ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 5 April 2010

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Happy Easter! Happy Passover! And Happy Birthday

pirho_maniac! Now onward, to bunnies!

1. What was the first, and most popular, children's book written by Margery Williams?

"Any children's book featuring margarine is a one way ticket to the fed's watch list, if you ask me." -

etcet

(I can't believe it's not butter! -CV)

"Donnie Darko. They lightened it up a lot for the movie version." -

alfvaen

(How does one suck a fuck? -CV)

"Peter Cottontail Meets Cotton Gin" -

pirho_maniac

(Mmmmm, gin. AL&CV)

"Everyone Poops" - 6 of you

"Why Johnny Can't Read" -

akiyasan

"Pat the Bunny. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add seasoning." -

kristinmachina

"I see that

chaosvizier is still stuck on dipillatory subjects." -

tweeti

(Like they say, "Hare today, Gone tomorrow!" -CV)

"Bunny Gets a Life, the true story of a Playboy Playmate who turned her back on Hef's riches to marry the boy next door. He dies of Scarlet Fever before the end." -

deza

"It sucks when your first book is your most popular, because it's all downhill from there. I bet Margery Williams was an alcoholic after her next five books flopped and she was living royalty check to royalty check." -

seekingferret

"I no longer trust the children's book publishing industry. Why, you ask? Two words. SPARKLING. VAMPIRES." -

babybokal
"Is this an American thing? Look, we have JK Rowling. You have Stephenie Meyer. In matters of children's literature, we will always win." -

puredeadthingy

(We had quality before Ms. Meyer tried bringing down our average. Theodor Geisel, anyone? -CV)

"i highly doubt she ever recreated the sucess. did she just turn them into a series by adding the silken badger, the wool elephant, the fleece sheep?" -

kira_snugz

(The Velcro Porcupine was a surprising hit, though. -CV)

"How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Egg." -

n5iln

"I blame books like that for making me believe all my toys were alive when I was little. One time my dad accidentally sat on my Barbie and decapitated it, and I was scarred for life." -

un_sedentary

"The Velveteen Rabbit damaged me as a child. I already had issues about being scared of my toys and then I find out they've been talking about me behind my back? Nuh-uh. Not okay. I'm talking to you too, Toy Story." -

theylovetostare

"I prefer the re-write: The rabbit's well-timed double-tap to the KGB agent's head was the highlight of the story. Followed of course by the CIA disavowing any knowledge of his existence and 'disposing' of him in a Toys-R-Us. -CV

The rabbit's well-timed double-tap to the KGB agent's head was the highlight of the story. Followed of course by the CIA disavowing any knowledge of his existence and 'disposing' of him in a Toys-R-Us. -CV

" -

germankitty

Correct Answer: "The Velveteen Rabbit"

"I have used the fact that that book makes me cry as evidence that I'm not a completely heartless bitch." -

sskipstress

2. In the movie "Pulp Fiction", what is Ringo's pet name for Yolanda?

"Yoko Ono/George Harrison/Other Beatles Reference" - 19 of you

"I've only seen it once, and it was in a movie marathon also including Willow, Princess Bride, Atlantis, Silence of the Lambs, and the Godfather." -

domtheknight

(That is quite the movie mix. "It just went away, Dread Pirate Milo? Now put the lotion in the basket, motherfucker, or I'll make you an offer you can't refuse." -CV)

"I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy!" -

babybokal

(+1, Finding Nemo. -CV)

"Boo-Boo-Kitty-Fuck" -

uncut_diamond,

mattwolf,

mistressjennfer

(+1, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. -CV)

"Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played girl bunny? Neither did I..I was just asking." -

ifeedformula

(+1, Wayne's World. -CV)

"Fuzzy Wuzzy, who wasn't very fuzzy, was she?" -

sushimustwrite

"It's a Tarantino film so I'm going with 'motherfucker'. However, it's not Samuel L. Jackson, so she wasn't a bad motherfucker." -

photosinensis

(This is one of those rare cases where logic, while ultimately wrong, is flawlessly logical. -CV)

"I-gor" -

wiredwizard

"Zed" -

mark_laura

(Zed's dead. -CV)

