ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 6 December 2010

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Happy 6th of December! German kids get shoes full of candy today! I get a shoe full of smelly socks. Curses.

1. What Caribbean dance derives its name from an old English word for "cart shaft"

"Buh-huh-huh, you said 'shaft.'" -

wrestlingdog,

athousandsmiles

"If you don't get at least one other person besides me whose first thought was 'stripper pole', then I shake my finger at you, fellow LJDQers. Where is your shame?!?" -

frequencyshift

"I have no idea but I bet Lady Gaga's used it." -

drunken_hedghog

"The Macarena" -

florahart

(Bite your tongue. – LL)

"The Voodooboogaloo" -

tweeti

"Carto Shaftito? El Cartoshaft? Oh wait, they have no 'sh' sound in Spanish...cartojafto?" -

lisacharly

"Shake shake shake senora, shake your body line..." -

zihuatanejo

"What's the Caribbean dance that make the people take off their pants? (CART) SHAFT!" -

kristinmachina
"That Cart Shaft is a bad mother..." -

drbear
"Shut yo mouth!" -

thepikey,

squeegibo

(We're just talking about Cart Shaft! – AL&LL)
(And we can dig it. -CV)

"I'd cart my shaft into you anytime, baby." -

b_hulsmans

"Polka(rt)" -

majorsamfan

"Hammerdance" -

wiredwizard

"Ahh the limbo, the only dance to share a motto with politics. How low can you go?" -

umbralcorax

Correct Answer: Limbo

2. What movie pitted an undead Kate Beckinsale against an army of werewolves?

(Most confusing part of this question: Why did two people suggest "Pearl Harbor"? -CV)

"Underworld. The only reason I remember what this question was is because the words 'Kate Beckinsale' and 'werewolves' were in the sentence I went to a very happy place." -

angelicmuse18

"'Beckinsale' makes me think of Black Friday--so the answer must be 'Twilight'?" -

sticky9fingers

"Red Riding Hood II: This Time, the Wolf's Brought Friends." -

kenakeri

"Pah, it's easy to fight werewolves. You just stand up and point behind them and say, 'Look, wolves!' and they go 'Where? Wolves?' And that's when you strike." -

seekingferret

"You have a vampire in my peanut butter! You have my peanut butter in a vampire! Two great tastes, less filling." -

akiyasan

(You have blended your advertising slogans quite impressively there. -CV)

"Teen Wolf 3: the Twilight years" -

squeegibo

"Buffy Takes Transylvania" -

germankitty

"Is that the fifth Twilight movie, in which death-dealing Selene comes rocketing back in her sexy-ass bodice and full-body vinyl cat suit, yielding a sword so that she can undo Teams Edward and Jacob? Can this happen anyway?" -

houseofknaus

(I'm quite sure someone has already written it. – LL)

"I'd rather be pitted against an army of Kate Beckinsales, dead or not." -

drbear

"Fly Lycan Eagle: The Steve Miller Story. Special appearance by Bob Seeger and the Silver Bullet Band" -

i_calql8

"Underworld : Look at Kate's Boobies in leather!" -

b_hulsmans and several others

(Not gonna lie to you: I did. -CV)

"UnderWere... no, wait, that's the porno version..." -

neumeindil,

majorsamfan

"If Underworld threw in zombies, that movie would have been an even bigger mess or had gotten REALLY AWESOME. Maybe both." -

princessstarr

Correct Answer: Underworld (Underworld II was acceptable too) (But not Van Helsing, because I specified "army" of werewolves. And she wasn't undead.)

3. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
I'm so happy 'cause today
I found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay
'Cause so are you

"Dunno, but the 2nd half of the verse sounds as if it should be on the front and back of a t-shirt!" -

germankitty

"You're Ugly and Your Mother Dresses You Funny by Weird Al Yankovic." -

jmthane,

wiredwizard

"This sounds very Sesame Street when taken out of context, doesn't it? Can't you imagine, Elmo et al going on about it being okay to be ugly as long as one has friends? Even imaginary friends?" -

florahart

"Happy Happy Joy Hoy by Ren and Stimpy" -

seferin

"'Swanlake' by Duckling & Co." -

yamx

"Passive Aggressive Song by My Ex" -

drunken_hedghog

"This is obviously the lost verse of 'So Happy Together' by the Turtles" -

cholma

"someone should have told Nirvana that making shitloads of money isn't rebelling against society." -

b_hulsmans

"I have no Nirvana jokes that aren't tasteless" -

zihuatanejo

(And you think we were going to judge you negatively for that? -CV)

"Nirvana, emo before emo was emo. And, shit, emo before the current crop of emo kids was even born. YOU WHINY FUCKING KIDS, GET THE HELL OFF MY LAWN. EAT A GODDAMNED CHEESEBURGER AND CHEER THE FUCK UP." -

etcet

"There's Antimony Arsenic Aluminum Selenium..." -

seekingferret

(+1, The Elements Song by Tom Lehrer. -CV)

"Why am I not surprised at the fact that y'all managed to include drugs in this week's quiz?" -

holmes221b

Correct Answer: Nirvana, "Lithium"

4. In Dante's "Divine Comedy", the soul of Cato is tasked to guard the approach to which mountain?

"I aM TORgo. I Take CARe oF THe pLaCE whILE the MASTer is awAY" -

wrestlingdog

(+1, Manos: The Hand of Fate. Also -1, because that movie is just so bad. -CV)

"Mount Doom" -

jmthane,

neumeindil,

zihuatanejo,

umbralcorax
"Mount Erebor" -

blindgeoff, who gets +1 for choosing The Other Middle Earth Mountain

"Brokeback Mountain" -

pirho_maniac

"Mt. Wannahakkaloogie" -

limegreenjillo

(+1, Finding Nemo. -CV)

"CANDY MOUNTAIN! But watch your kidneys." -

kristinmachina,

thepikey

(SHUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN -CV)

"The mountain of mashed potatoes. Do de dum dum duuuummm..." -

akiyasan

(+1, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. -CV)

"Is that Cato the Elder or Cato the Younger?" -

etumukutenyak,

drunken_hedghog

(Considering it was just a soul, I'm going with Cato the Deader. -CV)

"Does he have a showdown with the Rock and the two aliens?" -

angelicmuse18

(I don't know whether to give you a +1 or a -1 for the remake. We'll call it a draw. -CV)

"The bloody peak of Kaelin-Simpson, where the damned are stabbed and slashed by demons vexed by ill-fitting gloves, and then dragged for hours behind an SUV." -

etcet,

florahart,

drbear,

tweeti

(This is definitely worth a -1. -CV)

"Who's on First/I Don't Know's on Second / Witch Mountain's on third.- and Kato's in a Green Hornet's nest - now THAT's Purgatory!" -

majorsamfan who joined 5 others in mentioning The Green Hornet

"'Make sure Dante doesn't climb this mountain until Virgil comes and gets him.'
'Not ... to climb the mountain ... even if you come and get him.'
'Hic!'" -

bad_latin

(+1, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. -CV)

"Wait, it's a mountain? I thought the 'mount of purgatory' was a horse or something. Or a unicorn." -

kchasm

Correct Answer: The Mount of Purgatory

5. What is the fifth tallest mountain on Mars?

(Number of people amazed that Mars has mountains: you don't want to know. -CV)

"I have no fucking idea, but how amazing is it that we can actually ask that question AND KNOW THE ANSWER. I wish Carl Sagan had lived to see some of this stuff. :-(" -

etcet

"Mt. Seleya" -

florahart,

germankitty

"BLUE PENIS. Goddamnit, Watchmen. You've ruined Mars for me." -

lots42

(More of a column than a mountain, anyway... -CV)

"Dejah Thoris" -

wiredwizard

(Those were two mountains, and you get +2 because that's some old school knowledge right there. -CV)

"Python Montes" -

majorsamfan

"You know what the best pope name ever was? Sixtus the Fifth. How awesome is that?" -

squeegibo

(Unrelated, but still awesome. Fair enough. -CV)

