The Culture Cup round 6

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I said it would be Monday morning and, like my milkman, I always deliver.  So here is round 6 of quite possibly the most exciting tournament ever.  Before we move on to round 6 and the poll for 'The best song ever with 3 or more words in the title' lets have a look at what you could have won in round 5.

Round 5 saw the poll for 'Best piece of literature with a name in the title' and threw up some classic works of literature and no small measure of controversy with the 'missing' and 'reappearing' votes scandal throwing the integrity of the whole competition into doubt.  With the mystery still unsolved and the 'missing' votes no closer to being found, I have made the decision to move on, forget the past and continue the competition.  At least I am a man of extremely high integrity and moral fibre so we can proceed safe in the knowledge that the Culture Cup is still on the level.  I have my finest man (Wingrove) on the case to try and find out what happened but until then, lets move forward in peace.

Round 5 was an interesting one with the votes being split across the board resulting in many posters claiming a decent points haul.  Using my complicated results algorithm, you would have only needed to get 1 vote in this round to get 7 points.  Sot its bad luck to Union who received no votes, no points and has subsequently seen his already slim chance of winning almost certainly disappear for good.  What makes it worse it that he had some votes before 'votegate'.  Life can be so cruel.  Hero continues to be Mr Consistent and remains on top of the Christmas tree, just as a fairy should be.  Julius had a stunning reversal in fortune with his pick of Macbeth claiming top spot for this round.  A fair few posters picked up 10 points and at the half way point, the league is still within grasp for a fair few posters.  Here are the runners and riders;

Hero (A Streetcar Named Desire): (10) 46
compelling & rich (Schindler's List): (9): 42
seanmichaels (Oliver Twist): (9) 38
Adam (A Christmas Carol): (10) 37
Azzy (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes): (10) 33
onlytreblewinners (Frankenstein): (10) 32
TopHat (Romeo and Juliet): (10) 32
Galted (The World According to Garp): (7) 30
The Womble (Matilda): (10) 31
Rowley (The Picture of Dorian Grey): (10) 29
superflyweight (The Great Gatsby): (9) 29
Dolphin (Winnie the Pooh): (9) 26
The Boss (Gulliver's Travels): (10) 26
bhb (Hamlet): (7) 25
ChequeredJersey (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn): (8) 24
jbeadlesbigrighthand (Count of Monte Cristo): (8) 23
Julius ( Macbeth): (12) 22
Union (Horace) (0) 19

Round 7 is back to films and the question is this: Name the greatest film actor or actress born in the same year as you Best film originally released in the decade of your birth.  You can, of course, lie if you want to but I doubt any of you are that precious.  I will leave it up to your conscience but please PM a couple of choices.

Here is the poll for round 6 and remember, it is open for the whole forum to vote!

PLEASE ONLY VOTE FOR 2 NOMINATIONS  I don't think it will survive another voting scandal.

PLEASE SEE EDITED QUESTION FOR THE NEXT ROUND

I think amongst other things I once stole a ruler with a list of the kings of England on it. This was at Carrisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight. The gift shop took a beating that day as it was a big group.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

The Womble wrote:
Yes I stole a rubber once. It was one of those luminous rubbers that was sh*t actually rubbing out.

Best thing about having children.  I say "come and hold this for Daddy, it's an important job".  Leave em for 5 minutes, tell them we have to go, we leave the shop and they're still holding whatever you gave them.

Works with luminous rubbers, pencils, chocolate bars, wine.

Thanks for the parental pearls of wisdom Tino. I'll remember that next time I go to a shop with my daughter.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

The Womble wrote:
Yes I stole a rubber once. It was one of those luminous rubbers that was sh*t actually rubbing out.

Best thing about having children.  I say "come and hold this for Daddy, it's an important job".  Leave em for 5 minutes, tell them we have to go, we leave the shop and they're still holding whatever you gave them.

Works with luminous rubbers, pencils, chocolate bars, wine.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

The Womble wrote:
Yes I stole a rubber once. It was one of those luminous rubbers that was sh*t actually rubbing out.

Best thing about having children.  I say "come and hold this for Daddy, it's an important job".  Leave em for 5 minutes, tell them we have to go, we leave the shop and they're still holding whatever you gave them.

Works with luminous rubbers, pencils, chocolate bars, wine.

They're pretty useful as ballast when hot-air-ballooning as well.

