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omni
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The literary trivia relay item
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May 11 21:47 UTC 1994 |
Do you have a trivia question books or the peole who write
them?
This will work like the quote item, in the the person that is correct
posts the next question
I'll lead things off with this question---
What do the initials "J.D" stand for in J.D Salinger's name?
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sun
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response 1 of 70:
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May 12 02:35 UTC 1994 |
John Doe?
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alfee
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response 2 of 70:
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May 12 02:42 UTC 1994 |
Jerome David, I think.
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md
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response 3 of 70:
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May 16 13:25 UTC 1994 |
That's correct. What was Edith Wharton's maiden name?
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rcurl
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response 4 of 70:
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May 16 15:29 UTC 1994 |
I thought that alfee was supposed to get the next turn.
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sun
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response 5 of 70:
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May 16 18:34 UTC 1994 |
Yea...
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alfee
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response 6 of 70:
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May 16 21:23 UTC 1994 |
Yeah, it's my go! Besides, her maiden name was Newbold. Here's your
new question::::::
What famous turn-of the century fiction writer began his prolific
career in an Ohio federal penitentiary? I'll accept the author's given
name or nom-de-plume.
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omni
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response 7 of 70:
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May 17 03:42 UTC 1994 |
William Sidney Porter aka O Henry.
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rcurl
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response 8 of 70:
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May 17 05:54 UTC 1994 |
So, what's *your* trivia question, omni?
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omni
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response 9 of 70:
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May 17 20:36 UTC 1994 |
I'll post one soon.
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omni
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response 10 of 70:
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May 18 04:48 UTC 1994 |
Alright here goes....
What profession was John Stienbeck trained for, but never practiced?
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sun
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response 11 of 70:
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May 18 13:08 UTC 1994 |
A doctor?
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alfee
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response 12 of 70:
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May 18 14:18 UTC 1994 |
I know he attended Stanford U, but never graduated. Lawyer, perhaps?
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rcurl
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response 13 of 70:
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May 18 17:31 UTC 1994 |
I know what he practiced, but wasn't trained for - bricklaying.
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omni
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response 14 of 70:
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May 18 22:45 UTC 1994 |
nope times 3.... keep a guessin'
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rcurl
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response 15 of 70:
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May 19 04:45 UTC 1994 |
No, omni, only "nope times 2". Read #13 again. Anyway, can we say he
was "trained" for anything at Stanford, if he didn't graduate? Majored
in? Chemistry?
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alfee
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May 19 22:15 UTC 1994 |
That was sort of what I was trying to say. Nothing I've ever read in his
bio info indicates that he apprenticed for anything, only that he attended
classes at Stanford and never took a degree. I've never even seen a field
of study connected with him.
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omni
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response 17 of 70:
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May 20 05:09 UTC 1994 |
the clues lie in his books.... Cannery Row... Sweet Thursday... Tortilla
Flat... or have I said too much?
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rcurl
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response 18 of 70:
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May 20 05:20 UTC 1994 |
Cooking! (Home economics?)
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omni
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response 19 of 70:
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May 20 08:36 UTC 1994 |
NO!!
;)
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rcurl
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response 20 of 70:
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May 20 13:46 UTC 1994 |
Refrigeration!
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omni
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response 21 of 70:
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May 20 21:07 UTC 1994 |
Not exactly. I don't know what bigger clue I could have given,
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rcurl
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response 22 of 70:
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May 20 21:17 UTC 1994 |
Agriculture?
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omni
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response 23 of 70:
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May 21 05:43 UTC 1994 |
no.
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rcurl
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response 24 of 70:
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May 21 06:14 UTC 1994 |
Journalism?
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