Presenter: And now let’s meet our first contestant: will you come in and sign in, please? […] All right, as you will probably realize, there is an area of identification that might be in appearing, costuming, name… some area of identification that could give you too much information, so you are blindfolded. I would just ask our guest if… you are fully familiar with how we keep score? Dalí: Yes. Presenter: All right, in that case, let’s let our folks at home and friends here in the theatre know exactly what your line is…
[ARTIST]
Presenter: Our guest is unnamed, and he is self-employed. With that, let’s begin the general questioning with Alice Francis. A.F.: Are you associated with any of the arts? Dalí: Yes. A.F.: Would you ever have been seen on television? Dalí: Yes. A.F.: Are you a performer? Dalí: Yes. A.F.: Would you be considered a leading man? Dalí: Yes. Presenter: I gotta move in here; actually, in the general context of the question, we would have to accept that all the affirmative replies, except perhaps the last one, are not misleading in any major degree. However, I think the last answer is misleading and we could not accurately describe our guest as a leading man. A.F.: He is a misleading man… Presenter: A misleading man, yeah. Mr... Mister: Have you achieved some eminence in any field other than television? Dalí: Yes. Mister: Would it be the sort of exploit that might possible reach to the front-page of a newspaper? Dalí: Yes. Mister: Is it an exploit that has been in the front-page of a newspaper within the past couple of weeks? Dalí: No. Miss G.: Do you imagine that we are blindfolded because one or more of us would recognise you at sight? Dalí: Yes. Miss G.: Are you accustomed to appearing before audiences? Dalí: Yes. Miss G.: When you appear before audiences, do you ever wear less than you are wearing now? Presenter: When you appear before audiences, do you ever wear less than you are wearing now… I would say that under certain specific conditions, it is not impossible that our guest would wear less than he’s been worn now but it is not necessarily… Presenter: Is that a yes or a no? Presenter: It’s a kind of up-and-down yes. Miss G.: Well, do you have anything to do with sports or any form of athletic endeavour? Dalí: Yes. Presenter: No, I think it would be too misleading to suggest that our guest would have a basic affiliation with sport, which is not to say that it is not within the encompass of his enjoyment to indulge in this particular endeavour. Miss G.: Thank you.
Presenter: Mister L. Mister L.: I’m still working on the last one. Do you appear continuously on television, I mean.. twice a week, once a month… can I see you? Dalí: No. A.F: Do you use anything in your hand for your job? Like a pencil or a typewriter or anything like that? Dalí: Yes. A.F.: Would you be considered a writer? Dalí: Yes. A.F.: There’s nothing that this man doesn’t do!! […] But we have to guess this is an all-around man! Are you well-known because of a book that has been published of yours? Presenter: Miss.. If I may interrupt you, I would have to agree that we must consider that our guest is a writer. A.F.: We are going to agree that we must consider that our guest is a writer. We are going to consider it. You mean we are going to consider whether he is or whether he isn’t? Presenter: no, this is merely… Ah, I am actually trying to be completely fair. The talents of our guest are not accomplished entirely in this area of work. A.F.: Then, you can do several things? Truly, except sport… Have you…Oh, I’m terribly lost. Have you had something published? Presenter: Does our guest have something published? Dalí: Yes. A.F.:Does he write humorously? Presenter: Do you writer humorously? Dalí: Yes and not (“the two”). Presenter: Yes, I think it’s properly yes and no. A.F.: Oh, could he.. Does he have any drawings like comic strips? Presenter: Do you ever do any drawings like comic strips? Dalí: Yes. A.F.: Yes? Presenter: Our guest says yes, he does drawings like comic strips. A.F.: Is that something quite unusual for our guest? Presenter: I missed the last one. A.F.: I am just asking if that’s something unusual because everything that he does… the audience laughed about. Presenter: No, there’s nothing unusual; actually, that’s the sort of thing he does all the time. A.F.: I’ll pass up to Bennett. B: Are you a human being? Presenter: Very much so, Bennet, very much so B: And there’s no animal or dummy up there with you? Presenter: That’s true, there’s no animal or dummy except for, perhaps… [himself] B: No, I’m not talking about the master of ceremonies… Have you ever written a book that was published by my firm? Presenter: The Random House ever published a book for you? Dalí: Yes. B.: Was this book published within the past year? Dalí: No. Miss G.: Is it possible that we have not yet dragged upon the major thing that our guest is famous for? Presenter: That’s very possible. Miss G.: He’s still maintaining that he’s a performer? Presenter: Well, yes… in the degree that he was asked if he had anything to do with the arts and then he was asked if he was a performer and, in that large context, we would have to accept that he was indeed a performer. Presenter: Do you have a confidence? A.F.: Yes, I have a confidence, Tony. Presenter: You may have fifteen seconds for a confidence, and then I’m going to give you one minute more to get it. A.F.: Ask him whether he could paint with his moustache. Miss G. :OOOh, do you have a moustache that’s rather well-known, and in fact, could you almost be caricatured just by that? Dalí: Yes. Miss G.: Thank you, darling. Are you Salvador Dalí? Salvador Dalí, right!!!
WHAT’S THE LINE?
