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Started by Admiral Yi, July 22, 2009, 03:15:40 PM

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ulmont

#1530
February 11, 2010, 07:40:40 AM Last Edit: February 11, 2010, 07:42:22 AM by ulmont
Quote from: Alatriste on February 11, 2010, 07:33:48 AM
How did he hide the gold medals in plain sight?   

Dissolve them in aqua regia or similar?

Edit: I see wiki confirms my thought (I must have read that somewhere earlier).

Open floor.

Alatriste

#1531
February 11, 2010, 08:06:39 AM
So he did. The Swedish Academics must have been quite surprised when they received the precipitated gold recovered from the acid with the petition to recast the original medals!

Queequeg

#1532
February 11, 2010, 08:09:46 AM
Easy.

Immediate successor of the founder of the Sassanian dynasty and famous victor over the Emperor Valerian, Shapur brought order to late-Parthian anarchy and established a more centralized regime, that broke with the Parthian army's traditions and developed Persian infantry and siege weapons.  Also famous for supporting Mani, the Mainchean prophet, is given a favorable mention in the Talmud, and utilized capture Roman Engineers in part of a massive construction project. 
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

Syt

#1533
February 11, 2010, 08:20:18 AM
Quote from: Queequeg on February 11, 2010, 08:09:46 AM
Easy.

Immediate successor of the founder of the Sassanian dynasty and famous victor over the Emperor Valerian, Shapur brought order to late-Parthian anarchy and established a more centralized regime, that broke with the Parthian army's traditions and developed Persian infantry and siege weapons.  Also famous for supporting Mani, the Mainchean prophet, is given a favorable mention in the Talmud, and utilized capture Roman Engineers in part of a massive construction project.

Is this a question?
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HisMajestyBOB

#1534
February 11, 2010, 08:22:32 AM
Quote from: Syt on February 11, 2010, 08:20:18 AM
Quote from: Queequeg on February 11, 2010, 08:09:46 AM
Easy.

Immediate successor of the founder of the Sassanian dynasty and famous victor over the Emperor Valerian, Shapur brought order to late-Parthian anarchy and established a more centralized regime, that broke with the Parthian army's traditions and developed Persian infantry and siege weapons.  Also famous for supporting Mani, the Mainchean prophet, is given a favorable mention in the Talmud, and utilized capture Roman Engineers in part of a massive construction project.

Is this a question?

No.

Am I right?
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Grey Fox

#1535
February 11, 2010, 08:22:41 AM
It's a "Name this famous person" question.
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Syt

#1536
February 11, 2010, 08:29:10 AM
QuoteImmediate successor of the founder of the Sassanian dynasty and famous victor over the Emperor Valerian, Shapur brought order to late-Parthian anarchy

Are we looking for "Shapur"?
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Queequeg

#1537
February 11, 2010, 08:43:31 AM
Yes. 

I thought it was obvious enough that "this person" was to be replaced with "Shapur", a la Jeopardy. 
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

Syt

#1538
February 11, 2010, 08:55:22 AM
I'm confused and cede the floor.
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frunk

#1539
February 11, 2010, 09:20:19 AM
I'm confused and I wasn't even on the floor.

Grey Fox

#1540
February 11, 2010, 09:20:58 AM
I'm not confused but I have no good questions to ask.
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Solmyr

#1541
February 11, 2010, 10:35:09 AM
This person published ideas on free trade, market forces, and relationship between society and economics that closely resembled Adam Smith's ideas in The Wealth of Nations, several years before Adam Smith. Who was it?

Razgovory

#1542
February 11, 2010, 11:13:05 AM
Quote from: Queequeg on February 11, 2010, 08:43:31 AM
Yes. 

I thought it was obvious enough that "this person" was to be replaced with "Shapur", a la Jeopardy.

I don't think it was that obvious.  You managed to ask the most confusing question and the easiest at the same time.  With out it actually being a question.
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Admiral Yi

#1543
February 11, 2010, 12:13:46 PM
Aweseome question Squeelus.  I've got one just for you: Horatio Nelson commanded the British fleet at the battle of Trafalgar.

Habbaku

#1544
February 11, 2010, 12:26:11 PM
"This person"?
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