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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:34 pm
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" ?
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by harry 3 » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:36 pm
Is it a Poirot story. A Christie ?
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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:40 pm
Y0ü® 3m|ñêNçE is 1337
very good sir.
sherlock homo?
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:46 pm
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
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by harry 3 » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:59 pm
Famous Five Go Dogging ?
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by harry 3 » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:06 pm
Herges Adventures Of Tin Tin.
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:31 pm
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.
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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:50 pm
1337 is leetspeak for leet.
anyway.
how about james bond?
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:53 pm
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
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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:02 pm
nobody ever wins on those things.
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:05 pm
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.
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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:09 pm
is it heil honey i'm home?
i honestly don't know, even despite the clue
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by Istenem » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:10 pm
second thoughts: how about billy bunter?
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by Cardinal Sin » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:15 pm
I'm running out of clues I can give without just giving you the answer.
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