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Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Blimey! I got no idea! There's a sport you can't play if you're bald!?! ....waitaminute, is this a trick question?Looking forward to hearing the answers!

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
No trick questions, my friend. Some are for historical reasons, some for practical.Good luck!

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Is it raspberry jam ? is it raspberry jam ? is it raspberry jam ???gee, I'm just sooo hungry !Shine onCassandra

"I want brown bread... no, that is diesel oil..."
"So I was raised in Europe, where History comes from ..."
"NON !!! La Plume de mon oncle n est pas Bingibangibungi !!!"

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Mmmmmmm on top of superthick toast, covered with REAL, New Zealand butter...think im gonna go make me some

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Oh great! Now I'm hungry AND confused!

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
I'll leave the choice of flavour up to the winner.Mmmmm, toast!

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Aha! Lefties can't play Polo! I'll have to challenge my brother to a game, then I'll win by default when he's disqualified! Excellent... ::rubs hands together::

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Yay! OK, that's a quarter of the answer.Come on, you're going to have to do better than that if you want this yummy jam.

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Can anyone think of a boxer who had a beard?

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
No, that's not it.OK, I can see this is too hard for all of you. I will answer yes/no questions.

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
I was just thinking, if you are bald, can you still play if you put on a hat?Can snooker players have beards?Is a moustache allowed?Who invented liquid soap and why?* Oh and can anyone tell me what film that last question came from? (Yeah that's what we need right now, MORE questions )

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
NoYesYes"Liquid soap was, like many scientific inventions, an accidental discovery. The investigators, William Pond and Jerry Flieshman, were actually trying to solve the problem with soap in that, if left alone, it would sublimate, and, over a sufficient length of time, cease to exist altogether. (This is, of course, quite intentional on the part of the soap industry, who did their best to suppress funding for Pond and Flieshman.) Our investigators hit upon the idea of sealing the soap in an airtight container, thus preventing it from sublimating. However, this had the side effect that no one could use the soap. Undaunted by this, our investigators then introduced the idea of leaving a hole in the container - but this left them no better off than originally, as the soap still sublimated. Using their genius once again, they put a spigot on the opening with a filter that would not allow gaseous soap to pass through but through which solid soap could pass easily. Next they attempted to subject the solid soap to enough pressure to force it out through the spigot. This generally caused the container to explode before the soap could make it out. During their experiments, they discovered that, if subjected to just the right pressure, and if the container exploded in just the right way, the soap turned to a meta-stable liquid state! Amazed by their discovery, they immediately patented the process, and though later more efficient means were found to produce it, the rest is history."From 'The Sure Thing'FP x (obviously with a lot of spare time on her hands)[This message has been edited by Fire Princess (edited 06 October 2001).]

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Wow.I never imagined an answer existed, let alone such an interesting one! Very impressive, unfortunately I still don't know what it is that bald men can't do!Waitaminute! It's poi! All of them!You can't wear all white coz you'd get covered in soot marks.You can't be bald coz it's no fun without the danger of setting your hair on fire.You can't be left-handed coz lefties, as we all know, are too clumsy to do poi And you can't have a beard coz setting fire to your chin just isn't funny!

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
I'm assuming you can't wear all white in Aussie rules football because the refs wear all white. At least they do on ESPN2 at 4 in the morning. I'd love to be one of those guys for Haloween but I don't think anyone in the US would get it. Walk around all day and do the hand/gun move whenever you score a try.

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Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Bald men can't sumo wrestle. It's why I needed to retire.

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Posted: 5th Oct 2001
I don't have any answer but I am thinking of two things :things where you can't be bald ... is there a sport where you are carrying something with your hair like hair-lifting ???and as for the one where you can't have a beard, could it be a woman-only sport (in which "can't" does not mean "forbidden" , but just "can't be possible"... but then again, there are women with beards... all i really need is a long week end ans some of your marmelade ...is it raspberry ? is it raspberry shine ongood luck guysCassandra[This message has been edited by cassandra (edited 06 October 2001).]

"I want brown bread... no, that is diesel oil..."
"So I was raised in Europe, where History comes from ..."
"NON !!! La Plume de mon oncle n est pas Bingibangibungi !!!"

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
a. snow marathon ?b. hair lifting ?c. nazi greeting contest ?d. anti-santa claus contes ?gimme some raspberry jam ... can't you see I'm in pain , Princess ? shine onCassandra

"I want brown bread... no, that is diesel oil..."
"So I was raised in Europe, where History comes from ..."
"NON !!! La Plume de mon oncle n est pas Bingibangibungi !!!"

Posted: 5th Oct 2001
Cant wear all white in soccer...------------------"When a Man Lies He Murders Some Part of the World These Are the PaleDeaths Which Men Miscall Their Lives All this I Cannot Bear to Witness Any Longer Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation Take Me Home"

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.