"Yoyo Ma" -

deza

"I have no idea, but did you know that in Lyons there are churches for the saints John, Paul and George, and they are anxiously waiting for Ringo Starr to be canonized, to get the complete set?" -

broken_moons

"Whenever I hear someone call someone 'bunny', first I want to vomit, then I wonder what the hell passed betwix them that resulted in this... then I want stew." -

waya_adanvto

"I didn't realize they had names other than Pumpkin and Honey Bunny." -

sskipstress

(Only at the end, when Jules is talking them down, do we learn their true names. -CV)

"Honey Bunny. My hubby sometimes calls me that. We haven't robbed a diner though. Yet." -

cjtremlett

Correct Answer: Honey Bunny

"In Europe, they call her the Bunny Royale. With Mayo." -

germankitty

(Nicely done. -CV)

3. What airport has the IATA and FAA code "ORD"?

"IATA and FAA are words I say after a bran cereal morning." -

lots42

"Albuquerque" -

seferin

(Left turns only in that airport. -CV)

"Fjord" -

akiyasan

(That's more of a seaport. Lot of pines there. -CV)

"I watch too much kiddie TV. You say 'Ord' and I go 'He's a dragon! Blue. Kind of a dork.'" -

ifeedformula

("Blue. Kind of a dork." could describe about 90% of Avatar. -CV)

"Well, the bounty hunter we ran into on Ord Mantell changed my mind." -

seekingferret

(+1, The Empire Strikes Back. -CV)

"The X-Men fought Ord. Colossus kicked his head in." -

thesecondevil

(Luckily he built his airport before that happened. -CV)

"I've got this image in my head of an orc grunt running through the streets, chasing down a cab and screaming 'For the Ord!!'" -

mistressjennfer

(Sometimes you're late for the raid, and you gotta get there no matter how. -CV)

"Do they have 'Bring Your Kids To the Control Tower Day?'" -

kristinmachina

"O'Tortoise" -

leia_starwalker

"Since ORD must stand for Old Run Down, I'll go with O' Hare." -

mattwolf

Correct Answer: Chicago's O'Hare International Airport

4. It's the title of a song by Eminem and a song by Nirvana. It's also a lyric in a song by Pink Floyd. What is the phrase?

"I just noticed his name backwards is kind of like Mini-me." -

majorsamfan

"What's the difference between Eminem and Nirvana? Eminem is white trash, Nirvana's trashed whites." -

demon_666

"I have no idea, but a mash-up of those three bands covering 'Little Bunny Foo Foo' might be worth listening to." -

etcet

"'I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like.' Though it sounds better when Eminem says it." -

alfvaen

"My favourite Eminem song is 'The Real Slim Shady' because it has the word clitoris." -

un_sedentary

"I'm so Fkkking wasted!" -

mattwolf

(Okay, besides that one. -CV)

"'Raps Like Teen Knuckles (On The Wall)'" -

mark_laura

"bargle nawdle zouss" - Weird Al Yankovic and 5 others

"Dude, where's my hallucinogenics?" -

deza

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!" -

wiredwizard

"I went to pick up my kid the other day and the radio was blasting 'Another Brick In the Wall'. I was embarrassed because it was at the part where they're screaming 'We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom. Teachers, leave them kids alone.'" -

ifeedformula

"How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?" -

photosinensis

(One could have Meat Pudding. Debatably delectable, but still gets you past the restriction. -CV)

"Rabbit, Run was also the title of a John Updike novel. (I use the word 'updike' the way you guys use the word 'titular.')" -

david_deacon,

thepikey

(Fair enough. -CV)

"Wun Wascally Wabbit. WUN!" -

waya_adanvto

(Replacing Kurt Cobain with Elmer Fudd was a daring ploy that might have worked... had it not been for that particular song. -CV)

Correct Answer: "Run, Rabbit, Run"

5. The Cave of Caerbannog is protected by which creature?

(Unsurprisingly, most of you responded with movie quotes. We'll just give one big collective nod and move on. -AL&CV&LL)

"The Crunchy Frog" -

seekingferret, being the one MP quote not from the movie

"There actually are those who call me Tim! Though I have to say I kind of got tired of people saying that in college." -

squeegibo

(I contend it's still better than people coming up to you and shouting "TIMMAYY!!!!!" -CV)

"The IRS" -

seferin

"Mongo? Santa Maria!" -

wrestlingdog

(+1, Blazing Saddles. -CV)

"The Demon of Impossible Spelling (Tori's sister)" -

drbear

"The Ravenous Buglatter Beast of Traal" -

wiredwizard,

thepikey

"Wait..is the Cave of Caerbannog in Care-A-Lot or would it be part of Noheart's domain?" -

ifeedformula

(-1, wrong animal. -1 again, Care Bears. -CV)

