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   Message 31,769 of 32,813   
   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCI23 Game 5, Rounds 4,6: cult mov   
   25 Nov 23 09:45:32   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies   
   >   
   > 6. Starring David Bowie.  An alien makes gobs of money and has   
   >    sex with many women.   
      
   The Man Who Fell to Earth   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations   
   >   
   > 3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling   
   >    the real-estate market in Atlantic City.   
      
   Monopoly   
      
   > 4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.   
      
   Risk   
      
   (When I lived in a student dormitory where we had some board games.   
   I was very good at something called "Finance", a more sophisticated   
   version of Monopoly. But I don't think I won a single game of Risk.)   
      
   > 6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,   
   >    and freestyle.   
      
   Skiing   
      
   > 9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other   
   >    equipment.   
      
   Free-climbing   
      
   > 10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.   
      
   Ten-pin bowling.   
      
   (Confession: I was about to making an amusing typo by typing the "l" two   
   letters too early.)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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