ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 14 July 2008

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1. What was the nickname of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar?

"I'm not sure but with a name like 'Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar', I'll bet he was just FAAAAAAABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!" -

tweeti

"Rowdy Roddy Piper" - 11
"Inigo Montoya" - 18
"Zorro" - 8

"Che Guevara" -

sitandwait

"Voldemort" -

wiredwizard

"Speedy Gonzales" -

canuckdesz

"Rocky Balboa" -

pfflyernc

"D-Rod" -

la_trombonista,

jo_chan

"Sting" -

domestik_fucker,

allie_the_neko

"Bubba. Hell, I'm from South Carolina; every third guy around here is nicknamed Bubba." -

madkestrel

"I have this vision of him walking up to his conquered enemies and introducing himself with the phrase, 'I ... am Sancho.'" -

sjl

(+1, Orgazmo. -CV)

"The Count of Monte Fisto, The Pain From Spain, The Puncher of La Mancha, The Beaner From Argentina, The Wailer from Venezuela, The Geographically-Inconsistent Warrior himself - Senor Martes Noche, R! D! V!" -

3771

(No rescindment for "beaner" because, really, it's better this way. -CV)

"For some reason his name makes me think of those Brazilian meat restaurants. Fuck, I'm drooling on my desk now." -

shadowsburn

"El Kabong, played as always by Charleton Heston." -

pyllgrum,

flawed_karma

"'What kind of corn soldiers are you?'
'We're Kernels.'" -

fmh

(+1, The Tick. -CV)

"El Cid, which is Spanish for... The Cid. " -

buzz

"El Cid, meaning "sir" or "lord". Which begs the question whether his ~~servants/minions~~ followers had to use an early, Spanish version of "Lord Lord", or "Sir Sir", à la Catch 22's Major Major, when addressing him!" -

germankitty

"El Cid, not to be confused with Sid El-Siddig (who is now Alexander Siddig), the gorgeous Dr. Julian Bashir whose relationship with Garek was ambiguous as well as intriguing." -

etumukutenyak

"This is yet another question that I know simply because of Age of Empires II, El Cid was the nickname of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. His self heal feature was so handy... but I killed him off numerous times attempting to win on the hardest level. Which, coincidentally, is called 'Hardest'." -

raphsody606

Correct Answer: El Cid

2. Which rapper worked with MTV to produce a documentary entitled "Water For Life" in order to raise awareness of water shortages around the world, especially in Africa?

"We have to ban dihydrogen monoxide! It kills hundreds of people every year. " -

judith_s

"There's a water shortage? Especially in Africa? Geddoudatown! MTV doesn't miss a thing, does it?" -

i_calql8

"P Diddy, Puff Daddy, Diddy Puffy? You know who I mean, the one who dated J-lo or whatever she is called now." -

b_hulsmans,

etumukutenyak,

domestik_fucker

"Ice T. Or Ice Cube. Or Vanilla Ice. Hell, for all I know, it could've been the whole Ice Bloc." -

3771,

thepikey,

sitandwait,

atari_808

"Rap and documentary are two media that shouldn't mix. So I'm going to guess Vanilla Ice, two food items that shouldn't mix." -

woap

"I'm guessing this was more popular than the 'Beads for Tittys' campaign they did the year before." -

tarpo

"I don't know, which rapper had community service to work off that year?" -

smokedglass7429

"Kanye West. 'George Bush doesn't care about dry people!'" -

vzg

"Bono Rapped? I bet it was in a duet with Sting." -

rhiannonjk

"Jack Daniels, who gave us 'Water of Life'" -

canuckdesz

"J to the Esus. C'mon, all you kids who know what I'm sayin'! He brings water, yeah, the water of life, man..." -

puredeadthingy

"Oprah. Oprah's a rapper, right? Oprah can do anything." -

get_in_get_out

"Grand Mastah Muad'Dib" -

madkestrel

"Al Gizzore, in da hizzouse!!!" -

lookatmesparkle

"It had to be Snoop Dogg, especially after he consulted with that witch doctor to try and increase the amount of rain some places...'fo' drizzle.'" -

n5iln

"50 cent. He thought it would be a great tie-in with his name and all - for just fifty cents a month you can help build a well. Just ignore the fact that he's got enough money to take care of it completely by himself..." -

nadat

"MTV actually made a documentary? I'm in their target demographic, so how come I never heard about it?" -

la_trombonista

(You weren't thirsty at the time. -CV)

