A Game: Thread #11
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1joannasephine
Welcome to the Eleventh Iteration of The Quote Game.
Bonus smugness-points if you can also tell me who is being spoken to.
“Nah … four camels, maybe four camels and a goat in a good light.”
Bonus smugness-points if you can also tell me who is being spoken to.
“Nah … four camels, maybe four camels and a goat in a good light.”
3joannasephine
I see what you're thinking, but nope!
;-)
;-)
5pinkozcat
Moving pictures? CMOT to i don't know who?
I can see that I am going to have to read all the books again; I'm guessing ...
I can see that I am going to have to read all the books again; I'm guessing ...
7joannasephine
Jim has it. And for a smugness trifecta, who are they discussing?
;-)
;-)
9justjim
Here's one that gives away the subject and the person talking. All we need is the book...
'This is Sergeant Angua,' said Vimes. 'You can speak freely in front of her.'
'This is Sergeant Angua,' said Vimes. 'You can speak freely in front of her.'
15joannasephine
Inkmusic, it’s your turn to set a quote.
16Inkmusic
Sorry, didn't read the rules. Let's see....
"We'll lock up his mallets when we get back, depend upon it," Ridcully whispered.
"We'll lock up his mallets when we get back, depend upon it," Ridcully whispered.
18joannasephine
The Last Continent, where the wizards start getting a bit hot under the collar at the thought of Mrs Whitlow?
19pinkozcat
Just to bump this thread up I'll suggest Wyrd Sisters.
As usual I am guessing; I think that joannasephine is probably correct. We need Inkmusic to arbitrate on this one.
As usual I am guessing; I think that joannasephine is probably correct. We need Inkmusic to arbitrate on this one.
21justjim
I'm with Minnie and Orangez. Joanna has identified that Archchancellor Ridcully and the Dean are less than comfortable about the Chair of Indefinite Studies' proposal of croquet as an alternate method of sexual attraction and breeding. The card game 'Bridge'* was earlier disqualified, requiring, as it does, four people.
*Mentioned by that actual name in this case!
*Mentioned by that actual name in this case!
22joannasephine
Hooray!
“On the other hand, it could be your money and your life. Pulling off the double, you might say.”
“On the other hand, it could be your money and your life. Pulling off the double, you might say.”
25joannasephine
And here was me thinking it would puzzle you guys for a while! Edrandrew has it, it was indeed Mort.
26edrandrew
Ah, the gloriously unfortunate thief who tries to rob death.
"'Pets are always a great help in times of stress. And in times of starvation too, o'course.'"
"'Pets are always a great help in times of stress. And in times of starvation too, o'course.'"
29Orangez
sounds like small gods ?
31Orangez
Alright, here goes:
"It is traditional, when loading wire trolleys, to put the most fragile items at the bottom."
"It is traditional, when loading wire trolleys, to put the most fragile items at the bottom."
32edrandrew
At the risk of falling for the obvious Reaper Man?
34edrandrew
There was no possible way that she could have been mistaken for a young man in any language, especially Braille.
37joannasephine
Or is it when Nanny and Granny visit Collette (of the fascinating earrings)? Maskerade?
39joannasephine
Hooray!
‘There was the Holy St Bobby,’ he said. ‘I suppose he was a righteous ass, come to think of it.’
‘There was the Holy St Bobby,’ he said. ‘I suppose he was a righteous ass, come to think of it.’
40pinkozcat
Ah ... Soul Music?
41joannasephine
Sigh … and I thought this one might take a while to get!
Yes, Soul Music it is.
Yes, Soul Music it is.
42pinkozcat
Yeah! I've been re-reading some of my Pratchett books.
This one should be easy.
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes, er, qui custodes custodient?"
*grin* my spellchecker didn't like that one
This one should be easy.
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes, er, qui custodes custodient?"
*grin* my spellchecker didn't like that one
45Artur
Great! How about this one-
"Death was nonplussed. Most people were, after the initial confusion, somewhat relieved when they died. A subconcious weight had been removed. The other cosmic shoe had dropped. The worst had happened and they could, metaphorically, get on with thier lives."
"Death was nonplussed. Most people were, after the initial confusion, somewhat relieved when they died. A subconcious weight had been removed. The other cosmic shoe had dropped. The worst had happened and they could, metaphorically, get on with thier lives."
