The Quoting Conversation
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June 25, 2008 at 4:45 pm #40174
Owan
MemberI just so happen to love playing this. And it doesn’t really work out to well with my siblings at the dinner table (we’re always sidetracking and quoting out of turn. Esigh.) So, if the moderators allow this, and we get to playing it–what fun!
It kind of runs like this…
FIRST PERSON POSTS: “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
SECOND PERSON POSTS: “This man has insulted me!” — Syme, G. K. Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday
THIRD PERSON POSTS: “That raises a terrible question.” — C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Got that? Just follow the third persons lead.
June 26, 2008 at 4:37 pm #42657Pip
MemberDo you mean that we should only quote in third person? Or all three? All three might be a bit difficult!
June 26, 2008 at 6:15 pm #42658Alyosha
MemberHrm? No, it just means that you should post any quote to answer the third person’s quote. ^^
“The question is whether you and the rest of your rabble will leave without a flogging or with one. You may choose which you prefer.” –Lord Bern, VDT
June 26, 2008 at 7:59 pm #42659Sarah
Member“I object to that remark very strongly.” – The Bulldog in the Magician’s Nephew
June 27, 2008 at 2:30 am #42660Pip
Member“…you have nothing to fear but fear itself.” Danny in “Nothing to Fear” (Hence the name, I suppose).
June 27, 2008 at 2:46 am #42661Alyosha
Member“But lots of fellows have asked me who my tailor is.”
“Doubtless in order to avoid him, sir.” –Carry On, Jeeves
June 27, 2008 at 2:49 am #42662Pip
Member“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Had scrambled eggs for breakfast again.”
~~~For Laughing Out Loud, a poetry book.
(Does that count?)
June 27, 2008 at 2:37 pm #42663Owan
Member“…To the delight of the poetic little gutter boys in the little grey streets.” — G. K. Chesterton, The Singular Speculation of the House Agent
June 28, 2008 at 12:14 am #42664Pip
Member“The world is quiet here.” ~~~Characters in the SoUE
June 28, 2008 at 7:59 pm #42665Owan
Member“To sleep perchance to dream.” — Shakespeare
June 29, 2008 at 1:12 am #42666Pip
MemberWhat exactly does that mean?
I shall counter that Shakespeare with yet another Shakespeare:
“All the world’s a stage.” ~~~You-know-who
July 2, 2008 at 3:51 am #42667Owan
Member“[and so] …he danced along the dingy days…” — Emily Dickinson, Because I Could Not Wait for Death
July 4, 2008 at 2:48 am #42668Alyosha
Member“That is ridiculous,” she said.
The king agreed. “Like falling in love with a landslide. Only you could fail to notice.”
–The King of Attolia
July 5, 2008 at 3:27 am #42669Pip
Member“‘It all seems highly irregular’ said Mr. Brown, doubtfully.” ~~~~A bear Called Paddington
, by Michael Bond
July 6, 2008 at 1:14 am #42670Owan
Member“Most uncomfortable!” — Fenworth, Donita K. Paul, DragonQuest
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