Re: Finally Beaten

On or around Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:56:43 GMT, "Mike Jones" <admin@xxxxxxxxx>
enlightened us thusly:

>Marc Wilson wrote:
>> In uk.rec.sheds, (sue181@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote in
>> <1128026668.822630.137310@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>::
>>
>>> One of my favourite films is 'Airplane', for the poor man on the
>>> Information Desk, faced with a barrage of questions like When is the
>>> next flight to Dallas? Where is my luggage? Should I fake my
>>> orgasm?
>>
>> Heh. I was once helping out at an SF convention (Eastercon in
>> Manchester) and I was jbexing on the "Information" desk. Most
>> people's questions were of the "Where is?" or "When is?" types. Then
>> a smart-arse came up and said: "What it the capital of Mongolia?"
>>
>> Fortunately, it was one I knew[1]. Really spoiled his day.
>>
>> [1] Ulan Bator.
>
>Ok, what's Uzbekistan's capital? (No googling)
>

Ought to know that, after spending ages playing that silly Empire game. But
I disunforget.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"You praise the firm restraint with which they write -_
I'm with you there, of course: They use the snaffle and the bit
alright, but where's the bloody horse? - Roy Campbell (1902-1957)
.

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