"Ever since reading Snow Crash, whenever I hear about "the water of life" I can't help but picture some giant Mesopotamian dude jacking off into a series of irrigation ditches. Fuck you, Neal Stephenson." -

etcet

"Beyonce's bitch, Jay-Z. The kid I babysat at the time wanted to be Jay-Z so bad he dressed like him, talked like him, etc. It was sad, because tiny whitebread rich geek boy of Caucasian descent =/= gangsta." -

flawed_karma

"Up a Jay-Z river by the old mill stream
That Jay-Z, hazy river where we both can dream
Linger in the shade of an old oak tree
Throw away your troubles, dream a dream with me

Up a Jay-Z river where the robin's song
Wakes up in the mornin', as we roll along
Blue skies up above ....everyone's in love
Up a Jay-Z river, how happy we will be, now
Up a Jay-Z river with me" -

majorsamfan

(+1, lyricalicious. -CV)

Correct Answer: Jay Z

"I hear the sequel will then raise awareness about the shortage of places to find a 40 Dog in Africa." -

buzz

(Word up, B-dog. -CV)

3. In the cartoon "Dexter's Laboratory", who was Dexter's sister?

(Yes, kids, the CARTOON. Not the show about the serial killer. Big difference. -CV)

(Also, at least five of you know French only because of the phrase "omelette du fromage". -CV)

"Sinister." -

englishsunset,

cmseward,

pfflyernc,

drbear,

etumukutenyak

"dextress" -

jenny1981

"I grew up on a multitude of cartoons and somehow I totally missed this one. I'm feeling so incomplete now." -

dragon_within

"The mysterious Racer D! She disappeared 2 years ago except that she didn't." -

richcsigs

"Ellen Ripley" -

wiredwizard

"My three year old hasn't quite reached that level of cartoon yet, but ask me anything about Thomas the Train. Seriously, anything. " -

sitandwait

"Isn't her name 'Get out of my lab' or something like that? " -

adalger

"Where the hell did that twerp get the disposable income to build all that crap? Seriously, do you have any idea how much a good death-robot-capable machine-shop would run you?" -

thepikey
"I always wondered how he fit that lab underground anyway? I mean, did he invent some kind of technology to make things bigger on the outside than they are on the inside? And does that make him a Time Lord in training?" -

umbralcorax

"The annoying embodiment of Murphy's Law." -

n5iln

"I always thought she reminded me of that claymation Penny from old school nickelodeon" -

smokedglass7429

"Deedee! The best episode was when she became a giant monster. I wanna be a giant monster! " -

vzg

"DeeDee, who seriously made me want to taser myself." -

allie_the_neko

(As many youtube videos will attest, that's not as good an idea as it sounds. -CV)

"Cee Cee, who was a little too bright, so they retooled and brought in her replacement: Dee Dee." -

soberloki

"Dee Dee! Said in a variety of annoyed, angry or desperate tones, or in a 'please don't prance around like a sparkly unicorn, trip over those wires and blow up my lab again!' tone. Dexter managed to convey a lot with those two words." -

lady_deirdre

"Limbs La Rue. Seriously, did DeeDee have a functioning torso? Or was she just held together by a tiny gravitational-field generator that held everything else in position? It's like looking at an XKCD comic, except Randall decided to reverse the polarity." -

3771

Correct Answer: Dee Dee

4. What famous brand of doll was based on illustrations by Rose O'Neill in the early 1900s?

"There were dolls back then? I thought kids in those day's played with sticks and rocks!" -

domestik_fucker

"I misread that and thought you wrote Rosie, as in Rosie O'Donnell and really shuddered at the thought of any doll being made after her." -

dragon_within

"Since my knowledge of American doll brands is woefully limited due to not being American, I'll have to guess either Cabbage Patch or Barbie. Which now leaves me with the nightmarish vision of the former with boobs. Ugh!" -

germankitty

(And we drink again! -AL&CV&LL)

"I hope it wasn't Cabbage patch dolls. Those damn things scarred my childhood." -

judith_s

"Barbie? I'm failing to see a theme here... unless the theme is DD-sized breasts, in which case I win cause mine are DDD." -

spiralgirl1

(Mine are G. So there. – LL)

(Pics from both plzthx. -CV)

(Pig. -AL)

" The downfall of every party. -CV

" -

richcsigs

"I never thought I would get to use 'either Barbie or Raggedy Ann' in a sentence. Thank you for helping me achieve one of my literary goals." -

pfflyernc

(I hope one of your other goals was being just plain wrong. -CV)

" Alas, poor Kojak was not able to solve this mystery in time... -CV

" -

lookatmesparkle

(+1, The Twilight Zone. -CV)

"The very first Barbie was Factory Girl Barbie, who came with dirt stains that came off with cool water and three different tattered working outfits!" -

vzg

("Sewing Army uniforms is hard!" -CV)

