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Berigan: yes, dear, of course you must wear that blanket over your head before you go into walmart! Catesta: Wine and women bore me! Ron F: I'm gonna say something positive about Dubya tomorrow! Rooster: Andrew Hill sucks!! Johnny: Let's ban the politics section and actually discuss music and the arts!! Ghost of Miles: I've given up books and I'm watching the cartoon network from now on! Chris: Greg, you're really bright and know everything. Greg: Patty, you know why I gave you the best-looking robot icon, don't you? JSangrey: That does it: I'm getting outta here and moving to a real progressive State like Oklahoma!! And I'll play a real man's instrument like the harp!

Don King: I'm gonna shave it all off; I've broken too many combs over the years. George Bush: We now have conclusive evidence of Iraqi WMDs and they are sitting in the White House bathtub. Tom Daschle: I am more than just a Democrat weasel.

We'll still be here; good luck!

It's got a life of its own and is growing in unexpected directions. Sure beats everyone pounding on each other in the politics section.

I'm too lazy to run to my books. My vote is for John Donne. It certainly is a metaphysical poet. Got to be Donne.

Hmm, more evidence as to why the British empire went downhill. Big drawings of stick men on hills with genetalia. Hmm....

We've had several threads about Joe Henderson, but so far no one has mentioned his composing skills. To me, he is one of the greatest underrated composers of hard bop. Off the top of my head, here's a quick list of beautiful hard bop standards: Mamacita, Recorda Me, Step Lightly, Shade of Jade, Black Narcissus Not to mention many of his great compositions on "Inner Urge," "Mode for Joe," and "Page One."

I've got a great book on Courbet which includes a picture of that painting. Figures Couw would be quick on the draw to post it Guess those old Paris prostitutes didn't believe in razors.

This confirms what I've always known: researchers have sex on the brain! B)

Mny, you should know me by now and my jokes! I think you've got a superb general knowledge. OK answers: 1. Correct 2. Correct 3. Yes, it was gigantopithecus and their main diet was likely bamboo shoots. In fact, their extinction was probably due to the fact that they depended upon bamboo which with the cooperation of the giant panda they depleted, particularly in VN. 4. Portugese missionary, yes. You've outdone me as I didn't know the fellow's name. 5. Correct tribe. The second part of my question is flawed in that after looking it up in order to make sure my facts were correct, I discovered that the cause of his death is in dispute. The answer I was looking for was that he overdosed on anti-fat potion. He apparantly took the prescribed doses and after seeing that it had no effect, he swallowed the whole bottle. Other accounts state that he died from falling off a wagon, and another account simply states that he died of his old wounds. So who knows? Very good. You are the knowledge champ!!! Three cheers: hip, hip.....hoorey! hip, hip.....hoorey! hip, (cough!) hip! (cough! cough!--I'm getting too old to do this! hoorey!!

Boy, it sure is taking Mny a long time to look up these answers!

Not very likely at all. (Told you this one was tough) Any shark expert will tell you that it was most likely a Bull shark which made its way into Matawan Creek. White sharks cannot stand freshwater. Bull sharks frequent fresh water as evidenced by Bull shark varietes, Ganges Shark, Zambesi Shark, and Lake Nicaragua shark. The other telltale sign is that bull sharks will often bite several people whereas white sharks take an exploratory bite and for the most part stick to the same victim if it attacks again. In Matawan, Stanley Fisher (I think that was the name) was attacked when trying to rescue the kid. Fischer died of blood loss on the way to the hospital. There were two shark attacks along the NJ shoreline 1-2 weeks before the Matawan attacks and this engendered the "rogue shark theory." Actually, different sharks were involved. A big shark hunt followed the attacks and a white shark was caught with some undigested human remains. These remains were likely to be those of a man who was attacked off the Jersey shore 10 days prior. They never did catch that bull shark. Very good, though Mny. A few more then I'll quit. What's the old colonial name for Jakarta? (i.e. the name of the city before it was called Jakarta?) Who was the famous English Rajah of Sarawak? Sticking to Asian themes: What was the name of the 10 foot hominid that frequented Vietnam and China at the time of Homo Erectus? And what did it primarily feed on? Why is it that the Vietnamese alphabet uses Latin letters instead of Chinese? What Sioux tribe did Chief Gall come from and lead? What did he die from? These are tough Mny if you don't look them up. If you can get them without looking them up, then....you're THE BEST!!! :rsmile:

Excellent. Now the harder question: which type of shark?

Thomas Stearns Eliot (otherwise known as T.S. Eliot) from Ash Wednesday I believe. Correctamundo! That line has been wringing in my head all day, so I thought I'd place it in a trivia question. (As If I've experienced any "positive hours" lately! ) This one might be easier, but I'm not sure. What happened at Matawan Creek in 1916? (No cheating by searching the internet!)

You're that good huh? Okay then......when the Russians shot all of those Polish officers out in the Katyn Forest in '40 and bound their hands behind their backs, what did they stuff in many of the victims mouths (gag) before dispatching them with a round? I could have answered these questions if I'm allowed to consult my book, "Katyn," by Allen Paul. Haven't yet read the book though I know of the atrocity. Impressive stuff, Mny. Question: Which poem does this line come from: "The infirm glory of the positive hour."

Another vote for doing both!

We should have a general knowledge/factoid thread. Someone pops out a question and sees if anyone else knows the answer.

I'm a monster in terms of general knowledge as well. Somehow this hasn't translated to a good job.

Regarding your factoid, Mny: I thought Nauru's chief export was phospherous. Is that related to the bird droppings? Explain. Where do you get those factoids from? Your factoid on Bangkok's full name was correct and was even spelled credibly. There is no set transliteration between the Latin and Thai alphabets.

Quick, someone tell him about Blue Note's Connoisseur Series. B)

Please, don't tell him who Wynton is!

I think he only recorded one cd called "Love in Exile," which I recommend to anyone. It co-featured pianist Joe Bonner, who composed 3 or 4 of the songs. His band is known as the Roxbury band, or something of that nature. Great trombonist, alto, violin, guitar; everything is there. Washington plays tenor and flute. I believe he has a doctorate degree somewhere in music and he did his dissertation on John Coltrane. Don't know much about the man, but "Love in Exile" is fantastic. You can pick it up at half.com, I'm sure for cheap. I would definitely recommend seeing him. I sure would. I never knew that he was still touring. Hope he puts out another cd. Sorry I can't be of more help.

good point!

I just became aware of the whole incident through checking out this thread. My vote is to let Jim handle it.

Joe is definitely in my top 5 tenor players list. Most of his stuff is good.