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Contents 1 Some Answers 2 Re:Request 3 Thank you 4 Bugs Bunny's original name 5 New questions 6 Archiving 7 Peace 8 Cadang-cadang disease affects which plant? 9 Squirrels 10 l'eau de vie 11 DYK 12 Answers? 13 mmm barnstars. 14 Pneumonia on WP:MCOTW 15 My dear Spawn Man 16 Trivia and other fun things 17 Some more answers 18 Answers 19 walk away 20 Re: Thanks 21 Foul language 22 Wars and Battles 23 Article Improvement Drive : Vote for Religious Pluralism 24 RFA nomination 25 Thanks for welcome 26 Goob gob yarb!! 27 DYK 28 Comic strips as literature 29 Do we really want this?! 30 Barnstar 31 My RFA 32 Thanks for your support 33 Dvyost RfA thanks 34 Bushytail Adminship? 35 Emergency department 36 Tanks For The Support 37 Article Improvement Drive 38 Anymore voting? 39 Sexual preference 40 DYK 41 Happy Diwali 42 Dinosaur

Some Answers

• 1 Since the 11th century AD, who has not been allowed on the Greek Mount Athos?

Women, it is the site of a Monastery.

• 2 Bug's Bunny's original name was what?

Ummm Happy?

• 3 What is the Latin word for Dragon?

Draco..I thinko

• 4 Monks designed the pretzel to look like what?

Arms folded in prayer (since they were originally made as a reward for children who said their prayers. Pretzel is derrived from Little Prize or reward).

• 5 What is the original type of glogg made from?

Caraway seeds. It goes good with Pretzels too :>

• 6 I'll skip the magnet question. Don't want magnets too near my computer anyways;>

--R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 20:22, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

I like the idea of brain teasers. Is Google cheating? ;) I think it would be cool if you made them obscure enough that Google wouldn't give away the answers.

So, I'll try the magnet question. I guess you should touch the end of bar A to the center of bar B, to form a T-shape. If it sticks, then bar A is a magnet. --Dforest 05:25, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

That's correct, but yes, I'd prefer you used your knowledge rather than an internet's... Spawn Man 05:38, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

By the way, I didn't use Google for that. Perhaps you could make it a kind of scavenger hunt in Wikipedia, not like Wikipedia:Scavenger hunt, but where you would have to solve a riddle of sorts. Ebay did the same thing some months back - [1]; the clues were deviously obscure, but it was a cool idea. Dforest 06:01, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

A couple of the questions can always be solved through WikiWorld (Pedia). Spawn Man 06:03, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Another thing, the first 5 questions are more like trivia, not really brain teasers. You might want to decide on doing one or the other. Dforest 08:54, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

I couldn't decide at first, so I just decided on calling it Brain Teasers, mainly because the questions are poking fun at your brain. Trivia, brain teasers... Whatever you like, call it that. I don't mind, really.... I'll do more original brain teasers in future to live up to the title's expectations... Thanks for actually looking & answering though, it's really fun writing questions down on my user page... I've tried them on people in real life too, & they're just as stumped on some too... Spawn Man 08:58, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Re:Request

Sure I'll vote for him, but I don't consider myself to be a valued member of Wikipedia. Thanks for calling me that though. Oh and I'm not sure about how voting for an admin really works. I don't know if you have to be an admin or not, cause I'm not, but I'll do what I can. RENTASTRAWBERRY ^{FOR LET?} röck 22:27, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you very much for the barnstar :) Kirill Lokshin 02:37, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

No Problemo.... Spawn Man 02:38, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Bugs Bunny's original name

The Bugs Bunny article suggests a possible similarity with Max Hare, but says that actually Bugs Bunny was unnamed until he became Bugs' Bunny (note the apostrophe), and then Bugs Bunny. If you know differently, then the article needs to be updated! KeithD (talk) 07:37, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Maybe "Bugs's Bunny" ? -- PFHLai 07:54, 11 October 2005 (UTC) P.S. You may want to try Wikipedia:Wikifun.

