LMB Quote Game

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:35 pm

Blind guess:
X=Tung
holovid director= Miles
while Tung is prisoner in _WA_ before his "conversion"

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:37 pm

voralfred wrote:Blind guess:
X=Tung
holovid director= Miles
while Tung is prisoner in _WA_ before his "conversion"

Correct book and director (good for 1/2 a point).

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:40 pm

Then X is Oser, later when he decides to join Miles.
That was in fact my first impulse, but then I thought that Oser totally lacks humour, so I changed for Tung.

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:37 pm

Wrong again!

E Pericoloso Sporgersi · Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:17 am

Ghost wrote:
E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:
Ghost wrote:New Quote:
"You're not a commander, you're a bloody holovid director," muttered X.
Book, X, the bloody holovid director?
book: Mirror Dance
X = Mark
director = Elli Quin
No not Mirror Dance.

Sh ... er ... I mean, "Aw, I guessed wrongly." Though my hypotheses fit the content of the quotes, they don't fit the exact quotes. Oh well, the fortunes of war ...

Now I told you before I plan to reread the entire Vorkosigan Saga in preparation to the new Miles Book. So after that I'll be a formidable competitor.

Don't say I didn't warn you!

Meanwhile "Je donne ma langue au chat."

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:18 pm

Ok, I am lost: do we have a question that still needs to be answered, are we waiting on a half-point Sherlock, what? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

James

Caroline Tredez · Post by **Caroline Tredez** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:52 am

Current quote, by ghost, is :

"You're not a commander, you're a bloody holovid director," muttered X.

Book, X, the bloody holovid director?

Not yet answered with the degree of precision ghost asked for, but voralfred already got a half-sherlock for stating it's about Miles in The Warrior's Apprentice. Still lacking "X", but now we know "X" is neither Tung nor Oser, and I'm still barred from answering.

There is also still a bonus pending from my previous quote : the quote was

It would feel just like old times.

The answer (given by Ghost and voralfred) was : a thought by Miles in Diplomatic Immunity about something which Roic would disapprove, and the unanswered bonus was : to which specific event, in a previous Vorkosigan book, does the "old time" refer to ?

All clear, now ?

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:22 am

Quote:
"You're not a commander, you're a bloody holovid director," muttered X.

Book - The Warrior's Apprentice

X - Bothari

the bloody holovid director? - This is said by Bothari to Miles, in exasperation, after Miles has captured Auson and Bel Thorne's ship, and now Miles and Company must keep the crew of said ship so busy with training to be part of the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet that they forget their first job is to RETAKE their OWN ship from the Barrayarns. Miles has Elena training people in hand to hand combat, Arde Mayhew is ripping Engineering apart, Bothari is training folks on weapons drills, instead of protecting Miles, who has Bothari's copy of the old Barrayar Imperial Service regs and plans to cut, copy, and paste it into the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet regulation manual, along with a benefits brochure.

James

Caroline Tredez · Post by **Caroline Tredez** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:51 am

While waiting for ghost to validate JKCade's answer, I thought I'd share some stats I've been gathering. This game begins to be quite lengthy, which is good (quite a success

), but increase the risk to repeat an already-asked quote (happened at least four times so far). So I made myself a file with all quotes asked, sorting them by Bujoldian chronology. So far, if I'm not mistaken, it makes 256 quotes asked, distributed so :

1 quote Dreamweaver's Dilemma (before it was considered off-limit)
1 Spirit Ring
8 Falling Free
15 Shards of Honor
16 Barrayar
17 The Warrior's Apprentice
19 The Vor Game
15 Cetaganda
6 Ethan of Athos
19 : 1+ 10 â€œMountains of Mourningâ€

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:38 pm

I found out why I did not find it. After James's answer I went to check, and of course with all these details James gave I found it easily. Then I took the french version I had originally bought so my wife could enjoy it, and which I also read before buying the "Young Miles" omnibus.... and it was not there! The last mutter by Bothari what just removed from the translation! Imagine! And somehow after reading it first in French, I was not as attentive when rereading it later.

Caroline Tredez · Post by **Caroline Tredez** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:57 am

I completely agree that WA is one of the most poorly translated of LMB's books. Check the end, also, the scene with Vorhalas... a pity.

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:35 am

I have a few comments on your list

Caroline Tredez wrote: 1 quote Dreamweaver's Dilemma (before it was considered off-limit)

what you really mean is "Barter", one of short the stories puplished only in the collection "Dreamweaver's Dilemma", not the eponymous novella. But indeed all of these are off limit (only means that _MoM_ which is also in that collection is of course OK)

Caroline Tredez wrote: 19 : 1+ 10 â€œMountains of Mourningâ€

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:26 am

JKCade wrote:Quote:
"You're not a commander, you're a bloody holovid director," muttered X.

