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Oct. 21st, 2017 11:26 pmMe and my trusty notebook (by which I mean a spiral-bound paper thing) have fought dangers untold and trials unnumbered (and the painful LJ mechanism for reading poll results) and added up scores.
The glamour, honour and glory of first prize is split between Diffrentcolours, Shermarama, and Dr Bob[*], who all got 23 1/2 out of 45. Special mention to Dr Bob for being the only person to score 5/5 on a round (on the Sports round, no less). [**]
Wooden spoon award goes to Damerell. Not because he got the lowest score (he didn't), but for the entertainingly nonsense answers and generalised commentary he shoehorned into the poll. Plus getting at least two correct accidentally due to sarcasm. Also for being the only person across the whole of DW, LJ, and the quiz' original intended audience to get the channel 5 question right.
Any prizewinner is entitled to demand a pint from me in person as winnings, should we cross paths ;)
( The answers! )
[*] Since this is going to be crossposted, and some of those usernames exist on LJ-only, some on DW-only, and some on both I cannot be bothered fixing the tags everywhere ;)
[**] Recount! CEB also got 5/5 for TV. I'm going to stop counting now, because there is a fairly high chance I've got it wrong elsewhere too.
The glamour, honour and glory of first prize is split between Diffrentcolours, Shermarama, and Dr Bob[*], who all got 23 1/2 out of 45. Special mention to Dr Bob for being the only person to score 5/5 on a round (on the Sports round, no less). [**]
Wooden spoon award goes to Damerell. Not because he got the lowest score (he didn't), but for the entertainingly nonsense answers and generalised commentary he shoehorned into the poll. Plus getting at least two correct accidentally due to sarcasm. Also for being the only person across the whole of DW, LJ, and the quiz' original intended audience to get the channel 5 question right.
Any prizewinner is entitled to demand a pint from me in person as winnings, should we cross paths ;)
( The answers! )
[*] Since this is going to be crossposted, and some of those usernames exist on LJ-only, some on DW-only, and some on both I cannot be bothered fixing the tags everywhere ;)
[**] Recount! CEB also got 5/5 for TV. I'm going to stop counting now, because there is a fairly high chance I've got it wrong elsewhere too.
Yesterday, I invited people to play Be Surprised By The Price of Confectionery. And many of you did, thank you.
( The Answers, or Your Chance To Be Surprised )
( The Answers, or Your Chance To Be Surprised )
So, while at Glastonbury, I watched Amanda Palmer. She was awesome.
As brought to my attention by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fractalgeek, the Daily Mail covered her performance. They could have written about all kinds of stuff - performing in the face of adversity having lost all the kit in a BA mix-up, say. They could have posted a fabulous picture of her singing while crowd surfing, with about twenty feet of sky-blue train spreading across her audience[*]. They could have mentioned a triumphant Pulp cover which had a whole field jumping up and down. They could have written something about an independent artist carving her own unique path through the music industry and still ending up on a main stage at one of the world's greatest festivals. Hell, as a last resort they could have written about the music.
Did they?
No. They reported that her set "saw her breast left on show after it escaped her bra".
For the record, I failed to notice this happen at the time. Besides, if you want to look at her breasts the internet and/or her shows and/or her videos provide absolutely no shortage of opportunity.
I think Amanda Palmer is one of those people I'd approve of, even if I hated her music. She's doing her own thing, and good luck to her. And now she's composed her response to the Daily Mail. I think this is filmed-on-a-phone in the Roundhouse in Camden, but it's worth a watch.
Video NSFW because - have you guessed yet? - there's nakedness in it.
[*] No, I'm not quite clear why someone who's lost all her stage costumes still has a coat with a train like that. I do hope she flew in wearing it.
As brought to my attention by
fractalgeek, the Daily Mail covered her performance. They could have written about all kinds of stuff - performing in the face of adversity having lost all the kit in a BA mix-up, say. They could have posted a fabulous picture of her singing while crowd surfing, with about twenty feet of sky-blue train spreading across her audience[*]. They could have mentioned a triumphant Pulp cover which had a whole field jumping up and down. They could have written something about an independent artist carving her own unique path through the music industry and still ending up on a main stage at one of the world's greatest festivals. Hell, as a last resort they could have written about the music. Did they?
No. They reported that her set "saw her breast left on show after it escaped her bra".
For the record, I failed to notice this happen at the time. Besides, if you want to look at her breasts the internet and/or her shows and/or her videos provide absolutely no shortage of opportunity.
I think Amanda Palmer is one of those people I'd approve of, even if I hated her music. She's doing her own thing, and good luck to her. And now she's composed her response to the Daily Mail. I think this is filmed-on-a-phone in the Roundhouse in Camden, but it's worth a watch.
Video NSFW because - have you guessed yet? - there's nakedness in it.
[*] No, I'm not quite clear why someone who's lost all her stage costumes still has a coat with a train like that. I do hope she flew in wearing it.
If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Jan. 3rd, 2013 07:01 pmOK, so a little while back I asked you lovely, helpful people for some boardgame recommendations. I was after a present for some friends, and the suggestions were many and varied.
( I went shopping )
Anyway, the short version: thank you all for your assistance, Tzolk'in appears to be a winner, and Eclectic Games is an excellent emporium staffed by helpful people :)
( I went shopping )
Anyway, the short version: thank you all for your assistance, Tzolk'in appears to be a winner, and Eclectic Games is an excellent emporium staffed by helpful people :)
Kicking, squealing, Gucci little piggy
Apr. 23rd, 2012 06:29 pmSo, that lyrics quiz. Here are the answers:
( Answers! )
The run-away winner is (as ever)bopeepsheep with a whopping 20 points. For those who feel a bit daunted by that, the median score was 5.5 and the mean was 6.8[*]. Bopeepsheep is, in the nicest possible way, an outlier. Runner up prizes to phlebas and valkyriekaren (both on 14) and an honourable mention to kauket (13).
