ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 30 April 2007

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"I hate this place. This zoo. This prison. This reality, whatever you want to call it, I can't stand it any longer. It's the smell, if there is such a thing. I feel saturated by it. I can taste your stink and every time I do, I fear that I've somehow been infected by it." -

mark_laura

+1, The Matrix.

And to sum up the theme, This Quiz Stinks!

1. Insects of the family Pentatomidae that react to disturbances by releasing a cyanide-containing liquid are commonly known as what?

"Gin beetles!" -

xgreenjudasx

(I prefer my gin with juniper rather than cyanide. But maybe that's just me. -CV)

"Melanie 'Scary Spice' Brown." -

ginalin

"Flying skunks?" -

chebonne

"Vermicious knids" -

mcrunner03

"Didn't the Republican party elect a whole bunch of 'em a few years back?" -

hotpantsgalore

"My mother... Oh, wait, now that I look at the other questions, stinkbug? In which case we change my answer from 'my mother' to 'my dad'." -

lyme

"The 'oldlacers', who commonly live in pairs, disguise themselves in the more socially acceptable image of old ladies. They are known to like the company of nice young men... but only temporarily." -

katiebgood

(That was Arsenic. But excellent show. +1 anyway. -CV)

"Russian Assassin bugs. The upgrades work using polonium." -

ntlespino

"Umm...assassin bugs? Cause, you know, that would be a hell of an effective way to assassinate someone. Pissing poison on them. Hell, I wish I could do that. No one would be safe. " -

vmisery

"Bugs you really REALLY don't want in the house." -

jmthane

"Poison Beatles, the bizarro world version of the ever wholesome Beatles." -

antinomic

"Can you imagine what would happen if that guy who makes the gadgets for James Bond got hold of a poison-spewing bug? No, I can't either, but it would probably be awesome. " -

chlaal

"Cyanide can be found naturally in peach pits. So, does this bug's fart smell like peaches? That'd be pretty cool. " -

wendynat

"Normally, I stink at knowing anything about bugs... unless it's the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. Because those are the movie stars of insects. No! Really! Look at almost any movie with cockroaches and I bet you it's those dang imports... All because they don't have wings.
Brazilian Cockroach : Hahahahaha! You don't have any wings!!!
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach : STFU! I'm a movie star!
Brazilian Cockroach : ...... " -

gypsy_owl

"Stinkbug. I wish I could release a cynaide-containing liquid. Of course, I would use it for nefarious purposes, so it's probably best I can't. " -

whiski_sour

"The Greater British Sting-bug." -

unleashedfreak

(Just when you think Sting couldn't possibly show up... -CV)

"Why in the hell would stink bugs have 5 tomatoes?!" -

blindgeoff
"Pentatomidae is obviously latin for "five-toed sloth", but you said insect, so I'll go with the five-toed sloth bug." -

cmseward

"I wonder if you could get high by licking stinkbugs." -

3_foot_6

(We did say CYANIDE up there, right? -CV)

"The stinkbugs obviously failed infiltration training. I squish them, and *then* they release the cyanide capsules." -

kamalloy

Correct Answer: Stink Bugs

"And how do they know when to release it? By in-stink, of course." -

i_calql8

(For the record, we briefly contemplated a question with the answer "instinct", but someone gave that the royal thumbs down. -CV)

2. The invention of the modern flush-toilet is partly to blame for what nauseating event in 1858 London?

"Alligators in sewers." -

elaran

"The royal flush?" -

b_hulsmans

"The Crapper Conundrum" -

writersblock_va

"Cacatoa." -

pewter_alyssum

"The existence of the French?" -

deviousli

"The same thing that happened when they cut the power in 'Ghostbusters.'" -

tweeti

"Jack the Ripper? (Get it? Huh? Huh? It's a fart joke!!) [heh heh]" -

stagemanager

"The Flood. 1858 was still back in biblical times, wasn't it?" -

seldear

"I don't know, Doctor Who hasn't covered that one. " -

pocketmouse

"No doubt it involved the Spice Girls somehow. Under all the makeup and tarty clothing, even Baby Spice is at least 200." -

miladygrey

"The Thames clogging up with excrements. Not very healthy at all. And very flammable, I'm sure." -

chebonne

"I'll guess dumping sewage in the Thames, since I live in Milwaukee and know that people are that disgusting." -

sphynxlike

"The invention of that lovely bit of English cuisine, spotted dick." -

thepikey

"The Great Stink. Also, what Sanjaya fans raised last week. *sick of American Idol shenanigans*" -

jessicamariek

Correct Answer: The Great Stink

3. Which 1992 megahit by Nirvana was covered by Tori Amos later that same year?

"I always wanted to be a cheerleader, or a stripper, or an astronaut." -

niroby

(So... how's that job search going nowadays? -CV)

