Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[davis_greatest]

Here's one. There are a number of snooker players names (past and present) hidden in the text below. Prize to the person who spots the most (answer with a bid of how many you can find and send me the list privately).

As a young boy, making my way home from football practice, I was involved in a car accident. A white lotus (like the one driven by James Bond) hit me and sent me flying into the greenery. I spent three months in hospital with a broken femur. Physically it could have been a lot worse, I had a lucky escape. I had lots of visits from family and friends which helped ease the burden, and lots of presents: grapes, an apple every day, a stuffed parrott, a dartboard and a stuffed panda; visits from my favourite football team, pop stars and comedians. I was very lucky. My favourite dotty Aunt came and visited me several times and one day sticks in my mind. She came dressed all in black and wearing a gray sowester as she'd had to walk miles in the rain as the buses were on strike (she lived in Newbury and the hospital was in Hull!) she was a big walker though, always ready to stroll if needed. Anyway, why do I remember that day, well she brought a gift. A wilson tennis racket (for a boy with a broken leg!) What an old, odd woman she was. My Mum reckons it's because she is a Virgo? As she arrived I was wailing in agony while they stuck a needle in me. Oh god I hated that. How can anything so small cause so much pain? When dry, she left and I had another visit from a friend of mine from school. He bought me some comics, Judge Dredd was my favourite - full of action. Francis could always be relied upon to bring me some good comics, which helped me grin and bear the pain. The three months did drag on, but when better I went home with my Uncle Giles in his Morgan car, a real treat.

There. I look forward to seeing who can pick the most out of that.

I think I counted 33...

[davis_greatest]

No. 34....

[davis_greatest]

I'm finding this counting thing a bit difficult... I'm revising the bid to 32 "definites" (sent by PM)... as not sure about one or two others.

[chasmmi]

at a glance i will say 37

[davis_greatest]

at a glance i will say 37

An impressive glance, chasmmi. I think I saw 35, plus the odd ones I didn't know whether to include, but will only bid 35 for now.

[chasmmi]

well i have a feeling up to three of mine could be removed on a stweards enquiry but i feel the are valid.

[The Statman]

I already bidded 35 plus a doubtful, by Private Message, but forgot to also post here the fact that I had done so!

[rambon]

Unfortunately Chasmi's 37 include repeats of Day and another player who I'll come to.

There were to my knowledge 36 in there, and therefore the point is shared between The Statman and davis_greatest who both scored 35... d_g missed out on John Read (possibly the most obscurde name in there). The Statman missed out on Jackie Rea (who actually appeared twice - three times if you count the appearance in ready as well).

Kane was not accepted as his name is Dene O'Kane, nor ws Ken, as I was looking for surnames.

Here's the list of mine:

As a young boy, maKING my way home from football practice, I was involved in a car accident. A WHITE lotus (like the one driven by JAMES BOND) hit me and sent me flying into the GREENEry. I spent three months in hospital with a broken feMUR. PHYsically it could have been a lot worse, I had a lucky escape. I had lots of visits from family and friends which helped ease the BURDEN, and lots of presents: grapes, an appLE Every day, a stuffed PARROTT, a dartboard and a stuffed panDA; VISits from my favourite football team, pop stars and comedians. I was very lucky. My favourite DOTTy Aunt came and visited me several times and one DAY sticks in my mind. She came dressed all in BLACK and wearing a GRAY soWESTer as she'd had to walk MILES in the rain as the buses were on strike (she lived in NEWBURY and the hospital was in HULL!) she was a big WALKER though, always READy to stroll if needed. Anyway, why do I remember that day, well she brought a gift. A WILSON tennis racket (for a boy with a broken leg!) What an olD, ODD woMAN She was. My Mum reckons it's because she is a VIRGO? As she arrived I waS WAILing in agony while they stuck a needle in ME. Oh god I hated that. How can anything so SMALL cause so much pain? WHEN DRY, she left and I had another visit from a friend of mine from school. He bought me some comics, JUDGE Dredd was my favourite - FUll of action. FRANCIS COuld always be relied upon to bring me some good comics, which helped me grin and BEAR the pain. The three months did DRAG On, but when better I went home with my Uncle GILES in his MORGAN car, a REAl treat.

[chasmmi]

Round One Hundred And Thirty Nine.

As that was so much fun I thought I would make my own. Same rules apply, post a figure and PM me the list, good luck:

Well known pleb, Don Gilbert was arrested yesterday for stealing a packet of special edition Dr. Who Top Trumps playing cards. He confessed to the crime straight away, admitting that he could not cope with not being able to afford them. Don then made a big song and dance about his obsession with all entities within the Dr Who universe from Daleks to Cybermen. This combined with his card game fixation proved too much to bear. It was later discovered that Don had also stolen the Everton Football Club, Rivers of the World and Marilyn Monroe editions of the cards. For his crimes, Don was sent to prison. His cellmate was called Steven Stolk, he was an underground rave DJ who went by the name of MC Man. Usually Don tried to avoid him because as well as being very muscular, he had a bad gas problem. On many a night Don would awake in gags as nauseating methane veered up to his bunk as he slept. As hideous fumes exited Steve’s rear, Don felt he was close to death or near suicide at least. A prison building is not designed to be well ventilated, thus compounded Don’s suffering. Two other inmates, Henry and Harold learnt about Steve’s wind problem and began to spread malicious rumours around the prison. They told inmates that Steve was lactose intolerant and his bad wind came from him having to drink soya milk instead of regular. They even wrote lethal letters to the Warden: Owen Bond about Steve’s problem. At the end of the day though Don didn’t give two hoots about Steve, he just wanted to get out of prison and back to his old life. He was tired of having to keep his cell all spick and span whilst other prisoners just snorted lines of smuggled cocaine. After a month of incarceration, Don got his wish and was a free man, now he could live an honest life for once. When he got his personal effects back from the Warden, he sent a text to his girlfriend: Hey Les, U Wanna Watch ‘Martians Attack!’ Tonight?

[The Statman]

Congratulations davis_greatest and The Statman, ½ point each!

So here is the scoreboard after round 138:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..3 . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . 12½. . . . . . . Davis greatest
..5 . . . . . . . . . 12½. . . . . . . Robert602
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . hegeland
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
22 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . rambon
23 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
24 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
25 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
26 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE

...is the one by chasmmi currently in progress.

I have just bid 15.

[The Statman]

Actually, I have just recounted (thanks chasmmi) and find that my list contained 28 and not 15 as previously bid!

I got my computer to count the ones I had identified, and didn't realise that it wasn't starting at the beginning!

[chasmmi]

Your welcome, i like to check because you never know when someone has miscalculated by the odd onr or 13

[snookersfun]

30 sent off to Chasmmi

[davis_greatest]

...d_g missed out on John Read (possibly the most obscurde name in there)....

Did I? I'm sure I remember seeing Read. Didn't I mark it? Silly me. Never mind....


Edit: Just checked... I had marked READ. The one I hadn't marked was MANS. I distinctly remember finding MANS, but it appears that I didn't colour it

[chasmmi]

well the leader is still 30 names so far, will set a deadline of 9pm gmt which i believe is 30 o clock korean time. so the clock is ticking.

(PS. no repeats even if there are two players of that name and the player must at least be well known so no random Mongolians with two letter names like Pa or Ae, ok?)