quiz434/update

I had another very busy and ultimately productive weekend. In fact, apart from the Pictures, for which I haven't yet decided on a new name and Pot 'O' Gold question, which i usually leave untill last, I just need eleven more questions. It seems to be the sports round that is giving me writer's block this week. I finished the music tape late yesterday afternoon and the guest round on Saturday. The aforementioned guest round was due to be Books and authors. However, because I desperately need to save on photocopying costs this week, I have decided to go with a pyramid round. Four questions with a 1, 2, 3 and 4-part answer, all with the common theme of geography this time. I thought I would share with you the schedule for the guest rounds over the next few week so I've listed them below. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk as always for any questions or comments. Fingers crossed for a full house at The Albert on Thursday.

Guest round schedule*

Quiz 435 01-May-08 Pyramid

Quiz 436 08-May-08 Who Am I

Quiz 437 15-May-08 Connections

Quiz 438 22-May-08 Books and Authors

Quiz 439 29-May-08 Reverse Scattergories

Quiz 440 05-Jun-08 Caracateurs

Quiz 441 12-Jun-08 Trackword

Quiz 442 19-Jun-08 True or False

Quiz 443 26-Jun-08 Dingbats

Quiz 444 03-Jul-08 TV themes

*Subject to change

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

The term used to describe iron or steel that has been coated with zinc in order to protect it from corrosion is Galvanized.

The name given to a lake formed by a loop in a river that becomes seperated from the main flow of the river is An ox-bow lake.

The cargo carried by a ship known as a ULCC is Oil.

Today's questions (answers on Friday)

1. In which of his famous operas did Rossini include an alpenhorn?

2. What is the name of Eliza Doolittle's phonetics expert in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion?

3. What term is commonly used in English law to refer to a minor under the protection of the High Court?

Joke of the Day: Drunk Driver (Thanks Mako)

After gunning his car the wrong way down a one-way street, the rather intoxicated young man was asked where he thought he was going by a curious police officer."I'm not really sure," confessed the drunk, "but wherever it is, I must be late, because everybody seems to be coming back already."

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Quiz 434

Another low turnout at The Albert last night, I hope this isn't the start of a trend. No point in worrying about it at the moment, but if it continues I'll have to think about investigating other avenues. Only five teams again last night of those CJD completed a hat trick of wins coming top for the third week in a row with an excellent score of 97pts. The Alliance were five points back in second place with an equally impressive 92pts and third place went to Day Release just one point behind on 91. I did make a small start on next week's quiz when i had a spare half hour before leaving for the quiz last night and I'm hoping to have a good session on it later today but, I have to go out shortly to see if i can get some cheap printer ink as the money I paid out for photocopying yesterday was 25% of what I got last night. Questions? Comments? quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk is my email address. Thank you Margaret for your suggestions and I'm glad you enjoyed the "If women ruled the World" pics in my last post.

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

End of the month yesterday which mean't that the whole pot was up for grabs. Unfortunately, as we've had a couple of slow weeks the final total was less than in previous months, although £66 is not to be sniffed at. Last night's question was: In years and days, how long did it take to complete the US monument Mount Rushmore? The answer is 14 years and 27 days. Between October 4 1927, and October 31 1941. Georgina of The Blackadders was only 77 days out with a guess of 13 years and 315 days. £66 is now hers which apparently she intends to share with Hannah also of the The Blackadders and whose guss of 15 years and 210 days was second closest and put the money towards buying mobile phones. So a happy end to the evening. Next week we start again from scratch and for those who haven't figured it out yet, it's a five week month so if there is a good turnout and no one wins it in the meantime, the pot should reach a good sum by the time of the last quiz on May 29th.

