LJ Daily Answers: 18 July 2011
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ljdqWe keep our promises here. Oh yes indeedy.
1. What high-ranking tennis player has been nicknamed "The King of Clay"?
"Cassius." - 12 of you
"Wow, that is sooooo much less cool than 'The King of Pop' or 'The King of Queens' or even 'The King of Plows'" -
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mark_laura(Mr. Plow, that's my name! My name again is Mr. Plow! -CV)
“I love that song! '...But it's my destiny to be the King of Clay!'" -
kenshardik, drbear, cmzero, psywildfire, cholma(+1, Weird Al. -CV)
"The Thing. If it can smash walls, it can smash balls" -
kaxenji"Tricksy Hobbitses! Always raising a racket, they are!" -
n5iln"Bjorn of Borg" -
wiredwizard"Billie Jean King" -
seekingferret"Boris Baker" -
yamx"I didn't know Matt Hagen played tennis! The more you know." -
profsparky(+1, Batman. -CV)
"Willy Wonka, thanks to his greatest invention, the Everlasting Lobstopper. He really sizzled old Slugworth in the final match." -
i_calql8"I realize this is a reference to clay tennis courts, but wow, that's a lame title. Is there a corresponding King of Grass or King of Asphalt? Would the equivalent person in Ping Pong be the King of Particleboard?" -
barbarienne“The only thing I remember about tennis is that one girl who screams whenever she makes a shot. Oh yeah. Scream for daddy." -
lots42(O.o – LL)
(Mmmmm... Sharapovalicious. -CV)
"Raphaello was my favourite turtle because I liked that he apparently tasted like chewing gum - cool and fruity." -
jkabley(...I don't know where to begin with this. -CV)
Correct Answer: Rafael Nadal
2. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the artist:
I did not believe the information
Just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom boom boom
"Son," he said "Grab your things,
I've come to take you home."
“OMG why in the world was this song ever done? 7/4? Only a drummer can get a hard-on over that. However watching people try to dance to it is its own joy thank you Peter Gabriel." -
sestree“An awesome song, in 7/4 time, yet. My brother told me that Solsbury Hill is where Peter Gabriel took an acid trip and decided to quit Genesis." -
alfvaen“Mmmm, Salisbury steak" -
stevesbabygirl and kenshardik, within 60 seconds of each other“I always prefered Genesis after he left." -
b_hulsmans(BLASPHEMER!!! – LL)
“Peter 'Genesis Sucked Ater I Left' Gabriel" -
sskipstress(That’s what I’m talkin’ about! – LL)
“Genesis got so much better after they jettisoned that dead weight. I mean come on, can you imagine Peter Gabriel coming up with something as genius as 'Tonight, Tonight, Tonight'?" -
squeegibo“HANS PLAYS WITH DOTTIE, DOTTIE PLAYS WITH FRITZ; ADOLF BUILDS A BONFIRE, ENRICO PLAYS WITH IT. *whistle solo*" -
etcet(No no no no NO!! – LL)
"I'm drawing a blank, so I'm gonna say the first song I can think of in the vain hope that it'll be the right answer--'Friday' by Rebecca Black." -
sticky9fingers(That is indeed a vain, vain hope. -CV)
"Boom boom boom? Susan Ivanova must be involved..." -
psywildfire(+1, Babylon 5. -CV)
“Too bad Peter didn't age as well as some other older musicians. And when you're in the company of Keith Richards and Steven Tyler, that's saying something." -
marasca“Confession: for a second I read those lines as 'Grab your thighs I've come to take you home.' *clutches pearls* Oh myyyyy...." -
kristinmachina“I'm not sure I want to know who sang this..'my heart going boom boom boom' should not be immediately followed by 'Son, he said, Grab your things'. That is
etumukutenyak“My dad used to play Peter Gabriel for me in the car
angelprojekt"Peter Gabriel did other solo songs than "Sledgehammer"?!? YOU LIE!!!" -
germankittyCorrect Answer: Peter Gabriel, "Solsbury Hill"
"Oh, very good - a saint and an angel all in one name. Very clever" -
vyseryn3. In Robert Jordan's series "The Wheel of Time", the character Tel Janin Aellinsar takes which name when he turns to the Shadow?
