LJ Daily Answers: 6 November 2006

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

And now back to our regularly scheduled Elemental Theme.

1. Stringfellow Hawke and Dominic Santini were the operators of which vehicle?

(Four out of five Quizlings agree: Stringfellow is a stupid-ass name. -CV)

"Hawke and Santini sound like a latter-day, non-shitty Miami Vice." - fizrep

"I so know this one...is using yahoo search considered googlecheating?" - gaaak

(Yes. The rule is no WEB cheating. If you pick up a book, then it's ok. -CV)

"They both lived in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine." - uncut_diamond

"The Zamboni" - lyme, distractogirl, basking_lizard, halo4

"I have no idea, but I'm going to go with the Hindenburg, 'cause it blew up." - clare_dragonfly, jrho

"Blue Thunder" - lbmango

(That was the other helicopter show. -CV)

"Thunderwolf.... no, wait. I'm mixing up two shows. Did 'Thunder In Paradise' actually exist or is it just my horific brain inventing things?" - jonem

(It really really did. -CV)

"The USS Lollypop. It's a good ship." - cmzero

(+1, Star Trek: TNG. -CV)

"Airwolf, the show that taught me that if I just broke more rules, the government would give me a kickass helicopter and a secret volcano to hide it in." - mark_laura

"I hope the answer is Airwolf, because I'd hate to have the theme song stuck in my head for no reason." - cmseward
"The theme song is my favorite ringtone to annoy my office mate, along with the A-Team theme and any song by Rob Zombie" - ghostrider65

Correct Answer: Airwolf



2. Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock are better known as whom?

"Dude, those names are awesome. It's like a game of Before and After on Jeopardy! or the Wheel, but all in itself. It's all like 'who is Graham Russell Hitchcock?' and I'm all like "hell yeah, that's awesome, except I don't know who they are", but that's cool because I never know anything on Jeopardy! anyway, which makes me wonder why I even tried out." - deltashade

"The Hamcock Boys?" - uncut_diamond

"My answer here is they're better known as those sad freaks they put at the end of the river dance line. You know... the ones they don't really want people to look at." - irianamistifi

"Two guys with no arms and no legs in a pile of leaves." - feste

"Graham and Russell by day, but by night, they dash down into their secret lair and transform into Shirley and Laverne, and then they fight crime." - woap

"Seba, the magic pony. Russell was the unfortunate back end due to his name." - jrho

"They are better known as Alfred Hitchcock's son and grandson. Russell made the not-so scary and not as well known sequel to 'Birds', called 'Twitter'." - etumukutenyak

"Like Abbott and Costello, like Sunny and Cher, like Martin and Lewis, they're a perfect clare. Like Laurel and Hardy, one takes the brunt - they're perfectly mismatched, they're Rita & Runt!" - kestrel127

(+1, Animaniacs, but -1, Getting the words wrong. Which leaves you with an absolute 0! - TL)

"I allways used to get Alfred Hitchcock and Tony Hancock (as in, 'Hancock's Half Hour' mixed up. Thus I allways expected that 'Birds' would be a comedy. Until that when I watched it wih my dad." - conglacio

(Who says we don't give our international fans some lovin', eh? - TL)

"You know, there's a really cool French band called 'Air' you could have used instead and saved me from this vile earworm." - grapefruitzzz

(I guess we don't love our international contingent all that much... - TL)

"Well. I never heard them actually named, but I do remember the comedy sequence. They introduce each other. 'You reprensible reptile! You have taken my first name!' 'Nay, I had it first! Thou hast appropriated mine!' The Mortal Kombat theme plays and they go at it with the grand art of fisticuffs. Good times." - falar

"Please let it not be Air Supply. Please let it not be Air Supply. Please Jeebus, let the LJDQ mods have some semblance of taste. *gives in to the urge to look it up on Wiki* Dammit!" - thepikey

(-1, Web-cheating! And accusing AL&CV of not having taste! - TL)

"I wish someone would have cut off their air supply at birth...that way I wouldn't wake up at 3am in a cold sweat with "All Out Of Love" running through my head." - n5iln

"If you're going to be a singer, you'd better have a good Air Supply." - alma_alba

