tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post3833302732345798517..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Thursday Quiz LIIIMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-45461970543750090322008-09-19T09:16:00.000-07:002008-09-19T09:16:00.000-07:00@Calico: Nah, I liked it! : )<B>@Calico: Nah, I liked it! : )</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-59874495103070837542008-09-19T04:23:00.000-07:002008-09-19T04:23:00.000-07:00Point taken... But... In a theocracy... Come on yo...Point taken... But... In a theocracy... Come on you opened yourself up to that one!The Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-31821504172195866502008-09-18T22:01:00.000-07:002008-09-18T22:01:00.000-07:00@margaret: Oh, I already had one. He was great!@C...<B>@margaret: Oh, I already had one. He was great!<BR/><BR/>@Calico: NOW who's talkin' naughty?<BR/><BR/>@boo: I liked it even better when it was called "Djakarta." And "Batavia" is a quaintly quirky name for a Southeast Asian city, if you can get over the sad colonial oppression of it all...</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-32045080346847247372008-09-18T21:49:00.000-07:002008-09-18T21:49:00.000-07:00Wow! It's a slugfest tonight!Leading off is gs49,...<B>Wow! It's a slugfest tonight!<BR/><BR/>Leading off is gs49, taking home the TQLIII Gold Star. That's three Golds now for gs49, who moves into the tie for fouth on the all time Gold leaderboard.<BR/><BR/>The Silver Star goes to the always-dangerous DrSchnell, his sixth and his eighteenth Star overall. That puts him in undisputed second on the leaderboard in both the Silver Stars and toal Stars categories!<BR/><BR/>Nichim takes the Blue Star, her third and her sixth Star overall.<BR/><BR/>A whopping FOUR Green Stars this week, with recipients ranging from the indominable Rex Parker, first place in both Greens and in total Stars, to newcomer Margaret, who initiates her M5K Quiz trophy case. Margaret is the 40th person to take home Thursday Quiz lucre.<BR/><BR/>Veterans Elizabeth and Karmasartre also added Green Stars to their more established trophy cases.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-54239220256635144312008-09-18T21:33:00.000-07:002008-09-18T21:33:00.000-07:00OK, here are the results!1. Belo Horizonte, Brazil...<B>OK, here are the results!<BR/><BR/>1. Belo Horizonte, Brazil -- YES. the 57th largest city in the world.<BR/><BR/>2. Busan, Bulgaria -- NO. Busan, S. Korea, is the 83rd largest city.<BR/><BR/>3. Dhaka, Bangladesh -- YES. the 35th largest city.<BR/><BR/>4. Hyderabad, Pakistan -- Problematic! NO. Hyderabad, INDIA is the 43rd largest city. But it turns out there's a Hyderabad, Pakistan, that at 1/6 the size of India's city is still a fairly big town. Since everybody who played got it wrong (or 1/6 right, or whatever), this question fortunately did not screw up the scoring.<BR/><BR/>5. Jakarta, Malaysia -- NO. Jakarta, Indonesia, is widely considered the 2nd largest city these days.<BR/><BR/>6. Khartoum, Tajikistan -- NO. Khartoum, Sudan, is the 58th largest city.<BR/><BR/>7. Kinshasa, Kenya -- NO. Kinshasha, Congo/Zaire, is the 29th largest city.<BR/><BR/>8. Kuala Lumpur, Mongolia -- NO. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is the 48th largest city.<BR/><BR/>9. Lahore, Iran -- NO. Lahore, Pakistan, is the 40th largest city.<BR/><BR/>10. Luanda, Angola -- Yes. the 88th largest city.<BR/><BR/>11. Medellin, Honduras -- NO. Medellin, Colombia, is the 98th largest city.<BR/><BR/>12. Shenzhen, South Korea -- NO. Shenzhen, China, is the 19th largest city.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-64844741575953584212008-09-18T18:18:00.000-07:002008-09-18T18:18:00.000-07:001. Is2. Isn't3. Is4. Is5. Isn't6. Isn't7. Is8. Is9...1. Is<BR/>2. Isn't<BR/>3. Is<BR/>4. Is<BR/>5. Isn't<BR/>6. Isn't<BR/>7. Is<BR/>8. Is<BR/>9. Isn't<BR/>10. Is<BR/>11. Isn't<BR/>12. Isn't<BR/><BR/><BR/>Oh man. I guessed so badly. But I am reminded that I love the word Jakarta and would have named a child that and called it Jack for short.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-19824979610583810982008-09-18T16:46:00.000-07:002008-09-18T16:46:00.000-07:001. Well, you said that it's a real city name, or ...1. Well, you said that it's a real city name, or I'd say "bullshit, that's not a real city name." So I'll go in the opposite direction and say yes, it is.<BR/>2. No<BR/>3. Yes<BR/>4. Yes<BR/>5. No - Indonesia<BR/>6. No - Sudan<BR/>7. No - one o' them Congos. The biggun.