Re: [Ql-Users] Reindeer quiz - ANSWERS
Norman Dunbar writes: Evening all. <> Per (Eats shoots and leaves) Like all good vegetarians. In Scotland, where I come from, vegetarians *are* food! ;-) Not this vegetarian! I just forgot the bloody comma ;o) Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Reindeer quiz - ANSWERS
Evening all. Glad you enjoyed my little quiz! ;-) > Over here there are (or were) at least three I knew I'd have/be in trouble with you Per! > Yksi, Kaksi, Kolme (1, 2, 3 in Finnish) See what I mean? > A female called Rudolf? Fraid so. The song is wrong - much like the wartime favourite "there'll be blue birds over, the White Cliffs of Dover ..." written by an American (who's name escapes me) who had never been here and assumed that because he saw Bluebirds in the US, everyone had them. There are no Bluebirds in the UK. > Actually, you can buy them down at the market over here. A media-savvy > reindeer, as Santa's surely must be, would know that. So, Rudolf *is* male, and bought his antlers? >> to laugh and call him names" - so that's two. No others are mentioned! Except, I may be wrong on that score, as pointed out elsewhere. Hmmm, different version of the song perhaps? > All wildly off topic, of course ;o) Tis the season to be jolly! > Per > (Eats shoots and leaves) Like all good vegetarians. In Scotland, where I come from, vegetarians *are* food! ;-) Happy New Year folks - back to work tomorrow. Groan! Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Reindeer quiz (Answers to follow)
Op Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:01:14 +0100 schreef Norman Dunbar : My copy of QLToday arrived with the first post today. A promising start of 2010. Best wished to you all. In my ideal world - strange as it may be - postage would be vastly reduced at Christmas in order to make it commensurate with the service received! In the Netherlands there is a reduction in posting fees during this time of the year. (29c, normal 34c, nov 17/ jan 6). Bob -- The BSJR QL software site at: http://members.chello.nl/b.spelten/ql/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Reindeer quiz - ANSWERS
Norman Dunbar wrote: I never said it would be a proper quiz by the way! * How many reindeer are employed by Santa? Two. Over here there are (or were) at least three * What are their names (Spelling need not be correct)? Rudolf and Olive. Yksi, Kaksi, Kolme (1, 2, 3 in Finnish) * What sex is "the red nosed reindeer"? Female. A female called Rudolf? * Why do you say that? Only female reindeer keep their antlers throughout winter. Actually, you can buy them down at the market over here. A media-savvy reindeer, as Santa's surely must be, would know that. Ok, maybe a bit of clarification is required for the answers to the first two questions above: Everyone knows abouit Rudolf, so that's one reindeer. The song of the same name has the words "Olive, the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names" - so that's two. No others are mentioned! ;-) So, two reindeer are in Santa's employ, Rudolf and Olive. All wildly off topic, of course ;o) All I said was that QLT hadnt arrived here in Norway, possibly due to one of the postman's reindeer having been eaten, and not even by me. I had nut roast, tho Ive no idea whose nuts. Bang! There probably went Olive. At least he'll have a sporting chance of keeping his antlers next year! Per (Eats shoots and leaves) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Reindeer quiz - ANSWERS
Norman Dunbar wrote: I never said it would be a proper quiz by the way! * How many reindeer are employed by Santa? Two. * What are their names (Spelling need not be correct)? Rudolf and Olive. * What sex is "the red nosed reindeer"? Female. * Why do you say that? Only female reindeer keep their antlers throughout winter. Ok, maybe a bit of clarification is required for the answers to the first two questions above: Everyone knows abouit Rudolf, so that's one reindeer. The song of the same name has the words "Olive, the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names" - so that's two. No others are mentioned! ;-) So, two reindeer are in Santa's employ, Rudolf and Olive. Cheers, Norman. This from Wiki so it must be true (second verse) More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and call'd them by name: "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer, and Vixen! "On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen! of course a Scots Santa maybe didn't want to spend too much on dear Deer feed ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Reindeer quiz - ANSWERS
I never said it would be a proper quiz by the way! * How many reindeer are employed by Santa? Two. * What are their names (Spelling need not be correct)? Rudolf and Olive. * What sex is "the red nosed reindeer"? Female. * Why do you say that? Only female reindeer keep their antlers throughout winter. Ok, maybe a bit of clarification is required for the answers to the first two questions above: Everyone knows abouit Rudolf, so that's one reindeer. The song of the same name has the words "Olive, the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names" - so that's two. No others are mentioned! ;-) So, two reindeer are in Santa's employ, Rudolf and Olive. Hmm, obviously this is why QL Today has not yet made it to Dunbar-land... Posties afraid of insanity obviously. (I feel a .ice file flying in my direction...) Dilwyn Jones PS Rudolf wasn't one of the original set of reindeers either. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] Reindeer quiz - ANSWERS
I never said it would be a proper quiz by the way! * How many reindeer are employed by Santa? Two. * What are their names (Spelling need not be correct)? Rudolf and Olive. * What sex is "the red nosed reindeer"? Female. * Why do you say that? Only female reindeer keep their antlers throughout winter. Ok, maybe a bit of clarification is required for the answers to the first two questions above: Everyone knows abouit Rudolf, so that's one reindeer. The song of the same name has the words "Olive, the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names" - so that's two. No others are mentioned! ;-) So, two reindeer are in Santa's employ, Rudolf and Olive. Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] Reindeer quiz (Answers to follow)
On 02/01/10 01:16, P Witte wrote: > Not arrived in Norway yet either. We had reindeer steak for Christmas, > (not me personally, of course, Im a veggie) so the postman might have > been one short.. Ahh, it's good to know that while the post office still charge exorbitant fees at Christmas (other holidays are available!) the service paid for is sadly lacking. In my ideal world - strange as it may be - postage would be vastly reduced at Christmas in order to make it commensurate with the service received! Anyway, a couple of festive questions on not so well known facts about reindeer: * How many reindeer are employed by Santa? * What are their names (Spelling need not be correct)? * What sex is "the red nosed reindeer"? * Why do you say that? Have fun. Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
