LJ Daily Answers: 31 January 2011

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1. David Duchovny was the "host" of which Showtime series from 1992 to 1997?

"Quick- take a shot for every person who is shocked that David Duchovny did more than just the X-Files in the nineties!" - domestik_fucker

(We are soooooooo drunk now. -AL&CV&LL)

“The only reason I was happy to legit turn 18 - The Red Shoe Diaries. … me and my best friend who was also a big fan of the Duchovny, were watching late at night because we had heard it had naughty bits in it. Oh we thought we were so cool... In the end we played Neopets and forgot about the tape)." - dk2022

"I'm wondering why host is in quotation marks, was he being held against his will? Was he a hologram? A front for the real star? I must know!" - killabee886

("Host" feels more like a talk show, where there's lots of interaction. This was more like an introducer, like Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone. Only more sexy. Probably equally creepy, though. -CV)

“The XXX Files: The Truth Is In My Pants" - kenshardik

"So You Married a Sex Addict." - sskipstress

"Sex Addicts Do The Funniest Things! (But Mainly Have Sex)" - many_from_one

“It's not porn, it's art. Do we look like Cinemax to you?" - jamoche

(Skinemax. Heh. – LL)

"There's no place like porn, there's no place like porn." - vayshti

"I want to believe that DD never had anything to do with soft porn, but unfortunately the truth is out there... [Warning: Link is barely SFW. -CV]" - germankitty

“For someone reason all I can picture is a pair of red shoes, which my mother said only whores wear." - majorsamfan

“You Can't Do That On Televis...Oh, Wait, It's Late Night Cable, Never Mind." - n5iln

"The Red Shoe Diaries: dear Penthouse letters acted out via the form of interpretive dry humping. If I could only be as young and innocent as when I found that titillating again." - usmu

Correct Answer: The Red Shoe Diaries



2. Arthropods in the family Limulidae are commonly known as what?

“John Smallberries, John Bigboote, John Parker...." - kenshardik

(That's BigbootAY! -AL)
(+1, Buckaroo Bonzai –CV&LL)

"Arthur King of the Britons" - akiyasan

“The goddamn bat-crab." - etcet

"creepy giant horrible spikey things" - kira_snugz

"Kill it! Kill it with fire!" - seferin

"You put the Limulidae in the Cocos nucifera; you drink them both up..." - mandydax

"Limulida-a-a-ae! Limulida-a-a-ah! Limulida-a-a-ae! Limulida-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" - schizospider

"I'll take 'Pictures of Dancing Isopods' for $200, Alex" - ntlespino

(Here you go:

With a snazzy hat and cane like that, I'm sure he can dance up a storm. -CV)

“Don't laugh, but I didn't google cheat because I'm afraid the answer has something to do with spiders. You're laughing, aren't you. Someone's going to post the clock spider again, and you're gonna put it up again, aren't you. *whimpers*" - frequencyshift

(kristinmachina was going to post the spider pic again, but somehow had a change of heart. -CV)

“Hahahahahaha, your quiz has crabs. Lol, etc." - 7tree_hugger, majorsamfan

"Given that horseshoe crabs are in danger of dying out, being a crab farrier must surely be one of THE most jeopardized jobs in the world ..." - germankitty

"Important safety tip: When you get a ringer with a horseshoe crab, the splatter zone is pretty big." - vyseryn

"Horseshoe Crabs - Nature's Low-Budget Alternative to the Trilobite" - blindgeoff

Correct Answer: Horseshoe crabs



3. In Egyptian mythology, who was the father of the sky goddess Nut?

“All I learnt about Egyptian mythology was from Stargate SG-1, and I don't think Nut turned up (if she did, I was drunk/asleep/eating chocolate)... So I'll say Osiris, cause why not. :D" - dk2022, majorsamfan
“It's well known that all Egyptian mythology is actually a history of the Goa'uld. However, I can find no record of a System Lord named Nut, therefore this must be a trick question!" - chloma
"holmes221b used to have a huge crush on Daniel Jackson from Stargate back in the '90s." - sticky9fingers

