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blustockingSupposedly this is from a Washington Post Invitational contest -- readers were asked to combine the works of two authors, and to provide a suitable description of the merged book.
The prizewinners:
"Machiavelli's The Little Prince"
Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic children's tale as presented by Machiavelli. The whimsy of human nature is embodied in many delightful and intriguing characters, all of whom are executed.
"Green Eggs and Hamlet"
Would you kill him in his bed?
Thrust a dagger through his head?
I would not, could not, kill the King.
I could not do that evil thing.
I would not wed this girl, you see.
Now get her to a nunnery.
"Of Three Blind Mice and Men"
Burgess Meredith has his limbs hacked off by a psychopathic farmer's wife. Did you ever see such a sight in your life?
"The Exorstentialist"
Camus' psychological thriller about a priest who casts out a demon convincing it that there's really no purpose to what it's doing.
"Catch-22 in the Rye"
Holden learns that if you're insane, you'll probably flunk out of prep school, but if you're flunking out of prep school, you're probably not insane.
"2001: A Space Iliad"
The Hal 9000 computer wages an insane 10-year war against the Greeks after
falling victim to the Y2K bug.
"Rikki-Kon-Tiki-Tavi"
Thor Heyerdahl recounts his attempt to prove Rudyard Kipling's theory that the mongoose first came to India on a raft from Polynesia.
"The Maltese Faulkner"
Is the black bird a tortured symbol of Sam's struggles with race and family? Does it signify his decay of soul along with the soul of the Old South? Is it merely a crow, mocking his attempts to understand? Or is it worth a cool million?
"Jane Eyre Jordan"
Plucky English orphan girl survives hardships to lead the Chicago Bulls to the NBA championship.
"Looking for Mr. Godot"
A young woman waits for Mr. Right to enter her life. She has a loooong wait.
"Lorna Dune"
An English farmer, Paul Atreides, falls for the daughter of a notorious rival clan, the Harkonnens, and pursues a career as a giant worm jockey in order to impress her.
"The Remains of the Day of the Jackal"
A formal English butler puts his loyalty to his employer above all else, until he is persuaded to join a plot to assassinate Charles de Gaulle.
"The Invisible Man of La Mancha"
Don Quixote discovers a mysterious elixir, which renders him invisible. He proceeds to go on a mad rampage of corruption and terror, attacking innocent people in the streets and all the while singing "To Fight the Invisible Man!" until he is finally stopped by a windmill.
"Paradise Lost in Space"
Satan, Moloch, and Belial are sentenced to spend eternity in a flying saucer with a goofy robot, an evil scientist, and two annoying children.
"A Room With A View To A Kill"
Englishfolk vacationing in Venice run afoul of a madman bent on world domination.
"The Grapes Of Wrath Of Kahn"
The unlucky Joads find themselves in California oppressed by Kahn Noonien Singh, time travelling tyrant of Earths Eugenic Wars.
The prizewinners:
"Machiavelli's The Little Prince"
Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic children's tale as presented by Machiavelli. The whimsy of human nature is embodied in many delightful and intriguing characters, all of whom are executed.
"Green Eggs and Hamlet"
Would you kill him in his bed?
Thrust a dagger through his head?
I would not, could not, kill the King.
I could not do that evil thing.
I would not wed this girl, you see.
Now get her to a nunnery.
"Of Three Blind Mice and Men"
Burgess Meredith has his limbs hacked off by a psychopathic farmer's wife. Did you ever see such a sight in your life?
"The Exorstentialist"
Camus' psychological thriller about a priest who casts out a demon convincing it that there's really no purpose to what it's doing.
"Catch-22 in the Rye"
Holden learns that if you're insane, you'll probably flunk out of prep school, but if you're flunking out of prep school, you're probably not insane.
"2001: A Space Iliad"
The Hal 9000 computer wages an insane 10-year war against the Greeks after
falling victim to the Y2K bug.
"Rikki-Kon-Tiki-Tavi"
Thor Heyerdahl recounts his attempt to prove Rudyard Kipling's theory that the mongoose first came to India on a raft from Polynesia.
"The Maltese Faulkner"
Is the black bird a tortured symbol of Sam's struggles with race and family? Does it signify his decay of soul along with the soul of the Old South? Is it merely a crow, mocking his attempts to understand? Or is it worth a cool million?
"Jane Eyre Jordan"
Plucky English orphan girl survives hardships to lead the Chicago Bulls to the NBA championship.
"Looking for Mr. Godot"
A young woman waits for Mr. Right to enter her life. She has a loooong wait.
"Lorna Dune"
An English farmer, Paul Atreides, falls for the daughter of a notorious rival clan, the Harkonnens, and pursues a career as a giant worm jockey in order to impress her.
"The Remains of the Day of the Jackal"
A formal English butler puts his loyalty to his employer above all else, until he is persuaded to join a plot to assassinate Charles de Gaulle.
"The Invisible Man of La Mancha"
Don Quixote discovers a mysterious elixir, which renders him invisible. He proceeds to go on a mad rampage of corruption and terror, attacking innocent people in the streets and all the while singing "To Fight the Invisible Man!" until he is finally stopped by a windmill.
"Paradise Lost in Space"
Satan, Moloch, and Belial are sentenced to spend eternity in a flying saucer with a goofy robot, an evil scientist, and two annoying children.
"A Room With A View To A Kill"
Englishfolk vacationing in Venice run afoul of a madman bent on world domination.
"The Grapes Of Wrath Of Kahn"
The unlucky Joads find themselves in California oppressed by Kahn Noonien Singh, time travelling tyrant of Earths Eugenic Wars.
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Date: 2002-03-14 07:57 pm (UTC)ho ho ho
Date: 2002-03-14 08:05 pm (UTC)yes, yes, merry christmas. :p
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Date: 2002-03-14 08:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-03-14 08:30 pm (UTC)Yeah, when I was in SF, I saw the ad that they are talking about and I remember commenting on how young the two blondes looked, but at the same time...they were fucking hot. Heheh. :)
I don't know where I stand on that, because I AM attracted to it...but on some level I think it's wrong to sexualize young girls. Even if they ARE really over 18, the intent is to make them appear younger. I don't know, I'm still wrestling with that.
I did enjoy SF's red light district, even though we didn't get to go in any of the strip clubs (mixed company and all). I must go back and visit.
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Date: 2002-03-14 08:38 pm (UTC)Of course!
Date: 2002-03-14 09:28 pm (UTC)I even forwarded it to a few people here...yes, I'm still at work. Bleh.
Re: Of course!
Date: 2002-03-14 10:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-03-14 10:52 pm (UTC)I'm smart.
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Date: 2002-03-14 11:33 pm (UTC)WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?!!!
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Date: 2002-03-15 01:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-03-15 12:36 pm (UTC)