Needles: a deathmatch (22-02)

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Jan 2022
11:52am, 13 Jan 2022
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GregP
R1 Pool C closes

The Needles, a series of granite spires in the Sequoia National Forest, California: gross 20, net 17 (Progresses to next round)
Needles, a Back to the Future character: gross 8, net 5 (Progresses to next round)
Needle (module), a 1987 Dungeons & Dragons module: gross 4, net 1 (Progresses to next round)


"Needle-Gun", song by Ciccone Youth from their 1988 album The Whitey Album: gross 3, net 0 (Eliminated)
Jimmy Needles (1900–1969), American basketball coach: gross 2, net -1 (Eliminated)
Jan 2022
11:56am, 13 Jan 2022
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Angus Clydesdale
I can't believe the classic rock track and the horse were both nearly beaten by Jeremy Beadle. Jeremy Beadle, FFS.

What's wrong with you people?!
Jan 2022
12:00pm, 13 Jan 2022
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Nicholls595
Beadles not about? Completely lost interest now :-(
Jan 2022
12:05pm, 13 Jan 2022
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jacdaw
The Sonic / Ciccone Youth album is a work of genius. Start to finish. Clearly most people on here aren't aware of that.
Jan 2022
12:22pm, 13 Jan 2022
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GregP
R1 Pool D closes

L'Aiguille ("the Needle"), part of a chalk formation in Étretat, France: gross 17, net 14 (Progresses to next round)
Needles, British Columbia, an unincorporated area in British Columbia, Canada: gross 7, net 4 (Progresses to next round)
The Needles, nickname for Project West Ford, a 1960s American military operation which put a series of communication dipoles in space: gross 5, net 2 (Progresses to next round)


"Needles", by Adema on the album Unstable: gross 2, net -1 (Eliminated)
Needle (novel), by Hal Clement: gross 2, net -1 (Eliminated)
Jan 2022
1:03pm, 13 Jan 2022
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GregP
R1 Pool E closes

The Needles, three stacks of chalk off the Isle of Wight, England: gross 28, net 26 (Progresses to next round)
Needle, a cheerleading stunt: gross 6, net 4 (Progresses to next round)


Needle (band), an American industrial rock band: gross 2, net 0 (Eliminated)
Needles, California, a city in San Bernardino: gross 2, net 0 (Eliminated)
"Needles", by Seether on the albums Disclaimer and Disclaimer II: gross 1, net -1 (Eliminated)
Jan 2022
1:06pm, 13 Jan 2022
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GregP
R1 Pool F closes

Needlefish: a piscivorous fish usually associated with shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea.: gross 14, net 10 (Progresses to next round)
"Needles", by System of a Down on the album Toxicity: gross 7, net 3 (Progresses to next round)
Needle (comics), a Marvel Comics character: gross 5, net 1 (Progresses to next round)


Needles, Tasmania, a locality in Australia: gross 4, net 0 (Eliminated)
Thomas B. Needles (1835–1914), American politician and businessman: gross 1, net -3 (Eliminated)
Jan 2022
1:06pm, 13 Jan 2022
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GregP
Whatever convinced me this was a good idea for a deathmatch?

Sorry gang.
Jan 2022
1:33pm, 13 Jan 2022
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Maclennane
Oh Grep, don't say that. It's no worse than usual!
Jan 2022
1:58pm, 13 Jan 2022
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JK *chameleon*
Is it over yet? I'm needlephobic, so this thread is life-threatening to me :)

About This Thread

Maintained by GregP
Deathmatch closed 25/01/22
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GOLD: The Needles, three stacks of chalk off the Isle of Wight, England

SILVER: Needlemakers Arms Ilkeston, Kensington Street, Ilkeston, DE7 5NY. Pub Code: 2303468101 (refurbishment planned)

BRONZE: Cleopatra's Needle, two obelisks in London and New York City
BRONZE: The Napes Needle, arguably one of the most famous rock climbs in the UK if not the world, because it represented a change in the pursuit of mountaineering

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