I actually do know differently, from a number of sources, but for the sake of the quiz, I'll leave it until someone's guessed... (Muahahahaaaa) Spawn Man 08:37, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Hummm "Buzz Bunny"? Shauri smile! 19:29, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

New questions

1) Any woman who isn't colour-blind can see blue. And they prefer to be called women, not birds. That's feminism for you.

6) One squirrel. He'll have 5400 seconds left over too. KeithD (talk) 09:56, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

1 - Satin Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) preferentially collect blue objects for courtship display. So they can definitely distinguish blue. Most other birds probably can, but we've no easy way of asking them to let us know! - MPF

2 - It won't be, but just for fun . . . Heteroptera Rabbit - MPF

3 - Palms (too easy with google!) - MPF

4 - Rudyard Kipling - except that was a phantom rickshaw, not a real one . . - MPF

5 - Wine, spiced with cinnamon and sweetened with raisins - MPF

6 - Impossible to predict. A squirrel may or may not be full up after eating one acorn, and not able to start another for an unknown length of time . . . a man might be able to eat one apple in one minute, but it doesn't mean he can eat 100 apples in 100 minutes! :-) MPF 11:34, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Regarding the glögg question, are you looking for all the ingredients or just the liquid ones? Is it mead? Another idea--It might be good to show your sources after someone gets the answer. Dforest 11:50, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Archiving

As you requested, I've archived some of your old discussions to User talk:Spawn Man/Archive1. You can play around with how the archive is linked to this page; I'm not sure what you'd like. Kirill Lokshin 12:52, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Peace

Sure!--Wiglaf 12:53, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Cadang-cadang disease affects which plant?

Is it the coconut?--ZeWrestler ^Talk 13:02, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Squirrels

Six squirrels again are required to do the job. btw, it wd be great to hv all previous questions and answers archived somewhere so that interested ppl can access it. again, was wondering if we can use user pages for holding quizzes etc...--Gurubrahma 21:13, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do, it may take a bit though, (I'm not excellent with that sort of thing...) Spawn Man 01:12, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

l'eau de vie

Glogg was originally made from auquavit, wine and port, and a few spices, no? And I get 16 2/3s for the squirels, but I'm none too good at maths--Maru (talk) 21:10, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

As I said up there, the clue I'll give is that it is made from 3 liquid ingredients... Spawn Man 01:07, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

DYK

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Answers?

• 1 A train took 2 seconds to enter a tunnel which is 2km long. If the train is travelling at 180km per hour, how long will it take the train to completely through the tunnel? 42 seconds
• 2 Bugs Bunny's original name was what? no idea
• 3 The movie "Life Of Brian" was filmed in which country? umm.. was it Greece?
• 4 According to some sources, who designed the rickshaw in 1888? (Time Unanswered: 1 day) no idea
• 5 What is the original type of glogg made from? no idea
• 6 When Sally was 14 her mother was 41, & now she is now twice as old as Sally is. How old is Sally? 27

Martyman 05:02, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Using good ol' Wikipedia, Monty Python's Life of Brian gives Tunisia - makes you realise how good this encyclopaedia is getting :-) MPF 08:48, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Here's another question for you: What is the longest non-stop migration made by any bird (no stopping off for food or water)? How far, and from where to where? - MPF 08:48, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

The arctic petrel. --Maru (talk) 14:14, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

I think it's the Bar-tailed Godwit. 11,000 km—from Alaska to New Zealand. Dforest 16:26, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Correct! PS I won't be around for the next quiz session, busy in the morning - MPF 22:44, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

User:Spawn Man From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Contents [hide] 1 Daily thought or saying of the day: 2 Hardest questions in the world section: 2.1 Guidelines: 2.2 Questions: 2.3 Previous correct-submitters to HQITW Section: 3 Random article link section: 4 About me: 5 Articles I've created: 6 Articles I've contributed to: 7 Requests for creation or expansion: 8 Successful FA nominations: 9 Successful DYK suggestions: 10 Successful adminship nominations: 11 Successful article improvement drive nominations: 12 Successful article collaboration nominations: 13 My sorta next projects: 14 Wikifriends: 15 Awards for all my hard, back-breaking, toe-numbing work:

[edit] Daily thought or saying of the day: "All good things take time." Cheese factory advertisement slogo. [edit] Hardest questions in the world section: [edit] Guidelines: Test you brain with these brainteasers. I will change the question less than one day after it has been answered. Please leave any answers on my user talk page, Here!. (P.S. Try to use your head first, rather than a google search!) To make sure you get to actually know you got a correct answer posted, I'll post your name below, along with the total amount of correct answers. I will also send you a message if you are currently leading the score board or if your lead is over-taken, or if you are 2nd or 3rd. (H) next to a question means there is a hint somewhere on my talk page... [edit] Questions: (Next possible time for new questions= When answered.)

