ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 10 August 2009

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And a happy holiday to you all! What holiday, you might ask? Well... whatever holiday you want! Happy Unbirthday! Happy Ecuadorian Independence Day! Happy Monday! Just find an excuse and party down!

1. Fun with lyrics! Name that song:
Oh, the rising of the sun and the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ, sweet singing in the choir.

"I'm trying to think of some way to pronounce deer and choir so they rhyme." -

acm28 and a dozen others

"Doe, a deer! A female deer!" -

akiyasan,

rissaofthesaiya

"It's Bambi before the bad stuff happens." -

yayworthy

"Running of the deer... it's like the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, for pansies and wimps. Sign me up!" -

seekingferret

"The age of aquarius!" -

b_hulsmans

(Damn dirty hippies. -CV)

"Why are we having Christmas in August?" -

domtheknight

(Well, there are less than 140 shopping days left. Better get motivated now. -CV)

"Tom Bombadil Sings the Mithradil Classics" -

ginalin

"Ode to The Quickening, from the stage version of Highlander. Look for Hugh Jackman as the singing, dancing Kurgan!" -

mattwolf

"Due to a previous legal issue I am unable to discuss Deer.. or anything to do with my Merry Organ in public." -

tarpo

"Swing Low, Sweet 10-Point Buck" -

freezer818

"huh-huh, you said merry organ" - yeah, that was expected
"The House of the Rising Sun" - okay, didn't see that coming

"Now I'm off to get the idea of furries getting it on in the choir pews out of my head." -

ntlespino,

eelylove

"The Holly and the Gennaro" -

packbat

(+1, Die Hard. Very nicely done. -CV)

"The holly and the ivy/When they are both full grown/
Are both of them quite poisonous/Use plastic if yooou caaan" -

many_from_one

Correct Answer: "The Holly and the Ivy"

2. Johnny Grant held what ceremonial title from 1980 to his death in 2008?

"The deed to Broadway. Which explains why I never fucking win at Monopoly. I'm glad you're dead, you fuck." -

etcet

"Dosage tester for Heath Ledger. Sadly, Heath did not act quickly enough finding a replacement." -

squeegibo

"Annoying pubescent boy getting into improbable adventures with Lizard Men and aliens and suchlike? And a little yappy bulldog named Bandit?" -

thepikey,

demon_666

"Wizard of Oz" -

drbear

"Keymaster of Gozer" -

shogunsquirrel

"Zod" -

nitasee

(That's General Zod to you, human worm. Now KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! -CV)

"Grand High Poobah of the Royal Order of Water Buffalos" -

sskipstress,

mattwolf,

severedscythe

"President of the Galaxy" -

wrestlingdog

"Vestal Virgin" -

puredeadthingy

"Head of the Ministry of Silly Walks" -

i_calql8

"Was 'Johnny Cash' a ceremonial title?" -

spiralgirl1

(Only for everyone except Johnny Cash. -CV)

"Master of whiskies. Or was that Johnnie Walker?" -

lins_arosa

"Sir Holly Holly 'oxen Free!" -

the_jenny

"Ed McMahon: 'Johnny Grant.'
Carnac (ripping envelope): 'What do you call a $2 million appropriation to build public toilets under the stimulus bill?'" -

captainsblog

(Ho-ooooooh! -CV)

"Mayor of Hollandaise. He had to appear at various events served with fish and limp salad." -

yayworthy

"Honorary Mayor of All that is Wrong With America (according to Sarah Palin)" -

orgdotnews

(In his defense, he COULD see Chinatown from his house. -CV)

"I'd say he could be proud of having two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but Gene Autry's got five and let's face it - even Judge Judy has a star on the Walk of Fame..." -

aaronbsam

Correct Answer: Mayor of Hollywood

3. What character on the television show "Red Dwarf" was played by Norman Lovett?

"'Red Dwarf' came from England, the Green Giant came from the U.S. Coincidence? I think not." -

mark_laura

(Alas, the French sports mascot "Blue Average-Sized Human Being" just never achieved the same popularity. -CV)

"The 7 Red Dwarfs = Commie, Pinko, Lefty, Trotsky, Lenny, Carl, and TheWorkersControltheMeansofProduction" -

blindgeoff

"That's 'Red Vertically Challenged People', thank you very much." -

seekingferret

"I have no idea, but by Grabthar's hammer, by the sons of Worvan, ~~you shall be avenged~~ I shall find out once I can safely google without cheating on this quiz!" -

germankitty

(+1, Galaxy Quest. -CV)

"That sounds like a really wimpy porn star" -

drbear

(Well, all he was really good for was head. *rimshot* -CV)

"I never knew the actors in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." -

wrestlingdog

(It was just Warwick Davis playing seven roles and then CGI'ed to look different. Deep Roy was being an Oompa Loompa at the time and couldn't participate. -CV)

