tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post2170623744127121573..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Only Connect - Round One - Heat 6Londiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-5078480991167242212012-10-03T05:01:56.070-07:002012-10-03T05:01:56.070-07:00Thanks for the feedback David. It never occurred t...Thanks for the feedback David. It never occurred to me that the word might cause offence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005504982536146457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-27955691125080400282012-10-03T04:28:57.839-07:002012-10-03T04:28:57.839-07:00We didn't use Chetnik because it's a loade...We didn't use Chetnik because it's a loaded word that can cause offence if used improperly. Originally it meant a member of a Serbian nationalist guerrilla force in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; it was later adopted by the Serbian force that formed during World War II to resist the Axis invaders but which fought Tito’s communists instead and was abandoned by the Allies.davidbodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06069767281654752637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-52191266865295139102012-10-03T01:42:36.005-07:002012-10-03T01:42:36.005-07:00Impressive showing by the Wintonians. A couple of ...Impressive showing by the Wintonians. A couple of hard Qs I thought for a first round match, to wit the '98' and Remarried Qs - well done for getting the former. On the other hand, there were several that were gettable after 1 clue. Glad you liked my 'increasing Xs' question. My other ones were the stations of the cross (originally proposed as 11 to 14, but I suppose this sequence had a more guessable answer) and the 'nik' question (originally submitted as Chetnik instead of Nudnik).<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005504982536146457noreply@blogger.com