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Oke doke CULTURE VULTURES _____please answer as many as you can without GOOGLE etc.

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RTKangaMummy · 04/10/2008 22:15

Please name the show/play/musical these lines come from:

NAME THAT SHOW!

  1. ?READING ISN?T AN OCCUPATION WE ENCOURAGE AMONG POLICE OFFICERS. WE TRY TO KEP THE PAPERWORK DOWN TO A MINIMUM.? ~ JOE ORTON
  1. ?THE WORLD IS AN OYSTER, BUT YOU DON?T CRACK IT OPEN ON A MATTRESS.? ~ ARTHUR MILLER
  1. ?MASTER OF THE HOUSE, QUICK TO CATCH YER EYE, NEVER WANTS A PASSER-BY TO PASS HIM BY.?
  1. ?TURN THAT OFF! I WON?T BE LOOKED AT IN THIS MERCILESS GLARE!? ~TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
  1. ?WE ALL ARE BORN MAD. SOME REMAIN SO.? ~ SAMUEL BECKETT
  1. ?HE WAS ONE OF EGYPT?S MILLIONAIRES, HAVING MADE A FORTUNE BUYING SHARES IN PYRAMIDS?
  1. ?WE?RE ALL OF US SENTENCED TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT INSIDE OUR OWN SKINS FOR LIFE.? ~ TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
  1. ?GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE. EVERY DAY?S LIKE AN OPEN DOOR.?
  1. ?MARRIAGE IS HARDLY A THING THAT ONE CAN DO NOW AND THEN ? EXCEPT IN AMERICA.? ~ OSCAR WILDE
  1. ?WHERE?S THE SENSE IN BEING PROUD WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT MAN, AS A SPECIES IS NOT VERY WELL CONSTRUCTED PHYSIOLOGICALLY, AND IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES IS COARSE, STUPID AND PROFOUNDLY UNHAPPY TOO?? ~ CHEKHOV

  2. ? I KNOW THAT YOUR POWERS OF RETENTION ARE AS WET AS A WARTHOG?S BACKSIDE BUT THICK AS YOU ARE PAY ATTENTION MY WORDS ARE A MATTER OF PRIDE.?

  3. ?ONE SHOULD NEVER TRUST A WOMAN WHO TELLS ONE HER REAL AGE. A WOMAN WHO WOULD TELL ONE THAT WOULD TELL ONE ANYTHING.? ~ OSCAR WILDE

  4. ?NOW THAT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IS TRYING TO BE USEFUL IT DOES A GREAT DEAL OF HARM? ~ OSCAR WILDE

  5. ?I GONNA WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUTA MY HAIR AND SEND HIM ON HIS WAY.?

  6. ?APART FROM THE KNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN, WHAT ELSE IS THERE?? ~ HAROLD PINTER

  7. ?I?M REVIEWING THE SITUATION. CAN A FELLOW BE A VILLIAN ALL HIS LIFE? ALL THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, BETTER SETTLE DOWN AND GET MYSELF A WIFE?

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roisin · 05/10/2008 19:48

Oh dear! I can only do 3. There are a few others I could guess at, but I'm not sure.

  1. Les Mis
  2. Joseph
16. Oliver
ledodgy · 05/10/2008 19:54
  1. The picture of Dorian Gray
12. A woman of no importance 14. South pacific
ledodgy · 05/10/2008 19:57

I'm guessing no. 2 is Death of a salesman.