Questions and Answers

Last night's pictures were: 1.The late Inspector Morse actor John Thaw 2. Bruce Forsyth 3. Robert Redford 4. Dustin Hoffmann 5. Mark Charnock who plays Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale 6. Tina Turner 7. The first TV Dr Who William Hartnell 8. Tiger Woods 9. Princess Anne 10. Colonel Gadaffi 11. Gwyneth Paltrow 12. Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar 13. Debbie Harry 14. Josh Hartnett 15. TV presenter Helen Chamberlain 16. Kate Beckinsale 17. Blackburn Rovers Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz 18. Jane Russell 19. Anna Kournikova 20. Martina Hingis

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

In the human body the quadriceps, the gluteus maximus and the pectoralis major are all muscles.

The term used to refer to a charge of treason brought against a head of state is impeachment.

In the Republic of Ireland, the service that is abbreviated as RTE is State television and radio (Radio Telefís Éireann).

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. What term is used to describe iron or steel that has been coated with zinc in order to protect it from corrosion?

2. What name is given to a lake formed by a loop in a river that becomes seperated from the main flow of the river?

3. What cargo does a ship known as a ULCC carry?

Joke Of The Day:Animal Thoughts...

After watching that imbecile on television who claims to know what common household pets are thinking, it was decided that we too, would do the impossible...

Dog "They keep putting the lid down on the big water bowl."

Goldfish "Just because I have a three-second memory, they don't think I'll mind eating the same fish flakes over and over............... Oh boy! Fish flakes!"

Dog "Man, why do they keep rubbing my nose in it? I already KNOW whose it is!"

Goldfish "The knight never comes out of the castle to fight me for dominion over the fish tank. So I must continue patrolling, for I am lord and master!"

Parrot "Tease, tease, tease! But do those greedy clowns ever really give me a cracker? HELL NO!"

Cat "Why are these people in my house?"

Dog "I don't care if you take the jewelry or money, but don't mess with the fridge."

Goldfish "Oh, tap-tap-tap! There's a new one!"

Cat "I wish he would stop kicking me down the stairs."

Dog "The 'pretending to throw a stick' game is getting old, but I seem unable to stop myself from looking for it."

Cat "Why did they put this service bell on my neck if they're not going to answer to it."
Dog "Why is the baby eating my food..."

Hamster "Kill me, this wheel is boring."

Iguana "Oh great, another day of being in this small little cage with my food bowl, my water and these f*cking annoying wood chips.

Dog "Man, my dog food looks exactly like my sh*t! Well if I'm ever hungry I'll know there's plenty for me in the backyard..."

Gerbil "OH NO, not again!"

Dog "I bet if he could do that, he wouldn't be telling me to stop."

Cat "Oh no, he's picking me up to do another 'land on all fours off the balcony' test again."

Bunny "I wonder if she will notice I sh*t in her pillow case?"

quiz433/update

Sorry for the late post guys. I have been so busy today you would not believe. I managed to get my laundry finished and decided to amend the template I use for the quiz, and before I knew it, it was late afternoon. Anyway, the good news is that this Thursday's quiz is well on the way to being complete. I need a few questions, notably entertainment, The guest round was a doddle and so was the music tape which i compiled yesterday. I also decided on a Tempus Fugit question and have a good idea for The Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold question, which, after an incident early this morning was nearly how far would a Jack Russell that won't stop barking travel if I booted it up the arse. After I publish I'm going to do a little tweeking and download a few pictures. I would like a few suggestions for renaming the picture round so that it cannot be confused with the picture clues. Any suggestions? quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk please. I hope to see you all on Thursday at The Albert and Also don't forget to check out the Joke of the Day at the end of the post, I think these pics are great. (Thanks Lenny).

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

In the Italian city of Verona there a medieval trough which, it is claimed, is the tomb of Juliet Capulet.

The early seventeenth-century English explorer that had three North American waterways named after him: a river, a bay and a strait was Henry Hudson.

In which field of the arts Cameron Mackintosh a famous name in Theatre.