"Wait, that's different from the Benny Hill show how?" -

akiyasan

(The Benny Hill show had significantly more cleavage. -CV)

"Recurring red shirt 12. Oh, wait, wrong series." -

deza

"British Sci-Fi tends to blend into one big ball of cheap special effects and jokes I don't get." -

freezer818

"I knew I shouldn't have skipped the Red Dwarf marathon last week." -

laura_croft

"I can't think of anything funny to say here. I'm serious. Once, I tried to watch an episode of this show and my eyeballs started to dry up." -

demon_666

"Holly, who got a gender change at some point, but thankfully didn't have to change his name." -

ginalin

"They're dead, Dave. They're dead. They're all dead, Dave." -

david_deacon

(It is curious how HAL and Holly can be so similar... -CV)

"I am Holly, the ship's computer, with an IQ of 6000. The same IQ as 6000 PE teachers." -

many_from_one,

drunken_hedghog

Correct Answer: Holly the ship's computer

4. Whose death is referred to in the phrase "The Day the Music Died"?

"O HAI, THEME, NICE TO MEET YOU. /facepalm" -

etcet

(Better late than never, we always say... -CV)

"Sting's not dead. Yet." -

magiczna

(And thank goodness for that. All those 80's icons dropping like flies, I was worried about the Stingmeister... -CV)

"I'm confused. If music is dead, then what have I been listening to? And why does it keep trying to eat my brains?" -

theylovetostare

"Oh my god, it's Kenny! You bastards!" -

i_calql8

(+1, South Park. -CV)

"Regrettably, not Eminem." -

jhirat_dai

"Well, Barry Manilow said he was music and wrote the songs, and since the music died, it must be Barry Manilow. He probably killed it." -

drbear

"Actually, I thought video killed the radio star." -

nitasee

"Mozart" -

gigglingpixie

"John Lennon" -

david_deacon,

domtheknight,

froggie_girlkel

"Not, as a Facebook friend said, the day that Michael Jackson died. Yes, she actually said, 'We'll all remember where we were the day the music died.'" -

dk2022 and six others

"Imp Y Celyn" -

sskipstress,

drunken_hedghog

(+1, Discworld. -CV)

"Archimedes, thus explaining the title of the song 'American Pi.'" -

captainsblog

(I really expected him to have written "Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw". -CV)

"Too soon, too soon! I mean, they haven't even found his nose yet." -

demon_666

"People mourn that we lost 3 music legends in one crash, but how about when the US lost its whole figure skating team?!" -

operatic_diva

(That's because music legends are musically legendary, while figure skaters, if they're extremely lucky, are only good for a year on a box of Wheaties. -CV)

"It was Simon Cowell who done it, in the studio, with the microphone stand!" -

thepikey

"Don Music. Such a sad day. I loved how he played the piano with his face." -

tarpo

"My my this here LJDQ guy.
May be a hater someday later
I just don't know why.
When I made this post
I kissed production goodbye,
singing 'soon I'm gonna get a plus one,
soon I'm gonna get a plus one.'" -

umbralcorax

(+3. Production's overrated anyway. -CV)

"Ooh-wee-ooh, I look just like Buddy Holly. Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore!" -

theninth,

distaff_exile

"If I died and Gary Busey played me in the movie, I'd come back and kill myself." -

ginalin

"Anakin Skywalker, obviously." -

sifrid

"You mean 'Whose deaths are referred to in the phrase 'The Day the Music Died.'' We can't be shafting Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper now, can we?" -

la_trombonista,

ifeedformula

(Watch me. -CV)

Correct Answer: Buddy Holly (and some other guys with him, but rah bah bah)

5. Who is the main character in Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

"Tiffany is too obvious an answer I am guessing?" -

b_hulsmans,

newbia

(It is, but it didn't stop 11 other folks from trying anyway. -CV)

"Wait, I think Debbie Gibson came first" -

seferin

"Breakfast, obviously. The most important meal of the day." -

froggie_girlkel

"The Swedish Chef. Can't have breakfast anywhere without a chef." -

bassnote

"Tiffany's breakfast chef, a guy named Denny, who by the end of the flick has decided to open a series of restaurants where anyone could get breakfast at any time of the day or night! God bless that Denny and his moons over my hammy!" -

mattwolf

"My aunt and uncle bought me a copy of that book in Germany because I was learning German. The only thing I can say is 'the bus left the bus stop.' It was not helpful in trying to read that book." -

acm28

"I've always imagined Truman Capote as sort of being like Two Face, except that instead of having a mutilated face and a normal face, he has half of Harry Truman's face and half of Al Capone's face. So, two mutilated faces." -

seekingferret

"I know someone who was disappointed when she watched the movie that the song wasn't in it. We aren't friends anymore." -

tarpo

"It's worth knowing that Holly Golightly shares her last name with the liquid preparation I had to drink before my colonoscopy, although that was spelled GoLitely. This is like calling a nuclear warhead Jiffy Pop." -

drbear, confirmed by

kristinmachina

(+1 to the medical profession for grotesquely inappropriate punnery. -CV)

