Live Journal Daily Answers: 31 March 2008

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1. What 2004 film was a dramatization of a road trip taken by Che Guevara in his youth?

"Kumar & Che Go To White Castle" - wiredwizard, thepikey
"To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Che Guevara" - ntlespino, lbmango, wellowned, silk_knickers
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" - jrho, woap

"Recelo y Aborrecimiento en Bolivia" - fizrep

"Dude, Where's My Revolution?" - rebecca_star

"Che Anything." - drbear

"Guerrillas in the Mist" - i_calql8

"Che & Chong's Still Bringing Down Colonialist Pig-Dogs. Man, you don't even want to *imagine* the Director's Cut..." - dimloep_suum

"The Motorcycle Diaries - Part IV of the Princess Diaries " - stevenmallory04

"Oh Sweet Christ, is it Eurotrip? It IS isn't it? " - fox_gloves

"Once Upon a Time on a Mexican Motorcycle" - mistressjennfer

"um...y tu mama tambien?!?!? (and I mean the movie, not that your mom went on a road trip with che guevara. Both would be surprising though.) " - herm42, therealchon

"The Road to El Dorado. Everyone knows that Che Guevara was after gold." - fax_celestis

"I can't imagine keeping a diary while riding my bike. Hell I can't even take a corner yet without crashing." - marilyth

"I wonder if teenage Che Guevara wore high-contrast Karl Marx t-shirts." - electric_worry

"We can't stop here, this is Communist country!" - akiyasan

"Communists take road trips? Wouldn't the line go something more along the lines of roads tripping you?" - shadowkeeper

"How to Turn a Hippie Into a Fascist" - droptheleash622

"The Motorcycle Diaries. Which was great until the very end when my father got the premise of the whole movie and demanded that we watch it again. But this is also the guy that made us watch all 5 Planet of the Apes movies, so I don't think he has a sound mind to begin with." - killabee886

"You know, for a long time I thought it involved the actual memoirs of a motorcycle. Wouldn't that be a great action movie? Action *and* a bit of fantasy. Disney should buy the rights immediately!" - quasar360

"The only thing that I remember about the The Motorcycle Diaries was that Gael Garcia Bernal was far, far, too pretty to ever look like Che Guevara." - badnoodles

Correct Answer: The Motorcycle Diaries



2. Which novel by Robert M. Pirsig has been described as "the most popular philosophy book of all time", despite having been rejected by 121 publishers?

"So by most popular philosophy book, you mean something that was read by 2 people besides the writer and his/her mom?" - gorghte

(...and 121 publishers, of course. -CV)

"Were there even a hundred and twenty two publishers when the Bible was written?" - etcet

"After how many times of being rejected do you then step back and ask, 'is it me'?" - killabee886

"Chicken Soup For The Philosophically Challenged" - wiredwizard
"chicken soup for the rejected author's soul." - wellowned

"Men Are From Mars, Women are From Venus" - elucreh

"I'm going with The Tao of Pooh. Why? Because Tao is really fun to say. Say it with me! TAO. TAAAOOOOO." - quasar360

"How To Get Rejected Everywhere You Go Make Friends and Influence People" - alexmegami

"Dianetics." - mistressjennfer

"Popular Philosophy for Dummies." - cmseward

"Decorating Your Cardboard Box - Tips for Philosophy Majors Who Don't Have a Backup Plan" - morganashkevron

"'Where God Went Wrong', followed closely by 'Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes' and 'Who is This God Person Anyway?'" - deltashade

(+1, HHGTTG. -CV)

"You Too Can Get A Book Published If You Harrass Them Enough!" - dragon_within

"What Is the Sound of One Brake Line Snapping?" - dimloep_suum

"Zen and my bitches!" - hotpantsgalore
"121 Problems but the Bitches aren't One." - uncut_diamond

"I feel so ashamed not knowing this. But then again, so does my boyfriend, and he's a philosophy major, so at least I get to point at him and laugh." - lisacharly

