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I kinda feel like Charlie Brown, killing this thread by taking off on holiday with a correct guess. Where's CLOUDY when you actually need him to barge in and hijack a thread?

What record fell in Vivian, South Dakota, on July 23, 2010?

Well, hell. Most number of days without measurable precipitation?

SPOTES, what can I say? I'm an ice guy like that

liljol wrote:

Well, hell. Most number of days without measurable precipitation?

Well, Hail. how about something to do with a Hail storm? like most pellets per hour, or largest stone, or highest depth of ice after it was over.

All hail pengwn for having the stones to admit his killng (for a time) of this thread. 8-)

pengwn wrote:

Close enough for me, MiniCloudy :mrgreen:

. This stone measuring 8 inches in diameter was recovered:

I will note other stones have existed that were heavier (Bangladesh, 1986) or larger in circumference (Nebraska, 2003). Like ranking tall buildings or large cities, pick the criteria you like best, I suppose

THE ICEMAN wrote:

All hail pengwn for having the stones to admit his killng (for a time) of this thread. 8-)

pengwn wrote:

Close enough for me, MiniCloudy :mrgreen:

. This stone measuring 8 inches in diameter was recovered:

Never mind.

Okay, I gave you guys a chance. Since no one took it, I will post the only Trivia question I have available right now. Sorry, but it *IS* pop culture

I've been listening the <CENSORED> out of an iHeart radio station dedicated to American Top 40 shows of the 70s and 80s, in honor of the late Casey Kasem. One that I heard was actually a show originally broadcasted the weekend of August 25-26, 2007. This show itself was a rebroadcast of a show from August 26th 1978 (almost 30 years earlier). The 1978 show was the first time that a Long Distance Dedication was made, and the 2007 show included interviews with the man who made the request and the woman to whom the song was dedicated.

The request was made by a guy whose girlfriend's parents were in the military. When her parents were transfered to Germany, the two kept in touch for a while, but eventually stopped writing. The guy knew she listened to AT40 on Armed Forces Radio, and asked Casey to play a song to her so that she would hear it. The song's title is the same as the girl, and was a hit in 1977. Name the song.

Tomorrow I will give more clues, but if you have a trivia question ready, feel free to Google the answer.

I know it now but I looked it up. I am DQ'd right?

mrgray wrote:

I know it now but I looked it up. I am DQ'd right?

If anybody can answer it without looking it up I take my hat off to them. That was a pretty obscure Neil Diamond song.

since several people know the song (be it looking it up or already knew the answer), if you know it and have a trivia question ready, go ahead and post the answer.

MiniYoda wrote:

since several people know the song (be it looking it up or already knew the answer), if you know it and have a trivia question ready, go ahead and post the answer.

anybody?

The Neil Diamond Song was "Desiree." The Wikipedia article on that song clearly states that as the answer to MiniYoda's question.

The follow-up is this: which well-known mountain was summitted for the first time on this date in 1786?

-- RWM

zog741 wrote:

without looking it up, I will WAG Everest.

How about Mont Blanc?

pengwn wrote:

How about Mont Blanc?

Good. You get to ask the next question.

-- RWM

Author:	THE ICEMAN [ Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:37 pm ]
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pengwn wrote: I kinda feel like Charlie Brown, killing this thread by taking off on holiday with a correct guess. Where's CLOUDY when you actually need him to barge in and hijack a thread? What record fell in Vivian, South Dakota, on July 23, 2010? All hail pengwn for having the stones to admit his killng (for a time) of this thread.

Author:	pengwn [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:39 pm ]
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LILJOL, this precipitation was most certainly measurable SPOTES, what can I say? I'm an ice guy like that

Author:	MiniYoda [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:18 pm ]
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liljol wrote: Well, hell. Most number of days without measurable precipitation? Well, Hail. how about something to do with a Hail storm? like most pellets per hour, or largest stone, or highest depth of ice after it was over.

Author:	THE ICEMAN [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:04 pm ]
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pengwn wrote: SPOTES, what can I say? I'm an ice guy like that spotes who???

Author:	spotes [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:00 pm ]
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I knew our avatars were going to lead to some sort of confused international incident someday. I just figured the feds would knock down my door someday and falsely accuse me of assassinating some eastern European envoy because he was clutching a picture of a chimp at a typewriter. You'd be surprised how often I've had to take time off from work for that sort of thing...

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Author:	pengwn [ Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:37 am ]
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MiniYoda wrote: liljol wrote: Well, hell. Most number of days without measurable precipitation? Well, Hail. how about something to do with a Hail storm? like most pellets per hour, or largest stone, or highest depth of ice after it was over. Close enough for me, MiniCloudy . This stone measuring 8 inches in diameter was recovered: I will note other stones have existed that were heavier (Bangladesh, 1986) or larger in circumference (Nebraska, 2003). Like ranking tall buildings or large cities, pick the criteria you like best, I suppose

Author:	THE ICEMAN [ Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:55 am ]
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THE ICEMAN wrote: All hail pengwn for having the stones to admit his killng (for a time) of this thread. pengwn wrote: Close enough for me, MiniCloudy . This stone measuring 8 inches in diameter was recovered: I will note other stones have existed that were heavier (Bangladesh, 1986) or larger in circumference (Nebraska, 2003). Like ranking tall buildings or large cities, pick the criteria you like best, I suppose Never mind.

Author:	MiniYoda [ Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:34 pm ]
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I am unable to come up with a good non-pop culture trivia question, so I will open the floor to anyone who wishes to post one.

