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Answers here. 
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S P O I L E R * S P A C E * * * * * * Quotes: 1: Are You Sure About This? by Tank 2: Revelations by mozartmaid 3: ??? 4: What Is Eternal by Deadly Chakram 5: That's Who He Is by AntiKryptonite  6: ??? 7: Echolalia by Lynn S M 8: ??? 9: Going Her Way by Anonpip 10: A Small Trap by Richard Frantz Jr. 11: ??? 12: A (Super) Brief Paws In The Life Of Clark Kent by Deja Vu 13: The Agent And The Admiral by Artemis 14: A Boy In Kimono by Queen Of The Capes 15: Game, Set, Match by Dandello 16: ??? 17: Man Of The House by Muffin 18: No Greater Love by HappyGirl 19: The Ring by Morgana 20: Soul Mates by scifiJoan Excerpts: 3: Rumors by Bobbart 6: An Award Winning Story by Alisha Knight 8: Fallout by Molly 11: ??? 16: Just A Little Too Far by VirginiaR Very detailed quiz--thanks so much!
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* * * S P O I L E R S F O R B E S T S H O R T S T O R I E S * * * * Okay, let's see: For breakfast, I had an egg and toast and some pastry. For lunch, ooops, skipped lunch. For dinner, pork chops, rice and salad and crem brule tartlettes (sometimes it's nice being married to chef) Quotes: 1. - "Aussie Rules Bet" -Tank 2. - I think the quote is from canon, so it could be in lots of stories as is, but I'm going with "Revelations" - MozartMaid 3. ?? 4. - "What is Eternal" - Deadly Chakram 5. - "A Boy in Kimono" - Mary Potts (Queen of Capes) 6. - "Award Winning Story" - Alisha Knight 7. - "Thanksgiving Games" - Lynn S.M. 8. - ?? 9. - "Going her Way" - Anonpip 10. - "A Small Trap" - Richard Franz Jr. 11. - "Not Even Chocolate" - Mouserocks 12. - "A (Super) Brief Paws in the Heroic Life of Clark Kent" - Deja Vu 13. - "The Agent and the Admiral" - Artemis 14. - "Little Boy Blue" - Lynn S.M. (Yep, she's here twice) 15. - "Game, Set, Match" - Dandello 16. - "Just a Little Too Far" and/or "Just a Little Too Much" - Me! (Either guess would be correct because both stories have the same beginning, just different endings and this quote is from the beginning of both stories) 17. - "Man of the House" - Muffin 18. - "No Greater Love" - Happy Girl 19. - "The Ring" - Morgana 20. - "Soul Mates" - SciFi Joan Powers Excerpts: 3. I don't think I've read this one.  5. - Okay, my above guess was wrong, so I'm going with "That's Who He is" - AntiKryptonite 7. - right author, wrong story. This should be "Echolalia" by Lynn S.M. (You'd have thought I'd have gotten this from the quote being a Beta and all  ) 8. - "Fallout" - Molly 14. - Opps. THIS is "A Boy in Kimono" - Mary Potts (Queen of Capes) 16. - the excerpt is also from the beginning section of both my stories, so my answer still stands. Great quiz. Very difficult. I'm glad I've been keeping up on my reading. 
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18. Okay, let’s try No Greater Love by HappyGirl. What a super-long quiz, Nancy! Thanks so much for the fun!  Michael PS: Yes, I know, that last line would have worked much better in the super-short category.
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Okay, let's see: For breakfast, I had an egg and toast and some pastry. For lunch, ooops, skipped lunch. For dinner, pork chops, rice and salad and crem brule tartlettes (sometimes it's nice being married to chef) Trying to make me hungry, aren't you?
