Humpday Triviola

8/19/09, 1:11 PM #1

Thomas Skaggs
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Humpday Triviola

"I might here speak of the excessive staves which divers that travel the waidoo carry upon their shoulders whereof some are twelve or fourteen foot long besides a pike of twelve....No man traveleth by the waie without his sword or some such weapon except it be the minister who commonly weareth none at all unless it be a dagger or hanger at his side "

(Description of England. William Harrison 1534-93)

Ok....so what the heck was Harrison talking about?

Tom

Re: Humpday Triviola

8/19/09, 1:26 PM #2

John Veerkamp, Western Mo
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not a turn pike.

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8/19/09, 1:51 PM #3

Thomas Skaggs
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Not even close.

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8/19/09, 2:18 PM #4

Don Orr
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Two things come to mind.

Longbow or lance/spear.

I could be way off though.

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Re: Humpday Triviola

8/19/09, 3:35 PM #5

Dan Donaldson
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Will you give me a quarter if I get it right? I would take that instead of a chrome plated uni this time.

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Re: Humpday Triviola

8/19/09, 3:38 PM #6

Thomas Skaggs
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;-)

Re: Humpday Triviola

8/19/09, 7:35 PM #7

Thomas Skaggs
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Answer

Dapper Dan wins a whole quarter for knowing the answer of Quarter Staff.

Well done sir!

Tom

Re: Humpday Triviola

8/19/09, 7:47 PM #8

Ken Oakley-Sunny St. Cloud, Fla.
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Re: Answer

Next Wednesday's Triviola can be-" What the Hell is a Quarter Staff?"

Re: Humpday Triviola

8/19/09, 8:59 PM #9

Thomas Skaggs
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Re: Answer

Watch a Robin Hood movie ;-)

T.

Re: Humpday Triviola

8/19/09, 11:44 PM #10

Ken Oakley-Sunny St. Cloud, Fla.
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Re: Answer

I love the Disney version-----

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