Today's questions (answers on Friday)

1. What in the human body are the quadriceps, the gluteus maximus and the pectoralis major?

2. What term is used to refer to a charge of treason brought against a head of state?

3. What service, in the Republic of Ireland, is abbreviated as RTE?

Joke of the Day: If women ruled the World

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Quiz 433

It was quite disappointing to find so many empty tables at The Albert last night. Particularly as I shelled out extra money on printing yesterday anticipating a full house. Only five teams competed and our top three were: first, CJD on 92pts, second were The Alliance with 87 pts who were in a mischievous mood without Margaret to keep them in check. third place went to Drunks Aloud with 79pts. I'm running behind today and have a pile of laundry to get through weather permitting so I'm going to get on and I'll update you on Monday, enjoy the weekend. Don't forget to check out the ponderings at the end of this post. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk as always for questions, comments etc.

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

Because of the low turnout only £23 was collected so our final pot for the end of the month is only £42. Last nights question was What is the word record score for the Decathlon, currently held by the Czech athlete Roman Šebrle? The correct answer is 9026pts. Pete of The Alliance with a guess of 8947pts was closest so the £11.50 was his. The second time he has won unfortunately on both occasions the Pot has been a little meagre.Better look next time mate.

Questions and Answers

Last nights pictures were: 1. St George 2. Robbie Williams 3. Defending World Snooker Champion John Higgins 4. Gabriel Byrne 5. William Holden 6. Elmer Fudd
7. Recent US Masters winner Trevor Immelman 8. Gordon Jackson 9. Rita Simons who plays Roxt Mitchell in Eastenders 10. Bob Hoskins 11. Amanda Redman 12. London marathon winner Martin Lel 13. Adrian Chiles 14. Eddie Cochran 15. Sri Lankan off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan 16. Catherine Zeta Jones 17. Czech decathlete and world record holder Roman Šebrle 18. Demi Moore 19. Tamworth's own Gladiator Jemma Palmer aka Inferno 20. Supermodel Elizabeth Jagger

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

The opening lines from a famous ode by Shelley: 'Hail to thee blithe spirit! Bird though never wert.' the ode is addressed to A Skylark.

The Earth is usually described as consisting of three layers. The crust is one, the other two are core and mantle.

The term used in geometry to apply to plane or solid figures that have the same shape and size is Congruent.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. In which Italian city is there a medieval trough which, it is claimed, is the tomb of Juliet Capulet?

2. Which early seventeenth-century English explorer had three North American waterways named after him: a river, a bay and a strait?

3. In which field of the arts is Cameron Mackintosh a famous name?

Joke Of The Day: Ponderings

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog.

The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by those who got there first.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.

The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.

A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

quiz432/update

Good afternoon all, hope you are all well. I have been busy with other things over the weekend so I haven't spent much time compiling this week's quiz. I have typed out a number of questions and almost completed the music tape but that is about it. I am racking my brains for a Tempus Fugit question and I haven't thought about the Initial Success guest round. I do have a couple of ideas for the Pot 'O' Gold question and will decide on one in the next couple of days. I'm still getting pins and needles in my left hand which is aggrevated when I type so I shall get on and I am also giving blood at the Assembly Rooms at 4:30 Hope to see you all on Thursday night at The Albert. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk should you wish yo contact me between now and then.

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

Subject of a famous Picasso painting, the bombing of Guernica took place during The Spanish Civil War.

The opening lines of the seventeenth-century epic poem Paradise Lost proclaim that it's subject is 'man's first disobedience'.

Sherlock Holmes went to the fictional university of 'Camford' to investigate Professor Presbury. The more usual combination of the two ancient university names is Oxbridge.

Todays questions (answers on Friday)

1. The opening lines from a famous ode by Shelley: 'Hail to thee blithe spirit! Bird though never wert.' Which bird is the ode addressed to?

