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Valentine014
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Each week one of the doctors gives us trivia questions to answer, but this week, I seem to be having a bit of trouble finding the answers. Hatrack to the rescue? [Smile]

1. What are the number of Frenchmen who are injured each year opening oysters?

2. Some MP3 players have been designed to fit inside the magazines of AK-47 assult rifles. How many such players were sold last year?

*I've figured out the inventor's name of these is Andrey Koltakov.

By the way, she stops accepting answers by 4:00pm CST Thursday and I will need a link to support the answer.

[ March 25, 2004, 12:01 PM: Message edited by: Valentine014 ]

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Jon Boy
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So, basically, you want Hatrack to help you cheat.

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peterh
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"If you're not cheating, you're not trying."

and

"It's only cheating if you get caught."

[Evil Laugh]

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Javert
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You left out "Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat."

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Valentine014
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Cheat?

Hmm.

Yeah, basically.

Dammit, I want to win!

Javert: Isn't that quote from the Ferengi Rules of Accquistion?

[ March 25, 2004, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: Valentine014 ]

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Jon Boy
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But what's in it for us?

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Valentine014
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Payment:

I.O.U.
Val's soul.

Hold on to this JonBoy.

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Chaz_King
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As far as question number 2 is concerned, I would probably say "zero" because I don't see any articles on the mp3 player from 2003, all of them are from 2004.

I couldn't get anything on the opening of the oysters though, so I think you should say 42.... [Big Grin]

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Ayelar
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The article doesn't specify the nationality of the people, but:

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/23/offbeat.france.oysters.reut/

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Jeni
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I found the oyster thing. What do I get? [Smile]

edit: Sure Ayelar, give it away for nothing in return. [Wink]

[ March 25, 2004, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: Jeni ]

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Ayelar
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Pssh, I've already got everything I want. What could Valentine do for me? [Smile]

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msquared
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I would say 0 to number 1. The french probably hire people to open thier oysters.

msquared

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Jeni
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Well, for question 2 you could email this address and ask. press@AudioBooksForFree.com

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Valentine014
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*transfers I.O.U. from Jon Boy to Ayelar*

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Ayelar
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I think the only way to know for sure on the AK-mp3 thing is to email the guy who makes them: press@AudioBooksForFree.com

Also, I think both questions were worded poorly. A different number of people are injured each year opening oysters, it's not a constant. And many people are undoubtedly injured without ever being counted by the health agency. And if she's basing it off of the article I posted, who knows what nationality each of the injured people represented? There could have been plenty of Belgians injured opening oysters last year, after all.

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Ayelar
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Or you could call them in the UK at: +44-1494-431119

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Valentine014
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Anyone here live in the U.K?

I am in Omaha, NE and at work. They frown at that sort of thing here, you know, international calls and such...

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Jeni
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I hear they also frown at cheating in the weekly trivia game. [Wink]

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littlemissattitude
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Using reference sources is not cheating, and I can see no reason not to classify other humans as reference sources. [Big Grin]

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Valentine014
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Thank you LMA.

So, um...do you have an answer for me? [Razz]

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littlemissattitude
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Sorry, no. A little encouragement wasn't enough? [Wink]

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Valentine014
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Thanks Jeni. I emailed him, but I doubt he will have an answer for me by tomorrow. [Frown]

Anyone else want to give it a try?

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Valentine014
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Ok, yeah, I need help again.

Which presidential candidate said this:

quote:
People might be better served if a party purchased a half an hour of radio and TV silence during which audiences would be asked to think quietly for themselves.

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