2 quick ones off the top of my head...

[unclehobart]

1. What car maker is quite literally 'three diamonds'?

2. What band had the album Trout Mask Replica?

[Dave]

1. mitsubishi

2. ??

[unclehobart]

1. mitsubishi

2. ??
one down, one to go.

[Mare]

2. Captain Beefheart

[unclehobart]

yay

[Gato_Solo]

I thought Mitsubishi meant "metal bits"...:confused: My Japanese is a bit rusty, though...

[unclehobart]

*poor mocking toned Japanese accent*

You faiwl to understwand the powetry of the languige of Japon because you have the simpwistic mind of a gaijin. Let us meditate upon this wisdom.

[unclehobart]

The name "Mitsubishi" refers to the three-diamond emblem. "Mitsubishi" is a combination of the words mitsu and hishi. Mitsu means three. Hishi means water chestnut, and Japanese have used the word for a long time to denote a rhombus or diamond shape. Japanese often bend the "h" sound to a "b" sound when it occurs in the middle of a word. So they pronounce the combination of mitsu and hishi as mitsubishi.

(lifted from a Mitsubishi corporate history page)

[Gato_Solo]

The name "Mitsubishi" refers to the three-diamond emblem. "Mitsubishi" is a combination of the words mitsu and hishi. Mitsu means three. Hishi means water chestnut, and Japanese have used the word for a long time to denote a rhombus or diamond shape. Japanese often bend the "h" sound to a "b" sound when it occurs in the middle of a word. So they pronounce the combination of mitsu and hishi as mitsubishi.

(lifted from a Mitsubishi corporate history page)

[Ed McMahon]You are correct[/Ed McMahon]

I was thinking tetsu bishi. ;)

[Inkara1]

Really? I thought you were referring to the quality scandal they had in Japan, where the brakes on their heavy trucks would quit working and cause accidents, and the company covered it up for 20 years.

[unclehobart]

In the Wizard of OZ... who was slated to be the original tin man before he fell out do to illness?

[Stop Laughing]

Buddy Ebsen?

[unclehobart]

yup

[unclehobart]

The next question: What was the nature of said illness?

[tonksy]

death by sherry enema?

[Gato_Solo]

Allergic to the body paint. ;)

[unclehobart]

Allergic to the body paint. ;)si

[unclehobart]

Lobsters, crabs, and shrimp all belong to what class of animals?

A: Chordata
B: Paella
C: Icthyata
D: Arthropoda

[Inkara1]

D

[unclehobart]

C .. I mean si ... I mean D is sehr gut!

[Inkara1]

Any more quick ones off the top of your head?

[unclehobart]

1 Capital of Vermont?answered

2 What have I got in my pocket?

3 Who wrote The DaVinci Code?answered

4 Speed Racers brother turned out to be ? answered

5. In the anime series Star Blazers, what was the destination planet?

6. what does 0-0-0 mean in chess?answered

[Dave]

1 Capital of Vermont? Montpelier

[Inkara1]

2 What have I got in my pocket? Love? Wait, that's in your tummy. Sorry. A hole?

3 Who wrote The DaVinci Code? Who is Dan Brown?

6. what does 0-0-0 mean in chess? Checkmate?

[unclehobart]

1 and 3 down.

[HomeLAN]

2) Stop playing pocket pool, you perv.

[Stop Laughing]

O-O-O is queen side castling, I believe.

[unclehobart]

2) Stop playing pocket pool, you perv.You used to know this one.

[unclehobart]

O-O-O is queen side castling, I believe.*ding* 1 point for chicago.

[Dave]

4 Speed Racers brother turned out to be ?

Racer X?

[Leslie]

I have that movie for the kids :lloyd:

It's still surreal.

[unclehobart]

4 Speed Racers brother turned out to be ?

Racer X?
correct!

[unclehobart]

I have that movie for the kids :lloyd:

It's still surreal.
I wonder how I was able to watch the zany 6 cell/sec animation style. Talk about being choppier than a lake under high winds.

[Dave]

so what was the answer to #5?

[unclehobart]

so what was the answer to #5?
Iscandar.

I've seen the series is Japanese and dubbed English ... its way cooler in Japanese.

[SouthernN'Proud]

#2...is it your hand?

[unclehobart]

Sigh... no. Anyone ever read The Hobbit?

[Gato_Solo]

The ring...AKA Precious...:rolleyes: Youngins. :D

[SouthernN'Proud]

Not sober I haven't...

[HomeLAN]

Sigh... no. Anyone ever read The Hobbit?

You had to ask me that? The obvious answer was just that - too obvious.