Illustration from the film 1984
Sunday, April 12, 2009
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
This Sunday’s acrostic brings us yet another quotation of one author commenting upon another. In this case, it is Chuck Palahniuk in his novel Lullaby observing the activities of Big Brother from George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eight-Four. The quote is fairly complete as below, with the words in italics being omitted.
"Old GEORGE ORWELL GOT IT BACKWARD.
"BIG BROTHER ISN’T WATCHING. HE’S SINGING AND DANCING. HE’S PULLING RABBITS OUT OF A HAT. BIG BROTHER’S BUSY HOLDING YOUR ATTENTION EVERY MOMENT YOU’RE AWAKE. HE’S MAKING SURE YOU’RE always distracted. He’s making sure you’re FULLY ABSORBED."
The author’s name and the title of the work: CHUCK PALAHNIUK LULLABY
The defined words: A. CROWBAIT; B. HIGH TREASON; C. UNSTABLE; D. CHICK WEBB; E. KINGFISHER; F. PEERLESS; G. AGNES GREY; H. LOBOTOMY; I. AUDITION; HEADFIRST; K. NOSE GUARD; I. INDUSTRY; M. U S GRANT; N. KENILWORTH; O. LONGBOAT; P. UNDERWEIGHT; Q. LOVEBUG; R. LIGAMENT; S. AGRONOMY; T. BABY RUTH; U. YOGI BEAR.
So, is Big Brother peddling computers? Seriously!
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