Silliness Quiz - Page 145

Billi · 03-26-2011, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

I'm fairly sure my answer was right.

And I'll be going offline soon.

Sorry, I was still sleeping when you posted your answer. Of course it was right, well done!

Shayne Parkinson · 03-26-2011, 04:18 AM

Thanks! And no need to apologise.

All these time zones make it complicated.

orlok · 03-26-2011, 04:47 AM

Were the clothes left over from another film?

Shayne Parkinson · 03-26-2011, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Were the clothes left over from another film?

Yes! Which one?

orlok · 03-26-2011, 05:36 AM

Haven't a clue, as I don't know when the first film was made. Gone with the Wind?

Shayne Parkinson · 03-26-2011, 05:39 AM

Magnificent guess! And completely correct.

The movie was made in 1940. They recycled those mid-19th century hoop skirts, etc, and shoved them into a Regency story. Bizarre, looking back. They almost recycled Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, too, for the lead roles.

All yours, Orlok.

orlok · 03-26-2011, 05:55 AM

Goodness. I wasn't ready for that... I'm about to go out for the day, so will set a question but am happy for someone else to chip in with a new one in the meantime.

Here's an old Anglo-Saxon riddle, seemingly full of innuendo:

Swings by his thigh a thing most magical!
Below the belt, beneath the folds
Of his clothes it hangs, a hole in its front end,
Stiff-set and stout, it swivels about.
Leveling the head of this hanging instrument,
Its wielder hoists his hem above the knee:
It is his will to fill a well-known hole
That it fills fully when at full length.
He has often filled it before. Now he fills it again.

The question is "What am I?"

WT Sharpe · 03-26-2011, 04:22 PM

A scabbard?

poohbear_nc · 03-26-2011, 06:01 PM

a sporran?

poohbear_nc · 03-26-2011, 06:03 PM

a claymore?

orlok · 03-26-2011, 07:29 PM

No, none of those.

poohbear_nc · 03-27-2011, 09:37 AM

a key?

orlok · 03-27-2011, 10:36 AM

Yes! Your turn pooh

poohbear_nc · 03-27-2011, 10:58 AM

OK - I'll lob an easy one for a lazy Sunday morning:

Alf Wight is better known to millions of readers as ....... ?

Bilbo1967 · 03-27-2011, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

OK - I'll lob an easy one for a lazy Sunday morning:

Alf Wight is better known to millions of readers as ....... ?

That one is easy I think. Read the books and used to watch the BBC series many years ago - James Herriot.

03-26-2011, 05:39 AM	#2166
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Magnificent guess! And completely correct. The movie was made in 1940. They recycled those mid-19th century hoop skirts, etc, and shoved them into a Regency story. Bizarre, looking back. They almost recycled Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, too, for the lead roles. All yours, Orlok. Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 03-26-2011 at 05:41 AM.

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03-26-2011, 04:18 AM	#2162
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Thanks! And no need to apologise. All these time zones make it complicated.

03-26-2011, 04:47 AM	#2163
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Were the clothes left over from another film?

03-26-2011, 05:36 AM	#2165
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Haven't a clue, as I don't know when the first film was made. Gone with the Wind?

03-26-2011, 05:55 AM	#2167
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Goodness. I wasn't ready for that... I'm about to go out for the day, so will set a question but am happy for someone else to chip in with a new one in the meantime. Here's an old Anglo-Saxon riddle, seemingly full of innuendo: Swings by his thigh a thing most magical! Below the belt, beneath the folds Of his clothes it hangs, a hole in its front end, Stiff-set and stout, it swivels about. Leveling the head of this hanging instrument, Its wielder hoists his hem above the knee: It is his will to fill a well-known hole That it fills fully when at full length. He has often filled it before. Now he fills it again. The question is "What am I?"

03-26-2011, 04:22 PM	#2168
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	A scabbard?

03-26-2011, 06:01 PM	#2169
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,646 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	a sporran?

03-26-2011, 06:03 PM	#2170
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,646 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	a claymore?

03-26-2011, 07:29 PM	#2171
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	No, none of those.

03-27-2011, 09:37 AM	#2172
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,646 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	a key?

03-27-2011, 10:36 AM	#2173
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Yes! Your turn pooh

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03-27-2011, 10:58 AM	#2174
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,646 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	OK - I'll lob an easy one for a lazy Sunday morning: Alf Wight is better known to millions of readers as ....... ?