ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 15 December 2008

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Sorry for the delay; sometimes when you use the intarwebs at work, you actually are expected to do work first before goofing off. Easy come, easy go.

Put on your shades, because this quiz is all about the darkness!

1. Easy fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
I don't know when I noticed life was life at my expense
The words of my heart lined up like prisoners on a fence
The dreams came in like needy children tugging at my sleeve
I said I have no way of feeding you, so leave

"You say 'easy', I say 'what the hell are you smoking?'" -

spatialrift47

"Easy? Like 'Sunday Morning' easy? or 'Your Mom' easy.. Because I don't know this at all" -

tarpo

"I have no idea, but that song should be performed at Live Aid. Imagine the outrage." -

alas_a_llama

"This was what the 3 wise men sang to jesus on his b-day" -

malrunus

"I think I need my Emo to English dictionary right now. ///_T" -

domestik_fucker

(+1, for cute emoticons - TL)

"I would say Sting, but this is so reminiscent of Jason Webley's lyrics that I am now totally confused. So - Hansel and Gretel by Their Bitch Of A Mother." -

4492

"Sting, from his lesser known song, "Bloody Stray Children Remind Me of Cats"" -

thalassatx

"And that's exactly why I'm not having kids." -

forgedpixels

"Sounds like Meatloaf. Bat out of hell? - Long lines with a crescendo. I bet it continues with:
Leave! Leave me to wallow in my hollow cave
walk the streets, falling in an empty grave
how could I care, caught in my manly despair?
I'll just go sulk in my underground lair.
.. no wait, that's the Batman theme." -

azdaja_dafema

"Because I answered the second question first I'm going to say Donny Osmond, but I don't know why he's singing about prisoners...do prisons take in Mormon family bands?" -

theshakesss

"something horrible and morose about someone who lost hope. My guess? It probably has a peppy beat and makes you want to dance. " -

jopickles

(Those are ABBA songs. True fax. Every read their lyrics? – LL)

"There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line...oh, wait, wrong song. Sorry! " -

mendeia

"Oi with the lyrics already. I'm young, so if it doesn't feature 'ho' I'm lost. " -

operatic_diva

"OMIGOD I ACTUALLY KNOW THIS SONG. Finally, all those years of being mistaken for a lesbian in high school are paying off!" -

babybokal

"I think all references to the Indigo Girls should immediatly be followed by an acoustic guitar and a group of girlfriends to sing along with." -

rhiannonjk

Correct Answer: The Indigo Girls, "Prince Of Darkness"

2. Ok, this one's even easier. Name that movie!
X: Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?
Y: Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?

"Easier? I do not think that word means what you think it means." -

sskipstress

"I wouldn't know this if somebody hadn't once forced me to watch "A Christmas Story", which is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen in my life. " -

ifeedformula

(Unfortunately you still don't know it… - CV&AL&LL&TL)

"Everyone else is going to say Donnie Darko, but it's also included in the deleted scenes from Harvey where Jimmy Stewart's character goes on a bloody rampage in the hospital. " -

woap

"LJDQ, sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion. Is that what you want? " -

profsparky,

raienna,

rosefox8,

sonadora9

"I don't know why everyone gets so confused about Donnie Darko. As a registered Star Trek fan (license #4747), I took one look at that movie and said, "I've shat temporal paradoxes more complicated than you." " -

spatialrift47

"People always confuse Arthur's 'moth suit' with a 'bunny suit...' Who the hell made a 'Tick' movie without telling me!? " -

blindgeoff

"Watership Down directed by Quentin Tarantino" -

ntlespino

"LJDQ, sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion!" -

sonadora9 & several others

"Donnie Darko...my 19 year old daughter Sarah supplied that one, I have to give her credit." -

ginalin

(+1 to daughter. She may celebrate in the comments; you may not. -AL)

"Donnie Darko, which is a great movie to watch if you want to look like a complex, troubled uber-geek with a slightly twisted intellectual streak. Or, you just want to boink Jake Gyllenhall." -

orgdotnews

"Donnie Darko. A Movie I haven't seen because I figure if a couple of still pictures from a movie can make me go 'BUH?!' then the movie itself will just hurt my brain.. " -

tarpo
"You know someone sent me to the website for that movie and it freaked me right out. And then I saw the movie, and I have one question. WTF was that about? Like, seriously. I have no idea." -

neyinka

"That bunny suit man thingy is such a creepy. I fear that one night I will wake up and he will be sitting beside me on my bed with a platter that has a single super well crafted Whopper on it. Oh wait...that's the Burger King king. My bad." -

springfrost

(+1 for truth. I find the Burger King to be extremely creepy. -AL)

Correct Answer: Donnie Darko

"Where Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal actually played siblings. Which... can't have been much of a stretch." -

kittycatness

3. In Ray Bradbury's novel "Something Wicked This Way Comes", who is the proprietor of the sinister carnival of "autumn people"?