"Did you know that the film has a great quote for our weekly reminders?
Holly Golightly: 'Thursday! It can't be! It's too gruesome!'
Paul Varjak: 'What's so gruesome about Thursday?'
Holly Golightly: 'Nothing, except I can never remember when it's coming up.'" -

germankitty

(And there you have it: "Breakfast At Tiffany's" is now the official movie of Reminder Thursdays. -CV)

"I had a total crush on Holly Golightly when I was a kid, and I figured that to get her, I first had to get the A-team out of the way, which shouldn't be too hard since those idiots never could hit anything with all those bullets they sent flying around every episode. But my plan didn't come together." -

mark_laura

"I'd totally butter those crumpets." -

thepikey

"Holly Golightly (and Carrie A. Bigstick)" -

tsukiai

"Holly Golightly, which is almost as funny a name as Pussy Galore." -

gigglingpixie
"if she were a Bond girl, her name would definitely be Holly Goharder!" -

demon_666

(Actually, the Bond girl in "Moonraker" was Dr. Holly Goodhead. -CV)

Correct Answer: Holly Golightly

"Previously rejected names: Holly Redlight, Holly Gaslighting, Hodlly Lamarr." -

many_from_one

6. What do you like to do on your holidays?

"Isn't this a bit... inappropriate for August?" -

many_from_one,

captainsblog,

mark_laura

(Yes it is. Truly my best idea ever. -CV)

(And now, the top five answers on the board:
Sleep: 16
Eat: 9
Drink: 11
Sex: 12
LJDQ: 4)

"I'm unemployed and optimistic, so every day's a holiday!" -

distaff_exile

"Sweet fuck all. Seriously, if I could find a way of being catatonic without being catatonic, I would. I'd be like, pro-concantatonic with brief periods of eating." -

severedscythe

"Depends on the holiday. For July Fourth, I take a watermelon, I load it up with M-80's, light the fuse, and run away real fast, thus celebrating the American Virtues of blowing things up. For Memorial Day, I make care packages to send to soldier, and for Halloween, I watch the scariest movie I can think of... Showgirls." -

seferin

"My time off is spent playing video games, drinking to excess, and trying to find decent porn on the internet." -

etcet

"On my holiday,

squeegibomas, I'm usually too busy delivering math problems to all the good girls and boys" -

squeegibo

(I hope none of our quizlings qualify. Except maybe

i_calql8. -CV)

"Holidays? Let me tell you about holidays. We had a Jewish holiday last Thursday called Tisha B'Av. I wasn't allowed to eat or drink for 25 hours in 80 degree heat, I had to wear shabby non-leather shoes and sit on the hard floor for several hours while we read stories about people being raped and murdered. I hate holidays right now." -

seekingferret

"Same thing we do every holiday, LJDQ. Try to take over the world!" -

speckled_llama

"Oh, I don't know...play chess...screw..." -

i_calql8

(+1, Blazing Saddles. -CV)

"TRAIN ADVENTURE ZOMG!" -

yayworthy

(You are far too excited about this. -CV)

"Beach. Book. SPF 1 Million. Yeah." -

shogunsquirrel

"Soak pieces of a dead bird in wine, cook them up, and eat them NOMNOMNOM!" -

blindgeoff

(Coq au vin: successfully blending eating, drinking, and sex in one efficient package. -CV)

"I'm half Irish. Alcohol is involved in all of my holidays." -

kristinmachina

(I think by that definition I'm half-Irish by proxy. -CV)

"I spend the vast majority avoiding family members lest I be convicted of murder." -

conjurelass

"I want to say surf the web and masturbate, but I do those throughout the year, so I'm going to say work at the grocery store." -

la_trombonista

"Everyday is a holiday with enough percocet in your system!" -

deza

And that's the way it is. Myself, I just got back from some holiday time the week before, and it was good. Now, alas, back to the grindstone. Toil and trouble, ye rowdy lot! Thanks for playing this week, and we hope to see you again tomorrow. Welcome aboard any and all new players; enjoy, share, and come again!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

From:

deza.livejournal.com

Yay, a twofer! Not bad for being stoned out of my gourd. :)

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

Mental destabilization has always had a profoundly positive effect on quizlings. Trufax.

From:

lots42.livejournal.com

I can personally attest that the more stoned you are, the more funny you are. On LJDQ at least.

Too bad I didn't have the internet with me at the nursing home. They gave out some gooooood drugs.