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Post by mattgarth on Apr 5, 2017 23:04:33 GMT
The Wayward Bus Stop, or My Mom Will Shoot The Piano Player
Call Me Mister Drake's Duck, You Sucker
The 25th Hour of the Gun For a Coward
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 5, 2017 23:18:42 GMT
Laura, guess who's coming to dinner. Valdez is coming ! Thelma and Louise, Ladies they talk about. all this talk of rules and contests and cheating and complete sentences and there being no prizes  especially the part about there being no prizes. |
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 5, 2017 23:18:51 GMT
Stuart Little, Children of the Corn Is Green Grass of Wyoming
The Long Night Fell on Manhattan Murder Mystery of the Blue Room For One More the Merrier
Great Day in The Morning After Sunrise At Campobello
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 5, 2017 23:28:34 GMT
spiderwort "So I don't really know what it is - just something to have fun with, I guess."
So far so good. Titles, which are usually rather short and lack substance, don't lend themselves to complete sentences, with, or without, the occasional comma. This is the problem I have had. It's rather a surprise when they actually do make even limited sense. Rules are made to be broken (occasionally)in any case, eh ?
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 5, 2017 23:29:17 GMT
So the so-called 'rules' are not followed specifically -- do we really care?
The only important things are that posters are being creative and are having a good time and that people are enjoying and laughing at them.
God bless Spider and all those who sail on her threaded ship.
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 5, 2017 23:52:17 GMT
As Jerry Lewis used to exclaim: 'Hey, Lady'!
I ain't weary -- and I ain't stopping!
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 5, 2017 23:57:03 GMT
(Thank goodness spider didn't specify that the sentences had to make much sense.) Oh, Doghouse, you did it beautifully. And (LOL), part of the fun for me has been that the sentences don't always make much sense, but they are very entertaining and, dare I say, thought-provoking.You're being so generous, I'll resurrect a couple I'd first rejected: A Night To Remember the Night Of the Following Day For Night after Night and Day of the Animals She's Working Her Way Through College Rhythm On the River Of No Return To the Blue Lagoon Maybe I'll try combining both approaches: joining and overlapping: Don't Look Now; He Knows You're Alone In the Dark Passage To Marseille Don't Bother To Knock On Any Door; Because Of You, Elvis Has Left the Building If I Were King Of the Underworld, I'd Rather Be Rich and Famous (Hey, those actually do make some kind of sense!) |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 5, 2017 23:59:23 GMT
spiderwortAw heck, spiderwort, the people who are a-fussing about the rules are not the ones who are actively "playing" .. it was / is a great idea and it's working out just fine as far as I can see. That one guy wandered in, bellyached about the rules being broken, contributed nothing and vanished (with his tar and feathers unused )...poof ! And as for Quiz Master Mattgarth. Games like this give HIM a chance to PLAY too. It never seems quite fair that he does the work of making the GarthGames and the players get to " play it". So to quote the other QM aka game-maker "God bless Spider and all those who sail on her threaded ship." Hip Hip Horray !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 6, 2017 0:10:28 GMT
Doghouse6"(Hey, those actually do make some kind of sense!)" Kinda scary when they do, isn't it? Don't Bother To Knock On Any Door; Because Of You, Elvis Has Left the Building
That one was to prove that it can be done, wasn't it ? Showoff !   In case anyone peeks and assumes I am serious - I am kidding!
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Post by shield on Apr 6, 2017 7:01:26 GMT
Have to try as it seems fun. Thx spider The Way Way Back to the Future Take Me Home Alone |
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Post by neurosturgeon on Apr 6, 2017 7:53:11 GMT
The Way of All Flesh and the Devil
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Now
Cheyenne Autumn Sonata
They All Kissed The Bride of Frankenstein
Call Me Mister Roberts
Maltese Falcon and the Snowman
Something About Mary Poppins
The High and the Mighty Joe Young
The Oklahoma Kid From Left Field of Dreams
Born to Be Bad and the Beautiful
My Fair Lady From Shanghai
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Post by shield on Apr 6, 2017 8:14:48 GMT
Freaky Friday the 13th
Romeo Must Die Another Day
No Escape from New York
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 6, 2017 9:24:06 GMT
Eastern Promises in the Dark Corner
Portrait in Black Angel on My Shoulder Arms
Ella, Enchanted April Showers
I'll Cry Tomorrow, the World in His Arms
Barefoot in the Park Row
It's a Date Night at the Museum
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 6, 2017 12:48:23 GMT
Stairway to Heaven Can Wait Until Dark Amazing learning how many titles use "the" as the first word. What WERE they thinking ? I'm thinking about adding a (#) if more than 2 titles used ... dumb idea ? Like this one would be a (3), spiderwort |
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 6, 2017 15:33:08 GMT
I'm thinking about adding a (#) if more than 2 titles used ... dumb idea ? Like this one would be a (3) A very good idea, I think. Put as many numbers as you have titles at the end of each sentence. Thanks for the suggestion. |
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Post by london777 on Apr 6, 2017 15:42:43 GMT
That one guy wandered in, bellyached about the rules being broken, contributed nothing and vanished ... Yes, but he left with his integrity intact. |
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 6, 2017 15:43:14 GMT
Would a #4 or a #5 be acceptable also ... or even a #6 !!!  |
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 6, 2017 16:17:01 GMT
You guys have been doing incredibly well (!!) and it's been a joy to read your delicious concoctions. I tried one earlier, but deleted it as a failure. Thought I would try once again, and this time I will do as Bat Outtaheck suggested above and put a number at the end to designate the the number of titles in the sentence. Here goes, fingers crossed.
Running on Empty, All the Way Home Before Dark Shadows and Fog Bury Me Dead. (6)
Racing with the Moon Over Harlem Nights, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (4)
Public Enemy of the State of the Union Dances with Wolves. (4)
Red River of No Return to Oz, Bringing up Baby Doll, Without Reservations. (6)
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 6, 2017 16:45:15 GMT
Would a #4 or a #5 be acceptable also ... or even a #6 !!! Yes. I think it's a good idea. I just did it, as you can see in my own post. You certainly did -- and very impressive they were! |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 6, 2017 18:44:13 GMT
spiderwort That Doghouse6 did that one with .. how many ? 112 ,was it ? Many of the longer ones are so impressive that the # helps to check if you caught them all. (you, in this case, meaning me). They are addictive though. Very. Watch out. Some of yours read like haiku. Especially the O Brother one !
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In case anyone peeks and assumes I am serious - I am kidding!
