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Not the biggest nor fastest ship. But became a favorite of pre war travelers.Made a lot of money for her owners.
During WWII she was a beloved troop carrier.
After WWII her 3rd funnel was removed and she again became a favorite with travelers to and from Europe.
Her sisters :
the Normandie and the Paris
were both victims of fire. In both cases too much water was pumped in to fight the flames, both ships capsized while moored to the pier.
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1. Mule-shoer for the army.
2. Took up auto racing after World War I.
3. Eldest son died of muscular dystrophy.
4. Requested death be reported two days late.
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe?
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Person1) Unknown final resting place.
2) Exciseman.
3) Tobacconist.
4) Exile.
5) More famous outside his country of birth.
6) Wrote 2 books that helped turn the world upside-down.
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Damn!Ive seen this program on PBS, part of the Masterpiece Theater from a few seasons ago.
Story about children evacuated from London during the Blitz.
One little boy comes from an abusive home with a mentally unstable mother. He finds a loving home with the old man in the above picture.
Person 1) Unknown final resting place.
2) Exciseman.
3) Tobacconist.
4) Exile.
5) More famous outside his country of birth.
6) Wrote 2 books that helped turn the world upside-down.
7) Son of Quakers.
8) Served on a privateer briefly before getting his first "proper" job.
9) First "proper" job was making stays for corsets.
Person 1) Unknown final resting place.
2) Exciseman (sacked twice).
3) Tobacconist.
4) Exile.
5) More famous outside his country of birth.
6) Wrote 2 books that helped turn the world upside-down.
7) Son of Quakers.
8) Served on a privateer briefly before getting his first "proper" job.
9) First "proper" job was making stays for corsets.
10) Imprisoned in 1793 for opposition to French regicides.
11) Died in a house on Bleeker Street.
12) Since 1991 he has had an ale named after him.
Sam Adams? Nah, can't be. An ale? Hmmm....
Will wrote: "Sam Adams? Nah, can't be. An ale? Hmmm.... "A pale ale, if that helps. English brewery.
Edmund Burke? Irish by birth, I think. Was a paymaster, twice. Not exiled that I remember. Don't know of an ale named for him; just a guess. Certainly wrote some books that have had impacts on many levels of conservative philosophy.
Person 1) Unknown final resting place.
2) Exciseman (sacked twice).
3) Tobacconist.
4) Exile.
5) More famous outside his country of birth.
6) Wrote 2 books that helped turn the world upside-down.
7) Son of Quakers.
8) Served on a privateer briefly before getting his first "proper" job.
9) First "proper" job was making stays for corsets.
10) Imprisoned in 1793 for opposition to French regicides.
11) Died in a house on Bleeker Street.
12) Since 1991 he has had an ale named after him. (A pale ale, if that helps. English brewery.)
13) Englishman by birth...
14) American by adoption...
I was going to say Thomas Paine, but I cant get all the clues to fit.This sounds so familiar, Im fighting the temptation to look it up in wikepedia.
It is indeed Tom Paine.Which clues are giving you the problem?
Oh wow, that was a guess on my part.I didnt think
clues #1 and #5, or #7 fit him.
Of course I was just using memory and trying not to use Wikepedia, so I could be wrong.
1) Wanted to be buried in a Quaker cemetry in New York, but ended up buried on a farm he had. Bones Dug up by the radical Willian Cobbett to be reintered in England, but were lost.2) Sacked for stamping goods he'd not inspected and for aggitating for better terms for excise officers.
5) Much more famous in France and America than in England.
7) Father was Joseph Pain(note no "e") a Quaker and farmer from Thetford...also was a stay maker (clue 9).
Clues 13 and 14 along with what would have bee 15 (French by decree...) are on a memorial to him in Paris.
Oh, and 12): http://www.harveys.org.uk/bottledbeer...
Very nice...
Also: Thomas Paine
Thanks Barbarrosa,Great job.
I love it when people take the time to explain the clues.
Give me an hour or so to come up with another game.
Place1. 999 year lease.
2. one of about 170 located around the planet.
3. lease should expire in about 2955.
4. located in one of the world's greatest major cities.
Place 1. 999 year lease.
2. one of about 170 located around the planet.
3. lease should expire in about 2955.
4. located in one of the world's greatest major cities.
