LJ Daily Answers: 16 December 2009

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

"What the fuck? This is a 5th question, and there are only supposed to be four." - tonycaselli
"It seems the quiz-masters have problems with counting to 4." - b_hulsmans

(Actually, there are only four questions. The gin makes it look 25% bigger. -CV)

1. Who are Reed Richards, Susan Richards, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm?

"The Four Tops" - theninth, neumeindil

"The Fab Four" - bigmo76, seferin, babybokal, dextradawn, kittycatness

"Four people who have never been in my kitchen" - darthparadox

"People Tiger Woods has slept with" - tonycaselli, kandelschwartz

"TMNT all grown up. Oddly enough, Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles just doesn't have the same ring to it." - mathnerd

(They never gave up on the pizza, but once they learned about beer, it was all downhill. -CV)

"People who are almost, but not entirely, unlike tea." - illogicalvulcan

"Water, Wind, Fire and Earth, in that order. Dr. Doom is Heart gone rogue." - falconpain

(By your powers combined, have a -1. I hate that dirty hippie Captain Planet. -CV)

"Not Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis. I AM IN DENIAL!" - psywildfire

(And rightly so. -CV)

"The human torch? What kinda name's that? That's the name for a Darwin Award Recipient!" - 7tree_hugger

"HEH, WHAT IS THIS. I actually know the answer for once. Fantastic Four 'course, the movies, and the animation.. and uh, were there comics?" - angelicbuttons

(Never has a right answer been so... wrong. -CV)

"TMZ EXCLUSIVE! THE SECRET SEX TAPE OF SUE AND REED RICHARDS, AND THE REAL REASON HE'S CALLED 'MR. FANTASTIC'!" - kristinmachina

(I think the fact that he has near-infinite elongation abilities should speak for itself. -CV)

"Umm, excuse me? I believe you left out H.E.R.B.I.E.?" - umbralcorax

(Robots do not get equal rights. -CV)

"'Flame on!' is the gayest superhero catchphrase thingie ever." - melayneseahawk

Correct Answer: The Fantastic Four



2. British politician Edmund Burke supposedly referred to the press or journalism as what?

"A valuable tool for creating brainless mobs." - rhiannonjk

"Impartial vultures with no sense of tact or decency?" - timba

"I read Playboy for the articles!" - seekingferret

"Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys." - buzz

"The eleventh plague of Egypt." - barbarienne

"He probably called them bloodsucking jerks, but he did it with an English accent so they all wanted to sleep with him anyway." - tonycaselli

"THE LIBRUL MEDIA." - wrestlingdog

"Inglourious basterds." - kandelschwartz

"Fourth Reich" - ntlespino

(Was he predicting the future? -CV)

"The fourth house? Or the fifth column? Or the eighth Horcrux or the 14th cranial nerve or the third Sith or SOMETHING ELSE NON-EXISTENT LIKE THAT." - jessicamariek

(You left out the seventh son of a seventh son. But it wasn't that either, so it's ok. -CV)

"Estates of Parliament: Pedophile priests, royalty, proles, and paparazzi" - cougarfang

(...he may not have exactly used the word "pedophile"... -CV)

"Oh, wasn't that the guy Richard Dreyfus played in Close Encounters with the Fourth Estate?" - mandydax

"The Fourth estate, the other three being Whoring, Drinking and Suing. When their powers combine, they form...POLITICS!" - drunken_hedghog

(How many times does Captain Planet have to show up in this quiz? -1 again! -CV)

Correct Answer: The Fourth Estate

"Anyone who has a fourth estate has three and a half too many, if you ask me." - etcet



3. The musical pieces in the first third of Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'invenzione are commonly called what?

"Math AND a foreign language in one question? I need a drink....pass the gin, please." - stagemanager

"Heh. You said 'piece'." - thepikey

"I just want to say that I love that Berlusconi is still Prime Minister after sexual offenses that make the Monica Lewinsky scandal look like the Immaculate Conception. The Italians are wonderful." - seekingferret

"It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes." - i_calql8

(+1, The Godfather. -CV)

"Bohemian Rhapsody" - squeegibo, tears_of_nienna

(I see a little string concerto and a man-
Vivaldi! Vivaldi! He did not write the fandango
Crescendos and fortes
Four seasons in four days? Eep! -CV)

"Theatrical trailers. Never bother with showing up for the first third!" - rhiannonjk

"The nap before intermission" - nitasee

"La tua mamma" - bending_sickle

(Definitely didn't see that coming. -CV)

"La Cucaracha? Fuck, man I don't DO this Spanish thing. Or is that Italian? Well I don't do that either!" - timba

"Most of the Italians I've met don't actually appreciate being called 'musical pieces'- just sayin'." - katiebgood

(Well, if you're only playing them for their flutes... -CV)

"I'm roughly translating that as 'Inventing the Cement Harmonica'. I don't know who would want to play that. Maybe Petrified Stevie Wonder?" - kristinmachina

(Many people supported the cement of harmony and invention. I guess you build museums with that. -CV)

"The best way to annoy your parents when you're learning the violin and are already sick of Frederick Seitz." - kandelschwartz

