The Sherlock Thread

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 9:59 am

Wow... I feel like Ernest P. Warrell at a Mensa convention... YaknowwhatImean Verne?

illusionaryillustrator · Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:20 pm

Brad got the Back to the Future Point, so he has what, four now. ooo, Brad's kicking butt

Post by **Darb** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:17 am

Post by **KiltanneN** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 5:53 am

Score:
Brad 4
Kilt -1
Trebor 1
Holmes 1

holmes_douglas · Post by **holmes_douglas** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:47 pm

I take it everyone has given up on my earlier quote.

Your first clue: copyright 1912

Superenigmatix · Post by **Superenigmatix** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:00 pm

Tarzan!!! of the Apes no less

sE

bob k. mando · Post by **bob k. mando** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:33 pm

it's been years since i've read ERB but if i ever have any doubts about whether or not he was more than a hack author of pulp fantasy all i have to do is read something like that.

good stuff.

Post by **KiltanneN** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:07 am

Score:
Brad 4
Kilt -1
Trebor 1
Holmes 1
SuperEnigmatix 2

I will take a small liberty here - and record sE's score for his answer to HD's sherlock - nice work super - also awarding him a score at the same time for my own recent question:

Q: What book was this?
A: Earth by David Brin

for details - check out the thread here

kilt

btw - HD's stumper above - I agree with BKM - illustrates beautifully the great skill of ERB - I did recall the phrase myself - but I did not know who what or where - so I could not even venture a guess - even though I badly need the point!

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:57 am

Score:
Brad 4
SuperEnigmatix 2
Kilt -1
Trebor 1
Holmes 1
MidasKnight 1

viewtopic.php?t=544

Superenigmatix · Post by **Superenigmatix** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 10:12 pm

Plus a point for UncleBeard for his answer to my question in the Welcome Thread here:

viewtopic.php?p=5248#5248

UncleBeard · Post by **UncleBeard** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:56 pm

Thank You

I think I may have deserved one for this answer, but we may never know? viewtopic.php?p=4489&highlight=#4489

Ray

Post by **KiltanneN** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:45 pm

Score:
Brad 4
SuperEnigmatix 2
Kilt -1
Trebor 1
Holmes 1
MidasKnight 1
UncleBeard 1 +1 possible

kilt

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:37 pm

Eventhough I am a newbie I will try my hand at this, you'll probably all guess it though.

What stephen King Novel depicts a town, name is changed in the book obviously, which he lived in for a while?

Superenigmatix · Post by **Superenigmatix** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 4:09 pm

Damn never read a Stephen King novel so I can't grab a point.

sE

Post by **KiltanneN** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:19 pm

magicfan241 wrote:
And this is my old school motto [1 Sherlock to anyone who can name the school]
"Per Angusta, Ad Augusta" = Through narrow ways to great heights.
Well, ther are a bunch of google results for "school motto "Per Angusta, Ad Augusta" "

Knowing where you say you live makes me want to say A school called Takapuna Grammar School, just because it is New Zealand.

Just an educated S.W.A.G.

magicfan241

PS: WTH is a "Sherlock" anyway?

I posed the question - MF came close enough to obtain Â½ a point - so the scoreboard stands @
Brad 4
SuperEnigmatix 2
Kilt -1
Trebor 1
Holmes 1
MidasKnight 1
UncleBeard 1 +1 possible
magicfan241 Â½

UncleBeard · Post by **UncleBeard** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 3:09 am

And I'm waiting for SuperE to wake up and award me at least one point for the answer to this question viewtopic.php?t=601&start=43

Ray

Post by **wolfspirit** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 11:17 am

I feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. I have proven myself as the casual 2:15PM after-school poster.

