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11-12-2005, 11:02 AM
Pendragon

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Originally Posted by Miss Darcy

Hmm...Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? :lol:

No. :lol: Think older and far duller reading.... :yawnb:
11-12-2005, 11:05 AM
Pendragon

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Originally Posted by papayahed

#5 Canned something......

Ah. You're getting warm. Not "Canned" but what? The word starts with Can. Think about the last line of the puzzle. Good luck! ;) :lol:
11-12-2005, 01:32 PM
Nightshade

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6.) A carmine colt.

Red pony then?? ( way too lazy to look it up)
also

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6.) Things that women fear and things that they hold dear

sexsist generlsation Pen (wags finger) that is if Im right and it is
Of mice and men (saw it at work today and suddenly thought!!)
11-12-2005, 01:37 PM
NNoah3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

6.) Things that women fear and things that they hold dear

This is my guess : Of Mice and Men :D
11-12-2005, 02:16 PM
NNoah3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

5.) Sherlock Holmes plays his Stradivarius atop 221B Baker Street.

6.) A carmine colt.

5.) Can You Keep a Secret?
6.) The Horse Whisperer
11-12-2005, 02:21 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by NNoah3

5.) Can You Keep a Secret?
6.) The Horse Whisperer

Those would be wrong! :wave:
11-12-2005, 02:36 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightshade

Red pony then?? ( way too lazy to look it up)
also

sexsist generlsation Pen (wags finger) that is if Im right and it is
Of mice and men (saw it at work today and suddenly thought!!)

More winners, but shared with Nnoah3 on Of Mice and Men.

A carmine colt=The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Things women fear and things they hold dear=Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Nanners please: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
11-12-2005, 02:40 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by NNoah3

This is my guess : Of Mice and Men :D

A Co-Winner! with Nightshade!

Things women fear and things they hold dear=Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Nanners please: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
11-12-2005, 05:18 PM
Anon22

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

Caused a panic when it was radio broadcast (by Orson Wells)=War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
A man with a split personality=Dr Jekyll and Mr.Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson!

Wasn't H.G. Wells the one who wrote Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde?
11-12-2005, 05:20 PM
Nightshade

OK I have a book

Presidential Quadrilateral
:D :D
11-12-2005, 08:32 PM
Pendragon

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Originally Posted by DigitalCrash

Wasn't H.G. Wells the one who wrote Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde?

"Fraid not, pal. But don't just take my word. Here, check it out:

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson a searchable online version. Includes author information.
www.online-literature.com/stevenson/jekyllhyde/
11-12-2005, 08:33 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightshade

OK I have a book

Presidential Quadrilateral
:D :D

Washington Square :redface:
11-12-2005, 08:36 PM
Nightshade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Washington Square :redface:

bored??
heres a nana!:banana:!:banana:!:banana:!:banana:!:banana:
and another q
flower flour grinder
11-12-2005, 08:51 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightshade

bored??

Red-faced and tired
11-13-2005, 02:02 AM
Miss Darcy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Things women fear

*Indignant* Are you implying that women fear mice?

I'm sure some do, but.....sheesh....it's an exaggerated stereotype.
11-13-2005, 10:16 AM
Pendragon

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Originally Posted by Miss Darcy

*Indignant* Are you implying that women fear mice?

I'm sure some do, but.....sheesh....it's an exaggerated stereotype.

My appologies m'dear. I saw your picture in the PhotoAlbum and you do not look like one to be afraid of mice. I've already been told about my blatent generalist statement. But it was all I could think of at the moment and some DID get the answer!

C'est la vie! http://www.websmileys.com/sm/dressed/bek073.gif
11-14-2005, 03:08 AM
Miss Darcy

Je ne comprends pas le français, désolé.
Che cosa è la vita?

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

My appologies m'dear. I saw your picture in the PhotoAlbum and you do not look like one to be afraid of mice.

That's the nicest thing anybody's ever said to me! Hehe. *Prims up* Merci, Monsieur le Knight.

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I would gladly contribute a book title or two, but unfortunately 1) I do not have ze time and 2) I highly doubt that I have read any of those of whose names you were so kind as to translate into riddles. I know this is a literature forum, but I concentrate on classical literature only. And within that....mainly romanticism.

Limited? Maybe.
But until later...
Ou revoir.

:D
11-14-2005, 09:40 AM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss Darcy

Je ne comprends pas le français, désolé.
Che cosa è la vita?

That's the nicest thing anybody's ever said to me! Hehe. *Prims up* Merci, Monsieur le Knight.

:D

Ah, but you do seem to understand French very well! I said "That's life!" http://www.websmileys.com/sm/dressed/bek150.gif Is that Italian you're using?
11-14-2005, 09:50 AM
Pendragon

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

So all solved but the last one. OK friends, 13 more. And please come up with more on your own, do? Thank you!

