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May. 2, 2008

And I quote...

My time is short (Are you surprised?), but I had a fun idea that I wanted to try.

Welcome to the First Occasional First-Line Fest. Rules are as follows:

Read each of the lines below, they are the first line from a book. Your job is to guess the book that the line starts!!!! I have tried for some that are hard, and some that are easy. If you don't know, guess!!!! The prize for the most correct will be bragging rights, and I will officially praise and laud your literary prowess in my next post....

Ready? Go!

1. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.

2. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…

3. Buttercup was raised on a small farm in the country of Florin. Her favorite past-times were riding her horse and tormenting the farm boy that worked there.

4. I am Sam
I am Sam
Sam I am

5. All children, except one, grow up.

6. Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.

7. There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.

8. It was an afternoon in late September. In the pleasant city of Stillwater, Mr. Popper, the house painter, was going home from work.

9. Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.

10. Not long ago, there lived in London a young married couple of Dalmatian dogs named Pongo and Missis Pongo.

Here are some bonus quotes, they are a bit harder...

12. He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.

13. A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.

14. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

And one last one, for good measure...

15. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Don't look at the comments of others, that would not be fair! Have fun! Maybe you now have a few more books to add to your reading list?

Later!

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May. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by LadyBug

I only know what three are:
7. Narnia
10. 101 Dalmatians
15. bible

Thats all I know

May. 2, 2008 - answers!

Posted by Rein

1. Little Women
3. Princess Bride
4. Green Eggs and Ham
5. Peter Pan
6. Emma
7. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
9. The Christmas Story
10. 101 Dalmations
11. Why isn't there an eleven!!?
15. Bible

How did I do?!

May. 3, 2008 - There is always a good reason...

Posted by DeusPrimus

The reason there is no eleven is because that is a tribute to all of the great literary works that are yet to be written...

I wish... It is simply the product of a blog post written at 11pm, while talking to a bunch of people on gmail! Besides I am a college graduate, there is no reason for me to remember how to count.

Later,

BFH

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

1. Little Women
2.Tale of two Cities
3.Princess Bride
4. Green Eggs and Ham
5. Peter Pan.... I already saw somebody else's answer to this one, but I think I would have gotten it... right? (you can disclude this answer if you want)
6.Emma
7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8.Mr. Popper's Penguins
9.This one is bugging me, but since you said I had to guess I would say Treasure Island.
10. 101 Dalmations

14. This one was killing me, because I remember reading it and thinking it was such a clever line, but I can't for the life of me remember what book it is from... I am not smarter than a 5th grader, sorry!!!
15. Genesis

Lindser

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

1.Little Woman
2.A Tale of Two Cities
3.The Princess Bride
4. Green Eggs and Ham
5. Peter Pan
6.Emma
7.The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader"
8.Mr. Popper's Penguins
9. A Christmas Carol
10.101 Dalmatians
15. The Bible

I guess I haven't read enough to get the bonus ones.
=(

I hope you and your family are well.

Kelsey in NM

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by LadyBug

LOL, Thanks:)

I don't think I'm ahead anymore:)

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Laura

1. Little Women
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Princess Bride
4. Green Eggs and Ham
5. Peter Pan?
6. Emma
7. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8. ... I have no idea...
9. A Christmas Carol
10. 101 Dalmatians

12 through 14 sound very familiar, but I can't think of what they might be.

15. Genesis

Are you going to give the answers?

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by thector87

Here are my uneducated guesses. By the time I get done with an entire book I have usually forgotten what the first sentence was...

1. Little Women
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Princess Bride
4. Green Eggs and Ham
5. ????
6. Emma
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8. Mr. Popper's Penguins
9. 101 Dalmations
10. ????
11. ????
12. ????
13. ????
14. ????
15. ???.... oops... I know this one... The Bible

Now I will go and compare my guesses to all of the other people who actually know where these lines come from.

TJH

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by thector87

Now that I have looked at others answers, I can see that I didn't do a good enough job to qualify for the bragging rights. Bummer.

Hey Kelsey from NM!! How's it going? I heard that one of our stops on our trip this month is going to be NM... You guys up for an invasion from the Hectors?

