Archive for December, 2008

Trivia: Fratin’ house stickel fifer edition »

A round of trivia for the new year. I’ve supplied ten memorable bits of dialogue – you tell me the movie from whence they originated. This was inspired by Nick Rogers’ annual quiz in the SJ-R, although his was impossible, while this one is easy, provided you like the same movies that I do.
Googling = [...]

I Blog on Sunday: no trivia edition »

I get paid for this?
Here’s a feature story I wrote on bad gifts. It turned out okay and there’s a great picture accompanying it. French author and father of science fiction, Jules Verne, even left a comment, from whatever dimension he’s currently residing.
And I’ve effectively killed any chance I had of winning best columnist with [...]

I Won’t Need Reprimanding: Trivia answers »

Someday I’ll write a proper blog post. Until that day, here are the results of the latest round of trivia.
Brian snuck in late to take the victory with nine points. This, despite not knowing the bonus questions. Very impressive, indeed.
Three contestants tied for second. M.B. tallied six correct movie answers, plus both bonus questions. Mr. [...]

Trivia: I Just Want a Bit Part in Your Movie »

Okay, I’ve switched things up a bit. This time, I name a minor character from a movie, you tell me the name of the movie. These are all popular films that you’ve all probably seen. I also chose distinctive names. This should be fairly easy and I’m expected at least a couple of perfect scores, [...]

I’m not saying you should vote for me as best columnist in the SJR’s Reader’s Choice Awards »

I’m not.

I have no idea what this links to.