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Lodgings for me. It helped that I saw the second Downey/Law movie this weekend, so S & H were at the front of my mind, but I've also read the stories. I believe it's "A Study in Scarlet" when they are introduced.xxaaaxx wrote:Instaget FJ. I'm curious where everyone stopped reading and locked in their answer: London, 'new lodgings', or Stamford? ETA: 'new lodgings' here.
When I saw the category, I said to my wife, "OK, fictional pairs, how about Holmes and Watson?" Imagine my surprise when the clue was revealed.xxaaaxx wrote:Instaget FJ. I'm curious where everyone stopped reading and locked in their answer: London, 'new lodgings', or Stamford? ETA: 'new lodgings' here.
Not sure why the last half a page of comments happened...
http://www.literature.org/authors/doyle ... er-01.htmlOn the very day that I had come to this conclusion, I was standing at the Criterion Bar, when some one tapped me on the shoulder, and turning round I recognized young Stamford, who had been a dresser under me at Barts. The sight of a friendly face in the great wilderness of London is a pleasant thing indeed to a lonely man. In old days Stamford had never been a particular crony of mine, but now I hailed him with enthusiasm, and he, in his turn, appeared to be delighted to see me. In the exuberance of my joy, I asked him to lunch with me at the Holborn, and we started off together in a hansom.
"Whatever have you been doing with yourself, Watson?" he asked in undisguised wonder, as we rattled through the crowded London streets. "You are as thin as a lath and as brown as a nut."
I gave him a short sketch of my adventures, and had hardly concluded it by the time that we reached our destination.
"Poor devil!" he said, commiseratingly, after he had listened to my misfortunes. "What are you up to now?"
"Looking for lodgings." {3} I answered. "Trying to solve the problem as to whether it is possible to get comfortable rooms at a reasonable price."
"That's a strange thing," remarked my companion; "you are the second man to-day that has used that expression to me."
"And who was the first?" I asked.
"A fellow who is working at the chemical laboratory up at the hospital. He was bemoaning himself this morning because he could not get someone to go halves with him in some nice rooms which he had found, and which were too much for his purse."
"By Jove!" I cried, "if he really wants someone to share the rooms and the expense, I am the very man for him. I should prefer having a partner to being alone."
Young Stamford looked rather strangely at me over his wine-glass. "You don't know Sherlock Holmes yet," he said; "perhaps you would not care for him as a constant companion."
Stamford, which I learned from Finding Forrester.xxaaaxx wrote:Instaget FJ. I'm curious where everyone stopped reading and locked in their answer: London, 'new lodgings', or Stamford? ETA: 'new lodgings' here.
So, would they have accepted "Who is David bleepin Mamet?" or would "letter of the law" rule against such an obviously "fun" correct answer?Volante wrote:Oh man, I loved that TOM about Mamet.
in London?dhkendall wrote:went with The Odd Couple (couldn't even remember Felix's name) for something to have
Isn't he great folks? He's here all week!Vanya wrote:I was bored with that category.
I just see him as The Station Agent.econgator wrote:And anyone who uses Tyrion Lannister as his avatar is automatically rooted for.
I would put them A, C, B, but that's mostly because I have never heard of the songs mentioned in B.Paucle wrote:yeah, Mark, I had the ? because I didn't think any of them were 4-person acts.
Here's three I thought of (hope I didn't repeat any from the game!):
A) Woodstock, Ohio
B) Rain, Free As A Bird
C) Spinnin' Wheel, And When I Die
no idea on relative difficulty, so won't even try sorting. I'm thinking I have them easiest to hardest, but shrug.
B is the Beatles, and Rain was from the 60s, but Free asa Bird was written by Lennon in the 70s and was remixed for the Beatles Anthology in 1995 with Ringo, Paul, George, and Jeff Lynne producing.econgator wrote:I would put them A, C, B, but that's mostly because I have never heard of the songs mentioned in B.Paucle wrote:yeah, Mark, I had the ? because I didn't think any of them were 4-person acts.
Here's three I thought of (hope I didn't repeat any from the game!):
A) Woodstock, Ohio
B) Rain, Free As A Bird
C) Spinnin' Wheel, And When I Die
no idea on relative difficulty, so won't even try sorting. I'm thinking I have them easiest to hardest, but shrug.
I just entered it and I don't recall any clues like that.alietr wrote:I guess I'll have to wait until it's up in the Archive, but I seem to remember that there was a clue that wasn't worded properly -- it didn't have a "this" or anything like that to tell you what they were looking for. Very odd.
I wonder if Karen wouldn't have benefited from playing later in the week. She took basically half the first round to get going and even then seemed nervous for quite a bit. That, or a Valium.alietr wrote:Ah, so that's who David is!
I guess I'll have to wait until it's up in the Archive, but I seem to remember that there was a clue that wasn't worded properly -- it didn't have a "this" or anything like that to tell you what they were looking for. Very odd.
FJ was one of those wrong mental track clues. Didn't recognize Stamford at all, so the best I could come up with was Oliver Twist and Fagin, even though I wouldn't call Oliver a 'man'. Sigh.
And man, what was Karen on during the FJ reveal??!?!? I want some of that stuff!
I'm not seeing anything either. I'm wondering if it was the first clue in the languages category -- "Dansk, taught in school on the Faroe Islands" that was relying on the category name where I hadn't yet figured out precisely what they wanted.econgator wrote:I just entered it and I don't recall any clues like that.alietr wrote:I guess I'll have to wait until it's up in the Archive, but I seem to remember that there was a clue that wasn't worded properly -- it didn't have a "this" or anything like that to tell you what they were looking for. Very odd.
Thanks, you're a nice guy - for a Yankee fan.xxaaaxx wrote:FJ Category: Fictional Pairs
These 2 men first meet after one of them tells a friend, Stamford, of needing new lodgings in London.Spoiler
Who are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?
And I was hoping his nic would be Operaman...gloriaclemente wrote:Congratulations, Swift's/David! Every game you win makes me feel a little better about losing to you. I hope you tear it up in the TOC!
The answer to C) - Blood, Sweat, & Tears - had a lot of horn players in it, they weren't a four piece band.Paucle wrote:yeah, Mark, I had the ? because I didn't think any of them were 4-person acts.
Here's three I thought of (hope I didn't repeat any from the game!):
A) Woodstock, Ohio
B) Rain, Free As A Bird
C) Spinnin' Wheel, And When I Die
no idea on relative difficulty, so won't even try sorting. I'm thinking I have them easiest to hardest, but shrug.