1.) Before reading, jetison hope.

2.) The freckled cubes were thrown in the dustbin by mistake.

3.) Mudvillie hero a zero.

4.) RING! "Hello? I will see if he's available. Please hold."

5.) Sherlock Holmes plays his Stradivarius atop 221B Baker Street.

6.) A carmine colt.=The Red Pony

7.) A skull takes center stage.=Hamlet

8.) In high humor about the prospective future.

9.) The Twin-Metro Chronicle=A Tale of Two Cities

10.) A mad-man on a cay decides that God (or evolution) which ever you prefer, needs help.

11.) Forgot everthing for the camp out, including the tent!

12.) The tricky whitewasher strikes again!=Tom Sawyer

13.) A deadly sin and a vile habit

Four of these solved already! Way to go!

Go to work! :lol: :lol: :lol: :D

Just an Update. I don't think anyone is going to get the last one from the previous six [(5.) On the basement shelf preserved vegetables and fruit set in line.] although Papayahed came close when he/she guessed Canned something. So I'll give you that one:

presevered vegetables and fruits have been Canned
set in line =ROW
Canned Goods you buy, not makecome from a CANNERY

Ergo: CANNERY ROW by John Steinbeck :nod:
11-14-2005, 02:43 PM
papayahed

5.) Fiddler on the Roof?
11-14-2005, 03:25 PM
Basil

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2.) The freckled cubes were thrown in the dustbin by mistake.

Paradise Lost

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3.) Mudvillie hero a zero.

The Natural

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8.) In high humor about the prospective future.

Great Expectations

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10.) A mad-man on a cay decides that God (or evolution) which ever you prefer, needs help.

The Island of Dr. Moreau

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13.) A deadly sin and a vile habit

Pride and Prejudice

Here's a few:

1. A century of seclusion.

2. A decent bloke is difficult to locate.

3. The demise of a vendor.

4. Dismal domicile.
11-14-2005, 05:02 PM
NNoah3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil

1. A century of seclusion.

3. The demise of a vendor.

1.- One Hundred Years Of Solitude
3.- Death of A Salesman
11-14-2005, 05:55 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil

Paradise Lost

The Natural

Great Expectations

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Pride and Prejudice

Here's a few:

1. A century of seclusion.

2. A decent bloke is difficult to locate.

3. The demise of a vendor.

4. Dismal domicile.

Four out of five is good indeed! Bring on those nanners!
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
A madman on a cay decides God (or evolution) depending on your views needs a hand = The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
A deadly sin and a vile habit = Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
In high humor about the future = Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The freckled cubes were thrown in the dustbin by mistake = Paradise Lost by John Milton

The other one is wrong.

Your #2 is A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor
11-14-2005, 06:02 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by papayahed

5.) Fiddler on the Roof?

And we have a winner! Nanners please.
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Indeed:
Sherlock Holmes plays his Stradivarius= Fiddler
Atop 221B Baker Street= On the Roof

Ergo: Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein

Good. Good. :wave:
11-14-2005, 06:07 PM
Basil

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3.) Mudvillie hero a zero.

Casey at the Bat? Is that a book?
11-14-2005, 06:16 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

OK friends, 13 more. And please come up with more on your own, do? Thank you!

1.) Before reading, jetison hope. =The Divine Comedy

2.) The freckled cubes were thrown in the dustbin by mistake.= Paradise Lost

3.) Mudvillie hero a zero.(This one is really a poem, but often published as a book!)=Casey At the Bat

4.) RING! "Hello? I will see if he's available. Please hold."

5.) Sherlock Holmes plays his Stradivarius atop 221B Baker Street.= Fiddler On the Roof

6.) A carmine colt.=The Red Pony

7.) A skull takes center stage.=Hamlet

8.) In high humor about the prospective future.= Great Expectations

9.) The Twin-Metro Chronicle=A Tale of Two Cities

10.) A mad-man on a cay decides that God (or evolution) which ever you prefer, needs help. =The Island of Dr. Moreau

11.) Forgot everthing for the camp out, including the tent! = Roughing It

12.) The tricky whitewasher strikes again!=Tom Sawyer

13.) A deadly sin and a vile habit= Pride and Prejudice

Only ONE left now! ;)
Go to work! :lol: :lol: :lol: :D

The up-dated list with winning titles in place. I must get started on another baker's dozen..... ;) :rolleyes:
11-15-2005, 03:28 AM
Miss Darcy

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Originally Posted by Pen

Ah, but you do seem to understand French very well!

Seems, sir? - Yea, but 'tis not! I know "seems"...(well in fact)
...An inky cloak may seem to indicate sorrow, but this action of mourning
A man (or woman for that matter) might merely play.

