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Title: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Diane CBPFC on September 05, 2007, 02:42:26 PM
Take the quiz - I did surprising poorly...

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz147&Quizid=147
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 02:58:17 PM
I surprised myself by getting them all correct except the last one (about shaving - but as I don't shave, that's not surprising!). Maybe it's because I'm a grandmother, and wisdom comes with age.  :D
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: The Peepmaster on September 05, 2007, 03:07:43 PM
This looks like a girlie thread...  :-[
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 03:21:45 PM
That's OK, Peepmaster. Not being a 'girlie' doesn't make a bad person of you. Join in. Maybe you'll learn a thing or three. ;D
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on September 05, 2007, 03:28:40 PM
I got 7 out of ten, including the last one...and I do shave.  :-[

Wisdom didn't come with my age.

This looks like a girlie thread...  :-[


Er...I got one of my secretaries to do the quiz for me. I've since fired her.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Elizabeth on September 05, 2007, 04:03:45 PM
I got them all right! I DID. Vulture - I'm not a grandmother, but that's not my fault... :'(
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on September 05, 2007, 04:26:41 PM
I got them all right! I DID. Vulture - I'm not a grandmother, but that's not my fault... :'(

Congratulations. Elizabeth!

On that other matter, I sense your anguish. if they won't cooperate, have you considered sabotage?
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Elizabeth on September 05, 2007, 04:29:12 PM
OOH you are awful! :o
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on September 05, 2007, 04:48:02 PM
I take it that's a no then?  ;)
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: The Peepmaster on September 05, 2007, 04:52:57 PM
I got 7 out of 10 and had a feeling that the ones I got wrong were wrong when I answered them, so theoretically I got them all.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on September 05, 2007, 05:20:05 PM
I got 7 out of 10 and had a feeling that the ones I got wrong were wrong when I answered them, so theoretically I got them all.


Same here, but when I thought about posting that, I decided I'd come across as a complete pansy.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 05:31:26 PM
It must be catching I also got 7 out of 10.
no excuses
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 05:36:59 PM
I surprised myself by getting them all correct except the last one (about shaving - but as I don't shave, that's not surprising!). Maybe it's because I'm a grandmother, and wisdom comes with age.  :D
It could have been luck.
I am older than you by years but only got 7.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Mince on September 05, 2007, 05:37:50 PM
Don't you love it when Piter's edited posts are still grammatically incorrect?
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 05:38:50 PM
yep
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 05:42:29 PM
My wife has just made a joke that surprised Mince.
He will explain it
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 05:45:02 PM
Don't you love it when Piter's edited posts are still grammatically incorrect?
Were you trying to say pater
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Roger Kettle on September 05, 2007, 06:19:49 PM
Yep----7 out of ten. Three of the questions were badly worded so I'm claiming 10 out of 10 like Peeps.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 06:27:21 PM
Yep----7 out of ten. Three of the questions were badly worded so I'm claiming 10 out of 10 like Peeps.
It is obviously bias towards the lady's.
Why else would all us men get 7.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 08:26:27 PM
Don't you love it when Piter's edited posts are still grammatically incorrect?

Who's 'Piter'?
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Mince on September 05, 2007, 08:28:20 PM
Sorry, I meant "Potor".
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 08:28:41 PM
Yep----7 out of ten. Three of the questions were badly worded so I'm claiming 10 out of 10 like Peeps.
It is obviously bias towards the lady's.
Why else would all us men get 7.

Peter, it says 'old wives tales'. Are you an old wife? :P
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 08:32:38 PM
Yep----7 out of ten. Three of the questions were badly worded so I'm claiming 10 out of 10 like Peeps.

Isn't it odd that when the lads get their answers wrong it's because the questions 'are badly worded'! ::)
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Mince on September 05, 2007, 08:34:56 PM
We're bright enough to think of that excuse.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 08:37:30 PM
Yep----7 out of ten. Three of the questions were badly worded so I'm claiming 10 out of 10 like Peeps.
It is obviously bias towards the lady's.
Why else would all us men get 7.

Peter, it says 'old wives tales'. Are you an old wife? :P
If I was i would have got ten .
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Mince on September 05, 2007, 08:40:24 PM
I read that as "If I was i . . . " and I was wondering what letters he had missed out, such as "If I was in . . .". He's hurting my head.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 08:43:57 PM
I got them all right! I DID. Vulture - I'm not a grandmother, but that's not my fault... :'(

Congrats, Elizabeth. I think us 'girlies' did well because our heads aren't stuffed with junk like football. What is it about 'Dundee' and 'Dundee United'?
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 08:47:20 PM
Yep----7 out of ten. Three of the questions were badly worded so I'm claiming 10 out of 10 like Peeps.
It is obviously bias towards the lady's.
Why else would all us men get 7.

Peter, it says 'old wives tales'. Are you an old wife? :P
If I was i would have got ten .

Even if some the the questions were badly worded?
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 09:04:56 PM
I got them all right! I DID. Vulture - I'm not a grandmother, but that's not my fault... :'(

Congrats, Elizabeth. I think us 'girlies' did well because our heads aren't stuffed with junk like football. What is it about 'Dundee' and 'Dundee United'?
I would explain but just like the offside law I know it is beyond you women.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 09:18:31 PM
No, Peter. Don't be mean. Explain the off-side rule to us women. We're dying to know.  ::)
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 09:25:28 PM
No, Peter. Don't be mean. Explain the off-side rule to us women. We're dying to know.  ::)
If you could just read up the general rules of the game I will expand on them when you are conversant with these small points.
Have a good day.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 05, 2007, 09:28:33 PM
O.K. I'll do that.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Diane CBPFC on September 05, 2007, 10:29:42 PM
The offside rule is not rocket science. If you watch the movie "Bend it Like Beckham" it is explained using condiments.

I only got four on the old wives tales.  :-[
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: peter on September 05, 2007, 10:33:20 PM
The offside rule is not rocket science. If you watch the movie "Bend it Like Beckham" it is explained using condiments.

I only got four on the old wives tales.  :-[
Including when a player is interfering with play and when he's not.
Title: Re: Does Mother Know Best?
Post by: Vulture on September 06, 2007, 06:15:38 AM
The offside rule is not rocket science. If you watch the movie "Bend it Like Beckham" it is explained using condiments.

I only got four on the old wives tales.  :-[

Thanks, Diane. I'll dig out the DVD and watch it again.


I think you only got four correct answers 'coz your not old enough or because you're not a block-head sorry, bloke.