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trudij

trudij

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:(Im stuck at work overnight doing two hourly colic checks. Ive been here since 8 this morning doing said checks, and it looks like the pony is going ot be ok (touch wood) but I have exhausted every avenue I can come up with (alone) to entertain myself...

help !!
 
trudij said:
:(Im stuck at work overnight doing two hourly colic checks. Ive been here since 8 this morning doing said checks, and it looks like the pony is going ot be ok (touch wood) but I have exhausted every avenue I can come up with (alone) to entertain myself...

help !!
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I'm not sure what to make of that last bit :p

hope the pony is ok
 
I sincerely hope you didn't get caught 'entertaining yourself' on the clinic's CCTV, Miss Trudles. Not unless you're planning to sell the result on the VetPorn site as pay-per-view? And let OTB have first dibs, of course...
 
here is a question to keep you occupied...

who won the FA Cup in 1906?

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ok...

anyone ELSE got any ideas what I can get up to??!!! :lol:

(thanks anyway - is the answer that there wasnt one or something??)
 
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krizon said:
I sincerely hope you didn't get caught 'entertaining yourself' on the clinic's CCTV, Miss Trudles. Not unless you're planning to sell the result on the VetPorn site as pay-per-view? And let OTB have first dibs, of course...
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oooh - now theres an idea.... wonder if Id get paid for it??!! :ninja:
 
Name the last 10 winners of the Grand National

Name the years in which the Derby wasn't run

What is the capital of Mongolia?

What are chacko and scops types of... ?

What does Puerto Rico mean?

Where is Bulawayo?

What's the difference between a serf and a villein?

Who wrote Black Beauty?

Who wrote My Friend Flicka?

What's the difference between a tornado and a cyclone?

What does nom-de-plume mean?

Who composed Jerusalem?

Apart from Simon McNeill's favourite ride, what is 'katabatic'?

In what writing will you find the four horsemen of the Apocalypse?

Name the country where the Battle of Rorke's Drift was fought

In which state is the Alamo?

Which is the odd one out: orca, hammerhead, tiger, great white, basking?

Which is the odd one out: acai, goji, raspberry, filbert, myrtle?

Name the primary colours

If black and white make grey, what do yellow and blue, red and blue, and red and yellow make?

Copper, gold, diamonds, tin, brass, bauxite - which is the odd one out?

Argiopes belong to the family of spiders, but what type are they?

What is a unique feature of the Indian breed of horse, the Kathiawar?

The Lusitano horse comes from Portugal/Brazil/Argentina. Which?

On an Italian menu, what does 'saltimbocca' mean?

(I'll be back in an hour to see how you've done... ) ;)
 
Name the last 10 winners of the Grand National Ballabriggs,Dont Push It,Mon Mome,Comply or Die,Silver Birch,Numbersixvalverde,Hedgehunter,Amberleigh House,Montys Pass and Bindaree

Name the years in which the Derby wasn't run no idea :)

What is the capital of Mongolia? Ulan Bator (according to tim!!)

What are chacko and scops types of... ? no idea - insects??

What does Puerto Rico mean? Rich Port

Where is Bulawayo? over there?? (Im kidding - isnt it in Zim ?!!)

What's the difference between a serf and a villein? isnt a serf a helper or a dogsbody type of thing, and no idea what the other is?

Who wrote Black Beauty? Anna Sewell

Who wrote My Friend Flicka? Mary O'Hara

What's the difference between a tornado and a cyclone? errrrm, tornadoes are on land and cyclones are over water??

What does nom-de-plume mean? pen name

Who composed Jerusalem? ooooh.... Parry

Apart from Simon McNeill's favourite ride, what is 'katabatic'? oh blimey... isnt it some sort of wind or breeze??

In what writing will you find the four horsemen of the Apocalypse? if its not my above offering, is it in the Bible??

Name the country where the Battle of Rorke's Drift was fought Africa

In which state is the Alamo? no idea. Texas??

Which is the odd one out: orca, hammerhead, tiger, great white, basking? Basking - arent they the friendly vegetarian ones??

Which is the odd one out: acai, goji, raspberry, filbert, myrtle? Myrtle? (never noticed berries on my myrtle!)

Name the primary colours red, blue,yellow

If black and white make grey, what do yellow and blue, red and blue, and red and yellow make? green, purple and orange?? ( or a big mess!!)

