LJ Daily Answers: 24 December 2004

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

"Maybe it's the pot talking, but I think the theme this week is tomatoes." - silent_r_infork

"I had a dream last night that you guys forgot to screen the comments and everyone was stealing answers and it was just mass chaos. I'm not even kind of kidding, but I think I wish I was." - shinga

*sniff* We have zealots. I'm so proud...

We have zealots, & glasses of wine (at least angledge does), & we don't have work tomorrow. So everything is in line for getting some Answers to you!

But before we start, we'd just like to say that this week's Answers were a little too ... correct. We realize it's Christmas, and you wanted to give us a good present by showing us how much you know. And that's sweet of you all. But how about we close out the year with some impressive improvisation of the facts, some extra creative correctness. We know you have it in you. Get with the holiday spirit & give us some amusing LIES, like the one about the fat man in the red suit who lives at the North Pole. Yes, Marlon Brando.

Onward to the answers, for the theme which was (surprise surprise) Christmas! Ooooooooo! Bet you didn't see that one coming...



1. In Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', which spirits address Ebeneezer Scrooge in an effort to change his miserly ways?

"the ghost pirate lechuck" - lostreality

(Half credit; you can never go wrong with pirates, after all. Even if they are from LucasArts. -CV)

"I wonder how many other alcoholic jokes you'll get." - sarcastic_elf

(As if there was any doubt with this crowd... -CV)

"Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniel, and...erm...Steve Kahlua." - gruyere

"OMGWTFBBQ?!?!?! YOU CALL JOHNNIE WALKER SCOTCH??!??!" - the_headhunter

(Not in MY house, you don't. Single malts or death! Or death by single malts, which is probably going to be my fate. -AL)

"I know Captain Morgan's gotten me to do some dumb shit." - djdysfunction

"You know, by the time my spirits start speaking to me, i know it's time to check into Al-Anon." - compwizard

"The Spirits of Whiskey and of Scotch are probably the only ones able to be up and walking about at that hour, and they're just the friggin' boggers to pick up the job. Spirits like vodka will be singing in a snowdrift by then and god help the guy who tries to get 'em up. Spirits like Tequila would have no interest in a guy like Scrooge. They would probably be making out in the closet with spirits of mezcal. African spirits don't speak the language." - mshenzi

"Brandy, Rum, and Gin. Brandy reminded Scrooge of all those past Christmases, and how wonderful all his friends were and how much he loved them, man. Rum showed Scrooge what this Christmas was all about, before leaving him in the dark in his room wondering whether any of it was real. And Gin told Scrooge what the world would be like in the future if Scrooge didn't do anything about his miserly alcoholic ways." - turgidnothings

"Scrooge should have picked the rum. Rum makes everything better." - marcyleecorgan

"better leave out some limes for Santa" - sskipstress

"teen spirit, the spirit of saint louis and the holy spirit." - theworryrock

"Lesser known ghosts are the Spirits of Christmas Pluperfect, Preterite, and Subjunctive." - drewbeartx

"There's the two jivin' Marley bros, the creepy little girl, the LARGE absent-minded spirit and Mr. Points-A-Lot. They creeped Mr. Caine out something awful." - nekoama

(+1, A Muppet Christmas Carol. -CV)

"The Ghost and the Darkness. Michael Douglas represented Youth Past and Val Kilmer was the Ghost of Uncertain Future. There was going to be a third, but the lions got him. And like any Christmas, a whole bunch of people died a violent and brutal death." - meandstuff

"Jacob Marley, rattling his chains and dreadlocks" - ajmcoqui

"Mustn't forget Marley, even if he is the most forgettable character in the story. (As opposed to Tiny Tim, who is memorable, but annoying.)" - stephe

"Marley's Ghost, Ghost of Christmases past, present and future - worst case of indigestion ever." - verdandiweaves

"Ghosts. Specifically the ghosts of masturbation past, present and future." - plaidwater

(This looks like a job for fizrep!)

