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Friday, February 18, 2011

Question 535: Don your thinking caps, coz all Wells that ends Well.

In the pic below, are given 2 cultural phenoms in their own right, both from the world of literature. Just ID them both, simple enough.

Note, as much as I would appreciate it, XKCD is not a cultural or literary phenom
YET.
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The last panel shows the second literary giant (he's been blanked out)



ANSWER:


1) WAR OF THE WORLD (BY HG WELLS) OR TRIPOD BOOKS
2) DON QUIXOTE, BY CERVANTES





Don Quixote attacking a windmill (not from XKCD)

Simpsons spoof based on War of the Worlds, Where Ipods take over (not that hard to imagine, get the pun?lol)

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10 comments:

  1. ArchimondeFebruary 18, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    1. war of the worlds tripods?? --> H.G. Wells

    2. Don Quixote --> Cervantes

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Nice Question, buster.

    Wells' War of the Worlds(easy, considering there are windmills- that move)

    Miguel's Don Quixote has been blanked out. He's actually standing on the hill there.
    (windmill is the key factor)

    The XKCD was for energy conservation.

    Nihar.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    And alternative energy.

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  4. appuchinFebruary 19, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    war of the world's and tripod
    the last one is don quixote de la mancha!!

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  5. Pi.R.SquareFebruary 19, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    HG wells War of the Worlds
    & Don Quixote, by Cervantes
    The ingenious gentleman.

    Good to see you back dude.

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  6. indianFebruary 19, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    WAR OF THE WORLD OR TRIPOD BOOKS.

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  7. RFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    One reference os certainly to HG Welss/Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds aliens who went around killing everyone in their tripod vehicles. and i am guessing that 2nd is Don Quixote mayb a reference to the windmills...

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  8. RishirajFebruary 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    The Tripod machines in War Of the Worlds.

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  9. manish hnFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    war of the worlds

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  10. manish hnFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    war of the worlds
    don quixote...
    sorry...forgot to type the second thing

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