Question of the week

mikek · Post by **mikek** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:49 pm

Lets make sausage,Ill say pigs

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:25 pm

Lets make sausage sounds like a good thing to do

but nope not a pig.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:16 pm

Ah, that one is rather easy, but there are 2 animals that I'm aware of for catgut. In addition to violins, catgut is used for those sutures that are absorbed by the body. No, it's not from a cat. Natural gut used in tennis rackets comes from cattle but that is not catgut. The 2 sources that I know of are much smaller animals somewhere over 100 lbs. I'll let someone else answer this one. Maybe we should have a trivia area in the off topic forums as a better place for these questions/answers. I've always been a trivia buff, don't know why. Not like I will ever use this stuff for anything really useful.

I don't know one actor from another though, nor do I know anything about music, except maybe some western films. I did watch Jeremiah Johnson (a favorite) last night.

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:45 pm

I cheated and looked it up

. I won't give it away, but I learned the word originated from kitgut. kit = fiddle.

It started to be known as catgut through misproununciation acording to the source I found.

Bryan

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:55 pm

and nearly all farm animals have been used, except the cat.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:55 am

This one is rather easy as Hukk said.
But I was not looking for any that were hard just to make you think some an put a SMILE on your faces.

Fun with WORDS and I have a hard time spelling too.

Thanks to who ever moved this and placed it in the right form.
Most members were sending a PM with the answers. Whitch was ok with me.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:45 pm

How about some movie trivia...

What was Robert Duvall's first movie role?

jabberwocky · Post by **jabberwocky** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:09 pm

Wish I knew as much about knives as I do about movies! Duvall's always been one of my favorite actors. For the longest time, I'd always thought his first movie role was as Steve McQueen's cab driver in the movie Bullit. His first on-screen role was actually as Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird". Good question!

cj

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:23 pm

Its one of my favorite movies and Duvall is one of my favorite actors also.

Wow,I actually thought it would be awhile before anyone got the right answer.Great job Jabberwocky!!

Its good to know I'm not the only movie nut at AAPK!!

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:35 pm

Hey! Johnnie, speaking of Robert Duvall. How about his movie "Open

Range"? Was he great in that or what?

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:00 pm

I'm not a big Costner fan.With that being said,there were only 2 reasons I watched and bought that movie.number 1,Robert Duvall,number 2, It was a Western...
I thought he did a much better job than Costner did.Its a great movie!!
Did you see him in the mini series Broken Trail?

jabberwocky · Post by **jabberwocky** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:11 pm

johnie & MITCH...

Those are BOTH great westerns..Duvall was oustanding in both. (I agree
re" Costner, tho...not a fan). The final "shootout" scene in Open Range is
quickly becoming a cult classic...17 minutes from beginning to end! Great action, and especially sound...watch it in a good HD home theatre
setup, and you feel like the shooting's going on in the next room.

cj

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:14 pm

Broken Trail was an Outstanding performance! I think now at Duvall's

age he is just perfect for Western's.

I don't mind Kevin Costner, I

like him better in Westerns, more so then the other type of movies he

makes. That Water World movie was a POS.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:30 pm

I agree,Costner is much better in Westerns...I did like the non Western one he was in with Eastwood and Laura Dern,I think it was called "A Perfect World".I kinda liked that one,anyone else see it?

PS:Westerns and Sci-fi's are my 2 favorite movie genre's,..weird combo,Huh?

jabberwocky · Post by **jabberwocky** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:42 pm

You're right..."A Perfect World" is one of those often overlooked pieces of
work...but really good performances by both Eastwood and Costner. I guess I'm not really a fan of some of Costner's more current work. I did enjoy him in Silverado, American Flyers, The Untouchables, Field of Dreams and Wyatt Earp, tho. Bull Durham, too.

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:44 pm

Johnnie, let me add one more to your two favorites. Movies with

knives, swords, spears and bows and arrows, like the movie "300"

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:48 pm

Kevin Costner is really good in westerns, he should stick there. Sam Elliot is a perfect western actor, perfect in the cowboy slot. I like Tom Selleck in his westerns. He is a real fan of the old west himself and makes sure his movies are historically accurate, such as Monte Walsh to name one. I liked that one he did in Australia, forget the name. He was a sharp shooter with a .45-110, but that cartridge is not really great for such long shots. As a side note, it made me cringe to see that gun being tossed on the ground. 3 were specially made and they were valued in excess of $100,000.00.

jabberwocky · Post by **jabberwocky** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:52 pm

Quigley Down Under...great Selleck movie...

cj

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:04 pm

jabberwocky wrote:Quigley Down Under...great Selleck movie...

cj

Yep, that's the one, I don't know if there is any historical facts in that, since it's over there, but a great flick anyway.

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:05 pm

I agree with you guys 100%. Sam Elliot is always great in Westerns

and Tom Selleck also. As a matter of fact in my humble opinion, I think

Tom Selleck has taken the mantle of a John Wayne in our Westerns of

today.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:56 pm

MITCH RAPP wrote: I agree with you guys 100%. Sam Elliot is always great in Westerns

and Tom Selleck also. As a matter of fact in my humble opinion, I think

Tom Selleck has taken the mantle of a John Wayne in our Westerns of

today.

No, there was only one John Wayne. He was a perfectionest and practiced everything even his walk for every movie. I have read that he hated horses, but he found a role in westerns and became the sterotypical tough guy cowboy. I think JW stands alone but Tom Selleck is the top cowboy out there today. He loves the old west and is a student of it JW wasn't. Tom Selleck is a better "technician" and that allows him to come accross the way he does.

I don't think there will ever be a better character actor than Sam Elliot in westerns, he just looks the part in everyday life.

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:21 pm

Hukk, Of course there will always only be one John Wayne! He's the

DUKE. I only meant to say that Tom Selleck is the only one alive today

who's Westerns come close.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:01 pm

Hey Mitch,I just saw 300,last weekend..Theres only one word to describe it.."AWESOME" .. I really enjoyed it!!...Gladiator and Troy,were also excellent movies of that particular genre!!

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:31 pm

johnnierotten see I told you to post it here and arn't you glad you did.

I am this was KOOL.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:33 pm

Thanks Ken,great idea!!