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Do I get any bonus points for noticing that you probable cut and pasted the rules from the BNA quiz? The reason I make that deduction is that the following line was included: SPIFFY DISCLAIMER THINGY! All the stories featured in this quiz qualify for the Best New Author, but this quiz is not a stamp of recommendation for nomination. All right, here goes nothing... From the quotes: 2) This sounds familiar, but I'm not placing it. Something by Anti-Kryptonite? 7) Thank you for including my "Echolalia" in this quiz. It has a special place in my heart. 10) "Letting the Cat out of the Bag," by Classicalla. 12) "A (Super)Brief Paws in the Heroic Life of Clark Kent," by Deja Vu 14) "The Boy in Kimono," by Mary Potts (AKA Queen of the Capes) 15) "Hunt in a Red October," by Deadly Chakram? 18) "Distraught," by Mouserocks? 20) "Lights, Camera...Boo!" by Tank Wilson From the excerpts (only changed guesses are included): 3) This definitely sounds like something from VirginiaR. Not sure which story, though. I'll guess, "Just a Little Too Much." 19) I should have gotten it from the quote. "The Ring," by Morgana Thank you, Classicalla, for a fun quiz. And thanks again to all the quiz writers.  Joy, Lynn
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Do I get any bonus points for noticing that you probable cut and pasted the rules from the BNA quiz? The reason I make that deduction is that the following line was included: Yeesh, I thought I fixed that. No, you don't get extra points for that. But figure out which story I GE'd and you do get extra points. (It's right in the intro of the story. And no, it wasn't one of yours. ) But remember to PM me or email me if you figure out which story I speak of.
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` ` ` B E S T ` ` ` S H O R T ` ` ` S T O R Y ` ` ` Quotes ` ` 1. 2. Revelations by Mozartmaid 3. Rumours by Bob 4. 5. That's Who He Is by AntiK 6. An Award Winning Story by Alisha Knight 7. 8. 9. Going Her way by Anonpip 10. A Small Trap by Richard Frantz Jr 11. 12. A (super) Brief Paws in the Heroic Life of Clark Kent by Deja Vu 13. The Agent and the Admiral by Artemis 14. 15. Game, Set, Match by Dandello 16. 17. Man of the House by Muffin 18. No Greater Love by HappyGirl 19. The Ring by Morgana 20. ` ` ` ` Excerpts ` ` ` 1. Something by Tank? 4. Something by Deadly Chakram? What is Eternal? 7. Echolalia by Lynn 8. Fallout by Molly 14. A Boy in a Kimono by QotC ` ` ` ` Thanks for the very long quiz, Nancy ` ` ` ` Corrina.
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No, you don't get extra points for that. Oh well. It was worth a shot. With the way I did on this quiz, I need every point I can get  But figure out which story I GE'd and you do get extra points. I'm afraid I don't know it off-hand. And although I know that the rules say we may look over stories in the archive with the intent to answer questions, that still feels a bit like cheating to me. (My sense of guilt has a tendency to rival Clark's at times.) Joy, Lynn
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Originally posted by Classicalla:
Trying to make me hungry, aren't you? Nope. A while back I posted my answers and even with my spoiler line, my first answer still showed up on "Today's Active Topics" and since I don't know Latin (or how to fake it  ) having studied Ancient Greek instead... I went with a laundry list of my meals. When I described Martha's Chocolate Fudge Merange Pie in GEM - THAT was me trying to make the reader hungry.
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I'm afraid I don't know it off-hand. And although I know that the rules say we may look over stories in the archive with the intent to answer questions, that still feels a bit like cheating to me. (My sense of guilt has a tendency to rival Clark's at times.) It's not cheating, Lynn. I promise. The only way anyone (except for the author in question) could get the answer is if they check the archive.
