Yeah, there goes that trivia question.
677 2015-02-01 15:52:05
Re: POP COP QUIZ #6 (15 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Most are easy; some need some clarification:
1. a
2. e
3. d
4. e
5. b
6. e
7. c and e (I would argue that c could be considered an assault and e does involve victims for the illegal drug trade to flourish.)
8. c
9. b and d (Receipt of gratuities is too vague - could refer to waitstaff in a restaurant. But if you mean bribery, then that's definitely a crime. Padding an expense account I wouldn't consider a crime per se, but an in-house problem for a company.)
10. d ( What, you thought we wouldn't know the word? )
678 2015-01-31 17:10:40
Re: Potential changes to the point system (28 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Yes!
679 2015-01-30 11:08:37
Re: Aiding, Abetting/ Accessory (8 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Janet, I'll send you a message re plantar fasciitis.
680 2015-01-29 22:30:03
Re: Aiding, Abetting/ Accessory (8 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Yes! R.M. Keegan is another valuable source for cop stuff. Aww. Am I really your favorite doc?
681 2015-01-29 22:27:30
Re: Cops in fiction quiz (13 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
I'm acknowledging it right here and now! And yes, I'll give you credit for Clint Eastwood. Just shows to go you - every question doesn't have just one right answer! So congrats for getting two of them right. Uh, that's only a 22% correct percentage, though. But who's counting. Besides me.
682 2015-01-29 19:43:27
Re: Aiding, Abetting/ Accessory (8 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Aiding and abetting are really the same thing, IMO; they're just always said together. Accessory differs somewhat in that one can be an accessory by knowledge of the crime and staying mum about it - without actually aiding/abetting the criminal. One can be an accessory before and/or after the "fact" (crime). Check with AllenL to see if I got this right.
683 2015-01-29 19:35:28
Re: Cops in fiction quiz (13 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
I was waiting for more tries, and then I forgot it! Sorry about that. Okay, here are the answers:
1. Robert Duvall - "Bullitt"
2. Al Pacino and John Goodman - "Sea of Love"
3. Al Pacino
4. Bruce Willis
5. Mike Connors - "Tightrope"
6. Karl Malden (partner played by Michael Douglas) - "The Streets of San Francisco"
7. George Dzundza - "Basic Instinct"
8. Denver Pyle - "Bonnie & Clyde"
10. Eddie Egan (played by Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection" I and II. Egan appeared himself in a recurring role in the TV series "Police Story."
Compared to your latest quiz, JP, this one was easy!
684 2015-01-27 02:11:24
Re: Sharing an Ego Boo (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Congrats, Bonnie!
685 2015-01-18 12:09:29
Re: just got burned by the "no inline reviews for free members" issue (48 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I favor the in-line review because of its efficiency. In the old site, in order to point out nits, I had to write them down as I read, then type them in when I posted the review. Time and paper-consuming! Now I can address nits in situ. But not only nits can be highlighted. Clever turns of phrase, humorous lines, vivid descriptions, etc. can also be pointed out efficiently this way. And in my closing comments, I can say anything I would say in a regular review. So in my opinion, it's a no-brainier.
686 2015-01-15 23:23:17
Re: Welcome to FIGHT CLUB (74 replies, posted in Fight Club)
Okay, I was doing my voyeur thing and saw this thread. So I had to opine. Which meant I had to join this group. No biggie. It looks like a place for some spleen venting! So you're talking about writers who gladly take your reviews, and are even effervescent in their gratitude, perhaps - and you never see them review your stuff. A one-way street. The new site lets folk get away with this without what might appear at first to be untoward consequences, because there's always the Free site to pillage and mine, but let me tell you, bubs, an author who does that to me will never get another review from me until that author sees the light. And I'm not insisting on a one-for-one. Like CJ, I've reviewed a whole novella of an author on this site. Have I received even one review in response? No. Another author on this site - I reviewed multiple chapters of her lengthy novel and received one I-paid-my-dues review. Hey, we're no longer shooting for the Top Ten novel list anymore; that's not the issue. The more eyes on a posting, the better the chances that all the nits will be exposed. That's what I'm here for - the "free" editing!
If I'm willing to use my time and experience to help out a fellow author, why can't said author do the same for me? And I'm not talking about those newbies on the Free site, but "established" writers who should know better. You all know who you are. Jack
687 2015-01-13 23:33:06
Re: Email notifications (2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Ditto.
