Silliness Quiz - Page 870

poohbear_nc · 03-11-2014, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

A number will do.

The first one?

issybird · 03-11-2014, 06:06 PM

7. Dickens on Queen Victoria's Highland Journals?

Shayne Parkinson · 03-11-2014, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Ambrose Bierce?

No. You need to cross the Atlantic.

poohbear_nc · 03-11-2014, 06:07 PM

10. That's Virginia Woolf!

issybird · 03-11-2014, 06:07 PM

9. Pride & Prejudice?

Shayne Parkinson · 03-11-2014, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

The first one?

That's it.

Since the commenter wasn't a fan, he/she probably didn't read on.

Glorfindel · 03-11-2014, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

It is indeed! FOTR, to be specific. A point to you, Elf-lord.

Well that makes me mad at who ever said it! I was seriously guessing randomly, figured it was older than HP

Shayne Parkinson · 03-11-2014, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

7. Dickens on Queen Victoria's Highland Journals?

Oh, very good, Issybird! I wondered if that one might be a bit too obscure.

Glorfindel · 03-11-2014, 06:10 PM

8. CS Lewis on LotR or Sil?

Shayne Parkinson · 03-11-2014, 06:13 PM

Comments on various works of literature. One point each for the work and the commenter.

1. "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of Little Nell without laughing." Oscar Wilde on The Old Curiosity Shop. Bookpossum, Bilbo 1 point each.

2. "How to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? Why, very quickly, to begin with, and perhaps also to make an end. Why read it? Presumably, if you cannot be persuaded to read anything better, Rowling will have to do." ? on Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Poohbear, 1 point.

3. "In form no more than a glorified anecdote, and not too probable at that". ? on The Great Gatsby. Poohbear, 1 point.

4. "It really won't do, you know! I mean to say: 'Nymphs and their Ways, The Love-Life of a Faun'. Doesn't he know what he's talking about?" J. R. R. Tolkien on The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Issybird, pdurrant, 1 point each.

5. "One of the few English novels written for grown-up people." Virginia Woolf on Middlemarch. Bookpossum, 2 points.

6. "Juvenile trash". ? on The Fellowship of the Ring. Glorfindel, 1 point.

7. "I would not have had that reference made to [the author]'s preposterous book (I have read it) for any money. I blush to join the Shameful lick-spittle Chorus." Charles Dickens on Queen Victoria's Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands. Issybird, 2 points.

8. "Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron; here is a book that will break your heart". C. S. Lewis on The Lord of the Rings. Glorfindel, 2 points.

9. "An accurate daguerreotyped portrait of a common-place face; a carefully fenced, highly cultivated garden, with neat borders and delicate flowers—but no glance of a bright vivid physiognomy—no open country—no fresh air—no blue hill—no bonny beck." Charlotte Bronte on Pride and Prejudice. Billi, Issybird 1 point each.

10. "The work of a queasy undergraduate scratching his pimples.” Virginia Woolf on Ulysses. Poohbear, Orlok, 1 point each.

Current points:
Issybird, 4 points
Bookpossum, Glorfindel, Poohbear 3 points
Bilbo, Billi, Orlok, Pdurrant 1 point

Three points still to be won in this close contest!

Shayne Parkinson · 03-11-2014, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

10. That's Virginia Woolf!

Yes, it is!

Shayne Parkinson · 03-11-2014, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

9. Pride & Prejudice?

That's the one.

Shayne Parkinson · 03-11-2014, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Glorfindel

8. CS Lewis on LotR or Sil?

Yes, C. S. Lewis on LOTR - quite a contrast with the other review!

Glorfindel · 03-11-2014, 06:20 PM

yup sure was! I dimly remmember seeing this on one of my books...

Glorfindel · 03-11-2014, 06:27 PM

is #6 Dickens or Twain?

03-11-2014, 06:13 PM	#13045
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Comments on various works of literature. One point each for the work and the commenter. 1. "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of Little Nell without laughing." Oscar Wilde on The Old Curiosity Shop. Bookpossum, Bilbo 1 point each. 2. "How to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? Why, very quickly, to begin with, and perhaps also to make an end. Why read it? Presumably, if you cannot be persuaded to read anything better, Rowling will have to do." ? on Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Poohbear, 1 point. 3. "In form no more than a glorified anecdote, and not too probable at that". ? on The Great Gatsby. Poohbear, 1 point. 4. "It really won't do, you know! I mean to say: 'Nymphs and their Ways, The Love-Life of a Faun'. Doesn't he know what he's talking about?" J. R. R. Tolkien on The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Issybird, pdurrant, 1 point each. 5. "One of the few English novels written for grown-up people." Virginia Woolf on Middlemarch. Bookpossum, 2 points. 6. "Juvenile trash". ? on The Fellowship of the Ring. Glorfindel, 1 point. 7. "I would not have had that reference made to [the author]'s preposterous book (I have read it) for any money. I blush to join the Shameful lick-spittle Chorus." Charles Dickens on Queen Victoria's Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands. Issybird, 2 points. 8. "Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron; here is a book that will break your heart". C. S. Lewis on The Lord of the Rings. Glorfindel, 2 points. 9. "An accurate daguerreotyped portrait of a common-place face; a carefully fenced, highly cultivated garden, with neat borders and delicate flowers—but no glance of a bright vivid physiognomy—no open country—no fresh air—no blue hill—no bonny beck." Charlotte Bronte on Pride and Prejudice. Billi, Issybird 1 point each. 10. "The work of a queasy undergraduate scratching his pimples.” Virginia Woolf on Ulysses. Poohbear, Orlok, 1 point each. Current points: Issybird, 4 points Bookpossum, Glorfindel, Poohbear 3 points Bilbo, Billi, Orlok, Pdurrant 1 point Three points still to be won in this close contest! Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 03-11-2014 at 07:02 PM.

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issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,365 Karma: 235166015 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	7. Dickens on Queen Victoria's Highland Journals?

03-11-2014, 06:07 PM	#13039
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,713 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	10. That's Virginia Woolf!

03-11-2014, 06:07 PM	#13040
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,365 Karma: 235166015 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	9. Pride & Prejudice?

03-11-2014, 06:10 PM	#13044
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	8. CS Lewis on LotR or Sil?

03-11-2014, 06:20 PM	#13049
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	yup sure was! I dimly remmember seeing this on one of my books...

03-11-2014, 06:27 PM	#13050
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	is #6 Dickens or Twain?