- Mark Twain

Posted: 6th Oct 2001
Cass, can I call you Cass? Cassi? OK fine Cassandra, It is honestly sumo wrestling. Just to put you out of your misery. And actually, there are many sports where you can't where ALL white now that I think about it. Many sports require some form of numbering system on the jersey. I used to be a referee in college (fun way to make money by the way...) In american football, the numbers describe pass eligibility and such. In NBA basket ball, players must be numbered using two digits from 0-5 only so the refs can call the fouls using one hand. Soccer and Volleyball require a specific numbering system and format for substitutions. Not sure about Hockey... never refed that one, but someone has to have the "C" and "A" stiched on as the team captain If you're not counting different colored numbers than I think you CAN wear white in soccer. I'm pretty sure I've seen white jerseys/shorts and blue/red numbers on them...Also, I was going to offer Cassandra some of my raspberry jam but then I thought it sounded too kinky...

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Posted: 7th Oct 2001
Cassandra, for you it is always raspberry.Sorry Sandman, it's not poi.Yes NYC, Sumo is the right answer. Once you get to the rank of grand champion you shave all your hair off and you're not allowed to compete anymore.And you are definitely allowed white football tops.So thats half of the answer sorted...Does this mean I get to eat all the jam myself??

Posted: 7th Oct 2001
Hey, don't short change us, we got 3/4ths!Sumo, snooker, polo.Is the all white thing a martial arts competition? You need to be a blackbelt to compete?I actually did find an aussie rules football site that said that only the trainer, waterboy, and referees are allowed to wear all white but I guess you're thinking of something else...

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Posted: 7th Oct 2001
Sorry Mate, snooker isn't one of them. As for the white, yeah, I'm thinking of something else. It's more you can't have a mostly white uniform, rather than ALL white (i.e. with no numbers or anything).For example, the white England football tops would be unacceptable to wear for this sport.Don't forget I'm taking questions!Princess (inching closer to jam pot...)

Posted: 7th Oct 2001
olympic boxers can't have beards

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Posted: 7th Oct 2001
the white thing...is it raquetball?? (some one told me that you are not allowed to wear all white...and I believed them)Something about the ball is blue, but the walls are all white.[This message has been edited by foobaa (edited 08 October 2001).]

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Posted: 7th Oct 2001
What about Greek wrestling?I wonder if they can have a beard. 'cause traditionally, in old Greece anyway, they'd all get nekkid and lather up with olive oil or something. And I thought they shaved their whole bodies, but i'm not sure.*ahem*, watch where you grab...But in swimming, it's common to shave most body hair. So beards might go along with it.What about skeet shooting? Maybe beards get in the way of the rifle And in traditional Japanese archery (oh, what's it called? I can't think of the name), archers would always shoot right-handed. Probably everyone competing in kendo as well.-ry guy

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Posted: 8th Oct 2001
Hmmmm not dressed in white, not dressed in white.All i can think of is wet t shirt comps but in those you are supposed to wear white (:Question timeis this a team sport or an individual sport.are u allowed to wear any white.is it played in mostly eastern or western hemispheres....if you understand my question.p.s. In aussie rules football u don't score a try, you score a goal (;

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Posted: 8th Oct 2001
while we are on the subjecti have a sporting trivia quiz for you fire princessWhat is the only sport where you have to ask the umpire in order for them to rule someone out.

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Posted: 8th Oct 2001
I can see that noone got the answers right during the wek end !!!!De Frag, Archery is called Kyudo / Kyujutsu in Japan.Princess, I beleive for what i saw myself in Japan, that they don't shave the champions (yokozuna) when they retire, they just cut the traditional bun (is it called bun in english) which has the shape of a ginko leaf.NYC, you can call me anything you want Anybody I am interested in any jam especialy wild strawberry jam and ... RASPBERRY JAM (I know, my obsession is starting to scare you all away )Shine onCassandra

"I want brown bread... no, that is diesel oil..."
"So I was raised in Europe, where History comes from ..."
"NON !!! La Plume de mon oncle n est pas Bingibangibungi !!!"

Posted: 8th Oct 2001
Hello All,I see you are still struggling, so I will have to help you out a bit.NYC - No, it's not boxing.foobaa - Not racqetball, but you're sort of on the right track...De_frag - None of those, sorryAuspoiboy - Re: white-It's generally a one-on-one sport, but it can be played as doubles.- I suppose you can have white badges and suchlike-It is (big clue) very popular in china and japan as well as the west.- Everyone has probably played this sport at some pointAs for your question, cricket?Yes Cass, you got it. They cut the top knot.MMMM, lots of lovely jam and it's all for me!mwah ha ha ha!I'll give you a couple more days, and then I'll put you out of your misery

Posted: 8th Oct 2001
Table tennis! It must be!Plus Sumo, Polo, and.. hmm.