"Smells Like teen spirit? that's the only song I know from Nirvana. I wasn't into that whole 'let's scream our lungs out, so nobody will know we can't sing' scene" -

b_hulsmans

"'Cherry Pie'. Or was that Warrant? Doesn't really matter, because that song totally ROCKS!" -

kenshardik

(Words fail me… - LL)

"What is this song all about?/ Can't figure any lyrics out/ How do the words to it go?/ I wish you'd tell me, I don't know..." -

subnerd862 and lots o' others

"Orange Knickers. Because I cannot hear Tori Amos mentioned without thinking of orange knickers." -

elfie_samurai

(Ok then! – LL)

"Smells Like The Most Annoyingly Overplayed Song On The Radio The Year That I Was In Kindergarten. " -

saint_vincent23

(Christ, I'm old… LL&CV)

"Tori Amos singing Nirvana is like Nancy quoting Doonesbury." -

drbear
"Hey, at least it works better than the Cardigans covering Black Sabbath's Iron Man." -

thepikey
"The Weird Al version was much better." - 13 other folks

"It was a duet with Carly Simon--'You're Cobain'." -

i_calql8

"I always read that name as 'Toria Moss', which sounds like a sort of fungi." -

timydamonkey

(Some folks here were inclined to agree with you. -CV)

"Who's Tori Amos? Is she that horse-faced one?" -

exaggeratebliss

(I thought that was Sarah Jessica Parker. -CV)

"Raaaarr Reeeoooww Blargh Blargh Suicide Is Cool Reeow I Married A Skank." -

lots42

"I actually know this: Smells Like Teen Spirit. I guess living with an angry and depressed 16 year old sister with 'issues' wasn't as useless as I thought!" -

annemjw

Correct Answer: Smells Like Teen Spirit

"What does Teen Spirit smell like anyway?" -

alma_alba

4. What is the title of the 1991 Mel Brooks film about an LA businessman who thinks he can survive on the streets?

"The Rodny King Story: Friends in Low Places" -

xgreenjudasx

"Oy Vey! Escape from LA!" -

wiredwizard

"The Pursuit of Smellyness." -

kamalloy

"Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money." -

caffeineod

"Terms of Endearment is a Mel Brooks movie? I didn't know that, I might have to watch it now." -

umbralcorax

"I'm fairly sure it's not 'Spaceballs,' 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights,' or 'The Producers,' but I could be wrong. I honestly have no idea, so I'll try for the pun. Smell Brooks presents: 'Robin Hood: Scent in Tights' or 'The Pr*odor*ucers'" -

oboe_dude

"Badges? We Don't Need No Stinking Badges!" -

mark_laura

"Mel Brooks hasn't done anything remotely funny since 'Spaceballs'." -

kenshardik

"Mel Brooks just needs to stick with parodies and Nazi musicals." -

miladygrey

"Step Off or I'll Papercut a Bitch." -

miss_katelynne

"Insert clip of Jon Lovitz as 'The Critic' saying 'Iiit STINKS!' here." -

theninth

(+1 for mentioning The Critic, one of my favorite short-lived shows of all time. -CV)

"For some reason the sequel, And Then You Die, was never filmed." -

deza

Correct Answer: Life Stinks

"The one that isn't funny." -

drbear

5. Read the quote, then name the movie:
"The garbage chute was a wonderful idea! What an incredible smell you've discovered!"

"This week's quiz is bizarre." -

ncsnowbelle

(You're new around here, aren't you? -AL)

(This week's quiz didn't even come close to bizarre. This or this should help define "bizarre". -CV)

"Is this one of those questions where you get nearly 100% correct answers returned? 'Cuz who hasn't seen 'Star Wars'? Especially in the self-selected group of technophiles that is the LJDQ crowd..." -

mark_laura

(2+ years of research has proven that there is NO question we can ask that will get 100% correct answers. -AL)

"Read the quote, have no idea of the movie, I should probably just be happy I can somewhat see the theme this week." -

alfa_jones
"I swear I saw that on a CSI episode once." -

niroby
"Chicken Run. When in doubt, guess Chicken Run." -

stgreyhounds
"The Muppets Movie?" -

antinomic

"[OMGOMGOMGOMG I am totally answering this weeks quiz only to answer this question!] Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Wherein there is incest. Also that line makes me think that Han was totally going to respond with I'll give you a HAH, and a HIYA, and a WHOOOEY! And then I'll kick you!He just... has that kinda look on his face. " -

elaran

"Star Wars. And I think you should take points away if anyone adds Episode IV and/or A New Hope, because when it first came out in the theatres, those weren't on the film! It was Star Wars - plain and simple. (Yes, I'm old enough to have seen it in the theatre without a parental escort. Yes, I'm old. :-Þ) " -

jmthane

"You did this one on purpose, to make every geek reading this know they've wasted their lives, huh? " -

fizrep

(If they knew the answer to this

ljdq question, their life wasn't a waste! – LL)

"The sci-fi masterpiece You Should Have Just Left Off There, George, starring Indiana Jones and a bunch of people who would go on to have no careers. " -

alma_alba

"Oh, hang on, wait. I know number 5 as well, because I haven't spend my life on Mars, in a cave, with my hands over my ears and my eyes shut. That would be 'A New Hope', better known simply as Star Wars. " -

lazy_alex

"Somehow I can hear that in Gene Wilder's voice. No idea if that's anywhere near right, though. " -

clare_dragonfly

(::headdesk:: - LL)

"Han shot first! " -

akiyasan

(Damn straight he did. – LL)

"I finally saw Star Wars for the first time a couple weeks ago, and only because my boyfriend was sick of people pointing and laughing in the streets: "Look! There's the boyfriend of the girl who's never seen Star Wars!" Then again, he got his degree in rocket science solely because of that movie, so they could be pointing and laughing for any number of reasons. " -

3_foot_6

"That sounds like something from Star Wars from me. Which just makes me want to sing... My backpack's got jets! I'm Boba the Fett! I bounty hunt for Jabba Hut to finance my Vette! " -

lyme

(wicky wicky woo! +1, Fett's Vette – LL)

"I say that to my baby every time I change his diaper. Strangely he responds much like Chewie might: 'Graaarrrahh..'" -

miss_katelynne

"

" -

umbralcorax

"I've always had a fear of being killed by the slow trash compactor thanks to that movie." -

killabee886

"When Hairy Met Smelly." -

pocketmouse

Correct Answer: Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope)

6. What part of your life really stinks right now? (No body parts kplzthx.)

"My life is sunshine and rainbows." -

stevesbabygirl,

tweeti

"Nothing. Absolutely nothing at all. I lost 5.6 pounds this week!! " -

stagemanager

(Bastard. ::Kicks own scale:: - LL)

"The fact that my office does not have airconditioning. Which is totally unfair since the archives have airco! Why the frack do old books need airco for? they won't complain when it's too hot, they might crumble, but who cares, it's not like any of my coworkers read. " -

b_hulsmans

"Not enough SEX! " -

wiredwizard

"Cat box." - 8 stinky cat owners

"My clothes, actually, as I work in a barn. And me, I haven't showered yet. Also, Sting." -

unleashedfreak

"Having to watch my beautiful, slim, talented friend in the part I wanted in rehearsals; I have two lines in the whole play. " -

puredeadthingy

"I never knew what a Gorilla Fart was before today. Do you know what that is? Wild Turkey and 151. That sounds like a good time. Give me a Gorilla Fart! " -

joykinz

(Oh. My. God. – LL)

"There's something fetid in my house's pantry and NO ONE CAN SMELL IT BUT ME. My parents think I'm nuts, but it's somewhere between rotten onions and dead mice, though I've found no evidence of either. I think I'm going a little crazy. It's like the Tell-Tale Stench. 'Here, here, tear up the floorboards! It is the reeking of this hideous rodent!'" -

vmisery

"this WEATHER. It's the end of April, why in hell is it snowing??? I hate Colorado." -

jessicamariek

"Tuesday, I shot photos of people watching sturgeon spawning. That's right - fish porn. " -

drbear

"I just bought Nads. For some reason, I thought that ripping hundreds of hairs out by the root with one quick jerk of the strip sounded like a GOOD idea." -

wendynat

(...the product is called "Nads"? -CV)

"Retail is the rotting corpse on the humid summer day of my life." -

whiski_sour

"Being a long-suffering Cubs fan--I'm always hopeful in March, and then summer comes and reminds me that CUBS = Completely Useless By September. " -

i_calql8

"Library patrons. Guys, the computer lab is a very small room with poor ventilation. Please, for the love of all that's holy, take a FUCKING BATH before you add your own distincitve aroma to the mix. Oh, and just for the teen boys--you know those AXE body spray commercials? They LIE. " -

deza

"My cat caught a rat this morning, and then she rolled in it. It's her first rat, and I should feel proud, but I'm mostly just disgusted by her. Still, one less rat at my house!" -

annemjw

"Well, there's this strange container in the fridge...could be meat...could be cake... " -

n5iln

(+1, George Carlin – LL)

And there you have it. Stink was the theme of the week, because... just because. Sniff you jerks later!

Oh, and thanks all for playing. Always glad to see you. Keep on coming back- the funny just gets funnier when there's more of you. Give in to your hunger and play!

Rock on!

AL&CV&LL

Current Mood: stinky
Current Music: Smells Like Nirvana

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From:

scifantasy.livejournal.com

...we briefly contemplated a question with the answer "instinct", but someone gave that the royal thumbs down.

Gee, I wonder what pun-averse mod did that.

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

It will forever remain a mystery, I'm sure.

Though named daily, it is weekly. Behold the first mystery.

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