51Artur
No, not Wyrd Sisters.
54Artur
No, it's not Interesting Times or Reaper Man.
59Artur
Nope, not Men at Arms.
61Inkmusic
Sorry, I was on vacation for a while. That would be The Fifth Elephant, where someone is killed by dwarf bread.
62joannasephine
Ooh, Inkmusic I think you've got the right idea but wrong book. Feet of Clay?
63Artur
Congratulations, joannasephine! Feet of Clay is correct. Over to you...
64joannasephine
Probably too easy, but:
‘It's not up to me, of course, but I’ve often wondered what it is that goes through your heads.’
‘It's not up to me, of course, but I’ve often wondered what it is that goes through your heads.’
67joannasephine
Orangez has it – Eric indeed!
68Orangez
"You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage."
Go for it!
Go for it!
80joannasephine
That's ok – happy for SockMonkeyGirl to take it!
(Love the guessing, suffer performance anxiety when it comes to setting …)
:-)
(Love the guessing, suffer performance anxiety when it comes to setting …)
:-)
82joannasephine
So we should always give it to SockMonkeyGirl? ;-)
84joannasephine
Fair enough. Emulating the behaviour of the Lancre Reciprocating Fox, we (or I, if Pinkozcat doesn't like the idea) pledge to move my bestowal of goes around as large a segment of the LT community as are currently engaged in this game and have not recently had a go (of their own or someone elses).
Better?
Better?
85pinkozcat
I think that is a very good idea but since you were the person who got the last quote correct I think that perhaps you should nominate the first person to post a quote since SockMonkeyGirl has not, so far, picked up the baton.
Or perhaps you should also nominate her and leave her a private message.
Or perhaps you should also nominate her and leave her a private message.
86joannasephine
Fair enough – eeny, meeny, miny … KayEluned!
87KayEluned
OK, someone needs to get this going again ;) so....
'Oh, he might burn down the odd cottage every now and again, in a sort of absent-minded way, but only when he was really angry about something, and he could give it up any time he liked.'
'Oh, he might burn down the odd cottage every now and again, in a sort of absent-minded way, but only when he was really angry about something, and he could give it up any time he liked.'
89justjim
That sounds like our favourite coven reminiscing about the old Duke, or possibly the one before that, or even the one before that (witches have long memories) in Carpe Jugulum?
91pinkozcat
Sorry - I have just finished doing a re-read. It is the first time I haven't simply done a wild guess.
92pinkozcat
I am nominating Kittybee to post the next quotation and have left her a message to that effect.
Edited to correct an outrageous typo
Edited to correct an outrageous typo
94Kittybee
Okay, here it is - with names left out.
"I meant," said ------ bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
------- thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually. "Cats are nice."
"I meant," said ------ bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
------- thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually. "Cats are nice."
95joannasephine
IIRC, it's Death in discussion with someone, but I can't remember who. So lets start with the obvious: Mort?
98Kittybee
Not Reaper Man either.
101justjim
I think Artur is on the right track. That would be Ipslore and Death having a "Deep and Meaningful".
103Artur
Let's try this one-
"There is nowhere Death will not go, no matter how distant and dangerous. In fact the more dangerous it is, the more likely he is to be there already."
"There is nowhere Death will not go, no matter how distant and dangerous. In fact the more dangerous it is, the more likely he is to be there already."
104pwaites
Oh, no clue. Interesting Times?
106hairballsrus
Mort?
109ronincats
Sounds like maybe an early book. The Light Fantastic?
114ronincats
Sticking with my hunch that it's an early book--The Colour of Magic?
119joannasephine
This makes me think of Windle Poons, for some reason. But which book? Reaper Man?
121Artur
Hey, ronincats, way to stick with that hunch about an early book! Eric it is! Over to you...
122ronincats
Ah, the first book in which DEATH makes a major appearance. Of course.
"Wizards are like cats going to the toilet in that respect; once you've walked away from it, it isn't there anymore."
"Wizards are like cats going to the toilet in that respect; once you've walked away from it, it isn't there anymore."
126MrsLee
122 - What a strange quote! Or maybe it's me, but it took awhile for me to realize that it wasn't about wizards going to the bathroom. LOL.
