ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 5 March 2007

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"What do you call a woman with one leg shorter than the other? Ilene.
What do you call a Chinese woman with one leg shorter than the other? Irene." -

sskipstress

That's right, we're starting off lean and mean. Let's go!

1. What famous bell tower took nearly two hundred years to build, starting in 1173 and finally being completed in 1350?

"Microsoft Belltower 1.0." -

kandelschwartz

"At least you didn't ask for whom it tolls. They hate that." -

amberdulen
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. Also, the road tolls, they're for thee too." -

judith_s

"Jenga!" -

dragonstar87

"Two hundred years? What, did FEMA build it?" -

lots42

(FEMA doesn't build nuthin'.

angledge will cop to that. -CV)

"Everyone said I was daft to build a tower on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them." -

cmseward

(+1, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. -CV)

"The Fresh Tower of Bell-Air" -

schizospider

"now I have a Roger Miller song stuck in my head 'England swing like a pendulum do, bobbies on bicycles 2 by 2, Westminster Abbey, the tower of big ben, and the rosy red cheeks of the little children'" -

jenny_1981

"Notre Dame Catherdral, and I can't come up with a single pithy remark to go along with that!" - ANONYMOUS

(That's ok. You and 21 other folks are still wrong. -CV)

"The Leaning Tower of Pizza." - I won't even try to count.
"Goddamn, all forces in this universe are conspiring to make me want pizza tonight, but I'll be damned if I'm putting on pants to go out and get some." -

lyme

"The Leaning Tower of Pisa. Like many men, when fully erect it's just a little off-center." -

deza

" Now if they built a tiny replica near it with <sub> tags, that would be funny.

" -

astridsdream

Correct Answer: The Leaning Tower of Pisa

"proof that building codes haven't changed much in the last 8 centuries or so." -

spotts1701

2. Name that movie!
"If you want to kill yourself, don't fuck around with it, go on and do it expeditiously."

"...but before you do, I want my two dollars!!!" -

i_calql8

(+1, Better Off Dead. -CV)

"5 syllables. You just lost half of us." -

queeniexb

"I don't know, but I'm gonna use that quote on my idiot ex! Maybe he'll take the advice..." -

iankeith

"No idea, but who the hell uses 'fuck' and 'expeditiously' in the same sentence? Unless they're on the BBC, of course." -

sing1118
"the actor who said it has to be Samuel L. Jackson. Only he could use 'fuck' and 'expeditiously' in the same sentence." -

david_deacon

"And do it quietly - none of this 'jump in front of the subway train and fuck up everybody's commute' business." -

rikchik

"Part of the opening announcement on Titanic, giving advice to the audience." -

woap

"I totally applaud the sentiment. You hear that, emo kids? I don't want seven volumes of the poetry of your despair, special incense, rebellious clothes you got at Hot Topic, etc. Just get it done, so everyone else can move on with their lives." -

jrho

"'The Little Mermaid', because wasn't that essentially one of the most drawn out suicides ever." -

dv8dragonfly

"Lean on Me. I'd make fun of this, but really, it has Wil WHeaton in it, so what more can I say?" -

grayhawkfh
"Is it that one with Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix and some other kids whose names I can't remember standing around in their underwear pulling leeches off each other?" -

sskipstress
"Lean On Me, not to be confused with Stand By Me, which was about adventurous gay boys from the boondocks rather than delinquent drug-abusing urbanites." -

viperonaleash

"The Care Bears Movie: Grumpy Bear gets fed up!" -

naimhdearq

"I am an educator, and Joe Clark is my hero. About 500 more of him, and we might control our schools again." -

southbucki

Correct Answer: Lean On Me

3. What actress played Kes in Star Trek: Voyager?

"Last Sunday I went to the brunch buffet at Eat 'n Park and had tons of bacon. It's not an answer to the question I just wanted you to be jealous." -

amberdulend

"Is this question for the crybabies that complain about the sports questions?" -

queeniexb

"contrary to your not-so-popular belief, we're not all trekkies here." –

faceless_wonder

(Apparently, you're not all sports fans either. Go figure. -CV)

