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Friday, August 7, 2009

Solution to Puzzle Number 8

I am back safely in Canada and dealing with jet-lag, laundry, and the need to study for my upcoming exams. However, I still have a few puzzle solutions that need to be posted, so here are the solutions to puzzle number eight. This set of oblique titles had quite a few responses, so I will list all of the puzzle solvers underneath each solution.

1.) Every Canine Travels to Space
The movie All Dogs Go to Heaven.
This title was solved by: Scott, Sarah, Cornucrapia, Regan, Robert, Jesse, and my cousin Kevin

2.) Strange Peeper
The television show Queer Eye.
This title was solved by: Scott, Kevin

3.) The Soricidae Domestication
The play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
This title was solved by: Scott, Sarah, Cornucrapia, Regan, Jesse, Kevin

4.) Stopping Device, Inventory, And a Pair of Wooden Containers Giving off Vapour
The movie Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
This title was solved by: Scott, Sarah, Cornucrapia, Regan, Jesse, Kevin

5.) Ritual Starvation and Feeling Enraged
The movie Fast and Furious. I also accepted The Fast and the Furious (the original movie in the series) and any combination of articles between the two.
This title was solved by: Scott, Regan, Robert, Jesse, Kevin

6.) The Sightless Horologist
The book The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins.
This title was solved by: Scott, Sarah, Cornucrapia, Regan, Robert, Jesse, Kevin

7.) Story Breakers
The television show Myth Busters.
This title was only solved by Kevin.

8.) Conflict Cudgel
The movie and novel Fight Club (with the novel written by Chuck Palahniuk).
This title was solved by: Scott, Sarah, Cornucrapia, Robert, Jesse, Kevin
Additionally, Regan sent in the solution of Warhammer, which also works fairly well (although it is primarily a title from table-top and computer games).

9.) Maritime Marauders of the West Indies: The Profanity of the Dark Mollusk Bead
The movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
This title was solved by: Scott, Sarah, Cornucrapia, Regan, Robert, Jesse, Kevin

10.) The Quiet Equine Speaker
The movie and novel The Horse Whisperer (with the novel written by Nicholas Evans).
This title was solved by: Scott, Sarah, Cornucrapia, Robert, Jesse, Regan, Kevin

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