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Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
04-20-2018, 04:45 PM (This post was last modified: 04-20-2018 04:48 PM by AussieMick.)
Post: #1066
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It was "Zulu", Roger.

And, yes, Steve, absolutely correct. In fact , "All Sir Garnet" as they used to say in the British Army meaning 'Everything is correct' (he was apparently a stickler for efficiency ... but I'd have another name for him because I think he was a nasty piece of work ... still, I guess it was different times then).

He wrote a book on the Civil War. Full of his own Brit opinions ... but, maybe, thats what many of those books are.
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04-20-2018, 05:07 PM
Post: #1067
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(04-20-2018 04:45 PM)AussieMick Wrote:  It was "Zulu", Roger.

And, yes, Steve, absolutely correct. In fact , "All Sir Garnet" as they used to say in the British Army meaning 'Everything is correct' (he was apparently a stickler for efficiency ... but I'd have another name for him because I think he was a nasty piece of work ... still, I guess it was different times then).

He wrote a book on the Civil War. Full of his own Brit opinions ... but, maybe, thats what many of those books are.

I wouldn't have been able figure it out without Roger knowing what Michael Caine film was being referred to.
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04-20-2018, 05:37 PM (This post was last modified: 04-20-2018 05:41 PM by AussieMick.)
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(04-20-2018 05:07 PM)Steve Wrote:  
(04-20-2018 04:45 PM)AussieMick Wrote:  It was "Zulu", Roger.

And, yes, Steve, absolutely correct. In fact , "All Sir Garnet" as they used to say in the British Army meaning 'Everything is correct' (he was apparently a stickler for efficiency ... but I'd have another name for him because I think he was a nasty piece of work ... still, I guess it was different times then).

He wrote a book on the Civil War. Full of his own Brit opinions ... but, maybe, thats what many of those books are.

I wouldn't have been able figure it out without Roger knowing what Michael Caine film was being referred to.

He was (IMO) a typical Brit officer. Born in Ireland he was more British than someone born in England, falling over himself to show what a good loyal Brit he was and steeped in military warfare (Fort Pillow ? nothing unusual happened there, old boy!).
He did change his views later , but he was still obnoxious IMO.
From the Introduction of his book ...
He ‘saw the Confederate struggle as one for country and liberty, and advantageous to England and Europe in cutting down to size the arrogant American republic.’
The American Civil War : An English View
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01-17-2019, 01:47 PM
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See if anyone can guess this without looking it up.

160 years ago today Robert Lincoln went to the C. M. & S. Smith Store (dry goods) in Springfield and purchased something for $.75?

What did Robert buy for 75 cents?
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01-17-2019, 01:52 PM
Post: #1070
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A hat?
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01-17-2019, 02:01 PM
Post: #1071
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Very logical guess, Susan, but it wasn't a hat.
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01-17-2019, 02:26 PM
Post: #1072
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Some shaving equipment?
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01-17-2019, 02:40 PM
Post: #1073
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160 years ago would have been 1859, and that is the year RTL went to Harvard, so I'm going to guess a suitcase for the trip.

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01-17-2019, 02:57 PM
Post: #1074
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Eva and Rob, those are sure logical guesses; however, not correct.

Hint #1: Rob's guess is on the right track; the answer is something a person would carry for a specific reason.
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01-17-2019, 03:55 PM (This post was last modified: 01-17-2019 03:57 PM by AussieMick.)
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something for Mary ? ... I'm sure thats correct (Ok Ive said that before here and been wrong) ... just cannot recall what.

Handkerchief? for Mary.

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Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
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01-17-2019, 04:05 PM
Post: #1076
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Good thinking, Michael, but it's not a handkerchief. I am not sure which family member it was for; it's something that is used by both men and women.
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01-17-2019, 04:38 PM (This post was last modified: 01-17-2019 05:01 PM by AussieMick.)
Post: #1077
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A diary ?

no, no ... a pen?

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01-17-2019, 05:48 PM
Post: #1078
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Nope, it was not a diary or a pen.
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01-17-2019, 07:09 PM (This post was last modified: 01-17-2019 07:11 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
Post: #1079
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An umbrella?
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01-17-2019, 09:35 PM
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Cough drops?

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