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|    Message 30,867 of 32,813    |
|    Dan Tilque to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCIFFF12 Game 8, Rounds 7-8: firs    |
|    11 Mar 22 00:43:27    |
      From: dtilque@frontier.com              On 3/8/22 00:05, Mark Brader wrote:              I know this is too late.              >       > * Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels       >       > We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English       > translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel       > was published, and you give us the novel's title.       >       > 1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in       > possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)              Pride and Predjudice              >       > 2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking       > thirteen. (1949)              1984              >       > 3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll       > probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy       > childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all       > before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of       > crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know       > the truth. (1951)              Catcher in the Rye              >       > 4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing       > a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.       > (1922)              The Great Gatsby              >       > 5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy       > in its own way. (1877)       >       > 6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or       > whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages       > must show. (1850)       >       > 7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)              Fahrenheit 451              >       > 8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.       > (1940)       >       > 9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some       > advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)       >       > 10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without       > having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)       >       >       > * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers       >       > We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might       > be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell       > us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.       > For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give       > us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be       > the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.       >       > | Acura | Infiniti | Nissan       > | Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac       > | BMW | Jeep | Saab       > | Buick | Kia | Saturn       > | Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion       > | Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki       > | FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota       > | Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen       > | General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo       > | Honda | Mercury       > | Hyundai | Mitsubishi       >       > 1. Volt.              Chevrolet              > 2. Venza.       > 3. Forte.       > 4. Insight.       > 5. Flex.       > 6. Tiguan.       > 7. Grand Vitara.              Dodge              > 8. Tribute.              Hyundai              > 9. Santa Fe.              Kia              > 10. 300.       >              --       Dan Tilque              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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