The birds of OTG: a non-liturgical deathmatch (23-02)
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Jan 2023
8:48am, 20 Jan 2023
142,599 posts
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GregP
If we do two groups there will be a delay while I try and find an old copy of the engine that supports it. Or re-wire bits of the current engine, which is probably more fun.
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Jan 2023
9:23am, 20 Jan 2023
142,606 posts
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GregP
R1G1 closes Foghorn Leghorn - son, I say son, this is a cartoon Rooster: gross 15, net 14 (Progresses to next round) Penguin - chocolate biscuit. Invariably disappointing.: gross 10, net 9 (Progresses to next round) The Housemartins - the 4th best band in Hull: gross 8, net 7 (Progresses to next round) Russell Crowe: gross 3, net 2 (Progresses to next round) Black Swan - film starring Natalie Portman: gross 3, net 2 (Progresses to next round) |
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Jan 2023
9:25am, 20 Jan 2023
142,607 posts
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GregP
R1G2 closes Eddie the Eagle - unlikely Olympic ski jumper. Curiously British hero: gross 20, net 19 (Progresses to next round) Pelican Crossing - PEDestrian LIght CONtrolled method of crossing the road: gross 12, net 11 (Progresses to next round) Black Hawk Down - a 2001 war film directed by Ridley Scott: gross 4, net 3 (Progresses to next round) The Eagles - an American band: gross 2, net 1 (Progresses to next round) Pelican Brief - John Grisham novel and later film: gross 1, net 0 (Eliminated) |
Jan 2023
9:33am, 20 Jan 2023
1,780 posts
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Weean
no 2nd group stage means less fiddling with the engine, more voting. I know my preference (and it's not more groups)
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Jan 2023
9:33am, 20 Jan 2023
67,758 posts
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GlennR
It's been decades since I ate either, but weren't Club biscuits rather less disappointing than Penguins?
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Jan 2023
9:34am, 20 Jan 2023
142,611 posts
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GregP
My BiL went back and forward to Tasmania on business a lot in the 2010s. Penguins are essentially like Tim Tams except smaller and not as good.
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Jan 2023
9:46am, 20 Jan 2023
142,616 posts
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GregP
R1G3 closes Penguin - long established book company: gross 17, net 15 (Progresses to next round) Turdus philomelos (song thrush), a familiar and popular garden songbird whose numbers have declined markedly on farmland and in towns and cities: gross 11, net 9 (Progresses to next round) A Flock of Seagulls - a band known mostly for some funky hair: gross 5, net 3 (Progresses to next round) Black Swan - popular pub name: gross 3, net 1 (Progresses to next round) Golden Seahawk - an ale brewed by Cotleigh Brewery in Wiveliscombe: gross 2, net 0 (Eliminated) |
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Jan 2023
9:47am, 20 Jan 2023
142,617 posts
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GregP
Noted Weean - it's in this instance Oscar the Grouch's call.
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Jan 2023
9:49am, 20 Jan 2023
142,618 posts
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GregP
R1G4 closes Pterodactyl - an extinct genus of pterosaurs: gross 15, net 14 (Progresses to next round) Goose - a character from the Top Gun movies: gross 7, net 6 (Progresses to next round) Blackbird - a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft: gross 6, net 5 (Progresses to next round) Thrush - an infection caused by a yeast fungus called candida albicans: gross 6, net 5 (Progresses to next round) Arc'teryx - Canadian company specialising in outdoor apparel: gross 3, net 2 (Progresses to next round) |
Jan 2023
9:57am, 20 Jan 2023
9,753 posts
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g1ngerrevolution
I don't have a vote. If I did I'd be waving flags with "Weean for President" on them.
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