"the ghost of christmas past, the ghost of christmas present, and the wisdom to know the difference. What was the question again?" - phlegm_noir

(+1, making fun of Reinhold Niebuhr. -AL)

"I loved Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present in Scrooged" - temima

"Disappointment was had when the Ghost of Christmas Present in fact lacked presents of any kind." - shigogouhou

(Most people don't deserve them anyway. Present company excluded, of course -FR)

"Christmas going to be a drag in the future. All silent and gloomy and pointing at stuff." - chrysoberyl

"what kind of a name is Ebeneezer anyway? No, seriously, who calls their kid that?" - allieg

(I think it's from the Bible. Some bad names come from there, like my former housemate named Pelleg. Yes of COURSE we called him Peg-Leg. -AL)

"he should have just called Ghostbusters and been done with it." - jelymo

Correct Answer: Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future

"I've always wondered how many more ghosts could be presented if you apply some of the trickier quantum physics equations, or would you get only one when it's proven that all three can exist at the same time? Maybe you get some sort of interesting three-headed monster." - purple_roses



2. Saint Stephen's Day is an official holiday in several countries, including Canada, Australia, and Ireland. What is the more common name for this date?

"Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays..." - kenshardik

(+1, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. -CV)

"'The Day Clergymen Touched My Special Place (and not for cowboy boots)'" - nei_the_noodle

"Beer Day! Well, come on. If it's official in Canada, Australia and Ireland, what else could it be?" - nihilistbear

"Probably something involving beer. It’s always about the beer. Brewing Day or Hoser Holiday or something. Saint Stephen, Patron Saint of Kegs." - kokopellinelli

"I'll go for Groundhog Day, just because Groundhog Day is severely undercelebrated. Wouldn't it be awesome to have a St. Stephen's feast, and eat groundhog? All the poorly prognosticating groundhogs could get eaten. I wonder what groundhog tastes like." - prettypinkkitty

(+3 to whoever can relate from personal experience exactly what groundhog tastes like. -CV)

"March the 17, Saint Patrick's Day! The Americans changed his names to make him sound more American." - dracothelizard

"Whacking Snakes day" - akiyasan

(Only in Springfield. -CV)

"Steak And A Blowjob Day" - lots42

(Word. - FR)

"You don't have Boxing Day in the US?" - nihilicious

(We do, but as the following answers indicate, it means something different for us... -CV)

"for Mike Tyson, Tasty Ear Day, and for Evander Holyfield, OW WHAT THE CRAP day." - ninchica7

"Boxing Day! My money's on Tyson winning. He has the market on turkey and ham, which is where the money is this time of year." - purple_roses

(He IS a turkey, and also a ham. And also a complete freaky-deaky wacko. -AL)

"I love Boxing Day because everybody on earth goes out and shops, and I stay home watching EEs of LotR and eating leftovers" - 3jane

(+1 if in your boxers -FR)

"Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr, but Christ got slightly jealous that Stephan's day was the day after Christmas and gave him the ol' one-two-punch. Nowadays, the day after Christmas is referred to as Boxing Day, for obvious reasons" - nikunantesuki

"Wrestling day! That's right! Sunday Sunday Sunday! Come on down for our slam spectacular! Feel all the bone crunching moves! Come see our main event as the fued that's fuelled LJDQ Wrestling comes to a head! That's right, it's The Angeledge of Death taking on the Chaos Vizier (special referee Fizrep)! It's for the title and it's IN A STEEL CAGE!!" - richcsigs

(-1 for wishing me dead! I have told you all that chaosvizier is a black belt & eleventy billion times stronger than me, right? -AL)

"The Day of Returns. Oh.. what'd you say honey? Boxing Day? Well, there could be boxing, I'm sure. People get really pissed off when they don't get their money back." - siobhan1214

"Boxing Day! Because if you didn't get what you wanted there's always someone smaller and scrawnier than you who can be 'persuaded' to yield it up." - ellenneithernor

Correct Answer: Boxing Day, 26 December

"Where you box up all of your left-overs and give them to needy prize-fighters." - chrysoberyl



3. Speaking of Saint Stephen, which saintly king looked out on that winter night, 'when the snow lay roundabout, deep and crisp and even'?