"Air Supply, who famously battle any rival bands in 'asphyxiation death matchs' until they turned Deep Purple. They are really keen to take on any comers, so if you see any of them, just go for the jugular." - shadowed_guise

Correct Answer: Air Supply

"Was in a high school chorus performing a mix of these lame-ass Air Supply songs, and could not hit the high note. When the time came, some jackass in front elbowed me in the gonads, I hit the note, and fell off the back of the risers. No man should sing that friggin high." - southbucki



3. What is the national airline of Ireland?

"air 'look at us being annoyed when someone calls us part of England'" - b_hulsmans

"Air-in Go Braugh?" - futuristicplans

"GuinnessAir, where their motto is, 'Fly drunk? Brilliant!'" - etcet
"Taking you from Dublin to stupid in half the time the other blokes do." - dancingsaracen
"We Love To Fly And It AARGGH BLURGH!" - lots42

"Eire Air?" - edwwardina, heyorion, lbmango, vvvexation
"Air Eire?" - jessicamariek, songquake, falar, judith_s, whiski_sour
"Whichever is more airline-y." - cygna_hime

"I have a friend who works for an airline (not the Irish penis one) and he refers to the female flight attendants (stewardesses) as 'air matresses'. For good reason." - sagaciouslu

"There's a joke there about Aer Lingus's stewardess Connie, but I shan't tell it here." - drbear

(Unlike 16 other people. -CV)

"People often make fun of the unfortunate sounding name, but compare with Thailands Phuket Air and Kazakhstans Scat Air" - shadowed_guise

"Ooooh, I know this one! Aer Lingus. I think that's Irish for Air... something - Lingus?" - distractogirl

(*headdesk* -AL&CV&TL)

"I would like to take this opportunity for a public service announcement, if they'll let me. Aer Lingus does not give AAdvantage frequent flyer miles for most discount economy class tickets. I know they are one of our partners. I know aa.com says you earn miles. I know you booked through them because you thought you would get AA miles. Click their logo and you will see only full-fare tickets get miles. I am physically incapable of giving you credit for Aer Lingus flights. Please stop asking for my supervisor. They can't give you miles either. Next time fly American, which also goes to Dublin and Shannon, if you want American miles. Thank you." - ANONYMOUS

Correct Answer: Aer Lingus

"No their mascot is *not* a leprechaun. No, they *don't* like it when you ask that." - cmseward



4. In which classic British novel does the titular character meet and ultimately fall in love with Mr. Edward Rochester?

"In which classic British novel*snore* Huhwhat?" - cmseward

"Listen, guys, I am a geologist. That's right, I study rocks. I get a kick out of pebbles and boulders and volcanoes and earthquakes and all of that good stuff. In other words, I have no idea who fell in love with Mr. Edward Rochester." - ooyoumasha

"Mary Sue Eyre. Seriously." - jessicamariek

"I bet it's something by Jane Austen. That would explain why I have no idea what the answer is, since Jane Austen was like, precursor to Lifetime network." - lyme

"My first thought was 'JANE AUSTEN! I KNOW THIS ONE!' And then I remembered that I got the wrong Jane. Calamity Jane is the correct answer. No ... no ... wait... DICK and JANE. No, wait, his name is Edward. Jane Goodall?" - falar

"Oh, so that's how you pronounce her name." - deltashade

"Jane Eeyore. Then her tail fell off and she went on a quest to find it." - stgreyhounds

"Generic Romance Story #21 Instructions: Beautiful but poor girl meets handsome, rakish rich man. He first doesn't notice her, but then, they fall in love and live happily ever after. Please remember to use the term 'turgid manhood' at least once in the story." - judith_s

"Is it something like 'Wuthering Heights' or something? Cuz it's British and classic...Uh...HEY LOOK A MOOSE." - kokopellinelli

(A moose once bit my sister. - TL)

"I absolutely refuse to read that book. I hate the Bronte sisters. Wuthering Heights was bad enough. 'Oh Catherine!' 'Oh Heathcliff!' 'Oh, oh, Catherine!' ad nauseum." - margalite

"You know, I've been getting spam mail lately with random excerpts from that novel in it. It's really bizarre. What are they selling?!" - clare_dragonfly

(I'm guessing fire insurance? - TL)

