LMB Quote Game

[SPetty]

Mine, too! I thought I had it, but then, it wasn't where I thought it was. (This happens to me more and more frequently as time goes on, unfortunately).

[Pragmataraxia]

This is unbelievably difficult to participate in when you only have the audiobooks.
I'm afraid I'll be doomed to eavesdropping on your game forever.

[voralfred]

You don't have to be sure to be right to answer. If you think you remember, you can just try, and if you are wrog there is no shame to it!

[Pragmataraxia]

You don't have to be sure to be right to answer. If you think you remember, you can just try, and if you are wrog there is no shame to it!

Ha! I am never wr... I am never wrrrr... I am going to wait until I am right.

[JKCade]

And some more, again.


"You did it to yourself." Yyy, reminded, rubbed his chin upon which the bruise was fading to a green shadow. and glowered.
"I lost my perspective for a little while, it's true," Xxx admitted. "I've got it back."
"A bit late," sneered Yyy.
"But I could do a good job," argurd Xxx, wondering how one could achieve the effect of a hangdog shuffle in freefall. Better not overdo it.

Book?
Xxx?
Yyy?

James

[Pragmataraxia]

And some more, again.


"You did it to yourself." Yyy, reminded, rubbed his chin upon which the bruise was fading to a green shadow. and glowered.
"I lost my perspective for a little while, it's true," Xxx admitted. "I've got it back."
"A bit late," sneered Yyy.
"But I could do a good job," argurd Xxx, wondering how one could achieve the effect of a hangdog shuffle in freefall. Better not overdo it.

Book?
Xxx?
Yyy?

James

Book? Falling Free
Xxx? Leo Graff
Yyy? Some dickweed... His boss? I don't remember his name.

[JKCade]

LMAO! Close enough, I'm sure everyone is ready for a new quote. Congratulations!

James

[Pragmataraxia]

Woops, apparently by answering I grabbed the conch for myself. Let's try this one:

"But of course," he breathed, "Every XXX lady goes to the capitol to shop."

XXX is just an adjective that narrows it a bit far for round one.

Book?

1/2 Point Question: Which two items were on the shopping list?

Thank you to voralfred for pointing out my fox poise before it went on any longer.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

"But of course," he breathed, "Every XXX lady goes to the capitol to shop."

Book?
1/2 Point Question: Which two items were on the shopping list?

Book: Barrayar (or the 2nd part of Cordelia's Honor)
speaker: Aral
XXX: Vor (as in Vor lady)
shopping list: the uterine replicator with Miles in it, and Vordarian's head.

[Pragmataraxia]

Book: Barrayar (or the 2nd part of Cordelia's Honor)
speaker: Aral
XXX: Vor (as in Vor lady)
shopping list: the uterine replicator with Miles in it, and Vordarian's head.

Clearly, the snarky lines are too memorable.
You've got the conch.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

... Because she is shouting at you "All this is quite fine, but what about posting a new quote on the LMBQG?"

Ok, ok, calm down, don't blow a gasket.
Especially not waiting for a Parisian traffic light to turn green.

I found a good quote, I think.

"My father," [she/he] murmured, "was always a man of great - principles."

Book title?
Who speaks?
Whom does she/he speak to?

For a bonus ½ Sherlock: Who is 'my father'? Exact name, please.

That's it, guys. Have at it.

P.S. and BTW,

... You've got the conch.

What does 'conch' mean in this context? Something like 'the ball's in your court'?

[JKCade]

"My father," [she/he] murmured, "was always a man of great - principles."

Book title? Brothers in Arms
Who speaks? Captain Duv Galeni
Whom does she/he speak to? Lt Miles Vorkosigan

This conversation takes place when both Miles and Duv have been taken prisoner and are being held captive by Ser Galen.


For a bonus ½ Sherlock: Who is 'my father'? Exact name, please. Ser Galen


James

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

My, you're fast.
And quite correct to boot, in all details.
Darn, how can I ever hope to catch up?

<paranoid suspicion> Have you been peeping over my shoulder or through my webcam?
Never mind </suspicion>, the 1.5 Sherlocks and the next quote are yours.

Francis

[voralfred]

Indeedn that was fast! Much less than 5 days for two questions.
Pragmataraxia, you are allowed to answer James's (=JKCade's) question as soon as he posts it, no need to wait 5 days, that applied only on EPS's quote because he had answered yours.

