Archive for December 5, 2006

Fun With Language: Mangled Metaphors

Yesterday in a meeting, someone said that something was “neither feast nor fowl.”

LOL!

Tuesday Trivia Time

Movie trivia for the aficianado. Please play whether or not you suck.

1. His suitcase contains (among other things) a baseball cap, a copy of Fortune magazine, and an old copy of the book Curious George.
Solved by Daven.

2. Her pickpocketing is aided by a pair of false arms attached to her dress.
HINT: This 2002 movie had a controversial shot of the Twin Towers.

3. A Russian agent sleeps with his contact, then decodes a note reading “Kill her.”
HINT: The Russian agent is played by a future James Bond, and his contact is perhaps best known for her role as a snake-charming stripper.

4. He is angry that his wife doesn’t want to go out in public wearing her own hair.
HINT: The primary location makes up the title of this movie about immigrants.
Solved by Melville.

5. He returns a stolen motorcycle by telling the owner it needs gas.
Solved by Ken.

6. He spends most of the movie unsuccessfully trying to give his beloved roses, and finally hits on a unique solution.
Solved by Ken and Daven.

7. A ghost enlists the aid of his friends to annoy his wife with late-night movie watching.
Solved by Ken.