Game 8 Final Scores
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The real first line of Self Made Man is:
7. Seven years ago, I had my first tutorial in becoming a man.
chosen by sammywol
The rest:
1. "Behind every great man, there is a great woman" a trite proverb but one which there was a certain frisson in taking literally for once.
written by sammywol
2. I had often wondered what it was like to one of the powerful.
written by dorianegray
3. It took several days to master the walk.
written by spookycat50
4. John Howard Griffin had it easy.
written by jeffr23
5. Last year, I became a man.
written by daegaer
chosen by zoje_george, pisica and dorianegray
6. Men have it made.
written by majea
8. The best way to know your enemy is to walk a mile in his shoes.
written by a_d_medievalist
9. The first difficulty was in deciding whether Ned would dress to the left or the right.
written by zoje_george
chosen by spookycat50, whatsagirlgotta and daegaer
10. When I say that I'd always thought about it, I don't want you to get me wrong.
written by braisedbywolves
chosen by majea
11. When I turned thirteen, I stuffed my bra with my brother's hockey socks.
written by pisica
chosen by braisedbywolves, jeffr23 and a_d_medievalist
Final Scores:
braisedbywolves: 9 + 1 = 10
daegaer: 4 + 3 = 7
spookycat50: 7
jeffr23: 5
dorianegray: 3
majea: 3
pisica: 3 + 3 = 6
sammywol: 3 + 1 = 4
whatsagirlgotta: 2
zoje_george: 1 + 3 = 4
a_d_medievalist: 1
nhw: 1
Apologies for the somewhat elongated gaps between stages, the choice of the third most famous first line ever (after St John's Gospel and Pride and Prejudice) as the first book, and the dodgy arithmetic. Hope you all had marvellous fun, and don't worry, braisedbywolves we'll get you next time...
The real first line of Self Made Man is:
7. Seven years ago, I had my first tutorial in becoming a man.
chosen by sammywol
The rest:
1. "Behind every great man, there is a great woman" a trite proverb but one which there was a certain frisson in taking literally for once.
written by sammywol
2. I had often wondered what it was like to one of the powerful.
written by dorianegray
3. It took several days to master the walk.
written by spookycat50
4. John Howard Griffin had it easy.
written by jeffr23
5. Last year, I became a man.
written by daegaer
chosen by zoje_george, pisica and dorianegray
6. Men have it made.
written by majea
8. The best way to know your enemy is to walk a mile in his shoes.
written by a_d_medievalist
9. The first difficulty was in deciding whether Ned would dress to the left or the right.
written by zoje_george
chosen by spookycat50, whatsagirlgotta and daegaer
10. When I say that I'd always thought about it, I don't want you to get me wrong.
written by braisedbywolves
chosen by majea
11. When I turned thirteen, I stuffed my bra with my brother's hockey socks.
written by pisica
chosen by braisedbywolves, jeffr23 and a_d_medievalist
Final Scores:
braisedbywolves: 9 + 1 = 10
daegaer: 4 + 3 = 7
spookycat50: 7
jeffr23: 5
dorianegray: 3
majea: 3
pisica: 3 + 3 = 6
sammywol: 3 + 1 = 4
whatsagirlgotta: 2
zoje_george: 1 + 3 = 4
a_d_medievalist: 1
nhw: 1
Apologies for the somewhat elongated gaps between stages, the choice of the third most famous first line ever (after St John's Gospel and Pride and Prejudice) as the first book, and the dodgy arithmetic. Hope you all had marvellous fun, and don't worry, braisedbywolves we'll get you next time...