Challenge Mini-Games Challenge (Now Open For NEW 2024 Challenges!)

Oh, yay, my first two takers for my Much Ado About Nothing Challenge!

@Mira_Jade Your quote is Benedick's answer to the question of how it feels to be a married man: "For a man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion."

@ViariSkywalker Your quote is another of Benedick's witty lines: "Suffer love! A good ephitet! I do suffer love indeed for I love thee against my will.”

 

@WarmNyota_SweetAyesha Your quote is from the feisty Beatrice: "In our last conflict, four of his five wits went halting off, and now is the whole man governed with one."

 

Beatrice has some great burns. Part of why Much Ado about Nothing is a favorite Shakespearean play of mine

 

Oooooh! I told myself I wasn't going to be a greedy glutton with these prompts this time around, but then you have to go and bring Indiana Jones into the mix! I can't resist.

@Raissa Baiard, may I please have good ol' #1 in your challenge?

 

Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen!
Ring the merry bells on board ship!
Loudly let the trumpet bray!
It’s...
The Gilbert and Sullivan Challenge!


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The light operas of Sir William Schwenk Gilbert (1836–1911, words) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900, music) are well known and loved the world over for their distinctive blend of humor, heart, wordsmithy, wit and catchy tunes. Pick a number and I’ll give you one of those catchy tunes—along with a link to the lyrics and a video*—to use as a story prompt in any way you like! Or, if you like, I can pick a number for you based on what I know about your writing interests. Either way!

*There are, of course, numerous videos out there of each of these songs—I just chose ones I particularly liked. But don’t let that stop you from drawing inspiration from others, too!

1. Raissa Baiard, “Things are seldom what they seem” (Buttercup and Captain Corcoran, HMS Pinafore)
2. Briannakin, “When the night wind howls (The Ghosts’ High Noon)” (Sir Roderic Murgatroyd and chorus, Ruddigore)—Ghosts (NSWFF: The West Wing)
3. devilinthedetails, “Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest—When you’re lying awake” (The Lord High Chancellor, Iolanthe)
4. RXSith, “Poor wandering one” (Mabel and chorus, The Pirates of Penzance)
5. WarmNyota_SweetAyesha, “I am the very model of a modern major general” (Major-General Stanley and chorus, The Pirates of Penzance)—Commendable Efficiency

 

@Findswoman, may I have prompt #3?

 

Whoof, that was fast! Prompts for all! Here goes...

Why certainly! #3 is...

“Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest—When you’re lying awake” (The Lord High Chancellor, Iolanthe)
This zany blow-by-blow of a troubled soul’s nightmare is part patter song, part stream of consciousness, and 100% pure G&S fun.
Here is your lyrics link.
Here is a video:

Of course! #1 is...

“Things are seldom what they seem” (Buttercup and Captain Corcoran, HMS Pinafore)
The mysterious fortune teller Buttercup’s cryptic riddle song, hinting at portentous changes ahead for the captain of the Pinafore.
Here is your lyrics link.
Here is a video:

Ohmigosh ohmigosh ohmigosh, you, ma'am, just received the absolute G&S-iest of the G&S! #5 is...

“I am the very model of a modern major general” (Major-General Stanley and chorus, The Pirates of Penzance)
A G&S classic! The patter manifesto of a military man who knows everything about everything—except, well, actual military man stuff.
Here is your lyrics link.
Here is a video. (Stay tuned for a modern-day bonus verse at the end!)

 

@Raissa Baiard , looks like no. 4 in the Indy quotes is still left? May I ask for it, please?