WordWolf

"My mother says, to get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom."

I don't think I've heard that song. Well, my turn now, let's see....

That first quote reminds me of something I read in a commentary of "The Art of War" (Sun Tzu's book.) I'll paraphrase from memory. The essence of the story was that a student observed a country that lost in a war, and asked his teacher what led to their defeat. "Repeated victories in repeated wars." He was confused- didn't victories make you stronger? Not in this case. Repeated wars weakened the country (wars tax their resources.) Repeated victories made them cocky and arrogant. Put the two together and that's a recipe for defeat in the next conflict.

You were right the first time.

"The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain."

"GALAXY QUEST", which poked fun at Star Trek and Trekkie fandom.

Star Trek!

Correct! Stallone's hotel room was under Travolta's in the hotel room when they were filming "Staying Alive", and commented how Travolta kept in better shape than Stallone during Rocky- because he was dancing at all hours, and Stallone could hear it through his ceiling, so he could prove it. As for "Bananas," , Stallone played a subway mugger who robbed Fielding Mellish. (I included a screenshot of that in another thread once.) In GotG2, he played Stakar.

CORRECT! In 1902, there were 2 cars in the state of Ohio. They collided!

AFAIK, they were not. If they were, I guarantee that's not what's notable about these 2 specific cars.

Definitely not. But this actor's been mentioned as having been connected with both movies, at least on this messageboard. And he was indeed in all 3 movies.

YES, and yes.

Staying Alive Bananas Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2

Too bad. Hollywood could probably use more Katherine Isabelle. I know I wouldn't mind terribly..... Ok, I need the next round, let's see.....

In 1902, there were two cars in the entire state of Ohio. That's not the notable part. What's so notable about the 2 cars?

"We meet at a crossroads in history. No longer will the wrong roads be taken." "Now back to Gene Krupa's syncopated style." "I would say he has quite a few problems. His energy seems to go in the wrong places. When I walked in and I saw you two sitting there, I could just tell by the way you were both relating that there was no connection whatsoever. And I felt when I walked in that there was something between us. There was an impulse that we were both following. So that gave me the right to come in and talk to you. Otherwise I never would have felt that I had the right to talk to you or say anything to you. I never would have had the courage to talk to you. And with him I felt there was nothing and I could sense it. When I walked in, I knew I was right. Did you feel that way?" "June twenty-ninth. I gotta get in shape. Too much sitting has ruined my body. Too much abuse has gone on for too long. From now on there will be 50 pushups each morning, 50 pullups. There will be no more pills, no more bad food, no more destroyers of my body. From now on will be total organization. Every muscle must be tight. " "May 10. Thank God for the rain which has helped wash away the garbage and trash off the sidewalks. I'm working long hours now, six in the afternoon to six in the morning. Sometimes even eight in the morning, six days a week. Sometimes seven days a week. It's a long hustle but it keeps me real busy. I can take in three, three fifty a week. Sometimes even more when I do it off the meter. All the animals come out at night - whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies, sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets. I go all over. I take people to the Bronx, Brooklyn, I take 'em to Harlem. I don't care. Don't make no difference to me. It does to some. Some won't even take spooks. Don't make no difference to me." "Loneliness has followed me my whole life. Everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There's no escape. I'm God's lonely man. June 8. My life has taken another turn again. The days can go on with regularity over and over, one day indistinguishable from the next. A long continuous chain. Then suddenly, there is a change." "I called Betsy again at her office and she said maybe we'd go to a movie together after she gets off work tomorrow. That's my day off. At first she hesitated but I called her again and then she agreed. Betsy, Betsy. Oh no, Betsy what? I forgot to ask her last name again."

Both being able to pass on genes at that age while appealing to women who can still have a kid is probably more notable about passing on than being the last descendant of John Tyler (if he actually had been, of course, since that wasn't exactly the answer.) I need to think of something interesting, if possible.

ALIENS. (The second one, where there was a "her" to get away from, and the Alien being yelled at. Or "xenomorph" for those who care way too much about this sort of thing.) "I'll give him an offer he can't refuse."

I'm recognizing the song, but having trouble coming up with the name. It was something 60s-ish, like the Animals or the Zombies or something. If I keep working at it, I might get it. is it "She's Not There"??????????

His first and last name.... Harrison Tyler.... what are they trying to do... not a children's song.... Ok, they say his name when they recite the list of US Presidential last names in order, with William Henry Harrison succeeded by "TIppercanoe" (John Tyler.) I remember when Clinton and Gore ran for President/VP, the Tonight Show invited on a man named Clinton Gore. Normal guy, but suddenly people started posting his name on bumper stickers everywhere, by coincidence of a common name with the last names of the candidates. I don't think that's the case here- there would be nothing noteworthy about it, just a historical footnote. Is he the last surviving descendant of John Tyler, or something? (Or something really weird, like the last descendant of both William Henry Harrison and John Tyler? That WOULD be something.)

"What we're trying to determine is WHO killed Mr Boddy, WHERE, and with WHAT WEAPON?"

Black Bart BLAZING SADDLES, of course.

I have trouble picturing Elizabeth Hurley being in all those movies, especially since she'd stand out in the little town setting for "Ginger Snaps." However, MIMI ROGERS can appear in a lot of stuff without getting headlines. (It's true, but I don't know why.) So, is it MIMI ROGERS?

Ginger Snaps.....Ginger Snaps...... Stars Emily Perkins, and Katherine Isabelle. Of the 2, not so many people actually salivating over Emily Perkins, but Katherine Isabelle is something else. Is this Katherine Isabelle?

"We meet at a crossroads in history. No longer will the wrong roads be taken." "Now back to Gene Krupa's syncopated style." "I would say he has quite a few problems. His energy seems to go in the wrong places. When I walked in and I saw you two sitting there, I could just tell by the way you were both relating that there was no connection whatsoever. And I felt when I walked in that there was something between us. There was an impulse that we were both following. So that gave me the right to come in and talk to you. Otherwise I never would have felt that I had the right to talk to you or say anything to you. I never would have had the courage to talk to you. And with him I felt there was nothing and I could sense it. When I walked in, I knew I was right. Did you feel that way?" "June twenty-ninth. I gotta get in shape. Too much sitting has ruined my body. Too much abuse has gone on for too long. From now on there will be 50 pushups each morning, 50 pullups. There will be no more pills, no more bad food, no more destroyers of my body. From now on will be total organization. Every muscle must be tight. "