 

They weigh as much as 4-5 big elephants, you know.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:They weigh as much as 4-5 big elephants, you know.

That's quite a useless reference point for people who grew up around little elephants when you think about it.

Union Cane wrote:The dinosaur skeleton in the film is actually an Apatosaurus.

Such a geek..... (We are both correct though)

Hettie and Emily enlist other nannies to help them search. They hide in the mouth of the blue whale display until after closing time and then begin looking over the skeleton of an Apatosaurus (referred to as a Brontosaurus). They are unsuccessful, and most have to return home to care for their children, but Hettie, Emily and their friend Susan remain to continue with the search. They are captured and taken to the spies' London headquarters, underneath a Chinese restaurant in Soho. The nannies are locked up in the 'dungeon', with Lord Southmere. Fortunately, the nannies are able to outwit their captors and escape.

Meanwhile, the spies have decided to steal the dinosaur, so they can search it properly. That night, they trick their way into the museum. The three nannies follow on a motorbike and sidecar and watch from the shadows. After the Chinese load the Apatosaurus skeleton on the back of their steam lorry, the nannies steal the vehicle. The spies give chase through the foggy streets of London in their charabanc and a Daimler limousine, but the nannies drive into a railway goods yard, onto a flat wagon at the back of a train, and are carried off to safety.

The nannies fail to find the microfilm on the skeleton. Meanwhile, back in London, Hettie's two young charges, Lord Castlebury and his younger brother, Truscott, have been captured by the spies. They are taken to the museum and the chief spy retrieves the microfilm from the other large dinosaur, a Diplodocus skeleton. The two boys are allowed home and tell Nanny Hettie the news.

seanmichaels wrote:

Union Cane wrote:The dinosaur skeleton in the film is actually an Apatosaurus.

Such a geek..... (We are both correct though)

Hettie and Emily enlist other nannies to help them search. They hide in the mouth of the blue whale display until after closing time and then begin looking over the skeleton of an Apatosaurus (referred to as a Brontosaurus). They are unsuccessful, and most have to return home to care for their children, but Hettie, Emily and their friend Susan remain to continue with the search. They are captured and taken to the spies' London headquarters, underneath a Chinese restaurant in Soho. The nannies are locked up in the 'dungeon', with Lord Southmere. Fortunately, the nannies are able to outwit their captors and escape.

Meanwhile, the spies have decided to steal the dinosaur, so they can search it properly. That night, they trick their way into the museum. The three nannies follow on a motorbike and sidecar and watch from the shadows. After the Chinese load the Apatosaurus skeleton on the back of their steam lorry, the nannies steal the vehicle. The spies give chase through the foggy streets of London in their charabanc and a Daimler limousine, but the nannies drive into a railway goods yard, onto a flat wagon at the back of a train, and are carried off to safety.

The nannies fail to find the microfilm on the skeleton. Meanwhile, back in London, Hettie's two young charges, Lord Castlebury and his younger brother, Truscott, have been captured by the spies. They are taken to the museum and the chief spy retrieves the microfilm from the other large dinosaur, a Diplodocus skeleton. The two boys are allowed home and tell Nanny Hettie the news.

If it came down to the Chinese v the nannies in real-life I'd tend to favour the Chinese.

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:They weigh as much as 4-5 big elephants, you know.

That's quite a useless reference point for people who grew up around little elephants when you think about it.

I offered to show one of the girls at work my little elephant impression t'other day. She said no.

She is Ukrainian though so it might have got lost in translation.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:They weigh as much as 4-5 big elephants, you know.

That's quite a useless reference point for people who grew up around little elephants when you think about it.

I offered to show one of the girls at work my little elephant impression t'other day. She said no.

She is Ukrainian though so it might have got lost in translation.  

Do you work in a brothel?

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:They weigh as much as 4-5 big elephants, you know.

That's quite a useless reference point for people who grew up around little elephants when you think about it.

I offered to show one of the girls at work my little elephant impression t'other day. She said no.

She is Ukrainian though so it might have got lost in translation.  

Do you work in a brothel?

Are you suggesting that all Eastern European women in London are prostitutes?

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:They weigh as much as 4-5 big elephants, you know.

That's quite a useless reference point for people who grew up around little elephants when you think about it.

I offered to show one of the girls at work my little elephant impression t'other day. She said no.