"I have never seen snow therefore I cannot answer this question." - limegreen_sloth

(I had no idea we had Fremen playing the quiz. Go us! -CV)

"Deep and crisp and even? Like pie? He looked outside and saw pie?" - nekoama

(Mmmm, pie. -CV)

"You don't get to be a king by being saintly. Back in the day you got to be king by being a ruthless bastard." - mcclintock

"King Arthur" - lostreality

"Stephen King. That's why the van hit him, the guy was too busy waxing poetic. (Then the guy who hit Stephen King later died. This is true. King scares me)" - lots42

"Since you said "Speaking of St. Stephen" I'm going to guess... er... St Stephen?" - marasca

(-1 for thinking that I was just that stupid. For shame! -CV)

(I can get a -1? But I'm a mod now! -FR)

"Nat King Cole?" - goat003

"Elvis" - dracothelizard, theworryrock

(Hail to the King, baby! And a merrah merrah Christmas to yuh, uh huh, oh baby. -CV)

"Um... Saint Nick? Oh wait king... Jesus?" - allieg

(Yeah, Jerusalem was usually COVERED in snow. -1 - FR)

"Good King Boxing XXVI" - binderbright

(Nice try. -CV)

"I didn't know Col Sanders was a saint.. I guess he did wear all white.. I'm pretty sure there was something about deep crisp and even in the KFC training manual" - tarpo

(The Last Supper was made with the Colonel's special blend of 12 apostles - FR)

"I grew up watching "Dragnet: the Movie" and wondering what the hell they were singing when Akroyd was driving 90 and chasing the guy and he told Hanks to think about Christmas, and THAT'S IT! THAT'S THE SONG!" - silent_r_infork

"King Kong? Aragorn? Jerry "The King" Lawler? chaosvizier?" - portkey

"it's sure as hell not Good King Aragorn." - sarmajere

"Some pansy-ass montherfucker. It's fuckin' snow god dammit. Just snow. Get the fuck over it." - djdysfunction

(Aaaand this week's winner of the LJDQ Gratituous Profanity Award, it's djdysfunction! Give him a big fucking hand! -AL)

"brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel.... just like Scotland will be this Christmas." - verdandiweaves

(Meanwhile, I've got palm trees & T-shirt weather in San Francisco. It's just not conducive to feeling Christmasy. But other than that, yeah, it's great. -AL)

"Nobody sings that song any more, though. Saintly kings just aren't a subject Americans are supposed to be able to relate to." - siobhan1214

"I admit that I googled "saintly king" to see what that would come up with. And this is what I got from the St. Paul Saintly City Cat Club:

- bummerfly

"I wish my parents had named me Wenceslas. Much better name than Seth." - gruyere

"Or, as misheard and reported on Snopes:
'Good King Wences' car backed out
On the feet of heathens'" - sarcastic_elf

"Wenceslas, who was actually Duke of Bohemia, and murdered by his evil brother Boleslav. His mother, may I note, was also evil--she murdered his grandmother--and named Drahomira, which I feel is right up there in the Evil Female Names Department with Cruella. Because Dukes=Dalmatians, obviously. Egads, why do I have such useless knowledge in my head?" - ataralas

(To cement your standing as our Geek of the Week, I guess. -AL)

(Merry Christmas! -1! -CV)

"King Wenceslas, who has his very own square in Prague." - lotusbiosm

(+50 to anyone who submits a photo of themselves in this square. Photoshoppers will be given a -50. -AL)

"The poem refers to Good King Wenteslas, the Bohemian king who invented a high-voltage transformer that generates large amounts of electricity at high frequencies. He is not to be confused with Nikola Cesla." - nikunantesuki