"Jane Eyre, who got lost in a good book." - germankitty

(+1, excellent taste in books. - TL)

"Jane Eyre made me crazy with pathetic fallacy. To apologise, the teacher did the Iambic Pentameter dance." - puredeadthingy

(I must know what this looks like. Do you stomp heavily on every alternating foot?" - TL)

"To prove that I am well read: Jane Eyre. To prove that I am a 12-year-old: You said 'titular'. *snicker*" - ramblinsuze

"You lost me at 'classic', found me at 'titular', and lost me again at 'love'." - whiski_sour

"You had to choose the adjective 'titular,' didn't you?" - droptheleash622

(Goddam right we did. -AL&CV)

"Jane Eyre and it is a FANTASTIC book because Jane doesn't mope or angst or go emo, no! She finds out Mr. Rochester is married, says 'You scumbag, I was about to marry you!' and finds employment elsewhere. None of that sulking about like in Pamela or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson. (DON'T READ THAT BOOK EVER! EVER!)" - dracothelizard

Correct Answer: Jane Eyre

"aka, the book that inspired me to search for my Mr. Rochester. Then give up, cuz he probably has a crazy wife he keeps in the attic. Ah, well- nobody's perfect." - allie_the_neko



5. Which of Nike's sneaker brands derives its name from one of the few human stars of the inconceivably popular film "Space Jam"?

"AHAHAH I finally figured out the theme. That took all of 5 questions. I know there are trainers to do with air and I know that Michael Jordan was in Space Jam... but then I get sidetracked with thinking that they should combine somehow to make some kind of Middle Eastern royalty." - herdivineshadow

"Popular... You keep using that word. I don't think you know what it means." - thepikey

"My thirteen year old informs me that one does not call them 'sneakers' any longer. They are known as sports shoes - the word 'sneakers' is de rigeur to the targeted demographic." - anonymisty

(I've got a 35-year-old's sneaker for your 13-year-old RIGHT HERE. -CV Settle down, grumpy old man. -AL)

"Do you realize how much people pay for an inferior shoe just because a big superstar puts his name on it?" - drbear

(Don't worry; the AirChaos will be sensibly priced for all to enjoy. -CV)

"Is 'Space Jam' more like 'Strawberry Jam' (yum) or 'Toe Jam' (eeew)?" - sskipstress

"did you have to bring up that movie? My sister used to make me watch it with her when we were kids. It sucks like an octopus." - amphelice

(And this week's ljdq Most Confusing Simile Award goes to... amphelice! -CV)

"Fudd Hunting Sneakers. Be vewy vewy trendy." - conglacio

"AirKnight - For chunky unathletic people everywhere." - ramblinsuze

"in my defense... there weren't many 14 year olds who DIDN'T own that soundtrack in 1996. It's the Jock Jams Volume 3 that I'm still beating myself up over." - futuristicplans

"Air Bird, because White Men Can't Jump" - etcet

"It's a sad commentary on the values of our society that the Air Jordan vastly outsold the Air Hawking." - mark_laura

"OH OH OH IS IT THE ONES THAT LET YOU PUMP UP THE TONGUE?!!?!??! Because those were SO COOL I used to BEG my mum to buy me a pair and she always said no but WHATEVER and one of my friends had them and I used to try to pump them up so much that they EXPLODED but he always took them away before I could and I was sad. D: <-- sad me" - the_wanlorn

(...wow. -AL&CV&TL)

"Michael Jordan is human? I think he's a robot. Really now, Air Jordans do not cause you to levitate and stuff. He must be at least 87% cyborg." - woap

"Air Jordan, not to be confused with Air Syria, Air Lebanon, or Air Israel, none of which managed to take off." - alma_alba

(There's a tasteless Air Taliban joke waiting around here somewhere. -CV)

Correct Answer: Air Jordan

"Not to be confused with his line of 'Benchwarmer Jordan' baseball shoes." - jelymo



6. Gripe Time! Air your grievances here! Any grievances at all! We'll solve all your problems, guaranteed.

"My only complaint is that there should be more pictures of the lovely Angledge with every quiz." - drbear

(Solved!
-CV)

"My supervisor is an incompetant bitch." - cjtremlett

(Just got off the phone. You're fired. Now you're your own best superviser! -CV)

