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TL
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Hi Crow's wife.

Guys, I really did not think this would be that hard. Without revealing the answer, here is what I was thinking:

Google is an amazing tool, and ... eh, no. That might reveal the answer. I've found like 6 different ways to get to this with google using information found only in the question I asked. You can do it!

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Tante Shvester
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Nah, I'm going to bed.

G'night. [Sleep]

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Morbo
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Welcome to hatrack, crows wife.

I've been at it long enough, I give.

Good question, TL

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Vadon
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Hm, I found a story someone's been writing where he talks about a 'fight in the ditch' from July 20th 2004...

But, I doubt that's it.

Here's the link...

http://leagueoflevity.us/bb/viewtopic.php?p=985&sid=7312bd67abecc515435021d04de2f817

I'll change this if I find something else, if I happen to be right, I so call claims on the next one. Found a question that has a path you can follow, but it takes some thinking to get. ^_^ (Tried it myself.)

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TL
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Followed the link. Interesting, but not the answer I was looking for. Should I give hints or something? Not sure how to proceed ...

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Puppy
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The Union won. As it does every year the assault on Fort Saunders is reenacted.

(I can't actually find a reenactment on that date, and the real assault was on November 29th, BUT ... it was called the "Fight in the Ditch", so it was worth a try ...)

These are the links I DID find:

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/fulllist.htm

http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn025.htm

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Puppy
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Otherwise, all I'm getting is a million links to the text of The Octopus by Frank Norris [Smile]

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Puppy
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Hmm ... the Democratic National Convention was going on that day ...

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TL
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Okay, here's the answer ...

http://songfight.org/songpage.php?key=in_the_ditch

The Hell Yeahs won the fight 'in the ditch'.

(Found with the following google search: "fight in the ditch 07/30/04")

Song Fight!

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Puppy
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I kept spelling out the word "July" [Smile]

I never write the date out in numbers ...

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Tante Shvester
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Your search - "fight in the ditch 07/30/04" - did not match any documents.

Now why would that work for you and not for me?

Do we have different googles?

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quidscribis
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Ne, Tante. You're on the limited internet. TL has the extended edition.

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Tante Shvester
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Sean
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Unfortunately, the Patriot Act restricts what pages are visible for most people in the States unless you get the workaround.

That does make this competition a bit unfair.

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Tante Shvester
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The "fight in the ditch" was censored from my google search? Huh?

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T_Smith
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Try using +'s in between words instead of "'s, Tante.

So fight+in+the+ditch+07/30/04 works.

And sean, I personally don't believe the government is using the Patriot Act to deny the american public access to them through google. However, I do keep my mind open enough that I would be interested to read more about this. Or is the government restricting those web pages from being accessed? [Wink]

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rivka
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T's suggestion brings it (or rather, its parent page) up as the first hit.

Weird. But I'd suspect this was a Google peculiarity rather than a US government issue. [Roll Eyes]

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Tante Shvester
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Thanks, T. I appreciate the lesson.

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T_Smith
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Yeah yeah yeah. Sorry, I just have the habit of explaining things that need no explanation. Drives my wife crazy. [Wink]

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rivka
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The rolled eyes were not at you, Nathan. They were for Sean.

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rivka
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Now what? Does TL post a new one?

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T_Smith
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The wink was not for you, Rivka. They were for TL.

[Wink]

<-- Wink for rivka.

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rivka
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Er. Ok . . . [Confused]

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T_Smith
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Er... sorry, I meant Tante.

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rivka
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Oh. But T, I think she was serious. (I know I had forgotten the +s trick.)

Anyway, who's up next?

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Puppy
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Three years ago, the Cusack pair were found at the airport. Where are they living now?

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Puppy
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(To keep it as weird and obscure as the previous one ... [Smile]

We may end up with a lot of random matches this time, too.)

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Vadon
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Indeed, this one is random.

Is it these monkeys that were smuggled in a guy's pants in 2002?