"Pirsig has been known to comment 'This used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it' on receiving his 100th rejection slip." - germankitty

"At one point the user manual that came with a brand new Kawasaki stated in its opening paragraph: 'Assembly of Japanese motorcycle require great peace of mind.' I guess they must have read their Pirsig." - hugh_mannity

"Talk about a case of false advertising! Despite the title and despite the area it was shelved in the bookstore, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance is of absolutely no use when you're trying to rebuild a gummed up carburetor." - badnoodles

Correct Answer: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance



3. In 1938, the Jackpine Gypsies of Sturgis, South Dakota started which annual event?

"The 100m lying around doing nothing?" - b_hulsmans

(No, that's Sturgis, Michigan. -CV)

"The last time I checked, sturgis were fish. Or maybe that's a surgeon." - lisacharly

(No, a surgeon's just a fish that finished med school. Until then they're still called sturgeons. -CV)

"Last I checked, a sturgis was a giant blood sucking insect that is repelled by paladins." - spiralgirl1

(I think that was a stirge. And really, who isn't repelled by paladins? -CV)

"I plead Britishness. Although, hurr - "jackpine"...why is that so amusing to me?" - 4492

"The Jackpine Jumps, a series of motorcycle jumps that - oh, I have no clue. " - rikchik

"Why do the Jackpine Gypsies sound like something you'd encounter in World of Warcraft?" - agirlwithavoice

"Let's all go to South Dakota where there are no helmet laws? Now with more brain damage!" - kestrel127

'The Mount Rushmore Staring Contest." - thepikey

(Washington is still undisputed champion. -CV)

"Weasel Stomping Day" - elvenpiratelady

(+1, Robot Chicken. -CV)

"The Laffalympics." - electric_worry

"The Victoria's Secret Angels Strut-off: Picture mildly safe for work" - mark_laura

"Bikerstock? Is there a Bikerstock?" - shogunsquirrel

(This is pretty much it, yeah. -CV)

"Gypsy Jacking? It's a cross between cheese racing, dwarf throwing, and wife racing. Fun times for the whole family." - niroby

"The Annual Trick People Into Coming TO Goddamned South Dakota Fest." - freezer818

'Burning Man. No wait, that was in _Germany_ with the Gypsies in 1938." - cmseward

"Is that the one that eats bull testicles?" - akiyasan

"Toys for Tots? Wait, that's the Marines, not the Hell's Angels. Or is it both? Or neither? Maybe the answer is in the book about zen and motorcycles." - kiffle

"That would be the Annual Locals Pack Up and Move to Pierre for the Week Week" - jrho

"I know it's not /that/ long ago, nor is South Dakota a hotbed of British ex-pats, but I'm still hearing 'What ho, old chap! Let us invite other enthusiasts of the motorised bicycle for a holiday.'" - twbubbles

"I know about this event (as themommmage may or may not tell you) because we inadvertently wound up in Sturgis during the Harley convention. This was while we were being fun and exciting and camping our way across the country. The patrons of all the sites around us were revving their engines until 4 AM. We were not quiet when packing up at 6 AM to head to our next stop (Kickapoo State Park, where there were no motorcycles, but tons of fireflies)." - rivetkitten

"That thing where everyone rides their Harleys to South Dakota and CLOGS THE WHOLE STATE OMG. I just wanted to see Mount Rushmore!!! Is it too much to ask for?!?! *sob*" - quasar360

"I used to go to a dentist who dropped $32,000 on a brand new Harley just so he could go to Sturgis. He was so traumatized that he sold the bike three days after he got back. Apparently, they don't tell you about the length aging biker babes will go to show you their tattoos." - badnoodles

"Sturgis Motorcycle Rally -- more horsepower and leather in one place than should be allowed. It now comes with a government health warning." - hugh_mannity

Correct Answer: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally



4. Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi are both multiple world championship holders in which sporting event?