"Why the hell does the cat always want to stick her ass in my face? I ask this, because she's currently trying to show me kitty brown-eye as I type." - lyme

(Your cat is Greek. She can't help it. -CV)

"Since when is 'Air' a Halloween-appropriate theme?" - alma_alba

(Since we used up "souls" last week. -CV)

"I am perfectly happy. How can you fix that?" - squeegibo

(I have FedExed one (1) CV-Style Kick To The Groin to your home. Feel free to open immediately. -CV)

"I have to pee SO BADLY but I CAN'T LEAVE THE LAB because then someone will STEAL ALL THE COMPUTERS (or my boss will come down and discover I'm not there and fire me) and it is HORRIBLE. *bounces in her seat* omfggggggggg" - the_wanlorn

(I'm willing to bet $10 that there's a trash can somewhere nearby. I feel the situation will rectify itself. Try not to miss. -CV)

"OK. People, I have a kick-ass Hallowe'en party right here. I've been planning it for two weeks. Please don't four of you cancel the day before. The same four who cancelled on my birthday, too! FUCK. YOU. ALL. O mods, help me with this dilemma. You can have pictures of my costume?" - puredeadthingy

(You're invited to our next party. Be assured that it will be AWESOME. -AL&CV)

"I'm a seriously overweight, nearly six feet tall blonde. Solve THAT, I dare you!" - germankitty

(Buy a book of jokes and memorize them. Then you won't be so serious anymore. -CV)

"I know this girl and every time I try to either go with her across country, or move across country to hang out... she disses me. How should I properly guilt her? I don't think mocking her in a public forum is a good idea though; she might kill me." - fizrep

(Hate. You. So. Much. -AL)

"Church keys!!! They don't even open any churches..." - dancingsaracen

(Put your Church Key on the end of a loaded Swiss Army Knife. You'd be surprised at what those puppies can open. -CV)

"Dear LJDQ, My neighbors across the landing have a small child who seems to like to scream when I'm trying to watch my favorite television programs. Please help!" - sskipstress

(Recipes forthcoming. -CV)

"Too much homework, not enough gin. Too much loud sex for roommate, not enough sex for me. Too much snow, not enough mittens." - jessicamariek

(A suitable infusion of cash should solve all three of your problems. -CV)

"My problem is not having a pizza the size of Texas ... ON TOP of Texas so I can ignore it. I fully expect to read the articles of your exploits." - falar

(
Courtesy of The Perry Bible Fellowship. -CV)

"I'm cold. But also too lazy to get up and put a coat on or turn up the heating. How do you suggest I solve this problem, oh great LJDQ?" - crystalcazzie

(Matches. Lots and lots of matches. -CV)

"Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me" - thepikey

(Hit up a zoo. All the slutty girl bunnies hang out there. -CV)

"I dislike bad puns. Solve THAT one for me." - judith_s

(I just kicked CV in the nuts. -AL)

"Republican control of government. Fix this and I will name my firstborn son LJDQ." - halo4

(Give us 48 hours. -AL)

"My bras don't fit properly and when my little toes get cold they get numb and turn white. It sucks." - kokopellinelli

(The real question is whether these two situations are directly related. -CV)

Correct Answer: Gin and/or pudding will solve all your problems. Hop to it.


And thair you have it.

Thanks for playing everybody! Welcome to a few new players; remember to tell everyone about how much fun you're having, and remember also to take money from folks' wallets when they're not looking and only take candy from good-looking strangers. And, uh stuff.

Extra thanks to trishalynn who provided a helping hand while AL and CV were off getting loaded at a post-Halloween costume party. Pictures may be forthcoming. Or maybe not.

Rock on,

AL&CV&TL

Comments

[tysolna]

I would like to thank each and every one playing the LJDQ and also AL&CV&TL for bringing much joy to my Mondays. :-D

[deltashade.livejournal.com]

(I just kicked CV in the nuts. -AL)

D: Bad puns über alles!

[oceanica.livejournal.com]

Whoa, I made it up there three times! Go me! *n00b*

[drbear.livejournal.com]

Quoted twice and my picture request answered! Truly this is a wonderful way to start the week!