1 Who bought the rights to the first flushable toilet?

Dunno, but Toilet says one used by Queen Elizabeth I. Thomas Crapper is the one who made it famous.

2 Bugs Bunny's original name was what? (Time Unanswered: 3 days)

Happy Rabbit.

3 If a pig weighs 30kg plus half its own weight, how much does it weigh?

Easy one. 60kg.

4 Asked about his children, a man replied, "They are all red heads but two, all brunettes but two & all blonde but two". How many children did the man have?

Sounds like a trick. Two (none of the above)?

5 What is the original type of glogg made from? (Time Unanswered: 3 days) (H)

Wine, aquavit, and brandy, perhaps?

6 According to scientists & undertakers, the brain smells like what?

Blue cheese?

--Dforest 05:10, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

• 4 Asked about his children, a man replied, "They are all red heads but two, all brunettes but two & all blonde but two". How many children did the man have? I like Dforest's answer above, but I think 3 is more likely to be right. --Martyman-(talk) 06:10, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

6 "According to scientists & undertakers, the brain smells like what?" Fresh fish - MPF 21:54, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

2 If a man walks due south for 4 miles & then due north 3 miles, what is the maximum distance he can be from where he started?

Trick question, I think. 7 miles, if he started 4 miles from the South Pole.

3 Inosculation is the natural form of what other word?

Kissing? Dforest 03:25, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

mmm barnstars.

		An Award
		I award this award to Spawn Man for being an Exceptional Newcomer. He has burst out of the gates at a full run, contributing to the 'Pedia in many ways.

-In my admittedly limited experience, it is rare to see someone so new to the Pedia jump in so deep so fast. I didn't get involved in talking to other users, joining WikiProjects, or nominating anyone for anything until at least a couple of months after I joined. Keep up the good work! LordAmeth 17:13, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Pneumonia on WP:MCOTW

Hi! You showed support for Pneumonia, this week's Medicine Collaboration of the Week. You are invited to help improve it! — Knowledge Seeker দ 05:00, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

My dear Spawn Man

I merely wanted to drop by to express my congratulations and admiration for your extremely beautiful gesture of offering the peace dove to Wiglaf, and for sincerely opening a new door to friendship. I'm proud of you. Hugs, Shauri smile! 00:46, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Trivia and other fun things

Well, I suppose it's time to try my hand at this...

1. In medievil Europe, what became known as the "neck verse"?

First verse of Psalms 51: "Have mercy on me...".

2. If a man walks due south for 4 miles & then due north 3 miles, what is the maximum distance he can be from where he started?

Assuming you're measuring approximate distance along the earth's surface, it'll be 7 miles (starting from 4 miles north of the south pole). The straight-line distance through the ground would result from the same path, but is a rather messy calculation I don't feel like doing now.

3. Inosculation is the natural form of what other word?

Innoculation?

4. Who was the father of William the Conquerer?

Robert of Normandy. Royal genealogy is a little too easy :)

5. What is the original type of glogg made from?

Three liquid ingredients, you say. Claret, brandy, and port, maybe?

6. Volcano Island belongs to which country?

I believe (I could be wrong) that there's a place in the Phillipines called "Volcano Island"; I'm sure there are others, however, so this may not be what you're thinking of.

Did I get any right? Kirill Lokshin 03:14, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

The only different answer to the above that I can think of, is that the "original" volcano is the Italian island of Vulcano - MPF 21:46, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

6. Volcano Island belongs to which country?

Japan??

--R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 02:12, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Some more answers

2. What is Barbie's full name?

Barbie (alternately Barbara) Millicent Roberts.

