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Cheers.

Continuing on the theme of the Yetties.

Although the three people mentioned previously were members of the group throughout its existence there were two others involved at different times. Can you name them.
 
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Happy Monday(s)
Ruby tuesday
Wednesday Addams
Abergavenny Thursdays FC
Man friday
Saturday must therefore be drive in
Bloody sunday
 
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Apologies for the delay, dealing with some domestic problems so can’t be sure I’ll have time to read replies

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What do the following countries have in common?

China
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Isle of Man
United States
North Korea
 
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Here is the list of words in chronological order:
  1. Man
  2. Abergavenny
  3. Bloody
  4. Ruby
  5. Addams
  6. Happy
  7. Drive-in
Sorry, I answered the wrong question, please ignore.
 
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They all have two chambers of parliament, possibly with the upper chamber not directly elected?
 
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krus_aragon said:
What do the following countries have in common?

China
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Isle of Man
United States
North Korea
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They are all shaped like something worn or carried.

China - gas mask
Germany - underpants
France - handkerchief
United Kingdom - bat & ball
Italy - boot
Isle of Man - cap
United States - t shirt
North Korea - sock
 
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Sorry to leave you up in the air, work was a bit busy today.

Calthrop said:
They all have sea-coasts??
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They do, but this is an exclusive group: only these countries have the given property in common.

Gloster said:
All have capitals with namesakes in north America?
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They (may) do, but given that one of them is in north america itself, that'd be a slightly recursive definition.

MotCO said:
They all have two chambers of parliament, possibly with the upper chamber not directly elected?
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Not the link I was looking for, sorry. Plus, North Korea (at least) is unicameral, so has no second chamber.

DaleCooper said:
They are all shaped like something worn or carried.

China - gas mask
Germany - underpants
France - handkerchief
United Kingdom - bat & ball
Italy - boot
Isle of Man - cap
United States - t shirt
North Korea - sock
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Inventive, but not what I hand in mind. Plus, as mentioned, this is an exclusive group, and not subject to opinion. (One could claim that St Pierre and Miquelon resembles a bra, for example.)


Some very inventive answers have been floated so far, but nothing in the right direction so far.
 
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The places listed have at present, or have had in the past: prison camps in which people are or have been confined not for what the world in general regards as criminal acts; but for far more general categories to which they happen to belong. In many of the countries in the list, this was predominantly a feature of the two World Wars -- including, in those conflicts, the Isle of Man having been found useful by the British for interning enemy aliens and other perceivedly dodgy types.
 
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Calthrop said:
The places listed have at present, or have had in the past: prison camps in which people are or have been confined not for what the world in general regards as criminal acts; but for far more general categories to which they happen to belong. In many of the countries in the list, this was predominantly a feature of the two World Wars -- including, in those conflicts, the Isle of Man having been found useful by the British for interning enemy aliens and other perceivedly dodgy types.
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Not what I'm after sorry. There have been internment camps elsewhere, such as South Africa and Cuba.

War or incarceration isn't directly relevant to this group of countries. (But the zeppelin guess was still the closest yet.)
 
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