Author:	MiniYoda [ Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:18 am ]
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Okay, I gave you guys a chance. Since no one took it, I will post the only Trivia question I have available right now. Sorry, but it IS pop culture I've been listening the <CENSORED> out of an iHeart radio station dedicated to American Top 40 shows of the 70s and 80s, in honor of the late Casey Kasem. One that I heard was actually a show originally broadcasted the weekend of August 25-26, 2007. This show itself was a rebroadcast of a show from August 26th 1978 (almost 30 years earlier). The 1978 show was the first time that a Long Distance Dedication was made, and the 2007 show included interviews with the man who made the request and the woman to whom the song was dedicated. The request was made by a guy whose girlfriend's parents were in the military. When her parents were transfered to Germany, the two kept in touch for a while, but eventually stopped writing. The guy knew she listened to AT40 on Armed Forces Radio, and asked Casey to play a song to her so that she would hear it. The song's title is the same as the girl, and was a hit in 1977. Name the song. Tomorrow I will give more clues, but if you have a trivia question ready, feel free to Google the answer.

Author:	pengwn [ Tue Aug 05, 2014 1:24 pm ]
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THE ICEMAN wrote: THE ICEMAN wrote: All hail pengwn for having the stones to admit his killng (for a time) of this thread. pengwn wrote: Close enough for me, MiniCloudy . This stone measuring 8 inches in diameter was recovered: I will note other stones have existed that were heavier (Bangladesh, 1986) or larger in circumference (Nebraska, 2003). Like ranking tall buildings or large cities, pick the criteria you like best, I suppose Never mind. I got it. Thought you were aping Spotes' trick of answering the question without really answering it

Author:	zog741 [ Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:08 am ]
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MiniYoda wrote: Okay, I gave you guys a chance. Since no one took it, I will post the only Trivia question I have available right now. Sorry, but it IS pop culture I've been listening the <CENSORED> out of an iHeart radio station dedicated to American Top 40 shows of the 70s and 80s, in honor of the late Casey Kasem. One that I heard was actually a show originally broadcasted the weekend of August 25-26, 2007. This show itself was a rebroadcast of a show from August 26th 1978 (almost 30 years earlier). The 1978 show was the first time that a Long Distance Dedication was made, and the 2007 show included interviews with the man who made the request and the woman to whom the song was dedicated. The request was made by a guy whose girlfriend's parents were in the military. When her parents were transfered to Germany, the two kept in touch for a while, but eventually stopped writing. The guy knew she listened to AT40 on Armed Forces Radio, and asked Casey to play a song to her so that she would hear it. The song's title is the same as the girl, and was a hit in 1977. Name the song. Tomorrow I will give more clues, but if you have a trivia question ready, feel free to Google the answer. My first guess will be "Alison". -- RWM

Author:	MiniYoda [ Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:42 am ]
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Nope. The song was performed by Neil Diamond in 1977

Author:	mrgray [ Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:03 pm ]
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I know it now but I looked it up. I am DQ'd right?

Author:	mudee [ Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:44 pm ]
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Then it has to be Mandy if it was Neil Diamond

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Author:	JohnL [ Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:17 pm ]
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mrgray wrote: I know it now but I looked it up. I am DQ'd right? If anybody can answer it without looking it up I take my hat off to them. That was a pretty obscure Neil Diamond song.

Author:	zog741 [ Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:59 pm ]
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JohnL wrote: mrgray wrote: I know it now but I looked it up. I am DQ'd right? If anybody can answer it without looking it up I take my hat off to them. That was a pretty obscure Neil Diamond song. It wasn't that obscure. Back in the day, it was played enough for me to get completely sick of hearing it. Take the last letter off the song title and spell the rest backwards, and the name becomes that of a fictional mirror. -- RWM

Author:	MiniYoda [ Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:41 am ]
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since several people know the song (be it looking it up or already knew the answer), if you know it and have a trivia question ready, go ahead and post the answer.

Author:	MiniYoda [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:29 am ]
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MiniYoda wrote: since several people know the song (be it looking it up or already knew the answer), if you know it and have a trivia question ready, go ahead and post the answer. anybody?

Author:	zog741 [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:39 am ]
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MiniYoda wrote: MiniYoda wrote: since several people know the song (be it looking it up or already knew the answer), if you know it and have a trivia question ready, go ahead and post the answer. anybody? I'm trying to think of a follow-up question... -- RWM

Author:	zog741 [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:46 am ]
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The Neil Diamond Song was "Desiree." The Wikipedia article on that song clearly states that as the answer to MiniYoda's question. The follow-up is this: which well-known mountain was summitted for the first time on this date in 1786? -- RWM

Author:	MiniYoda [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:52 am ]
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zog741 wrote: The Neil Diamond Song was "Desiree." The Wikipedia article on that song clearly states that as the answer to MiniYoda's question. The follow-up is this: which well-known mountain was summitted for the first time on this date in 1786? -- RWM without looking it up, I will WAG Everest.

Author:	zog741 [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:57 am ]
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MiniYoda wrote: zog741 wrote: The Neil Diamond Song was "Desiree." The Wikipedia article on that song clearly states that as the answer to MiniYoda's question. The follow-up is this: which well-known mountain was summitted for the first time on this date in 1786? -- RWM without looking it up, I will WAG Everest. No, Everest was not climbed until much later. (1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.) -- RWM

Author:	pengwn [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:10 pm ]
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How about Mont Blanc?

Author:	zog741 [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:18 pm ]
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pengwn wrote: How about Mont Blanc? Good. You get to ask the next question. -- RWM

Author:	pengwn [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:47 pm ]
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zog741 wrote: pengwn wrote: How about Mont Blanc? Good. You get to ask the next question. -- RWM Wow, that was actually right? Okay, the name Philae will be in the news later this year. Why?