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Gun Pierson
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Haha spot on, within the hour I posted the question. Well done, your turn.
Vitamine D:
'Human skin can make large amounts of vitamin D when lots of skin is exposed and the sun is high in the sky. Your body is designed to get the vitamin D it needs by producing it when your bare skin is exposed to sunlight. The part of the sun's rays that is important is ultraviolet B (UVB).' |
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Pirate
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What year was the last known Japanese hold-out to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945. |
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fleetp
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| Pirate wrote: | | What year was the last known Japanese hold-out to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945. |
Wild guess: 1956. |
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Pirate
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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No correct answer yet. This is a tough one so go ahead and look it up. You will be surprised when ww2 ended for some of these guys. |
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Rusty Edge
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I seem to remember reading about one in Time Magazine circa 1975. He knew the war was over because of leaflet drops, but he didn't want to surrender. Eventually he came out of the jungle, and in the interview complained about the increased cost of Geishas.
I'm too sleepy to look this up. |
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Pirate
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Well if it helps the magazine 1975 issue is only a year off so that leaves two guesses to hit pay dirt. |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:00 am Post subject: |
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I will try 1974. Can you imagine hiding out for 29 years? |
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Pirate
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| Salty Dog wrote: | | I will try 1974. Can you imagine hiding out for 29 years? |
The last known holdout surrendered December 1974. The one before him was earlier in 1974. His former commanding officer who was a bookstore owner or worker later after the war had to fly from Japan to the Philippians to relieve the soldier of his duties. He still had his type 99 7.7 rifle with 500 rounds of ammo. grenades and a dagger his mother gave him to kill himself if he got captured. |
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Salty Dog
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Pirate flags. Most of them are black with various white designs of skulls, bones, swords and so on. Some are red. What do experts suggest is NOT an origin for the "Jolly Roger"?
a) From French "jolie rouge" ("pretty red")
b) A mark in the ship's log book
c) Nickname for the devil (Old Roger)
d) Invented by the pirate Joseph Liam ("Joe Lee") Roger |
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Pirate
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I'll try b |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:08 am Post subject: |
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Not B |
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Pirate
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:14 am Post subject: |
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I will narrow it down one more time for someone else to win. I'll try d. |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:44 am Post subject: |
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Yes, it is D. That answer was bogus. Your turni. |
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Pirate
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:13 am Post subject: |
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Floor is open. |
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Salty Dog
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Who am I?
I was born in Iowa in 1907 and graduated High School in 1925, President of my Class.
I had a football scholarship to USC but got hurt so they took my scholarship away and I left school. I started working for the Film Studios to get some work and eventually they made me an actor. I was in lots of "B" movies for 9 years and became the star of these low-end movies. Then, in 1939 I had my first break and was made a star in the top movies.
I was a leading star for 40 years, won an Academy Award and passed away in 1979.
Who am I? |
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