Wednesday night is quiz night! - 21 July '10

[calismum]

Have you ever wondered ....Why when you transport something by car it is called shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?

[calismum]

Originally Posted by angieh

I'll send you what I know - it may be too far back.

I can only give it a try. Be good to see if I can help you along a bit though.

[dandysmom]

Drat! Sure that was right; been too many years since I've read either of them. Good Q!

[calismum]

Title and Poet please

Half a league, half a league,Half a league onward,All in the valley of Death, Rode the six hundred

[dandysmom]

Originally Posted by calismum

Have you ever wondered ....Why when you transport something by car it is called shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?

Ha! I can give you one: why do we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?

[angieh]

The Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred Lord Tennyson.

[dandysmom]

Charge of the Light Brigade, Tennyson.

[dandysmom]

I just got a glass of wine to sharpen my memory,,,

[angieh]

Originally Posted by dandysmom

I just got a glass of wine to sharpen my memory,,,

Good idea ............ I 'll just go get a refill!

[calismum]

Originally Posted by dandysmom

Ha! I can give you one: why do we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?

We have a strange language don't we - I have a German friend who got quite irate about words that sound the same, are sometimes spelt the same, sometimes spelt differently and mean totally different things. eg row the boat, third row, cod roe etc.

Then on sounds such, much, hutch, touch etc.

So why is butcher boo and not bu

We used to spend hours discussing this - she's in America now so at least she won't be too embarrassed like she was here when she remarked to a guy she knew only slightly that she loved his pants (underpants here in UK)