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honestrosewater said:
Close... when men want to fall asleep, women want to...
I was going to say cuttlefish. but now________________-
 
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wolram said:
I was going to say cuttlefish. but now________________-

crap, cuttlefish, that's what I meant!

Oh wait, that was townsend's answer. All moving too fast again...
 
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Okay, yeah, I guess Townsend's up. It's cuttlefish. I just discovered these critters and think they're the coolest... though neither cuddly nor fish.
Cuttlefish are animals of the order Sepiida, and are marine cephalopods, small relatives of squids and nautilus.
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Cuttlefish eat small molluscs, crabs, shrimp, fish and other cuttlefish.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish
 
Domestic cuttlefish are very reminiscent of domestic cats, even exhibiting cat-like habits such as resting, pouncing on moving prey, begging owners for food, and even begging for more food than they need or is healthy for them. Like cats, cuttlefish are not truly tame, but rather tolerate and cooperate with their owners to live a comfortable life. But unlike cats, cuttlefish will try to eat other cuttlefish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish

Interesting...

It looks like Townsend is up.
 
While Townsend is AOL.

This cat spins round and round, go man go.
 
wolram said:
While Townsend is AOL.

This cat spins round and round, go man go.

take it...I need some sleep... :smile:
 
wolram said:
While Townsend is AOL.

This cat spins round and round, go man go.
Eh, the thingamabobbers spin, right? The Cat's Eye Nebula?
 
honestrosewater said:
Eh, the thingamabobbers spin, right? The Cat's Eye Nebula?

I am not sure this is a good clue.

But the cat part is a clue to a persons name.
 
Cat Stevens?

(I guessed the nebula because I've seen you in the astronomy et al forums.)
 
What happened to the thread after it died?

Cat Glover I will guess.
 
honestrosewater said:
Cat Stevens?

(I guessed the nebula because I've seen you in the astronomy et al forums.)

Think of a pet name for a cat, that will give you some one, and an invetion.
 
Baudrons... Kitty... kitty...

I dunno.

Here's an interesting answer that is not yours.
Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball, the kitty, than one's opponent is able to do.
 
A cartoon cat, and this thing goes round and round.
 
Sylvester Howard Roper, inventor of the first motorcycle??
 
honestrosewater said:
Sylvester Howard Roper, inventor of the first motorcycle??

Close wrong cartoon, and his went round and round, not up and down.
 
Ahh... my brain is broken - I cannot think of any more cartoon cats! I'll look some more. Don't worry, this is a good clue. :approve:
 
wolram said:
A cartoon cat, and this thing goes round and round.
I thought it was a person!
 
Mk said:
I thought it was a person!

The cat part of the clue is inventor name, the round and round the invention.
 
Recently after James GARFIELD was shot, a poor, uneducated spinner and weaver, James Hargreaves conceived the idea for the machine when he observed a spinning wheel accidentally overturned; as the spindle continued to revolve while upright, he reasoned that many spindles could be so turned, and went on to construct the first spinning jenny (patented 1770) with which one person could spin several threads at once.

Probably not, but it [doesn't work] well.
 
In 1891, Thomas Edison (as in Tom and Jerry) built a Kinetoscope, which spins around. This device was installed in penny arcades, where people could watch short, simple films. This was especially important to Thomas Edison because he had been searching for a way to entertain customers that were listening to music on his phonograph, which spins around.

yay! I got the 2,000th post!
 
OH! I was going to say Thomas Edison for lots of stuff too! Mk, you will be my new nemesis.
 
It goes round and round not up and down, this was the key to the invention.
 
I think he was the first cartoon cat.
 
Mk said:
In 1891, Thomas Edison (as in Tom and Jerry) built a Kinetoscope, which spins around. This device was installed in penny arcades, where people could watch short, simple films. This was especially important to Thomas Edison because he had been searching for a way to entertain customers that were listening to music on his phonograph, which spins around.

yay! I got the 2,000th post!

Congratulations MK, you win a free go
:biggrin:
 
wolram said:
Congratulations MK, you win a free go
:biggrin:
What about one oh those beautiful Kia's cat?
 
Was that the answer?

Who was the cat? Some say Krazy Kat, but I think you meant Felix.
 
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honestrosewater said:
Felix Wankel, rotary engine? (I swear we had this clue already - it was a picture clue.) I'm sure that's the answer, mister. Goes round and round (rotary thingy), as opposed to up and down (pistons - I know pistons go up and down! Right?)

Yep, here 'tis: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=594193&highlight=wankel#post594193
And I answered it! :rolleyes:

You clever old thing, :smile: Your turn Rose, but MK has a free go.
 
Heh, Wankel. :cool:


These two are real characters; one trails the other and fire trails them both.
 
wolram said:
Congratulations MK, you win a free go
:biggrin:
Which one was it?

Arctodus's largest skull ever found was found by a gold miner, whose home is closest to a US state that has a captial that is the opposite of Rome in what way?

I'm going to sleep, and will be back here in approximately 12 hours, if you have found your answer you will be sure. Spell out your process and provide the next question.

I was going to post a hint but decided not to, I'm sure you'll find the shortcut and/or solve it before I awaken.
 

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