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refugee 
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 Posted: January 16 2012 at 07:59 |
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Yes.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
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BaldFriede
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:03 |
 refugee wrote:
Then it must be the "Father of Railways", George Stephenson.
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George Stephenson invented the miner's safety lamp, so it can't be him.
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:04 |
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Is she Asian?
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BaldFriede
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:05 |
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Is an electrical unit named after him?If so, it is James Watt.
Edited by BaldFriede - January 16 2012 at 08:07
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:08 |
BaldFriede wrote:
refugee wrote:
Then it must be the "Father of Railways", George Stephenson.
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George Stephenson invented the miner's safety lamp, so it can't be him.
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No he didn't. That was Sir Humphrey Davey. Unless there were two safety lamps.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:08 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Is an electrical unit named after him?If so, it is James Watt.
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No. It's all over.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:09 |
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It was Richard Trevithick, Friede.
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refugee
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:14 |
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Yes, she is Asian.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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BaldFriede
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:15 |
Snow Dog wrote:
BaldFriede wrote:
refugee wrote:
Then it must be the "Father of Railways", George Stephenson.
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George Stephenson invented the miner's safety lamp, so it can't be him.
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No he didn't. That was Sir Humphrey Davey. Unless there were two safety lamps. |
Stephenson was a month earlier than Humphrey Davey. I could quote Wikipedia on that (there was a controversy about that), but it would be a bit long.
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:16 |
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Then I wonder why it is called the Humphry Davy Safety Lamp.....
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:19 |
refugee wrote:
Yes, she is Asian.
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Throwing out a limb here: Aung San Suu Kyi?
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refugee
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:20 |
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It wasn’t Stephenson anyway so it didn’t affect the game.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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refugee
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:21 |
James wrote:
refugee wrote:
Yes, she is Asian.
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Throwing out a limb here: Aung San Suu Kyi?
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That was fast!  Your go!
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:21 |
Oh... I actually thought of her as soon as you said she's over 60.  Male, dead.
Edited by James - January 16 2012 at 08:22
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refugee
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:25 |
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European?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:28 |
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Yes.
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refugee
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:30 |
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British?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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someone_else
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:31 |
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Was he born before 1800?
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:46 |
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No and No.
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someone_else
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:48 |
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Was he a native speaker of a Romance language?
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