Wearing an inky French cloak of misconception as I am, it is hardly surprising that I "seem" to understand French...however, monsieur, I assure you that I was - merely - using Google translator. :D

Frankly, I have studied Italian, but not French.

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13.) A deadly sin and a vile habit= Pride and Prejudice

Ha! I know that book! Well! (*Indicates her own name as a testimony of this*) Good heavens, I should have thought of that! ;)

Darcy
11-15-2005, 05:17 PM
Pendragon

Some clues on the final three:

1.) In which book have you came across a sign saying almost the same thing?

4.) Something has happened and someone asks a question. Put it together.

11.) If this happened to you on a camping trip and you couldn't go home you would be what?

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11-16-2005, 04:45 AM
Miss Darcy

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If this happened to you on a camping trip and you couldn't go home you would be what?

Stranded? :goof:
11-16-2005, 05:38 AM
Adelheid

Goodness.... I don't know any of them!!! I think. :confused:
11-16-2005, 08:14 AM
Pendragon

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Originally Posted by Miss Darcy

Stranded? :goof:

Well, yeah, but it's not the answer. There's a two-word term that names a book by a famous American author..... :brow:
11-17-2005, 11:12 AM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Some clues on the final three:

1.) In which book have you came across a sign saying almost the same thing?

4.) Something has happened and someone asks a question. Put it together.

11.) If this happened to you on a camping trip and you couldn't go home you would be what?

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OK.

Basil actually got #3. I missed his post, but have corrected it. The poem is often published as a children's book; is often required reading; but we are a multicultural group, which could lead to it being obscure. I was chatting with Nightshade the other day, and a baseball routine by Abbott and Costello that is very famous was unknown to her. #3 was Casey At the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer Mudvillie hero a zero refers to the last line of the poem "But there is no joy in Mudville, mighty Casey has struck out!"

Now some more clues for the others:

#1.) Picture a sign on a wall as you enter and remember that the word "jetison" means "abandon" now Insert title of book:

#4) The phone rings, right? The question then is the party wanted there? In other words: Insert title of book:

#11) If you forget all the frills of camping you won't be taking it easy you'll be
Insert name of book:

I have another baker's dozen ready my friends....http://www.websmileys.com/sm/crazy/006.gif
11-17-2005, 12:07 PM
papayahed

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I'm going to give you #3. It is often required reading, but we are a multicultural group, which could lead to it being obscure. I was chatting with Nightshade the other day, and a baseball routine by Abbott and Costello that is very famous was unknown to her. So #3 is Casey At the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer "There is no joy in Mudville, mighty Casey has struck out!"

"Who's on first?" - I love that bit. My perspective maybe slightly schewed, I grew up watching Abbot and Costello every sunday morning.

Anyways, I was gonna guess Casey's at Bat, but couldn't figure out where the zero part came in - I've never actually read it....
11-17-2005, 12:37 PM
NNoah3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

OK.

I'm going to give you #3. It is often required reading, but we are a multicultural group, which could lead to it being obscure. I was chatting with Nightshade the other day, and a baseball routine by Abbott and Costello that is very famous was unknown to her. So #3 is Casey At the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer "There is no joy in Mudville, mighty Casey has struck out!"

Hey Pen, some post before this Basil asked you:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil

Casey at the Bat? Is that a book?
11-17-2005, 10:12 PM
Pendragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil

Casey at the Bat? Is that a book?

I am over 40 and I overlooked your post. That's no excuse, I know. :blush: But kudus to you, Basil, you've done it again! Extra nanners since I missed your post. :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Mudville hero a zero = Casey At the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, usually a poem, but published as a children's book, required reading in English Lit, even made into a cartoon in which Casey marries, and wants a son, but has 9 daughters so he starts a girls baseball team! I'll do some editing....and I sincerly appolgize to Basil the puzzle solver!
11-17-2005, 10:16 PM
Pendragon

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Originally Posted by NNoah3

Hey Pen, some post before this Basil asked you:

Thanks, NNoah! I missed that! You deserve kudus for sportmanship and fair play! http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/1074.gif
11-18-2005, 06:31 AM
Nightshade

what does kudus mean?? :confused:
:D
and no gusses for a flower flour grinder??:D
11-18-2005, 10:05 AM
Pendragon

kudus credit or praise for an acheivment

flower flour grinder--Windmill
11-18-2005, 12:54 PM
NNoah3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Thanks, NNoah! I missed that! You deserve kudus for sportmanship and fair play! http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/1074.gif

Thank you Pen ;)
By the way this is a great game. I am getting crazy http://www.websmileys.com/sm/crazy/1309.gif trying to figure out the name of the books. :lol: :lol: :lol:
11-18-2005, 02:02 PM
Taliesin

*Racks both of their brain cells*

Pendragon, is the first Divine Comedy?

Went out shopping and then came back.

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