(Today's LJDQ Spelling Challenge: Spell 'Wenceslas':)
"Wenceslauceshiresauce." - stephe
"Wencis... something or other." - miwseshat
"Wensclaus" - temima
"Wensais" - sideviewhotel
"Whats-His-Nuts" - kenshardik
"Winkleman" - turgidnothings
"Wensless" - gnomeprincess
"Wimpledush" - muzzyfeverlint
"Wencheslost" - b7cy
"Winscisless" - jelymo
"When He's Lost" - aki
"Wenceseseseslas" - lynbug

"pronounced "ws-tr-shr" in that vowel-less Hungarian way." - ciorstan

"Does anyone know the words to that song?" - gnomeprincess

(Yes, a few Quizlings claim to know the words. -AL)

(Actually, even I know all the words to this one. Go figure. -CV)

"I'm totally cheating here, since I get paid to sing Christmas carols (over and over and over) this time of year. Hoorah for the holiday spirit that compells small orchestras to pay the starving artists!" - ajmcoqui

"(brightly shone the moon that night, tho' the frost was cruel, when a poor man came in sight, gathering winter fuel.)(I'll spare you the rest of the lyrics, which I actually do know by heart)" - ciara_belle

"Good King Wenceslas, my favorite Christmas song of all time. And because of that, I give you this:

Good live journal daily quiz
Got our brains a thinking
Every week they’d post some q’s
Then read the a’s while drinking
Brightly written witty prose
Would winning answers be,
Sometimes wrong and sometimes right
Or badly written parodies." - fantom07

(Musically delicious, thank you very much. +1 for you, young lady. -CV)

Correct Answer: Good King Wenceslas

"We sang the carol the other day, all five zillion verses, and I didn't know that what he did was go out in the snow and feed a dude. I thought he walked on water or saw Jesus or something. *shrug*" - prettypinkkitty



4. Which London-born entertainer, known especially for his silent comedic roles in the early ages of film in America, passed away on Christmas Day, 1977?

"I can't think of anything funny about dying on Christmas. You only get flowers for presents-blech." - marcyleecorgan

(The shape of the wrapping paper on the orchid is always a dead giveaway, too - FR)

"I bet, even in the silent films, he played a villain. Because I mean, come on. He's British. That's what they do." - diimortales

"Wait, the British do comedy now?" - allieg

(Oh yes. They even have cars, movable type, and have fermented hops beverages. They'll be a civilized lot yet. -CV)

"A London born mime? Can't yell for the bobby very well, then, can you?" - siobhan1214

(While clubbing baby mimes is outlawed in most countries, in the United Kingdom the Welsh tribes have special dispensation to go miming on Sundays. -FR)

"I'm a failure!!!! My lack of knowledge makes the baby Santa cry." - stephe

"*gasp* Punch died? Judy finally did him in? That bitch!" - nekoama

(Puppet pummels pal Punch! Film at 11 - FR)

"Silent Bob is dead?" - mcclintock

"King Kong. I know this because my grans' dog was born the same day that Elvis died, and that was in 1977, and he looked a bit like King Kong (the dog, not Elvis (well, maybe, he did have those huge mutton-chops buggers' grips) and I remembered because of something like that.) Probably. King Kong was born in London, right?" - blu_matt

"More actors should go with silent comedy. I'd certainly appreciate it more. It's once they open their mouth that they ruin the image of "talent"." - jelymo

(Truly... ah, look, someone who shares your opinion! -CV)

"Wouldn't it be cool if Jim Carey were a silent comedian? Or better yet, dead? Kind of harsh, I know, but because of the Lemony Snicket flick, the networks have been showing "The Mask" and other such crap on an endless loop. It makes me feel both tired and violent." - b7cy

(+1 for hating Jim Carrey. Carry on. -CV)

"On a side note, I ran off crying during Edward Scissorhands because I thought Vincent Price was really dead." - shigogouhou

(I ran off crying because it made my brain melt watching Johnny "I'm still Mr Sensitive" Depp - FR)