2. The Earth is usually described as consisting of three layers. The crust is one, what are the other two?

3. What term is used in geometry to apply to plane or solid figures that have the same shape and size?

Joke of the Day;

Q. What is the difference between a drug dealer and a hooker?

A. A hooker can wash her crack and sell it again.

Q. What's a mixed feeling?

A. When you see your mother-in-law backing off a cliff in your new car.

Q. What's the height of conceit?

A. Having an orgasm and calling out your own name.

Q. What's the definition of macho?

A. Jogging home from your vasectomy.

Q. What's the difference between a G-Spot and a golf ball?

A. A guy will actually search for a golf ball

Q. Do you know how Australians practice safe sex?

A. They spray paint X's on the back of the sheep that kick!

Q.Why is divorce so expensive?

A. Because it's worth it!

Q. What is a Yankee?

A. The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone.

Q. What do Tupperware and a walrus have in common?

A. They both like a tight seal.

Q. What do a Christmas tree and priest have in common?

A. Their balls are just for decoration.

Q.What is the difference between 'ooooooh'and 'aaaaaaah'?

A. About three inches.

Q. Why do Gay men wear ribbed condoms?

A. For traction in the mud.

Q: What's the difference between purple and pink?

A. The grip.

Q. How do you find a blind man in a nudist colony?

A. It's not hard.

Q: How do you circumcise a hillbilly?A: Kick his sister in the jaw.

Q: What's the difference between a girlfriend and a wife?

A: 45 pounds.

Q: What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband?

A: 45 minutes.

Q: Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?

A: Breasts don't have eyes..

Q: If the dove is the bird of peace, what is the bird of true love?

A. The swallow.

Q: What is the difference between medium and rare?

A: Six inches is medium, eight inches is rare.

Q. Why do women rub their eyes when they get up in the morning?

A . They don't have balls to scratch!

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Quiz 432

I was hoping for a few more people at the quiz last night as I had to shell out £5 for the printing and what i get back is scant reward for the twelve hours a week I spend compiling and researching. On the plus side, it was another close run thing with all seven teams having a chance to win going in to the final round. Our eventual winners were CJD with 89pts, The Alliance came second with 86 pts, Dale's back made up the top three with 84pts and with the next three teams scoring 83,82 and 81pts respectively, you can appreciate just how close it was. I'm not planning doing any quiz stuff today as I'm waiting for a plumber to come and connect my gas hob to the mains. If you hear a bang..... I also have about 6 months worth of video clips that my friend in the US keeps sending me that I've been unable to view as I kept getting an error message about a missing dll. I thought i was going to have to take my PC into be fixed... Again! However, on Tuesday I sought advice on the web, downloaded the dll in question succesfully installed it but managed to infect my system with a trojan. Anyway I ran Spybot and that twatted it and I downloaded the correct codec. For the next few hours I felt like I could cure a rainy day. Bill, if your reading this you can download Spybot Search and Destroy for free from http://www.computeractive.co.uk/vnunet/downloads/2128856/spybot-search-destroy I can't stress how good it is. Yesterday all I went on the net in one session was to research the Anne Boleyn question and to look up some info on the American actress Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and when I logged on again Spybot found and destroyed three different adwares or malwares. Right I'm going to watch these funny video clips. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk for any questions or comments you have. See you on Monday.

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

Carole managed to collect £32 from the room last night making the Pot £46.50. The question was What was the date of the execution of Anne Boleyn? With his guess of August 12th 1533 Andy of the Blackadders was closest and recieved half of last night's pot, £16, the other £16 rolls over and next week the pot starts at £30.50. The actual date of Anne Boleyn's execution was May 19th 1536.

Questions and Answers

Last night's pictures were: 1. Gloria Hunniford 2. Mohammed al Fayed 3. Raul Julia 4. Anjelica Huston 5. Steven Seagal 6. Kate Moss 7. Charlton Heston 8. Ruth Ellis 9. Bruce Willis 10. Captain Pugwash 11. Felipe Massa 12. Kylie Minogue 13. Omar Sharif 14. Anne Boleyn 15. AC Milan's Brazilian striker Kaka 16. Chuck Connors 17. ITV newsreader Julie Etchingham 18. Sarah Lancashire 19. Jack Nicklaus 20. Singer songwriter Kate Nash

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

Young people between sixteen and eighteen can lawfully buy two types of alcoholic drink with a meal in a restaurant Beer and Cider.