688 2015-01-09 21:18:44
Re: WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE? (1 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
If the town has no PD, the Sheriff's Office would be in charge. Depending on the severity of the crime, e.g., a manhunt is required, the State Police could be called in. If the crime were committed in a national park or forest, I believe the FBI would handle the investigation.
689 2015-01-08 14:27:22
Re: Site bugs 2 (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I'm getting the brackets for the word I touch, but touching it again highlights the rest of the sentence, and all I wanted to comment on was that one word. BTW, Sol, there's no "clicking" with an i-Pad.
690 2015-01-08 13:18:39
Topic: Site bugs 2 (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
This topic may have been covered before, but I've found I can't do in-line reviews from my i-Pad. Unable to highlight the text in question. I'm sure there is a simple fix, but I don't know what it is.
691 2014-12-30 21:48:26
Re: IMO: What's your pleasure? (3 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Answer to question #1: 19
Answer to question #2: 1,2,3,4,9,10,11,12,15,16,17,18,19
692 2014-12-24 12:04:53
Re: Cops in fiction quiz (13 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Hey, JP - Kilmer isn't really a PI in Spartan, and I'm not sure he could be considered a rancher in Bloodworth. But an excellent try! I didn't think any other answer would be even close. But I took the question out of the list because it was misleading and didn't really involve a cop as a MC. At first, I was thinking Harper was a cop, then realized he was a PI. And Hombre wasn't really a NA, only raised as one. Hud was a rancher. Paul Newman, of course, was the answer to that one.
693 2014-12-24 02:53:32
Re: Cops in fiction quiz (13 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Correct on #4, JP! Wrong on #1 & #2.
694 2014-12-23 01:48:53
Re: Cops in fiction quiz (13 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Hey, JP - You got two of my toughest ones - #7&8. In order to get credit for #3, you'll have to give me the movies. #6 is correct. #4 isn't. BTW, it's James Gadolfini - but he's not the right answer. Thanks for trying!
695 2014-12-23 01:43:19
Re: Cops in fiction quiz (13 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Oops. I made a mistake in #9. It should read, What famous actor played a PI, a rancher, and a Native American in three movies, each of which has a one-word title? Sorry about that. Not really a cop question, so you get double points if you get it.
696 2014-12-23 00:26:27
Re: Cops in fiction quiz (13 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
My apologies. I meant to post the above in the Cop Shop forum.
697 2014-12-23 00:14:03
Topic: Cops in fiction quiz (13 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Since JP started these quizzes, thought I'd weigh in on one that I know all the answers to.
1. What soon-to-be A-list actor played a tiny role as a taxi driver in a classic cop movie starring a box-office star famous in real life for his fast rides?
2. Name the two actors who starred as cop partners in a movie with a song title as its title.
3. What famous actor played gangsters in four movies and cops in four others. (He might not be the only one, but if you can come up with other answers, I'll appreciate it!)
4. What actor who played a cop getting into terrible fixes in a series of movies got his start in a TV series (in which he didn't play a cop)?
5. Name the actor who made famous the carrying of his gun in the small of his back in a TV series. Name the character and the series.
6. Who was the movie star who, in a TV series, played the older partner of a young cop whose father, in real life, was an Oscar winner? What was the name of that TV series?
7. The younger cop in #6 appeared again as a cop in a movie infamous for a certain interrogation scene. Name the actor who played his partner.
8. Who played the Texas Ranger who was captured by an infamous gang, and then got his revenge, in a classic 1967 movie?
10. Who was the real-life cop portrayed in two movies, one of which won an Oscar for Best Picture, by an actor who also starred in the #8 movie? This cop also appeared in a TV series. For extra credit, name the movies and the TV series.
698 2014-12-20 13:31:53
Re: In-line review cutting and pasting (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I don't copy and paste, just highlight and comment on the highlighted area. But I agree the highlighting can be difficult if not impossible, when the section you want highlighted continues on to the next line. So I've had to account for that in my comments, adding more verbiage than I would otherwise have to do.
699 2014-12-18 23:43:01
Re: Purpose of Book Shelf? (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Good question, Dirk. I wondered the same thing.
700 2014-12-16 16:25:57
Re: Plot holes (17 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Jack, I'd like to know what the minor plot hole was in "Teammates"?! Wow, and even your editor missed it. Makes one wonder why you bother with TNBW and editors, huh?
When Jim was researching Cathy in Facebook and discovered she was engaged to Tim Howard, he immediately wondered if this Tim was the same Tim who they had left in the car as a baby. But I'd never mentioned to that point that Jim ever learned the baby's first name! So I had to go back and get that in. Yeah, two editors missed that.