5. the only one of its kind on the planet, not owned by the occupying tenants is located at this place.
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I will try.there are aprox 170 of these scattered around the planet. All of them are OWNED by the tenants EXCEPT for the ONE in this place.
There is a Thomas Paine pale ale in U.K.? Interesting.
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Place 1. 999 year lease.
2. one of about 170 located around the planet.
3. lease should expire in about 2955.
4. located in one of the world's greatest major cities.
5. the only one of its kind on the planet, not owned by the occupying tenants is located at this place.
6. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The most notorious one of its kind is in Tehran.
Marco wrote: "Why don't we make it a rule to explain clues? =P since our game is an educational one, then we might as well!"I'll second that.
I can't think of the answer to Manuel's clues & it's bugging me. I just heard or read something about a 999 year lease the other day. I hate that.
Place 1. 999 year lease.
2. one of about 170 located around the planet.
3. lease should expire in about 2955.
4. located in one of the world's greatest major cities.
5. the only one of its kind on the planet, not owned by the occupying tenants is located at this place.
6. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The most notorious one of ITS kind is in Tehran.
7. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The largest one of ITS kind is in Mexico City.
8. indirect clue to the place Im looking for....The newest one of ITS kind is in Bagdad.
9. site of massive protests during the 60's.
I agree with Marco about explaining the clues. I always try to explain mine.
Susanna said I should rephrase clue number #5
Place 1. 999 year lease.
2. one of about 170 located around the planet.
3. lease should expire in about 2955.
4. located in one of the world's greatest major cities.
5. the only one of its kind on the planet, not owned by the occupying tenants (hence the 999 year lease) is located at this place.
6. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The most notorious one of ITS kind is in Tehran.
7. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The largest one of ITS kind is in Mexico City.
8. indirect clue to the place Im looking for....The newest one of ITS kind is in Bagdad.
9. site of massive protests during the 60's.
Place 1. 999 year lease.
2. one of about 170 located around the planet.
3. lease should expire in about 2955.
4. located in one of the world's greatest major cities.
5. the only one of its kind on the planet, not owned by the occupying tenants (hence the 999 year lease) is located at this place.
6. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The most notorious one of ITS kind is in Tehran.
7. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The largest one of ITS kind is in Mexico City.
8. indirect clue to the place Im looking for....The newest one of ITS kind is in Bagdad.
9. site of massive protests during the 60's.
10. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.... the most tragic one of ITS kind is in Ho Chi Min City.
11. owned by the same family since 1710.
Place 1. 999 year lease.
2. one of about 170 located around the planet.
3. lease should expire in about 2955.
4. located in one of the world's greatest major cities.
5. the only one of its kind on the planet, not owned by the occupying tenants (hence the 999 year lease) is located at this place.
6. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The most notorious one of ITS kind is in Tehran.
7. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.....The largest one of ITS kind is in Mexico City.
8. indirect clue to the place Im looking for....The newest one of ITS kind is in Bagdad.
9. site of massive protests during the 60's.
10. indirect clue to the place Im looking for.... The most tragic one of ITS kind is in Ho Chi Min City.
11. owned by the same family since 1710.
12. indirect clue to the place Im looking for....The first one of ITS kind was in Tangier.
I remembered the place I was thinking of with a 999 year lease. It was the Crystal Palace, the exhibition hall in London. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit the rest of the clues.
Ooh, I think I've got what it is...now I must try and narrow it down to which one...
Good job, Barbarossa. We're moving from my favorite part of London to the gay district? I used to belong to the American Club in London. I've been to the embassy several times; not since security became such an issue, though. The move must be from the Bush/Cheney terrorist paranoia era--maybe it's just because of the parking fees.
Bravo Barbarossa!!!Yes the American Embassy in London
Its the only embassy not owned by the United States.
The site is owned by the Dukes of Westminister aka the Grosvenor family.
The own the area around Grosvenor Square as well as Bellgrave Square in Mayfair. Most other residents have 99 year leases. A great source of wealth for the Grosvenors.
I figured the Tangier clue would probably give it away, since it was mentioned in Obama's speech in Egypt.
I almost used our friend Will as a clue. Though he had not actually said he had ever been to our embassy in London.I was going to say he has probably set foot in a quite a few of these....
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