Suzie sells seashells in the Seychelles

[Vorotyntsev]

I thought we settled this. Island countries are on the continent of Oceania.

[Craig S. Cottingham]

I thought we settled this. Island countries are on the continent of Oceania.

I thought we were at war with Oceania.

[econgator]

Only around Australia.

[enielsen]

I thought we settled this. Island countries are on the continent of Oceania.

I thought we were at war with Oceania.

Don't be silly, we're at war with Eurasia. We've always been at war with Eurasia.

[Ken Jennings]

I assume the thread is a joke, but I've been surprised by V's bizarre level of feeling on this subject before, so who knows.

[geniusonwheels]

I thought we settled this. Island countries are on the continent of Oceania.

But not all island countries are part of Oceania.

Fiji, Tuvalu, and some of those others are Oceania.

Off the top of my head,

Cuba, The Bahamas, Jamaica, all of the St. somethings, all of the Caribbean islands, Cape Verde, Seychelles, Madagascar, Iceland, UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Crete, Sri Lanka, Japan, The Philipines, and some others are not Oceania.

[Vorotyntsev]

I assume the thread is a joke, but I've been surprised by V's bizarre level of feeling on this subject before, so who knows.

And I thought your level of feeling was bizarre. I guess you weren't that committed, since you changed the definition.

For the record, it was a joke. My apologies to those who didn't get it.

[Ken Jennings]

I should probably just let this go, but I guess some days I have a lower suffering-fools quotient than others...

And I thought your level of feeling was bizarre. I guess you weren't that committed, since you changed the definition.

Yawn. That's why the Gambia question was specifically phrased "on the African continent" and had the additional river clue--the use of "continent" is clear in context and the answer is unambiguous. The question that appears to have wounded you so deeply last year made a broader point about Oceania's highest point being on New Guinea, not Australia, and used a different, just as workable definition of "continent". (Everyone would agree that Manhattan, for example, is in a commonly held sense "part of North America" even if they know full well it's not "on the North American continent.") And its answer was just as unambiguous, as long as you choose the only set of definitions that make it answerable.

I've owned up to a bunch of flawed Tuesday Trivia questions, before and since, but I'll happily defend both of these; they work just fine. More to the point, they were provided to you perfectly free, and you're welcome to unsubscribe to the quiz if it offends you this much. Maybe you don't understand how this is making you look in a public form, but harping on an argument you lost, about a trivia question you got wrong--over a year ago!--isn't really that attractive. Drop it.

[Vorotyntsev]

I should probably just let this go, but I guess some days I have a lower suffering-fools quotient than others...

Oh, very nice. Did I once in this whole discussion call you a name?

I wasn't wounded; I even made jokes about it at my own expense. Others joked about it, too. But it seems I've upset you, for which I apologize.

[TheConfessor]

Everyone would agree that Manhattan, for example, is in a commonly held sense "part of North America" even if they know full well it's not "on the North American continent."

But if you're on Manhattan, when are you not considered American? When European. Especially if you're in-continent.

I wonder why the only jokes I can ever remember are the worst ones from grade school.

[Ken Jennings]

If there's one good thing about this thread coming back, it's a second chance for all the incontinence jokes!

[melissa]

Oh, sheesh! I don't come around for at least a week, and hear incontinence jokes! As if I don't hear them 24/7. I'm a geriatric counselor, folks - be gentle with the nice lady who bakes cookies (regular and sugar-free!) for her clients on any sort of holiday!!

[geniusonwheels]

So....

I decide to make myself a treat when I get up in the morning.

First, let's start with some left over fish & chips in the freezer.

Then, let's make a delicious Greek omelette.

Next, let's have some fruit like part of a Hawaiian pineapple and some Crete olives.

Moving on, I dine on some sushi I had laying in the freezer.

And finally, I eat on my way to work, a Long Island hot dog.


So the question is....

Did I eat a continental breakfast?

Or is the term continent breakfast?