Thread: Quick quiz,

Originally Posted by bob10

Got to the top of the class, you are not just a pretty face Ian. Bob

I won't bother taking my books mate, I'm sure to be back in the dunces' corner.

Originally Posted by bacicat

Something to do with Poker? Can't remember what though. Trying to be good here and not go to google...

Very close, In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck to indicate whose turn it was to deal. if a player did not wish to deal, they would pass the buck to the next player. Bob
Good night now , sweet dreams, don't let the bed bugs bite, see you in the morning, Bob

You should know this one Bob..........without google


"Saved By The Bell"

Originally Posted by bob10

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In early times, it used to be common for to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own. ...

Actually Bob, F- for you. If you had clicked on bspeka's link you would have read that your post above is apocryphal.

Why is a boxing ring square...

Originally Posted by Eevo

Why is a boxing ring square...

. It would be next to impossible to design a circular rope system providing the same flexibility and support that the present system is capable of providing. From a purely mechanical perspective, the square "ring" is the most efficient design.


What about "saved by the bell" ??

Originally Posted by jerryd

You should know this one Bob..........without google


"Saved By The Bell"

When the bell signifies the end of a round before the count to ten is completed.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Actually Bob, F- for you. If you had clicked on bspeka's link you would have read that your post above is apocryphal.

Is that something to do with zombies? Bob