No Nereus,Jimbob wrote: Was he a Welsh coal miner?
another clue? He fought in the Prussian army against Napoleon
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another clue? He fought in the Prussian army against Napoleon
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Carl Philipp Gottfried von ClausewitzJimbob wrote:No Nereus,Jimbob wrote: Was he a Welsh coal miner?
another clue? He fought in the Prussian army against Napoleon
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Are there any oustanding challenges...unsolved? 
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This one from D_M is outstanding.dtaai-maai wrote:In the meantime:
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This oneArcadian wrote:UK, Norway, Sweden, Burma, Austria. List the next 4 countries.
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Any clues?Arcadian wrote:This oneArcadian wrote:UK, Norway, Sweden, Burma, Austria. List the next 4 countries.
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Think just after WW2Siani wrote:Any clues?Arcadian wrote:This oneArcadian wrote:UK, Norway, Sweden, Burma, Austria. List the next 4 countries.
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Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Ireland? 
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Arcadian I'm stumped on the list purpose 
I went by the international dialling code which was promising
UK,44 Norway,47 Sweden,46, Austria 43
except Myanmar sits outside the group at +95
I went by the international dialling code which was promising
UK,44 Norway,47 Sweden,46, Austria 43
except Myanmar sits outside the group at +95
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lets try Bulgaria, Cambodia, Finland, Hungary, who joined the UN straight after Austria. in 1955. The others on Arcadian's list are in earlier chronological order. 
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Ok, while we sort out Arcadians gordian knot a bit of 3x3 Photo Round boys own history fun
1) Name all three of our boffo whizz bang chaps
2) What do all three have in common?
3) Who is the Odd Man Out (there are at least FOUR possible answers to this....one very very obvious, one sort of obvious, several others not so).
see who can get the most Oddy possible answers.
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2) What do all three have in common?
3) Who is the Odd Man Out (there are at least FOUR possible answers to this....one very very obvious, one sort of obvious, several others not so).
see who can get the most Oddy possible answers.
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#3 is Baron Von Richthofen, the Red Baron of WWI fame. Pete
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Number 2 is Douglas Bader, he of the legless pilot fame in WW2.
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#1 looks like a young Prince Andrew, maybe dressed for a party? 
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No 2 has no German blood link
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