"It's the 5th element! Mmm, Milla Jovovich" -

akiyasan

"This Little Mountain Cried Wee-Wee-Wee And Ran All The Way Home" -

alfvaen

"Pubis Mons" -

spiralgirl1

(Don't know how I didn't see that coming. -CV)

"Special Olympus Mons" -

kchasm

"Mount Diab... wait, crap, I just did that one. Uh... Mount... Sting... Ginandpudding... Yourmom?" -

cmzero

"the other four mountains call it Shorty." -

kenkeri,

seekingferret

"What was originally the tallest was destroyed by Santa when he conquered the Martians." -

umbralcorax

"IN MY PANTS look one of these days I'm gonna get that one to work out" -

bad_latin

(I sincerely hope everything works out in your pants. -CV)

Correct Answer: Elysium Mons

6. What completely fictional setting would you like to visit or live in?

"The record store from Empire Records. I've always wanted to work there..." -

houseofknaus

"anywhere, as long as I am king" -

b_hulsmans

"Willy Wonka's Candy Factory" -

neumeindil,

athousandsmiles

"Do I say '"heaven,' just to piss off the religious folks?" -

etcet
"Heaven" -

seferin

"The Enterprise, obviously--and I'd like to stay. Drinking with the Chief Engineer and the Chief Medical Officer...'tis the stuff dreams are made of." -

holmes221b
"Ooh, tough one. I'd have to go with the Federation Starship Voyager, lost in the Delta Quadrant with a super sexy Captain Janeway and an even sexier ex-Borg Seven of Nine. Just, not as a red shirt. I want to ENJOY my time there, after all. Not just die immediately." -

frequencyshift
"i'd like to live in the worlds of star trek, because spock is just that awesome." -

kira_snugz

"The TARDIS." -

jmthane

"Stargate SG-1 verse" -

majorsamfan

"Middle Earth. For the epic hiking trails" -

cmzero

"Most of the fictional settings that have things happening in them that are interesting enough to read about are pretty dangerous. I'd go for either Xanth (which was mostly pretty harmless), or maybe the Wizarding World, post-Voldemort. Assuming that I get to have magic, of course. Otherwise, I'd pick 'The Holodeck'." -

alfvaen

(Xanthians were so stuck up. Oh Mundania, it's sooooooooo dreary… - LL)
(And since when was the Holodeck pretty harmless? That thing fucked up the Enterprise every other episode. -CV)

"The Jedi Temple. The universe's largest library, downloadable into easy-to-digest format, along with Jedi training and all the awesomeness of living on a technologically advanced planet. How can you beat that? Omg, thank you LJDQ, for reminding me that I'm SUCH a loser." -

mistressjennfer

"Sesame Street. No crime, no pollution, no alternate-side parking." -

kristinmachina

"If I could get a cybernetic body, I'd love to visit the Ghost in the Shell world." -

cholma

"'Dear Penthouse Forums: You're not going to believe this, but every word I am about to say is perfectly true.' That place." -

thepikey

"The one where I am as awesome as I thought I would be when I was 12. " -

zihuatanejo

"New York City. Not that city in New York State, the *much cooler* city you see in every other Hollywood movie." -

yamx

"Narnia. But none of that nonsense about getting sent home at the end. I want to stay." -

limegreenjillo

"One of those animes with all the jiggly fanservice. Preferably a tentacle-free one." -

mattwolf

And there you have it. From Heaven to Hell to somewhere in between, we've covered the afterlife pretty thoroughly. Hopefully not too many of you are going to The Special Hell.

Happy December! Snow is in the air, and cool frosty wind, and trees and lights and songs and stuff. The Madness Season has begun; seek sanctuary in the stores and spend!

Also, we'll be back tomorrow, as always.

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

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From:

david-deacon.livejournal.com

(Most confusing part of this question: Why did two people suggest "Pearl Harbor"?) -- CV

Those two people, of course, were Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck.

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

Now I get it. I guess Matt Damon was the one who answered "The Bourne Identity", then. MATT DAAAAAAMON!

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

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