"I would say Marcel Marceau but, obviously, he’s Canadian. And I think still living. But he has to be at least 300 by now." - kokopellinelli

"Charlie Tuna, the Chicken of the Sea." - the_headhunter

"Charlie "Big Pimpin'" Chaplin. It probably would have been hard to do that funny walk with a pimp cane and gold rings in the shape of your name." - silent_r_infork

"Charlie 'I'm not Hitler, I swear" Chaplin' - goat003

"Charlie Chaplin, who was also known for knocking up co-stars. 'Little Tramp', indeed!" - sargiegirl76

"Have you seen that movie he made for Disney? The Lady and the Little Tramp?" - richcsigs

Correct Answer: Sir Charles "Charlie" Chaplin



5. What classic holiday film (and by 'classic' we mean 'older than most of you') includes the famous line, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings"?

"Erm, that movie with that guy in it?" - cohanbarbarian

(-2, just out of principle. -CV)

"Abbott and Costello and Frankenstein Meet Santa Claus, All of Them Versus the Martians, and Afterward They All Agree What a Wonderful Life Rudolph Has" - conjurdude

"'Pulp Fiction' isn't a holiday film? Maybe the rest of you have different traditions than I do." - marcyleecorgan

(Let me guess: your ornament is the one that says 'bad motherfucker' on it. -CV)

"Where are the women angels then? This seems rather male-centric to me." - compwizrd

(News flash for compwizrd: Women are devils. -CV)

(News flash for CV: I'm coming for you. -AL)

"I didn't know angels liked buffalo wings. *ding,ding* 'Order's up!'" - jacesan

"If You Were Never Born, I'd Have Become a Taxi Driving Scum Bag" - permogod

"For Whom The Bell Tolls. It was Hitchcock, I think. The angel was the angel of DEATH." - aki

(Remind me never to watch holiday movies at her house -FR)

"Ever wondered why good people die before their time? We need to get rid of all the bells on Earth, because they're really summoners for the Angel Corps." - ciorstan

(I think 'It's A Wonderful Life' should be re-made as a zombie movie. In this version, 'Every time a shotgun fires, a zombie gets its angel wings because it's a got a big fuckin' hole in its head take THAT you shambling undead THING!!' -AL)

"The Exorcist" - pwan_madthingy

(Holiday fun for the whole family! +1 -FR )

"I always confuse that line with the whole 'Clap if you believe in fairies" bit in Peter Pan.'" - v827

"Miracle on 34th Street. Oh god, at least I hope that's it." - diimortales

(God is not with you. -CV)

"Miracle on 120th Street: Christmas in Harlem" - spacenut3737

(This would be like The Wiz .. only worse. Much, much worse. - FR)

"I'm not sure how George Bailey's life could have been so wonderful. There were no ninjas or monkeys or porn stars or anything good like that. I'd say he was rather deprived." - whiski_sour

(I'll give you that; no life is so good that it cannot be enhanced further by ninja monkey porn. -CV)

"The movie that says, suck up your unfulfilled dreams so that oppressively boring towns in Middle America will be a better place to live. But then, on the other hand, it says, rich people suck. So it evens out." - binderbright

"I learned this one in a movie where they tested this guy for The Jewish [sounds like some Nazi Era German Film] Hebrew Hammer. (not the stupid bell movie, the movie where I heard about the stupid bell movie because NO ONE can sit through Its A Wonderful Life. That movie makes me hate Christmas even more.)" - nei_the_noodle

(And the long-unused spiffington Award For Total Gibberish is resurrected for nei_the_noodle. -CV)

(And deservedly so. I've read that comment three times through & now my head hurts. More wine, please. -AL)

"I could yammer about alternate realities and predestination vs. free will, and not pay attention to the message that even if your town is run by a greedy bastard, your dreams of travel and fame are crushed and shriveled, and your well-meaning relatives end up screwing both of you through their incompetance, at least you're married to Donna Reed." - temima

