Okay well, in case anyone is wondering, I have been driving all day, and last night I had to be abed early because I had to drive all day. So here I am, broadcasting the Seventh "issue" of Sniper Game References (Yeah I think I am going to actually make this a regular thing) from the Best Western Inn© in Blakeslee, PA. Deep in the heart of the Poconos. Now, without further adieu, I present to you, the first Double Edition, and the final Game VII Edition. If I miss any, just let me know... so darned tired right now, who knows what I'll miss.
Each day I will make a thread detailling the references our Game Master has riddled the update with.
Color Coding Key:
Almost Positive Reference.
Unsure Reference
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Day VII.VII:
1. DOUBLE REFERENCE (Sort Of)!!! Maya Angelou
~ Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- "Why does the caged bird sing?"
~ Maya Angelou's Poetry
- "The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still, and its tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom."
2. Proverb/Saying
- "The early bird got the worm first"
3. Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- "'But you’re dead!' the Victorian-esque warden gasped.
'Am I not?” the old one said coldly.'"
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- "only a flesh wound"
5. Jamie Whyte's "Against Logic"
- "But this goes against all logic!"
6. Various Arnold Schwartzenagger Movies
- "I'll be back!"
7. The Irony Gods
- Some Book I Read Once, Forgot Its' Name
Day VII.VI:
1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlcok Holmes"
- Victorian Era Blah Blah Blah
2. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- All caged bird references
3. America Online
- "You Got Flan"
4. Gaia
- Lanzer
5. Intraweb
- AOHell
Day VII.V:
1. Proverb/Expression "Two's Company, Three's a Crowd."
- "While there were three in the jail cell now, Nantooski, Padme, and Sakura didn’t seem to make much of a crowd"
2. Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"
- "42"
3. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- “A bird would find no motivation in a number to sing while being caged.”
4. Animal Farm
- “Come. I’d like you to meet my animal farm,”
5. Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
- "A raven fluttered through her open window..."
Day VII.IV:
1. Previous Sniper Games
- Digging References
2. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"
- "waiting for whatever fate the obsessed Victorian Era reject held for them."
3. Dante's "The Inferno"
- "Abandon all hope ye who enter here."
Day VII.III:
1. Lyman Frank Baum's " of Oz" book(s)
~ Specifically: "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" or "The Tin Woodsman of Oz"
2. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- "Tell me... do you know why the caged bird sings?"
3. Douglas Adams' "Life, The Universe And Everything"
- "42"
4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"
- It's elementary my dear 'warden',"
5. Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl
- "duke of Earl"
6. Joseph Heller's "Catch-22"
- "catch", "22"
7. Superstition
- Superstition based things, black cats, etc
8. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"
- " It was there, always there, coming from the walls, the ceiling, the very depths of her mind. "
9. John Donne - "For Whom The Bell Tolls"
- “The bell tolls not for me but for thee!”
Day VII.II:
1. Previous Games
- Things Scelero Expected
2. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- "Do you know why the caged bird sings?"
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- "What do you mean? African or European?"
4. John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"
- "Of mice and men"
5. "The Weakest Link" Gameshow
- "you are the weakest link,” he seethed. “Goodbye.”
6. Austin Powers Movies
- "A trapdoor suddenly opened up beneath her chair, and Scelero screamed as she plummeted into embracing darkness."
7. Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"
- "It’s only 80 degrees Fahrenheit, not 451!"
8. George Orwell's "1984", alternately the movie "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
- "it was in 1984"
9. Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities"
- "the tale of two"
10. Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat"
- "black cats"
11. Jack London's "Call of the Wild"
- "called to the wild"
12. Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club"
- "club based on joy and luck"
13. Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
- "They ran into the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s court"
14. Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October"
- "the hunt for red"
15. Nathaniel Hawethorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
- See 13.
16. Edgar Allen Poe's "The Purloined Letter"
- "but it turned into the hunt for red letters, which were both scarlet and purloined"
17. George Orwell's "1984", alternately the movie "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
- "Big Brother is watching you"
Day VII.I:
1. Previous Games
- Warden
- Previous Jailbird Incidents
2. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"
- Pipe
- Magnifying Glass
- Deerstalker Hat
- Deerstalker Coat
3. Shakespeare
- "You, sir, are a fishmonger!"
4. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- "Do you know why the caged bird sings?"
Color Coding Key:
Almost Positive Reference.
Unsure Reference
Wild a** Guess
IHD Supplied
Day VII.VII:
1. DOUBLE REFERENCE (Sort Of)!!! Maya Angelou
~ Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- "Why does the caged bird sing?"
~ Maya Angelou's Poetry
- "The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still, and its tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom."
2. Proverb/Saying
- "The early bird got the worm first"
3. Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- "'But you’re dead!' the Victorian-esque warden gasped.
'Am I not?” the old one said coldly.'"
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- "only a flesh wound"
5. Jamie Whyte's "Against Logic"
- "But this goes against all logic!"
6. Various Arnold Schwartzenagger Movies
- "I'll be back!"
7. The Irony Gods
- Some Book I Read Once, Forgot Its' Name
Day VII.VI:
1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlcok Holmes"
- Victorian Era Blah Blah Blah
2. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- All caged bird references
3. America Online
- "You Got Flan"
4. Gaia
- Lanzer
5. Intraweb
- AOHell
Day VII.V:
1. Proverb/Expression "Two's Company, Three's a Crowd."
- "While there were three in the jail cell now, Nantooski, Padme, and Sakura didn’t seem to make much of a crowd"
2. Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"
- "42"
3. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- “A bird would find no motivation in a number to sing while being caged.”
4. Animal Farm
- “Come. I’d like you to meet my animal farm,”
5. Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
- "A raven fluttered through her open window..."
Day VII.IV:
1. Previous Sniper Games
- Digging References
2. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"
- "waiting for whatever fate the obsessed Victorian Era reject held for them."
3. Dante's "The Inferno"
- "Abandon all hope ye who enter here."
Day VII.III:
1. Lyman Frank Baum's "
~ Specifically: "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" or "The Tin Woodsman of Oz"
2. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- "Tell me... do you know why the caged bird sings?"
3. Douglas Adams' "Life, The Universe And Everything"
- "42"
4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"
- It's elementary my dear 'warden',"
5. Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl
- "duke of Earl"
6. Joseph Heller's "Catch-22"
- "catch", "22"
7. Superstition
- Superstition based things, black cats, etc
8. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"
- " It was there, always there, coming from the walls, the ceiling, the very depths of her mind. "
9. John Donne - "For Whom The Bell Tolls"
- “The bell tolls not for me but for thee!”
Day VII.II:
1. Previous Games
- Things Scelero Expected
2. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- "Do you know why the caged bird sings?"
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- "What do you mean? African or European?"
4. John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"
- "Of mice and men"
5. "The Weakest Link" Gameshow
- "you are the weakest link,” he seethed. “Goodbye.”
6. Austin Powers Movies
- "A trapdoor suddenly opened up beneath her chair, and Scelero screamed as she plummeted into embracing darkness."
7. Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"
- "It’s only 80 degrees Fahrenheit, not 451!"
8. George Orwell's "1984", alternately the movie "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
- "it was in 1984"
9. Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities"
- "the tale of two"
10. Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat"
- "black cats"
11. Jack London's "Call of the Wild"
- "called to the wild"
12. Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club"
- "club based on joy and luck"
13. Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
- "They ran into the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s court"
14. Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October"
- "the hunt for red"
15. Nathaniel Hawethorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
- See 13.
16. Edgar Allen Poe's "The Purloined Letter"
- "but it turned into the hunt for red letters, which were both scarlet and purloined"
17. George Orwell's "1984", alternately the movie "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
- "Big Brother is watching you"
Day VII.I:
1. Previous Games
- Warden
- Previous Jailbird Incidents
2. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"
- Pipe
- Magnifying Glass
- Deerstalker Hat
- Deerstalker Coat
3. Shakespeare
- "You, sir, are a fishmonger!"
4. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
- "Do you know why the caged bird sings?"
