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Literary trivia . . . name that book!

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Here's the idea: I give you the names of a couple of characters (or more) from a well-known book, you give me the title of the book, the author, and another character or two. For example, if I say

Pittipat, Prissy and Ms. Merriweather, the correct answer would be

Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, Rhett and Scarlett

or, if I say

Holden and Phoebe, the correct answer would be

Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger, Sally Hayes

O.K.? Here's the first one:

Herbert, Bonnie, Kenyon and Nancy

Name that book!
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I had to Google the answer. I haven't read that book yet Ralph. :laugh:
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President Camacho - I didn't know you could just type in four or five names on Google and it would reveal the answer. I thought about that, but didn't try it out in advance. Damn! How can I make these clues "ungoogleable?" They can't be too obscure . . .

Google is terrific, though - I've been on it half the day trying to find out how to build a swimming hole - you'd be surprised at the number of entries on this subject - far more than I had hoped for. Not exactly rocket science, but I had no idea what to do after I dug the hole.

Now I have to think - a quiz to which the answers can't be Googled???

Thanks, Camacho. What's with the "Welcome to Costco. I love you?" Is that what the greeters say? I've heard of Costco (on television) but have never seen one - we have Tesco (from England) all over Thailand, nothing at all in Laos (not a fast food restauant or supermarket).

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You should tell everyone in your community that you found gold in your back yard. Then sell them shovels to dig with. Free labor AND you make money selling shovels!!! :laugh:

hahaha, no they don't say that at Costco... but in the future they will!

You need to see the movie Idiocracy to know what I'm talking about. :D
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Ralph wrote:
Now I have to think - a quiz to which the answers can't be Googled???
Well this in itself is the best quizz you can imagine: how to invent an ungoogleable quizz?


With the literary quizz, I thought you just assumed we were a circle of gentlemen/ gentlefolk and wouldn't google up the answer! :smile:


So I think you can do just that, leave the quizz as it is and when someone has read the book you're referring to they'll be pleased to say so.
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I think my gentlemanliness has been questioned!!! :oldtimer:
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No, I noticed that you didn't give the answer directly, and only meant to tell Ralph that the quizz could be googled. :smile:
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This is the difference between 'knowledge' and 'wisdom'.

You can Google for Knowledge.....but wisdom must be learned.

Having said that, I don't know the answer......

Which is why I needed to study Virginia Wolff....'To the Lighthouse ' etc......at a University Extra-mural course.....

I once thought all books were about stories......but then I found that some were about human relationships.....some about morals and ethics....which can be boring......if one is not quite in the mood......

That is why Comedy is a gift.......it can reveal profound wisdom in an amusing manner.......and that is why so many of our greatest comedians have committed suicide....the cowards.....but may GOD BLESS THEM!!!!
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President Camacho wrote:You should tell everyone in your community that you found gold in your back yard. Then sell them shovels to dig with. Free labor AND you make money selling shovels!!! :laugh:

hahaha, no they don't say that at Costco... but in the future they will!

You need to see the movie Idiocracy to know what I'm talking about. :D
Dear PC,
I find you highly amusing and always look forward to reading what you post, but I worry about all the references to Idiocracy. :smile:
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President Commacho, what is with the new avatar you have posted? Not going to call it "over the top"...it seems a little worse than that description to me.
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