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trout · 08-12-2008 11:01am

OK ... my question.

How long does it take for a big toe-nail to grow back, once it has been completely ripped out ?

For the sake of completeness ... the big toe-nail on my right foot (size 10).

This is a genuine question - genuine answers are all that's required.

OldGoat · 08-12-2008 11:14am

Nail growth depends on many things including gender, age, hormonal flux and a host of other criteria, but the avarage growth rate is 1/8th inch a month. So, if your nail is 1 inch long then roughly 8 months to re-grow.
(My kid did a school project on this a few months ago

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OldGoat · 08-12-2008 11:30am

[In anticipation of a correct answer I'll pose a question]

The origins or the motorbike are argued about and disputed over but the general consensous is that it was developed by two Germans. Name the two gentlemen.

Latchy · 08-12-2008 11:39am

OldGoat wrote: »

[In anticipation of a correct answer I'll pose a question]
.

Yeah Rojerdandry anticipated his answer was correct and just went ahead anyway

(dont know answer to yours yet)

robtri · 08-12-2008 12:50pm

OldGoat wrote: »

[In anticipation of a correct answer I'll pose a question]

The origins or the motorbike are argued about and disputed over but the general consensous is that it was developed by two Germans. Name the two gentlemen.

I believe that you are thinking of daimler and otto, can't rememebr first names... (but personally I believe it was an american caled roper, he made a coal and steam powered bike)

OldGoat · 08-12-2008 1:06pm

Gottilieb Daimler was one half of the duo.
Otto is not the person I was thinking off, or should I say that I really meant petrol engines rather then steam. Having said that I did see a working model of the Roper steam bike and it scared the bejebus outta me LOL

The second German engineer has had a car named after him and they have been building them again since 2002.

Latchy · 08-12-2008 1:17pm

OldGoat wrote: »

The second German engineer has had a car named after him and they have been building them again since 2002.

The name volkswagen springs to mind but probably not that .

Steve · 08-12-2008 2:16pm

Wilhelm Maybach?

robtri · 08-12-2008 2:23pm

OldGoat wrote: »

Gottilieb Daimler was one half of the duo.
Otto is not the person I was thinking off, or should I say that I really meant petrol engines rather then steam. Having said that I did see a working model of the Roper steam bike and it scared the bejebus outta me LOL

The second German engineer has had a car named after him and they have been building them again since 2002.

yeah scary piece of work that.
the second one is then Maybach.... they created the first petrol engined one, but daimler and otto made the first gas engined one..

OldGoat · 08-12-2008 2:24pm

SteveC wrote: »

Wilhelm Maybach?

It was indeed Herr Maybach.

So what happens when two posters get a correct name each? Does that mean we get TWO questions posed? (Fingers Crossed)

Steve · 08-12-2008 4:02pm

Hehe, can't think of an interesting question so robtri can take the victory..:)

robtri · 08-12-2008 4:16pm

ok....
Try this one

no.85 had a significent meaning for this person
born 1899
midle name is gabriel....

who is this person??

one clue - not an actor/actress

OldGoat · 08-12-2008 4:42pm

Antonio Ascari? Racing driver, father of Alberto, both of whom died on the track. He's the only driver I can think of around from around that era without hitting the books.

robtri · 08-12-2008 4:43pm

OldGoat wrote: »

Antonio Ascari? Racing driver, father of Alberto, both of whom died on the track. He's the only driver I can think of around from around that era without hitting the books.

think you got to hit the books....
afraid your wrong...

rojerdandry · 09-12-2008 2:53am

Alcatraz prison number AZ-85.
Won't pre-empt with a question this time...

robtri · 09-12-2008 8:57am

rojerdandry wrote: »

Alcatraz prison number AZ-85.
Won't pre-empt with a question this time...

you should have pre-empted it.... you are correct

rojerdandry · 09-12-2008 7:41pm

This small country's population listing has grown by at least 2.8 million in the last hundred years. It went from being a British possession to being eyed by another power in the last century. What country?

Orion · 09-12-2008 9:57pm

Hong Kong?

rojerdandry · 10-12-2008 4:53am

Hong Kong's grown by at least 6 and a half million people. Good guess though.

OldGoat · 10-12-2008 9:25am

Tibet? Perhaps not a British 'possesion' but did have trade agreements signed by force of arms.

Good question. I thought the answer might have been Ireland being watched over by them sneeky 'murcans, taking us over by stealth and a slow proscess of assimilation utilising The Television Box, but thats just the paranoid in me ranting.

rojerdandry · 10-12-2008 8:39pm

Not Tibet, or Ireland - now I'm off to watch some T.V.

rojerdandry · 11-12-2008 4:53am

After becoming independent of Britain it had almost thirty years of prosperity before the attentions of the other country were fixed on it.

robtri · 11-12-2008 9:37am

I am thinking Kuwait.........

rojerdandry · 11-12-2008 7:18pm

You gottit

robtri · 12-12-2008 4:14pm

Someone else stick one up for me... haven't had a chance today with this thing called work..... and i won't be online at all this weekend...

