On Thursday, October 3, 2013 11:08:22 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Stephen Perry:
> > thank you Mark. please do another. a quote from shakespeare (who else)
> > comes to mind.
>
> Well, the quote you bring to *my* mind is from Dickens. Byvire Gjvfg.
not quite, but I see your point.
> > topic ideas ... topics can be from ... history, science, art,
> > mathematics, arcana, television, mondegrens, sports, canadiana (yes!),
> > long (over 15 letter) words, politics, sociology, architecture, most
> > quoted people, ... I'm sure you can think of many others.
>
> Are you considering that the format requires numerical answers?
yes. precisely.
for example, 'how many paintings did vincent van gogh produce?' or how about 'how many episodes of "yes, prime minister" were aired over the course of the series?' and so on.
swp