"Lamont Cranston" -
drbear, cholma"I am Lord Voldemort" -
germankitty“T.J. Hooker" -
etcet“Tek Jansen" -
seekingferret"Dark Tel Janin Aellinear" -
freezer818"Anal Nails Jetliner. Anagrams, what would bad guys be without them?" -
mandydax"The Shadow is a bad thing, right?" -
sticky9fingers"I know when I turn to the shadow, the name I choose is usually Cover Girl, so I'm gonna go with that. But there are lots of great shadows out there. And liners, too, for that matter." -
angelprojekt“Can time be really on a wheel? I thought it was more of a ball of wibbly-wobbly stuff." -
akiyasan“Gave up on the series before it got that far. Seriously, the way it was dragging I was joking that the dude would die before finishing it. Was moderately surprised to be right..." -
thepikey“Ooh, a Wheel of Time question! How exciting! Let me get my books out and... Oh no, they've fallen on me and I can't move! Send help!" -
squeegibo“Sammmmmmael (his name drags like the books)" -
jkabley“OH GOD MENTAL FLASHBACKS MAKE THE BAD BOOKS GO AWAY OH GOD OH GOD" -
lots42"Sammael. Why are y'all going Biblical for this quiz? It's just so wrong and creepy a concept." -
holmes221b(Woohoo, we're creepy and wrong! Drink up! -CV)
Correct Answer: Sammael
"tl;dr" -
lovefromgirl(Full credit. -CV)
4. The evil wizard Gargamel has a pet cat; what is its name?
“Oscar Meyer" -
seferin“
" - vayshti“Mr. Tinkles" -
freezer818"Gargalbert" -
barbarienne"MAD Cat" -
seekingferret(I think they were cousins. -CV)
"I refuse to answer this mothersmurfing question!" -
mark_laura“Same as every other cat: 'BAD KITTY! NO! GET DOWN! DAMMIT!'" -
zihuatanejo“Pussy Galore" -
angelprojekt"Macavity, Napoleon of Crime and Master of Depravity" -
etumukutenyak"Snarf. Okay, I know that's wrong, but how amazing would Smurfs have been with Snarf? Seriously." -
profsparky(Snarf was the Jar-Jar in a cartoon that already had eight other Jar-Jars. Rest assured; the Smurfs would not have benefitted. -CV)
"
" - germankitty"It was the Cyberdyne Systems Model 2000 Smurfenator. It traveled back in time to kill all the Smurfs before they became a new box office flop" -
vyseryn"The Smurfs smurfed like this, didn't they? Replaced words more-or-less at smurfdom with 'smurf'. So I figure that if I smurf this question like a Smurf, I can smurf 'The cat's name is Smurf' and you'll fill in the correct smurf yourselves. Will that work? Have I defeated the LJDS?" -
many_from_one(As the winner of the first Smurf of the Week Award, you get a -Smurf. -CV)
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holmes221b“Azrael. At one point I tried to use this information to convince people the Smurfs were satanists. No dice." -
primavera(I find your ideas intriguing and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. – LL)
"Azrael. Knowing things like this is why I don't know State capitals." -
kenshardik"Azrael. I forgot everything in microbiology classes but remember Gargamel's cat. WHY??" -
kristinmachinaCorrect Answer: Azrael
5. What is the stage name of Maurice Joseph Micklewhite?
"*I got nothin but the raving giggles*" -
sestree"I think some people get into acting just so they'll have an excuse to come up with a stage name and end the schoolyard torture once and for all." -
cmzero“Father Guido Sarducci" -
kenshardik“The Goddamn Batman" -
seferin"Maury Povich" -
ifeedformula, pirho_maniac“Mojo Jojo." -
demon_666"John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" -
sskipstress(His name is my name too. -CV)
"I think I caught a Micklewhite once, but it was a female so I had to throw it back." -
killabee886"Wait, Criss Angel ISN'T his real name? Bummer" -
kristinmachina"'No, we can't do it... Who we got? Zingelbert Bembledack, Tringelbert Wangledack, Slut Bunwalla, Klingybun Fistelvase, Dindlebert Zindledack, Gerry Dorsey, Engelbert Humptyback, Zengelbert Bingledack, Engelbert Humperdinck, Vingelbert Wingledanck--' - 'No, no, go back one. Go back one. 'Engelbert Humperdinck.' That's it.'" -
barbarienne(+1, Eddie Izzard. -CV)
"Some people call him Space Cowboy. Not to be confused with... [slightly unsafe for work]" -
marasca, many_from_one"Michael Caine. Fun fact: he and John Lennon met at a party and got drunk together. I would love to have a time machine and a party invite, to find out what they talked about. Possibly before they stood on the balcony and peed over the side of it. Which also happened that night. This is the only thing I remember from reading Michael Caine's autobiography." -