"did you ever notice that the movie is about what would have happened if he had never been born, but he was talking about committing suicide not erasing his birth, and if he offed him self off the bridge, then it wouldn't change anything that had already happened, just stuff that hadn't happened yet. Hey! That angel lied to that guy!" - chrysoberyl

"I've just remembered, it's "It's A Wonderful Life." I bawled." - blu_matt
"I cry so hard at that movie, especially the woman who was saving her money for a divorce, if he ever got a husband." - nihilicious

(Pansies. -CV)

Correct Answer: It's A Wonderful Life



6. What are you doing for Christmas?

"wait, isn't that coming up soon? crap. I haven't done any shopping yet." - mshenzi

"eating chinese food and watching movies- i'm jewish!" - lostreality, gruyere

"Eating lots of christmas cookies in the shape of little wookies. Rarrr." - mcclintock

(Someone's been overdosing on The Star Wars Holiday Special again. -Darth CV)

(The SWHS makes Baby Jesus cry -FR)

"Quiet Time with Family and Stollen. mmm, stollen." - ataralas

"Setting the homeless on fire.... *just kidding*." - krick

(Drunk bums roasting on an open fire... Hannibal Frost nibbling off some toes... -FR)

(Well, you are in Philadelphia. I'm sure they won't miss one or two... -CV)

(And if they do, we'll send some replacements from San Francisco. -AL)

"doing puzzles and watching TV at a house on top of steep, treacherous mountains, and eating ham. There had damn well be some good presents in this, cause ham alone will not make up for being separated from internet access for six days. Six days!!" - binderbright

(Au contraire!! -FR)

"eating some kitten pie. I wish you guys had never mentioned the idea to me around Thanksgiving, that stuff is so good - we're almost all out of kitten." - goat003

"Hopefully, Angelina Jolie." - twilight_angel

"I'm going to go to church, have dinner with my family, and maybe attend midnight mass with my friend Seccora. It's perfect. Family, friends, good food, spirituality. What? Sometimes I'm traditional." - nihilistbear

"Overeating, getting pissed, singing badly and swearing at the television. What are you doing?" - blu_matt

(Me, I'm picking up my brother & sister-in-law from the San Francisco Airport at 8 PM on Christmas Eve. Then we're jumping right into a rental car & driving to Oregon. 8-10 hours. Most likely we're going to stop somewhere in Northern California & get a hotel room, then continue on in the morning. Don't ask me about this plan; I'm an innocent victim here. -AL)

"Travelling, drinking, spreading joy. Spreading something." - nihilicious

(Spreading ghonorrhea. -AL)

"Well, I got pneumonia over Thanksgiving, so I'm hoping I'll get bronchitis for Christmas. Or maybe whooping cough would be nice." - b7cy

"Wrestling in peanut butter with my siblings for the good presents." - ellenneithernor

(Sometimes too much eggnog means Too Much Eggnog. - FR)

"Well, I'm spending Christmas Eve with my mother's family and Christmas Day with my father's family, so I'll be drunk." - whiski_sour

"The same thing I do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!" - uninhibitedmuse, spacenut3737

"Finalizing my divorce" - tarpo

(Ow. That smarts. I know your pain. -FR)

"Being harrassed by my family. They may force me to babysit. They may also choose to cover me with whipped cream and chase me around the house." - 3jane

"Trying to avoid going to see my relatives in Wisconsin" - robling_t

"I'll be doing...
Don't say your mom, don't say your mom...
...your son?" - silent_r_infork

(Good save. -CV)

"Well on Christmas, this dude dies and..I get presents! Ingenius. But then it gets better. On EASTER, this same dude comes back to life and, wouldn't you know it, I get candy. I wish more people would die - maybe then i'd get a car." - theworryrock

(The LJDQ teaches me so much about the great faiths of the world - FR)