"The Teddy Bear? Which is a better idea for a doll than the actual president doll." -

killabee886

"Cowpie dolls, thrown by bored farm children from one end of the Nebraska to the other." -

pyllgrum

"If I had any clue what the theme of this quiz is, I might be able to hazard an educated guess. As it is, about the only things I can rule out are Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Kids, and Monchichi. So I'm gonna guess more or less at random that it's the Kewpie Doll." -

adalger

(Sometimes, random actually does work. -CV)

"Those horrible, lifeless kewpie dolls. Why the hell do people think soulless blobs of plastic reaching for you with cold, rubbery fingers is attractive?" -

woap,

soberloki

"I had a Kuepee, Quepee, QP, um...kewpie doll when I was little! Wish I still had it cuz they're worth a small fortune now - or at least an on-camera appearance on 'Antiques Roadshow'." -

majorsamfan

"I should totally bring LJDQpie dolls to market. They'll come with a packet of instant pudding mix and an engraved hip flask." -

etcet

Correct Answer: Kewpie Dolls

5. No question 5 this week; we're saving up for next week.

Correct Answer: No really, no question here.

6. What is the most awesome thing in your life right now? (And no, that Star Wars rock poster does not count for the duration of this question.)

"My spouse/kids" - 13 cliche-driven quizlings

"Knee deep in kittens." -

buzz

(Remind me to come over for your next barbecue. -CV)

"I can tell you it's NOT weeding outside in 90-degree blazing heat. Blech." -

wrestlingdog

"I'd say your mom, but that'd be a lie. She's not that good." -

alya1989262

"Nothing. Which is why I’m faxing you my therapy bill for making me realize that." -

blunder_buss

"What is awesome: A trip to New York in less than a month. What is not awesome: rising prices of fuel." -

sushimustwrite

(Come to New York City! We'll meet you for a drink! -AL&CV)

"My Eludium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator." -

n5iln

"My porn collection. Its size and scope is quite impressive. " -

freezer818

"My new Blu Ray player. Did you know pron came in Blu Ray? Awesome! " -

antinomic

(

freezer818 probably knows. – CV&AL&LL)

" What the fuck is going on here? -CV

" -

get_in_get_out

"Girlfriend 1 asked if she could help me pick out an outfit to wear on a date with Girlfriend 2." -

thepikey

"It is summer, and my local pool has a waterslide and a lazy river. You can't get much awesomer than that." -

paradoxotaur

"I'm in London, with not one, but TWO credit cards." -

germankitty

"I'm taking a two-week trip to the Olympic Games in August" -

kristinmachina

"Ive only got 3 shifts left as a retail slave! How ruddy brilliant is that!" -

sometimespez

" Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battlefatcat. -CV

" -

atari_808

"I am planning my wedding at Disney World!" -

jennielf

(Whatever you do, stay away from the "It's A Small World" ride. -CV)

"I love my classes
I got a crazy teacher, he wears dark glasses
Things are going great, and they're only getting better
I'm doing all right, getting good grades
The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades,
I gotta wear shades" -

asrimal

"My job! I get to read comics, watch TV & listen to music all day and I get paid for it! SUCK IT CUBE MONKEYS!" -

richcsigs

" I hope Optimus Prime comes over to kick this guy's ass. -CV

" -

3771

"There is a tree outside my window that is the exact shape of Godzilla from the head to his shoulders. Every night when the wind blows I get to imagine I am in Tokyo watching him stomp on buildings I am not in." -

canuckdesz

(Oooo, that is awesome. – LL)

"I'm going to band camp! And for weeks, all I've heard from my friends is that stupid line from American Pie, over and over. The awesome is that I'm going, not the same line over and over, just to be clear. " -

nadat

"what about the dinosaurs in fighter jets from Calvin and Hobbes? " -

smokedglass7429

"Well that would be me. Because really. When you have me.. What else do you need? Besides a bit more space I mean. " -

tarpo

"I can finally beat my guy friends at Halo! Who said girls can't play? " -

silkandchrome

"The fact that I'm going to be in LAS VEGAS in two weeks. Although, since I'm primarily going to see the Star Trek Experience, I guess the real answer is my own geekiness. Truly awe-inspiring. " -

spatialrift47

"Coffee is the most awesome thing right now." -

shogunsquirrel

Correct Answer: "ljdq!" - 9 of you

(Yes, that actually is the correct answer. Look at the theme. Come on... you can do it. -CV)

And there you have it... shorter than average, but special because we have completely shameless love for ourselves. And that's the way it goes.

Thanks for playing, all, and as always, have fun storming the castle. Oh, and tell your friends about the quiz. And always wear a raincoat over the fireman. And eat pudding responsibly. And all that jazz.

See you tomorrow, same bat-time, same bat channel!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL