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PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Salty Dog wrote:
Who is widly considered to be the Father of the Blues? Where was he from?


I'm thinking it's Papa Smurf from La La Land is it not?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not even close!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't know.

I'll guess Robert Johnson from Mississippi.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well how about Grandpa Jones and the Hee Haw band? Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go ahead and search. This is a pretty significant question. This guy really did start the Blues, very big deal.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Birth name William Christopher Handy

Born November 16, 1873
Florence, Alabama, United States

Origin Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Died March 28, 1958 (aged 84)
New York City

Genres Blues, jazz

Occupation(s) Musician, bandleader, teacher

Instruments Trumpet

Years active 1893–1948
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's him! W.C. Handy of Memphis is the Father of the Blues. There is a big statue of him on Beall Street in Memphis. Very important guy!!!

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When and where is the Yulin Dog Meat Festival held
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh come on now I know ya'll go to it every year. It's lip smacking good folks.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is research allowed? I mean at this point I don't even know if we are talking about meat for dogs or dogs for meat.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr. Blue wrote:
Is research allowed? I mean at this point I don't even know if we are talking about meat for dogs or dogs for meat.


Yeah go ahead and look er up.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It takes place in Yulin, Guangxi, China. It goes from June 21-30. I was kind of hoping that it was to do with feeding dogs meat, but its kind of isn't. Sorry, Fido.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr. Blue wrote:
It takes place in Yulin, Guangxi, China. It goes from June 21-30. I was kind of hoping that it was to do with feeding dogs meat, but its kind of isn't. Sorry, Fido.


Your turn Mr. Blue. Dog burger anybody? I have one left.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sometimes dogs get their own back:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/pets-dogs-cats-eat-dead-owners-forensics-science/

On to the question.

The computer game I am thinking of was a life simulation game first released in 2000. It is one of the best known and best selling computer games ever. The idea
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The sims maybe?
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