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Apr 25, 2009 05:20PM
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L'Ecole du Petit Cordon Bleu?
You got it, Barbarossa. I'm not familiar with "Petit" Cordon Bleu. The Cordon Bleu name was adapted from the common usage of reference to 'Ordre des Chevaliers du Saint Esprit' which was draped with a blue ribbon.
Julia Child was an OSS officer, who attended the shcool on a G.I. scholarship and brought French quisine to America.
The next clue was going to be "Tokyo, Ottawa and Sydney," as the school expanded.
Best known for "veal cordon bleu," maybe, thus "baby calf" clue.
Head of the school is Andre Cointreau, from the Remy Martin family.
Clue 5: Expanded/moved to BritainL'Ecole du Petit Cordon Bleu opened in 1933 in London.
A country:1) Bank Of England
2) US Navy
3) The decimal point
4) Raincoats
A country: 1) Bank Of England
2) US Navy
3) The decimal point
4) Raincoats
5) Buick Motor Co.
So, I guess you got it wrong, Barbarossa. Just kidding. I didn't realize the British version was "Petit". It's one sprawling school, now, and the ultimate authority on French cuisine all over the world. Bank of England? Buick Motor Co.? New Zealand? This might be fun. Hmmmm...seems counter-intuitive.
Scotland?
It was raincoats and decimal points that gave it up. Buick and U.S. Navy? I have no idea.
Both founded by Scotsmen, as was the Bank Of England ironically enough.
Back to A PERSON:1. Annapolis
2. Historic signature
3. Relevant to current event
4. Bank of England
Back to A PERSON: 1. Annapolis
2. Historic signature
3. Relevant to current event
4. Bank of England
5. Served eight
Commodore Decatur? Eighter fom Decatur? (whatever that means--it's used in craps is all I know, probably because it rhymes with eighter) Nope. Good guess, though.
Back to A PERSON: 1. Annapolis
2. Signed the DOI
3. Relevant to current event
4. Traveled to...Bank of England...met wife
5. Was served eight impeachment counts. (see clue 3)
6. Appointed by nation's father.
7. Represented Maryland
8. Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice
You got it. I found him while researching precedent for impeaching a Federal judge.
Another clue? Uh, okay. 9. It was Samuel Chase.
silver
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I know silver isn't a compound, but it's selcom pure. It's use actually dates back further than 2700 BC. Salt was used for trade and payment. NaCl. Not sure where it is in the Bible in thirties, though.
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1. Suffragette.
2. Campaigner against venereal diseases.
3. One of the white feather ladies.
4. Unsuccessful candidate for Parliament.
He, he...we were all posting at the same time. Thirty mentions of salt; got it. I was going for thirty pieces of salt. Huh?
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Hmmmm, and I was so sure I had it. Now I have to do research. Darn you.
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1. Suffragette.
2. Campaigner against venereal diseases.
3. One of the white feather ladies.
4. Unsuccessful candidate for Parliament.
5. Prominent evangelical Christian and member of the Second Adventist movement.
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Your go, Will.
I just did one. Okay. Give me a moment.
Place: 1. Fort
2. Alexander the Great
3. Caravans
4. Pearls
5. a striped flag with four red stripes and 3 white stripes
6. Coaling station planned to fuel Berlin train
7. Ruler assasinated by his half-brother
Place/country: 1. Fort
2. Alexander the Great
3. Caravans
4. Pearls
5. a striped flag with four red stripes and 3 white stripes
6. Coaling station planned to fuel Berlin train
7. Ruler assasinated by his half-brother
The flag is throwing me. This latest clue with the half brothers... I remember reading about several of those that were fairly famous. Is it Izmit/Nicomedia? Nicomedia had issues with his brother. No time to check now.
Sorry, was out of the office playing cowboy all day. Hint: The flag was from long ago, not now.
Another hint: Jim, you should get this one, or disqualify yourself. (Hint, hint)
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