NotDoingTheHousework · 05/10/2008 19:57

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harpsichordcarrier · 05/10/2008 19:58
  1. ?READING ISN?T AN OCCUPATION WE ENCOURAGE AMONG POLICE OFFICERS. WE TRY TO KEP THE PAPERWORK DOWN TO A MINIMUM.? ~ JOE ORTON
Loot?
  1. ?THE WORLD IS AN OYSTER, BUT YOU DON?T CRACK IT OPEN ON A MATTRESS.? ~ ARTHUR MILLER
View from Bridge?
  1. ?MASTER OF THE HOUSE, QUICK TO CATCH YER EYE, NEVER WANTS A PASSER-BY TO PASS HIM BY.?
Les Mis
  1. ?TURN THAT OFF! I WON?T BE LOOKED AT IN THIS MERCILESS GLARE!? ~TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
I'm gonna guess Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  1. ?WE ALL ARE BORN MAD. SOME REMAIN SO.? ~ SAMUEL BECKETT
WAiting for Godot. (guess)
  1. ?HE WAS ONE OF EGYPT?S MILLIONAIRES, HAVING MADE A FORTUNE BUYING SHARES IN PYRAMIDS?

Joseph

  1. ?WE?RE ALL OF US SENTENCED TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT INSIDE OUR OWN SKINS FOR LIFE.? ~ TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
Streetcar named Desire
  1. ?GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE. EVERY DAY?S LIKE AN OPEN DOOR.?

guessing Hairspray?

  1. ?MARRIAGE IS HARDLY A THING THAT ONE CAN DO NOW AND THEN ? EXCEPT IN AMERICA.? ~ OSCAR WILDE
Ideal Husband?
  1. ?WHERE?S THE SENSE IN BEING PROUD WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT MAN, AS A SPECIES IS NOT VERY WELL CONSTRUCTED PHYSIOLOGICALLY, AND IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES IS COARSE, STUPID AND PROFOUNDLY UNHAPPY TOO?? ~ CHEKHOV
    Cherry Tree

  2. ? I KNOW THAT YOUR POWERS OF RETENTION ARE AS WET AS A WARTHOG?S BACKSIDE BUT THICK AS YOU ARE PAY ATTENTION MY WORDS ARE A MATTER OF PRIDE.?
    Lion King?

  3. ?ONE SHOULD NEVER TRUST A WOMAN WHO TELLS ONE HER REAL AGE. A WOMAN WHO WOULD TELL ONE THAT WOULD TELL ONE ANYTHING.? ~ OSCAR WILDE
    Importance of Being Earnest

  4. ?NOW THAT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IS TRYING TO BE USEFUL IT DOES A GREAT DEAL OF HARM? ~ OSCAR WILDE
    Lady Windermere's Fan?

  5. ?I GONNA WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUTA MY HAIR AND SEND HIM ON HIS WAY.?

South PAcific

  1. ?APART FROM THE KNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN, WHAT ELSE IS THERE?? ~ HAROLD PINTER
    Birthday Party?

  2. ?I?M REVIEWING THE SITUATION. CAN A FELLOW BE A VILLIAN ALL HIS LIFE? ALL THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, BETTER SETTLE DOWN AND GET MYSELF A WIFE? Oliver

NotDoingTheHousework · 05/10/2008 19:58

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harpsichordcarrier · 05/10/2008 20:06

come back later and tell us how we did RTKM

suey2 · 05/10/2008 20:18

isn't that the cherry orchard harpsichord?

deste · 05/10/2008 21:10

3 Les Mis
8 Hairspray
14 South Pacific
16 Oliver
Did not do very well I'm afraid

Hassled · 05/10/2008 21:15
  1. Loot
  2. Death of a Salesman
  3. ?
  4. Streetcar Named Desire
  5. Waiting for Godot
  6. Joseph and his Amazing ...
  7. ?
8.?
  1. The Importance of Being Ernest
10. The Doll's House? 11. 12. 13 14 South Pacific 15 16 Oliver!
falcon · 05/10/2008 21:28

1)Loot
2)Death Of A Salesman
3)Les Miserables
4)A Streetcar Named Desire
5)Waiting For Godot
6) Joseph
7)Orpheus Descending
8)Hairspray
9)The Picture of Dorian Gray
10)?
11) The Lion King
12) A Woman of No Importance
13) An Ideal Husband
14)South Pacific
15)?
16)Oliver

harpsichordcarrier · 06/10/2008 22:19

how did we doooooooooooooooo RTKM

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