Whitey Grandad

Gentlemen, I consider none of you to be tedious. This place would be very dull without any one of you. Please keep posting.

You buy them from the person who owns them, usually through a stockbroker. Ordinary shareholders own a fraction of the company, the fraction being the number of shares divided by the total number of shares issued. Profits are shared amongst the shareholders in the same ratio, hence the term 'dividend'. You can sell the shares to anybody who will buy them, or you can gift them or bequeath them in your will. The Stock Exchange is ultimately the place where such shares are traded.

"When I use a word it means precisely what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less" - Humpty Dumpty

Merry Christmas everybody! Next year will be different.

88- 25 Pages is a Quire 94) London to Host Olympic Summer Games in 2012 (acknowledgements to Deppo) 61) 12 Days of Christmas 63) 1839, First Henley Regatta 83) 21 Spots on a Dice 75) 3 Colours in the German Flag (Black, Red, Gold) 20) Royal Wedding on 29 April Next Year 36) 1 Acre is Four Roods 46) 45 Years, Sapphire Wedding Anniversary 59) Seize is 16 in French 65) 5 Lines in a Limerick 26) The 3 Darlings (Peter Pan) ??? 34) 4 Train Stations in Monopoly 35) 1 Joule Per Second is a Watt 71) 2 Teams of 11 in Hockey ???

All those doing the cooking will be working. Spare a thought for them

I can't stand sprouts either. I read once that most people are deficient in a special gene. This gene is possessed by only a few of us but it allows us to taste how bitter sprouts (and broccoli) really are. The rest of you just don't know how awful they actually taste. For me, port and stilton. I suppose it must be that you remember the foods that you only have once a year. When I was a kid we only had chicken on Christmas Day, but now you can get in everywhere so it's no longer special. Enjoy your sproutless lunch and have a great day!

72) 2 Gentlemen of Verona (William Shakespeare) 82) 86,400 Seconds in a Day

I don't think anything could do that.

I'm with CB Saint. He has been well paid for all his efforts and he is still far too young. And I've never forgiven him for getting sent off against Argentina, he robbed us of the game we should have had. There are plenty of other undeserving knights too, Mick Jagger for instance. Still, what do you think CB Saint? Shall we send our knighthoods back when we're given them?

68- 6 King Georges of England ? 95) 2 Heads are Better Than One

81) 8 Legs on an Octopus

57) 22 Yards in a Chain 60) 1694, Bank of England Founded 67) 4 Queens in a Pack of Cards 80) 4 Singers in Abba (Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha and Frida) ?

62) 90 D in a R A 62) 90 Degrees in a Right Angle 64) 1964, H W B P M 64) 1964, Harold Wilson Becomes Prime Minister 70) A B and the 40 T 70) Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves 74) G and the 3 B 74) Goldilocks and the 3 Bears 76) 18 H in a R of G 76) 18 Holes in a Round of Golf 77) 3 P C of L (R, G, B) 77) 3 Primary Colous of Light (Red, Green, Blue) 84) S the 7 S 84) Sail the 7 Seas 89) 5 a D (F and V) 89) 5 a Day (Fruit and Vegetables) 98- A S in T S 9 98- A Stitch in Time Saves 9 Stop it! I've got work to do before I can go home. Thanks, and Merry Christmas.

You bastard! I was struggling with the first lot. Anyway, let's start with an easy one... 58- 10,000, T to the P of F 58- 10,000, Ten to the Power of Four

Now, now, Mero, don't be so downhearted. There are plenty of other clubs around to support. Have a great Christmas lads, always good to hear from you.

25) 8 P for J in S 25) 8 Points for J in Scrabble

5) 125, F C 5) 125, Five Cubed

Very good idea. I wouldn't want to waste what little there is left of my faculties.

No charge on Sundays anyway?

There's not a lot we can do about it, not any more.

I make it 128? Just a typo, I'm sure, but there are a lot of pedants about these days.

I could design one for you, if you like, but repairing one would get my hands dirty. As for CERN, it all depends on your viewpoint, or point of view. Before I forget, a Merry Christmas to you and all you other Saints fans out there.

30) 50, L in Roman Numerals

I should edit that quickly, if I were you.