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Hammermost, Norway (70° 39'N)
Jordon
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The Code Project Insider
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what about this here?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on Svalbard and its capital. It has about 1,700 inhabitants, most of them Norwegians and some Russians.Longyearbyen is located at 78°13′N 15°33′E. The Governor of Svalbard resides there.
Jochen
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What kind of product would you buy in a firkin?
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
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Your probably in a bar/pub so you'd buy a beer.
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You would buy beer, wine, and ale.
The News from Jordon wrote: A Firkin is an old English unit of volume. The name is derived from the Middle Dutch word vierdekijn, which means fourth, i.e. a fourth of a full-size barrel...
...The word "firkin" (as in "Fox & Firkin") is frequently considered a suitably atmospheric word by those naming an English-style pub — by implication, the establishment will thus be either a new pub in the UK (and hence probably part of a retail chain of "plastic" drinking shops) or a foreign imitation of a British pub.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firkin[^]
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Possibly a substantial quantity of beer ?
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I laughed when I saw this, I don't know what a firkin is, but there was an old comedy show on tv here in Canada and though they didn't spell it, it sounded like how I imagine firkin to be pronounced.
The skit was a fake ad for a product and the product was a hair replacement product like a toupee but not for your head!
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Yeah, that's it. Merkin, firkin at least I know my memory half works!
And sure enough people sell them on the internet.
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That is pretty funny as well.
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
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Beer, Ale or Wine. However at one time butter and soap as well!
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Depends on if I wanna get firkin drunk or my firkin car needs gas - could be any number of firkin things.
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Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.
- Laurence J. Peters
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Beer... glorious beer
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Usually beer or wine, as it's a measure of volume (1/4 a barrel).
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
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What do Talisker, Magneto and Rapier have in common?
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
The Code Project Insider
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They are code-names for various versions of Windows CE\Mobile.
Christopher Reed
"The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient."
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They are all code names for Microsoft products.
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Code Names for Windows Products
Talisker - Windows CE 4.0
Magneto - Windows Mobile 5.0
Rapier - Windows CE 3.0
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They have "a" and "e" in common.
milkline
A Chinese student.
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Mutants from the X-Men universe?
regards,
Paul Watson
Ireland
FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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They are all three versions of Microsoft Windows CE. There were many more, these are a random sample.
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They were all codenames for versions of Windows CE.
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
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The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. How long did it last and who won?
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
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it seems like england only needed 38 minutes to win.
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England won in 37 minutes and 23 seconds.
Christopher Reed
"The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient."
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