She is Ukrainian though so it might have got lost in translation.  

Do you work in a brothel?

Are you suggesting that all Eastern European women in London are prostitutes?  

Only the ones I've met.

Galted wrote:

seanmichaels wrote:

Union Cane wrote:The dinosaur skeleton in the film is actually an Apatosaurus.

Such a geek..... (We are both correct though)

Hettie and Emily enlist other nannies to help them search. They hide in the mouth of the blue whale display until after closing time and then begin looking over the skeleton of an Apatosaurus (referred to as a Brontosaurus). They are unsuccessful, and most have to return home to care for their children, but Hettie, Emily and their friend Susan remain to continue with the search. They are captured and taken to the spies' London headquarters, underneath a Chinese restaurant in Soho. The nannies are locked up in the 'dungeon', with Lord Southmere. Fortunately, the nannies are able to outwit their captors and escape.

Meanwhile, the spies have decided to steal the dinosaur, so they can search it properly. That night, they trick their way into the museum. The three nannies follow on a motorbike and sidecar and watch from the shadows. After the Chinese load the Apatosaurus skeleton on the back of their steam lorry, the nannies steal the vehicle. The spies give chase through the foggy streets of London in their charabanc and a Daimler limousine, but the nannies drive into a railway goods yard, onto a flat wagon at the back of a train, and are carried off to safety.

The nannies fail to find the microfilm on the skeleton. Meanwhile, back in London, Hettie's two young charges, Lord Castlebury and his younger brother, Truscott, have been captured by the spies. They are taken to the museum and the chief spy retrieves the microfilm from the other large dinosaur, a Diplodocus skeleton. The two boys are allowed home and tell Nanny Hettie the news.

If it came down to the Chinese v the nannies in real-life I'd tend to favour the Chinese.

Funny you should say that

Realising that Lord Southmere is now in danger, Hettie organises a rescue. Hettie and her team of nannies invade the Chinese restaurant base and battle with the spies over Lord Southmere. Meanwhile, Emily and Susan return with the Apatosaurus and the lorry and bring the fight sequence to a shattering conclusion. Everything ends well and the secret of the mysterious "Lotus X" is finally revealed.

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:They weigh as much as 4-5 big elephants, you know.

That's quite a useless reference point for people who grew up around little elephants when you think about it.

I offered to show one of the girls at work my little elephant impression t'other day. She said no.

She is Ukrainian though so it might have got lost in translation.  

Do you work in a brothel?

Are you suggesting that all Eastern European women in London are prostitutes?  

Only the ones I've met.

 

seanmichaels wrote:Funny you should say that

Realising that Lord Southmere is now in danger, Hettie organises a rescue. Hettie and her team of nannies invade the Chinese restaurant base and battle with the spies over Lord Southmere. Meanwhile, Emily and Susan return with the Apatosaurus and the lorry and bring the fight sequence to a shattering conclusion. Everything ends well and the secret of the mysterious "Lotus X" is finally revealed.

Didn't realise that it was based on a true story (a mate of mine whose dad knew the Krays goes pretty pale when he talks about the fights between Hettie and her team of nannies and the Chinese spies).

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:This is turning into a jurassically funny thread.

Apt given this round is so old now it's almost fossilised

Richard Attenborough has taken resin from this threads amberized form and created Culturassic Park in Costa Rica where people drive in jeeps around polls.

Any hopes of seeing Round 7 Tino before we all die?

Culture takes time to grow.

At 13:29

Adam D wrote: TyranaGOREus Tex?

Then at 15:13

Adam D wrote:Richard Attenborough has taken resin from this threads amberized form and created Culturassic Park in Costa Rica where people drive in jeeps around polls.

That's an awful long time to come up with another pun.

@ Womble: I have only got Dolphins nomination in the last 30 minutes.  It will be up tomorrow morning for some Friday fun.

How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

Plenty of time

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music. Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

I'll make up a nomination for TopHat. I will think of the worst possible thing I can for him. Some British film funded by Bob Crow and staring a previously unemployed immigrant who has 8 kids and enjoys Sky TV.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

I'll make up a nomination for TopHat.  I will think of the worst possible thing I can for him.  Some British film funded by Bob Crow and staring a previously unemployed immigrant who has 8 kids and enjoys Sky TV.

The question is about films, not documentaries.....

