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post #61 of 90
7/19/03 at 6:35am
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Popular brackets that time...

A coin toss gives Darby O'Gill and the Little People a 2 - 1 win.
The Secret of Roan Inish wins 2 - 0.

On putting his name to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921... Michael Collins

Who was the author... Patrick McCabe


Round 2 - Bracket 1

Odd Man Out vs. In the Name of the Father


Round 2 - Bracket 2

The General vs. Barry Lyndon

My votes: Odd Man Out and Barry Lyndon (a tossup)


Irish trivia:

Which Oliver came to Ireland in the mid 17th century?

and

Which famous river runs through Dublin?
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post #62 of 90
7/19/03 at 9:08am
In the Name of the Father
Barry Lyndon
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post #63 of 90
7/19/03 at 10:55am
Odd Man Out

The General

Which Oliver came to Ireland in the mid 17th century?
Twist, after he grew up.
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post #64 of 90
7/19/03 at 11:48pm
Barry Lyndon

Rub & Tug?
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post #65 of 90
7/20/03 at 1:34am
abstain x2
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post #66 of 90
7/20/03 at 7:29am
Quote:
Rub & Tug?

An amaturish Canadian film about a full body massage parlour and starring a slumming Don McKellar.

Nowhere as interesting as it sounds, unfortunately!
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post #67 of 90
7/20/03 at 2:30pm
Barry Lyndon
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post #68 of 90
7/21/03 at 7:17am
Thread Starter 
Odd Man Out wins 2 - 1.
Barry Lyndon wins 4 - 1.

Which Oliver came to Ireland... Oliver Cromwell

Which famous river... the river Liffey


Round 2 - Bracket 3

Bloody Sunday vs. The Commitments


Round 2 - Bracket 4

Darby O'Gill and the Little People vs. The Secret of Roan Inish

My votes: abstain (no BS) and The Secret of Roan Inish


Irish trivia:

Which city lies where the river Lagan meets the Belfast Lough?

and

James Joyce's first novel shares it's name with which inhabitants of an Irish city?
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post #69 of 90
7/21/03 at 8:42am
The Commitments

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Dublin
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post #70 of 90
7/21/03 at 9:43am
Bloody Sunday (tough)
The Secret Of Roan Inish
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post #71 of 90
7/21/03 at 12:26pm
Bloody Sunday
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post #72 of 90
7/21/03 at 3:23pm
abstain - no Bloody Sunday
The Secret of Roan Inish
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post #73 of 90
7/22/03 at 1:05am
abstaina fantastica
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post #74 of 90
7/22/03 at 7:36am
Thread Starter 
Bloody Sunday wins 2 - 1.
The Secret of Roan Inish wins 3 - 1.

Which city lies... Belfast

James Joyce's first novel... Dubliners


The Final Four

Round 3 - Bracket 1

Odd Man Out vs. Bloody Sunday


Round 3 - Bracket 2

Barry Lyndon vs. The Secret of Roan Inish

My votes: abstain and The Secret of Roan Inish


Irish trivia:

What commodity were Ireland the largest exporter of in early 2000?

and

Which famous Irish siege lasted from 18 December 1688 to 28 July 1689?
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post #75 of 90
7/22/03 at 8:41am
Barry Lyndon
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post #76 of 90
7/22/03 at 10:00am
Odd Man Out The only one of the remaining four I like.
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post #77 of 90
7/22/03 at 2:09pm
abstain
Barry Lyndon
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post #78 of 90
7/23/03 at 1:26am
abstaino neverseeno
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post #79 of 90
7/23/03 at 4:59am
Thread Starter 
Odd Man Out wins 1 - 0.
Barry Lyndon wins 2 - 0.


What commodity... computer software

Which famous Irish siege... Derry


Final Match


Odd Man Out vs. Barry Lyndon

My vote: Odd Man Out


Irish trivia:

On whose tombstone are the words "He is now where fierce indignation can no longer tear his heart"?

and

In which 'season' was there a Rising in 1916?
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post #80 of 90
7/23/03 at 5:29am
Barry Lyndon
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post #81 of 90
7/23/03 at 9:10am
Can't vote, Odd Man is somewhere in the middle of my Netflix list.
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post #82 of 90
7/23/03 at 11:21am
abstain -- No Odd Man Out
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post #83 of 90
7/23/03 at 1:50pm
Odd Man Out very, very easily.

In which 'season' was there a Rising in 1916?
Rabbit season. Duck season. Rabbit season. Duck season. Rabbit season. Rabbit season. Duck season. Bam.
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post #84 of 90
7/23/03 at 3:01pm
Barry Lyndon
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post #85 of 90
7/24/03 at 1:29am
www.abstain.com
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post #86 of 90
7/24/03 at 6:17am
Thread Starter 
On whose tombstone... Jonathan Swift

In which 'season'... Easter


Well, we have a 2 - 2 tie. I'll let this run another day...
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post #87 of 90
7/24/03 at 11:16am
Odd Man Out
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post #88 of 90
7/24/03 at 7:19pm
Thread Starter 
I'm going to go ahead and call it.

Odd Man Out is our winner.


Thanks for playing.
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post #89 of 90
7/25/03 at 1:40am
Great Tourney!!!
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post #90 of 90
7/25/03 at 3:32am
A worthy winner. Nice tourney.
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