One quiz at a time

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 22:35 Wed 28 May 2014

Yes, it's Joseph Roth.
He is one of my favourite authors (thanks for the praise, Daniel, you make me blush). I like his morbid description of and longing for the old Imperial and Royal monarchy.

Daniel's turn.

Post by **DRT** » 22:36 Wed 28 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:These youngsters

On behalf of my people I apologise to the older generation for the inconvenience of putting up with our wayward ways.

PopulusTremula · Post by **PopulusTremula** » 06:21 Thu 29 May 2014

Agreed Roth is very good. Of course The Radetzky March is the alfa in his constellation of books but i really enjoyed Job as well. If only my German was good enough to re-read in their original language...

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 12:29 Thu 29 May 2014

Where am I going this afternoon (county will do) and what for?

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 13:10 Thu 29 May 2014

You're going to Tyrone to attend a conference on visual arts.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:22 Thu 29 May 2014

AW77 wrote:You're going to Tyrone to attend a conference on visual arts.

No, neither. Good guessing though and geographically in the right direction.

CaliforniaBrad · Post by **CaliforniaBrad** » 13:49 Thu 29 May 2014

djewesbury wrote:
AW77 wrote:You're going to Tyrone to attend a conference on visual arts.
No, neither. Good guessing though and geographically in the right direction.

Derry, for a swim?

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:50 Thu 29 May 2014

Even righter direction but no. And no.

Post by **DRT** » 14:03 Thu 29 May 2014

County Tyrone to pick potatoes?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 14:08 Thu 29 May 2014

First guess was Tyrone. I said no. It's still no. And no.

PopulusTremula · Post by **PopulusTremula** » 14:14 Thu 29 May 2014

Co Antrim to visit the Bushmills distillery, the causeway and the rope bridge.

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Post by **flash_uk** » 14:34 Thu 29 May 2014

Co Donegal for an arts festival

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 14:55 Thu 29 May 2014

Mayo, just for fun.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:13 Thu 29 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:Co Donegal for an arts festival

Yes Donegal. No arts festival.
More convivial.

Post by **flash_uk** » 16:03 Thu 29 May 2014

Some kind of music/céilidh?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 16:39 Thu 29 May 2014

Letterkenny to search out some tweed.

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 17:36 Thu 29 May 2014

A wedding?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 17:49 Thu 29 May 2014

Killybegs for a tour of sites of historical interest relating to paramilitaries.

Post by **DRT** » 18:07 Thu 29 May 2014

Donegal to stand in the rain?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:47 Thu 29 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Letterkenny to search out some tweed.

Drove through Letterkenny a short while ago. Not buying tweed though. I am wearing Magee today ad tomorrow and don't need more right now.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:48 Thu 29 May 2014

DRT wrote:Donegal to stand in the rain?

The sun is shining

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:48 Thu 29 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Killybegs for a tour of sites of historical interest relating to paramilitaries.

Paramilitaries? In Donegal? Heavens forfend.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 18:50 Thu 29 May 2014

Catching a boat to the Aran islands on a Synge pilgrimage?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:53 Thu 29 May 2014

AW77 wrote:A wedding?

André's on fire. Yes. A wedding, tomorrow, in Downings, next to the Atlantic Ocean. My rather lovely jacket for tomorrow is shown here:

Magee, but not tweed.
There will be (former) paramilitaries there. One of them smeared himself with margarine and swam to freedom from a prison ship in Belfast Lough, then clothed himself with a tigerskin patterned car seat.
Your go.

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 19:23 Thu 29 May 2014

Nice suit. I once had a pair of pyjamas that looked similar

I will think of a question but if anyone has a question at hand, then I' m quite willing to pass my right over to him.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 19:29 Thu 29 May 2014

AW77 wrote:Nice suit. I once had a pair of pyjamas that looked similar
I will think of a question but if anyone has a question at hand, then I' m quite willing to pass my right over to him.

I am glad you said this Andre, I just deleted a post suggesting Daniel would be serving refreshments on the grounds it was inflammatory, Oh look I just did it again!

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:03 Thu 29 May 2014

I have a question.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 20:05 Thu 29 May 2014

Go on...

