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Xochi posted:
velvet donkey posted:

What made me think a Jamaican on snow was a good idea?

Cool Runnings? 

After recently watching a re-run of an  old QI episode, I feel duty-bound to point out that at the 1988 Winter Olympics at which "Cool Runnings" is set, the most successful Caribbean bobsleigh team (and indeed the most successful team from a snow-less country) was that from the Dutch Antilles - not Jamaica.

Eugene's Lair
Eugene's Lair posted:
Xochi posted:
velvet donkey posted:

What made me think a Jamaican on snow was a good idea?

Cool Runnings? 

After recently watching a re-run of an  old QI episode, I feel duty-bound to point out that at the 1988 Winter Olympics at which "Cool Runnings" is set, the most successful Caribbean bobsleigh team (and indeed the most successful team from a snow-less country) was that from the Dutch Antilles - not Jamaica.

Pedant!  I knew I'f be caught out!  

Xochi

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