The first person who came up with an answer to my quiz was Aniruddha Sen Gupta aka Annie the writer, who lives in Porvorim I believe, and whose most recent book was 'Our Toxic World: A Guide To Hazardous Substances In Our Everyday Lives (Paperback)'
see http://www.flipkart.com/our-toxic-world-toxics-link-book-8132103068 - ' Book Summary of Our Toxic World: A Guide To Hazardous Substances In Our Everyday Lives We are surrounded by numerous hazardous substances in our everyday lives, which affect the health of people, of other living creatures, and of the planet as a whole. This book is an effort to shine a keen light on these substances, and suggest alternatives that will allow readers to improve the physical quality of their lives and of their environment. Our Toxic World takes a series of peeks into the lives of the fictitious Sachdeva family and the people they come in contact with, examines the hazardous substances that affect us in our everyday lives, outlines the effect these materials can have on us, and suggests alternative routes that we can adopt. He wrote: "I had no idea about the connection, Augusto, but the Internet makes ferreting out answers so easy these days: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3088406.stm"; I commend him. ;-) >From an impressive personage ;-) Augusto. P.S. However it might be interesting to know still more about this Lucan fellow. More commendations are availing the knowledgeable folks. ;-) Cheers Augusto On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 4:40 PM, augusto pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > On page 164 of Salman Rushdie's 'Shalimar the Clown' there is a > reference to 'Lucky Lucan'. > > I have a quiz question for you clever folks: This Lucky Lucan or Lord > Lucan as I recall that nutcase was actually, has some connection to > Goa. > > The quiz question is like this: Can you tell me what exactly is the > connection of this Lucky Lucan with Goa. > > Please remember that I am not one of those polymaths like those SEQC > wizards like Harshvardhan Bhatkuley or Rajiv D'Silva or Aniruddha Sen > Gupta or Vidyadhar Gadgil who know everything about everything. > > This question is asked by a quizmaster who does not know the answer. > > However it does not mean that it is worthless answering this question: > the first person to give the right answer will get a certificate of > commendation from a very impressive personage. ;-) > > Cheers > Augusto > -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E [email protected] or [email protected] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