"I'm sorry, but autumn is not terrifying. 'Oh, look out, it's nippy enough that you need a sweater! NOOOO, NOT CASUAL KNITS!!! AAAHHHHH!!!!!!'" -

mattwolf

"The same guy who owns the summer camp for shiny happy people." -

phrench_phried

"The Fall Guy" -

billfl,

i_calql8,

falconpain
"Falling Leif Ericsson" -

drbear

"Krusty the Klown" -

wiredwizard
"Sideshow Bob" -

thepikey

"Thousands of Wicked fans just burst into song." -

sometimespez

(Erroneously, as they are wont to do. -CV)

"That crazy random short dwarf sized professor in Harry Potter movies that conducts the chorus with the giant ass toads. Where did that guy come from?!" -

springfrost

"I'll bet he also runs nursing homes." -

n5iln

"Burgermeister Meisterburger. No, I know that's not it...but he did used to terrify me every Christmas as a small child." -

endure

(And he just wasn't as awesome as Heat Miser or Snow Miser. -CV)

"I'm more of a spring, myself. Unless I have my monthly, then I'm nuclear winter." -

kristinmachina

"The Martians" -

tarnera

(No, that would be EVERY OTHER Ray Bradbury novel. -CV)

"Aliens. I got a Philip K. Dick anthology out of the library, and about five of the stories were about aliens using nefarious entertainments - carnivals, casinos, pinball machines - to take over the world. It's like every single planet is Las Vegas or something." -

many_from_one

"I used to have nightmares about Mr. Dark. All those tattoos. When I was little I thought they could all come alive and eat you. Ray Bradbury, I love you." -

rosefox8

"Mr. Dark. Damn, was that a freaky book. Ugh, carnivals. I wonder if there was ever a movie adaptation of this?" -

profsparky

(Well,

profsparky, why don't we ask our good friend

jopickles about that?)

"The entire reason I am answering this quiz is because the movie of the novel scared the ever-loving crap out of me as a child. My dad rented it as our 'pre-trick-or-treating' movie one halloween. As a result? I did not go trick or treating that year, but instead cried into my mother's chest and went to bed early with the light on in my bedroom. Don't rent that movie for a 9 year old. Oh, and the creepy son of bitch's name? Mr. Dark." -

jopickles

Correct Answer: Mr. G.M. Dark

"Who would have been a lot more popular with the women of the town if he'd been Mr. Dark Chocolate." -

ginalin

4. Who is "the terror that flaps in the night"?

"Beatrice Arthur and her armflaps of doom." -

thalassatx

"Batman's cape after a hearty meal of beans." -

pirho_maniac

(-1, ass gas. -AL)

"your mom? I mean, seriously. Woman makes a lot of noise. Honestly. " -

fireworkfiasco

"Die Fledermaus! or possibly that cheesy 'DC Comics' rip-off of him... " -

blindgeoff,

operatic_diva

"

" -

thepikey

"TROGDOR! " -

puredeadthingy,

4492

"Remember when Disney made good cartoons like 'Darkwing Duck', instead of making unnecessary sequels to classic movies and exploiting Miley Cyrus' imaginary virginity? Thank God for Pixar. " -

kristinmachina

"The loose 'drop seat' on my red flannel long johns. " -

drbear

"...maybe Count Duckula. What happened to Count Duckula? No reruns, nothin'." -

primavera

"'Flaps' in the night? That's not entirely intimidating, is it? I mean, 'Stalks' or 'creeps' or 'Howls' would be scary. Flaps sounds either like evil drying laundry, or a 1920's Gothic speakeasy." -

canuckdesz

"Only the best superhero ever, bitches." -

indiana_j

"It is time for a sing along, ladies and gents. My childhood is on display. Cloud of smoke and he appears, master of surprise. Who's that cunning mind behind that shadowy disguise? Nobody knows for sure, but bad guys are out of luck. 'Cause here comes! (Darkwing Duck~) LET'S GET DANGEROUS~ " -

sifrid

"But can Darkwing Duck prevail over Triangle Man? If they ever fought, I'd bet on Triangle Man to win, just because he's two-for-two so far." -

n5iln
"Okay, so here's a new mash-up: Darkwing Duck vs. The Monarch. Incompetent-yet-lovable hero versus incompetent-yet-hilariously-awesome-in-the-best-worst-way villain. It would be PERFECT. And I think they're voiced by the same guy too. That would cut on voice-guy salary." -

spiralgirl1

"I am the raspberry seed you can't floss out! I... AM DARKWING DUCK! (Why, yes, I used to memorize all his flapping terror quotes; I was 12, OK??)" -

rosefox8

(So did some other Quizlings:)

"I am the termite that devours your floorboards!" -

domestik_fucker
"I am that crusty stuff that glues your eyelids together.. I am the yellow water in your mustard.. " -

tarpo
"I am your lame answer that will never be quoted!" -

ntlespino

Correct Answer: Darkwing Duck

"Darkwing Dick is the Terror that Faps in the Night, though." -

woap

5. Insects of the family Tenebrionidae are commonly known as what?

"Oh Tenebrionidae, oh Tenebrionidae how lovely are thy ~~branches~~ wing cases." -

ifeedformula,

pirho_maniac

"I really just want to use the phrase 'nightlight bugs' at least once, so: NIGHTLIGHT BUGS." -

fireworkfiasco

"The Family Tenebrionidae--wasn't Ben Stiller in that movie?" -

kristinmachina and several others who were thinking of "The Royal Tenenbaums".

