ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 24 January 2011

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ljdq

"Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes!" -

esran,

etcet,

n5iln,

mark_laura

Seemed like the right idea at the time, Dr. Jones.

"Argh! It's a snake! A snaaaaake!" -

mandydax

"It was the greatest motherfucking movie ever made! Motherfucking Snakes/Motherfucking Planes OTP! I'm now awaiting the motherfucking sequel: More Motherfucking Snakes on More Motherfucking Planes!" -

photosinensis

In our defense, we only recycled the theme and one question. Believe me, we've done worse.

Also, message to

i_calql8:

barbarienne has dedicated her quiz answers to you. See if you can figure out why.

1. David Coverdale left the band "Deep Purple" to form which band?

"Doon doon DOON...doon doon DAH-NAH. Doon doon DOON, dah-nah." -

lisacharly

“I think he should have just combined the names 'Deep Purple' and 'Whitesnake' into 'Deep Purple Whitesnake'--because, really, you can never be too subtle." -

cold_clarity

“New Directions, McKinley High School's GLEE club. He's that chunky guy with the beard that always shows up to play piano when an angsty teenager needs to emote in 4/4 time." -

neumeindil

"Infidel Defilers. They shall all drown in lakes of blood." -

barbarienne

"The Indigo Girls!" -

david_deacon,

alfvaen

“Purple Haze (that is a band, right?)" -

sticky9fingers

“Purple Nurple, popular with the pre-pubescent male demographic." -

thepikey

"Josie and the Pussy Cats" -

marasca

“Wyld Stalyuns!" -

mattwolf

(+1, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. -CV)

“The Hong Kong Cavaliers." -

johnwwells

(+1, The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension. -CV)

"I keep reading that as 'david copperfield', and all I can think of is purple rhinestone jumpsuits." -

footwakerupper

"Billy and the Kitaen Bangers" -

mark_laura

"You only remember us because Tawny Kitaen is the hottest hood ornament, ever" -

etcet,

miss_katelynne,

primavera,

cholma

" Why is this thing not on a plane? -CV

" -

germankitty

Correct Answer: Whitesnake

2. Kurt Russell played which character in the film "Escape from New York"?

“In a triumph of CG, he played a butch Statue of Liberty." -

johnwwells,

alfvaen,

ntlespino

"Jack Burton" -

david_deacon,

wiredwizard

(You were not put on this earth to "get it", Mr. Burton. -CV)

"Fun fact: his character in 'Soldier' speaks a grand total of 72 words over the course of the film. It's also his best role. I suspect these facts are connected." -

reticent_lass

"Badass Template #6" -

freezer818

"he played a Ralph 'Ralphie' Parker, post BB Gun" -

seferin

(+1, A Christmas Story. -CV)

"Felicity. The haircut was a huge mistake." -

bad_latin

“This guy had one eye and his nickname was 'Snake'? Really subtle dick joke there, guys." -

photosinensis

"Trousersnakeman:
Oh wait, that IS a snake in your pants. Most unexpected... -CV

" -

demon_666

"The only snakes I know of are those of Set and his cursed towers" -

barbarienne

“Who is Kurt Russell and why do we care about him?" -

sticky9fingers

(Bwuh? What is this I don’t even… - LL)

“was Kurt Russell ever a heartthrob? am I aging myself by asking that question? seriously though, the idea that he got cast as the lead in action films for sex appeal makes about as much sense as Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming governor of California." -

cold_clarity

(Fuck it, I give up. – LL)

"Just remember what ol' Snake Plissken says when The Brain quakes, the president's plane falls from the sky, and the breasts of Adrienne Barbeau shake. Yeah, Snake Plissken just looks that big old Duke right in the eye and says, 'Gimme your best shot, I can take it.'" -

i_calql8

"When Snake Plisskin throws a temper tantrum, is it a hissy fit?" -

mattwolf

"I thought he was dead" - 8 of you

Correct Answer: Snake Plissken

"The movie said that in the year 1997, NYC would become a maximum security prison. In reality, it became Disneyland North." -