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

Ouch! That is a low blow.

TopHat24/7 wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

I'll make up a nomination for TopHat.  I will think of the worst possible thing I can for him.  Some British film funded by Bob Crow and staring a previously unemployed immigrant who has 8 kids and enjoys Sky TV.

The question is about films, not documentaries.....

Do you want the next questions or not?

jbeadlesbigrighthand wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

Ouch! That is a low blow.

I'm used to it, beadle. Julius has been relentless in his nitpicking and digs. I put it down to his age. My grandfather is the same.

Just had a thought about the next round. Presumably I should be voting for what I consider to be the best film originally released in the decade of my birth.

So, if Ladyhawke or Top Gun are up there I will not be able to vote for them, as they are not from the decade etc etc.

Is that right?

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

I'll make up a nomination for TopHat.  I will think of the worst possible thing I can for him.  Some British film funded by Bob Crow and staring a previously unemployed immigrant who has 8 kids and enjoys Sky TV.

The question is about films, not documentaries.....

Do you want the next questions or not?

Ok, go on then....

Union Cane wrote:Just had a thought about the next round. Presumably I should be voting for what I consider to be the best film originally released in the decade of my birth.

So, if Ladyhawke or Top Gun are up there I will not be able to vote for them, as they are not from the decade etc etc.

Is that right?

Just vote for 2 films that you like.

Ladyhawke and Top Gun are not in it so you should be fine.

TopHat24/7 wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

I'll make up a nomination for TopHat.  I will think of the worst possible thing I can for him.  Some British film funded by Bob Crow and staring a previously unemployed immigrant who has 8 kids and enjoys Sky TV.

The question is about films, not documentaries.....

Do you want the next questions or not?

Ok, go on then....

I'll PM you. Even though you don't deserve my kindness.

 

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

jbeadlesbigrighthand wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

Ouch! That is a low blow.

I'm used to it, beadle.  Julius has been relentless in his nitpicking and digs.  I put it down to his age.  My grandfather is the same.

So is your grandmother.

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

jbeadlesbigrighthand wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

Ouch! That is a low blow.

I'm used to it, beadle.  Julius has been relentless in his nitpicking and digs.  I put it down to his age.  My grandfather is the same.

So is your grandmother.

They're all dead, actually.

 

Oh. Sorry.

JuliusHMarx wrote:Oh. Sorry.

That's alright, it was a long time ago. I'd actually forgotten about them.

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

Business or under age s3x?

Both.

 

seanmichaels wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

Business or under age s3x?

Perfect holiday for top hat, no shortage of poor people to sneer at.

Rowley wrote:

seanmichaels wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

Business or under age s3x?

Perfect holiday for top hat, no shortage of poor people to sneer at.

No welfare system to get angry at tho, so it's a balance.....

I always imagine these oriental places smell of fish. Only really been to the airport transit lounge in Tokyo, that smelt like fish so kind of backs up my theory.

Maybe IG can throw some weight to the discussion.

Been to Singapore, Malayasia, Thailand and HK before. All good, none fishy.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:How many rounds are there?

I'm off to Cambodia for 2 weeks from Sunday......might make it back for round 8 I suppose!

There is supposed to be 12, 3 x literature, 3 x film, 3 x TV and 3 x music.  Although maybe that is too many.

I could PM you the next few questions if you'd like?

What happens when you change them?

I'll make up a nomination for TopHat.  I will think of the worst possible thing I can for him.  Some British film funded by Bob Crow and staring a previously unemployed immigrant who has 8 kids and enjoys Sky TV.

The question is about films, not documentaries.....

Do you want the next questions or not?

Ok, go on then....

I'll PM you.  Even though you don't deserve my kindness.

 

Are you going to then or too busy pushing poor African countries into greater debt by short selling all their metal & mineral deposits??

Wingrove's thinking of invading the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday if anyone's up for it.

Whens the bloody next round going up?! Werent like this in my day...

Galted wrote:Wingrove's thinking of invading the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday if anyone's up for it.

Is he thinking of invading Trojan Horse style by hiding himself in a house sized carton of Um Bongo?

There was a programme on last night about the Congo. Had Dan Snow racing down some river talking about the Portuguese and how they were the first Westerners to arrive on the countries small Atlantic coastline.

That's all I can remember, it was quite late and I was in and out of sleep. No mention of Wingrove.