# At last, Dr. Scylla, we meet again, but THIS time, the advantage is mine! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 3, 2001, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712 "2001-08-03T00:03:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/1 "2001-08-03T00:03:17Z")
Dr Scylla, I have no need to trap you in an inescapable cell or a foolproof deathtrap. What I intend is far more diablolical (thoroughly against good-guy code, but what the hell: Connery woulda done it!). In other words, it’s poetic justice time. Rather than kill you, as you tried to do to me, I have arranged a fate worse than death to befall you, should _the exact same conditions_ that you imposed on me not be met (100 posts/1000 views before questions are correctly answered). Should my conditions not be met, the following _will_ occur: [list] [li]Your wife will be given tennis lessons so that she will be able beat you 100% of the time.[/li][li]Your child will never again see a happy, bouncy Elmo. Only languid, listless, heat-stroke-y ones.[/li][li]Signs will be posted all over your property saying “Hey, Amish guys? Wanna hunt and fish? C’mon in!”[/li][li]Your chair of ultimate comfort/power will be replaced with a trendy, uncomfortable, mid-60s womb-chair.[/li] The questions: 1. There have been a number of Iron Chefs on the Fuji-TV show. Name them all (first and last names). 2. Name 2 songs from the only theatrical live-action Dr. Seuss movie musical. Oh, and give the title of the musical. 3. What is _Welteislehre_. Describe it briefly, and discuss the political movement it was attached to. 4. Name all the super-heroes / costumed adventurers / mystery men who appeared in the first Justice Society story (All-Star Comics #3). 5. Other than the fact that they’re all science fiction authors, what do George Langellan, Harry Bates, Phillip Frances Nolan and Raymond F. Jones have in common? 6. If all I could see from where I stood were three long islands and a wood, what would I see if I turned and looked the other way? 7. **jarbabyj** has come up with some brilliantly creative obscenities. Provide 15 links to 15 different **jarbabyj** compound obscenities. 8. What does Wigner’s Friend do and with what possible consequences? 9. Who was the first actor to portray James Bond? 10. What are the lyrics to the original version of the MST3K theme song? 11. In what calibers have Luger Pistols been made (at the factory, no custom jobs)? 12. What nationality is the protagonist of Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers? 13. Stephen King and Dave Barry belong to a rock group. What’s the name of the group? 14. What does the chorus to the song “Lady Marmalade” mean (the “Gitchy Gitchy yaya…” part) 15. Name 4 animals that came from the outside world to live in Oz. 16. How many roads must a man walk down, before they call him a man? Bwah-ha-ha yourself. Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/2 "2001-08-03T00:25:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\* > 16) How many roads must a man walk down, before they call him a man? > > \*\* Well, there is only one answer… And it is Blowing in the Wind. ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/3 "2001-08-03T00:28:28Z")
ok, your directions seemed too convoluted- are you saying that if there are 100 posts/1000 views before the questions are all answered, then scylla is free? so if we want scylla to endure your horrible tortures we have to answer the questions before time runs out? isn’t that backwards from scylla’s murderous kitten/koala death chamber? and, an answer! (12.) wasn’t he argentinian (sp)? ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/4 "2001-08-03T00:31:15Z")
1. Connery, Sean 2. Brazillian 3. Rock bottom remainders ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/5 "2001-08-03T00:34:32Z")
four ---
**Author:** ![Sui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sui)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/6 "2001-08-03T00:34:42Z")
Erm… So, if I want Scylla to suffer eternally, I have to answer questions? Hmm. 1. Uh… They’re all male? 2. This is definitely the **Rock Bottom Remainders**. Just backing it up. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/7 "2001-08-03T00:35:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\*10) What are the lyrics to the original version of the MST3K theme song? > \*\* Out of copyright rights, I will not post the lyrics, but you can find them here: [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/2525/mgt.html](http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/2525/mgt.html) ---
**Author:** ![Erika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@Erika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erika)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/8 "2001-08-03T00:36:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Epimetheus \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > > \*\* > > 16) How many roads must a man walk down, before they call him a man? > > > > \*\* > > Well, there is only one answer… And it is Blowing in the Wind. \*\* No, I’m sorry…I think the mice decided it was 42. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/9 "2001-08-03T00:36:28Z")
Ooh! some of these I can help with! 1. The name is **Seussical** , and two songs are **Oh, The Thinks You Can Think** and **Horton Hears A Who** 2. Flash, Green Lantern, Atom, Hawkman, Hourman, Doctor Fate, the Spectre, and Sandman were the main participants, with Superman, Batman and the Red Tornado popping by for a brief visit. 3. Barry Nelson 4. The Rock Bottom Remainders 5. That the world is in a very sinful state and G-d wishes to punish us. 6. Forty-two ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/10 "2001-08-03T00:38:46Z")