(Vespa jokes: 5. Martini and Rossi Asti Spumante references: 5 -LL&CV)

"Scrabble! Oh wait, I read 'multiple word'..." - droptheleash622

"Adding Vowels To Names; they both lost to Aaaaiiiooeee from Barcelona." - lots42

"The Spaghetti Bowl" - drbear

"I'm not sure, but I know it's definitely not rollin' with Snoop Dogg as he goes around the country filming 'Girls Gone Wild'" - fox_gloves

"Competing for the hearts of fair maidens! Jousting! Serenading! Buying the most expensive presents while ignoring the fact that she prefers wildflowers to roses and glass beads to gems!" - elucreh

(I'm sorry, perhaps you didn't recognize these names as Italian. They don't do that sort of thing over there. -CV)

"Two Italians? So it must be boxing. I saw Rocky so it must be true!" - affenbrotwald

(Apollo Creed was Italian? Man, I don't know how I missed that critical plot point... -CV)

"Well, Agostini and Rossi is obviously a Vineyard. I can't think of any sport that is associated with wine, so I'm going to say "the pole jump". Oh, event, um, the international championships in pole jump. " - lbmango

"MotoGP, a sport where the price for overestimating the coefficient of friction between rubber and cement is personally experiencing the coefficient of friction between skin and cement at 80 miles an hour. " - badnoodles

"They're Italian, I'm Italian, so I've got to say it's some sort of WORLD-CLASS FOOD EATING COMPETITION. That's right. " - alexmegami

"I love watching motorcycle races - you aaaalmost get it sorted out as to who's who and then another green one passes the green one in front of the blue and you have no fucking clue what's going on anymore. Fun noises though...*rrrwwwwwzzzzzzzzzzzzooooooooooooooooooomscccccccccch*" - 4492

"They both sound Italian, and male. Wine-grape stomping? Otherwise, sumo." - twbubbles

(I've discovered that sumo wrestling outside of Japan is more for the northern and eastern Europeans. -CV)

"Them and Johnny Big Nose are mighty skilled in shakedowns.
Please don't tell the entire Old World Italian side of my family I said that." - unwritten_dirge

"I feel like David Letterman should be narrating this question. Angelena Rossini, Botrous Botrous Ghali. Uma... Oprah!" - akiyasan

"Go Speed Racer!" - soberloki

"The 500 meter gondola races" - thepikey

"I'm going to guess it's the 25 meter dash pizza tossing medley" - herm42

"Giacomo and Valentino > Italy > boots > walking > powerjogging > TRIATHOLON! " - lisacharly

(I think you skipped a few steps in your logical word association thingy there... -CV)

"Jumping the Shark. Little known fact: Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi are just two of Arthur Fonzarelli's pseudonyms." - kiffle

"Jumping motorcycles over 12 school buses. If Evil Kaneval can do it, the rest of y'all are sissies. Also, I have no idea how to spell Kaneval." - kestrel127

"I used to marshall at Brands Hatch, met Ago, and most of the other greats of the '70s there at one time or another. However, compared to being a motorcycle courier in London, the Grand Prix is a piece of cake." - hugh_mannity

Correct Answer: Motorcycle Gran Prix



5. What Discovery Channel program features the mechanical/artistic endeavors of the modern-day Jesse James?

"what modern day Jesse James? There was only one Jesse James and he is dead! I think!" - b_hulsmans

(Many were confused by this issue. That Jesse James is, indeed, dead. The star of this show is also named Jesse James. Neat, eh? -CV)

"Did you see The Assassination of Jesse James. They forgot to have something happen in that movie for the first 2 hours, then finally, not to spoil it or anything, they assassinated Jesse James. Amazing plot twist at the end there." - herm42