"We stay up all night Solstice Eve, and then drum up the sun on Solstice morning with crazy happy pagan people in the mountains and go out to breakfast; then the next couple of days we eat sushi and thai food and spoil ourselves; then on Christmas we go to the Zoo. We open a couple of presents every day as we go, not all at once. Then, the day after Christmas, we clean out the cabinets and fridge and closets and donate loads of canned food and extra clothes to charities. Most people think we're Jewish. Hee hee." - muzzyfeverlint

"Did I mention I'm a Hindu who takes the Judeo-Christian Lord's name in vain very frequently?" - prettypinkkitty

"Opening a few presents under a small, sad-looking palm-tree-like potted plant." - nikunantesuki

(+1 just for using a palm tree-like thing as your tannenbaum. -CV)

"Want a Chestnut? They're roasted." - nosesonapole


And that's our Christmasy quiz this week. Thanks to all who played, especially if Christmas wasn't really your religious holiday of choice. Thanks again to all newcomers who tried it out, to all veterans who continue playing, and to all pimps who shamelessly promote this drug to their friends. We love you all. Tune in next week for the final quiz of the year- let's go out with a bang! EVERYONE MUST PLAY!

With chaosvizier leaving the country for a few weeks next Wednesday, the LJDQ will for the most part be in the capable hands of angledge and fizrep for a good portion of January. Don't worry about him, though. He'll be on a tropical island, and he'll miss you all. Even if you're a Canadian.

Happy Holidays, and Rock On.

AL&CV&FR

Comments

[fantom07.livejournal.com]

I have to admit - while Good King Wenceslas is my favorite song - there's one bit of lyrics I don't know. It's in the third verse and it goes like "Tho and I shall see him dine whence we stand him thither"

I have no clue - my father always sang that part.

And I'm giving my own brownie points to nikunantesuki for having a traditional X-Mass tree.

[nikunantesuki.livejournal.com]

It's awesome, especially after my mom made me take down the artificial pine one in exchange.

As a side note, thanks awfully to all of the mods who posted three replies of mine on my first try ^_^

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Third verse:

"Bring me flesh and bring me wine
Bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I wilt see him dine
When we bear them thither."

Share and enjoy!

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

Bring me the whiskey, mother
I'm feeling frisky, mother
Bring me a sheep
To keep me warm through the night.

Bring out the sheets of rubber,
Bring out the peanut butter,
Bring me a sheep
To keep me warm through the night.

[whiski_sour]

The third verse sounds like a porno I once saw.

next, he hits on his page

[aki.livejournal.com]

I heard that on the radio yesterday and immediately started thinking how appropriate that verse would be in "Shaun of the Dead"

[silent-sybil.livejournal.com]

Would have been nicer to just invite the dude in, wouldn't it?

[roadparty.livejournal.com]

But before we start, we'd just like to say that this week's Answers were a little too ... correct.

Which would be why I didn't answer this week. I actually knew them, and couldn't think of anything amusing to say. I blame it on the stress of oh-my-god-it's-Christmas-Eve-and-I-haven't-finished-shopping-yet!

[persephone3434.livejournal.com]

"Well on Christmas, this dude dies and..."

Maybe it's just me, but wasn't some dude "born" on Christmas? Or am I getting my dudes confused.

And then again, did anyone else notice this...

[miss-tress.livejournal.com]

Maybe he goes by the school of thought that as soon as we're born we start to die?

Or maybe it seems like more of a miracle if he dies in December and doesn't come back to life till months later. To die on a Friday and be alive again that Sunday is something anybody can do. To do it four months later takes true messiah level talent.

[presently.livejournal.com]

I knew I spelt that wrong. >_>

[jmspencer.livejournal.com]

Wanna hear a weird LJDQ related dream? I dreamed that I answered the Quiz. Seriously, all week I REMEMBERED having done so this week. But not these questions, so I know it was a dream and not just me being extraordinarily unfunny this week.

[nosesonapole.livejournal.com]

I don't know what is more embarrassing, getting quoted or the fact that I actually had the roasted chestnuts.