OldGoat · 12-12-2008 4:38pm

robtri wrote: »

Someone else stick one up for me... haven't had a chance today with this thing called work..... and i won't be online at all this weekend...

OK, I got a quick one. What is a pullicologist?

rojerdandry · 12-12-2008 6:58pm

a flea expert?

OldGoat · 13-12-2008 9:35pm

rojerdandry wrote: »

a flea expert?

too easy eh? Well done.

rojerdandry · 14-12-2008 2:31am

A doxology is "a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God", but what might it have to do with this famous man's death by assassination?

robtri · 15-12-2008 10:45am

rojerdandry wrote: »

A doxology is "a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God", but what might it have to do with this famous man's death by assassination?

was it to do with the assination of Lincolin???

Latchy · 15-12-2008 12:51pm

Did the victim of the assassination quote a hymm or verse just before dying ?

rojerdandry · 15-12-2008 8:25pm

I'll give it to you for Lincoln.

robtri · 16-12-2008 9:51am

ok, try this one, going for something different....
name this person pictured?? ( in the attachment as I don't know how to take the pic of pc and have it shown in thread)

OldGoat · 16-12-2008 9:57am

That would be Pablo P. I'me a long time fan and that made identifying the pic easy. I'll get back with a new question ASAP (assuming that I'm right of course and not making a public fool of myself LOL)

OldGoat · 16-12-2008 10:25am

Name the bridge.
Guess_What.jpg

robtri · 16-12-2008 10:32am

OldGoat wrote: »

That would be Pablo P. I'me a long time fan and that made identifying the pic easy. I'll get back with a new question ASAP (assuming that I'm right of course and not making a public fool of myself LOL)

damn you old goat!!!!!!!!

OldGoat · 16-12-2008 2:05pm

robtri wrote: »

damn you old goat!!!!!!!!

I was Damned a long long...LONG... time ago. :-)
I wonder how many times a person can be damned? Once would seem to be enough, or does being double-damned take you to a damn'ier place then just a single damn does?

Back OT. The bridge requires a lot of paint and is often used to discribe a sisyphusian task.

robtri · 16-12-2008 2:35pm

OldGoat wrote: »

I was Damned a long long...LONG... time ago. :-)
I wonder how many times a person can be damned? Once would seem to be enough, or does being double-damned take you to a damn'ier place then just a single damn does?

Back OT. The bridge requires a lot of paint and is often used to discribe a sisyphusian task.

ahhh now you gave it away mR goat.... I believe the answer is the forth road bridge..............

OldGoat · 16-12-2008 2:40pm

robtri wrote: »

ahhh now you gave it away mR goat.... I believe the answer is the forth road bridge..............

Correct.
I was going to put up a pic of the Tallahatchie bridge and quote from the song 'Ode to Billie Joe' but when I went looking for an image it seems that EVERY bridge across the river is called the Tallahatchie bridge. :-)

robtri · 16-12-2008 2:53pm

ok... keeping with the picture theme... going to make this a hard one.... well I hope a hard one....
who is this person

OldGoat · 16-12-2008 3:54pm

Looks like Kevin Costner trying out for the role of a physicist.

rojerdandry · 17-12-2008 7:12am

David Brown.

robtri · 17-12-2008 9:22am

rojerdandry wrote: »

David Brown.

it is.. mr brown himself....
its in honor of him that the aston martins get the DB name

rojerdandry · 17-12-2008 8:30pm

Said to be more sexual than biblical. it still contains a reference to Samson. What is it?

Latchy · 17-12-2008 11:47pm

Is the song called Samson and Delilah ?

( covered by so many artists including the grateful dead )

rojerdandry · 18-12-2008 3:16am

That's be a bit obvious - I don't think it would be wise to name part of the answer in the question.

Rashers · 18-12-2008 3:25am

Hair?

OldGoat · 18-12-2008 9:32am

Halleujah by Leonard Cohen.
I had the pleasure of seeing him play this year. Wonderful gig despite the rain.
Cohen's songs are very influenced by both religion and sex. Being an old goat I tend to lean towards the non religious lyrical content ;-)

OldGoat · 18-12-2008 9:50am

Question in anticipation:

Born today (18th-Dec-1932) this author is best known for his science-fiction and fantasy books but he has also dabbled in rock music.

Latchy · 18-12-2008 1:31pm

Assuming your correct to previous question old goat .

Is it Rick Wakeman ? .

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