Trivia Question of the Day
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ASS and AMP?? No idea where it is though.
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OK, the donkey and the toad have nothing in common with the airport codes
So if it helps, just state the locations in pax-speak
Your best clue was the aircraft I've flown there on - and I forgot the Embraer
So if it helps, just state the locations in pax-speak
Your best clue was the aircraft I've flown there on - and I forgot the Embraer
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Domino’s tried to sell pizza to Italians. It failedFox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:11 pmYup!
The last one shut last week.
They had 29 in 2020, and borrowed heavily to open up to 880 restaurants. Problem was, the pandemic caused every pizzeria in Italy to start doing takeout and delivery. So, Covid wasn't all bad
You have control.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/business ... index.html
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CNN Business
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Domino’s’ Italian job was harder than it looked.
Seven years after its debut in the country, the American pizza giant has formally shut its stores after it failed to win over locals who preferred homegrown options, according to a report by Milano Today.
EPizza SpA, the franchise operator of the Domino’s (DMPZF) brand in Italy, filed for bankruptcy in April, after it struggled to make enough sales during two years of pandemic restrictions, according to a document filed in a Milan court.
The company stopped activity in all its Domino’s stores on July 20, according to a report by Food Service, an Italian food industry publication.
Although some may attribute Domino’s failure to its brazen attempt to infiltrate pizza’s homeland with American fare, ePizza said it went bust because of competition from food delivery apps.
The Milan-based company faced “unprecedented competition” from local restaurants that started using services such as Glovo, Just Eat and Deliveroo during the pandemic, the court filing said.
Domino’s said in a document, attached to the court filing, that ePizza’s troubles last year were the result of “significantly increased level of competition in the food delivery market with both organized chains and ‘mom & pop’ restaurants delivering food to survive.”
It said it also faced problems once pandemic restrictions were eased and consumers started visiting sit-down restaurants again.
The Milan court had granted the company a 90-day grace period, during which its creditors were not allowed to demand repayment or take its assets. That expired at the start of July.
Domino’s had high hopes when it moved into the Italian market in 2015, signing a 10-year franchizing deal with ePizza. It planned to introduce a large-scale pizza delivery service to the country, which was absent at the time, the court filing said.
By the start of 2020, ePizza was managing 23 stores in Italy and six more through a sub-franchise partner.
Neither Domino’s nor ePizza immediately responded to CNN Business’ request for comment.
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"Oh, and one other teensy problem"
"Which is...?"
"They taste like $#!}"
"Which is...?"
"They taste like $#!}"
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Although some may attribute Domino’s failure to its brazen attempt to infiltrate pizza’s homeland with American fare, ePizza said it went bust because of competition from food delivery apps.
The Milan-based company faced “unprecedented competition” from local restaurants that started using services such as Glovo, Just Eat and Deliveroo during the pandemic, the court filing said.
Domino’s said in a document, attached to the court filing, that ePizza’s troubles last year were the result of “significantly increased level of competition in the food delivery market with both organized chains and ‘mom & pop’ restaurants delivering food to survive.”
I seem to recall one of Domino's slogans was: "Domino's, We deliver."
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The Milan-based company faced “unprecedented competition” from local restaurants that started using services such as Glovo, Just Eat and Deliveroo during the pandemic, the court filing said.
Domino’s said in a document, attached to the court filing, that ePizza’s troubles last year were the result of “significantly increased level of competition in the food delivery market with both organized chains and ‘mom & pop’ restaurants delivering food to survive.”
I seem to recall one of Domino's slogans was: "Domino's, We deliver."
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Not my part of the world.
Would like to know, though.
More clutter to take up space. Such is the nature of trivia.
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Would like to know, though.
More clutter to take up space. Such is the nature of trivia.
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Fair enough
GCI, JCI
In the Channel Islands 26 miles apart, closer to France than Britain but British (although with their own fully independent Parliaments)
I think there are also Channel Islands off the coast of SoCal?
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OH if anybody can be arsed
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There, there, don't huff. It was very obscure combination. I'm not surprised nobody got it. My attempt(see above) without looking anything up, ASS (the donkey) and AMP (amphibian?). I have subsequently looked up the ICAO codes and neither of my picks exist. C'est la vie.
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Not huffy at all, just thought I'd move it on!Rossian wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:33 pmThere, there, don't huff. It was very obscure combination. I'm not surprised nobody got it. My attempt(see above) without looking anything up, ASS (the donkey) and AMP (amphibian?). I have subsequently looked up the ICAO codes and neither of my picks exist. C'est la vie.
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And my Latin suggestion(s) didn't get anywhere, no matter.
If no one else puts one up, I'll have a go tomorrow.
If no one else puts one up, I'll have a go tomorrow.
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Just to keep it rolling.
Which is the national bird of Finland, in Finnish?
You don't have to pronounce it.
Bonus question, what is the Ivory Coast in Finnish?
Which is the national bird of Finland, in Finnish?
You don't have to pronounce it.
Bonus question, what is the Ivory Coast in Finnish?
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Nowhere near, try again.
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I hope you mean large and white, joutsen in Finnish.
Ivory Coast in Finnish - Norsunluurannikko.
Literary means "elephant bone coast" - obvious ain't it.
Opsboi has it.
Ivory Coast in Finnish - Norsunluurannikko.
Literary means "elephant bone coast" - obvious ain't it.
Opsboi has it.
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Whilst we are waiting, in what sense is Kokura the luckiest city in the World?
(Hint: Dimples)
(Hint: Dimples)
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I literally just read something about this a week or so ago. I believe it was on the list of cities to have the nuclear bomb dropped on it, I assume peace was signed before they got to its time to be bombed.Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:55 pmWhilst we are waiting, in what sense is Kokura the luckiest city in the World?
(Hint: Dimples)
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Close, It was the secondary target for the first bomb should the Hiroshima weather preclude a drop, in the event the weather was perfect.
It was the primary target for the second bomb but the poor weather meant that the secondary target, Nagasaki was hit.
Was a recent doc in the UK.
It was the primary target for the second bomb but the poor weather meant that the secondary target, Nagasaki was hit.
Was a recent doc in the UK.
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