After 244 Years, Encyclopædia Britannica Stops the Presses

Moonliner · 03-15-2012, 09:42 AM

1. Science Fiction novel.
2. Indian actress
3. Serbian radio top 100 songs
4. One of three counties in the United States
5. Commune in eastern France
6. A town in India
7. A Boyz II Men song
8. A town in Nova Scotia (possibly)
9. A Dutch Golden Age still life painter (I thought that might be a winner)
10. A Japanese actress
11. Protestants in Tanzania
12. A United States passenger rail network (not amtrack!)
13. A 1999 magnitude 7.1 earthquake
14. A Canadian ice hockey player. (Ooh so close!)
15. A Christian religious awakening
16. Singapore's best known drag queen.
17. The number 868 (disambiguation)
18. A 12th century learned clergyman from Liège
19. A French financier and politician
20. All-time General Managers of the Chicago Blackhawks (Grrrr.. More Hockey)
21. Incidents of political violence in Washington, D.C.
22. Species of frog from Cameroon.

*whew* Time for a lunch break, back in a bit....
OK, I had a nice chicken sub at Quiznos and now we continue....

23. An administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna
24. A town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland
25. A radio station in Ili'ili, American Samoa (Perhaps they broadcast soccer games...)
26. A 1922 silent film
27. A Centre for Music and Performing Arts
28. An American documentary film director (Again, damn. I thought I had it)
29. A festival in Tamilnadu
30. A village in Spain (I suppose some soccer players might live here)
31. Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959
32. A Canadian doctrine of constitutional interpretation (Trending back towards Ice Hockey)
33. Latin Grammy Awards
34. Studio album by Swedish band Club 8.
35. Giovane Alves da Silva Winner!!!!

I'll bet you clicked on at least one of those links. Which one was it?

Snowflake · 03-16-2012, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

I'll bet you clicked on at least one of those links. Which one was it?

Snort!

Like that's not totally predictable and obvious.

Snowflake · 03-16-2012, 03:12 PM

I remember the F&W salesman coming to our house with a heavy case full of books and my parents buying them. Then the volumes arriving and then subsequent updated appendix volumes every year until I got out of high school.

Moonliner · 03-16-2012, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

Snort!

Like that's not totally predictable and obvious.

Yup, but I don't think he was in that one.

03-15-2012, 09:42 AM	#1
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	1. Science Fiction novel. 2. Indian actress 3. Serbian radio top 100 songs 4. One of three counties in the United States 5. Commune in eastern France 6. A town in India 7. A Boyz II Men song 8. A town in Nova Scotia (possibly) 9. A Dutch Golden Age still life painter (I thought that might be a winner) 10. A Japanese actress 11. Protestants in Tanzania 12. A United States passenger rail network (not amtrack!) 13. A 1999 magnitude 7.1 earthquake 14. A Canadian ice hockey player. (Ooh so close!) 15. A Christian religious awakening 16. Singapore's best known drag queen. 17. The number 868 (disambiguation) 18. A 12th century learned clergyman from Liège 19. A French financier and politician 20. All-time General Managers of the Chicago Blackhawks (Grrrr.. More Hockey) 21. Incidents of political violence in Washington, D.C. 22. Species of frog from Cameroon. whew Time for a lunch break, back in a bit.... OK, I had a nice chicken sub at Quiznos and now we continue.... 23. An administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna 24. A town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland 25. A radio station in Ili'ili, American Samoa (Perhaps they broadcast soccer games...) 26. A 1922 silent film 27. A Centre for Music and Performing Arts 28. An American documentary film director (Again, damn. I thought I had it) 29. A festival in Tamilnadu 30. A village in Spain (I suppose some soccer players might live here) 31. Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959 32. A Canadian doctrine of constitutional interpretation (Trending back towards Ice Hockey) 33. Latin Grammy Awards 34. Studio album by Swedish band Club 8. 35. Giovane Alves da Silva Winner!!!! I'll bet you clicked on at least one of those links. Which one was it? __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	I remember the F&W salesman coming to our house with a heavy case full of books and my parents buying them. Then the volumes arriving and then subsequent updated appendix volumes every year until I got out of high school. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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