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Lonesomedave 02-01-2013 11:54 PM
Today's Quiz
 
ok, here is one for you...let's see who can answer (no cheating and looking it up in Wikipedia or some such....:D)

the following is a quote from Swinburne's GARDEN OF PROSERPINE:

That no life lives forever
That dead men rise up never
and even the weariest river
winds somewhere safe to sea

Now the quiz: what movie was this phrase quoted in and who was the star.

(i don't know, it MAY have been quoted in more than one movie, BUT to receive full credit, you must read my mind and reference the one I am thinking of)

oniman7 02-02-2013 12:10 AM
I googled it (wasn't going to answer) and still couldn't find it. I like the poem though.

SolarMan 02-02-2013 06:31 AM
I googled it and did find the answer - but, Man! That is one Far Out question!

Jim Nazium 02-02-2013 08:33 AM
I had to use google just to find out that Swinburne is the name of a poet, not a band. (I thought it was Swine-burn ... sounds like a metal band IMHO)

klejst 02-02-2013 11:07 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Nazium (Post 13817188)
I had to use google just to find out that Swinburne is the name of a poet, not a band. (I thought it was Swine-burn ... sounds like a metal band IMHO)
:D, I am totally going to remember that for the next metal band I start

j/k

nutso42 02-02-2013 05:04 PM
It's quoted in the "Series of Unfortunate Events" books, but I'm not sure if it was done in the movie or not.

Lonesomedave 02-02-2013 05:11 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by nutso42 (Post 13819436)
It's quoted in the "Series of Unfortunate Events" books, but I'm not sure if it was done in the movie or not.
don't know either but that's not the one i am looking for...

hint: it was back in the 60's

nutso42 02-02-2013 07:25 PM
I was doing the obligatory watching of "Groundhog Day" today, and it hit a point where Rita begins quoting poetry back to Phil Conners, and I scream "Ah-ha!!" and jumped and ran to my computer to re-read you're piece quoted above.

Then I realized it was not the same piece of poetry, then had to explain to everyone else in the room what was going on.

Lonesomedave 02-02-2013 11:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by nutso42 (Post 13819935)
I was doing the obligatory watching of "Groundhog Day" today, and it hit a point where Rita begins quoting poetry back to Phil Conners, and I scream "Ah-ha!!" and jumped and ran to my computer to re-read you're piece quoted above.

Then I realized it was not the same piece of poetry, then had to explain to everyone else in the room what was going on.
ahhh...so sorry, grasshopper...

i will announce the answer monday morning if we have no winner.

Lonesomedave 02-03-2013 09:38 PM
alright, alright...i think this one has about run it's course, so i'll go ahead and answer:

the name of the movie is: Support your Local Gunfighter
and the star was: James Garner

slobake 02-03-2013 10:08 PM
Have to watch that one again. I remember him shooting through a washer without so much as a scratch, but I don't remember the quote.

nutso42 02-04-2013 07:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by slobake (Post 13825593)
Have to watch that one again. I remember him shooting through a washer without so much as a scratch, but I don't remember the quote.
I thought that one was Support Your Local Sheriff.... or did he do that in both of them?

Lonesomedave 02-04-2013 07:39 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by nutso42 (Post 13826506)
I thought that one was Support Your Local Sheriff.... or did he do that in both of them?
i believe you'll find that is was Dub Taylor, In SYLG who said that.


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