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

I love roasted chestnuts. And I'll have some by midnight tonight. (after a day of rotting my brain with playstation games, I will roast some chestnuts)

[nosesonapole.livejournal.com]

They are popular treats over here. The local stadium has no icecream, but has roasted nuts.

(I will so be rotting my brain tommorrow.)

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Well, at least you didn't get hit with the requisite "huh huh, you said 'chest' and 'nuts', huh huh" joke. We're so beyond that here.*


*I'm lying. Totally.

[nosesonapole.livejournal.com]

I noticed.

[fizrep.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha! You said --- oh.

[nosesonapole.livejournal.com]

Sorry. Not everything I say can be naughty humor.

[aki.livejournal.com]

Jesus threw up the horns?

[tarpo.livejournal.com]

Jesus is so hardcore..

God.. now I need to go find that comic

[fizrep.livejournal.com]

Well, Jesus is fucking metal.

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

You know, that position is kinda entertaining, but really not all that satisfying for either partner. And goes through a whole lot of lube.

[krick.livejournal.com]

*singing*

Chestfrost roasting on an open fire,
Jack's nuts nipping at your nose.

[elpblonde.livejournal.com]

yay for lostreality for the monkey island reference. +812378219378 cool points from me.

[kaptainsarcasm.livejournal.com]

I agree! I didn't know that anyone else played that game!!

[rivetkitten.livejournal.com]

Dittoed. Man, I miss that game..

[kaptainsarcasm.livejournal.com]

I still play The Curse of Monkey Island. "'Ask me about Grim Fan Dango.' Uhh... I don't really want people asking me about Grim Fan Dango all the time."

"EL PEULLO DIABLO!!!!!!!!"

[muzzyfeverlint.livejournal.com]

Mwahaha! Quoted twice!

My mom is delighted that our holiday traditions are spread across the LJDQnerdiverse now. Sushi for all! Happy HanuKwanaRamaSolstiMas!


~ Tanith

[fizrep.livejournal.com]

Kick ass! Mail the sushi to me.

[sennical.livejournal.com]

"I'll be doing...
Don't say your mom, don't say your mom...
...your son?"

Yay for Family Guy. Makes the Yuletide merry.

[toutetrien.livejournal.com]

"Um... Saint Nick? Oh wait king... Jesus?" - allieg

(Yeah, Jerusalem was usually COVERED in snow. -1 - FR)

Hey! A lot's changed in 2000 years.. you dont know!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

if it's universal, doesn't that make it international?

[aki.livejournal.com]

This year's Christmas movie at my house will be the MST3K version of "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians". Oh, and Return of the King: Extended Edition, but that's probably universal.

[nekoama.livejournal.com]

Yes! First qeek and quoted three times. The makes me happy.
Except now my Wenchless answer is making my hungry for pie. Mmmm.... pie....

[blunder-buss.livejournal.com]

Aww, I couldn't do it this week. I was moving and on the plane to the family reunion/xmas party. Nuts-burger. Although, it's just as well, because I didn't know any of the answers in this quiz.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

And since when has knowing the answers actually impressed us?

[blunder-buss.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I also couldn't come up with anything funny.

[perkyczarlet.livejournal.com]

(+50 to anyone who submits a photo of themselves in this square. Photoshoppers will be given a -50. -AL)

Weeeell, I didn't actually play the LJDQ this week, and I don't actually have a picture to prove it, but I have been to Wenceslas Square within the year. Can I have partial credit??

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

No picture, no credit! BASTA! You must go back now and prove your words!

[diimmortales.livejournal.com]

Dammit. It is true, God is not with me. *sigh* I maintain that I do not *need* to know about Christmas movies.

*sigh*

[elsajeni.livejournal.com]

WOE. I have BEEN in Wenceslas Square. I have PICTURES. What I do not have is a goddamned SCANNER. WOE.

you're kidding

[angledge.livejournal.com]

You must know SOMEONE with a scanner. We're patient.