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  • #1712
    New Home
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    nompere wrote: »
    Feathers?

    No, sorry, that's Pteronophobia (I've just looked it up). :)


  • #1713
    New Home
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    Funnily enough, Styrophobia (as in, polystyrene, I guess?) is the fear of foam, but there doesn't seem to be a name for the fear of mattresses (Is it mattressophobia? Mattressostyrophobia? Styromattressophobia???), or for the fear of blanc mange (blancmangeophobia?). I couldn't find a name for the fear of pillows, either.

    Nephophobia is the fear of clouds.


  • #1714
    New Home
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    BTW, I'd still like to know the only word that rhymes with relevance (aside from irrelevance, of course).


  • #1715
    feargale
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    New Home wrote: »
    BTW, I'd still like to know the only word that rhymes with relevance (aside from irrelevance, of course).

    I gave it: elephants.

    It was a trick question :D


  • #1716
    feargale
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    fear of bogs, swamps etc


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  • #1717
    New Home
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    Darn. And I even tried to sound it out... There aren't enough facepalms... :D


  • #1718
    New Home
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    feargale wrote: »
    fear of bogs, swamps etc

    No, too damp.


  • #1719
    feargale
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    Fear of this thread going six days without a post.


  • #1720
    looksee
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    feargale wrote: »
    New Australia was a utopian socialist settlement founded in 1893 in which country?

    I think this one is still outstanding.

    I think you may have to give up on the phobia New Home, I looked it up and would never have guessed it!


  • #1721
    New Home
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    Aaaaawwwhhhh, but then I'll have to think of another question... boo-hoooo...

    Right, last ditch attempt: it's a type of food.


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  • #1722
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    The other questin was answered, too, Looksee. :)
    feargale wrote: »
    Paraguay is correct. Interesting story of supply and demand coinciding: a group of disillusioned socialists in Australia planned to settle in Argentina, but instead Paraguay, whose male population had been decimated in the war of 1865-1870, invited them there to replenish the population. One of their leaders was Gilbert Casey, an Irishman. Most of them, while classed as Australian, were born in Europe. Many of their descendants still live in the colony, now called Nueva Londres about 140 km east of the capital Asunción.


  • #1723
    looksee
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    So it was! I missed that.

    Mod Jim Hodge owes a question. Jim Hodge please do not answer any more questions until you have offered a question, and are willing to offer a question when you answer.


  • #1724
    looksee
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    Here is another question just to keep us going - if Jim Hodge comes back to answer we can run with three active questions.

    What is Angela Merkel's middle name?


  • #1725
    New Home
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    She looks like she could be a Christina...


  • #1726
    feargale
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    According to Met Eireann what namw will be given to our next storm if it occurs before 31st August 2021?


  • #1727
    New Home
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    Summer? :D


  • #1728
    feargale
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    New Home wrote: »
    Summer? :D

    Dream on :pac:


  • #1729
    New Home
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    April? June? Julie? :pac:


  • #1730
    looksee
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    New Home wrote: »
    She looks like she could be a Christina...

    Nope


  • #1731
    IrishZeus
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    looksee wrote: »
    Here is another question just to keep us going - if Jim Hodge comes back to answer we can run with three active questions.

    What is Angela Merkel's middle name?

    Dorothy?


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  • #1732
    looksee
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    IrishZeus wrote: »
    Dorothy?

    Nearly


  • #1733
    Beasty
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    If that's nearly I'm going for Doris


  • #1734
    feargale
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    New Home wrote: »
    April? June? Julie? :pac:

    Nope.


  • #1735
    Beasty
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    feargale wrote: »
    According to Met Eireann what namw will be given to our next storm if it occurs before 31st August 2021?

    Have we had one since Bella? If not my guess would be Ciaran....


  • #1736
    looksee
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    Beasty wrote: »
    If that's nearly I'm going for Doris

    Its more nearly than that.


  • #1737
    New Home
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    Dora?


  • #1738
    looksee
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    New Home wrote: »
    Dora?

    No


  • #1739
    New Home
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    Dorothea?


  • #1740
    looksee
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    You have it New Home, take it away!


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  • #1741
    New Home
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    Yay!! No, I mean, darn... I will have to think of another question, now... :/


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