wiki-illiam q7!
Jan. 14th, 2008 11:37 ami: for whom did Zaretski act as second?
ii: which contestants were slain with the same envenomed point?
iii: who died in the Brecknock Arms following a duel with his brother in law?
iv: who was challenged to a duel by a Gibraltarian, whose patriotism had been impugned?
v: who allowed his opponent to leave a message for Patterson beneath his silver cigarette case?
vi: whose performance against the three-handed marvel was described by the Princess as ‘unique’?
vii: who was killed by his father in single combat as the sun sparkled on the Oxus stream?
viii: whose second was accused of surreptitiously stabbing his opponent in Hyde Park?
ix: which cuckold was mortally wounded at Barn Elms on 16th January?
x: who fell to a frontal blow and then completely lost his head?
the rules as they have evolved:
a: give nice full answers and anecdotes where possible!
b: say if googled or not, and leave a bit of a while for people to answer non-googlingly
c: you're obviously allowed to look ahead at future questions as (first) this was published in a national newspaper and i can't stop you and (second) i can't stop ME either, and have done exactly this
d: as anatol suggests, other fora in same game are (unpoliceably) Out of Bounds till next set is up -- even tho obv they are all wronghead feebs compared to us
ii: which contestants were slain with the same envenomed point?
iii: who died in the Brecknock Arms following a duel with his brother in law?
iv: who was challenged to a duel by a Gibraltarian, whose patriotism had been impugned?
v: who allowed his opponent to leave a message for Patterson beneath his silver cigarette case?
vi: whose performance against the three-handed marvel was described by the Princess as ‘unique’?
vii: who was killed by his father in single combat as the sun sparkled on the Oxus stream?
viii: whose second was accused of surreptitiously stabbing his opponent in Hyde Park?
ix: which cuckold was mortally wounded at Barn Elms on 16th January?
x: who fell to a frontal blow and then completely lost his head?
the rules as they have evolved:
a: give nice full answers and anecdotes where possible!
b: say if googled or not, and leave a bit of a while for people to answer non-googlingly
c: you're obviously allowed to look ahead at future questions as (first) this was published in a national newspaper and i can't stop you and (second) i can't stop ME either, and have done exactly this
d: as anatol suggests, other fora in same game are (unpoliceably) Out of Bounds till next set is up -- even tho obv they are all wronghead feebs compared to us