I couldn't get past the French general who fought with George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown, and for whom one of the spans of the 14th Street Bridge connecting Washington DC and Arlington, Virginia was named. That span was hit by Air Florida Flight 90 when it crashed on January 13, 1982. There were some extraordinary circumstances surrounding the crash and rescue efforts that day, especially the heroism of passenger Arland D. Williams, Jr. (for whom the bridge was renamed), bystanders Roger Olian & Lenny Skutnik, and the crew of the US Park Police helicopter. Check out the details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Florida_Flight_90
Freestatebear may well be correct but I have heard this phrase in England a lot too and it works in an English accent too. Especially if you turn the 'rithmatic into riffmatic. "Readin' 'ri'in" "riffmatic"
I thought it came from a line in the old song, "School Days," - "reading and 'riting and 'rithmetic, taught to the tune of a hickory stick," - but after looking it up I see that Wikipedia gives credit to a speech given by Sir William Curtis, Member of Parliament in 1795. So don't blame Americans for this one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_three_Rs
I'm going to remind you every time that the Bible doesn't say that there were three wisemen. It should be "Gifts of the Wisemen" or "Three Gifts of the Wisemen".
It's just logical that if there are three gifts, there were three wisemen - otherwise someone was a cheapskate - he could have at least brought a box of Pampers.
...and I got you this lemon and lime drink, a keyring and a "greetings from bethlehem" post card. I'm wise, but I was in a hurry and we only stopped at the station down the road. And due to this ludicrous census they'd even sold out of prosecco, lambrini and wine coolers.
Maybe two of them had to chip in together on the gold, and another one was carrying spices but he accidentally dropped his container so they made him stay with the camels. Seriously, the number doesn't matter. Some traditions have the number at twelve wise men. Matthew is the only gospel where they are mentioned and no number is given, only the number of their gifts. They also didn't visit the baby in the manger but saw Jesus and Mary in a house at an unspecified time later. It was the shepherds who visited on the night of his birth, but nativity scenes just combine them all together. The Three Wise Men have become part of the traditions surrounding Christmas, so as long as people realize no actual number or date is given in the Bible, three is as good a number as any to represent them since no one really knows. What is important is that they came to worship the child and they didn't return to Herod to tell him the location of the Christ child.
Traditions about the identity of the Magi (Gaspar, Melchior, Balthazar) go back pretty far. Not as far back as the gospels, but the gospels were not contemporary accounts themselves and pretty obviously myth so ... I don't know. Seems like quibbling. As Ander points out there are different competing and contradictory traditions, just like there are contradictory stories within the Bible, but many Christians for at least 1600 years have believed there to have been 3 wise men, and this is probably what the majority of people learn in Sunday School today.
That name certainly isn't common in any area of the US where I have lived, but I got the answer right because I have a friend in Oregon that says that people call it roshambo up there. It may be a West Coast or Pacific Northwest peculiarity.
Let me guess - you tried "When Harry met Sally", right? I was thinking of that too, at first, but then realized it wasn't a Tom Hanks movie and wouldn't have worked anyway.
Man.. I only missed one tenor and still didn't get 5 points. That's rough.
I just recently saw a recycling sign where it seems they've abandoned "reduce" and replaced it with "repurpose"- not sure if that was a one-off or if they're going to start using that from now on.
There are a ton of threes in the HP universe, and "protagonist" might be a hard word for some? e.g. some probably tried deathly hallows, illegal spells, and then moved on.
I have to admit, I first tried his adversaries/nemesis when neither draco/malfoy nor voldemort worked, the penny dropped. Not that I really dont know what protagonist means, if the question was to give the definition I would think about it and get it right. Ut now I was just too fast and assumed the wrong thing
Classically, in Greek theater, the protagonist refers exclusively to the single main actor. Greek plays used to have two actors: the protagonist, and the deuteragonist. Then Sophocles got all fancy-schmancy and "artistic" and "avant-garde" and introduced a third actor, the tritagonist. Today, "protagonist" is commonly used to describe any number of main characters - but, now that you've read this, you know better, and you can finally be fun at parties!
Speaking of roshambo, check this factoid out: The common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) exhibits a rock–paper–scissors pattern in its mating strategies. Of its three color types of males, "orange beats blue, blue beats yellow, and yellow beats orange" in competition for females, which is similar to the rules of rock-paper-scissors.
Only 12% for Joe Vs. the Volcano? Guys, go watch it. It's just the right amount of silliness, adventure and heartwarming-... ness. Meg Ryan plays 3 parts and is fantastic in all 3.
Is that what (the answer) is called in America? In Britain it's known by it's more obvious name.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/80201/why-do-people-call-rock-paper-scissors-roshambo
I just recently saw a recycling sign where it seems they've abandoned "reduce" and replaced it with "repurpose"- not sure if that was a one-off or if they're going to start using that from now on.
(if You're On Fire)
Burn ? :D
Apparently from birth, it is a very interesting read!