A Conversation for The H2IQ Quiz - Be The First Among Equals
Friday 16th November 2001
GreeboTCat Started conversation Nov 16, 2001
What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
Friday 16th November 2001
Dr Hell Posted Nov 16, 2001
Coal.
Buy it: It's black
Use it: It's red
Afterwards the ash is gray.
HELL
Friday 16th November 2001
Dr Hell Posted Nov 16, 2001
But I have justified it!!!!!!
But I have justified it!!!!!!
I implore...
HELL
Friday 16th November 2001
Jonny Posted Nov 16, 2001
Newsprint is black when you buy it. Read when you use it (read it) and grey as it wears off! 
Jonny
Friday 16th November 2001
Freedom Posted Nov 16, 2001
She's done it again, folks... 
I guess charcoal is it. Congrats, T! 
How's that sabotaging plan coming along? I live nearby, if I can be of any help, you know...
Friday 16th November 2001
Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Nov 16, 2001
*thinking it's time to call for back up*
*a long line of numbers come marching in, humming...*
1 2 3 4 
5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
*...forming a protective circle around 
*
Friday 16th November 2001
Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Nov 16, 2001
...and I gave up justifying my answers in the same posting as my answer - something I learnt when desperately trying to race first Orcus and later Gnomon, posting with the speed of 
Friday 16th November 2001
Dr Hell Posted Nov 16, 2001
For that reason I came 10 seconds later! Unfair Unfair 
Friday 16th November 2001
Whisky Posted Nov 16, 2001
All I've got to say on the matter is:
If sabotage doesn't work, I think we're going to have to club together and offer Titania a free holiday... A month to anywhere she wants... as long as she can't get anywhere near an internet connection...
Ever fancied a few weeks on a desert island Titania?
Friday 16th November 2001
Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Nov 16, 2001
What? Without company?!
*Whisky spots a bunch of 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 glaring at him*
Friday 16th November 2001
Whisky Posted Nov 16, 2001
Wellll, if you can fit a hippy cow in your luggage?
Friday 16th November 2001
Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Nov 16, 2001
Well, but then the hippy cow wouldn't have access to the net either, right?
Friday 16th November 2001
Freedom Posted Nov 16, 2001
How about just the desert?
*spots a very angry-looking 5 *
Uh oh. 
Friday 16th November 2001
Clelba Posted Nov 16, 2001
just about any blacki substance which is intended for burnming. sorryy about the typing, silly willy has one of my hands and my photo is trying to take itself
^. .^
= ' =
Friday 16th November 2001
GreeboTCat Posted Nov 17, 2001
Well done Titania... Coal is indeed the answer me was looking for... a point to you...
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Friday 16th November 2001
- 1: GreeboTCat (Nov 16, 2001)
- 2: Titania (gone for lunch) (Nov 16, 2001)
- 3: Dr Hell (Nov 16, 2001)
- 4: Dr Hell (Nov 16, 2001)
- 5: Jonny (Nov 16, 2001)
- 6: Freedom (Nov 16, 2001)
- 7: Titania (gone for lunch) (Nov 16, 2001)
- 8: Titania (gone for lunch) (Nov 16, 2001)
- 9: Dr Hell (Nov 16, 2001)
- 10: Whisky (Nov 16, 2001)
- 11: Titania (gone for lunch) (Nov 16, 2001)
- 12: Whisky (Nov 16, 2001)
- 13: Titania (gone for lunch) (Nov 16, 2001)
- 14: Whisky (Nov 16, 2001)
- 15: Freedom (Nov 16, 2001)
- 16: Clelba (Nov 16, 2001)
- 17: GreeboTCat (Nov 17, 2001)
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