4. It takes a motor boat 2 minutes to travel 2 km when going with the current. When the boat is going against the current, it takes 4 minutes. The current is always constant. How long would the journey take the boat to do the same journey in slack water, when there is no current at all?

160 seconds (the boat travels at 45 kph in a current of 15 kph)

6. 4,6,8,9,10,12,14,15,16. What comes next?

18 — these are composite numbers

Still no idea about the outstanding questions from yesterday though; the glogg one in particular has rather stumped me. Kirill Lokshin 12:14, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Answers

It takes a motor boat 2 minutes to travel 2 km when going with the current. When the boat is going against the current, it takes 4 minutes. The current is always constant. How long would the journey take the boat to do the same journey in slack water, when there is no current at all?

3 min

4,6,8,9,10,12,14,15,16.

18... +2, +2, +1, +1, etc...

Nice teasers!

--Sebastian Kessel ^Talk 18:52, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

You missed out on getting a point by one day sorry, Kirill got it first, dogg him if you want, not me...... Spawn Man 21:33, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Bad luck ;) --Sebastian Kessel ^Talk 21:39, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

walk away

I suggest you just forget about that page as the person you are in dispute has done a lot of work on it and anyone who does that is not likely to listen to your aguments. Also be aware of WP:3RR, not that it helps with some users see Ubeda.

When you next see them please remember me to them. Philip Baird Shearer 23:11, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Re: Thanks

Glad to help! Just doing my job! — Knowledge Seeker দ 06:25, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Foul language

I am not familiar with what policies can be used, but it appears to be a matter of taste.--Wiglaf 07:13, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for replying. I've walked away from the heat of the argument anyway. Spawn Man 07:18, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Do you mind walking away from the page, too? Your recent comments have been less than helpful by anyone's standards.--Prosfilaes 03:25, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Well their standards suck.... Spawn Man

Wikipedia's standards -- that is, WP:NPA -- suck? Then why do you stick around? --Prosfilaes 14:49, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Wars and Battles

Thank you for your comments! Since this idea seems to have some support, I've attempted a summarized proposal for merging the two WikiProjects here. Any further comments (particularly supportive ones) would be appreciated :-) Kirill Lokshin 13:03, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Article Improvement Drive : Vote for Religious Pluralism

"I'll do whatever I can to stop Mariah Carey from being nominated." (your quote on Wikipedia:Article Improvement Drive) Why not vote for Religious Pluralism, in that case?--Robin.rueth 13:46, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Because 1, I hate Mariah Carey, 2, Discovery Channel had more votes than Mariah Carey (16 to 15), & 3, Religious Pluralism has no chance, & little known choice number 4, Cause I can, so there....ha ha Spawn Man 03:45, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

RFA nomination

Thank you very much for nominating me! I'm honored that you have such faith in my abilities.

I would ask, you, however, not to go out of your way to muster up anybody; many people feel (quite rightly, in my opinion) that active campaigning by the nominee is a breach of decorum, and I don't think campaigning by the nominator would be any different. Kirill Lokshin 17:10, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

KK, no problemo... Spawn Man 22:53, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for welcome

Hi, just want to says thanks (as the section title says :-)) for the welcome on my talk page. I hope to fully participate in WikiProject:Battles shortly, but right now I'm totally immersed in completing the templates at Order of Battle of the Waterloo Campaign. Hope I get the opportunity to work on an article with you one day.

Take care, SoLando (Talk) 22:55, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Gee thanks, I appreciate the oppurtunity. I look forward to it too. I'm taking a wikibreak from Battles at the momento, trading it for de disambiging & dino stuff... :) Spawn Man 22:57, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Goob gob yarb!!