"I swear 'tenebrous' means something to do with ghosts, so, uh, the phantom of the beetle?" -

dark_sekretlove

"I don't remember a lot of the Catholic stuff from my childhood, but my mother says whatever they're called, they're sorry for whatever they did and forgot to confess." -

soberloki

(Well, I know where I'll be in sixty years... -CV)

"Tenebrionidae makes me think of inebriated, so I'm going to say beer beetles." -

la_trombonista

(When beer battered beetles battle in a blue budweiser bottle... -CV)

"At first I read that Tenebridae, which would be either the ten bridesmaids from the Bible or a decatet of girls getting married in one ceremoney, but since insects, as far as we know, don't have wedding ceremonies..." -

majorsamfan

(Hey, don't be infringing on the bugs' right to get married! Don't be hatin'! -CV)

"Let's see...you have Tene, which I take to mean 10, then briond, which I think comes from chateaubriond, then dae, which means they are not nocturnal. So I think it's the 10-legged daytime steak bug." -

drbear

(Which come in rare, medium rare, medium, and well-done varieties. -CV)

"Anything that happened in biology and had nothing to do with tigers didn't stick around in my brain, so let's go with that big freaky dark flying thing that flies straight into your face when it's late and you're walking home and you're already spooked and it scares the crap out of you." -

mendeia

"'Tene' makes me think of tentacles. So, spiders, I guess." -

kaitimae

(And the

gruyere Award for Logic Renunciation this week goes to...

kaitimae! -CV)

"Canaries. No. Wait. Those are birds. er... islands... yellow island bugs." -

phrench_phried

"I had no clue and was like, 'Oh, I like bugs, I mean, I wonder what they look like!' and, woah I totally googled that shit and those fuckers are huge." -

sifrid

Correct Answer: Darkling (or Darkening) Beetles

6. What's your favorite nighttime activity?

"wondering how many quizlings are going answer with a variation of "sex"." -

b_hulsmans

(Massively out weighed by those who said "sleep")

"Hmmm..that's a toughie. Sleeping and having drunken gin-and-pudding wrestling parties with CV and LL are definately in the top two. " -

ifeedformula

"Mapping the human genome. " -

grayjedi

"I lay awake at night wondering why I can never get quoted on this last question. " -

rhiannonjk

"I'd give the truthful answer, but people whom I know read this. " -

puredeadthingy

"Touching you, touching me. " -

springfrost

(Ooooooo, I see what you did there! Sneaky! – LL)

"I can tell you my LEAST favorite is 'night sweats'. " -

majorsamfan

"Dressing up in bright rainbow coloured tights and jumping down from fire escapes yelling 'Justice will prevail' or some other catch phrase I come up with for the week. Ermm... I mean, masturbation! Hookers and Blow! " -

jwpandabear

(Try Spoon! as a catch phrase. I hear that's a good one. – LL)

"I rather enjoy belting out a round or two of 'Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life!'" -

raienna

(+1, Young Frankenstein. – CV&LL)

"Crawl under the covers and enjoy some hot sex! By 'sex', I really mean tea, but it's still hot. " -

kristinmachina

"sleep - but I'd happily trade up if the right guy came along. " -

sometimespez

"I perch outside of CVs window, so when he's asleep I can steal his kittens and eat them myself. I take the gin too. " -

axfxn

"I like to dance the Hokey Pokey. - 'You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, you put your right foot in and you shake it all about...' I use a different body part though, since the misses always complains when I try to put my right foot in... " -

blindgeoff

"fulfilling my marital duties! " -

jenny_1981

"Helping my Neighbor Totoro grow trees and then riding the cat bus. " -

saphireseas

"Actually, my favourite night-time activity is when I have dreams about Batman, the Dark Knight and I am one of his girlfriends that needs rescuing. It's cool, sometimes I get beaten for information. I'm beginning to think that I am a closet masochist. " -

demon_666

"To sleep, perchance to dream, and then to rub. " -

falconpain

And that's the way it is. Twilight is upon us and soon, night must fall. The end of this week will feature Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year. Wait, is it different in the southern hemisphere? Maybe it's longest day there. Ah, hell, I'm all discombobulated right now, I forget whether the toilet flushes clockwise or counterclockwise. Stupid hemispheres. Anyway, thanks for playing, be excellent to each other, and party on!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL&TL