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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Simple Quiz #93422 02/03/03 09:12 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Welcome back, matey. I couldn't even be bothered doing the correction. Yes, Chinese gooseberries come from China, but what we currently call Kiwifruit have the same relationship to Chinese gooseberries as Microsoft has to reliable software ... - Pfranz Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Simple Quiz #93423 02/06/03 10:33 PM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina S sjm old hand sjm old hand S Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina >Yes, Chinese gooseberries come from China, but what we currently call Kiwifruit have the same relationship to Chinese gooseberries as Microsoft has to reliable software ... Which was kinda my point. The quiz asked where Chinese gooseberries come from. I doubt many people who have eaten kiwifruit have ever even seen a Chinese gooseberry, let alone eaten one. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,315 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 247 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,532 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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