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The 54cred phoenix rises once again
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:34 pm
by Cardinal Sin
In 1935, a book in a very popular series was published in which in one of the chapters, the main protagonist forms a mob to evict a Jewish shopkeeper suspected of dishonesty. Subsequent publications have removed this chapter entirely.
Who wrote the book, and who is "the protagonist" ?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:36 pm
by harry 3
Is it a Poirot story. A Christie ?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:40 pm
by Istenem
Y0ü® 3m|ñêNçE is 1337
very good sir.
sherlock homo?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:46 pm
by Cardinal Sin
1337? me no understand!
(oh, and i've never heard of that TV show Harry... I was thinking of Studio 54 but couldn't think of a suitable pun).
Both wrong... and I think Arthur Conan Doyle had died a few years earlier.
Clue: it was a children's book
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:59 pm
by harry 3
Famous Five Go Dogging ?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:04 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Nope. Not Enid Blyton...
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:06 pm
by harry 3
Herges Adventures Of Tin Tin.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:31 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Nope, although the article I read (Wikipedia of course) mentioned that Herge was quite into his casual racism too.
This is most definitely a British book.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:50 pm
by Istenem
1337 is leetspeak for leet.
anyway.
how about james bond?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:53 pm
by Cardinal Sin
And what does leet mean?
James Bond isn't really a kids book.
This author continued to publish these books until her death in 1969
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:02 pm
by Istenem
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:05 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Nice guess. But wrong.
I'll just give you a giveaway of a clue just so I can get on with some work.
The main guy had 3 friends called Douglas, Henry and Ginger.
p.s. never heard of all that leet / argot business before... quite interesting.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:09 pm
by Istenem
is it heil honey i'm home?
i honestly don't know, even despite the clue
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:10 pm
by Istenem
second thoughts: how about billy bunter?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:15 pm
by Cardinal Sin
I'm running out of clues I can give without just giving you the answer.
Violet Elizabeth Bott wrote:
"I'll thcream and I'll thcream till I'm thick?"