Copper, gold, diamonds, tin, brass, bauxite - which is the odd one out? Bauxite, cos I know what the others are :)

Argiopes belong to the family of spiders, but what type are they? scary hairy ones?

What is a unique feature of the Indian breed of horse, the Kathiawar? are they the ones whose ears touch at the tips? either that or they have a very screechy neigh and spend their time on the internet...

The Lusitano horse comes from Portugal/Brazil/Argentina. Which? Portugal (flaming immigrants ;) )

On an Italian menu, what does 'saltimbocca' mean? no idea - sounds yummy though...
 
You've done incredibly well, even with three of your five young men assisting!

I'll let you play with the others you're not sure about - pretty much bang on with where you're sure. Yes, Bulawayo is in Zimbabwe and means 'place of slaughter', so no change there, then.

I'll give you chaco (sorry, I mis-spelled it, so that's not fair on you) and scops - they are tiny owls. Chaco comes from S. America and Scops from Asia and I saw both types today at the owl display at Lingfield! Got to stroke tiny little Cornelius, the Scops - he is so weeny! And also on display was a black eagle, which had been hand-reared and given to the bird sanctuary after he demolished a lot of one of his several owners' face! He's now nicely settled and posed sweetly on the arms of various members of staff.

I'm off to watch some rubbish until I snore aslump, so I'll see how you've done by tomorrow. I expect full marks at this rate, smarty-pantaloons! xx
 
ok.... first and/or second world war years for the Derby not being run?

wouldnt have got the owls in a million years - sound very cute !!! Not sure the eagle sounds cute though....

not at all sure about this villein at all - but if im pretty much right about a serf - is a villein someone who isnt quite so servanty??

and the spiders - i dont know about at all, but with a grand name like that, they are destined to be bog standard garden ones or something?? I know I wont want to go near them, but thats it !!! :)
 
Good shout with the spiders, Troods! They are indeed quite common - they're the nice fat roundy ones called 'orb web' weavers, beloved on sheds and greenhouses.

Hope ColicWatch is going well and the wee pony is much better this morning.

When you come back on I'll give you another few hours to complete the rest. I'm only sorry I couldn't have challenged your leedle grey cells rather better! Yes, villeins were above serfs, who were the lowest form of manorial servant, a mere tiller of fields. Villeins were eventually allowed to even own a strip or two for their own use. So indeed 'not so servanty'!

I think you can use Google now to finish them off - you've done most of them totally right and I will award you your Star Prize when you've completed the last couple... ooh, what can it be? A tasteful selection from Ann Summers/Victoria's Secret? A romantic dinner for three plus midnight boat cruise aboard The Troilist? A week in Barbados, including racing at Garrison Savannah? 75 tickets to Kempton, midweek?
 
Colic Watch was successful - I left her this morning allowed to eat tiny amounts of grass and soaked pony nuts every two hours, so hopefully shes over the main hurdles - though the starting to eat and can she cope without colicing again is the next one. Nowhere near out of the woods yet, but definately theres a tiny chink of light...

right - google is my friend.... the Saltimbocca is veal (sounds yum, but only if its rose veal!!) but I cant see any year that the derby wasnt run?? How many others have I not got?? (and which ones!)
 
'Saltimbocca' is Italian for 'jump in(to) the mouth' - meaning it's so delicious it justs wants to be eaten. Not something I imagine the unhappy crated veal calves of Italy would agree with, but that's what it means.

Aha, the Derby - could there be a trick question in there?

Okay, you're only out on the orca, hammerhead, etc. question, and also on the acai, goji, etc. one.

The Battle of Rorke's Drift did take place in Africa - South Africa, so that's correct. Everything else is safe.
 
ok - is it the orca cos thats a whale??

and filbert, cos hes a nut :)


there was a winner of the Derby called "the flying dutchman" 1849 - is it something cryptic about him flying??!! or there was a flying fox in there somewhere too - and Airbourne...

other than them, Im stumped.

Darn it - was so looking forward to the night at Kempton.... ;)
 
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Yayyyy! You win the 75 tickets to Kempton!!

There wasn't any break to running the Derby - it was just NH that was put on the back boiler during WWII for a couple of seasons. The only trick Q in the lot!
 
Is Gearoid free this evening? Or OTB? (Okay, not free, but reasonable.)

Failing which, Roly Poly Bloody Monsters on Bubblebox (if you have access to the net during your vigil).

Got to go, the Dougal Bug(ger) has just arrived with a mouthful of something feathery!!
 
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