Book - The Warrior's Apprentice

X - Bothari

the bloody holovid director? - This is said by Bothari to Miles, in exasperation, after Miles has captured Auson and Bel Thorne's ship, and now Miles and Company must keep the crew of said ship so busy with training to be part of the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet that they forget their first job is to RETAKE their OWN ship from the Barrayarns. Miles has Elena training people in hand to hand combat, Arde Mayhew is ripping Engineering apart, Bothari is training folks on weapons drills, instead of protecting Miles, who has Bothari's copy of the old Barrayar Imperial Service regs and plans to cut, copy, and paste it into the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet regulation manual, along with a benefits brochure.

James

Not Bothari, correct setting (hint: but another of Mile's crew).

Sorrry about the delay I took a three-day weekend.

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:23 am

It's Bothari in my copy of Young Miles (pg 169 in the paperback edition, if it helps), and apparently voralfred's. Who is it in yours, Ghost? Maybe it's an editing problem? The only other person in the conversation is Elena, and I could see someone unfamiliar with the story subbing in Elena Bothari for Bothari somehow in translation. Maybe. Except it doesn't sound like an Elena comment, either.

E Pericoloso Sporgersi · Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:12 am

My Baen Books paperback copy (fourth printing 1992) ISBN 0-671-72066-X

says

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:51 am

My bad, I started off with a quote from Baz from the same chapter, but changed my mind at the last minute - JKCade is correct . . . and up.

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:05 pm

He nodded to Xxx, who gave a, "How should I know?" shrug.

Book?
Who is "He"?
Who is Xxx?

James

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:39 pm

I think I remember, in "Civil Campaign", such a mute exchange about Miles' erratic behaviour, in relation with Eakterin of course, but I don't remember exactly when and why.
I'm pretty sure I have the two protagonists, just a doubt on which is which.

OK, so I try this way
"He" is Ivan, and XXX is Mark.

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:59 pm

Incorrect on all points.

Please try again!

James

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:53 pm

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:39 pm

He nodded to Xxx, who gave a, "How should I know?" shrug. Yyy left on rubbery legs to find Zzz.

Book?
Who is "He/Yyy"? (they are the same person, I just need a name)
Who is Xxx?
Who/What is Zzz?

James

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:01 pm

He/Yyy is not a Quaddie

Apart from that.....

<- this smiley is giving the "How should I know?" shrug

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:22 pm

He nodded to Xxx, who gave a, "How should I know?" shrug. Yyy left on rubbery legs to find Zzz.

The first thing Yyy noticed upon entering the Aaa section was the empty socket in the wall for the Bbb.

Book?
What/Where is Aaa?
What is Bbb?
Who is "He/Yyy"? (they are the same person, I just need a name)
Who is Xxx?
Who/What is Zzz?

My apologies for the vaugeness, I thought I was being clever, LOL!

James

JKCade · Post by **JKCade** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:48 pm

Holy Cats, now I feel guilty!

..."The Ccc are bound to start looking for their missing Ddd pretty soon, even if they didn't get a distress signal out. Maybe Eee's people can take these guys off our hands, eh?" He nodded to Xxx, who gave a, "How should I know?" shrug. Yyy left on rubbery legs to find Zzz.

The first thing Yyy noticed upon entering the Aaa section was the empty socket in the wall for the Bbb.

Book?
What/Where is Aaa?
What is Bbb?
Who is "He/Yyy"? (they are the same person, I just need a name)
What is Ccc?
What is Ddd?
Who is Eee?
Who is Xxx?
Who/What is Zzz?

I know, I know, it's getting ridiculous, this is the last time, I promise!

James

E Pericoloso Sporgersi · Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:26 am

JKCade wrote:
..."The Ccc are bound to start looking for their missing Ddd pretty soon, even if they didn't get a distress signal out. Maybe Eee's people can take these guys off our hands, eh?" He nodded to Xxx, who gave a, "How should I know?" shrug. Yyy left on rubbery legs to find Zzz.

The first thing Yyy noticed upon entering the Aaa section was the empty socket in the wall for the Bbb.

Ah-hah. I think I found it.

... The Cardassians are bound to start looking for their stolen ship pretty soon, even if they didn't get a distress signal out. Maybe Sisko's people can take these guys off our hands, eh?" He nodded to Worf, who gave a, "How should I know?" shrug. Riker left on rubbery legs to find La Forge.

The first thing Riker noticed upon entering the engineering section was the empty socket in the wall for the missing dilithium crystal. ...