07-10-2014, 05:55 PM | #14296 |
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Stephen King as an exterminator, but that would be to good to be true, no?
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07-10-2014, 11:57 PM | #14297 | |
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Correct.
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So far we have: Douglas Adams: bodyguard. HIMS William S. Burroughs John Clare Don DeLillo William Faulkner Zane Grey Thomas Hardy: architect. Shayne Parkinson Joseph Heller Langston Hughes John Keats Stephen King Philip Larkin: librarian. Bilbo1967 Harper Lee Hilary Mantel Herman Melville George Orwell Anne Rice J. D. Salinger Kurt Vonnegut: car dealer. HIMS William Carlos Williams architect blacksmith's apprentice bodyguard car dealer customs inspector dentist doctor entertainment director on a luxury liner exterminator high school janitor hotel busboy insurance claims examiner librarian lime burner parking attendant police officer reservation clerk for an airline social worker surgeon's assistant university postmaster Four down, sixteen to go. |
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07-11-2014, 01:28 AM | #14298 |
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Hilary Mantel - social worker I think.
John Keats - surgeon's assistant? (I thought he was a chemist's assistant.) |
07-11-2014, 02:16 AM | #14299 | |
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Douglas Adams: bodyguard. HIMS William S. Burroughs John Clare Don DeLillo William Faulkner Zane Grey Thomas Hardy: architect. Shayne Parkinson Joseph Heller Langston Hughes John Keats: surgeon's assistant. Bookpossum Stephen King Philip Larkin: librarian. Bilbo1967 Harper Lee Hilary Mantel: social worker. Bookpossum Herman Melville George Orwell Anne Rice J. D. Salinger Kurt Vonnegut: car dealer. HIMS William Carlos Williams architect blacksmith's apprentice bodyguard car dealer customs inspector dentist doctor entertainment director on a luxury liner exterminator high school janitor hotel busboy insurance claims examiner librarian lime burner parking attendant police officer reservation clerk for an airline social worker surgeon's assistant university postmaster |
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07-11-2014, 05:56 AM | #14300 |
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Wasn't Stephen King a high school janitor?
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07-11-2014, 06:21 AM | #14301 |
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Here are my (random) guesses for the rest!
William S. Burroughs exterminator John Clare lime burner Don DeLillo high school janitor William Faulkner hotel busboy Zane Grey blacksmith's apprentice Joseph Heller police officer Langston Hughes entertainment director on a luxury liner Stephen King parking attendant Harper Lee insurance claims examiner Herman Melville dentist George Orwell customs inspector Anne Rice reservation clerk for an airline J. D. Salinger university postmaster William Carlos Williams doctor |
07-11-2014, 07:21 AM | #14302 |
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Well, guessing gives pdurrant the lead, I think, but the race is tight.
Douglas Adams: bodyguard. HIMS William S. Burroughs: exterminator. pdurrant John Clare: lime burner. pdurrant Don DeLillo William Faulkner Zane Grey Thomas Hardy: architect. Shayne Parkinson Joseph Heller Langston Hughes John Keats: surgeon's assistant. Bookpossum Stephen King: high school janitor. Orlok Philip Larkin: librarian. Bilbo1967 Harper Lee Hilary Mantel: social worker. Bookpossum Herman Melville George Orwell Anne Rice J. D. Salinger Kurt Vonnegut: car dealer. HIMS William Carlos Williams: doctor. pdurrant architect blacksmith's apprentice bodyguard car dealer customs inspector dentist doctor entertainment director on a luxury liner exterminator high school janitor hotel busboy insurance claims examiner librarian lime burner parking attendant police officer reservation clerk for an airline social worker surgeon's assistant university postmaster |
07-11-2014, 01:04 PM | #14303 |
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Anne Rice - reservation clerk for an airline?
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07-11-2014, 01:23 PM | #14304 |
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Herman Melville - customs inspector
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07-11-2014, 01:29 PM | #14305 |
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Zane Grey - dentist
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07-11-2014, 02:03 PM | #14306 |
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MJK, sorry, incorrect. poohbear_nc, two correct answers!
