Another little game

[wellinghall]

Complete the book titles ... but not using the original words!

1) Lark Rise to -
2) As I Walked Out One -
3) Aunts Aren't -
4) The Hound of the -
5) Le Morte -
6) Little House on the -
7) Catch -
8) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of -
9) Catcher in the -
10) The Wooden -

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[tree_and_leaf]

1) Iffley Road (a new school bus route?)

2) Wet afternoon in Febraury

3) Uncles, except in cerain rare circumstances

4) Pytchley.

5) de Voldemort, the lost Old French source for 'Harry Potter'

6) Abingdon Bypass

7) 13 b (relating to holiday allowances)

8) Tony Blair

9) Outfield

10) Spoon.

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

1) Lark Rise to Twenty Thousand Feet

2) As I Walked Out One Day from the Office.

3) Aunts Aren't U.N.C.L.E.

4) The Hound of the League Against Cruel Sports.

5) Le Morte: Death at the Chase

6) Little House on the A1 Roundabout.

7) Catch a White Shark

8) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of a tomato.

9) Catcher in the Outfield.

10) The Wooden Leg.

[malaheed.livejournal.com]

1) Lark Rise to - a new high, other shares fall

2) As I Walked Out One - jelly was still standing but the custard was down and the spoon was full of lead

3) Aunts Aren't - Decs

4) The Hound : A biography by the Fox

5) Le Morte - : MRSA in hospitals

6) Little House on the - market; early viewing recommended

7) Catch - story of a lock

8) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of - Bernard Manning, the real James Bond

9) Catcher in the - rye, bourbon and scotch

10) The Wooden - Woden Who Dunit With Woad

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Because of cuts in public funding, all public libraries are now going to have to fund themselves by seeking sponsorship from major businesses. Firms will be able to sponsor a book, which will result in titles like this:

1. Lark Rise to Asda

2. As I walked out one morning, I thought, "I'd do much better on a Virgin train."

3. Aunts aren't fond of Marmite. Are you?

4. The Hound of Matelan

5. Le Morte de high prices in our spring sale!

6. Little House built by F Blogg's and son, local builder's since 2006, call us for reasonable quote's, no job two small

7. Catch me if you can! I'm wearing Adidas.

8. The life and strange surprising adventures of Snap, Crackle and Pop

9. Catcher in the Heinz Baked Beans

10. The wooden cocoa pops

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

1) Lark Rise to Lark Pies: 50 easy recipes

2) As I Walked Out One Door, Another Opened: a true story of hardship, loss and survival

3) Aunts Aren't Social Invertebrates: the bluffer's guide to spelling

4) The Hound of the Seas: story of a ship's dog

5) Le Morte Stagioni: Leopardi and Romantic Agony

6) Little House on the Traffic Island: affordable home solutions

7) Catch Your Own Dinner in the City

8) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of a Museum Cat

9) Catcher in the Rhine: Nessie's Cousin?

10) The Wooden Fireplace and other stupid inventions

[megamole.livejournal.com]

1: the Bait
2: Exploded
3: Uncles Unless They've Had Gender Reassignment Surgery
4: D'Urbervilles
5: D'Icia Addams
6: Large Housing Estate
7: Tonsilitis
8: Adrian Mole aged 34.75
9: Wicketkeeping Gloves
10: Pig that Could

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

1) Lark Rise to - Tennyson Avenue: A study of grotty suburban bungalows

2) As I Walked Out One - Door her husband walked in the other: Adventures of the suburban male

3) Aunts Aren't - Easily fooled: Dirty Secrets in Suburbia

4) The Hound of the - Age: A study of suburban Spaniels

5) Le Morte - Cul de Sac - a photoguide to Tennyson's impact on urban expansion in the mid-20th Century

6) Little House on the - Left - A suburban horror story.

7) Catch - Games children played in quiet suburban avenues: a Reader's Digest special

8) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of - the suburban bus.

9) Catcher in the - privet. A thesis on curtain-twitchers

10) The Wooden - Shed. Just what does the suburban male do in there ...

[muuranker.livejournal.com]

1) Lark Rise to - inspire poets

2) As I Walked Out One - cat came in

3) Aunts Aren't - Uncles are.

4) The Hound of the - hunter harried the hawk

5) Le Morte - et les impôts sont toujours avec nous

6) Little House on the - Tadcaster Road, over-priced at £260k

7) Catch - yer later, alligater.

8) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of - what was originally a straightforward relocation to York

9) Catcher in the - library, trying to avoid going out at playtime once more, child, and you will be in detention.

10) The Wooden - floors make the lounge look bigger.

Obviously thinking a lot about houses at the moment! Final offer has now been with vendors for over 3 hours. We have drawn billy bookcases onto house plans, and have started looking at websites for bespoke book cases (well, if we are buying a house with 15ft ceilings, then we might as well put some shelves up there. And a little ladder on wheels to go round it..

[na-lon.livejournal.com]

5) Le Morte Subite - A Tale of Beer. [Perhaps you and Creatrix can find the Mort Subite Pub in Brussels when you go visit...]

What was that, Humph?

[wemyss.livejournal.com]

1. Lark Rise to Candleshoe, by Flora Thompson and Michael Innes

2. As I Walked Out One Day Dying, by William Faulkner and Laurie Lee

3. Aunts Aren’t Human, by Saki, Rudyard Kipling, and PG Wodehouse

4. The Hound of the Durbervilles – no, wait. Snap! The Hound of the Montmorencys, by ACD and Jerome K. Jerome

5. Le Morte Darcy, by Sir Thos Malory and Jane Austen

6. Little House on the Fountainhead, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand (Libertarian Press, 1950)

7. Catch-42, by Douglas Adams and Joseph Heller

8. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Long John Silver, by Daniel Defoe and RLS

9. Catcher in the Milk Wood, by Dylan Thomas and some American bloke

10. The Wooden Rabbit, by Margery Williams, Vergil, and Homer

[cuiaalfheim.livejournal.com]

1. Lark Rise to- Dune. (Anything is possible with the Spice!)
2. As I Walked Out One- Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
3. Aunt's Aren't-Built for Speed. Form follows function, after all.
4. The Hound of the- Pigeon and the Hotdog.
5. Le Morte- de Cu Roi. Proof that I've got coursework on the brain.
6. Little House on the- Island of Dr. Moreau.
7. Catch- the Thing From Another World. Preferrably with a large net and a biohazard suit.
8. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of- St. David, patron saint of Wales.
9. Catcher in the- Rue Morgue.
10. The Wooden- Dippy Bird.

[mithalwen.livejournal.com]

1) Lark Rise to Vaughan Williams

2) As I Walked Out One heel snapped

3) Aunts Aren't from Brazil unless they have a nephew called Charley

4) The Hound of the Catskills

5) Le Morte - is surely not grammatically correct French?

6) Little House on the sea front

7) Catch me if you can

8) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Ann Widdecombe
9) Catcher in the Slips

10) The Wooden Actor - by Nicholas Craig