The book dialog game - Page 21

poohbear_nc · 09-02-2011, 08:34 AM

Kim? ...

pdurrant · 09-02-2011, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Kim? ...

Exactly so. I thought that "Friend of all the World" and "son of a Sahib" should do it.

Over to you...

HomeInMyShoes · 09-02-2011, 09:20 AM

Darn. Too late. Sahib would have done it for me.

poohbear_nc · 09-02-2011, 08:39 PM

OK - I've had a totally rotten day ... so I will cheer myself up with my selection:

"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working. "

"There is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."

"All along the backwater,
Through the rushes tall,
Ducks are a-dabbling,
Up tails all!"

pdurrant · 09-03-2011, 04:07 AM

The second is a very well known quote. So I hope I'm not mistaken in saying that it's from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

orlok · 09-03-2011, 04:21 AM

^ beat me to it.

pdurrant · 09-03-2011, 04:41 AM

On the assumption that I'm right, I'll give my quote now. This is from a 1961 novel.

"In addition the charge of assaulting a police robot will be added to your record. This was foolish since my brain and larynx are armoured and in my midsection—"
"That I know well, George, but your little two-way radio is in the top of your pointed head and I don't want you reporting to your friends just yet."

[...]

"All right, Mr. Detective, you have me so there is no sense in gloating. What's next on the program? Psychological reorientation, lobotomy—or just plain firing squad?"
"None of those I'm afraid. I am here to offer you a job on the Corps."

orlok · 09-03-2011, 06:09 AM

I'm pretty sure I know this - I was a huge fan of the series (novels and 200AD renditions, too).

The Stainless Steel Rat?

pdurrant · 09-03-2011, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

I'm pretty sure I know this - I was a huge fan of the series (novels and 200AD renditions, too).

The Stainless Steel Rat?

Yes, Spot on. Slippery Jim DiGriz himself. Let's see what you have to offer us.

poohbear_nc · 09-03-2011, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The second is a very well known quote. So I hope I'm not mistaken in saying that it's from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

I'm late in my acknowledgement [have to sleep sometime!] - but you were spot on! Love that book!

orlok · 09-03-2011, 11:22 AM

OK, thanks @pdurrant. This is the opening line from one of my all time favourites, a novel written in 1939:

"I cannot blame them. After all, one doesn't need a telescopic sight to shoot boar and bear; so that when they came on me watching the terrace at a range of five hundred yards, it was natural enough that they should jump to conclusions."

No Google please, peeps, as it is an easy find...

poohbear_nc · 09-03-2011, 11:40 AM

I had never heard of this one - had to look it up - and have now added it to my looming TBR mountain!

orlok · 09-03-2011, 01:12 PM

My pleasure

. It was one I first read as a teenager, and it has stayed with me since. In fact, my first novel (perpetually unfinished) has been likened to it, so I guess it has had a lasting influence...

pdurrant · 09-03-2011, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

OK, thanks @pdurrant. This is the opening line from one of my all time favourites, a novel written in 1939:

"I cannot blame them. After all, one doesn't need a telescopic sight to shoot boar and bear; so that when they came on me watching the terrace at a range of five hundred yards, it was natural enough that they should jump to conclusions."

No Google please, peeps, as it is an easy find...

A new one on me.

orlok · 09-03-2011, 01:52 PM

Another quote:

Major X: How did you get here?
Hunter: I walked.
Major X: Walked?
Hunter: Safest way.
Major X: Walked from where?
Hunter: Poland.
Major X: Poland? That's over 200 miles!
Hunter: I've got a good bootmaker - Snade in Crivet Street.

And another:

Bobbity, you see, shooting heads of state is never in season. Even if they are jumped-up corporals they are protected, like ospreys. So you know what you are, Bobbity - you're an outlaw!

09-03-2011, 04:41 AM	#307
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,106 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	On the assumption that I'm right, I'll give my quote now. This is from a 1961 novel. "In addition the charge of assaulting a police robot will be added to your record. This was foolish since my brain and larynx are armoured and in my midsection—" "That I know well, George, but your little two-way radio is in the top of your pointed head and I don't want you reporting to your friends just yet." [...] "All right, Mr. Detective, you have me so there is no sense in gloating. What's next on the program? Psychological reorientation, lobotomy—or just plain firing squad?" "None of those I'm afraid. I am here to offer you a job on the Corps." Last edited by pdurrant; 09-03-2011 at 08:16 AM. Reason: typo

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,735 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	OK - I've had a totally rotten day ... so I will cheer myself up with my selection: "After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working. " "There is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." "All along the backwater, Through the rushes tall, Ducks are a-dabbling, Up tails all!"

09-03-2011, 04:07 AM	#305
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,106 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	The second is a very well known quote. So I hope I'm not mistaken in saying that it's from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

09-03-2011, 04:21 AM	#306
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	^ beat me to it.

09-03-2011, 06:09 AM	#308
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	I'm pretty sure I know this - I was a huge fan of the series (novels and 200AD renditions, too). The Stainless Steel Rat?

09-03-2011, 11:22 AM	#311
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	OK, thanks @pdurrant. This is the opening line from one of my all time favourites, a novel written in 1939: "I cannot blame them. After all, one doesn't need a telescopic sight to shoot boar and bear; so that when they came on me watching the terrace at a range of five hundred yards, it was natural enough that they should jump to conclusions." No Google please, peeps, as it is an easy find...

09-03-2011, 11:40 AM	#312
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,735 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I had never heard of this one - had to look it up - and have now added it to my looming TBR mountain!

09-03-2011, 01:12 PM	#313
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	My pleasure . It was one I first read as a teenager, and it has stayed with me since. In fact, my first novel (perpetually unfinished) has been likened to it, so I guess it has had a lasting influence...

09-03-2011, 01:52 PM	#315
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Another quote: Major X: How did you get here? Hunter: I walked. Major X: Walked? Hunter: Safest way. Major X: Walked from where? Hunter: Poland. Major X: Poland? That's over 200 miles! Hunter: I've got a good bootmaker - Snade in Crivet Street. And another: Bobbity, you see, shooting heads of state is never in season. Even if they are jumped-up corporals they are protected, like ospreys. So you know what you are, Bobbity - you're an outlaw!

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