kristinmachina

3. What was the stage name of Aurelian Smith Jr.?

"With a name like that, who needs a stage name?" -

hylarn,

wrestlingdog

“Monty Python." -

kristinmachina

"Frank-n-Furter" -

domestik_fucker

"Sting" - 9 of you

"Auric Goldfinger" -

alfvaen,

ntlespino

"Lord Voldemort" -

mandydax,

germankitty

“Hey, is that Will Smith's kid?" -

neumeindil,

angelprojekt

"The Fresh Prince of Bakersfield" -

drbear

"Does 'Aurelian' rhyme with 'hellion'? If so, dude's missing out on a chance for some seriously bitchin' love songs in his name." -

reticent_lass

“The Goddamn Batman" -

thepikey,

n5iln

"I didn't know, so I looked this up, and then I spent more time than I should reading his wikipedia page. So I'll take no points here, but know that I've already been penalized enough." -

paradoxotaur

(Yes you have. -CV)

"I really thought his name was Jake Roberts...I knew 'the snake' was fake, but I thought Jake Roberts was true...OHHH, pro wrestling, let down continues...*dramatic sigh*" -

tweeti

Correct Answer: Jake "The Snake" Roberts

4. Who is the protagonist in the "Metal Gear" game series?

"Kojima, who swipe as much money as they can" -

seferin

"That is strength, boy! That is power! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?" -

barbarienne

(+3 total, You Know Which Movie We're Talking About. -CV)

"Richard Gear" -

i_calql8

"Iron Maiden" -

marasca
"Iron Man" -

wiredwizard

(Those two should hook up and make some Iron Babies. -CV)

"Christopher Walken, it's not really, but don't you think it should be?" -

killabee886

"A python. His name was Monty. His sister was a llama. Her name was Dolly. And that should get at least half the animal puns out of the way for this week." -

n5iln

"I'll assume you don't want to count Metal Gear Solid 2 since that was Raiden (of whom we shall never speak again)." -

b_hulsmans,

hylarn

(That one doesn't count. Raiden has his own damn series. -CV)

"I was going to ask how much of a threat an UNsolid Snake would be; then I found out there's a Liquid Snake." -

majorsamfan

"Gaseous Snake; he was a bit of a social outcast" -

johnwwells

"I had a friend back in the ICQ days whose screenname was Solid Snake. I always thought that guy was a perv; I didn't know till I was married that it wasn't a nickname for his.... er, solid... you know, snake... thing." -

angelprojekt

("Back in the ICQ days" makes me feel old. Damn you, internet! -CV)

“Solid Snake, baby. Did you know that Solid Snake counted to infinity - twice? Did you know that Solid Snake is the fifth Baldwin brother? Did you know that Solid Snake sleeps with a pillow under his gun! Did you know that he turns Super Smash Bros Brawl into a first-person shooter? He can, because he's SOLID SNAKE, BABY." -

lisacharly

“Hey, did you ever notice how the health bar goes down when you smoke? :D SUBTLE" -

hinotori

Correct Answer: Solid Snake

"His sidekicks are Plumber Snake and Electrician Snake." -

holmes221b

5. Who was Storm Shadow's chief rival?

"Labor Day, he couldn't go out for the rest of the year, once it passed" -

seferin

"Dammit, ljdq! I'm a ~~doctor~~ college student, not a mind reader!" -

holmes221b

"Only the Shadow knows..." -

majorsamfan

"Whoever holds the publishing rights to Michael Moorcock's estate" -

n5iln

(Blood and souls for Cobra Commander! -CV)

"Is that a meteorologist? Then the rival would have to be Wendy Sunshine" -

killabee886

(I believe there was a weatherman for CBS named Storm Field. His father was also a meteorologist. Go figure. -CV)

"Shadowfax. Bastard always got there first, heralded by a ringing phone everyone had to fight the urge to answer." -

reticent_lass

“Scarlett (Bitch stole his sweetheart)" -

freezer818

“Oh that's funny, I actually read a story about him today, Snake eyes will be in the next GI Joe movie." -

b_hulsmans

(Squeee!!! – LL)

