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ok my bad on JULIUS, such a lengthy explanation is interesting but highly unnecessary as the simple clarification would have been enough, since I was asking for months named after MORTALS.
 
Here's the new question: Who were the leaders of the French and English army at the battle of Abraham's plain near Quebec city.

Here's a hint : they both died at or after the battle.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Battlemaniacs+Oct 6 2004, 12:43 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Battlemaniacs @ Oct 6 2004, 12:43 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Here's the new question: Who were the leaders of the French and English army at the battle of Abraham's plain near Quebec city.

Here's a hint : they both died at or after the battle.
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This one I know: Montcalm and Wolfe.

Don't have any interesting question to ask right now (I'm tired, I guess), so it's open for anybody to ask one new!

Cheers
 
[!--QuoteBegin--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]This one I know: Montcalm and Wolfe.[/quote]

Yup, that's right.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Onhell+Oct 5 2004, 08:31 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Onhell @ Oct 5 2004, 08:31 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Here is one: What is the difference between Halakha and Haskalah?
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They both sound like someone sneezing, but 'haskalah' sounds like a wetter, more nasal sneeze.

I'm pretty sure that's wrong, but it sounds good to me. [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
I have no idea what Halakha and Haskalah are. The only difference I can see is the S in the second word.
I'm absolutely sorry for such a stupid answer [!--emo&:(--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/sad.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'sad.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[img src=\'http://hjem.get2net.dk/hosser/bb/gen2.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\' /]
 
LOL well, I'm surrounded by idiots most of the day so i'm sorry for insulting your intelligence [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--] and since NOBODY seems to know I'll just tell you. Halakha is Jewish Law, the law given orally by God to Moses and Later the Ten Commandments. and Haskalah is the Jewish Enlightment that occured in the 18th century when some Jews broke away from Traditional Judaism and began to study (on their own) vernacular languages (German, Polish, Russian in particular) and Natural Sciences. They Felt that by blending in with the rest of society the antisemitism and judeophobia would disapear... in short.
 
New question: music trivia...

On American radio, the words "shit" and "fuck" are forbidden. Yet there are 3 classic rock songs which contain those words and routinely get played without censorship. Name the 3 songs and the offensive lyrics.

Note: there may be more than 3, but I could only think of 3 off the top of my head. Any 3 songs which fit the bill will be considered correct. Just remember they have to be mainstream classic rock that you might hear on the radio, not some obscure song that happens to contain a naughty word.

Hint: the 3 songs I'm thinking of were all released in the 1970s.
 
Hah. Good luck with that, guys. Oh, and because I think this is an enjoyable thread...here comes the pin!
 
No answers? Perhaps folks here don't know their classic rock as well as I thought. [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

The three songs I was thinking of are:
Pink Floyd, "Money" - don't give me that do goody-good bullshit
The Who, "Who Are You" - Who the fuck are you?
Steve Miller, "Jet Airliner" - funky shit going down in the city

These lyrics have been played on the raido for decades, despite the fact that doing so is technically illegal.

Next question!
 
Lester Polfuss is well known for his famous guitar : The Les Paul !

But, he has also invented something which is now completely essential in the world of music (and for the records in particular)

What is it ?
 
As I recall, around 20 inventions are attributed to Les Paul. However, you're probably referring to his invention of multi-track recording, with the ability to overdub. It led to the creation of modern studios; before that, only live performances could be recorded.

I'll have to double-check this, but I think Les Paul also invented the electric bass.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-SinisterMinisterX+Oct 18 2004, 03:18 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(SinisterMinisterX @ Oct 18 2004, 03:18 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]I'll have to double-check this, but I think Les Paul also invented the electric bass.
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I'm not sure about that... [!--emo&:unsure:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/unsure.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'unsure.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

Anyway, your answer was my expected answer ! [!--emo&:hug:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/hug[1].gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'hug[1].gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
I did double-check - I got my inventors confused. The electric bass was invented by Leo Fender in 1951. ([a href=\'http://www.weedhopper.org/Bass_Guitar_History.asp\' target=\'_blank\']Source here.[/a])

Yes, that's the same Leo Fender who founded Fender guitars. The first electric bass was Fender's Precision Bass - the same model played by myself, Maidenfreak, and some guy named Steve Harris.
 
An interesting note on Multi-tracks: The Beatles Sgt. Pepper was recorded on 4 tracks (which was innovative for the time) while Blind Guardian's ...And then There Was Silence was recorded on 114...
 
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