Also worthy of note ared_floorlandmine, with the most entertaining answers (including getting two answers wrong, but by the correct band and also fitting the theme...) and sammason, who gets the SamMason Award for being SamMason in a lyrics quiz (as negotiated, see comments).
Of course, by my own standards I lose, too :) My idea of a successful quiz is one where every question is answered by at least one person... and I failed. No one spotted 14 (Less Than Jake) or 21 (Interpol) (zotz, I was relying on you for 21). Also thanks to mr_tom and Bopeepsheep, without whom there'd have been four unanswered. The most-correctly-answered question was Bohemian Rhapsody, narrowly beating Tubthumping.
[*] I calculated all this using a highly approximate semi-automated process, data may contain any number of errors.
( Answers! )
The run-away winner is (as ever)
bopeepsheep with a whopping 20 points. For those who feel a bit daunted by that, the median score was 5.5 and the mean was 6.8[*]. Bopeepsheep is, in the nicest possible way, an outlier. Runner up prizes to phlebas and valkyriekaren (both on 14) and an honourable mention to kauket (13).Also worthy of note are
d_floorlandmine, with the most entertaining answers (including getting two answers wrong, but by the correct band and also fitting the theme...) and sammason, who gets the SamMason Award for being SamMason in a lyrics quiz (as negotiated, see comments).Of course, by my own standards I lose, too :) My idea of a successful quiz is one where every question is answered by at least one person... and I failed. No one spotted 14 (Less Than Jake) or 21 (Interpol) (
zotz, I was relying on you for 21). Also thanks to mr_tom and Bopeepsheep, without whom there'd have been four unanswered. The most-correctly-answered question was Bohemian Rhapsody, narrowly beating Tubthumping.[*] I calculated all this using a highly approximate semi-automated process, data may contain any number of errors.
Some time ago, I posted a poetry quiz on here. Then forgot to post the answers. The winner, with an impressive 9 1/2 out of 10 was bopeepsheep. She could really have had 10, but I was quite harsh with her answer about the Big Steamers. Just to stop her getting too cocky ;)
shui_long came in as runner up, and we have an honourable mention for dr_doug whose answers made me laugh a lot (and quite often his wrong answers indicated that he knew perfectly well what the right answer was).
The answers... with tediously long commentaries behind the cuts.
1. Who recommended (or at least remembered) travelling to Glastonbury by way of Goodwin Sands, and to Birmingham by way of Beachy Head?
( The Rolling English Drunkard )
2. I grow old, I grow old. What fashion statement do intend to make?
( I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled )
3. Which incredibly implausible conveyance carried ivory, apes and peacocks, sandalwood and cedarwood and sweet white wine?
( The Quinquireme of Nineveh )
4. What, according to Kipling, will happen to you if you stop the Big Steamers?
( You will starve )
5. On the night before the dance, Mad Carew seemed in a trance And they chaffed him as they puffed at their cigars. What was Mad Carew worryied about?
( About his impending trip to steal the green eye of the little yellow god )
6. Who, or what, did John Donne deem a "busie old foole"?
( The sun )
7. The pail by the wall would be half-full of water... and what else?
( Stars )
8. What, according to WH Auden (in one of his lighter moments) can no-one hear without a quickening of the heart?
( The postman's knock )
9. My bread is sawdust mixed with straw, my jam is polish for the floor What am I?
( A church mouse )
10. What was built when twice five miles of fertile ground with walls and towers were girdled round?
( A stately pleasure dome )
If anyone cares, the subject line and cut-text of the original quiz and the subject from this post are all from Kipling's fabulous The Mary Gloster.
bopeepsheep. She could really have had 10, but I was quite harsh with her answer about the Big Steamers. Just to stop her getting too cocky ;) shui_long came in as runner up, and we have an honourable mention for dr_doug whose answers made me laugh a lot (and quite often his wrong answers indicated that he knew perfectly well what the right answer was).The answers... with tediously long commentaries behind the cuts.
1. Who recommended (or at least remembered) travelling to Glastonbury by way of Goodwin Sands, and to Birmingham by way of Beachy Head?
( The Rolling English Drunkard )
2. I grow old, I grow old. What fashion statement do intend to make?
( I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled )
3. Which incredibly implausible conveyance carried ivory, apes and peacocks, sandalwood and cedarwood and sweet white wine?
( The Quinquireme of Nineveh )
4. What, according to Kipling, will happen to you if you stop the Big Steamers?
( You will starve )
5. On the night before the dance, Mad Carew seemed in a trance And they chaffed him as they puffed at their cigars. What was Mad Carew worryied about?
( About his impending trip to steal the green eye of the little yellow god )
6. Who, or what, did John Donne deem a "busie old foole"?
( The sun )
7. The pail by the wall would be half-full of water... and what else?
( Stars )
8. What, according to WH Auden (in one of his lighter moments) can no-one hear without a quickening of the heart?
( The postman's knock )
9. My bread is sawdust mixed with straw, my jam is polish for the floor What am I?
( A church mouse )
10. What was built when twice five miles of fertile ground with walls and towers were girdled round?
( A stately pleasure dome )
If anyone cares, the subject line and cut-text of the original quiz and the subject from this post are all from Kipling's fabulous The Mary Gloster.