(+1 SG-1 w00t!! – LL)

“Being Egyptian mythology, I'm pretty sure her father was also her brother. Or her husband. Or her cousin was her father or... I don't even know." - shogunsquirrel

"I can just imagine the nut jokes this question has spawn/is spawning/will spawn..." - holmes221b

(Imagine no longer, young lady:)

"King Tutankhamun worshipped Nut until it got boring. He got himself in a Tut Nut rut" - kenshardik

"Nut was a mistake. They never thought she would be born. Her mother was described as one Tufnut to crack." - vyseryn
"Her birth was so difficult, they needed a Cairo-practor" - i_calql8

"I am quite Shu that I do Nut know the answer to this one. I can't even walk like an Egyptian." - etumukutenyak

(+1, The Bangles. -CV)

"He had another daughter called Megan. They were collective referred to as Nut Meg" - many_from_one

"What was her husband's name - N'Honey?" - spotts1701

"Mounds. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't!" - akiyasan

"Ella. The whole family was yummy. Especially with bananas" - n5iln

"Bolt" - neumeindil, kristinmachina, lovefromgirl
"Busta" - lots42, mandydax, mattwolf

"We won't know until Maury reads the paternity results" - killabee886

"Everyone thinks it's Shu, but have you seen Nut? She spends a lot of her time as a cow, Zeus can come in a bull-form, Zeus sleeps with every woman he can find... 1 + 1 people!" - b_hulsmans

(Mythology Crossover! This is better than that time when the Djinn appeared in Clash of the Titans! Oh wait, everything was better than that. -CV)

Correct Answer: Shu



4. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the singer:
Your precious sweetheart, she's so faithful, she's so true, oh yeah,
Her dreams are tumblin', her world is crumblin' because of you, uhh uh.
One day you'll hurt her just once too much,
And when you finally lose your tender touch, hey, hey

"This question is brought to you by 'Fun with Lyrics', the official oxymoron of the LJDQ" - i_calql8

"I just want to share my love of seeing the 'oh yeah', 'uhh uh', and 'hey hey' parts of songs written out." - schizospider

“It is that country song where that guy loses his wife, his truck, his job, his dog, and his shoes." - vyseryn

"'These Boots Are Made For Wokking' by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto" - kenshardik

"I long for the touch of your lips, dear/ But much more for the touch of your whips, dear" - sskipstress

"The Bad Touch, by The Popes" - seferin

"probably sting or bob dylan. or both. it could be a duet." - kira_snugz

(Worst. Duet. Ever. -CV)

"Don't Be Cruel (LJDQ Mods), by Sting and the Quizlings" - limegreenjillo

"So, if she's being hurt by his tender touch, what the hell's gonna happen when Bruce Springsteen needs to pimp-slap a bitch?" - etcet

"Why did I just read these lyrics in the voice of Dr. Phil? DAMN YOU, FUN WITH LYRICS!" - kristinmachina

"One summer I stepped on a bee and couldn't wear shoes for weeks, so I'll go with STING and Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-wop-wop-wop" - majorsamfan

(Somehow, your tenuous grasp of logic gets you halfway there. -CV)

"Stevie Wonder just called to say, 'Scooby Dooby Do... where are you?'" - cholma

(Rover rere! -RV)

"Well, it's Stevie Wonder... but I don't speak Jive so I'm not sure of the title." - paradoxotaur

(+1, Airplane. -CV)

"I refuse to acknowledge any song which has more than one Be-Doo in its title." - b_hulsmans

Correct Answer: "Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-da-day" by Stevie Wonder



5. What early 20th century baseball player has been portrayed in film by both Ray Liotta and D.B. Sweeney?

(Hey frequencyshift, are you still there? Made it past question #2 okay? Good. This one's for you:

We do it because we love you. -CV)