"I wonder if there's a modern day Robert Ford out there somewhere??" - tweeti

"I'm Rick James, bitch!" - unwritten_dirge

"Pokémon: How Pikachu defeated Team Rocket" - germankitty

"Does it involve Blowing Shit Up?" - puredeadthingy

'Let's go with 'Will It Blend?'" - woap

"That one with Parker Posey! The Return of Jezebel James! Surrogate mommyism is ABSOLUTELY a mechanical/artistic endeavor!" - lisacharly

"Now, having re-read the question, I see that you asked about "mechanical/artistic endeavors" and NOT, as I'd initially scanned, "MEDICAL/artistic endeavors." " - etcet

"Bump my Bike, with Sandra Bullock hanging around the shop to boost ratings." - treerad

"Please tell me this is the show with the hot redhead that blows shit up." - fizrep

"Hehe, choppers - NOM NOM!! I'm more of a street biker myself. Hogs are for old guys. Us young girls (yeah I'm 35) need some Japanese Horsepower between our legs." - marilyth

"No way, there's a show about steampunk on Discovery?" - deltashade

"Mythosbusters" - wiredwizard

"Sorry, I only watch two things on Discovery Channel: How things are made such as chalkboard, and ways to blow up chalkboard on Mythbusters." - akiyasan

"'Pimp my ride: Motorcycle edition'? or is that 'swapping spaces: Motorcycle edition'? or maybe 'Queer Eye for the Motorcycle Guy'? I can never tell those shows apart." - lbmango

"The Chopper Whisperer

-Whose motorcycle is this?
-It's a chopper, baby.
-Whose chopper is this?
-It's Zed's.
-Who's Zed?
-Zed's dead, baby." - mark_laura

(+1, Pulp Fiction. -CV)

"American Choppers and Robbers." - kiffle

"'Canadian Chopper'. You get a snowplow attachment on your motorcycle and an anti-freeze windshield wiper for your helmet." - csi_tokyo3

Correct Answer: "Motorcycle Mania" and "Monster Garage" ... and some others

(Ok, this question needed a slightly better wording. Jesse's got lots of shows. -CV)



6. Yesterday you founded your very own biker gang. What is your gang's name and what will be your most famous exploits in years to come?

"It's sad that I've gotten to question six and still don't know what any of the answers are, despite the fact that it's usually 'OHHH, THAT is what the theme this week is!' Nope. I got nothing. I am the Ken-Jennings-Laughs-At-Trivia-N00bz-Like-Me Gang. Of one." - alexmegami

"Who needs biker gangs up here? The Mounties are our biker gang. Pepper-spray protestors, taser foreigners, and waste millions of our dollars. And they ride *horses*! They should be called a horse-gang." - csi_tokyo3

"I'm not cool enough to be in a biker gang, let alone found one. However, my Segway crew and I are pretty bad ass. We go around beating up people who believe Kirk was the better captain, and don't ask us what we do to children who take action figures out of the original packaging." - killabee886

"Bitty Bikes will be known for terrorizing all Shriner events in our teen, tiny motorcycles." - jrho

"Cosmic Groinpull. You will have to wait until the future gets here to know of our exploits, unless you already possess the power of time travel, in which case, I need some stock tips." - etcet

"My gang will ride horses, as I've never figured out the releasing-the-clutch thing (I don't have a driver's licence, before you ask). Our main exploit will be overthrowing the government of Turkmenistan. I guess we should ride camels, too, then...And donkeys...And we won't have a name, in case the secret police of Turkmenistan get wind of us." - bluetourmaline

"Headline: Happy Stinky Puppy Club Arrested After Vandal Rampage, 138 People Covered in Whipped Cream and Salmon Cream Cheese" - nakedblueninja

"Pervy Old Wenches - We'll be known for flashing our sagging boobies suggestively at Pretty Young Men!" - thalassatx

"We are the C.L.I.T. and I am the C.L.I.T.-master." - woap

(+1, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. -CV)

"The Kerouac Bikers, and we will remain On the Road at all times" - infintysquared

"The Anonymous Gang. We're everywhere!" - akiyasan

"The Viagra Gang. We Ride Hard." - drbear

(I don't know how we didn't get more of this one. -CV)

"The Badass Cats. Our mission: To hate Mondays, eat lasagna and kick dogs! (Alternately, consume vast quantities of gin and pudding ...)