"When I was little I had a cassette tape called 'Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery.' It was about a plucky orphan and a ring...of mystery. I LOVED that tape. Oh, the early 90's." - babybokal

"Okay, you know what? Fuck Vivialdi. I've been arguing with a piece of his for two months straight. Fuck Vivaldi and his stupid frills and his trills and his emotive composing. I'm going back to Wagner." - lookingforwater

(That was unexpected. -CV)

"Hmm. Now I'm having mental images of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons eating Quattro Stagioni (Four Seasons) pizza at a Four Seasons hotel/restaurant while Vivaldi's Four Seasons play softly in the background. Or is that overkill?" - germankitty

(Quad Damage! -CV)

"We don't have four seasons in Houston. We have 'hotter than hell' and 'hot as hell'. Occasionally the weather decides to throw us a snow day out of pity. And even then the like half inch of snow causes the entire city to shut down, as no one knows what to do with it." - mira_isis

Correct Answer: The Four Seasons



4. What weapon does Clint Eastwood's character use in the movie "Dirty Harry"?

(Number of people wondering how lucky some punk feels: 22. -CV)

"An angry badger" - thefannishwaldo

(Only in the scene where he's high on mushrooms. -CV)

"Chuck Norris" - buzz, nitasee, acm28, stagemanager

"Sarcasm and a badge." - barbarienne

"His boom stick" - bigmo76

(+1, Army of Darkness. -CV)

"LawGiver IV - standard issue to all Street Judges" - wiredwizard

(+1, Judge Dredd. -CV)

"A... 40? Isn't that a booze thing? Did Clint assault people with bad alcohol?" - marasca

"Illudium P-36 Explosive Space Modulator." - wrestlingdog

"Only a sissy uses a weapon, a true man uses his fists. Or when the need arises, an old lady you can throw at your opponent." - b_hulsmans

(I have been known to tie two babies together by the neck and wield them like baby nunchaku. -CV)

"A Quake BFG with Quad power." - 7tree_hugger

"A lightsaber" - darthparadox, meloglas

(Clint would make an awesome crotchety-ass Jedi. -CV)

"A potter's wheel and a kiln, which is why he commands the one thief to 'Go ahead, bake my clay.'" - tonycaselli

"Both Dirty Harry and Sledge Hammer were insightful, nuanced commentaries on the state of modern police work, and the challenges posed by the tension between individual rights and collective safety. Also they both used 44 Magnums." - squeegibo

(+1 for remembering Sledge Hammer. -CV)

Correct Answer: A .44 Magnum

"This was before the .88 Magnum, which shoots through schools." - etcet, i_calql8



5. You're only getting four presents for Christmas this year. What would you like them to be?

"Nothing, Christmas is an evil pagan holiday usurped by the Christians and further corrupted by years of overcommercialization. Bah bloody humbug." - naraht

"Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves. And a beer. In a tree." - theninth

(+1, Bob and Doug McKenzie. -CV)

"Health, happiness, peace of mind, and a car would be nice, we're currently without." - fmh

(You're currently without... all of them? Daaaaaamn... 2009's been rough. -CV)

"A big fluffy bunny, a knife, a fork, and hollandaise sauce." - timba

"A menorah, a dreidel, some latkas and a match" - seferin

(Shalom! -CV)

"FOUR! LIGHTS!" - psywildfire, cholma

(+1, ST:TNG. -CV)

"Sex. Drugs. Rock. Roll." - angelchicken

"A boyfriend - netbook - straight A's - acceptance to grad school - a job" - raphsody606

(I'd chide you for asking for five things, but since we're on question #5 out of 4, I guess I'll cut you some slack. -CV)

"A house, money, socks, and world peace. In that order. Okay, okay, fine, socks should come first." - mendeia

"Jack Daniels, Jack Daniels, Jack Daniels, and... umm... maybe a small bottle of Jack Daniels." - buzz

(If you had said "Johnny Walker" instead, I could and would gladly have assisted you. -CV)

"Four nice bras that fit. Seriously, I spent an hour in Victoria's Secret with two sales clerks trying to help me, and we concluded that only one bra in the whole store was suitable, and even that wasn't really great. So to all you men who think large breasts are hot, I say: Fuck you for lusting after womenfolk's suffering." - oleander_sky

"New body/brain/immune system (tired of landing in hospital during finals week), a bank vault of gold, a pony, and oh yeah, world peace." - mathnerd

(You know the rules...
-CV)

"George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey, and a bigger bed." - nitasee
"Sandra Bullock, Angelina Jolie, Allyson Hannigan and a wave-runner. You can't not smile on a wave-runner." - lots42

"A new boyfriend. And another boyfriend. A patch job on relationship with the old boyfriend. And a nice gift for a patient husband." - temperance14

(That word, "temperance"... I do not think it means what you think it means. -CV)

"A platypus. And an LJDQ quote. The other two can go to charity." - cougarfang

"'Peace on earth, good will towards men.' - 'We're the United States Government. We don't do that sort of thing.'" - barbarienne

(+1, Sneakers. +1 more because James Earl Jones is always awesome. -CV)

"I already got an HD satellite reciever (wow, the Weather Channel looks SO CLEAR! Hurricanes in near 3D!) So, I just need a Wii, Beatles Rock Band and Guitar Hero, and I'll never have to leave the house all winter!" - kristinmachina

Correct Answer: "Expensive and exchangeable." - jhirat_dai


Day One of our high-speed adrenaline-fuelled holiday extravaganza is complete! And, strangely, more people answered in one day than typically answer in an average week. I'm not sure how that works, exactly. But whatever. Answers! And new questions within the hour! BOOYAH!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

Comments

[ntlespino.livejournal.com]

Yes! After months of drought! One!

And on another note, *gasp*, can we actually survive the daily quiz being Daily at long last?

[its-what-we-are.livejournal.com]

I am sad now.

[lovellama.livejournal.com]

Oleander Sky, use these measuring instructions (http://josephinesgate.net/Bra2.html), then this chart (http://josephinesgate.net/BraSize.html) to figure out who makes your size, and go to Belle Lingerie (http://stores.ebay.com/BELLE-LINGERIE?_rdc=1) on eBay to get what fits you. :)

[dk2022.livejournal.com]

"Four nice bras that fit. Seriously, I spent an hour in Victoria's Secret with two sales clerks trying to help me, and we concluded that only one bra in the whole store was suitable, and even that wasn't really great. So to all you men who think large breasts are hot, I say: Fuck you for lusting after womenfolk's suffering."

oleander_sky I hear you. I hear you so clear! I hope you find somewhere that'll sell awesome bras to you! :D

[ifeedformula.livejournal.com]

One group quote.

Even though my "Edmund..wait isn't he that kid from "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe" who begged for more Turkish Delight (which, contrary to the name, is not delightful at all)?" was pretty witty.

Or so I thought.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

You might, but we sure won't. It's tough to run this at a fast pace. We'll go back to our weekly rounds soon enough, never fear. ;-)

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

So am I. It's hump day and I'm surrounded by bad scotch.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Bleah, Turkish Delight. Truly the most inappropriate use of the word "delight" to ever grace the English (or Turkish) language.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

oleander_sky: I do not lust after your suffering, I lust after that which causes you to suffer.

And I will totally make that suffering worthwhile.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

FUCK YOU, YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY SCOTCH.

I'M SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS.

There has been rather a lot of capslock in my life and mind this week. I don't really see this abating until mid-January. Don the protective headgear and asbestos underoos, people.

[germankitty]

Heh, you beat me to this comment ... *glares at own 44Fs*

In other news, one! Yay! *cue moderate cheering*

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Damn dirty idiots, always messing with the life and the goodness and the stuff.

You should play hooky from work tomorrow and come over here. I'll give you scotch.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

The power of breasts compels you!

[katiebgood.livejournal.com]

James Earl Jones *is* always awesome! Thanks for the quote!

[buzz.livejournal.com]

If you had said "Johnny Walker" instead, I could and would gladly have assisted you. -CV

You have to talk to teh girlfriend about that. She's the one that drinks that stuff.

[cougarfang.livejournal.com]

TWO QUOTES. ♥ ♥ ♥

That pretty much makes up for the lack of platypus.

[raphsody606.livejournal.com]

Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery! Heck yes.

[ifeedformula.livejournal.com]

I had a few pieces once..one of my stepdad's exwives (#2, I think) came over and brought us some for Christmas one year. They were the most gawdawful things (next to the 'Jingle Jells' my mom bought, which tasted vaguely like Chloroseptic) I've ever put in my mouth.

[mathsnerd]

Two quotes, one with a picture comment, and a group mention. Wheee!

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

You know, I have never read a comment along the lines of, “Victoria Secret rocks!” It’s always some horror story about unhelpful clerks or wildly unsuitable bras. And yet they are wildly popular. I call shenanigans!

[drunken-hedghog.livejournal.com]

Woohoo, -1. Wait, that doesn't sound right. Damn you Captain Planet, I only ever watched it for Gaia!

[its-what-we-are.livejournal.com]

(http://photobucket.com/images/anchorman%20scotch) (http://photobucket.com/images/anchorman%20scotch)

[its-what-we-are.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain. I was told during my last visit that VS doesn't make a bra in my size. It was an awkward moment for everyone involved.

[dk2022.livejournal.com]

Turkish Delight by Fry's chocolate is just amazing. All others lack the amazingness.

[david-deacon.livejournal.com]

So to all you men who think large breasts are hot, I say: Fuck you for lusting after womenfolk's suffering." - oleander_sky

Hmmmph! Obviously a feminist. Let me just say: we don't "lust after your suffering." Some men (not all, obviously) find large breasts attractive on a woman. As long as no one leers or otherwise acts in an ungentlemanly way, I don't see what you have to complain about. As far as your personal physical unpleasantness is concerned, you have my sympathy. They must be uncomfortable to possess at times. But that is not the fault of men. Blame your parents for your genes.

Oh, and by the way:

5. You're only getting four presents for Christmas this year. What would you like them to be?



Merry Christmas.