I recall our children watching the Goonies over and over.

Not a film buff, got this wrong 👎

There was no option for 'passenger' in that one....

What blows my mind about Midway, is Ensign George Gay. After having his Devastator shot out from underneath him by 4-5 Zeros, he had to hide under his seat flotation to keep from being strafed, he then had a ringside seat to see 3 of the 4 Japanese carriers get hit by the Dauntless dive bombers. That’s just nuts. Oh I agree with Roy, the latest Midway movie is the one to watch. Very well done. Woody Harellson surprised me by how well he played the part of Nimitz. And the boys at station HYPO got within 5 miles, 5 degrees and 5 minutes of the location, bearing and time of the Japanese attack at Midway….without today’s electronic help. Outstanding….

Have to be careful what one says here as it might be the subject of the next question!
Still the Battle of Midway is the one to watch. Not Charlton Heston but the last one. Battle 360 do a very good animation of the event as well.

And what would we be doing without McClusky?

The Japanese Admiral managed to do all the wrong things, but in the right order.
Roy

Definitely a Nip in the air that day.

Made me think back to the movie, Tora! Tora! Tora!

For those who have never had the pleasure..

Ah! Good old Basil Fawlty of Fawlty Towers.
John Cleese at his best.
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Don't mention the war! I did once but I think I got away with it....

Man, if I had missed this one I’d be run out of the country…

Keeping on the "straight and narrow " this morning 😊

Come on Australia. You are catching me up. Shame that the scoring is not based on golf.😬😬

Hair..... The cast crawling over the seats to the stage was a bit creepy!😁

I saw HAIR in about 1968 I was 15 or 16 saw it on a school trip ti Birmingham (uk), sadly we were sat behind the performers.😐😂

Hi I saw Hair in 1973 I was on a long course for work and it came to an end and members wanted to celebrate. I got volunteered to go to the theatre and book 18 tickets!

We ended up in the front row of the Circle, the lads cheered etc but it did not do much for me I am afraid. I was married with 2 young children and a lovely wife. So the occasional nude lady singing was not a big deal.
After the show they went off to drink etc, I quietly left to get back to the family.
cheers
Roy

That's the one, couldn't remember it🤣

HAIR! A 1967 Broardway production that ran in the West End around 1968.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_(musical)

Wasn't there a song "age of aquarius" I seem to remember 🤔

This statement that Livingstone was the first European to see the falls.
There are extracts from his journal that indicate that he named them after Queen Victoria.

https://www.tothevictoriafalls.com/vfpages/discovery/discfalls.html

A little Spanish is good.
Rick

I grew up in South Africa so these explorers were dutifully covered in history as Imperial exploiters of Africa 🤣

Olala FBB . . . .
David Livingston crossed Africa through unknown territory and discovered Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River . . . .
Googling is allowed . .

Greetings Michel-C.
PS: Sometimes the internet is really interesting 😉😉😉

Got that one wrong then. I was convinced it was Livingstone. 🙄

Ahahahah, giusto.

Il forum ha reso giustizia ad un esploratore, dimenticato ingiustamente!


Hahahaha, right.

The forum has done justice to an explorer, unjustly forgotten!

I expect Mr. Speke and myself will go down with the same historical foot note. "Never heard of him"
Roy

I think we may have shared the same History teacher, as the two names I recognized were Stanley and Livingstone, plus Richard Burton in the film Cleopatra. John Hanning Speke's I have no recollection of whatsoever.

Ho sbagliato la risposta. Su tutti i libri che ho letto e a scuola mi ricordo che il nome e la scoperta delle cascate Vittoria è attribuita allo scozzese David Livingstone.
Livingstone e Stanley sono molto conosciuti ma John Speke, non molto. Al confronto con i primi due è quasi sconosciuto in Italia.
Non sapevo che John Speke, avesse dato il nome per primo.
In effetti approfondendo la ricerca la risposta giusta è proprio John Speke.

I got the answer wrong. In all the books I read and at school I remember that the name and discovery of Victoria Falls is attributed to the Scotsman David Livingstone.
Livingstone and Stanley are well known but John Speke, not so much. Compared to the first two it is almost unknown in Italy.
I didn't know that John Speke had given the name first.
Indeed, delving deeper into the research, the right answer is John Speke himself.

Obviously didn't pay enough attention in school 🙄

Bulk cargo is usually coal, ore, grain and other similar commodities that can't be packaged

I got this one right but still clinging to my lifebelt!
Roy

Pretty obvious this one.

That's what I might be if I spend too much time eating 😂

guesswork this morning 😉

Lost at sea 🌊 this morning 🌄

That must be Nixon then. He went fishing in the Watergate.😬😬

Only one was known as 'the fishing President'😉

Fortune favours the brave Nick👍

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ahahahahahah

Hi Mouldbuilder I feel the same, just sinking slowly. I thought Eisenhower too busy going for only the big fish, Hoover obviously into household appliances. Truman's dad ran a brewery and tricky Dickie would sell your soul, but would he wash it first?.

We have had an easy run, but these political questions defeat me.

I wonder if the book on fishing is 'on-line'?

Roy

Chucked a dart at that one, and I got it right! Audentes Fortuna Iuvat!

Not today, still, learnt something else 😊

Nope

I feel a bit like the Titanic at the moment.🙁

Hi Cash,
Reckon many of the 'old hands' here would know that😉
From the Oklahoma Rabbit Wars!
It's a compound name "Texoma".
BTW; How's LtCmdr (Feline) Errol getting on with that ?
Still keeping 'Them thar varmints' under control?
Cheers, Doug😎

What is the name pf the lake between Texas and Oklahoma?

I should know that, but I don't. Got the Tasman Sea right.

Out of my two choices, I chose the wrong one 🙃. Hey ho, something else learnt 😊

Again…not a navigator…now, if you ask what Lake is part of both Texas and Oklahoma I can give you that answer…🤣

Having watched the Australian TV patrol boat series "Sea Patrol" (at least 3 times round😁 some nice details of the Armidale class OPV can be seen) helped get this right today. The operating area of HMAS Hamersley comprised 3 of the potential answers.
One to the NE, one to the North, one to the NW.
Thus the remaining option must be the correct answer. Proximity of a large island also helped confirm it😉

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Way to go Nick😂🤣
(Might have come from me👍)

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No one anywhere is as nuts as me and so brazen, more brazen than anyone's ever been. And I've had the most beautiful letters from the Loch Ness Monster... He plays on one of my courses over in Scotland you know.....