Silliness Quiz - Page 885

Bilbo1967 · 03-24-2014, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

3. Ogden Nash?

No

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

3. Dr Seuss?

4. Mark Twain?

Dr Seuss is correct, not Mark Twain though.

1 pt to Hamlet53

Bilbo1967 · 03-24-2014, 11:31 AM

1. "Come. Come now or you will be late."
"Late? What for?"
"What is your name, human?"
"Dent. Arthur Dent."
"Late as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been terribly good at them myself but I'm told they can be terribly effective."
(Author, book and the one unnamed character please)
Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, Douglas Adams, Slartibartfast - 2 points to Bookpossum, 1 to pdurrant

2. “She was around ten minutes late, as a matter of fact. I didn't give a damn, though. All that crap they have in cartoons in the Saturday Evening Post and all, showing guys on street corners looking sore as hell because their dates are late - that's bunk. If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody.”
(Author and book please)
J. D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye - 2 points to Kumabjorn

3. "How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?"
(Author please)
Dr. Seuss - 1 point to Hamlet53

4. "I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing."
(Person to whom this quote is attributed please)

5. "Better never than late"
(Person to whom this quote is attributed please)

2 points each to Bookpossum and Kumabjorn, 1 each to pdurrant and Hamlet53

Bookpossum · 03-24-2014, 07:09 PM

4. Sounds like Oscar Wilde.

Glorfindel · 03-24-2014, 09:19 PM

this is going to sound obserd but is 5. Denethor?

Bilbo1967 · 03-25-2014, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

4. Sounds like Oscar Wilde.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

this is going to sound obserd but is 5. Denethor?

No to both I'm afraid.

4 is not an author, although many books have been written about her.
5 decidedly is an author.

Hamlet53 · 03-25-2014, 11:24 AM

4 is not an author? Marilyn Monroe?

Bilbo1967 · 03-25-2014, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

4 is not an author? Marilyn Monroe?

Correct!

So, that's two points each for Bookpossum, Kumabjorn and Hamlet53 and one point for pdurrant.

The last one is eminently guessable. He's an oft-quoted author.

orlok · 03-25-2014, 12:15 PM

Ernest Hemingway?
Norman Mailer?

Glorfindel · 03-25-2014, 12:16 PM

Tolkien or CS Lewis?

Bilbo1967 · 03-25-2014, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Ernest Hemingway?
Norman Mailer?

No, neither of those.

Glorfindel · 03-25-2014, 12:17 PM

Twain?

Bilbo1967 · 03-25-2014, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

Twain?

Not him either.

He won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

orlok · 03-25-2014, 12:35 PM

GBS? ......

Bilbo1967 · 03-25-2014, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

GBS? ......

That's the fella!

Over to one of Bookpossum, Hamlet53 or Kumabjorn for the next quiz.

Bookpossum · 03-25-2014, 05:53 PM

I've had a turn recently, so hand on the baton to Hamlet or Kumabjorn.

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03-24-2014, 11:31 AM	#13262
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	1. "Come. Come now or you will be late." "Late? What for?" "What is your name, human?" "Dent. Arthur Dent." "Late as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been terribly good at them myself but I'm told they can be terribly effective." (Author, book and the one unnamed character please) Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, Douglas Adams, Slartibartfast - 2 points to Bookpossum, 1 to pdurrant 2. “She was around ten minutes late, as a matter of fact. I didn't give a damn, though. All that crap they have in cartoons in the Saturday Evening Post and all, showing guys on street corners looking sore as hell because their dates are late - that's bunk. If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody.” (Author and book please) J. D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye - 2 points to Kumabjorn 3. "How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?" (Author please) Dr. Seuss - 1 point to Hamlet53 4. "I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing." (Person to whom this quote is attributed please) 5. "Better never than late" (Person to whom this quote is attributed please) 2 points each to Bookpossum and Kumabjorn, 1 each to pdurrant and Hamlet53

03-24-2014, 07:09 PM	#13263
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	4. Sounds like Oscar Wilde.

03-24-2014, 09:19 PM	#13264
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	this is going to sound obserd but is 5. Denethor?

03-25-2014, 11:24 AM	#13266
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	4 is not an author? Marilyn Monroe?

03-25-2014, 12:15 PM	#13268
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Ernest Hemingway? Norman Mailer?

03-25-2014, 12:16 PM	#13269
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Tolkien or CS Lewis?

03-25-2014, 12:17 PM	#13271
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Twain?

03-25-2014, 12:35 PM	#13273
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	GBS? ......

03-25-2014, 05:53 PM	#13275
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I've had a turn recently, so hand on the baton to Hamlet or Kumabjorn.

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