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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#521 Post by ribrash » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:34 am

It looks like you know Ex-A.Do you want to step up or should I leave it a while longer ?

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#522 Post by John Hill » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:45 am

Perhaps the word is 'snuffle'?
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#523 Post by Ex-Ascot » Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:11 am

ribrash wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:34 am
It looks like you know Ex-A.Do you want to step up or should I leave it a while longer ?
Leave it Sir, I did know but had forgotten so not fair to take over.
'Yes, Madam, I am drunk, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly.' Sir Winston Churchill.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#524 Post by ribrash » Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:45 am

John Hill wrote:
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Perhaps the word is 'snuffle'?
Afraid not John.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#525 Post by Ex-Ascot » Wed Apr 01, 2020 2:00 pm

Let us give them a clue Ribrash.

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#526 Post by ribrash » Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:39 pm

Ex-Ascot wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 2:00 pm
Let us give them a clue Ribrash.

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#527 Post by tango15 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:47 pm

Aha! 'tis a sounder I believe, though as a fellow Red, one cannot but agree with Woody!

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#528 Post by ribrash » Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:29 pm

tango15 wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:47 pm
Aha! 'tis a sounder I believe, though as a fellow Red, one cannot but agree with Woody!
Correct. I pass the baton to T15. :-bd

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#529 Post by tango15 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:25 pm

Which European country banned beer for more than 70 years?

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#530 Post by Capetonian » Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:47 pm

Iceland.
Although I think that if you were a visitor you could buy it at the airport on arrival.

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#531 Post by tango15 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:03 pm

Correct Cape! It came as quite a shock the first time I visited in 1981!
Amazing to think that young people go there for stag and hen parties these days.

Your turn to change the barrel.

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#532 Post by Capetonian » Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:43 pm

A South African liqueur of uncertain origin, but possibly derived from the humorous uncertainty of the name, equivalent of whats-his-name.

What is it called, and what is it made of? Very nice by the way!

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#533 Post by ian16th » Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:55 pm

Cane? Amarula? Witblits? Klippies?
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#534 Post by Capetonian » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:05 pm

Ian you should know!

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#535 Post by ian16th » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:22 pm

Are you referring to Witblits?

I've never consumed it, and I've assumed that it is similar to Eau de vie or grappa.
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#536 Post by Capetonian » Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:06 pm

No, it's a liqueur available commercially in some bottlestores, and I'd say it's probably more popular in rural Afrikaans farming areas than elsewhere.
It's produced in the Western Cape, I think by KWV, and the last time I bought a bottle it was about R140.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#537 Post by ian16th » Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:32 pm

Do you mean Van der Hum?
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#538 Post by Capetonian » Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:34 am

Van Der Who?
Yes, exactly, and the main ingredient for flavouring is what?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#539 Post by John Hill » Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:53 am

Been in data comm since we formed the bits individually with a Morse key.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#540 Post by Capetonian » Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:52 am

Correct John

Known as naartjies in ZA but I don't think there is any difference.

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