Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses. Minnesota. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #15 August 10, 2004 Quote1. Horse Racing? 2. The Gov't? Oh wait you said moving - not thinking - right. 3. Peanuts and tomatos 4. 11 5. Baseball 6. Strawberry 7. Very small pear and / or a large mouth bottle. 8. Dwell, Dwindle, (Dwayne), Dwarf 9. Period, Question Mark, Left Parenth, right parenth, Exclamation Mark, Colon, semi colon, left quote, right quote 10. ?????Great Lakes? Answers to follow shortly......I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #16 August 10, 2004 ha ha Thanks now I know the difference. .Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #17 August 10, 2004 3. Potatoes and onions 4. 11 times 6. Strawberry Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #18 August 10, 2004 are a dash and a hyphen really two different things? maybe an ampersand? otherwise I think tuna may have 'em Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #19 August 10, 2004 Tuna cheated.. he looked at his keyboard! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #20 August 10, 2004 QuoteTuna cheated.. he looked at his keyboard! *Cough* Google *Cough*I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeattheDrums 0 #21 August 11, 2004 1. I dunno im gonna guess.... compitetion skydiving... 2. statue of liberty? 3. no clue i dont like veggies... 4. gotta go with 12 5. baseball 6. pineapple? 7. the bottle neck is heated up causeing the hole to expand enough to allow someone to slip a pear in there. When the neck cools it shrinks back 8. no idea... other than those already mentioned... 9. . , ? ! " ' ; : 10. in the land of a thousand lakes... A thunder of jets in a clear blue sky, a streak of gray and a cheerful "Hi" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #22 August 11, 2004 The least you could have done what post ALL The questions... 11. There are seven ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit. Taking a base on balls (a walk) is one way. Name the other six. 12. It's the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it? 13. Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet that begin with the letter "S." Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #23 August 11, 2004 I only got those 10 in an email. Don't kill the messenger. .Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #24 August 11, 2004 Batter hit by a pitch; passed ball; catcher interference; catcher drops third strike; fielder's choice; and being designated as a pinch runner. Lettuce. Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, snowshoes, stockings. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallRate 0 #25 August 11, 2004 11. Struck by the ball. Catcher loses the ball on the final strike. No idea on the rest. 12. Lettuce? 13. Shoes, Socks, Sandals, Stockings, Sneakers, Slippers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