Thomas

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jessicanmcdonald

TOO MUCH FUN! :-D Here I go....

1. Little Women
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. The Princess Bride
4. Green Eggs and Ham
5. Peter Pan
6. Emma
7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8. Mr. Popper's Penguins
9. A Christmas Carol
10. 101 Dalmations??? LOL! I have no idea!
11. No idea
12. No idea
13. The Scarlet Pimpernel?? The quote sounds pretty French Revolution to me... :)
14. No idea
15. The Bible, of course. :)

What a great idea!! God bless and we can't wait to see y'all!!!

In Christ Alone, Jessica

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Liveforeternity

Ok let's see...
1. "Little Women" Chapter One
Oh man, the second one is SO familiar, but I just can't place it...
3. "The Princess Bride"
4. Hmm... ;-) "Green Eggs and Ham" perhaps?
5. I'm guessing that it's "Peter Pan"?
6. "Emma"
7. "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
8. "Mr. Popper's Penguins"?
9. Again, it sounds familiar, but I can't think of where it could be from
10. Uh, "101 Damations" or something?
Down through some that I don't know, and
15. Genesis 1:1
Hahaha, that was fun...
So maybe we'll see in in about a week or so?

Bye!

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Hello Thomas (and Ben),

We would love to have a visit from you guys! When will you be in NM? We heard that you guys might be coming out this way and were hoping that you might stop by.

Kelsey

May. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by thector87

I think we were going to be there sometime around the 27th or 28th or both. I am not positive though... My mom is supposed to call or e-mail your mom with more definite dates.

It'll be great to see all of you again!

Thomas

May. 3, 2008 - New Mexico Or Bust....

Posted by DeusPrimus

Kelsey,

We could not bear the thought of driving within 150 miles or so of your house and not stopping by... Besides, the CD is only so good for so long, there comes this hankerin' for some live fiddling! Only one cure for that malady!

Is it not interesting how a line from a book can seem so familiar, but escape our memory? They tantalize the edges of our minds, but like a will o' the wisp, the are gone whenever we try to grasp hold...

If you haven't looked them up already, which you can, I'll post the names of the books next week.

I am, and will remain, a friend looking forward to our visit,

BFH

Edited by DeusPrimus on May. 4, 2008 at 12:58 AM

May. 4, 2008 - Ben, I'm giving this a good shot for you....

Posted by Ebell1993

1. Little Woman

2. Tale of Two Cities Book 1 (maybe…)

3. Princess Bride

4. Green Eggs and Ham

5. Peter Pan

6. Emma

7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

8. Mr. Popper Penguins

9. A Christmas Carol

10. 101 Dalmatians

11. Scaramouche (is that how it is spelled?)

12. The Scarlet Pimpernel

13. Anna Karenina

14. The Bible

I messed up on the numbers I know :) It was really quite easy since I've read them all before. You could say I LOVE to read!

Love, Miss Elizabeth

May. 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Hey guys!

We got your mom's e-mail this morning. We are all glad you're coming by here. Thomas, are you going to bring your fiddle to jam with us?

Kelsey

May. 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by thector87

Kelsey...

I was debating on whether or not to bring it... I wasn't sure if I would have time to actually pull it out and play! Now that we are for sure swinging by, I think I will be able to find some nook of the RV to stash it in.

See ya later this month!

Thomas

May. 5, 2008 - <em>Untitled Comment</em>

Posted by 1percentmilk

1. Little Women
2. Idk
3. Princess Bride
4. Sam I Am??
5. Peter Pan??
6. Emma
7. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8. Mr. Popper's Penguins
9. Christmas Carol
10. 101 Dalmations
Where's 11?
12. Idk
13. Scarlet Pimpernel
14. Idk
15. The Bible

Edited by 1percentmilk on May. 5, 2008 at 6:11 PM

May. 6, 2008 - Regarding Your Comment:

Posted by Ebell1993

I am being very honest...I am not some fifty year old trying to be a youngster I really am 14 years old. My dad has a doctrinal degree in theology so us children in the family have to study a lot about the Bible and we have to read many theological books. Like this year, I did a study on angels, which was so cool, and dad gave me all these theological books to read for it. It was definitely worth it!!