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:07 Thu 29 May 2014

We turn our attention to an auction, by Messrs. Christie Manson & Woods, on 7 July 1880, “Of The Cellar Of Wines Of Allan Morrison, Esq., Deceased, late of Hall Barn Park, near Beaconsfield; Comprising 70 Dozens of ﬁne Sherry; Madeira; 50 Dozens of Port of the Vintages of 1834. 1842, 1843, and 1845; 110 Dozens of Claret, Château Lafite of 1858, 1864, and 1865; Château Latour of 1864, and 1874; Château Margaux of 1869 and 1870; Mouton Rothschild of 1864; Château Giscours of 1865; St. Estephe, &c.; 200 Dozens of Champagne, of 1865, 1868, 1870, and 1874; Ruinart, Heidsieck, Irroy, Perrier Jouet, Lanson père et ﬁls, Farre, Bollinger, Perinet et ﬁls, and Dagonet et ﬁls; fine White and Red Burgundy; Hock; Sauterne; &c. Also, 80 Dozens of Otard’s Brandy, of 1875; and 50 Dozens of Otard’s Liqueur Brandy (in Champagne bottles); fine old Brandies of Justerini and Brooks; Whisky and Liqueurs”.

The Port was a motley collection of oddities.

Lot 40 was One Dozen and Six Bottles of Cooking Port, Hamilton and Grieve, which sold at 27/- per dozen (auction prices were then always per dozen).

That is your benchmark price.

Lots 38 and 39 totalled almost five Dozens of Port, “Emperor,” 1792, Hamilton and Grieve. To the nearest shilling, at what average per-dozen price did this 82-year-old port sell?

(Note to self: pictures 18911-5.)

Post by **DRT** » 20:10 Thu 29 May 2014

I haven't looked.

33/6?

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:12 Thu 29 May 2014

Cooking port at twenty-seven; an aged treasure at thirty-three and a half shillings? No. Too low.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 20:17 Thu 29 May 2014

I have no idea what the proper notation would be, but I'll guess 540 shillings per dozen. 20x seems a reasonable multiple to start with from cooking wine to an 82-yr old VP.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:19 Thu 29 May 2014

540/- is too high.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 20:43 Thu 29 May 2014

A guinea a bottle, I think that makes 252 shillings a case.

Oh god my maths. Is it 492 shillings a case?

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:52 Thu 29 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:A guinea a bottle, I think that makes 252 shillings a case.

21 × 12 = 252 > the answer.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 20:55 Thu 29 May 2014

jdaw1 wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:A guinea a bottle, I think that makes 252 shillings a case.
21 × 12 = 252 > the answer.

Sorry to tax your patience with this. Too late for me to learn I fear.

Post by **flash_uk** » 20:59 Thu 29 May 2014

192/-

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:04 Thu 29 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:192/-

Still too much.

Post by **DRT** » 21:05 Thu 29 May 2014

215/6?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 21:06 Thu 29 May 2014

Seventy florins a dozen.

Post by **DRT** » 21:08 Thu 29 May 2014

200/—?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 21:11 Thu 29 May 2014

4320 farthings a dozen. Next answer in groats.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:12 Thu 29 May 2014

4l 10s 0d

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:13 Thu 29 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:4320 farthings a dozen. Next answer in groats.

I just this minute resisted the urge to post in groats. My pyjamas must make me sensible.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:19 Thu 29 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:4320 farthings a dozen.

djewesbury wrote:4l 10s 0d

= 90/-, is very close.

DRT wrote:200/—?

Too big.

LGTrotter wrote:Seventy florins a dozen.

If you mean 140/-, too big.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:21 Thu 29 May 2014

djewesbury wrote:My pyjamas must make me sensible.

Pregnant with terrible possibility. I am resisting the urge to hypothesise.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 21:23 Thu 29 May 2014

255 groats/dozen. Just looked up groats and had no idea they were worth more than a penny.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:26 Thu 29 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:255 groats/dozen.

85/- is too small.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 21:27 Thu 29 May 2014

jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:My pyjamas must make me sensible.
Pregnant with terrible possibility. I am resisting the urge to hypothesise.

I feared another picture. But I would have to look.

Post by **DRT** » 21:28 Thu 29 May 2014

99/—?