The Forum Games Sheepish Advent Calendar 2020!

Purgative

Answer in - with confidence. Now the regrets.

Ted_YNWA

Answer in.

rainbowtrout

I read the question properly today. At least there is an upper limit to this answer.

Necro

rainbowtrout wrote:

I read the question properly today. At least there is an upper limit to this answer.

Hahahahahaha

You think that matters to some

the purple tin

It has to snow on xmas day?

If there was already snow on the ground from xmas eve would that not be counted as a white xmas then?

Electric Nitwit

the purple tin wrote: »

It has to snow on xmas day?

If there was already snow on the ground from xmas eve would that not be counted as a white xmas then?

Not for this question, no.
Met Eireann define it as snow falling at one of their synoptic stations around the country (no idea how many of them there are!)

So basically, how many times in the last 60 years has it snowed on christmas day?

DvB

This came up in a christmas pub quiz we had last year & they said 1961 then too... a tad odd that, or was it the first year they started officially recording ot or something similar? Otherwise 1961 seems really random!

Either way, I suspect knowing the actual answer will matter not a jot.... so my 'guess' has been submitted.

Electric Nitwit

DvB wrote: »

This came up in a christmas pub quiz we had last year & they said 1961 then too... a tad odd that, or was it the first year they started officially recording ot or something similar? Otherwise 1961 seems really random!

Either way, I suspect knowing the actual answer will matter not a jot.... so my 'guess' has been submitted.

Yep, 1961 is when they started recording it

rainbowtrout

DvB wrote: »

This came up in a christmas pub quiz we had last year & they said 1961 then too... a tad odd that, or was it the first year they started officially recording ot or something similar? Otherwise 1961 seems really random!

Either way, I suspect knowing the actual answer will matter not a jot.... so my 'guess' has been submitted.

Probably when Met Eireann started keeping records. There's about 25-30 stations I think they use data from. A lot of them are from the airports and agricultural colleges. Which I suppose means it could skew the data now that I think of it. We don't build airports in mountains. It's not like we live in Nepal or anything.

The average age of participants here is at least 50 which gives them a huge advantage.

I'd argue the question is bordering on discriminatory against us young folk.

Collie D

Deleted User wrote: »

The average age of participants here is at least 50 which gives them a huge advantage.

I'd argue the question is bordering on discriminatory against us young folk.

Keep that up and you may not survive as long as the average person here.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The average age of participants here is at least 50 which gives them a huge advantage.

I'd argue the question is bordering on discriminatory against us young folk.

What counts as young? So I know who's side I'm on in this great war.

Necro

Deleted User wrote:

What counts as young? So I know who's side I'm on in this great war.

I would also like to know this.

*Readies musket*

Necro

Necro wrote: »

musket

Hmm.. I think we know which side you're on.

They say you’re as young as the man you feel so you can knock 9 years off my age for starters.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

What counts as young? So I know who's side I'm on in this great war.

Anyone below the age of 35.


**I had originally planned on it being below 30 but we may be short on numbers so I hope upping it to 35 will get a few middle-agers on board**

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Anyone below the age of 35.


**I had originally planned on it being below 30 but we may be short on numbers so I hope upping it to 35 will get a few middle-agers on board**

F*ck

Tauriel

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Anyone below the age of 35.


**I had originally planned on it being below 30 but we may be short on numbers so I hope upping it to 35 will get a few middle-agers on board**

Yes, I meet both requirements :cool:

davetherave

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone below the age of 35.


**I had originally planned on it being below 30 but we may be short on numbers so I hope upping it to 35 will get a few middle-agers on board**

\o/ Yayyy I'm useful.


I've no idea about the answer to the question, I'm just happy to be involved.

cee_jay

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Staying with the white Christmas theme...


Q21: Since 1961, how many white Christmases have there been in Ireland?
A white Christmas is defined, by Met Eireann, as a Christmas Day when snow fell anywhere in the country

I saw the picture of the Christmas Tree and the twitch started :eek:
First thought - how in god's name can there be even more questions about trees?!
:pac:

DvB

DvB wrote: »

This came up in a christmas pub quiz we had last year & they said 1961 then too... a tad odd that, or was it the first year they started officially recording ot or something similar? Otherwise 1961 seems really random!

Records only go back that far as the previous ones were destroyed in the epic blizzard of 1960.

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone below the age of 35.


**I had originally planned on it being below 30 but we may be short on numbers so I hope upping it to 35 will get a few middle-agers on board**

Yay I'm young....but also middle-age.
Erm, thanks I guess?

Electric Nitwit

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

They say you’re as young as the man you feel so you can knock 9 years off my age for starters.

I trust this works the other way round too, then I can knock 8 off mine

cee_jay wrote: »

I saw the picture of the Christmas Tree and the twitch started :eek:
First thought - how in god's name can there be even more questions about trees?!
:pac:

Sorry, didn't do that deliberately. Honest...

Necro

Electric Nitwit wrote:

I trust this works the other way round too, then I can knock 8 off mine

4 from mine. I'm now a spritely young fella again.

*Not saying my wife's age as I still value my life*

:pac:

Ah my fella only makes me older.. brings me to ripe old age of 38!!!! :(

Kolido

2D playing mind games again, never change bro

Electric Nitwit

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ah my fella only makes me older.. brings me to ripe old age of 38!!!! :(

No, you make him younger!
Always go with the youngest

Electric Nitwit

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

No, you make him younger!
Always go with the youngest

But that just puts me back at 37!!!! :(:(

Zaph

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I trust this works the other way round too, then I can knock 8 off mine

More than that off mine, which conveniently brings me down to officially young. Just about.

Omg I think I'm on the old side fighting alone! The battles over before it began.

Sephiroth_dude

Deleted User wrote: »

Omg I think I'm on the old side fighting alone! The battles over before it began.

I'll join your side BB ........I hear ye have cookies