Douglas Adams: bodyguard. HIMS William S. Burroughs: exterminator. pdurrant John Clare: lime burner. pdurrant Don DeLillo William Faulkner Zane Grey: dentist. poohbear_nc Thomas Hardy: architect. Shayne Parkinson Joseph Heller Langston Hughes John Keats: surgeon's assistant. Bookpossum Stephen King: high school janitor. Orlok Philip Larkin: librarian. Bilbo1967 Harper Lee Hilary Mantel: social worker. Bookpossum Herman Melville: customs inspector. poohbear_nc George Orwell Anne Rice J. D. Salinger Kurt Vonnegut: car dealer. HIMS William Carlos Williams: doctor. pdurrant architect blacksmith's apprentice bodyguard car dealer customs inspector dentist doctor entertainment director on a luxury liner exterminator high school janitor hotel busboy insurance claims examiner librarian lime burner parking attendant police officer reservation clerk for an airline social worker surgeon's assistant university postmaster Time for a little look at the rankings: pdurrant - 3 points Bookpossum- 2 points HomeInMyShoes - 2 points poohbear_nc - 2 points Bilbo 1967 - 1 point Orlok - 1 point Shayne Parkinson - 1 point It's a close race, and eight points are still open. Anyone can still win. Random guessing can win this kind of thing!! |
07-11-2014, 02:15 PM | #14307 |
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Doing the shotgun approach:
Don DeLillo: hotel busboy William Faulkner: blacksmith's apprentice Joseph Heller: police officer Langston Hughes: entertainment director on a luxury liner Harper Lee: reservation clerk for an airline George Orwell: insurance claims examiner Anne Rice: parking attendant J. D. Salinger: university postmaster |
07-11-2014, 02:26 PM | #14308 |
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One out of eight ain't that bad! Harper Lee was indeed a reservation clerk for an airline once!
Douglas Adams: bodyguard. HIMS William S. Burroughs: exterminator. pdurrant John Clare: lime burner. pdurrant Don DeLillo William Faulkner Zane Grey: dentist. poohbear_nc Thomas Hardy: architect. Shayne Parkinson Joseph Heller Langston Hughes John Keats: surgeon's assistant. Bookpossum Stephen King: high school janitor. Orlok Philip Larkin: librarian. Bilbo1967 Harper Lee: airline reservation clerk. HIMS Hilary Mantel: social worker. Bookpossum Herman Melville: customs inspector. poohbear_nc George Orwell Anne Rice J. D. Salinger Kurt Vonnegut: car dealer. HIMS William Carlos Williams: doctor. pdurrant architect blacksmith's apprentice bodyguard car dealer customs inspector dentist doctor entertainment director on a luxury liner exterminator high school janitor hotel busboy insurance claims examiner librarian lime burner parking attendant police officer reservation clerk for an airline social worker surgeon's assistant university postmaster HomeInMyShoes - 3 points pdurrant - 3 points Bookpossum- 2 points poohbear_nc - 2 points Bilbo 1967 - 1 point Orlok - 1 point Shayne Parkinson - 1 point |
07-11-2014, 03:41 PM | #14309 |
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going for what seems too obvious now:
George Orwell: police officer? and maybe Anne Rice: insurance claims examiner? |
07-11-2014, 05:18 PM | #14310 |
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Well done! Two more points for you, HomeInMyShoes! Orwell was an officer with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. I had actually expected this to be the first correct answer. Assignment to all participants: Re-read his essay Shooting an Elephant.
Douglas Adams: bodyguard. HIMS William S. Burroughs: exterminator. pdurrant John Clare: lime burner. pdurrant Don DeLillo William Faulkner Zane Grey: dentist. poohbear_nc Thomas Hardy: architect. Shayne Parkinson Joseph Heller Langston Hughes John Keats: surgeon's assistant. Bookpossum Stephen King: high school janitor. Orlok Philip Larkin: librarian. Bilbo1967 Harper Lee: airline reservation clerk. HIMS Hilary Mantel: social worker. Bookpossum Herman Melville: customs inspector. poohbear_nc George Orwell: police officer. HIMS Anne Rice: insurance claims examiner. HIMS J. D. Salinger Kurt Vonnegut: car dealer. HIMS William Carlos Williams: doctor. pdurrant architect blacksmith's apprentice bodyguard car dealer customs inspector dentist doctor entertainment director on a luxury liner exterminator high school janitor hotel busboy insurance claims examiner librarian lime burner parking attendant police officer reservation clerk for an airline social worker surgeon's assistant university postmaster HomeInMyShoes - 5 points pdurrant - 3 points Bookpossum- 2 points poohbear_nc - 2 points Bilbo 1967 - 1 point Orlok - 1 point Shayne Parkinson - 1 point Clear lead for HomeInMyShoes now, but there are still five points to be had, so everybody with one point or more can still go for the win! One hint: One of the answers is a real hoot. |
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