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Presenter: And now let’s meet our first contestant: will you come in and sign in, please? […] All right, as you will probably realize, there is an area of identification that might be in appearing, costuming, name… some area of identification that could give you too much information, so you are blindfolded.
I would just ask our guest if… you are fully familiar with how we keep score?
Dalí: Yes.
Presenter: All right, in that case, let’s let our folks at home and friends here in the theatre know exactly what your line is…
[ARTIST]
Presenter: Our guest is unnamed, and he is self-employed. With that, let’s begin the general questioning with Alice Francis.
A.F.: Are you associated with any of the arts?
Dalí: Yes.
A.F.: Would you ever have been seen on television?
Dalí: Yes.
A.F.: Are you a performer?
Dalí: Yes.
A.F.: Would you be considered a leading man?
Dalí: Yes.
Presenter: I gotta move in here; actually, in the general context of the question, we would have to accept that all the affirmative replies, except perhaps the last one, are not misleading in any major degree. However, I think the last answer is misleading and we could not accurately describe our guest as a leading man.
A.F.: He is a misleading man…
Presenter: A misleading man, yeah. Mr...
Mister: Have you achieved some eminence in any field other than television?
Dalí: Yes.
Mister: Would it be the sort of exploit that might possible reach to the front-page of a newspaper?
Dalí: Yes.
Mister: Is it an exploit that has been in the front-page of a newspaper within the past couple of weeks?
Dalí: No.
Miss G.: Do you imagine that we are blindfolded because one or more of us would recognise you at sight?
Dalí: Yes.
Miss G.: Are you accustomed to appearing before audiences?
Dalí: Yes.
Miss G.: When you appear before audiences, do you ever wear less than you are wearing now?
Presenter: When you appear before audiences, do you ever wear less than you are wearing now… I would say that under certain specific conditions, it is not impossible that our guest would wear less than he’s been worn now but it is not necessarily…
Presenter: Is that a yes or a no?
Presenter: It’s a kind of up-and-down yes.
Miss G.: Well, do you have anything to do with sports or any form of athletic endeavour?
Dalí: Yes.
Presenter: No, I think it would be too misleading to suggest that our guest would have a basic affiliation with sport, which is not to say that it is not within the encompass of his enjoyment to indulge in this particular endeavour.
Miss G.: Thank you.
Presenter: Mister L.
ReplyDeleteMister L.: I’m still working on the last one. Do you appear continuously on television, I mean.. twice a week, once a month… can I see you?
Dalí: No.
A.F: Do you use anything in your hand for your job? Like a pencil or a typewriter or anything like that?
Dalí: Yes.
A.F.: Would you be considered a writer?
Dalí: Yes.
A.F.: There’s nothing that this man doesn’t do!! […] But we have to guess this is an all-around man! Are you well-known because of a book that has been published of yours?
Presenter: Miss.. If I may interrupt you, I would have to agree that we must consider that our guest is a writer.
A.F.: We are going to agree that we must consider that our guest is a writer. We are going to consider it. You mean we are going to consider whether he is or whether he isn’t?
Presenter: no, this is merely… Ah, I am actually trying to be completely fair. The talents of our guest are not accomplished entirely in this area of work.
A.F.: Then, you can do several things? Truly, except sport… Have you…Oh, I’m terribly lost. Have you had something published?
Presenter: Does our guest have something published?
Dalí: Yes.
A.F.:Does he write humorously?
Presenter: Do you writer humorously?
Dalí: Yes and not (“the two”).
Presenter: Yes, I think it’s properly yes and no.
A.F.: Oh, could he.. Does he have any drawings like comic strips?
Presenter: Do you ever do any drawings like comic strips?
Dalí: Yes.
A.F.: Yes?
Presenter: Our guest says yes, he does drawings like comic strips.
A.F.: Is that something quite unusual for our guest?
Presenter: I missed the last one.
A.F.: I am just asking if that’s something unusual because everything that he does… the audience laughed about.
Presenter: No, there’s nothing unusual; actually, that’s the sort of thing he does all the time.
A.F.: I’ll pass up to Bennett.
B: Are you a human being?
Presenter: Very much so, Bennet, very much so
B: And there’s no animal or dummy up there with you?
Presenter: That’s true, there’s no animal or dummy except for, perhaps… [himself]
B: No, I’m not talking about the master of ceremonies… Have you ever written a book that was published by my firm?
Presenter: The Random House ever published a book for you?
Dalí: Yes.
B.: Was this book published within the past year?
Dalí: No.
Miss G.: Is it possible that we have not yet dragged upon the major thing that our guest is famous for?
Presenter: That’s very possible.
Miss G.: He’s still maintaining that he’s a performer?
Presenter: Well, yes… in the degree that he was asked if he had anything to do with the arts and then he was asked if he was a performer and, in that large context, we would have to accept that he was indeed a performer.
Presenter: Do you have a confidence?
A.F.: Yes, I have a confidence, Tony.
Presenter: You may have fifteen seconds for a confidence, and then I’m going to give you one minute more to get it.
A.F.: Ask him whether he could paint with his moustache.
Miss G. :OOOh, do you have a moustache that’s rather well-known, and in fact, could you almost be caricatured just by that?
Dalí: Yes.
Miss G.: Thank you, darling. Are you Salvador Dalí?
Salvador Dalí, right!!!