127ronincats
Ok, Artur, how did you get that so quickly?
Eskarina Smith has taken Tiffany to the Unreal Estate and is explaining how it came to be that way.
Eskarina Smith has taken Tiffany to the Unreal Estate and is explaining how it came to be that way.
128Artur
It's not been that long since I read that one. Try this one...
"She knew about old money, which was somehow hallowed by the fact that people had hung on to it for years, and she knew about new money, which seemed to be being made by all these upstarts that were flooding into the city these days."
"She knew about old money, which was somehow hallowed by the fact that people had hung on to it for years, and she knew about new money, which seemed to be being made by all these upstarts that were flooding into the city these days."
129joannasephine
I'll steal pinkozcat's line, and say Unseen Academicals?
130SunnySD
Making Money is probably too obvious...
131Artur
No, it's not Unseen Academicals or Making Money.
137Artur
Way to go, pinkozcat! Maskerade it is! It's the shopkeeper just after Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg have taken Nanny's newfound wealth in search of a dress for the opera. Your turn...
138pinkozcat
Here goes then ...
This wasn't a normal place, that wasn't a normal man. A finger. One finger.
This wasn't a normal place, that wasn't a normal man. A finger. One finger.
141pinkozcat
No - not Feet of Clay
143joannasephine
The Last Hero?
150pinkozcat
No - not Reaper Man
152pinkozcat
Yes - Thief of Time it is - when Lu-Tze realises that Ronnie Soak is the fifth horseman.
Your turn now, Artur.
Your turn now, Artur.
153Artur
OK, here we go-
"Then he sat back in his special chair and pulled a lever. Counterweights dropped. Somewhere, water sloshed from one tank to another. Bits of the chair creaked and slid into a comfortable position."
"Then he sat back in his special chair and pulled a lever. Counterweights dropped. Somewhere, water sloshed from one tank to another. Bits of the chair creaked and slid into a comfortable position."
154joannasephine
Jingo – when Leonard returns to his workshop.
(Incidentally, if I'm right, SunnySD can have my go. I'm supposed to be working …)
(Incidentally, if I'm right, SunnySD can have my go. I'm supposed to be working …)
155AngelaB86
Hogfather, when the Librarian is setting up the organ? If I'm right, next person to respond can have my turn.
158SunnySD
Which means I'm up! (Thanks, joannasephine - you're very generous!)
Here goes:
"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty.
The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer?"
Here goes:
"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty.
The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer?"
159ronincats
Oh, shoot! I remember that quote. It has to be in one of the more recent reads I've done...Mort?
160pinkozcat
Hmmmm ... Lords and ladies?
161SunnySD
Nope, not Lords and ladies or Mort.
163SunnySD
Nope, sorry it's not Unseen Academicals, either.
164pinkozcat
That is always my fall-back position.
Maybe The Last Continent
edited to try to get the touchstones to work
Maybe The Last Continent
edited to try to get the touchstones to work
165pwaites
Guards! Guards!? I feel like it is a watch book...
166SunnySD
Sorry - not The Last Continent or Guards, Guards - although a few Watch members do have cameo appearances throughout.
169joannasephine
Tee hee hee, I know!
(But answering would be weird, given that it's sort-of my go-by-proxy …)
(But answering would be weird, given that it's sort-of my go-by-proxy …)
172ronincats
"The weathercocks of Ankh Morpork creaked around in the wind.
Very few of them were in fact representations of Avis domestica. There were various dragons, fish, and miscellaneous animals...On the roof of the Thieves' Guild a real if rather deceased thief turned gently, which shows what you are capable of if you try, or at least if you try stealing without a license."
Very few of them were in fact representations of Avis domestica. There were various dragons, fish, and miscellaneous animals...On the roof of the Thieves' Guild a real if rather deceased thief turned gently, which shows what you are capable of if you try, or at least if you try stealing without a license."
179pwaites
"Nanny Ogg found herself embarrassed to even think about this, and this was unusual because embarrassment normally came as naturally to Nanny as altruism comes to a cat."
184joannasephine
Or is it when Nanny is explaining the Long Man to Casanunda? Lords and Ladies?