The poetic work Summoned by Bells is an autobiographical account of the early years of Sir John Betjamen.

The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path are two important teachings of Buddhism.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. Subject of a famous Picasso painting, the bombing of Guernica took place during which twentieth-century conflict?

2. The opening lines of which seventeenth-century epic poem proclaim that it's subject is 'man's first disobedience'?

3. Sherlock Holmes went to the fictional university of 'Camford' to investigate Professor Presbury. What is the more usual combination of the two ancient university names?

Joke Of The Day:Selling Life Insurance...

Private Jones was assigned to the Army induction center, where he was to advise new recruits about their government benefits, especially their Serviceman's Group Life Insurance (SGLI). It wasn't long before the center's Lieutenant noticed that Private Jones had almost a 100% record for insurance sales, which had never happened before. Rather than ask about this, the Lt. stood in the back of the room and listened to Jones's sales pitch.
Jones explained the basics of the SGLI to the new recruits, and then said. "If you have SGLI and go into battle and are killed, the government has to pay $200,000 to your beneficiaries. If you don't have SGLI, and you go into battle and get killed, the government has to pay only a maximum of $6000."
"Now," he concluded, "which bunch do you think they are going to send into battle first?"

quiz431/update.

I've been very busy this weekend compiling Thursday's quiz. Music tape done. Tempus Fugit question ready. All I need are seven questions ( I have four of those ready to be typed in), a question for the Pot 'O' Gold, and the Picture round which I will be working on this evening. The biggest task to do is the TV theme tunes round which although being thoroughly enjoyable needs around two hours to put together which as you can imagine is quite tedious. I hope to see another full house at The Albert this week, quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk should you wish to contact me between now and then.

Three for Fun (Fridays answers)

Britain is symbolised by the female figure Britannia. The young woman who symbolises France is Marianne.

The satirical musical oh! What a lovely War tells the story in songs and music-hall routines of World War One.

The name given in chemistry to the substance in which the 'solute' is dissolved to make a solution is a Solvent.

Todays questions (answers on Friday)

1. Young people between sixteen and eighteen can lawfully buy two types of alcoholic drink with a meal in a restaurant. Name either of the two?

2. The poetic work Summoned by Bells is an autobiographical account of the early years of which Poet Laureate?

3. The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path are two important teachings of what religion?

Joke Of The Day:

QUESTIONS THAT HAUNT ME!

If you have sex with a prostitute against her will, is it considered rape or shoplifting?
Can you cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
What disease did cured ham actually have?
How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
Why do doctors leave the room while you change?
They're going to see you naked anyway.
Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?
Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?
Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane ?
If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?
Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours?
They're both dogs!
If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?
If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?
Why did you just try singing the two songs above? Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

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Quiz 431

I really don't want another day like yesterday. Don't get me wrong, the quiz last night was thoroughly enjoyable but everything else went wrong. I was under pressure from the get go. Firstly, I had a lot to do to get the quiz compiled before the deadline of 5:10 (Kallkwik close at 5:30). I finally finished the pictures finished at 4:30 but still needed a question to research for the Pot 'O' Gold. Fast approaching 5pm and after checking the music tape I found that there were only nine songs, somehow I had failed to tape a classic Bob Dylan track so I just stuck the first song that i found on the radio on the end. I thought was the end of my troubles until i got down to Kallkwik, opened my wallet to pay only to find it empty. Somewhere between the shop and the way home Wednesday evening I'd lost £15. I think in my haste I had just stuffed my change into my pocket and it must have fallen out somewhere.

