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Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Topic Options #93422 - 02/03/03 04:12 AM Re: Simple Quiz Capfka Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/28/02 Posts: 1624 Loc: 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 Top #93423 - 02/06/03 05:33 PM Re: Simple Quiz sjm old hand Registered: 07/19/02 Posts: 742 Loc: 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. Top Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8423 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209760 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (LukeJavan8), 42 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 88 jenny jenny 63 wofahulicodoc 53 endymion6 45 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 35 Buffalo Shrdlu 18 zmjezhd 15 Jackie 15 Faldage 12 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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