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Think it's Mogadishu, Ken?
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Yep, over to you Bernie. :D Ken
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If a pup is a young dog, and a leveret a young hare, what is a young squirrel?
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Effing pest :evil: K
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As Roy Walker used to say... "It's good, but it's not right!" :wink:
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kits ?...graham..what do you call a baby pidgeon?
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Graham - was looking for kitten, but as wiki happily gives kit as a shortened form of it, you're home and dry so over to you for the next one (I'm guessing your pigeon one was a gag? an egg???).

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Are they called squabs ........ or in someplaces little shoithawks :D
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And the Masterchef winner with her roasted shoithawk, is - Bee Jones :lol: K
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spot on,squab is correct,takes two to make a decent sarnie,graham.
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Sorry to take so long.... been in the "recovery position" since Wednesday night...talk about "the Wrath of Grapes" :mrgreen:

WHAT IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA?
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Sicily in terms of land mass, Bee. Looking at a map you'd think Cyprus. :D K
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Sicily it is Ken, in terms of area and population. Second largest is Sardinia and Cyprus is 3rd and surprisingly much smaller. Over to you.
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Sticking with Bee's island theme. Where is Mersea Island and which sea ? :wink: Ken
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the only mersea island i know of is off the coast of essex,my two boys were born in colchester while i was stationed there.famous for its oyster festival if my nemory is correct..that makes the sea the north sea, graham..
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Well done Graham, Essex, North Sea spot on. Thought I might have got the spelling police telling me I couldn't spell Mersey :lol: . Set a question please Graham. Ken
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again keeping with the island theme.....from which island did bonnie prince charlie sail from to begin his exile in france disuised as a maid. graham..
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Is it Skye, Graham?
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skye was his first port of call phil..graham..
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i cannot think of a clue to give you.i lived on this island for two years and it broke my heart to leave...graham..
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Guessing West Coast, say Mull. Ken
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Go further west.graham.
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Tiree? K
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Sorry no again i can only say it was not the island where flora macdonald was born but its not a million miles away...graham..will check again in the morning good night.
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last clue...the gaelic name of the island....bhenn na vualla...come on some must know it.graham...
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Must confess I have been googling this Gaelic name but cannot find it.
The nearest I can find is ' Benbecula'

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Very difficult if you don't support Celtic?

I have found it on Google....I think.

I knew before that its definitely in Scotland so does this qualify for a win???
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Benbecula it is.god i wish i be there now.well done.graham.
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The name translates as the hill between 2 fords.
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Thanks Graham

What did Tom Smith invent in 1847?

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Could that be the Christmas card Bill?
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That must be christmas crackers...graham.6
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Bill fawcett
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Sorry Bernie, Graham is correct.
It was Christmas Crackers

Over to you Graham

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from liverpool too as i recall.right here we go ..who is alleged to have invented CHAMPAGNE....graham..
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The monk Dom Perignon, a Benedictine I believe. :wink: Ken
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