" I am glaring hate daggers at you. Cute fluffy cuddle HATE DAGGERS, I tell you. -CV

" -

i_calql8

"Vorpal bunnies!" - 8 of you

"Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit!" -

tweeti

(With my spear and magic helmet! -CV)

"I actually went to high school with a girl who called herself the Evil Bunny Rabbit, and she would bite people. I saw a bite she gave this one guy and it was like gangrenous. It's still Lent as I write this, so I'm censoring myself, but that's some fucked up shit right there." -

angelprojekt

"The Killer Bunny" -

germankitty

"Look LOOKIT THE BONES!!" -

houseofknaus

"This creature, rendering the tactic, 'Run away!' useless." -

bending_sickle,

mathnerd,

smeddley

Correct Answer: The Killer Rabbit

6. How ~~was~~ is your holiday week going? Eat any chocolate bunnies? If yes, do you eat them ears first or feet first? Why?

"I go right for the tail. Oh, you meant the candy bunnies." -

drbear

"mmm...bunny ears...They make TV so much better." -

majorsamfan

"I've finally figured out how to make good Matzo Brei! Mmmm, Matzo Brei. The flavor of french toast with the texture of wet corrugated cardboard - I don't understand why my friends don't like it as much as I do." -

rikchik

(You probably need to dip it in chocolate first. -CV)

"for us Jews this week is all about getting drunk on bad wine." -

seekingferret

(

fizrep and I once bought a bottle of 'Jerusalem Gold' beet wine, just to try. I think it goes on record as the third worst alcoholic beverage ever. -CV)

"I don't get the name Good Friday. Jesus was arrested, whipped, forced to wear thorns as a hat, carry a big wooden cross, get nailed (and not in the good way), dies, and gets stabbed. Should be called WORST FRIDAY EVER!" -

kristinmachina

(Well, sure, if you were Jesus, it was a kinda sucky day overall. But almost everyone else there that day was having a party. -CV)

"It doesn't matter what part I eat first. What matters is that I eat his face last, so that he can watch me enjoy the rest of him." -

theylovetostare,

pirho_maniac

("To The Pain" takes on a whole new meaning here. -CV)

" The bottom end tastes like ass. Why is that? -CV)

" -

mistressjennfer

"I have, to eat them ears first, quickly eating through their faces so I don't have to look at their accusatory expressions while I enjoy the rest of their sweet, delectable bodies. Hell, as a vegetarian I even feel guilty taking so much pleasure in eating a fake animal." -

demon_666

"Cadbury Eggs were the 'special' Easter treat at my house, since they were expensive and we only got ONE per year. One year MY DAD ATE MINE. I'm not sure if I've forgiven him yet, and it's been... 21 years" -

smeddley

"The giant chocolate-and-(damn well better be)-Nutella egg shall make up for hearing the Vatican Radio and going to Pope-filled mass, or there will be Words." -

bending_sickle

(Chocolate and Nutella-filled egg? MAIL HERE NAO PLZTHX. -CV)

"Stomach first, so it looks like a little chocolate alien burst out." -

mark_laura

"I am going to mash them up so that I don't have to deal with that dilemma" -

b_hulsmans

"I'm lactose intolerant so the only bunnies I eat are Peeps bunnies. And I eat the ears first. Actually, I suck the sugar off THEN eat the ears." -

ifeedformula

"I sell bunnies to other people. Rule #1: Never get hooked on your own merchandise." -

mattwolf

And there you have it. Hope everyone had a good holiday week last week, if you celebrated any kind of holiday. If not, well, hope it was a good week anyway. The weather is good, it's changing, it's the season of fun and sun and stuff! Except where it's always funny and sunny.

Thanks for playing, hope you enjoyed! Remember, go on, tell your friends about us. The more, the merrier, here at

ljdq!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

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From:

germankitty

Yay, hattrick! And one of 'em the special quote, too!

I could've been a quadruple hitter if I'd gone with my gut instinct on #4, but as I hadn't heard ANY of the songs I ~~couldn't properly google-cheat~~ thought my Eng.Lit. major background was screwing with my mind again. Hmph.

*goes to eat her XL Lindt bunny*

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

Mmmmmm giant lindt bunny! OM NOM NOM!

Cheeky English Lit, always messing things up for folks.

Though named daily, it is weekly. Behold the first mystery.

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