[JKCade]

Not fast, just that that particular conversation has stuck in my mind for some reason. I apologize for the delay in getting the next quote out, I was out of town for a couple of days unexpectedly. Here we go:

"Go ahead then, Xxx Yyy, release the Zzz, let it up."

Book?
Who is speaking?
Who is Yyy?
Who/what is Zzz?

Xxx is an honorific, or title.

James

[JKCade]

This will give it away.

Aaa moved her stool over to face Xxx Yyy, very conscious of Bbb's strong, limp body laid out by her skirts. "Go ahead then, Xxx Yyy, release the Zzz, let it up."

Book?
Who is speaking?
Who is Aaa?
Who is Bbb?
Who is Yyy?
Who/what is Zzz?

Xxx is an honorific, or title.

James

[voralfred]

This will give it away.

Indeed! The short quote sent me on wrong directions, btu the long one I guessed at once. What took longer is locate the book, since I was unsure as whose body was limp at that time... In fact I expected the other one!


Book? Paladin of Souls
Who is speaking? Ista
Who is Aaa? Also Ista
Who is Bbb? Arhys
Who is Yyy? (Lady) Cattilara
Who/what is Zzz? the demon

[JKCade]

Correct! Congratulations! I honestly didn't expect that one to go as long as it did.

James

[voralfred]

I'm on top. Finally, I'm on top of it all. With this lever, I can move worlds.

Book?
Who thinks this?

Bonus (for 1/2 )
Give a relevant comment of the Latin phrase: "Arx tarpeia Capitoli proxima" ("the Tarpeian Rock is very close to the Capitoline Hill")

[SPetty]

Correct! Congratulations! I honestly didn't expect that one to go as long as it did.

James

I suspect part of it is that I was looking in the wrong places. I was sure the "it" referred to either the ba from Cetaganda, or the ba from Diplomatic Immunity (or possibly Bel from Warrior's Apprentice, when Miles first met it). I didn't even think of the demon.

As to Voralfred's new quote, it's not ringing any bells, or sending postcards. My first thought was Vordarian in Barrayar, but it seems unlikely we'd actually get that kind of statement from him, and since it's a thought anyway, it's incredibly unlikely.

Though I wish the quote box didn't have the huge " at the front of it. It automatically makes me think the new quote starts with someone speaking.

[Caroline Tredez]

Miles, thinking of HIS dendarii fleet as a lever, at the beginning of "Mirror Dance". He is then "at the Capitoline Hill", at the top, but dies in the first half of the book, thus falling from the "Tarpeian Rock". One can also argue that since the Tarpeian Rock was the place from which traitors were thrown to their death, it happens more fittingly in Memory, when Miles is "thrown" from the imperial service to the second death of Admiral Naismith.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

Give a relevant comment of the Latin phrase: "Arx tarpeia Capitoli proxima" ("the Tarpeian Rock is very close to the Capitoline Hill")

Were you thinking of the French and English soccer teams when you wrote this?

[voralfred]

Miles, thinking of HIS dendarii fleet as a lever, at the beginning of "Mirror Dance". He is then "at the Capitoline Hill", at the top, but dies in the first half of the book, thus falling from the "Tarpeian Rock".

Exactly! One and a half sherlock!

One can also argue that since the Tarpeian Rock was the place from which traitors were thrown to their death, it happens more fittingly in Memory, when Miles is "thrown" from the imperial service to the second death of Admiral Naismith.

Well, technically you are right, but in French that particulartwist is usually not taken into account. From the top to all the way down, yes, but usually just because of hubris, not for a specific crime, let alone treason.

[JKCade]

SPetty wrote:

"I suspect part of it is that I was looking in the wrong places. I was sure the "it" referred to either the ba from Cetaganda, or the ba from Diplomatic Immunity (or possibly Bel from Warrior's Apprentice, when Miles first met it). I didn't even think of the demon."

Hunh. I never thought that "It" could apply to SO MANY of LMB's charecters! LOL! I wonder if I can use this to my advantage next time it's my turn?!?!

James

[Pragmataraxia]

P.S. and BTW,

... You've got the conch.

What does 'conch' mean in this context? Something like 'the ball's in your court'?

Sorry, this is probably only salient for people who were beaten with Lord of the Flies, but it indicates your turn to have your say. I believe in the council session in Legacy it was a stick, but a conch is so much more identifiable.