“Isn't it amazing how similar Ray Liotta and ex-NHLer Adam Oates look? It isn't as scary as Wayne Gretzky and Barry Manillow - who look like they were separated at birth." - vyseryn

"I hate baseball and Kevin Costner, but I frikkin' LOVE Kevin Costner baseball movies. What's up with that?" - kenshardik

“Butterfinger (Trick question, everyone will think it was Baby Ruth)" - seferin

“Ray Liotta...wasn't he Shoeless Joe Jackson in that Kevin Costner vehicle? What ever happened to him? Please don't tell me he got un-pretty. He was so pretty." - etumukutenyak

“Knickerless Nickelby" - blindgeoff

“The Goddamn Batboy" - i_calql8

"Was it the SAME film? Was he a werewolf baseball player? 'cause I'd see that movie." - killabee886

(There was one with a werewolf basketball player... -CV)

"You don't get players with colorful nicknames like 'Shoeless Joe Jackson' anymore. We have shit like "Michael 'Dog-Killer' Vick" and "'Big' Ben 'The Alleged Rapist' Roethlisberger". And even the non-assholes? Sid 'The Kid' Crosby? Where have you gone, Joe 'Mister Coffee' DiMaggio?" - etcet

(To be fair, I do like saying "Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson." That comedy just writes itself. -CV)

"Oh noes, last week it was the Kurt Russell, this week its that old "gem" (I use the term loosely) Field of Dreams. They should have called it field of Vajayjays because after watching it, even though I already had one, I felt myself grow another." - demon_666

(I think "Field of Vajayjays" was on Showtime after Red Shoe Diaries. -CV)

Correct Answer: Shoeless Joe Jackson

"Not to be confused with Abusive Joe Jackson, Michael's father." - paradoxotaur



6. What's your favorite footwear?

"Haven't you already asked this question?" - holmes221b

(Well whaddya know. So much for creative thought. You win this round, holmes221b, but we shall meet again! -CV)

“Crocs with socks, because I just don't try anymore." - kenshardik
“*looks down* I'm wearing my black Blue Sheep brand Ugh boots because I'm home" - vayshti
“If anyone says 'Crocs' or 'Uggs', may we beat them with a stick?" - cholma

“Comfortable shoes. I have a stereotype to uphold." - etumukutenyak

“I'm a foot nudist." - neumeindil and 8 others

"I always say that if god had intended us to wear shoes indoors, she wouldn't have given us floors." - primavera

“anything soft will do, I like to feel the bones break whilst I run over the bodies of my enemies" - b_hulsmans

"For the furry in all of us" - lots42

"" - domestik_fucker

"The name of the boots says it all." - germankitty

“boots! gimme some laced up to the knee bitch boots with extra buckles" - kira_snugz

“=looks down= I have feet?!?!?!" - wiredwizard

“Remember Nickelodeon Moon Shoes? Man, I miss those things." - paradoxotaur

“Like The Doctor, there's only one type of footwear for me! Put On Your Converse, It's Time To Save The Universe!" - 7tree_hugger

“Hands...massaging hands." - majorsamfan

“Dudes! I've been wearing Van's since before most of the parents of the kids in the Van's stores were born!" - blindgeoff

(Dude! Vans… +1 – LL)

“I have to wear big black boots, because my feet are larger than average. 13 wides. And yes, the stories are true." - mattwolf

“My anklebreakers. I'm hoping to tempt fate so far it turns around and goes in reverse by calling them that." - lisacharly

“Tap shoes. Any shoe that someone specifically designed to make a lot of noise is a good shoe in my book." - schizospider

“Boot to the head! " - i_calql8



And that's the way it is. In the words of Captain Kirk, "We come in peace, shoet to kill". You've hit us with your best shots, and it's all good. Tune in tomorrow for more shoerfire fun and thrills as we come up with yet another random theme, or maybe just recycle another theme from yesteryear if we're feeling all lazy and shit. Hooah!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL