Was your masterwork devastatingly parodied in “Team America: World Police”?
Biffy, for further clarification: Yes, you should eliminate fictional characters from stories set in the 20th century.
Dead Cat, I’m not Justin Leonard.
Darryl, feel free to list the already-eliminated people.
Sternvogel, HongKongFooey and Darry Lict, you got me. Ask your DQs.
JL is:
- not alive
- not American
- male
- not alive in the 20th century
- not European
- a fictional character
- not a native English speaker
- not an artist
- not a character in a movie
- not a character in a TV show
Are you a sportscaster who covered about a jillion Olympics? Jim Lampley.
DQ: Are you a character in a novel or short story?
Did you release a bad album with a great title, “Is THIS What You Want”, on the Beatles’ Apple label?
Have you played yourself in both “Arli$$” and “Death Trap”?
Do you have huge hot testicles?
You are not:
John Lennon, Jason Leonard, Juliette Lewis, Julie London, Jerry Lewis, Jennifer Lopez, John Lee, Jack London,Jona Lomu, Julian Lennon, Jesse Owens, Jessica Lange, Jim Lange nor Jane Lapotaire, Jack Lord, Jorgen Larsen, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Lujack, James Lingk, Jack LaLanne, James Longstreet, Johnny Longden, Jay Leno,Jorgen Larsen, Jonathan Levitt, Jessica Lynch, Jane Lynch,Jim Laker, Joanna Lumley, John Lydon, Jon Lovitz,John Lone, Joe Louis ,Justin Leonard, Jared Leto, Joanna Luley, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Joe Louis, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jerome Lawrence, Jim Langer, Jennifer, Jason Leigh, Jenny Lind, Julius LaRosa, Julio Lugo, John Leguizamo, Jan Levinson, Joe Lloyd, John Lodge, Joey Levine, Justin Leonard, Jim Lampley
Are you a Bolivian-born violinist?
Mine was Jake E. Lee
DQ - Are you a character in a play?
Did you do a killer organ solo on “Hush”?
Did you sing “Hey Schoolgirl” with Tom Graph?
Darryl, thanks for posting that but you forgot one of mine, so I’m updating the list:
John Lennon, Jason Leonard, Juliette Lewis, Julie London, Jerry Lewis, Jennifer Lopez, John Lee, Jack London,Jona Lomu, Julian Lennon, Jesse Owens, Jessica Lange, Jim Lange nor Jane Lapotaire, Jack Lord, Jorgen Larsen, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Lujack, James Lingk, Jack LaLanne, James Longstreet, Johnny Longden, Jay Leno,Jorgen Larsen, Jonathan Levitt, Jessica Lynch, Jane Lynch,Jim Laker, Joanna Lumley, John Lydon, Jon Lovitz,John Lone, Joe Louis ,Justin Leonard, Jared Leto, Joanna Luley, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Joe Louis, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jerome Lawrence, Jim Langer, Jennifer, Jason Leigh, Jenny Lind, Julius LaRosa, Julio Lugo, John Leguizamo, Jan Levinson, Joe Lloyd, John Lodge, Joey Levine, Justin Leonard, Jim Lampley, Janet Leigh
Jerry Lucas played basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes, San Francisco Warriors, and New York Knick(erbocker)s. He also gained fame as a memory expert, able to perform such feats as recalling and repeating the names of all members of a studio audience.
DQ: Are you from Asia?
IQ: Are three of your great loves basketball, tennis, and cocaine?
I’m not a bad Apple album guy (Jackie Lomax), a Bolivian-born violinist (Jaime Laredo) or a killer organ soloist (Jon Lord).
astorian, you stumped me with two questions (Team America spoof, “Hey Schoolgirl”). Ask two DQs.
Likewise Freudian re: “Arli$$” and “Death Trap,” Darryl for huge hot testicles, :dubious: and Sternvogel for basketball, tennis and cocaine. Ask your DQs, please.
JL is:
- not alive
- not American
- male
- not alive in the 20th century
- not European
- a fictional character
- not a native English speaker
- not an artist
- not a character in a movie
- not a character in a TV show
- a character in a novel or short story
- not a character in a play
- not from Asia
“Team America” spoofed Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” (with a musical called “Lease”).
Simon and Garfunkel’s first hit was “Hey Schoolgirl,” an Everly Brothers style song that they released under the aliases Tom Graph and Jerry Landis (Tom & Jerry)
My direct questions:
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Was the book or story you first appeared in written within the past 50 years?
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Have you ever killed another sentient being?
Have you won 8 Stanley Cups as a player, 2 as a GM, and 1 as a coach?
Are you a composer who came to have “of London” appended to your name to distinguish you from your identically named cousin, also a composer?
Did you inadvertently kill yourself with a stick you were using to conduct an orchestra?
Mine was film critic Jeffrey Lyons.
My DQ: Are you under the age of eighteen?
New IQ:
Were you once charged with child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter after several deaths associated with a movie you directed?
Do you have huge hot testicles? Jerry Lee Lewis with Great Ballls of Fire.
DQ: Did the novel/short story that you were in occur primarily in the 20th century?
IQ: Are you an up and coming player for the Dodgers?