They are living in the Los Angeles Zoo.

http://dailyhaggis.com/index.php/2002/12/19/

I searched +cusack+pair airport, it was about the seventh down.

Edit for a link and the path I took.

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Puppy
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Provide a link, and it's your turn [Smile]

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Vadon
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Alright, I'll give hints if this goes for a while, though I kind of doubt it will.

What mental condition does Alicia Lopez-Harrison de Lardé's son have?

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rivka
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/j/jo/john_charles_martin_nash.htm

Paranoid schizophrenia, just like Dad.

(John Nash, as in A Beautiful Mind)

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rivka
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Someone else had best post the next search -- I have to head off to work.

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Morbo
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Arrgh! I always spell out the date too! Not any more.

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After finding the other purloined birds and exotic flowers, the inspectors asked: “Do you have anything else you should tell us about?”

According to Truong, Cusack answered: “Yes, I’ve got monkeys in my pants.”

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Vadon
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Rivka gets it, but someone now has to post a question. ^_^

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Morbo
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I'll be back to play in 1 hour.

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TL
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Tante, I didn't put quotation marks around my search in Google. Just here on hatrack so you would know the exact search I used. Should have mentioned that. If you searched "fight in the ditch 07/30/04" without the quotation marks it would be the #1 result.

The Hell Yeahs are good.

Somebody post another question, I like this game.

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Tante Shvester
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quote:
Originally posted by T_Smith:

Yeah yeah yeah. Sorry, I just have the habit of explaining things that need no explanation. Drives my wife crazy.

No, T, I was serious, not sarcastic. Grateful for your instruction, not derisive.

I thunk I was a top-notch googler. I thunk wrong.

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Tante Shvester
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Can I try challenging?

HOW CAN YOU COMPLETE YOUR JOURNEY TO ENLIGHTENMENT?

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Blackthorne
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Discover how your ego is the culprit blocking you from experiencing your higher nature...and learn how to lessen its influence on your life.
Strengthen your belief that there is always a spiritual solution to your problems...and learn how to find those anwers by turning inward for divine guidance.
Eliminate the word "impossible"from your vocabulary...eliminate doubts...and make miracles happen in your life.
Master the five simple but vital keys to higher awareness...keys that open the door to where you are now and show you the spiritual world that awaits you.
Raise your individual consciousness...and, in turn, help transform the world through greater love and compassion.
Hear daily affirmations that will provide the inspiration you need to stay on the spiritual journey...and develop the commitment that will help you overcome the negativity and hurdles others may put in your way.

http://www.achievement.com/yourjourney.htm

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Tante Shvester
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Um .. I don't think so. [Evil]

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Rappin' Ronnie Reagan
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Beat this game?

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Tante Shvester
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Very good!
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But not what I had in mind. [Taunt]

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theCrowsWife
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By taking the Skyrail to the Ngong Ping theme park?

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Tante Shvester
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Nice. But (hint, hint) that is *a* journey to enlightenment, not *your* journey to enlightenment. [Evil]

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theCrowsWife
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Ok.

By listening to Dr. Wayne W. Dyer's audio seminar?

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Tante Shvester
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Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner.

Your turn, Wife.

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theCrowsWife
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While walking in the desert, I found a red and yellow beetle with a black cross on its back. What is it?

*Note: I do know the answer to this.*

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Tante Shvester
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Is it the Iron Cross Blister Beetle?

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theCrowsWife
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Yep.

I actually did find one, and was unable to figure it out with my google searches (I didn't use the word "cross"). I actually found it when I was searching for something else later.

Boy, it's hard to come up with a question that is answerable yet not too easy.

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Tante Shvester
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True. I googled: beetle "field guide" desert.

Clicked on the first link listed, clicked on the picture for "Iron Cross Blister Beetle" and there is was. Took about 45 seconds (computer at work is slow to download, so it held me up a little)

OK. I'm done bragging for now.

Thinking up good questions is hard. My earlier one was just a bit too bratty, no?

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