1. Eternal Ice theory, the universe is made of ice basically, and do you really want me to discuss the _Nazional Socialist Deutsche Arbeiter Partei_ (sp. ? because I’m too lazy to check it in one of my books) ? 2. Filipino ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Juliet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@Lady\_Juliet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Juliet)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/11 "2001-08-03T00:40:47Z")
All the questions and deadlines! I say you two should one day just have a good old fashioned showdown. Go out to the Midwest, find a small, somewhat deserted town, preferably with a bar. Stand about 20 feet apart, watch a few good old tumbleweeds roll by, and break out the guns! …Or not. Either way. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/12 "2001-08-03T00:44:28Z")
This is a _fiendishly_ clever revenge. However, since I like to answer questions, I may inadvertently slip over to the darkside. But this is undoubtedly offset by my views/posts, that will inevitably tip the scales to the other side… …and didn’t Barry Nelson first play [Bond](http://www.klast.net/bond/cr54.html) in a 1954 production of Casino Royale? :melts down into complete Sicilan logic mode ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/13 "2001-08-03T00:48:38Z")
Hmmm… these questions are so hard, I had to look at this thread 3 or 4 times. And I didn’t even like Casino Royale. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/14 "2001-08-03T00:57:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Epimetheus \* > \*\* > 12) Brazillian \*\* Doh, Saepiroth is correct. Argentinian. He lived in Buenos Aires, his name was Johnny Rico. > [@](#): > > 1. In what calibers have Luger Pistols been made (at the factory, no custom jobs)? Luger calibers: 9mm parabellum 7.65mm The luger carbine had a 175mm barrel Luger prototype: .45 ACP .22 Magnum Thats all I am aware of. > [@](#): > > 1. There have been a number of Iron Chefs on the Fuji-TV show. Name them all (first and last names). Kaga Takeshi Sakai Hiroyuki Morimoto Masaharo Kobe Masahiko Chin Kenichi Michiba Rokusaburo Ishinabe (full name?) Nakamura Koumei Hope you don’t want all the challengers names… > [@](#): > > 1. Name 2 songs from the only theatrical live-action Dr. Seuss movie musical. Oh, and give the title of the musical The 5000 fingers of Dr. T? Happy little fingers Good for the boy ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/15 "2001-08-03T01:02:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Erika \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Epimetheus \* > > \*\* > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > > > \*\* > > > 16) How many roads must a man walk down, before they call him a man? > > > > > > \*\* > > > > Well, there is only one answer… And it is Blowing in the Wind. \*\* > > No, I’m sorry…I think the mice decided it was 42. \*\* that was the meaning of life, not how many roads a man must travel…I could be wrong though, I am just going by what Bob Dylan had to say about it. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/16 "2001-08-03T01:18:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Epimetheus \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Epimetheus \* > > \*\* > > 12) Brazillian \*\* > > Doh, Saepiroth is correct. Argentinian. He lived in Buenos Aires, his name was Johnny Rico.\*\* Nope, Filipino, like I said, remember, at the end of the book he says that they used to speak **Tagalog** at home. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/17 "2001-08-03T01:24:10Z")
Dr. Scylla is so terrified, he has all of his henchmen doing the work for him… Get him, Fenris! ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/18 "2001-08-03T01:43:14Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. What does Wigner’s Friend do and with what possible consequences? It’s a variation of the Schrödinger’s cat paradox in which a friend is introduced into a sealed room to observe the cat, whether he be alive or dead. Basically Wigner cannot know the state of his friend, or the state of the cat, even though his friend has, untill he looks into the room. > [@](#): > > 1. Other than the fact that they’re all science fiction authors, what do George Langellan, Harry Bates, Phillip Frances Nolan and Raymond F. Jones have in common? They all had the same agent at one time… Forrest J Ackerman, but I doubt that is the answer you are looking for… My guess is that they all wrote short stories or books that made it into Film. The Fly, Buck Rogers, The day the earth stood still, etc. Detop: Ok, possible, though Juan Rico is a strange name for a Philipinio. He said: “Tagalog. My native language.” “Don’t they talk Standard English where you come from?” “Oh, certainly. For business and school and so forth. We just talk the old speech around home a little. Traditions. You know.” “Yeah, I know. My folk chatter in Espanaol the same way. But where do you -” The speaker started playing “Meadowland”; Bennie broke into a grin.“Got a date with a ship! Watch yourself, fellow! See you.” Broke it off nicely, leaving the question open for debate. Filipino it seems though, good enough for this deathmatch. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/19 "2001-08-03T01:46:19Z")
[No job](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76057) for me **Scylla**? ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-dr-scylla-we-meet-again-but-this-time-the-advantage-is-mine/74712/20 "2001-08-03T01:47:33Z")
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