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S P O I L E R * * * * * * S P A C E * * * * * * Quotes: 1. "Are You Sure About This?" by Tank Wilson 2. "Revelations" by Mozartmaid 3. "Rumors" by Bobbart 4. "What Is Eternal" by me! 5. "That's Who He Is" by AntiKryptonite 6. "An Award Winning Story" by Alisha Knight 7. "Echolalia" by Lynn S. M. 8. ??? 9. ??? 10."A Small Trap" by Richard Frantz Jr 11. Oooh...definately Mouserocks...Ummm...<snaps fingers> "Not Even Chocolate" 12. ??? 13. ??? 14. "A Boy In Kimono" by Queen of the Capes 15. "Game, Set, Match" by Dandello 16. ??? 17. "Man of the House" by Muffin 18. "No Greater Love" by Happy Girl 19. "The Ring" by Morgana 20. "Soul Mates" by scifijoan Excepts: 8. "Fallout" by Molly 10. If it wasn't for the quote, I would have guessed "Lois Lane, Phone Home" by Tank Wilson That's the best I could come up with. 
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Now this is a category I've done some reading on. So let's see if I can add a couple more points to my total! S P O I L E R S P A C E ~ Quotes#3: I think I've read this one but I can't place it. #9: Oooh, I've read this one! It's the one that describes a day in Lois's life before and after Clark. But I'm blanking out on the title and author. I'll say it's by mozartmaid, but I'm probably wrong. #11: Pretty sure I've read this one, too. #19: The Ring by Morgana. Excerpts#3: Got it now! Rumors by Bob Bartholomew. #11: I think this excerpt is forcing me to say it's Not Even Chocolate by Mouserocks, although I'm not even sure that one falls into Short. Or, that's not it and you chose a chocolatey excerpt to confuse us! #12: Ooooh, I've read this one too! Um. It has a title that must be a reference to something I don't quite recognize. Something like "A Dog's Life", but fancier. And who could the author be? I want to say Lynn S. M., but I'm probably wrong. (I know the quiz is open-book, but I like to test my memory. ) Thank you for a fun quiz, Nancy! I love long quizzes.
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* * * * * * * * * * Okay, from the quotes... 8. Fallout by molly (would be highly embarrassed if I'd missed this!) 18. No Greater Love by Happygirl From the excerpts... 7. Echolalia(sp?) by Lynn SM! And that's all I've got, even though several sound so familiar....
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S P O I L E R * S P A C E * * * QUOTES: 1. Are You Sure? by Tank 2. Revelations by Mozartmaid 9. Going Her Way by Anonpip 10. A Small Trap by Richard Frantz Jnr. 17. Man of the House by Muffin EXCERPTS: 3. Rumors by bobbart 4. What Is Eternal? by Deadly Chakram 5. That's Who He Is by Anti-Kryptonite 6. An Award Winning Story by Alisha Knight 7. Echolalia by Lynn S M 8. Fallout by Molly 11. Not Even Chocolate by Mouserocks 12. A (Super) Brief Paws in the Heroic Life of Clark Kent by Deja Vu 13.  14. No idea.  15. Game, Set, Match by Dandello 16. Just a Little Too Much by VirginiaR. 18. No Greater Love by HappyGirl 19. The Ring by Morgana 20. Some story by Tank? I didn't recognize most of the quotes, but I got almost all of them from the excerpts. Thanks for the quiz!  Andreia
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 Twenty? TWENTY?! /faints from overwhelming craziness and subsequent awesome-ness of it all/ * * * * * S P O I L E R * * * S P A C E * * * * * Listening to "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Soundtrack as I do this quiz. It didn't win last night, but I love it anyways. That should be enough. Hopefully. Quotes:#4: "What Is Eternal" by Deadly Chackram #7: "Echolalia" by Lynn SM #11: "Not Even Chocolate" by yours truly (Mouserocks) #12: "A Super Brief Paws in the Heroic Life of Clark Kent" by Deja Vu #20: "Soul Mates" by scifijoan Excerpts:#3: "Rumors" by Bobbart #4: From quotes #5: "That's Who He Is" by Anti-K?? #7: From Quotes #11: From quotes #12: From quotes #16: Oh. Got it now. "Just A Little Too Far" by Virginia #18: "No Greater Love" by HappyGirl? I'm pretty sure. I remember really loving that one. #20: From Quotes A hopeful 9 out of 20. Not even fifty percent. /sighs and shakes head/ Oh well. Fun quiz anyways!
