tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post3761906165903992818..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: BEASTLY BOOKS!Brian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-533757695905524752011-03-14T10:46:07.686+00:002011-03-14T10:46:07.686+00:00On the other hand, maybe I'm just so knackered...On the other hand, maybe I'm just so knackered after the Scottish Association of Writers' Conference that was held this weekend that my little brain is even less functional than it has been of late!SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-28124903886247898682011-03-14T10:13:03.441+00:002011-03-14T10:13:03.441+00:00Yes, Sharon, I know!
The Gryphon Who Tried Dating...Yes, <b>Sharon</b>, I know!<br /><br /><i>The Gryphon Who Tried Dating Turtles</i> was (or was <i>meant</i> to be!) a <i>JOKE</i>! <br /><br />No wonder I never made it as a stand-up! :)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-76151662006532061582011-03-14T10:08:23.895+00:002011-03-14T10:08:23.895+00:00Oops - It was actually The Girl With the Dragon Ta...Oops - It was actually The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - by Stig Larsson!SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-51060845097632217772011-03-11T08:13:57.012+00:002011-03-11T08:13:57.012+00:00Well done to Good Dog, who has sent me his list of...Well done to <b>Good Dog</b>, who has sent me his list of 50 correct answers. <b>Sheila</b> and anyone else with partial lists, please send them in to me by 9:00 am Monday 14 March, in order to receive your official placement!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-25357998238855946692011-03-10T17:23:01.161+00:002011-03-10T17:23:01.161+00:00Congratulations to the winner! I think we've ...Congratulations to the winner! I think we've reached the point of not being able to get any further without someone actually telling us the answers!<br /><br />If you are trying to have a go at my challenge: one of them has the same animal as one of yours in the title, one of them was a landmark Carnegie-winning children's book of the late 60's and one of them has a large (almost hippo-ish) animal in the title.Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-4221397129639050342011-03-10T09:11:02.498+00:002011-03-10T09:11:02.498+00:00You're so young, Good Dog: it was a cult book ...You're so young, <b>Good Dog</b>: it was a cult book in my youth – mainly because AA was one of the leading graphic artists of his time and famously contributed to <i>The Illustrated Beatles Lyrics</i>.<br /><br /><i><b>The competition remains open for Second and Third place winners and to torture folk just a little bit longer!</b></i><br /><br />Just figured out Sharon's TGWTDT! Totally floored me because I was thinking 'too animal', I suppose. But rather embarassing as it was a clue (which I got) in the recent book quiz I did which formed the model for this one! Duh!<br /><br />If you haven't got it yet, it is a little-known volume (obviously inspired by an incident in <i>Alice's Adventures</i>) entitled <i>The Gryphon Who Tried Dating Turtles</i>! :)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-84206112896837582962011-03-10T00:20:26.249+00:002011-03-10T00:20:26.249+00:00Oh, after that very generous hint... done. That fi...Oh, after that very generous hint... done. That final one was a book I'd never heard off. I think I missed out there. Working through them brought back a lot of memories of books that I should read again, so thank you for that Brian.Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-90767881483394534442011-03-09T23:35:57.400+00:002011-03-09T23:35:57.400+00:00I was going to include The Insect Play but ended u...I was going to include <i>The Insect Play</i> but ended up with the insects <i>at</i> play...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-11579752242200348672011-03-09T19:27:48.155+00:002011-03-09T19:27:48.155+00:00Alrighty... one left: 27. When the penny finally d...Alrighty... one left: 27. When the penny finally dropped on 28 it was a real "Duh!" moment. 4 was... evil. I liked it!Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-24310805007994267552011-03-09T15:18:59.851+00:002011-03-09T15:18:59.851+00:00Haven't had time to do any more on this, but f...Haven't had time to do any more on this, but for those of you who haven't got TGWTDT yet, here's a bit more help. <br /><br />The first and third words are 'The' and 'With'.SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-8356700971528856712011-03-09T12:08:45.933+00:002011-03-09T12:08:45.933+00:00Good Dog – More clues for everyone, possibly inclu...<b>Good Dog</b> – More clues for everyone, possibly including some (but not all) of the ones you are looking for! <br /><br />One of the fish <i>isn't</i> a fish although, at the time, the author was not aware of that fact.<br /><br />There may not be a beetle in the title but there is definitely a Beatles connection.<br /><br />Dickens wrote a book with an insect in the title - the same insect appears in one of the books on this list.<br /><br />A five-word title when a book became a one-word title when it was made into a film.<br /><br />You need to be very wise to solve one of the clues.Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-89718316770631908532011-03-09T11:49:38.029+00:002011-03-09T11:49:38.029+00:00Only three to go: 04, 27 & 28. Made all the mo...Only three to go: 04, 27 & 28. Made all the more frustrating that I get the R of 04 but can't connect it to two other words; have (I think) three of 27's seven words, but not the all important remaining four; and to be told that I should get 28 but just can't see it. Still, on the bright side the internet connection here has stopped acting crazy... so I'll give it another half hour's thought...Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-75502100437009878562011-03-09T09:40:16.364+00:002011-03-09T09:40:16.364+00:00Ooops!
