Author Topic: Kids' books Quotes Quiz (Read 11113 times)

hellymedic · « **on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:29:15 pm »

Any sentence from any kids' book qualifies.

'Wobbletown wobbled.'

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:29:51 pm »

Mrs. Wobble the Waitress?

Riggers · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:31:01 pm »

Is it the Junior Bible for Little Boys & Girls?

hellymedic · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:31:27 pm »

Riggers · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:32:14 pm »

D'you mean: No and No?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:34:56 pm »

I'm guessing a Roger Hargreaves Mr. Men book. Mrs. Wobble the Waitress springs to mind, but I think Wobbletown cropped up in more than one.

Julian · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:37:03 pm »

Mr Noisy, Roger Hargreaves.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:38:22 pm »

Quote from: Julian on 23 February, 2011, 03:37:03 pm

Mr Noisy, Roger Hargreaves.

I'm going to sulk now.

Julian · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:40:03 pm »

"And she ran, and the giant ran, and they both ran, until they came to the Bridge of the One Hair, and Molly ran over but the Giant could not..."

hellymedic · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:43:53 pm »

Quote from: Riggers on 23 February, 2011, 03:32:14 pm

D'you mean: No and No?

Yes. Second suggestion appeared at the time I was typing first reply.

hellymedic · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:45:14 pm »

Quote from: Julian on 23 February, 2011, 03:37:03 pm

Mr Noisy, Roger Hargreaves.

Yup!

Your turn.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #11 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:49:31 pm »

Well, I confess to having had a google, but I did read the entire story.

Molly Whuppie and the Double faced Giant. Sounded dangerously hairy-arsed feminist to me.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #12 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:54:54 pm »

"I expect my stick's stuck."

pcolbeck · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 February, 2011, 03:58:19 pm »

Winnie the Poo ?

Tom B · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 February, 2011, 04:08:36 pm »

(from memory)
'Father, when are we getting a car?'
(father, from behind newspaper) 'Not while I'm alive'
'Oh. How soon after you're dead, then?'

Wowbagger · « **Reply #15 on:** 23 February, 2011, 04:12:28 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 23 February, 2011, 03:58:19 pm

Winnie the Poo ?

Don't forget the h at the end of Pooh. But it was The House at Pooh Corner. Poohsticks wasn't invented until the second book.

Julian · « **Reply #16 on:** 23 February, 2011, 04:17:08 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 23 February, 2011, 03:49:31 pm

Well, I confess to having had a google, but I did read the entire story.

Molly Whuppie and the Double faced Giant. Sounded dangerously hairy-arsed feminist to me.

My favourite book as a small hairy-arsed feminist. It's Scottish; I wondered if Kirst would know it. Your go.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #17 on:** 23 February, 2011, 04:19:44 pm »

Quote from: Julian on 23 February, 2011, 04:17:08 pm

Quote from: Wowbagger on 23 February, 2011, 03:49:31 pm
Well, I confess to having had a google, but I did read the entire story.

Molly Whuppie and the Double faced Giant. Sounded dangerously hairy-arsed feminist to me.

My favourite book as a small hairy-arsed feminist. It's Scottish; I wondered if Kirst would know it. Your go.

I discovered that the Bridge of One Hair actually exists, it seems. It's a rock formation in Aberdeenshire.

I had my go and Tom B is bamboozling us at the moment.

Edit: it was on a website called The Baldwin Project, allegedly of English fairly tales. Charterhall will be along in a moment to object to this anglocentricity.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #18 on:** 23 February, 2011, 07:03:39 pm »

Tom B, is yours one of the William books?

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #19 on:** 23 February, 2011, 07:35:08 pm »

Quote from: Julian on 23 February, 2011, 04:17:08 pm

My favourite book as a small hairy-arsed feminist. It's Scottish; I wondered if Kirst would know it. Your go.

No, never heard of it. But I was only in Scotland from age one to age not quite five, and then the rest of my childhood was in Yorkshire.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #20 on:** 23 February, 2011, 07:57:46 pm »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 23 February, 2011, 07:03:39 pm

Tom B, is yours one of the William books?

That's a good bet.

Tom B · « **Reply #21 on:** 24 February, 2011, 10:00:53 am »

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Tom B, is yours one of the William books?

Tim and WB, yes it is but I can't recall which one. I think it belongs in the 1920s or 30s, tho, as Brown family car ownership was occasionally alluded to after that.

(re-read most of the books last spring and summer during work down-time and am now wanting to do so again. I think I'll be even happier on the bike, tho

)

Tim Hall · « **Reply #22 on:** 24 February, 2011, 11:06:43 am »

Hah! Does that mean it's my go?

If so:

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This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child.

Kathy · « **Reply #23 on:** 24 February, 2011, 11:43:17 am »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 24 February, 2011, 11:06:43 am

Hah! Does that mean it's my go?

If so:

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This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child.

I recognise it. Is it Roald Dahl?

Karla · « **Reply #24 on:** 24 February, 2011, 11:48:58 am »

No it isn't but I had to google it so I'll keep shtum.