tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post8838030551485467092..comments2024-02-14T14:47:58.061-08:00Comments on Word Salad: AnswersColeslawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06813319585807128092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-74305222883226148732012-01-05T06:18:10.277-08:002012-01-05T06:18:10.277-08:00I'm surprised that I actually knew that "...I'm surprised that I actually knew that "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" went with <i>1984</i>. It's been decades since I read it.Coleslawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813319585807128092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-42041135620177870122012-01-05T04:05:49.997-08:002012-01-05T04:05:49.997-08:00"It was a bright cold day in April, and the c..."It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."<br /><br />I <i>know</i> that that's <i>1984</i>. But I always want to answer, <i>The Thirteen Clocks</i>. Which is an entirely different kettle of fish:<br /><br />"Once upon a time, in a gloomy castle on a lonely hill, where there were thirteen clocks that wouldn't go, there lived a cold, aggressive Duke, and his niece, the Princess Saralinda."Amaryllisnoreply@blogger.com