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Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:36 pm
by DadofTwins
Popping in for a few minutes to get some material up. Another doctor this afternoon, but then hopefully a timetable for getting this whole thing resolved.
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:37 pm
by DadofTwins
SONNETEERS
by dklee12
(You name the poet.)
2: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate"
4: "I love thee with the breath, / Smiles, tears, of all my life! -- and, if God choose, / I shall but love thee better after death"
6: "Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame / Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name / Mother of Exiles"
8: "Amor m'assale, ond'io mi discoloro, / et dico sospirando: Ivi è Laura ora"
10: "The world is too much with us; late and soon, / Getting and spending , we lay waste our powers; / Little we see in Nature that is ours; / We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!"
CABLE DRAMAS
3: The 2005 series finale for this HBO show set in a funeral home depicts how each family member dies.
6: This title substance was created by Japanese scientists to allow vampires and humans to live side-by-side.
9: Morgan is the last name of this title serial killer whose day job involves catching murderers for the Miami Police Department.
12: This HBO series starring Sean Bean as Ned Stark is based on George Martin's fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire.
15: Glenn Close spends season 1 of this series litigating a class action lawsuit against Ted Danson's character.
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:37 pm
by DadofTwins
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:47 pm
by teapot37
SONNETEERS
2. Shakespeare
4. Browning
6. Lazarus
8. Dante
10. ?
CABLE DRAMAS
3. "Six Feet Under"
6. "True Blood"
9. "Dexter"
12. "Game of Thrones"
15. "Damages"
edit to add spoiler tags
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:49 pm
by oddsox
2: Shakespeare
4: Elizabeth Browning
6:
8: Petrarch
10:
3: Six Feet Under
6: True Blood?
9: Dexter
12: A Game Of Thrones
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:53 pm
by paul5562
SONNETEERS
2: Shakespeare
4: E.B. Browning
6: CLAM
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
CABLE DRAMAS
3: Six Feet Under
6: True Blood
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15: Damages
Probably need to spend more time reading poetry and less time watching tv ...
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:56 pm
by Mark B
Hope it's OK if I play. Also, not sure I have this spoiler thing right...
2.Shakespeare
4.E.B. Browning
6.Lazarus
8.Petrarch
10.
3.Six Feet Under
6.True Blood
9.Dexter
12.Game of Thrones
15.Damages
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:58 pm
by Sir Thopas
SONNETEERS
2: Shakespeare
4: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
6: Emma Lazarus
8: Petrarch
10: Wordsworth
CABLE DRAMAS
3: Six Feet Under
6: True Blood
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15: Damages
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:01 pm
by boson
SONNETEERS
(You name the poet.)
2: Shakespeare
4: Dikinson? [if you ain't guessing, you ain't trying!]
6: Lazarus
8: Petrarch
10:
CABLE DRAMAS
3: Six Feet Under
6: True Blood
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15: Damages
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:03 pm
by NJCondon
2: Shakespeare
4:
6:
8: Petrarch
10:
3: Six Feet Under
6: True Blood
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15: Damages
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:07 pm
by Woof
SONNETEERS
2: Shakespeare
4: (Liz) Browning
6: Emma Lazarus
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
CABLE DRAMAS
3: Six Feet Under
6: New Blood
9: Dexter
12: CLAM
15: Damages?
Hoo boy! An anti-Clavin board for me if ever there was
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:07 pm
by BoK
2: Bill Shakespeare
4: Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
6: Emma Lazarus?
8: Petrarch
10: CLAM
3: Six Feet Under
6: CLAM
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15: CLAM
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:10 pm
by alietr
SONNETEERS
2: Shakespeare
4: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
6:
8:
10:
CABLE DRAMAS
3: Six Feet Under
6:
9: Dexter
12:
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:13 pm
by SwanShadow
Be well, DoT.
SONNETEERS
2: Who is Shakespeare?
4: Who is Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
6: Who is Emma Lazarus?
8: Who is VONGOLE (that's CLAM in Italian)?
10: Who is Wordsworth?
CABLE DRAMAS
3: What is Six Feet Under?
6: What is True Blood?
9: Who is Dexter?
12: What is Game of Thrones?
15: What is Damages?
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:22 pm
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
SONNETEERS
2: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate" Who was Shakespeare?
4: "I love thee with the breath, / Smiles, tears, of all my life! -- and, if God choose, / I shall but love thee better after death" Who was Elizabeth Barrett Browning? (and Linus chucks another chocolate!)
6: "Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame / Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name / Mother of Exiles" Who was Emma Lazarus?
8: "Amor m'assale, ond'io mi discoloro, / et dico sospirando: Ivi è Laura ora" Who was Petrarch?
10: "The world is too much with us; late and soon, / Getting and spending , we lay waste our powers; / Little we see in Nature that is ours; / We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!" Who was Wordsworth?
CABLE DRAMAS
3: The 2005 series finale for this HBO show set in a funeral home depicts how each family member dies. What is Six Feet Under?
6: This title substance was created by Japanese scientists to allow vampires and humans to live side-by-side. What is True Blood?
9: Morgan is the last name of this title serial killer whose day job involves catching murderers for the Miami Police Department. What is Dexter?
12: This HBO series starring Sean Bean as Ned Stark is based on George Martin's fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire. What is Game of Thrones?
15: Glenn Close spends season 1 of this series litigating a class action lawsuit against Ted Danson's character. What is Damages?
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:30 pm
by econgator
2: Shakespeare
4: Browning
6: Emma Lazarus?
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
CABLE DRAMAS
3: Six Feet Under
6: CLAM
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15: Damages
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:45 pm
by Volante
2: Shakespeare
4:
6:
8:
10:
3:
6: True Blood
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:53 pm
by GUJeopardyFan
2: Shakespeare
4:
6: Lazarus
8:
10:
3: 6 Feet Under
6: True Blood?
9: Dexter
12: Game of THrones
15: Damages
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:59 pm
by Rex Kramer
2: Shakespeare
4: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
6: Lazarus
8: Petrarch
10: Wordsworth
3: Six Feet Under
6: True Blood
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15: Damages
Total luck there on the 10-pointer; I read part of that quote, attributed, two days ago!
Kalangan!
Rex
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 1
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:59 pm
by MarkBarrett
2:Shakespeare
4: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
6: Emma Lazarus
8: Petrarch
10:
3: Six Feet Under
6: True Blood
9: Dexter
12: Game of Thrones
15: Damages