<BR/>8. No - Malaysia<BR/>9. No - Pakistan<BR/>10. Yes<BR/>11. No - Colombia<BR/>12. No - ChinaDrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-91386524165607281852008-09-18T12:59:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:59:00.000-07:001. is2. is3. is4. is5. isn't6. isn't7. is8. isn't9...1. is<BR/>2. is<BR/>3. is<BR/>4. is<BR/>5. isn't<BR/>6. isn't<BR/>7. is<BR/>8. isn't<BR/>9. isn't<BR/>10. is<BR/>11. isn't<BR/>12. isn'tCPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228843166305525022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-67012823167592620962008-09-18T07:51:00.000-07:002008-09-18T07:51:00.000-07:001 / is2 / isn't3 / Is4 / is5 / isn't6 / isn't7 / i...1 / is<BR/>2 / isn't<BR/>3 / Is<BR/>4 / is<BR/>5 / isn't<BR/>6 / isn't<BR/>7 / is<BR/>8 / isn't<BR/>9 / isn't<BR/>10/ is<BR/>11 / isn't<BR/>12 / isn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-60396966519381169372008-09-18T07:32:00.000-07:002008-09-18T07:32:00.000-07:00Well, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 are "ISN'T"I'm going to s...Well, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 are "ISN'T"<BR/><BR/>I'm going to say 12 is wrong too.<BR/><BR/>And 2 is wrong.<BR/><BR/>The rest, "IS"<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-1483054640531321042008-09-18T07:12:00.000-07:002008-09-18T07:12:00.000-07:001. Yes.2. No.3. Yes.4. Yes.5. Yes.6. No.7. No.8. N...1. Yes.<BR/>2. No.<BR/>3. Yes.<BR/>4. Yes.<BR/>5. Yes.<BR/>6. No.<BR/>7. No.<BR/>8. No.<BR/>9. No.<BR/>10. Yes.<BR/>11. No.<BR/>12. No.<BR/><BR/>That's a lot of negativity. I'm assuming one of us prefers smaller jewels of metropoli such as Portland.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-11388296787883258142008-09-18T06:20:00.000-07:002008-09-18T06:20:00.000-07:00i should really just stop trying, but apparently i...i should really just stop trying, but apparently i'm a bit of a masochist.<BR/>1y, 2n, 3y, 4y, 5y, 6n, 7n, 8n, 9n, 10y, 11y, 12ndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-89489254333835823312008-09-18T05:47:00.000-07:002008-09-18T05:47:00.000-07:001 yes2 no3 yes4 yes5 no6 no7 no (or yes--I'...1 yes<BR/>2 no<BR/>3 yes<BR/>4 yes<BR/>5 no<BR/>6 no<BR/>7 no (or yes--I'm not sure)<BR/>8 no<BR/>9 no<BR/>10 yes<BR/>11 no<BR/>12 noAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-12881048461425840622008-09-18T03:44:00.000-07:002008-09-18T03:44:00.000-07:00pass on the quiz but I have to comment...I hope th...pass on the quiz but I have to comment...<BR/><BR/>I hope there is at least one <BR/>"la(w)hore" in Iran... :o)The Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-59194090966458311662008-09-18T00:26:00.000-07:002008-09-18T00:26:00.000-07:001. I don't know, so I'll say yes.2. Again, no idea...1. I don't know, so I'll say yes.<BR/>2. Again, no idea, so I'll say yes.<BR/>3. Yes.<BR/>4. Yes. <BR/>5. No.<BR/>6. No. <BR/>7. Yes?<BR/>8. No.<BR/>9. No.<BR/>10. Yes, because I have no idea.<BR/>11. No, doesn't sound quite right.<BR/>12. No.fingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-63906249982367538162008-09-17T23:02:00.000-07:002008-09-17T23:02:00.000-07:001. is2. isn't3. is4. is5. isn't6. isn't7. isn't8. ...1. is<BR/>2. isn't<BR/>3. is<BR/>4. is<BR/>5. isn't<BR/>6. isn't<BR/>7. isn't<BR/>8. isn't. Did you know KL's biggest claim to fame was the then world's tallest flagpole? Luckily, the multiculinary night market made up for it.<BR/>9. isn't<BR/>10. isn't<BR/>11. isn't<BR/>12. isn't. You will never impress your Chinese bosses thusly. You know we'll all eventually have Chinese bosses, right?<BR/><BR/>I love that I got to take the Thursday quiz on a Wednesday.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381796503098128295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-67733757613564919642008-09-17T22:18:00.000-07:002008-09-17T22:18:00.000-07:001. isn't2. isn't3. isn't4. is5. isn't6. isn't7. is...1. isn't<BR/>2. isn't<BR/>3. isn't<BR/>4. is<BR/>5. isn't<BR/>6. isn't<BR/>7. is<BR/>8. isn't<BR/>9. isn't<BR/>10. is<BR/>11. isn't<BR/>12. isn'tKarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678914679733770434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-16375269025470165862008-09-17T21:55:00.000-07:002008-09-17T21:55:00.000-07:001. Is2. Isn't (South Korea - or is Pusan a differe...1. Is<BR/>2. Isn't (South Korea - or is Pusan a different city? I never know with transliteration)<BR/>3. Is<BR/>4. Is<BR/>5. Isn't (Indonesia)<BR/>6. Isn't (Sudan)<BR/>7. Is<BR/>8. Isn't<BR/>9. Isn't (Pakistan)<BR/>10. Is<BR/>11. Isn't (Colombia)<BR/>12. Isn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com