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fluffypet61 -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 4:33:38 PM)
(Hey, i took a Sunday afternoon nap, don't give up on me.) They are the only Canadian Provinces with Islands. The list Northwest Territories P.E.I. Nunavut Newfoundland & Labador

LanceHughes -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 5:53:52 PM)
fluff; you had me grabbing my map to check whether you had an alternative answer. Nope. They all have islands of one form or another. For example, Quebec has islands on its northern boundary.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 6:26:04 PM)
Oh - are they the only 4 provinces that don't border the United States?

LanceHughes -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 7:43:12 PM)
Panda, panda, burning bright You have got it just so right! Go ahead.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 8:36:22 PM)
Damn! And I didn't even look at the map! Well, actually I did, but Canada is the farthest part from my desk chair, so I couldn't see it from here. So I maintain that counts as not looking. OK, then... Barbara Streisand Whoopi Goldberg Rita Moreno Liza Minelli

fluffypet61 -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 8:52:16 PM)
4 of the very few performers who have won the top 4 awards...Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 8:54:38 PM)
Damn! I figured that one would last an hour or two at least! Go to bed, woman! [sm=hyper.gif]

fluffypet61 -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 9:03:18 PM)
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fluffypet61 -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 9:08:48 PM)
Patrick Stewart Derek Jacobi George Baker Siân Phillips

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 9:16:23 PM)
I, Claudius? Were they all in that?

fluffypet61 -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 9:19:40 PM)
8 minutes.....quit your complaining, Panda. At least i took 16 minutes. You're up next Panda!

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 9:43:15 PM)
Oops. I got lucky. I couldn't remember if George Baker was in that, and I couldn't even recall who Sian Phillips is. The Derek Jacobi and Patrick Stewart combo seemed like a good basis for a shot in the dark. OK. This is a little tougher, and certainly tougher than it will appear at first glance. September October November December Hint: It's not that these are the four months during which autumn occurs, and in fact it has nothing do at all to do with the seasons. The historical commonality here is one that only these 4 months share.

fluffypet61 -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 9:49:40 PM)
The only months named after the Latin words for numbers.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/11/2009 10:06:38 PM)
Huh! I hadn't thought of that! But no, that's not it. However, in a way you're much warmer than you probably realize.

dcnovice -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/12/2009 8:52:14 AM)
I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but they're the only four consecutive months with a federal holiday in each one. September: Labor Day October: Columbus Day November: Veterans Day, Thanksgiving December: Christmas

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/12/2009 9:05:41 AM)
Oh, that's a shrewd guess too. But no, that's not it. Fluffy's guess that the commonality has to do with their root language was closer to the right general direction, in the sense that the commonality they share goes back thousands of years.

Musicmystery -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/12/2009 9:13:38 AM)
quote: they're the only four consecutive months with a federal holiday in each one. September: Labor Day October: Columbus Day November: Veterans Day, Thanksgiving December: Christmas January: Martin Luther King Day. Panda, are you looking for carry-off from an older calendar (as Sept-Dec mean months 7-10, although they are our months 9-12)? Fluffy already pointed out all the others are after names--Norse and Roman gods and two emperors.

igor2003 -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/12/2009 9:13:42 AM)
Is it that they are the only month's whose names are still used from the old Roman 10 month calendar?

sunshinemiss -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/12/2009 9:21:58 AM)
They were all displaced when Julius and Augustus Caesar decided they wanted months named after themselves. Arrogant bastids.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (10/12/2009 1:09:32 PM)
Igor is the winnnnaaahhhhh! Those are the only 4 months that remained the same from the Roman, Julian, and now Gregorian calendars.

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