We move on from conundrums and onto quotations–lots of talkie bits in this section of the Arts–more specifically: 29 The art of completing a quotation (pratimala) This reminds me of an early episode of Charmed where, to cover a generational gap, one character says to another something that leads into a back-and-forth recitation of a bit of Shakespeare (after some search I found it to be from As You Like It, Act III, Scene 2). The speech in question starts at 1:39. (Direct link for the feedreaders) I watch too much television. The point is, two strangers found a common ground through a shared knowledge and appreciation of literature. These days, unless you spend a lot of time around academia, quoting Shakespeare or other arcane information might not get you very far. But fear not! There are plenty of contemporary sources of quotes in movies, songs, books and, yes, television shows. And sometimes it doesn’t even take a full quote. I was at a party at a sci-fi convention and mentioned Otter Pops (the mystery drink of the evening was reminding me of it). All of a sudden this big, tall dude that I think they called Ogre bellowed “who [...]
