# Take Me Out To The Uniball Game - 2nd Round: The Comic Book Quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 6, 2000, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286 "2000-12-06T09:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/21 "2000-12-09T00:33:09Z")
How about trying these out: A. > [@](#): > > There are not many of them, all things considered: the truly old. Even on this planet, in this age, when people consider a mere hundred years, or a thousand, to be an unusual span. There are, for example, less than ten thousand humanoid individuals alive on this planet today who have personal memories of the saber-toothed tiger, the megatherium, the cave bear. B. > [@](#): > > WAIT! Is that the part where I get to wear the cow suit? Oh Joy! C. > [@](#): > > A madman, am I? As an emissary of the gods, I set the standards for sanity in the world. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2000, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/22 "2000-12-09T01:07:23Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by wevets \* > How about trying these out:_\* A. > [@](#): > > There are not many of them, all things considered: the truly old. Even on this planet, in this age, when people consider a mere hundred years, or a thousand, to be an unusual span. There are, for example, less than ten thousand humanoid individuals alive on this planet today who have personal memories of the saber-toothed tiger, the megatherium, the cave bear. Easy: The “Hob” issue of Sandman during the “Doll’s House” arc around issue 12, by Gainman B. > [@](#): > > WAIT! Is that the part where I get to wear the cow suit? Oh Joy! Bone, somewhere just prior to the Great Cow Race, by Jeff Smith (and said by Smiley Bone to Phoney Bone) C. > [@](#): > > A madman, am I? As an emissary of the gods, I set the standards for sanity in the world. I have _no_ idea, It sounds like Ambush Bug, but I can’t place it… Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/23 "2000-12-09T01:48:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\*A. > > > [@](#): > > > > There are not many of them, all things considered: the truly old. Even on this planet, in this age, when people consider a mere hundred years, or a thousand, to be an unusual span. There are, for example, less than ten thousand humanoid individuals alive on this planet today who have personal memories of the saber-toothed tiger, the megatherium, the cave bear. > > Easy: The “Hob” issue of Sandman during the “Doll’s House” arc around issue 12, by Gainman\*\* No, that’s not from Men of Good Fortune (I believe that was the title of Hob’s story.). That’s the introduction to the arc with Delerium and Dream looking for Destruction. Several of Destruction’s immortal friends got killed off, or sent into hiding because of the search. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2000, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/24 "2000-12-09T04:45:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tengu \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > > \*\*A. > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > There are not many of them, all things considered: the truly old. Even on this planet, in this age, when people consider a mere hundred years, or a thousand, to be an unusual span. There are, for example, less than ten thousand humanoid individuals alive on this planet today who have personal memories of the saber-toothed tiger, the megatherium, the cave bear. > > > > Easy: The “Hob” issue of Sandman during the “Doll’s House” arc around issue 12, by Gainman\*\* > > No, that’s not from Men of Good Fortune (I believe that was the title of Hob’s story.). That’s the introduction to the arc with Delerium and Dream looking for Destruction. > > Several of Destruction’s immortal friends got killed off, or sent into hiding because of the search. > > \*\* Rule #1: Whenever you think "Gee, I know exactly where that’s from. I’ll even post how easy it was for me to get it, inevitably you’ll be wrong. (This is connected to the rule about how you always misspell a word in a spelling flame) Anyway, you’re right.🙂 Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/25 "2000-12-09T06:10:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\*Rule #1: > Whenever you think "Gee, I know exactly where that’s from. I’ll even post how easy it was for me to get it, inevitably you’ll be wrong. (This is connected to the rule about how you always misspell a word in a spelling flame) > > Anyway, you’re right.:)\*\* :😁: Rule #2: On this board it will be pointed out faster than the speed of light. 🙂 That’s the very first quote in this thread I was able to definitively identify, so I’m vewwy happy to have gotten a chance. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/26 "2000-12-10T20:48:13Z")
Tengu got A correct! Fenris got B correct! 🙂 I know C is a very difficult… perhaps I should have posted a longer quote… should I give a hint? ---
**Author:** ![Uniball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Uniball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniball)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/27 "2000-12-11T07:20:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wevets \* > I know C is a very difficult… perhaps I should have posted a longer quote… should I give a hint? \*\* Bacchus? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/28 "2000-12-11T13:40:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Uniball \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by wevets \* > > I know C is a very difficult… perhaps I should have posted a longer quote… should I give a hint? \*\* > > Bacchus? \*\* Something with Maxie Zeus from Batman? Hercules by Bob Layton? Um… Perez’s Wonder Woman? Eddie Cambell did a strip called “Bacchus” I think. er… Mike Allered’s Madman? The Mighty Hercules cartoon show (the one with the annoying satyr) … Perez’s War of the Gods? Something from Thor? um… I’ve got it! It’s _SO_ obvious! It’s from the lost Sugar and Spike go to Mount Olympus story arc by Sheldon Mayer! Right!!? \ I give. Fenris ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/29 "2000-12-17T19:25:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > > I’ve got it! It’s _SO_ obvious! Sorry, Fenris, I screwed that one up ☹ Here’s a longer quote, same title, same character: > [@](#): > > A cold winter’s day… An improverished peasant such as yourself, found a serpent almost frozen on a mountain path. Taking pity on the thing, he wrapped it in his tattered coat and carefully carried it into his home. He warmed it in front of his meager fire and fed it what poor fare he could provide and it gradually grew in strength… until, finally the snake was restored to its full health. Then the serpent turned on him, driving its deadly poison deep into his body. “Why?!” asked the peasant in disbelief. “I saved you! Gave you the best I had! Is this how you show your gratitude?!” > “Why does it surprise you?” replied the viper, “It is my nature. You knew what I am when you rescued me!” (the same character is speaking the whole time and he then kills the peasant, of course.) And maybe one more to keep us going: > [@](#): > > Come with me now. Accept what you are… NUMBER 41! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@The\_Raven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/30 "2000-12-17T22:32:28Z")
NO NO NO NO NO!!! Its from Usagi Yojimbo. Its the demon possesed Jei A madman, am I? As an emissary of the gods, I set the standards for sanity in the world. speaking to first Usagi (the initial quote) A cold winter’s day… An improverished peasant such as yourself, found a serpent almost frozen on a mountain path. Taking pity on the thing, he wrapped it in his tattered coat and carefully carried it into his home. He warmed it in front of his meager fire and fed it what poor fare he could provide and it gradually grew in strength… until, finally the snake was restored to its full health. Then the serpent turned on him, driving its deadly poison deep into his body. “Why?!” asked the peasant in disbelief. “I saved you! Gave you the best I had! Is this how you show your gratitude?!” “Why does it surprise you?” replied the viper, “It is my nature. You knew what I am when you rescued me!” and then the peasant. ---
**Author:** ![JosephFinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JosephFinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JosephFinn)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/31 "2000-12-18T05:54:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wevets \* > \*\* > Come with me now. Accept what you are… NUMBER 41! \*\* “V is for Vendetta.” Vendetta was the inhabitant of cabin number 41, as I remember. ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/32 "2000-12-18T17:24:04Z")
The Raven got C! 🙂 As far as I know the last quote I posted does not appear in “V for Vendetta,” but I haven’t read that one. The number is the big clue though… ---
**Author:** ![JosephFinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JosephFinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JosephFinn)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/33 "2000-12-18T17:53:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wevets \* > \*\*The Raven got C! 🙂 > > As far as I know the last quote I posted does not appear in “V for Vendetta,” but I haven’t read that one. The number is the big clue though… \*\* Damn, I just remembered that V was the man in room 5. Blast… ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/34 "2001-01-26T01:32:35Z")
Sorry, I guess that last one was too obscure ☹ It was from Katsuhiro Otomo’s _Akira_, Tetsuo is number 41. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/35 "2001-01-26T16:12:38Z")
> [@](#): > > **I’m a hero hunter. I hunt heroes. Haven’t found any yet.** That should be pretty easy. He says this in almost every issue. (Hint: there were only six issues, plus half-a-dozen specials that followed). * * * Pete Long time RGMWer and ardent AOLer ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/36 "2001-01-26T21:18:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by psiekier \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > **I’m a hero hunter. I hunt heroes. Haven’t found any yet.** > > That should be pretty easy. He says this in almost every issue.\*\* I’m not a big _Marshall Law_ fan, but even I got this one toot sweet. I’d toss out a quote or three, but all my stuff is in the back of the closet… ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/37 "2001-01-26T21:45:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Uniball \* > \*\* > 5. Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You’ve eaten (\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*) wealth. It’s spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on… none of you are safe. > \*\* Green Hornet? Marc ---
**Author:** ![projecttwilight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@projecttwilight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/projecttwilight)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2001, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/38 "2001-01-31T10:33:00Z")
Just saw this tread and had to hop in with one some of my favorite quotes: 1. \*\*The man in the doorway is silent, but his silence speaks volumes. "I am not what I was before the _silence_ says. I am anger. I am madness. I AM \*\*\ ***. And God help you if you get in my way."** 2. **Heh. Those ninjas. Thery’re wacky.** 3. **I Waste 'im with my crossbow!** ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/39 "2001-02-01T23:51:12Z")
I thought it was for a while there. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by projecttwilight \* > > 1. \*\*The man in the doorway is silent, but his silence speaks volumes. "I am not what I was before the _silence_ says. I am anger. I am madness. I AM \*\*\ ***. And God help you if you get in my way."** > > 2. **Heh. Those ninjas. Thery’re wacky.** > > 3. **I Waste 'im with my crossbow!** I dunno about #1, but #2 I’m guessing is from The Tick. #3 I’m sure is from KoDT. ---
**Author:** ![projecttwilight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@projecttwilight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/projecttwilight)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286/40 "2001-02-03T05:03:07Z")
#2 is indeed from the Tick, and #3 is, of course, KoDT! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-out-to-the-uniball-game-2nd-round-the-comic-book-quiz/44286.md?page=1)