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« Reply #15 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 09:44:56 »

4. Are they squash glasses?
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« Reply #16 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 09:55:05 »

1. May have been Perth, Australia, pretty sure it was in Aus.
 3. Cumbria Northumberland
 5. Amtrak
 7 George Lazenby David Niven
 8 Black Velvet
 11 Could be finial
 12. You'd think it must be Harry Truman
 14 Could be electric chair
17 Bobby Kennedy?
19 Simon.....basing on middle 2 Mayo and Cowell, so could be wrong, will have a think about t'others.....yeah last one Simon Pegg.....sorry Pisser

Simon is correct - Simon Amstel is a comedian.
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« Reply #17 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 09:57:05 »

Simon is correct - Simon Amstel is a comedian.

Never heard of him, but a good name to remember for the future.
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« Reply #18 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 09:59:02 »

Never heard of him, but a good name to remember for the future.

He presents (or at least used to) Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
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« Reply #19 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 10:06:54 »

He presents (or at least used to) Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Oh right, I gave up on that in the pre-milleniuim Mark Lamarr days, when it seemed a bit dated after a couple of series, amazed it's still going.
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« Reply #20 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 10:37:03 »

 I reckon 9, 10, 14, 20 either need an answer or a confirmation
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« Reply #21 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 10:44:38 »

14 - Electric Chair?
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« Reply #22 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 10:45:44 »

14 - Electric Chair?

What I said, but it's a bit of a guess
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« Reply #23 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 10:53:14 »

Late on parade and feeding on scraps!   Smiley

10. I think it could be Eddie Van Halen
14. Death Penalty
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« Reply #24 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 10:56:37 »

Late on parade and feeding on scraps!   Smiley

10. I think it could be Eddie Van Halen
14. Death Penalty

Surely the death penalty isn't illegal in the States, they still have it?
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« Reply #25 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 11:01:42 »

Surely the death penalty isn't illegal in the States, they still have it?

14.  They do indeed, but I think they replaced the one they had at the time.
20.  Calais, Dieppe   Smiley
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« Reply #26 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 11:02:29 »

Surely the death penalty isn't illegal in the States, they still have it?
14. Capital punishment.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-strikes-down-death-penalty

It was made illegal in 1972.....that doesn't mean that it is still illegal or that any state takes notice of that.
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« Reply #27 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 11:12:22 »

It's legal again. Obviously. They do love to execute people, and put people in prison -
Off topic but very good/depressing.
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« Reply #28 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 11:47:13 »

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-strikes-down-death-penalty

It was made illegal in 1972.....that doesn't mean that it is still illegal or that any state takes notice of that.

Ah ok. Makes sense then!
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« Reply #29 on: Friday, August 8, 2014, 11:53:47 »

I have hunted around and found a better (ie correct) answer to No 4, BO.  Does that count as cheating, though?
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