shogunsquirrelCorrect Answer: Michael Caine
6. If you could choose any one person, live or dead, to be your guardian, who would you choose? Why?
“I would have as my protector the Arch Angle Chuck of Norris. No one would mess with me, because they would be just one round house kick away from the pearly gates and having to listen to St. Peter Gabriel singing 'Shock the Monkey'" -
vyseryn and several other Norris fans“Andre the Giant. I mean, really, who would fuck with you if you had Andre as YOUR posse?" -
kenshardik(Well, considering he was nearly crippled by a bad back, everybody! – LL)
(I beg to differ. -CV)
“Charlie Sheen. I'd be dead in six months, but winning, duh!" -
drbear“Bruce Lee. Do I really have to explain why?" -
freezer818, thepikey“Jon Stewart, I guess. I've never thought about it." -
sticky9fingers“Mr. Rogers in a bloodstained sweater." -
cmzero"Adolf Hitler. Nobody would bother trying to fuck up my shit, they'd be too busy doing it to his" -
etcet“Gandhi. The dude was badass." -
marasca"A sumo wrestler... They can catch more bullets" -
b_hulsmans“Bill Gates or possibly Oprah Winfrey, because then I would never have to worry about money. And maybe Oprah would let me help run her book club." -
shogunsquirrel"Either De Forest Kelley or Karl Urban, I can't chose between them--can I have both of them?" -
holmes221b"Stephen King. He knows how to survive apocalypses, psychic teenagers, super-flus, desert wastelands, possessed hotels, death row, and clowns. I think he can handle me." -
angelprojekt(He has a weakness for vans, I hear. -CV)
"Schrodinger, because if I were ever poisoned he would put me in a box and prolong my life by philosophising that I am alive as long as the box isn't opened. I could live forever!" -
demon_666(I'm... not entirely sure it works that way. -CV)
“Mr. T. I need someone to keep the fools away." -
barbarienne, sskipstress“I wish you had included 'fictional' as one of the options. Real people just aren't awesome enough." -
vayshti, kaxenji(Didn’t stop these guys. – LL)
“Harry Dresden - the dude fights the good fight even after he`s dead." -
wiredwizard“Bumblebee, because I could sleep through my commute and not have to pay for satellite radio" -
seferin“I'll pick Kari Byron. Decorative and functional." -
alfvaen"Quis Custodiet Ipos Custodes?" -
seekingferret(So you want a naked blue guy guarding you, is that it? -CV)
“Christopher Chance from 'Human Target'. Oh, wait. FOX cancelled ANOTHER show that I liked. Never mind. :/ DAMN YOU FOX" -
chloma(You maniacs! You cancelled it! Ah, damn you! Goddamn you all to HELL!!! 11! – LL)
“The only correct answer is Batman. Because Batman." -
profsparky"Gandalf the White, he's wise, caring, powerful and packs the best weed. All other answers are just wrong" -
killabee886“Bruce Wayne. More money than God, he literally has a man cave, plus he's the goddamn Batman." -
i_calql8(But his parents ARE DEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!11!1! – LL)
And there you have it. As we told you, the theme of the week was Angels. Specifically, angelic names. Funky. Up next, meat.
Thanks for playing all, and hope you enjoyed. Tune in tomorrow for more quizly goodness!
Rock On!
AL&CV&LL
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Date: 2011-07-18 01:56 pm (UTC)I guess you didn't want Poe for a guardian though. More's the pity because We'd Have More fun than Batman.
or Chuck Norris for that matter ;)
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Date: 2011-07-18 01:56 pm (UTC)BUT BAH I SAy! BAH!
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Date: 2011-07-18 02:07 pm (UTC)Love the "Azrael" answers. :)
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Date: 2011-07-18 02:12 pm (UTC)Plus, this week I pwned
This week, it starts off well. (As opposed to last week which ended with a stomach virus for me. Vive la différence!)
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Date: 2011-07-18 02:24 pm (UTC)Not Righttotally Village People in the 1970s"I'm quite certain I wrote this one..
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Date: 2011-07-18 03:01 pm (UTC)(I got a tweet from a friend who said "I understand beer has medicinal value under those conditions."
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Date: 2011-07-18 03:17 pm (UTC)=offers sacrifices of gin & pudding to the LJDQ Godz in advance=
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Date: 2011-07-18 03:24 pm (UTC)Oh no...you did NOT just go there. BOO!
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Date: 2011-07-18 03:54 pm (UTC)Gonna keep pursuing the elusive 6 quotes...
Hey, CV
Date: 2011-07-18 04:07 pm (UTC)- Well, they can knock him down, but they can't knock him out. Er, okay, they can knock him out, but they can't break him. Uh, what I mean is, they can break him, but they can't kill him. That's right; they can't kill him.
And also... I have been getting good quotage recently. Am I getting better or is my competition getting worse? *strokes hairless chin*
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Date: 2011-07-18 04:36 pm (UTC)Most times, we're drunk.
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Date: 2011-07-18 04:38 pm (UTC)That's a plus 1 in any book ;)
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