"" - germankitty

"The Evel Dead will be notorious for jumping over busses, semis, canyons... pretty much anything. But the end will come when one member, desperate for attention, jumps over a shark tank and pisses off some guy with a chainsaw instead of a hand." - thepikey

"I was actually part of a biker gang once, the Mild Ones. Our most notorious exploit was that someone consumed an entire bottle of hot mustard at a kosher deli in Palm Springs, CA. But I think in the future, I'd like to aspire to getting that big Harley up on the high dive." - badnoodles

"I founded a motorcycle gang in South London in 1975. We were called "The Pack"*. Our most famous exploits were our parties. The neighbours would evacuate when we started bringing beer and tequila home for another party. Even the cockroaches and rats left the area." - hugh_mannity

(+1 for actually having founded a biker gang. And for being old. -CV)

"We'll calls ourselves the War Kittens and our bikes will unite to form a section 8, poor mans voltron with beer belly and crowbar. " - fmh

"Is "The Pink Ladies" already taken? Dammit, and I was gonna be Rizzo. Without the possible unwanted pregnancy. " - kiffle

"We're the OMGWTFBBQLJDQ gang! We like to make obscure questions and give points to those of our members who answer them without being told! They get extra points for answering said obscure questions if they answer with an obscure reference to something else! Once we've received enough points, we'll take over the world! " - dragon_within

(Is she being smart with us? I think she is… - LL)

"the dread pirate roberts. and we would pillage and plunder to our heart's content, while keeping a lively jig. " - wellowned

"The Hogs of Satan. After 8 months of coast-to-coast mayhem involving bacon-related terrorism (tossing bricks of bacon through the windows of the offices of PETA, dumping hundreds of pounds of raw, slippery bacon on crowded freeways during rush hour, etc) we'll finally be stopped by a Special Forces strike team as we attempt to ring the Capitol building with bails of hay wrapped in burning pig-fat in an attempt to "Grease 'em out!" Seven of us will escape the barricades by ramming our hogs right through the blockade and escaping into D.C. Metro tunnels. Mystery will surround their fates for decades to come." - fizrep

"tweeti's terrors....We'd all drive around with our left turn signal on all the time...just to drive people nuts....Mwahahaha" - tweeti

(Ooooooooooo I hate that! -CV)

"The Bunnies, cuz we're evil, but not evil enough to be sheep." - sometimespez

(Important hierarchical note: Bunnies are not as evil as sheep, apparently. -CV)

"'Motorcycle Aztec Wrestling Nuns' Our battle against the 'Kung-Fu CB Mamas on Wheels' will be EPIC!" - blindgeoff

"Arlo’s Gherkins, infamous for kicking off the Half-Sour Riot in the Lower East Side during 2009’s International Pickle Day." - laughingacademy

"The Flaming Thetas. The only bike gang made up of ex-math professors. " - lbmango

"Bell's Angles, traveling around the country enforcing normal distributions and beating the Pythagorean Theorem into the heads of anyone who gets in our way." - mark_laura

"It's a biker gang of geometry teachers--Hell's Angles. Our biker babes are the Acute Angles." - i_calql8



And there you have it. Why motorcycles? Why not? Ask not where the Theme Fairy gets her themes; it is a mystery, beyond mortal comprehension. Maybe not beyond a bottle of gin, though. That's where most of my inspiration shows up.

Congratulations to everyone who played and scored; thanks for being there and participating. You make this place fun. New folks, lurkers, and watchers are all welcome too! Go forth! Sieze the day! It'll be a hoot!

See you all tomorrow- same bike-time, same bike-channel!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL