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RE: A quiz - THE ANSWERS... - 9/2/2005 7:48:57 PM

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OED recognizes all these words

The question regarded the SED, but you get extra credit! lol

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RE: A quiz - THE ANSWERS... - 9/2/2005 8:18:02 PM

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What's the SED?

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RE: A quiz for people who know everything! - 9/2/2005 9:29:50 PM

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My daughter just sent me these this morning.
I got 6 right, guess I know half of everything.

Here is how I answered;

1. Fishing

2. Niagra Falls

3. Squash and Zuchini

4. Baseball

5. Pinneapple

6. The bottle was connected to the Pear tree and the pear was allowed to grow inside and then cut from the tree.

7. Dwarf, Dwell.

8. Colon, Semi Colon, Comma, Exclamation Point, Period, Hyphen, Question Mark, Apostrophy.

9. Minnesota (my home state, hehe)

10. Getting hit with the ball, Wild Pitch, Balk by the pitcher....Didn't do to good with this one

11. Pomagranate, Kiwi

12. Shoes, Slippers, Socks, Sandals, Sneakers, Snowshoes(again home state Minnesota)

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RE: A quiz - THE ANSWERS... - 9/3/2005 1:27:35 AM

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Oh, I meant to say: this is wrong too. "Passed ball" and "catcher drops third strike" are the same thing. In other words, a batter can reach first base if the catcher does not catch the third strike cleanly and does not tag the batter or throw to first in time to beat him. If that happens, the official scorer decides whether the catcher is charged with a passed ball or the pitcher with a wild pitch.

Also, you don't REACH first base by being designated as a pinch-runner, because there already is a runner at first base in that case.

There are a couple that you missed. A batter can reach first base by hitting a ball that hits a runner. The runner is out, and the batter is awarded first base. Also, a batter can be awarded first base if the umpire rules defensive obstruction (which is not the same thing as defensive interference), that is, if a defensive player who is not fielding the ball impedes the path of the runner.

Edited to add: another thing that's interesting is to list the ways you can score from third base with two outs without a hit. Joe Morgan used to go over this all the time on his telecasts. I may have forgotten some of them, but the obvious ones are steal of home, wild pitch, passed ball, balk, error, walk with bases loaded, hit batsman with bases loaded, and defensive interference or obstruction.

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10. Seven ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit . . . taking a base on balls (a walk) . . . batter hit by a pitch, passed ball, catcher interference, catcher drops third strike, fielder's choice, and being designated as a pinch-runner.

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RE: A quiz - THE ANSWERS... - 9/3/2005 1:48:34 PM

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Footnote to the above, since I love baseball: I just thought of another way to score from third with two outs and no hits, and I'm pretty sure even Joe Morgan didn't consider this one: the runner could take home plate on defensive indifference. If a runner takes a base and the defense makes no effort to stop him, the runner is not credited with a stolen base; instead, the base is said to be taken on defensive indifference. I think it's highly unlikely that a defense would be indifferent to a runner trying to steal home with two outs, but it's THEORETICALLY possible.

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RE: A quiz - THE ANSWERS... - 9/4/2005 9:31:58 AM

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What's the SED?

Standard (usage) English Dictionary

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RE: A quiz for people who know everything! - 9/4/2005 10:11:51 AM

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3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

Random fact. In my area of California, anual veggies can often survive year round and become perenials. I have a friend who lives in the bay area who planted his garden four years ago. The plants are still cycling through growing and producing seasons without ever being replanted

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RE: A quiz for people who know everything! - 9/4/2005 10:25:42 AM

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Your guess on cricket is wrong, if you don't know the game you might not understand the score but it is there throughout the 5 day test match. And we are beating the Aussies 2-1.

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RE: A quiz - THE ANSWERS... - 9/4/2005 9:40:37 PM

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What is the Standard English Dictionary?

Edited to add: I'm also curious to know where you got those answers. The answer to the baseball question was simply wrong, and the answer to the dw- question wasn't exactly right, either.