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Re: Band Quiz

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From: "Phil Green" <goaty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:19:22 +0000
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On 11 Nov 97 at 22:43, David Deakin wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Morgan <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 09 November 1997 09:54 Subject: Band Quiz
> 
> 
> >(This is a light hearted posting - please note)
> >
> >Last night our band sent a team to the City of Birmingham band's
> >quiz night and I have come to a psychological conclusion about
> >brass band players.  They will ALWAYS question the decision...not
> >just at contests. Listen to this for a miscarriage of justice. 
> >First of all, the winning team had 6 players, when the rules
> >clearly stipulated there should be no more than four.  I mean, fair
> >enough when they come 7th or something, but when they WIN!  Well! 
> >Even the prize was 4 cinema tickets!  THEN (perhaps the golf
> >experts can help us here) - the question was 'What do the ancient
> >rules stipulate about the venue for the British Open golf
> >championship?'  We answered 'It must be played on a links course' 
> >which is a course on the coast.  He gave the answer that is must be
> >in sight or sound of the sea and wouldn't accept our answer!  There
> >was uproar (in our team) and rightly so.  Well anyway, in the end,
> >we came joint 2nd, lost the tiebreaker and came 3rd.  BUT, if he
> >had accepted our golfing answer, we would have been a point ahead
> >of the team we tied with, and therefore finished 2nd, and if he had
> >disqualified the team of 6 we would have won!
> 
> Must admit I didn't notice the six player team, and your golf answer
> seemed perfectly convincing. I s'pose that's banding for you!
> 
It didn't seem worth our team appealling.  We knew we wouldn't win 
the "Brains of Brass" after they asked the first question...

"Name the Roman natural historian who was killed in the second 
erruption of Pompei ?"

Unfortunately 'Lurcio' was the only Roman commentator/historian we 
knew of .....

..and when Maureen answered the question of Alice Coopers real name 
as 'Roy Newsome' I put down my pencil and got another round in.

Still, a great night out - thanks C.o.B.		

Regards,


Phil Green.
Solo EEb Bass
Fodens (Courtois) Band.

"I'm not a musician - just an instrumentalist"


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