Contest III

Author	Message
Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1077129 - Posted: 14 Feb 2011, 13:35:16 UTC 3 old pounds. and a 52 hour work week. Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1077129 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 1077139 - Posted: 14 Feb 2011, 14:40:35 UTC In old pounds. 7 pounds 15 shilling and 75 pence [/quote] Old James ID: 1077139 ·

John Neale Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 00 Posts: 634 Credit: 7,246,513 RAC: 9	Message 1077153 - Posted: 14 Feb 2011, 15:10:46 UTC In old pounds: Â£8-15s ID: 1077153 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1077352 - Posted: 14 Feb 2011, 23:11:25 UTC Since you specified weekly wage rather than hourly, I am going to go with $100. BOINC WIKI ID: 1077352 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1077484 - Posted: 15 Feb 2011, 12:03:29 UTC OK, I was thinking more in line of exchange rates from the past. I will go with 20 pounds weekly wage. BOINC WIKI ID: 1077484 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 1077784 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 4:39:41 UTC 18 pounds and change Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 1077784 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 1077945 - Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 17:29:47 UTC I will stay with my first guess. [/quote] Old James ID: 1077945 ·

Magenta Send message Joined: 20 Nov 08 Posts: 1498 Credit: 1,179,361 RAC: 0	Message 1078730 - Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 10:54:33 UTC 8 pounds...50 hour week je suis qui je suis ID: 1078730 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1078771 - Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 14:06:41 UTC oops :) Thank you Chris. Ok coming up with something in a hurry and I probably can't proclaim a winner before Monday morning, my time. I recently moved from England to Germany. How many boxes did I have to unpack? Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1078771 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 1078841 - Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 18:02:16 UTC 130 boxes. Hope you give a clue as to how many rooms you had in England. [/quote] Old James ID: 1078841 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1078895 - Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 21:06:54 UTC 100 BOINC WIKI ID: 1078895 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1078908 - Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 21:34:21 UTC hints: 2 adults, 1 kid. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, study, livingroom, kitchen, 'garden room', garage/celler, 'cupboard under the stairs'. Not much of the stuff that tends to accumulate over the years, because the last move was just 19 months before. Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1078908 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1078921 - Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 22:09:38 UTC - in response to Message 1078908. hints: 2 adults, 1 kid. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, study, livingroom, kitchen, 'garden room', garage/celler, 'cupboard under the stairs'. Not much of the stuff that tends to accumulate over the years, because the last move was just 19 months before. OK, I am going to up my guess a bit. 250. BOINC WIKI ID: 1078921 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 1079133 - Posted: 19 Feb 2011, 5:23:01 UTC 178 boxes is my guess Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 1079133 ·

Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34617 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80	Message 1079382 - Posted: 19 Feb 2011, 11:09:15 UTC I go with 75 boxes. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. ID: 1079382 ·

Scarecrow Send message Joined: 15 Jul 00 Posts: 4520 Credit: 486,601 RAC: 0	Message 1079388 - Posted: 19 Feb 2011, 12:15:39 UTC uhhh.... 69? (Ya reckon I have a bit of a fixation?) ID: 1079388 ·

Tim Norton Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Jun 99 Posts: 835 Credit: 33,540,164 RAC: 0	Message 1079661 - Posted: 20 Feb 2011, 9:50:48 UTC trick question? you did not unpack any :) so zero Tim ID: 1079661 ·

John Neale Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 00 Posts: 634 Credit: 7,246,513 RAC: 9	Message 1079673 - Posted: 20 Feb 2011, 12:13:15 UTC Complete flier: 107. ID: 1079673 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1079942 - Posted: 21 Feb 2011, 9:49:46 UTC Tim, I've been here for more than half a year :D Chris, all boxes medium size maybe 6 cubic feet/half a cubic meter. So far: Tim Norton 0 Chis S 50 Scarecrow 69 Mike 75 John Neale 107 James Sotheren 130 uli 178 John McLeod VII 250 Two owest guesses are too low, highest is too high. One (further) change allowed. Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1079942 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1079998 - Posted: 21 Feb 2011, 13:38:21 UTC 150 BOINC WIKI ID: 1079998 ·

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