hilarious meme
Stolen from heron_advocate. (I'm gonna have so much fun watching people guess these...especially if you don't read them all before answering, jsyk - and I decided to do 25 instead of 10 because there are too many awesome ones on that site.)
1. Pick ten items (or how many you like) from this page and its subpages. Better if you actually like the stuff you pick.
2. Paste the descriptions given (i.e, the part not hidden) about that particular show/movie/book/whatever. Have others guess what show/movie/book/whatever that is.
3. DON'T EVEN DARE LOOK THROUGH THOSE PAGES FOR THE ANSWER. What's this meme for if you looked for the answers, anyway?
Nothing is on here twice, even across medias (e.g. I didn't use the movie listing for something and then the literature one-that wouldn't be very nice).
1. Woman is romantically pursued by supernatural stalker named Edward. Based on the popular novel of the same name.
2. A boy is hit by a curse that should kill him, but it doesn't. Then he sets out to save the world, armed with magic and The Power Of Love. Harry Potter
3. 8 people fall asleep in the first class cabin of a plane. Inception
4. A French violinist forms a rock band, pisses off all of his old friends, and gets kidnapped by an Egyptian nymphomaniac. Queen of the Damned
5. Two students from a Catholic boarding school kill people. Incest, necrophilia and pedophilia ensue (sometimes all three at the same time). Like Minds
6. Has-been teams up with plant-waterer in order to write hit song for vapid Eastern mysticism enthusiast. Music and Lyrics
7. Girl with sleep disorder accidentally takes a wrong turn while fleeing from reality. She then teams up with a neurotic butler, a midget warrior, a crazy cook, and a fashion-conscious contortionist to help an imprisoned pacifist, whose sister has strange taste in interior design. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
8. An old man is still obsessed with his rival, decades after killing him.
9. Two divorced scientists battle rival scientists and the bad weather they're all trying to study, then fall in love again. Twister
10. A series of sounds which need to be heard in the right order and by the right person to be appreciated; otherwise, it's noise. Music
11. Undermotivated British teenagers do drugs and run up their cell phone bills. Skins
12. Nomadic tribes travel through the Middle East and North Africa, enduring all kinds of hardships before finally coming to the Promised Land. In the sequel, a Pretty Cool Guy tells everyone how cool it is to be nice to each other but is executed by The Empire, comes Back From The Dead, and Ascends To A Higher Plane Of Existence. In the Distant Finale of the sequel, everyone dies. This is considered to be a positive ending. The Bible
13. Unhappily married ranchers debate the exact meaning of Genesis 4:16. East of Eden
14. A group of bickering tribes, fiefdoms, and special interest groups get fed up with their tax rates and decide to launch their own franchise. Even though they despise each other, and they have a bad habit of constantly killing and enslaving those darker than themselves, they sign an agreement that they will live in peace and try to be nice to others. Since then, the franchise has expanded and gained considerable market value. They've also learned to curb their tendencies to kill and enslave those darker than themselves. Oddly, today they are best friends with the same folks who gave them those crappy tax rates. The United States
15. People obsess over the love lives of complete strangers. Shipping ♥
16. A loving mother writes letters to her son. A blind French (maybe) guy dies. A tattoo artist has a lot of sex and does a lot of drugs while editing the Frenchman's book, which is about a non-movie about a house with a growing interior. Then he dies. Maybe. Not necessarily in that order, and creepy as hell.
17. Four sisters with very different personalities grow up next door to a boy who plays the piano. One of them dies. Little Women
18. Reminiscence by young woman gradually reveals horrifying premise. Never Let Me Go
19. Millionaire picks his heirs because they live in the same building as his murderer, dies several times before blowing up his estate as a birthday present for his wife.
20. Obsessive control-freak stalker and self-confessed cannibal breaks into the house of a hybristophiliac girl with age and appearance issues and low self-esteem, watches her sleep, goes through her dirty laundry, attempts to intimidate her with displays of his physical prowess and rare dermatological disorder, and reminds her at every opportunity that he wants to kill and eat her. It's a love story. Twilight (*cough* #1 is something else, then, isn't it?)
21. The best rock and roll soap opera of all time. One of their best known hits was the two American singers literally singing about their real-life breakup on stage. Fleetwood Mac
22. A British guitarist with an interest in space and the paranormal writes over-the-top alternative/progressive rock and plays it with two of his friends.
23. A stick-figure man angsts about God and love for twenty-seven years while musicians constantly join and leave his backing band.
24. Passionate animal rights activist with a weird skin condition learns magic, befriends the Libby, steals her boyfriend, and sets up the Libby as a benevolent dictator by faking her own death. Her sister also becomes dictator of an agricultural Ruritania and then dies violently (though she might have survived after all).
25. Stick figures make one-shot jokes about grad-level sciences and esoteric nerd culture. xkcd
Unguessed Answers (since after 2 days, most likely nobody else will be playing this game):
1. The Howling (I've never seen it, but I think the reason for inclusion is fairly obvious, yes?)
8. Amadeus (Salieri and Mozart, woohoo - aka, I'm just a big ol' music nerd)
16. House of Leaves (I'm lazy and didn't feel like doing the font color thing.)
19. The Westing Game (I suppose I shouldn't be surprised...it's been YEARS since I've read this book.)
22. Muse (Really, guys? Songs about Supermassive Black Holes and Neutron Star Collisions that happen to be the (un)official themes of a certain book/movie series don't ring a bell?)
23. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Admittedly, I've only recently discovered one song him/them, but...)
24. WICKED. (Have y'all no taste?)
1. Pick ten items (or how many you like) from this page and its subpages. Better if you actually like the stuff you pick.
2. Paste the descriptions given (i.e, the part not hidden) about that particular show/movie/book/whatever. Have others guess what show/movie/book/whatever that is.
3. DON'T EVEN DARE LOOK THROUGH THOSE PAGES FOR THE ANSWER. What's this meme for if you looked for the answers, anyway?
Nothing is on here twice, even across medias (e.g. I didn't use the movie listing for something and then the literature one-that wouldn't be very nice).
1. Woman is romantically pursued by supernatural stalker named Edward. Based on the popular novel of the same name.
2. A boy is hit by a curse that should kill him, but it doesn't. Then he sets out to save the world, armed with magic and The Power Of Love. Harry Potter
3. 8 people fall asleep in the first class cabin of a plane. Inception
4. A French violinist forms a rock band, pisses off all of his old friends, and gets kidnapped by an Egyptian nymphomaniac. Queen of the Damned
5. Two students from a Catholic boarding school kill people. Incest, necrophilia and pedophilia ensue (sometimes all three at the same time). Like Minds
6. Has-been teams up with plant-waterer in order to write hit song for vapid Eastern mysticism enthusiast. Music and Lyrics
7. Girl with sleep disorder accidentally takes a wrong turn while fleeing from reality. She then teams up with a neurotic butler, a midget warrior, a crazy cook, and a fashion-conscious contortionist to help an imprisoned pacifist, whose sister has strange taste in interior design. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
8. An old man is still obsessed with his rival, decades after killing him.
9. Two divorced scientists battle rival scientists and the bad weather they're all trying to study, then fall in love again. Twister
10. A series of sounds which need to be heard in the right order and by the right person to be appreciated; otherwise, it's noise. Music
11. Undermotivated British teenagers do drugs and run up their cell phone bills. Skins
12. Nomadic tribes travel through the Middle East and North Africa, enduring all kinds of hardships before finally coming to the Promised Land. In the sequel, a Pretty Cool Guy tells everyone how cool it is to be nice to each other but is executed by The Empire, comes Back From The Dead, and Ascends To A Higher Plane Of Existence. In the Distant Finale of the sequel, everyone dies. This is considered to be a positive ending. The Bible
13. Unhappily married ranchers debate the exact meaning of Genesis 4:16. East of Eden
14. A group of bickering tribes, fiefdoms, and special interest groups get fed up with their tax rates and decide to launch their own franchise. Even though they despise each other, and they have a bad habit of constantly killing and enslaving those darker than themselves, they sign an agreement that they will live in peace and try to be nice to others. Since then, the franchise has expanded and gained considerable market value. They've also learned to curb their tendencies to kill and enslave those darker than themselves. Oddly, today they are best friends with the same folks who gave them those crappy tax rates. The United States
15. People obsess over the love lives of complete strangers. Shipping ♥
16. A loving mother writes letters to her son. A blind French (maybe) guy dies. A tattoo artist has a lot of sex and does a lot of drugs while editing the Frenchman's book, which is about a non-movie about a house with a growing interior. Then he dies. Maybe. Not necessarily in that order, and creepy as hell.
17. Four sisters with very different personalities grow up next door to a boy who plays the piano. One of them dies. Little Women
18. Reminiscence by young woman gradually reveals horrifying premise. Never Let Me Go
19. Millionaire picks his heirs because they live in the same building as his murderer, dies several times before blowing up his estate as a birthday present for his wife.
20. Obsessive control-freak stalker and self-confessed cannibal breaks into the house of a hybristophiliac girl with age and appearance issues and low self-esteem, watches her sleep, goes through her dirty laundry, attempts to intimidate her with displays of his physical prowess and rare dermatological disorder, and reminds her at every opportunity that he wants to kill and eat her. It's a love story. Twilight (*cough* #1 is something else, then, isn't it?)
21. The best rock and roll soap opera of all time. One of their best known hits was the two American singers literally singing about their real-life breakup on stage. Fleetwood Mac
22. A British guitarist with an interest in space and the paranormal writes over-the-top alternative/progressive rock and plays it with two of his friends.
23. A stick-figure man angsts about God and love for twenty-seven years while musicians constantly join and leave his backing band.
24. Passionate animal rights activist with a weird skin condition learns magic, befriends the Libby, steals her boyfriend, and sets up the Libby as a benevolent dictator by faking her own death. Her sister also becomes dictator of an agricultural Ruritania and then dies violently (though she might have survived after all).
25. Stick figures make one-shot jokes about grad-level sciences and esoteric nerd culture. xkcd
Unguessed Answers (since after 2 days, most likely nobody else will be playing this game):
1. The Howling (I've never seen it, but I think the reason for inclusion is fairly obvious, yes?)
8. Amadeus (Salieri and Mozart, woohoo - aka, I'm just a big ol' music nerd)
16. House of Leaves (I'm lazy and didn't feel like doing the font color thing.)
19. The Westing Game (I suppose I shouldn't be surprised...it's been YEARS since I've read this book.)
22. Muse (Really, guys? Songs about Supermassive Black Holes and Neutron Star Collisions that happen to be the (un)official themes of a certain book/movie series don't ring a bell?)
23. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Admittedly, I've only recently discovered one song him/them, but...)
24. WICKED. (Have y'all no taste?)