Flashermac Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Hmmm ... I never once went to Soi 16, though I moved into the Big Durian in 1978. I mostly hung around Patpong back then, with occasional visits to Cowboy. Patpong was still in its heyday and I had a regular BG there. I also had some favourite MP gals and tended to stay where I knew I'd have a good time (and what was on the bus routes from my apartment). I'll sneak in one for the movie fanatics. What Bangkok figure played the sinister Frenchman in "The Deer Hunter"? What was the name of his restaurant and where was it? Should be easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Julién Grinda (Pierre Segui), a champagne-drinking friendly Frenchman restaurant, "Le-Metrolitain" Yes, Google makes this possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 BAH you google users! Flash - Gik wasn't in the main language until the TV show, we need to get tapes of that show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 The friendly guy from Cavan still didn't say where the restaurant was! He also spelled the restaurant wrong. NG, the first times I heard GIK was from bar hoppers and BGs. They seem to have picked up on it immediately. I didn't even know what they were talking about and thought they were calling someone a geek! Actually, I can't recall hearing a Thai use GIK in polite conversation even now. I do hear punters saying things in Thai that I'd never heard before. The bar scene does have its own vocabulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 I was told the word by a female executive, MD of a major Thai/Chinese company, first time I had heard it, she'd got it from TV. I do here regular Thais using it a lot. Maybe I hang out with more TV addicts and perverts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaus Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 >>Robaus thinks his thread is being hijacked, ... Apologies, LK, if I gave that impression. No far from it. I may have started the thread, but it's you the contributors who own it. I simply didn't want it to become restricted to local bar scene knowledge, which may limit the audience. Some punters obviously do enjoy local bar scene questions, so let the question setter choose his favourite topic. Bearing in mind that in a quiz the name of the game should be 90% fun for the audience, and 10% for the question master. One wants to challenge the punters a little, but ultimately one wants them to get the correct answer. Maybe 2 questions (or more ??) running concurrently will increase the audience choice and participation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyebee Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Another set of connections. British BMs may find this easier than those from other countries (though those from the USA should be able to get it as well). 1. Two people had hits with A Deck of Cards in the UK. Name them. 2. Who chaired the UK quiz show, Ask the Family? 3. Which of the Brontë sisters wrote the book, Agnes Gray? 4. What does the word suffrage mean? 5. What was Dudley Moore and Peter Cook’s only UK hit single? What's the connection between all or part of the answers to the above questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 LE METROPOLITAIN LE METROPOLITAIN Restaurant Francais Since 1968 Location: Gaysorn Plaza 3-20 Third Floor, 999 Ploenchit Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel:656-1102 Pax: 656-1103 Lunch:11.30am - 2.30pm daily Dinner:6.30pm - 11pm daily Capacity: 100 Dress Code: Casual Reservation: Advisable Menu:A la Carte & Set Lunch Beverages: Full Bar & Wine List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Robus, problem is - they all come off web sites it's dead easy to google, Local knowledge isn't so googilble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaus Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 >>problem is - they all come off web sites it's dead easy to google, Local knowledge isn't so googilble I try to write my own questions to make them less googlible, and slightly more of a challenge. Test drive the question on Google, then change some keywords. I slipped in an easier one earlier simply to pass on the baton to someone else. There's an element of fun even in sleuthing and surfing via Google and Wikipedia to try to figure out a connection.... I'm struggling with eyebee's atm. I noticed in Googling questions already that Thai360 is sometimes hitting the top Google search spot. I was hoping to increase site traffic and possibly attract some quiz nerds (like me) into the forum, where they might learn that there's more to life than quiz nights in farangland :hubba: NG,LK, and FM Please post a Local Knowledge question to run concurrently with one or more other questions, to keep everyone interested.....I'm all for max sanuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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