Originally Posted By Guybrush Okay, the rules for this one are simple: you give the first line from a play, movie or even a video game and we have to guess where the line is from. For books, you can either give just the first sentence or the entire first paragraph. To start off with: "The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail." (Book) "
Originally Posted By monorailblue We did try this once (though with books only), and it was a slow starter: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/default.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-22168-P-23&Refresh=0403085635" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/de fault.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-22168-P-23&Refresh=0403085635</a> But we're always willing to try again. Let's see about yours--it isn't the beginning of Moby Dick, and I don't know any other fish stories unless the movie "Big Fish" was based on a book. I will guess that it was and that said book is also named "Big Fish."
Originally Posted By BrerOtter You come to me with this answer, and you don't even call me Godfather? Your turn.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring "When the fair gold morning of April stirred Mary Hawley awake, she turned over to her husband and saw him, little fingers pulling a frog mouth at her." (book)
Originally Posted By mickey_ring It's a book written by a guy known for writing about life in a certain part of California, though the book quoted above ain't set there.
Originally Posted By monorailblue ^^^ Sounds like Steinbeck, but I've only read East of Eden, Grapes of Wrath, In Dubious Battle, and Travels with Charlie. I'm pretty sure it isn't one of those.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Steinbeck indeed, the title comes from the first line (hey, coincidence) of a Shakespeare play. In other words, novel style: "The cold season of unhappiness."
Originally Posted By monorailblue OK. I had to read through several times, but it appears you may be referring to "The Winter of Our Discontent." Without checking that that is actually a Steinbeck title or part of a Shakespeare play, I will submit it.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring The Winter of Our Discontent is correct! One of my fav-o-rites. Cannery Row is a great one, too. A little short compared to others, but great anyways.
Originally Posted By avromark You should be streaking across the campus right now, some of us wore togas, some decided to go nude. I decided not to risk campus security So the shorter books are good.
Originally Posted By alexbook "It was five o'clock on a winter's morning in Syria. Alongside the platform at Aleppo stood the train grandly designated in railway guides as the Taurus Express." (Book)
Originally Posted By monorailblue ^^^ Ummm. . . . hello, but what are you doing? "Tomorrow" isn't too much to ask at 6:23 p.m.! mb is highly affronted.
