William Overington
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Given that theme, I think I know who is number 9. Also possibly number 2.
William
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With the original Picture quiz, even when I had seen the answers I realized that I did not know who are a lot of them.
Looking through these sixteen pictures, however, I recognize two of them, number 11 and number 16, and I think that that may well have given me the theme.
William
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1 hour ago, Alfred said:
Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @xiphumor.
Try these steps:
1. Type the vowel first, followed by the macron. (It didn't seem to work the other way around when I tried it here.)
That's right, always put the letter first, then the combining diacritical mark.
Just a thought, I know that the character that looks something like a circumflex accent that is on the same keyboard key as a figure 6 on at least the English keyboard is not the combining circumflex. I am not immediately knowing whether there is or is not some character that might look like a combining macron but is not.
The reason I mention this is that I think that the "going rate" for these combining diacritical marks is that they have zero advance width in the font so that they "have a go" at producing a reasonable attempt at an accented character straight off, though unless it is a monospaced font, then results can be variable, from good through reasonable to poor, though nevertheless conveying meaning. So the result that @Alfred got first seems strange to me if that is the combining macron.
There is a collection of Combining Diacritical Marks as they are called.
https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0300.pdf
William
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Oh, that symbol like an eye to the left of the smiley in the panel where a reply is set up.
How does it work?
SpoilerIs this first line the overt part
and the rest of the text the covert part?
This is a test.
Result of the test. No, everything in the panel is hidden.
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The phrase is Peter out.
William
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@GarryP Is number 18 the phrase used in gold mining when the lode of gold is diminishing in size to nothing as the mining proceeds?
William
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4 hours ago, GarryP said:
Without clicking on the links, and just reading the link titles, what has any of that got to do with a Picture Quiz about people called Peter?
3 hours ago, Alfred said:To change the link text, double-click on the linked item in Edit mode to display the relevant dialog.
@GarryP @Alfred I have now changed the text of the links. I have also added additional explanation to the post in Alfred's forum that is linked from the second link. Thank you both.
William
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1 hour ago, GarryP said:
Without clicking on the links, and just reading the link titles, what has any of that got to do with a Picture Quiz about people called Peter?
It relates to the Welsh for daffodil being, when transated into English, a Peter's Leek.
I accept that I tend to ramble away, yet I find that as a good way to gather wide knowledge and good experience. Some people are very much "stay rigorously on-topic" and I accept that, but it is not how my mind works.
So, yes, I have linked to a music video, and to that thread, both due to connections to the theme of this quiz. It is for each reader to decide whether to listen to the music and whether to follow the links.
William
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4 hours ago, Alfred said:4 hours ago, Alfred said:
Interesting! I hadn’t come across that one before.
Going a bit - well ... - off-topic, here is an interesting occurrence that some readers may enjoy learning about.
Two links, the links go to two posts in the same thread in Alfred's forum.
An explanation that involves the Welsh equivalent of the name Peter
William
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1 hour ago, pioneer said:
Would you like the answers?
Yes please, but not yet.
William
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Well, I looked at the pictures and I could not name any of them. The only one I recognized at first was number 6 - was he the lead and the first on screen each week in a well-known American television series years ago?
Upon learning of the theme I think I recognize and know the name of number 15.
Now maybe it is because I don't go to the cinema, don't follow sport, and don't watch Eastenders, or maybe some other reason.
But there we are, in case you thought it too easy, well, for me it is not, it is impossible, yet at your club there are teams so as this is the Share your work quiz team, me not recognizing them is not a problem.
Having learned of the identity of number 2 I remembered this music.
William
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Yes, it is a club with a regular membership, though maybe a member may bring a guest.
For someone with a special dietary need, what happens about the food is important.
For this event omnivores are told it is Burger 'n' Chips. How exactly do others find out what is available and request it? It just seems to me that it could be stated up front what is available. Does the special meal need to be pre-booked? Or what?
I also wonder about events where food is bundled in with something else as if everyone is happy to eat when out. For example, a well-known heritage railway advertised an event to drive a diesel locomotive and a meal with other participants on the course was part of the package for which a fee was to be charged. All well-intentioned I expect yet can be a difficult situation for some people.
William
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20 hours ago, Alfred said:
I don’t think you need to say ‘Thank you’ at the end of the note about special dietary requirements.
As it is, it seems like a polite chef answering someone who has, having seen Burger 'n' Chips advertised, said, somewhat grumpily "Oh, all omnivore stuff, this is 2024, what about Vegans who want to see the show?" and the chef replies.
For the future, could the chef have the scroll headed Supper Choice and then the various choices listed in a column, with Burger 'n' Chips first, then (say, as examples here for explanation purposes - real life version depends how the chips are cooked) Baked Potato & Beans *, Cheese Flan & Chips o, Vegetable Pie & Beans % , Rice & Tomatoes *, with asterisks etc and a legend below with things like
* vegan and no gluten
% vegan
o vegetarian
So that the special diets are presented as mainstream rather than as being a bit offbeat.
I suggest Supper Choice rather than Supper Menu so that it is clear that one does not get one of each item.
William
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Elvis sings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBSIpBpsQJQ
The song in German with English subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CIimgUq7ic
Regarding the design of the artwork, did the picture of Gary arrive with the background or is the background your own? The backgrounds are splendid.
William
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Let's give a warm ... Share your work forum welcome ... to ... Gary King ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNGR_J-Ka4Y
and welcome also to another Elvis impersonator, Gary Jay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJtJVq7frY
William
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Gold star to the club for looking after people's dietary needs.
William
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And I will have the Organic Italian Chopped Tomatoes and basmati rice with lemon and herbs please.
Vegan, no gluten, and delicious. Mmm
William
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4 minutes ago, Alfred said:
’Burger & Chips’ would work well enough, and it would benefit from being relatively uncontroversial!
It also has the advantage that a sentence such as
Burger & Chips and Tomatoes & Rice are available.
can be used.
William
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34 minutes ago, Alfred said:
‘Burger - N - Chips’ should be ‘Burger ’N’ Chips’ (cf. ‘Toys ’Я’ Us’).
Why have 'N' rather than AND in the description.
How is the 'N' said in speech?
In Surrey.
William
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I hope you don't mind these comments, but I think you are looking for what we think rather than simply praise.
As the image on the screen here is larger than the physical print size of the tickets on your printer, I wonder if that outer border will display well. Though as prints often have more dots per inch than a screen display maybe it will work fine.
The year has not been included. Nor has which day of the week is Friday 12th April 2024.
You refer to the Elvis image. Is that Elvis or the performer?
I opine that the £15 should be on a separate line by itself. Is PP per person?
The N is ... well, why not just put AND
It is up to the club how it runs these things but I always think it unfortunate when two things are combined in one package wth no options. Here it seems that if someone who has a dietary issue but would like to see the tribute act is stuck. The person might be vegan, or vegetarian, or have a low fat diet or have swallowing issues and not eat outside their home and/or have a clinical-style soft diet. Maybe it is a small friendly club and it could be worked out but a ticket for the show at £x and an optional meal at £y would seem to me to be a better way of doing it all. Yet, of course, you are presenting your artwork, not seeking advice on the modalities of putting on a show.
The N is ... well, why not just put AND
I hope this helps.
William
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Ho ho ho, possibly!
William