"I have never seen any form on Star Trek. I understand that this makes me an inferior being." -

rorylareina

(Yep! - LL)

"Not big enough of a geek. (surprized?)" -

thepikey

"Voyager? Was that the one that sucked on the other side of the galaxy or the one that sucked in the past-future? or the one that started by sucking on a space station but got good?" -

tarpo

"I would have to play this quiz when my Trekkie fiance is at school... Because he'd know. (Hey, maybe I can get him in on the LJDQ fun, too!)" -

elbiesee

"Am I the only one who is SO EXCITED for the new Star Trek movie?" -

ooyoumasha

(Depends if they're going with the Kirk and Spock at the Academy idea… - LL)

"The only Star Trek character I care about is "KHAAAAAAAAANNNNNN"" -

killabee886

"And people said my knowledge of all things Star Trek wouldn't be useful! In your face high school bullies! In! Your! Face! The answer is of course : Jennifer Lien" -

b_hulsman

"she had the hots for Neelix, which gave the rest of us spotted, hairy geeks some hope." -

lots42

"Raise your hand if Kes reminded you of Peter Pan with boobies." -

ginalin

"I don't care, no one tops Picard. I don't care if Kes didn't play a parallel role, no one tops Picard, bitches." -

schizospider

"Does it really matter? She was so boring." – Tony Farkas

"I always thought she was cute, then 7 of 9 showed up in future seasons. Sorry, little Kes, move to the back of the line." -

wendynat
"I'd fuck cyborgs; I'm not proud." -

fizrep

"Jennifer Lien, who was in American History X with Nigel Miguel who was in The Air Up There with Kevin Bacon." -

dragonstar87

(Full credit. -CV)

Correct Answer: Jennifer Lien

4. The family of Rorqual whales feeds on krill and other small organisms using which oral structure?

Organisms read as orgasms – 3
"Hee hee... you said oral." - 7
"Heh heh, you said 'krill'" -

dragonstar87

"Rorqual! Rorqual! Gosh, I could say that word all day long." -

amberdulen

"Baleen, or maybe it's balean. Are we being graded on spelling?" -

marasca

"Did you know that humpback whales have very small esophagi? Only about as big around as a grapefruit. IT'S TRUE." –

kokopellinelli

"Define 'small'. I mean, to a whale 'small' might be a Volkswagen Beetle." -

spotts1701

(Krill ain't that big. If they were, they'd be shrimp. – LL)

"'I can speak whale! AARRRUUU.' 'What's it saying?' 'It says Japanese fishermen taste like seagulls!'" -

lots42

(Number of people who can speak whale thanks to Finding Nemo: 4. -CV)

"I'm insufficiently caffeinated to say something suggestive about baleen, other than appreciating its historical role as the boning in corsetry, and I'm a big fan of corsets and the women who wear them well. See how that works? Everything can be about the boobies." -

etcet

"I've known some guys who could feed on krill using their big bushy moustaches." -

syrazemyla

"Let me just state for the record that feeding on krill is not my first choice of what to do with my oral structure..." - ANONYMOUS

"So, one of the Final Fantasy games apparently needed a zombie monster. I guess the designers were thinking 'We need zombies. BIG zombies. FUCKING HUGE zombies!', and so the Zombie Whale was born. WTF does this thing do: swim through whole surfs full of swimmers and zombie baleen out the brains? I mean seriously... duh!
Zombie Shamu would rule though." -

fizrep

"Baleen. Not baling wire. Unless they have giant whale-braces." -

rikchik

"Baleen. Have you ever seen one of those things? They look like petrified millipedes on steroids." -

deza

"(movie announcer voice) This summer ... experience the Dark Knight as never before. Christian Bale-en stars in ... Whaleman Begins.(/movie announcer voice)" -

spatialrift47

"Another fabulous word that I remember learning: baleen. Doesn't that sound like something that should involve a stripper and a pole?" -

judith_s

"Baleen? Shoot, now I'm singing 'Come On Eileen' in my head, except substitute 'baleen.' Sometimes I hate my brain." -

rorylareina

(Rest assured that right now you are driving

lienne crazy. -CV)

"Roarke Whales? Well then it must be 'Da Baleen, Da Baleen'" -

pheltzer

Correct Answer: Baleen

5. What is the term for a structure with three walls and a slanting roof, sometimes free-standing, and sometimes attached to a building for support?