I Love you all!!!!

magicfan241

Superenigmatix · Post by **Superenigmatix** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 5:47 am

UncleBeard wrote:And I'm waiting for SuperE to wake up and award me at least one point for the answer to this question viewtopic.php?t=601&start=43

Ray

Oh alright alright - point to the man with the beard

I've got to start exempting poms from all my questions - they are too easy for those still living back in old blighty

sE

cscottk · Post by **cscottk** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 11:20 am

mrdude wrote:Eventhough I am a newbie I will try my hand at this, you'll probably all guess it though.

What stephen King Novel depicts a town, name is changed in the book obviously, which he lived in for a while?

The Stand does.

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:56 pm

Not the one I was think of, so I don't know.

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 5:58 pm

A Sherlock Update:

Brad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 2
Kilt: 1
Trebor: 1
Holmes: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Uncle Beard: 1+1 possible
Torybear: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
Crispind: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
Magicfan241: 1/2

There you are, Kilt...such a task master...

Post by **KiltanneN** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:57 pm

Aunflin wrote:A Sherlock Update:

Brad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 2
Kilt: 1
Trebor: 1
Holmes: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Uncle Beard: 1+1 possible
Torybear: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
Crispind: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
Magicfan241: 1/2

There you are, Kilt...such a task master...

DOH!

I have to confess here that my previous score was in fact -1 so the leaderboard actually is:

Brad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 2
Trebor: 1
Holmes: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Uncle Beard: 1+1 possible
Torybear: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
Crispind: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
Magicfan241: 1/2
Kilt: -1

Thanks for doing the update Aunflin

I am keen to encourage everybody to be "owners" of the sherlock scoreboard - that way I won't feel like I have to make sure I catch every piece of every game going on... Not that I don't want to - But I have started to realise this board is going to get bigger than 1 person!

kilt

Superenigmatix · Post by **Superenigmatix** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:52 pm

I'm sure I awarded UncleBeard a point over in another thread - I probably just didn't say so here - so make UB - Deux Pointe

sE

jweb · Post by **jweb** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 3:37 pm

jwebster wrote:
torybear wrote:hmm shoulds like Gerswin from the Forever Hero towards the in the the chronicler comes to met him.
Bravo! Another Sherlock for ToryBear. It's from the end of In Endless Twilight. Your turn to quote Tory.

P.S. Gerswin's actually talking to a young lady who looks like Caroljoy (not the Custodian), but I didn't ask for who he was talking to (and she was only off by one Chapter), so I say it counts.

Including the Sherlocks awarded by Superenigmatix, Crispind, and myself, I believe the new standings would be:

Brad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Torybear: 2 from Modesitt Quote Game
Trebor: 1
Holmes: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Crispind: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
jwebster: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
Magicfan241: 1/2
Kilt: -1

jweb · Post by **jweb** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 12:42 pm

crispind wrote:Leyladin writing to Cerryl in Colors of Chaos to return to Fairhaven to become High Wizard.

One more for crispind.

jwebster wrote:
crispind wrote:"Excellence and popularity are seldom manifested in the same work, because popularity derives from the ability of humans to identify with the endeavor or the creator, and few identify comfortably with geniusâ€¦."
Thanks.

It's from "Musings on Excellence" (Chapter 58 of The Octagonal Raven).

One more for jwebster.

Ean143 wrote:
jwebster wrote:All right. Here's the next quote. Name the title of the book, and the two speakers.

Speaker 1: "Wait a moment. Is that wise? Didn't you just make that turtle immortal?"
Speaker 2: "Nothing's wise."
Oh, this is fun! Wish I could get here regularly!
The book is The Order War and the conversation is between Justin and Gunnar toward the end of the book when Justin shows Gunnar how to balance the order and chaos in his own body : )
Right?

And a first one more for Ean143.

The new standings are:

Brad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Torybear: 2 from Modesitt Quote Game
Crispind: 2 from Modesitt Quote Game
jwebster: 2 from Modesitt Quote Game
Trebor: 1
Holmes: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Ean143: 1 from Modesitt Quote Game
Magicfan241: 1/2
Kilt: -1