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Trivial Pursuit - New Wave Edition
Posted:
Sat Feb 14, 2004 11:02 amby Dave
Which one is not like the others...
which one just doesn't belong?
Sting
Gary Numan
Boy George
Bono
No Boy George jokes please! [:)]
Posted:
Sat Feb 14, 2004 11:14 amby fritzb
Bono was born in Ireland...
The other 3 are Brits
Posted:
Sat Feb 14, 2004 11:38 amby Jason²
I'm guessing it's some sort of military/law enforcement thing, but I can't quite say...
Sting = POLICE
Numan = tubeway ARMY
Bono and Boy George I'm a bit stumped on unless "Culture Club" is some sort of allusion...
Or...
Maybe Gary Numan is his
Posted:
Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:18 pmby sirzap
Aside from the Nationality reference, I would venture to guess that Sting, Numan and Bono were all openly hetero (all with wives, Bono & Sting have children) This according to our many 'reliable' press sources.
Posted:
Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:27 pmby DevoManiac101
i would have to guess,
Gary Numan is the only true "synth" new waver, the rest are not
Justin/DevoManiac101
Posted:
Sat Feb 14, 2004 4:46 pmby unguarded moment
My guess is that Boy George (George O'Dowd) is the only given name, whereas the other three are pseudonyms (Sting=Gordon Sumner; Bono=Paul Hewson; Numan=Gary Webb.)
Posted:
Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:53 pmby Jason²
Yeah - what electric lash said!!
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Sun Feb 15, 2004 12:31 amby Momotaro
Gary Numan is the only one of the four not involved with the Band-Aid "Do they know it's Christmas" single....
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Sun Feb 15, 2004 12:33 amby Momotaro
And damn it Dave, if that's not the answer, I know for a fact that Alex Trebek would tell me later on in the show that the judges would accept my response and adjust my score accordingly....
Posted:
Sun Feb 15, 2004 1:12 amby Dave
No need to go to the judges - you are correct bpdp3! Someone give that man a cha-root. But good guesses everyone.
Boy George, Sting and Bono not only appeared on the recording, but had prominent lines:
Boy George: "and throw your arms around the w