Seven teams took part last night and going into the final round any one of them could have statistically won, it was that close. At the end The Alliance ran out winners with 88pts, CJD were second with 82pts and both Ellie's Heroes and The Blackadders shared third place on 78pts each. The only thing I can tell you about next week's quiz is that the guest round is due to be the ever popular TV theme tunes, everything else is blank at the moment all I have is my basic template so plenty to do. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk is my email should you wish to conact me for any reason.

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

Not content with winning last weeks rollover, Mark behind the bar won again this week. Not as much as last but I believe the £14.50 he won for the closest guess was most welcome. Last night's question was: In years and days how old is the oldest validated person currently living? Mark was actually only 23 days out. The answer is 114 years, 349 days a record held by one Edna Parker who lives in Indiana USA and who will celebrate her 115th birthday on April 20th this year.

Questions and Answers

Last night's pictures were: 1. Returning Eastender Sid Owen who plays Ricky Butcher 2. Fellow returnee Patsy Palmer who plays Bianca 3. Dr Who actor David Tennant 4. Dr Who Assistant and Comedienne Catherine Tate 5. Leona Lewis 6. Cotroversial sprinter Dwain Chambers 7. Lisa Simpson 8. Alec Baldwin 9. Kim Basinger 10. Sir David Attenborough 11. Banned Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar 12. US Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton 13. Sandra Bullock 14. Marlon Brando 15. Manchester United's Korean winger Ji Sung Park 16. Doris Day 17. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg MP 18. US outlaw and folk hero Jesse James 19. Aussie supermodel Elle Macpherson 20. US downhill skier Picabo Street

Three for fun (Tuesday's answers)

The poem by William Wordsworth that begins: 'Earth has not anything to show more fair' is Upon Westminster Bridge.

Senescence in human beings is more commonly known as old age.

Queen Victoria made Buckingham Palace the official London residence of the sovereign

Todays questions (answers on Monday)

1. Britain is symbolised by the female figure Britannia. What is the name of the young woman who symbolises France?

2. The satirical musical oh! What a lovely War tells the story in songs and music-hall routines of which twentieth-century conflict?

3. What name is given in chemistry to the substance in which the 'solute' is dissolved to make a solution?

Joke Of The Day:

One night , after the couple had retired for the night, the woman
became aware that her husband was touching her in a most unusual manner.

He started by running his hand across her shoulders and the small of her back.

He ran his hand over her breasts, touching them very lightly. Then,
he proceeded to run his hand gently down her side, sliding his hand
over her stomach, and then down the other side to a point below her
waist.

He continued on, gently feeling her hips, first one side and the
other. His hand ran further down the outside of her thighs.

His gentle stroking then started up the inside of her left thigh,
stopped and then returned to do the same to her right thigh. By this
time the woman was becoming aroused and she squirmed a little to
better position herself.

The man stopped abruptly and rolled over to his side of the bed.

" Why are you stopping"? she whispered.

He whispered back, " I found the remote".

quiz430/update.

Sorry for the late update but the cold I had last week really knocked me out of synch and I have a mountain of things to do to catch up. There is still quite a bit to do for this weeks quiz so I will crack on with it as soon as I've published this post. starting with the last two songs for the music tape. I have decided not to have Dingbats as the guest round, instead I am going to use 10 pictures of celebrities shown in embarrasing situations, showing parts of their bodies that they really shouldn't. Not sure what to call it though, "Guess whose bottom springs to mind quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk should you wish to contact me between now and Thursday.

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

Coins are listed in a standard SEABY catalogue published by Spink, an authority in the field

There were seven Saxon kingdoms in ancient Britain in the sixth and seventh centuries. Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex were three of them. The other four are Essex, Kent, East Anglia and Sussex.

The poets Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri are all identified with Liverpool.

Today's questions (answers on Friday)

1. What is the title of the poem by William Wordsworth that begins: 'Earth has not anything to show more fair'?

2. How is senescence in human beings more commonly known?

3. Which monarch made Buckingham Palace the official London residence of the sovereign?

Joke of the Day: Re Thursday's Guest Round.

What's today's date? :P