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shagbark Posted May 25, 2011
it looks like we are stuck here
The recipe so far is this.
Take some Red Copper (as starting base) then add ashes of basilisk, blood taken from a red haired man, and some _____ to produce _____ gold.
fill in the last two blanks.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted May 25, 2011
Still been busy.
Okay so let's get it over with.
The _______ gold is a region.
The _______ you could drink except you wouldn't.
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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted May 25, 2011
The _______ you could drink except you wouldn't - Aceed!!!
The _______ gold is a region - Welsh, although that is a province.
MMF
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted May 25, 2011
Nope & Nope.
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Geggs Posted May 25, 2011
Region? as in Basque country or Catalonia, for example?
Geggs
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted May 25, 2011
I'll accept that.
The name of the product was Spanish Gold.
Geggs +3
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shagbark Posted May 26, 2011
Take some Red Copper (as starting base) then add ashes of basilisk, blood taken from a red haired man, and some vinegar to produce spanish gold. Is this the correct formula?
QI - Hic Sunt Dracones
Geggs Posted May 26, 2011
You say you wouldn't drink it, but my nan did drink vinegar, actually. Caused her a few problems in later life though - alcers and such, I think - so it probably wasn't advisable, but she did drink it.
Geggs
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted May 26, 2011
It is.
Shagbark +3.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 2, 2011
yup will score it later
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shagbark Posted Jun 3, 2011
So, this QI started four weeks ago with the words
What would you hope would be the result of a introducing a toad, and a baguette to a live chicken and then conducting a union with a ginger midget and a monk called "Roger" on a vineyard in Belgium?
hopefully the question has been answered and we can get the explanation and scores soon.
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shagbark Posted Jun 3, 2011
Also are we free to google the component parts now?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 11, 2011
Will do it later today Bob!
Have been all over the place lately. 
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 29, 2011
oopsie. 
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- 241: shagbark (May 25, 2011)
- 242: shagbark (May 25, 2011)
- 243: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (May 25, 2011)
- 244: MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. (May 25, 2011)
- 245: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (May 25, 2011)
- 246: Geggs (May 25, 2011)
- 247: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (May 25, 2011)
- 248: shagbark (May 26, 2011)
- 249: shagbark (May 26, 2011)
- 250: Geggs (May 26, 2011)
- 251: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (May 26, 2011)
- 252: Geggs (Jun 2, 2011)
- 253: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 2, 2011)
- 254: Taff Agent of kaos (Jun 2, 2011)
- 255: shagbark (Jun 3, 2011)
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- 257: bobstafford (Jun 11, 2011)
- 258: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 11, 2011)
- 259: bobstafford (Jun 11, 2011)
- 260: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 29, 2011)
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