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I haven't forgotten the quiz! I'll have answers up within the next day.
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And the answers are:
1 Are You Sure About This? Tank
2 Revelations Mozartmaid
3. Rumors Bobbart
4. What Is Eternal? Deadly Chakram
5. That's Who He Is Anti-Kryptonite
6. An Award Winning Story Alisha Knight
7. Echolalia Lynn S.M.
8. Fallout Molly
9. Going Her Way Anonpip
10. A Small Trap Richard Frantz, Jr.
11. Not Even Chocolate Mouserocks
12. A (Super) Brief Paws in the Heroic Life of Clark Kent Déjà vu
13. The Agent and the Admiral Artemis
14. A Boy in Kimono Mary Potts
15. Game, Set, Match Dandello
16. Just a Little Too Far Virginia R.
17. Man of the House Muffin
18. No Greater Love HappyGirl
19. The Ring Morgana
20. Soul Mates Joan Powers
First, since Virginia pointed out that Just a Little Too Far and Just a Little Too Much had the same quote in them, I'm counting either answer as correct. Bad me for not realizing that.
If you got just the author or just the story, I gave you ½ the points.
Anna, I double checked Not Even Chocolate and it does meet criteria for a short story - it's around 13 KB.
Nobody took a guess on the story I edited. It was No Greater Love by HappyGirl.
Thank you Lynn for guessing my little story, but it wasn't long enough for this category. =}
Shiny stars to Anti-Kryptonite, Virginia R., Lynn S.M., Deadly Chakram, and Mouserocks for recognizing their own stories!
For this round, Anti-Kryptonite has the lead with 34 points!
Virginia R. comes in right behind Anti-K with 33 points.
And right on Virginia's heels, Deadly Chakram has 31 points.
4th place goes to Female Hawk with 26 ½ points.
5th goes to Darth Michael with 23 points.
6th place goes to Ultra Woman with 21 ½ points. (I gave you 1 ½ points on the first one for not quite getting the story name correct.)
7th place goes to Mouserocks with 14 points.
Lynn comes in 8th place with 7 points.
9th place goes to LNCroxmysox with 5 points.
And, last but certainly not least, is Anna with 4 points.
And the grand totals are:
* AntiKryptonite, who has wowed us all, has an amazing 186.5 points. Congratulations on coming in first overall!!
* VirginiaR remains in second place with an awesome 136 points!
* Deadly Chakram claims third place with an impressive 129 points.
* Female Hawk comes in a respectable 4th place with 118 points.
* Ultra Woman comes in 5th with 92 points.
* Lynn S. M. comes in 6th place with her 72.5 points.
* Darth Michael pulls ahead of Classicalla with 66.5 points and takes 7th place.
* Classicalla continues with 51 points for 8th place. I'm going to give AntiKryptonite a run for her money next year.
* Mouserocks moves into 9th place with 33.5 points!
* scifiJoan takes 10th place with 30.5 points.
* Anna B. the Greek comes in 11th 11.5 points
* and LNCroxmysox remains in last place but went from 1 point to 6. Great effort!!
If I got any of the scores wrong, be sure to let me know!
And here are the recommendations I received:
The Accident by Tank Wilson
A Boy in Kimono by Mary Potts
Fallout by Molly
Gofer No More? by Lynn S. M.
The Last Son of El by Deadly Chakram
Lighter Than Air, Better Than Gravity by Anti-Kryptonite
No Greater Love by HappyGirl
Rumors by Bob Bartholomew
Save This Dance for Me: A Lois & Clark Valentine’s Day Fairy Tale by Bob Bartholomew
Separate Cells by Anti-Kryptonite
Serial Hair by Tank Wilson
A Wellsian Tale by Tank Wilson
Not Even Chocolate by mouserocks
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Great job everyone! Congrats to you all! I take off my hat...err cape...err...whatever we fanfic writers wear to you all!
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