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Post by omegal on Apr 25, 2024 22:17:55 GMT 1
"Well known" French Acronyms. AF AR BCBG BTP BTS BP BPO CB CDD CDI DAB HS PACS SAMU TGV
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Post by jeliecrack on Apr 26, 2024 7:21:28 GMT 1
"Well known" French Acronyms. AF Air France AR Aller et Retour BCBG BTP Batiment et Travaux Publics BTS Brevet de Technician Suprieur BP BPO Boite Postale ? CB Carte Banquaire CDD Contracte Duree Determinee CDI Contracte Duree Indeterminee DAB HS Hors Service PACS SAMU TGV train grande vitesse No points off for bad spelling!
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Post by norfolk on Apr 26, 2024 7:29:53 GMT 1
"Well known" French Acronyms. AF - Air France AR - Aller Retour, Accusé Réception BCBG - Bon Chic Bon Genre BTP - Bâtiment Travaux Public BTS - Brevet Technicien Supérieur BP - guessing…Bac Pro ? Brevet Professionelle ? BPO - it’s to do with recruiting people CB - Carte Bancaire CDD - Contrat de Durée Determine CDI - “ Indéterminé DAB - dunno HS - Knackered PACS - something Solidarité SAMU - something Urgences TGV - Train Grand Vitesse
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Post by omegal on Apr 26, 2024 10:21:32 GMT 1
jelliecrack and Norfolk between you almost all done, Bravo. Welcome to the land of Acronyms...
Answers: AF allocations familiales AR accusé/avis de réception BCBG bon chic bon genre BTP bâtiments et travaux publics BTS brevet de technicien supérieur BP boîte postale BPO banque populaire de l'ouest CB carte bancaire/carte bleue CDD contrat à durée déterminée CDI contrat à durée indéterminée DAB distributeur automatique de billets (ATM) HS hors service PACS Pacte civil de solidarité SAMU secours d’aide médicale d’urgence TGV train à grande vitesse
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Post by norfolk on Apr 26, 2024 12:58:17 GMT 1
Match the capitals to their respective countries
Malawi Port Louis Madagascar Mahe Malta Bamako Morocco. Lilongwe Mongolia. Podgorica Maldives. Rabat Mauritania. Tananarive Montenegro. Naypyidaw Myanamar. Maputo Mali. Valletta Mozambique. Nouakshott Mauritius. Ulan Bator
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Post by ForumUser2 on Apr 26, 2024 14:03:27 GMT 1
Mahe is a island in the Seychelles.
Male, however, is a nation's capital.
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Post by norfolk on Apr 26, 2024 14:23:28 GMT 1
Mahe is a island in the Seychelles. Male, however, is a nation's capital. Yes,sorry. a mis spelling.
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Post by norfolk on Apr 27, 2024 9:55:07 GMT 1
Answers Malawi. lilongwe Montenegro. Podgorica Mozambique. Maputo Morocco. Rabat Mali. Bamako Mauritius. Port Louis Mongolia. Ulan Bator Malta. Valetta Myanamar Naypyidaw Mauritania. Nouakshott Madagascar. Tananarive Maldives. Male .
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Post by norfolk on Apr 29, 2024 4:55:28 GMT 1
(Apparently), only two words rhyme with “purple”….”hurple” and “curple”, but what do they mean ?
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Post by omegal on Apr 29, 2024 11:08:04 GMT 1
(Apparently), only two words rhyme with “purple”….”hurple” and “curple”, but what do they mean ? Haha, I know hurple through a good Scottish friend, it's a walk with a bit of a hobble, a limp. She has a problem with her knee and tells us she has a hurple due to the pain. No idea about curple
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Post by norfolk on Apr 29, 2024 12:36:58 GMT 1
(Apparently), only two words rhyme with “purple”….”hurple” and “curple”, but what do they mean ? Haha, I know hurple through a good Scottish friend, it's a walk with a bit of a hobble, a limp. She has a problem with her knee and tells us she has a hurple due to the pain. No idea about curple Well, “curple” apparently is another word to describe the rear end of a horse. I had no idea about either until I heard mentioned on TalkRadio this morning.
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Post by Nifty on Apr 30, 2024 4:31:09 GMT 1
Hurple Paze was the title of a song by Himmy Jendrix.
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Post by norfolk on Apr 30, 2024 5:08:52 GMT 1
Have a guess.
If you dropped a marble into the deepest part of the earths ocean, how long would it take for it to fall to the ocean bed ?
When was the first toy advert shown on TV ?
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Post by omegal on Apr 30, 2024 14:35:50 GMT 1
Have a guess. If you dropped a marble into the deepest part of the earths ocean, how long would it take for it to fall to the ocean bed ? When was the first toy advert shown on TV ? 1) 2 to 3 hours? 2)Cowboy and gun?
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Post by ForumUser2 on Apr 30, 2024 15:06:03 GMT 1
Have a guess. If you dropped a marble into the deepest part of the earths ocean, how long would it take for it to fall to the ocean bed ? I'm guessing that it will never reach the ocean floor because water pressure at great depth will cause the water to be denser than the marble?
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