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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 A pundit overheard #111825 09/10/03 10:25 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Heard a riddle today which appealed to me! Q: Why should the Irish police use the Hubble telescope in their attempts to find Shergar? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111826 09/10/03 11:31 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 M moss member moss member M Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 Shergar, a Derby winning race horse stolen in 1983, by IRA terrorists Are you sure that wasn't a chalker you overheard? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111827 09/11/03 01:19 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Shergar, a Derby winning race horse stolen in 1983 Thanks, moss. No guess on the riddle; but what's a chalker, please? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111828 09/11/03 09:56 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 mmm, what's a chalker? Re Shergar, think what the Hubble's good for... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111829 09/11/03 10:08 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 think what the Hubble's good for Wait, wait. Don't tell me. Taking pictures of dogs that don't bark in the night, right? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111830 09/11/03 10:12 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 LOL! (email notification?) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111831 09/12/03 03:19 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 M moss member moss member M Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 think what the Hubble's good for... It's good for discovering hidden stars? Wait! I've got it. They should use Hubble because Shergar disappeared from the face of the earth. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111832 09/12/03 12:14 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Good try. But think what Hubble looks at (prolly amongst a host of other kinds but) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111833 09/12/03 12:26 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 what Hubble looks at Ha! Barnard 33. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A pundit overheard #111834 09/12/03 12:31 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Q: Why should the Irish police use the Hubble telescope in their attempts to find Shergar? Because he might as well have fallen into a black hole, for all the luck they've had in finding him? 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