Goob gob yarb Spawn Man!! Toonamokka trinna shipappa, no posta vioi? Goob barg to to moko moko. Vito tioloina violin practice greeb bo flabba beep? Magga magga treo Needles and Pins (disambiguation) bloob barg!! Flamo latte! --Market Man 05:08, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Goob gob yarb koobo!! Flimbonokoko violin practice defro 6:30 pm. Grati boorba!! :) Spawn Man 05:17, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

DYK

Stubs are not eligible for DYK (see DYK Rules and regulations), just a gentle reminder. :) --Plastictv 08:19, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Comic strips as literature

Hi, Spawnman! Thanks for your response to my question on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Years about the appropriate timeline article in which to list a comic strip debut. I appreciate the clarification that literature is understood in a broad sense. I think I may err on the side of caution and wait a little longer to see if there are any dissenting opinions; then I'll try moving the Dick Tracy reference into 1931 in literature and see what happens. Thanks again! --LiniShu 03:32, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

No problemo! Spawn Man 03:34, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Do we really want this?!

My dear friend and fellow Wikipedian,

A proposal has been made here which could effect the way all featured articles, and perhaps even eventually all articles, are handled in the future. While it has the well-meaning intention of addressing some real problems, if it is adapted, I fear it will actually create more problems and possibly destroy the wonderfully open and collaborative nature of the Wikipedia we all so love.

I therefore, strongly urge you to join us who OPPOSE this potentially dangerous proposal. Thank you for your time, thoughts and words.--R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 08:07, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Barnstar

Wow, thanks for the barnstar. I've been waiting for one of these for a while. :) Thanks again. — Wackymacs 10:28, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

No problemo. Spawn Man 00:21, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

My RFA

I'm an admin now! Thank you ever so much for everything you've done! :-) Kirill Lokshin 13:16, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

No problemo, t'was my pleasure. Spawn Man 00:22, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your support

Hi there

I think I feel too traumatised to stay around; it's a matter of losing face - I feel belittled by this process. I don't think time will heal it.

But it's really nice to get messages like yours. Tony 13:48, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Dvyost RfA thanks

Thanks for your support on my RfA! Rest assured that I'll do my best to wield the mop with honor and righteousness. Cheers, --Dave 14:31, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Anytime you need anything DV, you know where I am... Spawn Man 00:22, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Bushytail Adminship?

Can't find the page you asked for, give adress? Market Man 02:30, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Done, I hope.... Market Man 03:12, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Yippe Yi Yodi!!! Spawn Man

Emergency department

I wonder if you would consider supporting Emergency department atWikipedia:Article Improvement Drive. This department is where we all go if we are very ill, and I feel it needs a boost if it is ever to get featured article status. I would greatly appreciate if you were able to offer support on this.--File Éireann 15:59, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Tanks For The Support

Hey, I appreciate you taking the time to sound off against that FA protection scheme and endorse mine. And I hope your Mother (Spawn Mom:) had a wonderful birthday! My Uncle's was on Friday and my Sister's is today. Yeeeah!--R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 17:47, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Article Improvement Drive

RENTASTRAWBERRY ^{FOR LET?} röck 01:37, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about putting this on your user page. I was putting it on everyone that voted for its talk page and it got repititious so I did something stupid. My bad. RENTASTRAWBERRY ^{FOR LET?} röck 01:56, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

No problemo matey potatey... Spawn Man 01:59, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Anymore voting?

Yabble yorgi.... yabo! Happy Birthday again!! Hoot anymore voting? Bushytails ga ga da. R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) frooto goolda code question. Let him in on it? Frooble frooble froodla bood. Friend or foe is my question? Byesusu... Market Man 06:32, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Yes, Article Improvement Drive, under the dinosaur section, please. Hooba ga ga da Bushytails. R.D.H. is fine, leave him be. Byesusu... Spawn Man 07:07, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Sexual preference

"Your sexual preferences are different to mine, but I don't care, who am I to judge?" Sorry, but I do seem to be straight, and I'm glad you don't hold that against me. -- Bushytails 07:10, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Can't stop arguing can you? I meant "Sexual Preference" as in pegging etc etc. This reads out exactly like an Aesop Fable, no matter how nice you are to some people, they never return the kindness, & continue in their conceted ways.... Ahh well, at least I can walk away knowing that I tried to be nice & you shunned my efforts, I only give two chances, you've used up one. Spawn Man 07:17, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

DYK

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Happy Diwali

Dinosaur

I have supported your nomination of this worthy topic. Don't forget to help out on Emergency department. Many thanks.--File Éireann 10:42, 31 October 2005 (UTC)