Little House on the Praire references - 3
"A lean-to. And you know how I know that? From Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. I am so cool." -

crystalcazzie, who is only cooler than 3 people

"Not Godzilla Proof" -

wiredwizard

"A lean-to, not to be confused with a fat-to, the American version." -

woap

"I believe the technical term is 'Redneck Mansion.'" -

jrho

"FEMA-provided living quarters." -

thepikey

(Complete with blue roofs. -AL)

"The kind of place I'll be living once I graduate from college." -

photosinensis

(

pocketmouse already got one. Maybe you two can share rent. -CV)

"A FLYING BUTTRESS! I know it's not, but every time I say 'flying buttress' I get this image of a flying mattress with attached butt." -

pewter_alyssum

(Oooookay… ::backs away slowly:: - LL)

"Lean-to -- AKA where the Boy Scouts Sleep cause they're too chicken to sleep in the tents like the Girl Scouts" -

s0medays00n

(w00t! Girl Scouts represent! – LL)

"Whenever I see a lean-to, I want to move the roof up and down and manipulate the cosine." -

syrazemyla

(That is both terrible and at the same time worthy of a Geek Of The Week award. -(sine²x + cos²x) for you. -CV)

Correct Answer: Lean-to

6. Who/what do you lean on for support?

"My dear friend, Captain Morgan." -

iankeith
"It's a nurturing, alternating system of Capt. Morgan and Cabo Wabo tequila." - TONY FARKAS
"I rely mostly on my girlfriends. Y'know: Brandy, Perry, Ginny, Margarita and Bailey." -

crisiks

"

onetimeoffer - she is my universe." -

wiredwizard

(So sweet! :*] Or stalkery… o.O – LL)

"Support? I'm a single mom. The only 'support' I get is from my control-top pantyhose." -

deza

(And that might have been an image we could have gone without. -CV)

"The belief that no mysterious force controls my destiny. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side." -

peaseblossom03

(Note to self:

peaseblossom03 is really Han Solo. That's damn cool. -CV)

"Did you know that the arabic word for "unemployed man" literally translates to "one who holds up the walls"? Because that's where you can always find the jobless men, leaning on the city walls." -

s0m3days00n

(If that's true, then we have a lot of unemployed Arabic male quizlings in our ranks. -CV)

"Jesus, the ultimate Mod. He will lead me to the land of ~~milk and honey~~ gin and pudding." -

silent_r_infork

"I lean on my faith in the Flying Spaghetti Monster." -

marasca

"Coffee, cigarettes and booze. Oh, and pudding." -

germankitty

"My two favorite therapists, Dr. Ben and Dr. Jerry." -

dragonstar87

"No-one. I am a ROCK AGAINST THE WIND and an emotional fuck-up!" -

puredeadthingy

"I get by with a little help from my friends..." -

ntlespino

"my idiot, leek buying boyfriend, and the bottle of wine he invariably has somewhere about his person." -

roscrea

"At the moment, I'm leaning on Vicodin, three over-the-counter painkillers, Anbesol, clove extract, and a heating pad. I should've had the tooth pulled instead of repaired. *whimpers*" -

noelleleithe

"Some...times in our lives
We all have pain, we all have sorrow.
But, if we are wise
We know that there's always the

ljdq!

Just call on me, Quizlings
If you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on..." -

scifantasy

And for the record, we tried really hard to avoid the songs "Come On Eileen" and "Jolene". Just so you all know.

That's it for this week; thanks for playing all! Welcome to all the new players, and remember that you too can be a better person if you tell others about the Quiz and get them to play. It's a pyramid scheme that really works! Don't be left out of the loop!

Thanks again,

lovellama, for being a good supporting mod again. You are the shiznits!

Tune in tomorrow, same quiz-time, same quiz-channel!

Rock On,

AL&CV&LL