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Monday, November 8, 2010

Question 384.f: Living on the edge


(pic 1)


(pic 2)

The phrase, in relation to the 2 pictures, appears in a New York Herald editorial dated 10 August 1872 and the Encyclopædia Britannica and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography both quote it without questioning its veracity. But its amongst the most famous phrases uttered, often quoted when one meets another after a very long time, and after having lost touch.

Clue: To further elaborate ], pic 1 refers to the subject of the phrase, uttered by pic 2, during pic 1's travels in a certain country.

Question:

1) ID the pics
2) The phrase

10 comments:

  1. david livingstone and hm stanley...
    'dr.livingstone i presume?'...

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  2. theme i can't grasp..maybe kafka or simpsons..

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  3. 1 is definetely Dr. Livingstone. Pic 2 may be Stanley or Baker, dunno whom... and the phrase is "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

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  4. is the red herring "flanders " ? Hehehehe
    you cant give me negative !

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  5. Dr Livingston and Henry Morton Stanley
    and the famous ''Dr Livingston, I presume' :P

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  6. Pic 1:David Livingstone
    Pic 2:Henry Morton Stanley
    the phrase:Dr Livingstone, I presume?

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  7. Pic1- David Livingstone
    Pic2- Henry Morton Stanley
    the phrase that is being referred to is "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

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  8. Ok the first pic is that of David Livingstone, the second that of Henry Morton Stanely (Clue in the pic :p ) and the phrase is 'Dr Livingstone, I presume. '

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  9. @ sej

    ill comment on the red herring later

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  10. Answer:

    Pic1- David Livingstone
    Pic2- Henry Morton Stanley
    the phrase that is being referred to is "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

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