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Statistically Improbable Phrases, the lightning round
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ronebofh, I've added extra clues (where possible) for the still-unguessed books. Where Amazon came up dry, I've added phrases picked manually (with asterisk):
1. curriculum commission, six desserts, combination wheel, cargo cult science (Richard Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! - guessed byckd)
2. war sphere, ice ring, apostolic delegate, sidereal engineering (Stanisław Lem, Fiasco - guessed byuniformedlayman)
3. contour chair, real commanders, adhesive plaster, space eternal
4. pig suit, pig mask, abreaction research facility* (Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow - guessed by an anonymous commenter)
5. charming soubrette, seaside girls, quaker librarian (James Joyce, Ulysses - guessed by Crgre Jvyyneq)
6. borderline science, solar sailing, high surface temperature (Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain - guessed bymujib)
7. yes suh, post office corner (Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - guessed by Ashley Silverburg)
8. alef null, thought balloon, astral body (Rudy Rucker, White Light - guessed byfactitiouslj)
9. mercury drum, singularity sphere, control booth, telemann works
10. green bullet, brass pole, mechanical hound* (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - guessed byplorkwort)
ronebofh, I've added extra clues (where possible) for the still-unguessed books. Where Amazon came up dry, I've added phrases picked manually (with asterisk):1. curriculum commission, six desserts, combination wheel, cargo cult science (Richard Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! - guessed by
ckd)2. war sphere, ice ring, apostolic delegate, sidereal engineering (Stanisław Lem, Fiasco - guessed by
uniformedlayman)3. contour chair, real commanders, adhesive plaster, space eternal
4. pig suit, pig mask, abreaction research facility* (Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow - guessed by an anonymous commenter)
5. charming soubrette, seaside girls, quaker librarian (James Joyce, Ulysses - guessed by Crgre Jvyyneq)
6. borderline science, solar sailing, high surface temperature (Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain - guessed by
mujib)7. yes suh, post office corner (Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - guessed by Ashley Silverburg)
8. alef null, thought balloon, astral body (Rudy Rucker, White Light - guessed by
factitiouslj)9. mercury drum, singularity sphere, control booth, telemann works
10. green bullet, brass pole, mechanical hound* (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - guessed by
plorkwort)