We now have 7 left - I'd got 50 down...Ooops! <br /><br />We now have 7 left - I'd got 50 down as EB/JH. Once I noticed my mistake, Roger had no trouble with JHW!!Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-10861461849003730212011-03-09T09:26:06.123+00:002011-03-09T09:26:06.123+00:00Well, all I can say about 28 (in addition to last ...Well, all I can say about 28 (in addition to last clue I gave you for it) is that it is particularly ironic that <b>Good Dog</b> hasn't got that one!<br /><br />The animal in 35 would also feature (if it were on this list) in TLB/CSL!<br /><br />As for 50: I've already given you at least <i>two</i> clues for this one, but suffice it to say that the first word is an animal the second a name.<br /><br />Is anyone else struggling over particularly difficult clues?<br /><br /><i>Apart</i> from me, that is, who's still grappling with Sharon and Sheila's titles! I thought I'd got TLATU but can't get 'TC', so probably <i>haven't</i> got it!!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-35510949601176636272011-03-09T08:54:06.138+00:002011-03-09T08:54:06.138+00:00Thanks for the clues - now we've got 8 left .....Thanks for the clues - now we've got <i><b>8 left</b></i> ... !<br /><br />3 of which are on <b>Good Dog</b>'s list: 28, 35, 50. Your animation background has helped you and our librarianship background (and having two of us working on this) has helped us - so what is making these three so tough?Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-3000065090884318842011-03-08T19:11:51.873+00:002011-03-08T19:11:51.873+00:00Good Dog and Everyone...
As I've already hint...<b>Good Dog</b> and <b>Everyone</b>...<br /><br />As I've already hinted: if you have (5) look for the common word in (4) or vice versa.<br /><br />Here are some more clues...<br /><br />2's first language is French<br /><br />There's a one-word-titled play<br /><br />There's the book that spawned a number of films and TV series and named something found in can that is not for human consumption<br /><br />There are two titles by zoologists, and one by a Lt-Col<br /><br />Characters in one of the books live in Deptford<br /><br />Insects in one title have 'a bit of do'<br /><br />JA followed up BF with LF<br /><br />Maybe it would be best NOT to let these dogs see the rabbits<br /><br />Someone needed looking after<br /><br />There are two (but not three) men in a boat<br /><br /><br /><b>Enough!</b> Now hurry up and finish it off!! :)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-4746862913876709842011-03-08T18:17:02.738+00:002011-03-08T18:17:02.738+00:00It must be almost neck and neck! The suspense is E...It must be almost neck and neck! The suspense is <b>ELECTRIFYING!</b> <br /><br />And who knows what Dark Horses are out there also in the running. (I'm very surprised not to find that <b>Gill</b> - a veritable crossword-fiend - is puzzling over it!)<br /><br />Incidentally, for anyone still not yet out of the gate, there's also a Dark Horse amongst those titles! But you all <i>knew</i> that!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-11910514102143581092011-03-08T17:40:53.647+00:002011-03-08T17:40:53.647+00:00You're quite right - why should we struggle al...You're quite right - why should we struggle alone?!<br /><br />And we've just got another two too!!Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-84571032513521440122011-03-08T16:15:42.460+00:002011-03-08T16:15:42.460+00:00Back on quiz duty... Nine left: 04, 16, 26, 27, 28...Back on quiz duty... Nine left: 04, 16, 26, 27, 28, 32, 35, 40 and 50. I think having the animation background might have given me an edge on some of the really tricksy ones, as well as the mention that many have been adapted for cinema. I think a half hour banging my head on the desk trying to get this final handful makes for a good afternoon break.Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-60945721342791994392011-03-08T14:11:09.170+00:002011-03-08T14:11:09.170+00:00Sheila – Now I've got to start trying to solve...<b>Sheila</b> – Now I've got to start trying to solve <i>your</i> questions! I think this comes under the heading of <i><b>REVENGE!</b></i><br /><br />Still, I've got TCIOTDITN/MH, so at least I've started...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-22357783749144755942011-03-08T14:02:34.678+00:002011-03-08T14:02:34.678+00:00Sheila – I think you are playing catch up now, Goo...<b>Sheila</b> – I think you are playing catch up now, Good Dog seems to have knocked off another two!<br /><br />A few are particularly difficult, I think: especially one of the two elephants, the birds of prey and and maybe some of the rodents...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-34611930450753419902011-03-08T11:12:02.120+00:002011-03-08T11:12:02.120+00:00... and we've also spent time looking on the l...... and we've also spent time looking on the list for books that aren't there (though we have worked out Sharon's challenge), such as TOS/AG, TLATU/TC, TCIOTDITN/MH (too easy!) and TPR/LN. <br /><br />And no hippos ... or have we missed one?Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-37113318974701222282011-03-08T09:09:22.257+00:002011-03-08T09:09:22.257+00:00I'm wondering if it's significant that we&...I'm wondering if it's significant that we've got 12 left too! Is this an impossible task meaning that we should now stop and get back to work?Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-4389883514413855732011-03-08T08:47:19.771+00:002011-03-08T08:47:19.771+00:00Oh dear, why on earth did I say it was number 8? P...Oh dear, why on earth did I say it was number 8? Proof that it was the tired talking. I did need that sleep. You're right about stepping away for a while. Before turning off the computer I scribbled the clues down on a note pad and both 24 and 25 popped into my head just before I nodded off.Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-10118957802138846602011-03-08T08:30:34.271+00:002011-03-08T08:30:34.271+00:00PS: Of course, it ought to be: B,ELADW, but that w...PS: Of course, it <i>ought</i> to be: B,ELADW, but that would require everyone having a knowledge of Austrian! :)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.com