A Conversation for Wind force twelve abaft the Beam
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GreyDesk Posted Jan 31, 2003
You know, I'm really surprised that this is taking quite so long. I mean off the top of one's head I'm sure you could name the three most likely candidates. Just taking the scores for Scrabble tiles for example!
Oh well, I'll watch and wait
* twiddles thumbs *
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friendlywithteeth Posted Jan 31, 2003
Provides some muzac
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GreyDesk Posted Jan 31, 2003
* questioning look *
Is that an answer? Z?
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Flanker Posted Jan 31, 2003
Possibly it is taking so long because H2G2 is playing up again. At least it is for me.
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loosehead Posted Jan 31, 2003
I too have had more time off line than on 
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Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Jan 31, 2003
The letter X
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GreyDesk Posted Jan 31, 2003
X is correct 
Q4: In the 1960 Olympics, what was so unusual about the Men's 1,500 metres final?
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Seamus...the forbidden Posted Jan 31, 2003
IF this is speedskating........
It was a dead heat.
Seamus
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GreyDesk Posted Jan 31, 2003
I'll clarify the question, "In the 1960 SUMMER Olympics..."
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Flanker Posted Jan 31, 2003
Did you know that at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, HERB ELLIOTT won the 1500 metres race by the largest margin that had been recorded in Olympic history.
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Flanker Posted Jan 31, 2003
And in a time of 3:35.6. In 1996 in Atlanta, the winning time by (Noureddine) Morceli from Algeria was 3:35.78.
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Bishop Odo & Master B Posted Feb 1, 2003
Is it the fact that Mr Elliot had led from start to finish?
BOMB
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Feb 2, 2003
makes you wonder about the training methods of those days, no? 
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Lighthousegirl - back on board Posted Feb 2, 2003
* looks over her glasses at GD *
SO are you going to tell them?
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Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Feb 2, 2003
That's the spirit Light, go tell him his speed is below the standards you initially set!
It should be clear by now whether the first answer is correct.
Or was there also a questioncard-napper at the meet
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GreyDesk Posted Feb 2, 2003
Well yes Herb Elliott smashed the World Record and all that jazz, but I want more than that. The answers so far have been spot on but they don't tell the whole story.
As a clue, how about concentrating on the times for the Olympic Record.
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Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Feb 3, 2003
The 1500 time (Herb Elliot) would have won the last olympics (Morcelli in 1996) and several in between.
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Flanker Posted Feb 3, 2003
So he set the longest held olympic record.
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