As for the books, yes I have read them all, even Anna Karenina. My dad has a large collection of rare books so we read a lot. I also have a great BIG passion for reading. Like last month, I entered a contest and read 40 books in two weeks. That is no joke!! Now you know what I really love to do....read and blog!!

Thanks for stopping by Ben!!

Later, Miss Elizabeth

"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self."

May. 6, 2008 - Quotes...

Posted by hindsfeet11

Even though I'm late, I will attempt these, probably only to prove how little I know & remember. I do NOT know them all; you have far more time to read than me!!

1. Little Women
2. A Tale Of Two Cities
3. Princess Bride
4. A Dr. Seuss Book?
5. No Idea
6. Emma
7. Sounds so familiar but can't place it
8. Mr. Popper's Penguins
9. A Christmas Carol
10. 101 Dalmations
11. Where is it?
12. No idea
13.I will guess - The Count of Monte Cristo??
14. No idea
I got this one!!
15. The Holy Bible

Well, now that that is done, I see I need to read more!! Will you take care of dinner tonight, I see a good book here on the table. LY, Mom

May. 6, 2008 - I think I did pretty good...

Posted by cenadunfee

1. Little Women

2. A Tale of Two Cities

3. The Princess Bride (are you sure, did you check the real book?)

4. Green Eggs and Ham

5. Peter Pan

6. Emma

7. Voyage of the Dawn Treader

8. Mr. Popper's Penguins (yes, I knew that off the top of my head.)

9. Christmas Carol... wait, no... I don't know...

10. Pongo Jr. vs. the Yellow Spotted Lizard. (yeah, that's it for sure!)

I don't know any of the bonus point ones. The last one is the Bible. It was nice to see you on Sunday, however briefly. I still want to play Nertz.

Jessica

P.S. "One cold rainy day when my father was a little boy, he met an old alley cat on the street." Let me know if you know this one (I'll be ashamed of you if you've forgotten).

May. 6, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by thector87

Jessica,

How could anyone forget the book "My Father's Dragon"?

Thomas

May. 7, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Those are all hard..(except the Bible one) so no need to make a fool of myself. Can you guess this one? The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.

May. 7, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Oops. Thats not the first sentence. The first sentence is.... Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes. Good Luck!

May. 7, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

1. Little women
2.A Tale of two cities
3.The prince's bride
4.Green eggs and ham
5.Peter Pan
6.?
7.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8.Mr. Popper's Peiguins
9.?
10.101 Dalmations
That was fun.
-Goose-

May. 8, 2008 - No Title

Posted by Hriste

1. Little Women
2. I think this is by Dickens, mabye Oliver Twist or Hard Times?? {EDIT: funny thing about this one is, just a couple days ago I read 'It was the best ot times' etc, and KNEW it was Tale of Two Cities; why couldn't I remember?}
3. I think it's called The Princess Bride
4. II have absolutly no clue
5. Again no clue
6. Um this is soo hard... Emma
7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8. No idea
9. A Christmas Carol
10. Is it 101 Dalmations?
12. No
13. It sounds like the creatures for The Time Machine, but I don't know
14. Nope
15. The Bible, Genisis 1:1

- - -
Thank you for accidently triping into my blog, come back any time. Thanks also for the complement to my story.
And no, I don't know who painted the picture or its proper name.
-Hristë

Edited by Hriste on May. 8, 2008 at 1:22 PM

May. 8, 2008 - Fun!

Posted by melarooski

Alright, I'm computer deprived and this looks fun so since I have a few moments I'll give it my best shot!

1. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

2. Ack! What's it called? Um... Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities. (I remembered!)

3. The Princess Bride by Hugo... uh, Hal... uh, cain't remember.

4. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

5. I'm guessing Peter Pan by What's His Name

6. Emma by Jane Austen

7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis

8. Mr. Popper's Penguins by... I know this one... Robert McCloskey (sp)? Or did he just illustrate it, or was it that other artist? Now I'm confused.

9. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

10. 101 Dalmations by No Clue

11. You skipped.

12., 13., and 14. You got me on.

15. The one and only Holy Bible.

That was fun, and it felt good to type something again. Have an awesome day!

-Melanie

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