"My god is stronger. He is the everlasting sky! Your god lives underneath him." -

barbarienne

“Silly Storm Shadow. Real ninjas wear black, and if they don't, it's because they're mutant teenage turtles." -

domestik_fucker

“The Dread Pirate Roberts." -

lisacharly

“Bobby Flay -- oh, wait, that's his chef rival." -

bad_latin

"Snake-Eyes! I loved his catchphrase: '...'" -

mandydax

(+1, BWAAAHAHAHAHA. -CV)

Correct Answer: Snake Eyes

6. What is your least favorite animal?

"What's wrong with snakes? I love snakes! They're so awesome, they swallow their food whole. And they eat their food head-first, so that they don't get bothered by their food's feathers/fur/scales/hair while digesting. And some species of constrictors get big enough to eat small children" -

holmes221b

(I think snakes would get more respect if they ate more children. Just sayin'. -CV)

“Pigs. Swine flu was bad enough, but they still kill us with Bacon" -

seferin

(+1, Bacon!!! – LL&CV)

“The evil Chicago Bear, the bad side of our family." -

drbear

"Bugs in general" - 11 of you. Some specifics to follow...

“Stinkbugs, because if you kill them they get even more annoying." -

primavera

"Roaches. IT takes massive effort to get rid of them and if you miss even a couple, the whole thing starts over again. Not to mention they's just nasty." -

freezer818,

hinotori,

ntlespino

“That horrible isopod parasite thing that climbs into a fish and replaces its tongue like some godawful Total Recall reject and always has this O HAI THAR :DDDD expression in every picture in spite of its unholy existence." -

reticent_lass,

mandydax

(Why the hell do I Google these things?!? - LL)

“Clock spiders. I will not post the picture, and if someone else does, I will become violent. Probably with wild 'kill it kill it!' flailing." -

cmzero
“If someone posts an image of wall-clock-spider I swear I will blow up the internet." -

akiyasan
" Well duh, after the previous two answers, how could I *NOT* include this picture? -CV

" -

kristinmachina

"DON'T POOP. DON'T EVER POOP." -

lots42

“Nematodes (phylum Nematoda). They almost RUINED my PhD by being so darn ubiquitous." -

7tree_hugger

“Any animal I have to clean up after" -

wiredwizard

“The Animals are a band, which makes this a music question. All music questions are automatically 'Sting'. Before he became known as Sting, his name was Andy Summers. And yes, Andy Summers was a member of the Animals!" -

thepikey

(Sting is Gordon SumNer, not Andy Summers!! – LL)

“I'm going to go all 'Twilight Zone' on you and say Man." -

killabee886

“Porcupines. They think they're immortal so they don't get out of the way of your car, they taunt dogs into sniffing them just so I can spend my day off pulling quills out of thier faces witha pair of pliers, and they stink to high heaven. Pointy bastards!" -

mattwolf

"Rainbows. Hate those things!" -

mark_laura

(+1, South Park. -CV)

"Rodents of Unusual Size, but I don't think they exist" -

miss_katelynne

(+1, The Princess Bride. -CV)

"Monkeys. Yes, I recognize that my views are hateful to everyone on planet Earth. I can't help the truth. THEY'RE NOT FUNNY, GUYS." -

bad_latin

"Jellyfish. I got stung by one once when I was in a bikini. Fuck those guys." -

domestik_fucker

“The platypus. What does he think he is, anyway?" -

timba,

n5iln

"Jack Black" -

johnwwells

"The Gannet. I don't like them. They wet their own nests." -

vyseryn

(+1, Monty Python. -CV)

“Naked mole rats - blind, pink, squirmy little fuckers." -

sskipstress

“Pigeons. They're crafty filthy bastards. Steal your food and crap on your clothes. Oh, and seagulls too. They're like the pigeons of the sea." -

babybokal

“The snowbird (species Bluehairus driveslowica), which migrates to Arizona every winter. They can be found nesting in RV parks on the edges of town, moving to the golf courses in the mornings, then, later in the day, clustering at the Early Bird buffets. They are easily identified by their garish polyester outer layer, as well as their mating call of 'Where the hell's my senior discount?'" -

i_calql8

And there you have it. Snakes, not on planes. Just regular snakes. Snakes are fun. Snakes will mess your shit up. Do not underestimate the power of the snakey side.

See you all tomorrow for more quizly goodness!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL