Quotes for scenarios, part II

[Jay Bee]

quote: Originally posted by kIndal on 03-08-2001 02:13 AM Is a king a politician???

Well, I'd say yes He was not a king, a prince, a prime minister, a major... Nothing like that. Another hint: he lived in the XX century.

[Waku]

NPI

I'll try my luck... Albert Camus ?????

(after all he was born in Alger, in front of It+Fr+Sp)

[Jay Bee]

quote: Originally posted by Waku on 03-08-2001 01:57 PM NPI I'll try my luck... Albert Camus ????? (after all he was born in Alger, in front of It+Fr+Sp)

Two thumbs up!!! Yes, it was Camus.

PS. How the h*** could you have guessed it???? So many famous Frenchies in the XX century! He was just highlighting the common cultural heritage of Spain, Italy and France, so I do not think his birthplace had much to do on this.

It's your turn Master Waku!

[Waku]

quote: Originally posted by Jay Bee on 03-08-2001 02:07 PM PS. How the h*** could you have guessed it???? So many famous Frenchies in the XX century! He was just highlighting the common cultural heritage of Spain, Italy and France, so I do not think his birthplace had much to do on this.

I promise I was guessing. I thought if the quote wasn't said by a politician, it had been said by an artist/philosopher, then after searching for info about Sartre and Picasso(*), it came the Camus' turn and I found he was born in Alger and... Camus, auteur de vingt ans: un jeune esthète apprenti-philosophe imprégné d'idéologie méditerranéenne... you know the rest

(*) I tried Picasso just in case frenchman were a tricky hint

quote: Originally posted by Jay Bee on 03-08-2001 02:07 PM It's your turn Waku!

I haven't got any right now, I will look for one asap but feel free to post another if I last too much.

[Waku]

I think I've found a good one:

The enemies of American civilization-- for such are the enemies of slavery-- seem to be more on the alert than its friends.

It was said in the 19th century and it has nothing to do with Spain but with Latin America

[Henrik]

quote: "The enemies of American civilization-- for such are the enemies of slavery-- seem to be more on the alert than its friends." --William Walker

Not that hard...

[Jay Bee]

A bit background info on William Walker please. I can only guess his family might have had a distillery in Scotland

[Henrik]

Actually I don't know that much about him, I just saw the quote displayed someplace (as a random quote) and against all ods I rememered it!!

[Waku]

quote: Originally posted by Henrik on 03-09-2001 01:38 AM Not that hard...

That was quick! Excellent, I bow before you Lord Henrink

It seems now it's your turn Huv Henrik.

JB, here you are... http://www.infocostarica.com/history/1856.html http://library.thinkquest.org/17749/lwalker.html http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/walkart.html http://www.wyandot.org/crawford.htm http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/ar...215716,00.html http://www.zompist.com/latam.html http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/1675/history.htm http://infoplease.lycos.com/ce6/people/A0851333.html http://nuance.dhs.org/lbo-talk/9811/0568.html http://www.photo.net/cr/moon/history.html http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/walker.html
(I haven't checked them out very thoroughly)

[Jay Bee]

Hmmm, that William Walker looked like a very interesting subject... thanks for the links Waku.

[Waku]

C'mon Henrik, we are waiting for your quote!

[Henrik]

quote: Originally posted by ???? on ??-??-???? ??:?? ?M One comes here to visit and is recieved whit bombs! Mr. Major, what do you say? It's outrageous!"

This was said by a rather famous Habsburg person... He wasn't spanish but it's ok whit Habsburgs to, right? It's not that hard though, you will probaly solve it pretty soon. Therefore I would like as many of the question marks above filled out as possible, that will probably not be too hard either Let's see how you do...

[Jay Bee]

quote: Originally posted by Henrik on 03-12-2001 02:53 PM This was said by a rather famous Habsburg person... He wasn't spanish but it's ok whit Habsburgs to, right?

Technically... no, but I guess we can make an exception in this case

[Henrik]

Come to think of it he might be a spanish decendant, the habsburgs wherent very picky about which relatives they married (after they came to power that is) and there where spanish as well as austrians/germans in the house of habsburg.

[Waku]

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