I was inspired by subtle’s movie post to make one of my own. BUT, because it’s me, there’s a twist. 
(EDIT #1 – I’ve added the years each movie came out.)
(Edit #2 – What the hell, I’m adding the number of words in each correct title following the year.)
I want to see if you guys have got any puzzle-skillz.
So I’m going to list fourteen movies – all movies I really like – except with alternate titles I’ve invented. The coded names may derive from synonyms, chemical equations, homonyms, idioms – whatever my twisted brain wants.
Some are total gimmies. Some you’ll get with some google searching. Some might be harder, I dunno. I’ll do a couple examples first, just in case anyone is buh?-ing out there.
Example: “Dudes’ Bambinos” = Children of Men
(This is pretty straightforward synonym usage. Dudes are men… Bambinos are babies, offspring, children… So it’s the children of men.)
Example: “The Octagon for Fowl” = The Birdcage
(This one requires a little more thinking. Fowl is obviously bird or birds. Check. But an octagon is an eight-sided figure, not a synonym for cage. So what gives? Well, “The Octagon” is a trademarked phrase used to describe the cage in UFC cagefighting, and any UFC viewer would know that. But if you don’t watch UFC? You could still figure it out with a little effort and a few of those Google skills. Try it out. Do a quick Google image search for the octagon and of the first 14 pictures, 7 of them are UFC cages, or fighters in the cage. One of the pictures is even helpfully titled “The Octagon Cage.”)
Oh, and whoever gets the most right can have a prize! To be determined once I figure out who the winner is. Not because I love any of you less, but because the prize should suit the winner. And also ‘casue I’m too lazy to think up anything now.
(I’ll attempt to set comments for this post to be moderated after I post this, without making comments for all posts moderated. If I fail, please don’t blame me. It will be entirely my fault, yes, I’m just asking nicely if you’ll blame someone else.)
ETA: Okay, so, I can’t figure out if I’m able to moderate comments on just one post. So I’ll just click the “all comments must be approved by an administrator” button thingy for now. If I did that right (a big IF)… All comments are going to be moderated for a couple days while we play the movie game! But I’m working from home and my email pings on my phone, so I’ll be quick to approve comments that appear on OTHER posts. The ones for this post will be be kept in queue until I decide the contest is over. Which will be random, I’m sure.)
So… Without further ado, suss these out, guys!
- Ferrous Sulfate Hominid (2008 – 2 words, but it’s often smooshed into one)
- In a Domicile for Celebrations (1995 – 4 words)
- Early Morning(ish) Pitch, Oh! (2001 – 2 words)
- An Aberrant Person in the U.S. (2000 – 2 words)
- As2O3 with an Antiquated Item from the Belgian Cradle (1944 – 4 words)
- The Cachet (2006 – 2 words)
- Celebrity Slog (2009 – 2 words)
- Toast (1995 – 1 word)
- Wounded Buttoner (2009 – 2 words)
- A Flibbertijibbet, Will-o’-the wisp Clown Packed Tight with Polish (2004 – 4 words)
- Really Loves Company (1990 – 1 word)
- Jogging with Chilly Feet (2006 – 2 words)
- Perps on Par (1995 – 3 words)
- What Everyone Is Doing in the Stool Capital of the U.S. (1997 – 3 words)
Girl…..what are you on?? Lol.
love and hugs xxx
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Chloe Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
I’m high on “I just got off a 17-hour shift and I don’t hafta go back to work until Tuesday night OMG!”
(Well… That’s TRUE, but it’s got nothing to do with why I come up with insanity like this. I’m just nutso.)
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Hey I was going to ask the same question. I just woke up and read your questions and I was like, ‘WTF?’.
And RDJ is sooooooo MY secret boyfriend. We’ve been going out since Air America
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Chloe Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
We can have a threesome!
ALSO. Is NO ONE going to bother even TRYING these things? You, YOU! “Ferrous Sulfate Hominid”? COME ON!
*sulk*
I LOVE these games. You people are NO fun.
*sulk sulk sulk*
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Heya Chloe,
happy sunny & warm weekend!!
okay, am giving a couple a shot (the brain is too fried from homework for anything more) but your brain continues to astound, amaze and (slightly) scare me
Ferrous Sulfate Hominid = IRON MAN (awesome movie, which i recently watched with Shadow)
In a Domicile for Celebrations = Home for the Holidays
As2O3 with an Antiquated Item from the Belgian Cradle = Arsenic and Old Lace
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okay, well that’s Ironman; but it’s late, and I just worked a bazillion-hour shift, and my head hurts, so that’s all I got for now!
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Well, I was going to say “Iron Man” for the first one…but then I was like maybe it’s actually FeSo4 Man? because I’m a chemistry geek
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Oh and btw, these are REALLY HARD and it’s making me feel REALLY DUMB. I think we need hints like who was in it or something.
And no we CANNOT have a threesome!!! RDJ is mine!!!! The only thing I share happily are diseases.
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Chloe Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Even though you said something as horrible as “RDJ is mine!!!!” I have decided I will give clues. Tomorrow, when I’m conscious (It’s nearly 1:00am, and time for me to sleeeep) I’m going to start by giving the years the movies came out. If that’s not enough, I shall give more clues! This is YAY!FUN! and I don’t want it to be too hard.
So far, Lexa is in the lead with three correct – #1 “Ferrous Sulfate Hominid”, #2 “In a Domicile for Celebrations” (If you don’t get this one, I’m taking that as your official recognition that RDJ is MINE), and #5 “As2O3 with an Antiquated Item from the Belgian Cradle”
I ain’t giving her solutions, but just letting you know which ones she got.
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#1 Iron Man
#2 Home for the Holidays
#4 American Psycho
#5 Arsenic and Old Lace
#7 Star Trek
#8 Smoke – well at least when M makes toast.
#10 Maria full of grace
#11 Misery
#12 Happy Feet
#13 The Usual Suspects
That’s about all I could get after ingesting lots of chocolate and several cups of coffee. I may be back after sleep.
You make my head hurt!
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#14 Waiting for Guffman
My forehead is breaking out in a sweat…
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Well number 1 is Iron Man. Still thinking about the rest.
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Is six ‘The covenant’?
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And no.5 Arsenic and old Lace
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Iron Man
Home For The Holidays
Amy’s Orgasm
American Psycho
Arsenic And Old Lace
The Prestige
Star Trek
Clueless
The Hurt Locker
Maria Full Of Grace
Misery
Running Scared
The Usual Suspects
Waiting For Guffman
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