[lovellama.livejournal.com]

Dude, I can't believe the No Snakes on These Planes didn't get quoted. 'Cause, you know, there are no snakes in Ireland. I pout.

[i-calql8.livejournal.com]

*siiiiiiiiiiiigh*

[morganashkevron.livejournal.com]

[crystalcazzie.livejournal.com]

Personally I think Jane Eyre is far superior to Wuthering Heights, which is one of the most overrated books ever. Although not as bad as The Return of the Native. Or indeed anything by Thomas Hardy.

Which just goes to show, people who are good at poetry should stick to poetry and not make poor English Lit students suffer so much.

*weeps bitterly at the memories*

[nextian.livejournal.com]

The Jane Eyre comments make me cry.

... Well, not the ones about it being a romance novel, because, you know, it was.

But Jane Austen was so the anti-Lifetime movie, WHAT. Sarcasm! More sarcasm! Feminism without weepiness! Jesus, no one cries in those books, ever, despite what the movies would make you think -- oh except Marianne and Catherine Morland, both of whom are supposed to be idiots, if pretty and charming idiots.

COME ON, GUYS.

Also plz not to judge poor Charlotte on the merits of her CRAZY freaking sister. Wuthering Heights makes me break out in hives, but Jane Eyre is much more laidback.

I -- uh -- wow I think this might have been one of the most self-righteously faux-19th-century comments I've ever made, and coming from me that's saying a lot. Er. Sorry?

[shinga.livejournal.com]

(There's a tasteless Air Taliban joke waiting around here somewhere. -CV)

And it probably has something to do with the exploding tongues a few answers before. :P

Taking the good with the ... uh, bad?

[germankitty]

"Jane Eyre, who got lost in a good book." - germankitty

(+1, excellent taste in books. - TL)

Yay, my very first EVAR +1! Go me! (And yeah, Jasper Fforde rocks!)

"I'm a seriously overweight, nearly six feet tall blonde. Solve THAT, I dare you!" - germankitty

(Buy a book of jokes and memorize them. Then you won't be so serious anymore. -CV)

Aww. *sniffle* In my defense, I'm not all that serious, my problem is! Does that mean you don't like me anymore won't give me gin and pudding even if I ask very nicely?

[germankitty]

No need to bring St. Patrick into it. Isn't that akin to Web Cheating?

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome. Glad you enjoy!

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

Shut up. I reeeally wanted a pair of Reebok Pumps, okay? And I'm still bitter that I never got any! It's all my stupid brother's fault.

Also: I totally went to pee right after I commented with my answers. TWO SECONDS after I got back, my boss wandered down to do computer-y stuff to some of the computers.

I AM NEVER LEAVING THE LAB AGAIN

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Remember our instructions: Les Serpents sur l'avion is verboten! (http://community.livejournal.com/ljdq/86568.html) Saint Jackson hath spoken.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Although to be fair, I did almost make an exception. But we shall hold firm. Yes indeed. Holding. Firm.

[yak-boy.livejournal.com]

(A moose once bit my sister. - TL)

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm not going to be insulted on behalf of Jane Eyreaustengoodall. Rant away! Besides, it's not like the ljdq is a bastion of knowledge and learning. We're here for the Monday morning funnies. And gin. And pudding.

Note: CV is completely culturally illiterate. The most culture he's ever had was a throat culture to test for strep.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

SACKED.

Re: Taking the good with the ... uh, bad?

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

We'll totally give you gin and pudding if you ask nicely. We're nice that way. See? Now you have no problems at all! Life is good.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Told you so. Trashcan. Good. Leaving, BAD.

Re: Taking the good with the ... uh, bad?

[germankitty]

Actually, gin and pudding, while extremely enjoyable and tasty, will -- due to their high caloric content -- exacerbate one of my problems. But as I'll most likely be happily drunk and/or full of pudding-y goodness, who cares? *staggers away happily, singing bawdy songs*

[lovellama.livejournal.com]

Mais les serpents sont dans mon sang!

...you said 'firm'. giggle!

[dv8dragonfly.livejournal.com]

*must get brain out of gutter*

[germankitty]

Why?

Having one's mind in the gutter is one of the perquisites of successfully playing the ljdq, isn't it? ISN'T IT?!?