185pinkozcat
Not having a clue (I can't imagine Nanny Ogg being embarrassed by anything), I'll opt for Equal Rites.
191KayEluned
Yay my turn! Hmmm......
'Five-Leaved False Mandrake, sovereign against fluxes of the bladder. Ah, and here's Old Man's Frogbit. That's for constipation.'
'Five-Leaved False Mandrake, sovereign against fluxes of the bladder. Ah, and here's Old Man's Frogbit. That's for constipation.'
192justjim
One of the 'practical' witches then. Perhaps Magrat doing her Ophelia turn in Wyrd Sisters?
193ronincats
Sounds good to me, but just in case, A Hat Full of Sky?
195justjim
Alrighty then. Here we go.
"The world balances out, you see. A corrupt man in a good world, or a good man in a corrupt one ... The equation comes out the same way. The world does not deal well with those who don't pick a side."
"The world balances out, you see. A corrupt man in a good world, or a good man in a corrupt one ... The equation comes out the same way. The world does not deal well with those who don't pick a side."
198joannasephine
Sounds like an early exchange between Sam Vimes and the Patrician … Guards! Guards!?
200pinkozcat
I'm moving house tomorrow and don't know when I will get back here so I will go for my generic guess.
Unseen Academicals
I'll check that I am wrong in a couple of days; I have a dongle.
Unseen Academicals
I'll check that I am wrong in a couple of days; I have a dongle.
203joannasephine
Thank you Kay!
This time it lasted only fifteen seconds. It seemed much longer.
This time it lasted only fifteen seconds. It seemed much longer.
206joannasephine
Snigglefritz has it, first time of asking. Take it away, Snigglefritz!
207Spunkypineapple
Hmmm, let's see...
The Librarian had seen many weird things in his time, but that was undoubtedly the 57th strangest.*
*He had a tidy mind.
The Librarian had seen many weird things in his time, but that was undoubtedly the 57th strangest.*
*He had a tidy mind.
211Spunkypineapple
Moving Pictures it is! All up to you now, MrsLee!
212MrsLee
Me?! Woohooo!
This is from a book which my son grabbed off the shelf before he got shot in his video game. It happens to be one of my favorites.
"Yes. I happen to believe in beauty without cruelty."
This is from a book which my son grabbed off the shelf before he got shot in his video game. It happens to be one of my favorites.
"Yes. I happen to believe in beauty without cruelty."
214joannasephine
Or is it Wyrd Sisters? I remember it’s in reference to Nanny wearing Greebo around her neck as a variation on the old foxskin stole.
215MrsLee
Nope, KayEluned has it.
I knew it wasn't too difficult, and joannasephine, you have the context exactly!
I knew it wasn't too difficult, and joannasephine, you have the context exactly!
216KayEluned
Ok here goes.....
'And, of course, if we DO fail, then things won't be that bad, will they? If we fail to com back, there won't be anywhere left to fail to come back TO in any case, will there? So it will all cancel out.' He gave a happy little smile. 'Logic is a great comfort in times like this, I always find.'
'And, of course, if we DO fail, then things won't be that bad, will they? If we fail to com back, there won't be anywhere left to fail to come back TO in any case, will there? So it will all cancel out.' He gave a happy little smile. 'Logic is a great comfort in times like this, I always find.'
217MrsLee
Does this have to do with the rocket ship going over the edge of the Disc? I can't remember which book that's in.
218justjim
Or perhaps a dragon powered vessel bound for Cori Celesti (via the moon) in The Last Hero?
219pinkozcat
I think that Rincewind and Twoflower went over the edge in The Colour of Magic
220KayEluned
Ooooh good Pratchett knowledge justjim, I thought this was going to be a hard one, well done! It was indeed from The Last Hero :) Your turn.
221justjim
Gods! I'm really busy at the moment. Would anybody mind if I hand over to MrsLee, since she had almost the same idea?
222MrsLee
Thanks justjim, I'll pass and let pinkozcat have a turn if they wish? I'm watching Nero Wolfe right now. :)
223pinkozcat
Hmmmm - she doesn't really wish at the moment - still trying to settle into her new apartment. But I have been reading a discworld book and this line appealed to me.
An easy one:
Arch, giggling women and braying young men who'd been at the back of the line when chins were handed out.
