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5. A US Marine Corps sniper rifle, an optical double star near Ursa Major, and a highway connecting London and Birmingham. What do these three things have in common?

(Quite a few of you felt that Crowley the Demon was involved. Perhaps his machinations were subtly intertwined with these objects, but in the end, we wanted a different answer. -CV)

"They're motorways dear, not highways. Was that condescending enough?" - esran

(Oh quite. I am, at this moment, weeping in my beer over my horrible mistake. -CV)

(He is not. He's weeping because his beer is empty. -AL&LL)

5. A US Marine Corps sniper rifle, an optical double star near Ursa Major, and a MOTORway connecting London and Birmingham. What do these three things have in common?

"What in hell do Mizar and Alcor have to do with the number forty? Or are they not the ones you want, on account of they're the middle of the Big Dipper's handle and thus in Ursa Major, and 'near' implies 'outside'?" - mercuryblue144

(Indeed, Mizar and Alcor are a double star IN Ursa Major, but M40 is just in the area, and not part of the constellation itself. Still, you may have the Geek Of The Week award, with a stellar magnitude of -1. -CV)

Getting Geek of the Week on ljdq is a major accomplishment. Also, this discovery bumped today from "top ten worst days ever" to mere "suck", which is a major accomplishment in itself.

Should be a new quiz up tomorrow. (ETA: Yes there is.) Go. Play. Be funny. Learn something.