An easy one:
Arch, giggling women and braying young men who'd been at the back of the line when chins were handed out.
226KayEluned
WHAT? that was a completly random guess! Erm..... ok.....
'Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.'
'Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.'
229SockMonkeyGirl
Sorry for the delay...
"Greebo would like Norris the Eyeball-Eating Maniac of Quirm if he knew how to put food in a bowl"
This should be pretty simple :)
"Greebo would like Norris the Eyeball-Eating Maniac of Quirm if he knew how to put food in a bowl"
This should be pretty simple :)
231SockMonkeyGirl
You got it! I knew it'd be simple but I just love the visual.
232joannasephine
You and me both.
Ok:
“Er … I can trust Angua, can’t I?”
Ok:
“Er … I can trust Angua, can’t I?”
234joannasephine
Got it in one. And here was me thinking it might take a little while …
235pinkozcat
I am in the middle of re-reading Jingo at the moment. Pure serendipity.
I'll be back with a random selection soonest ...
I'll be back with a random selection soonest ...
236pinkozcat
Here is a nice easy one:
...but the third had wandered off and was thinking about as much sex as possible.
...but the third had wandered off and was thinking about as much sex as possible.
237joannasephine
Hmm, is it Rogers the bull? Feet of Clay?
238pinkozcat
Good guess but not the right one. Not Feet of Clay.
241CharlesFerdinand
Witches Abroad?
242pinkozcat
No, not Witches Abroad
244pinkozcat
No - not Night Watch
245pinkozcat
One brain cell was saying 'gouge', one was going for 'trample' but the third had wandered off and was thinking about as much sex as possible.
246justjim
It really does sound like Rogers the bull, but it could also be a woolly mammoth trying to decide the fate of Lu Tze in Thief of Time.
247pinkozcat
Quite right. It is the woolly mammoth in Thief of Time. Your turn now.
249joannasephine
But, I think, not hard to answer – Monstrous Regiment; the first miracle from Wazzer?
250justjim
Yes, well done. I was hoping people would get distracted towards Small Gods or something. You're too good for me, your turn.
251joannasephine
Someone else can take it – anyone who hasn’t had a go for a while?
256pinkozcat
Hmmmmm ... Unseen Academicals?
262justjim
"Sometimes words need music too. Sometimes the descriptions are not enough; books should be written with soundtracks, like films. Something deep on an organ, perhaps."
Diggers?
Diggers?
265justjim
Longer? 5 days was a good innings!
It can't be software incompatibility -- the Chant of the Trodden Spiral was designed for concentric rings, idiot...
It can't be software incompatibility -- the Chant of the Trodden Spiral was designed for concentric rings, idiot...
266edrandrew
The Light Fantastic as the druids play at being computer scientists.
274pinkozcat
Good grief - that was a lucky guess. Here is a nice, easy one:
And everyone, except for the dog, who was sniggering, had his mouth open
And everyone, except for the dog, who was sniggering, had his mouth open
275edrandrew
It must be Gaspode so, how about Moving Pictures - when the magic of Holywood first strikes?
277edrandrew
Something told her that at times like these a good sharp bread knife was probably the best friend a girl could have.
278pinkozcat
Sounds like Magrat in Lords and Ladies
279edrandrew
Phew, for a moment there I thought we'd embarked on the sprint version of the game. It's not Lords and Ladies, though it is in reference to Magrat.
283KayEluned
:) right......
"Sorry about that," she said, lowering it. "I've always got a knife in my hand these days. We've been doing the pork. Very much like human flesh, pork, or so they say."
"Sorry about that," she said, lowering it. "I've always got a knife in my hand these days. We've been doing the pork. Very much like human flesh, pork, or so they say."
287pinkozcat
Good grief; I might even start to buy Coles' generic brand at this rate.
Another easy one ...
The Four Horsemen of the Common Cold are Sniffles, Chesty, Nostril and Lack of Tissues;
Another easy one ...
The Four Horsemen of the Common Cold are Sniffles, Chesty, Nostril and Lack of Tissues;
289joannasephine
Or is it Interesting Times – the prologue to Rincewind’s masterly deployment of the children to spread fear among the opposition soldiers?
291joannasephine
Since this thread has hit 290 messages, it’s time to take it to a new thread here.
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