Today's Guess The Shakespeare Quote As Reinterpreted By My Buddy Rob:
"A problem's easy unless it's yours."
Question remains open. Scoring is open until the first correct answer is posted (SCORING RULES - no credit for partials!). Full score for 1st correct answer, half score for all subsequent correct answers until close of scoring!
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Makes me think of the old Naughty by Nature song, but otherwise I'm stumped.
This has been bugging me for so long ... and I have never had the confidence in my answer to post it until now, but I figure nothing ventured, nothing gained... so here goes...
"A wretched soul, bruised with adversity,
We bid be quiet when we hear it cry;
But were we burdened with like weight of pain,
As much or more would we ourselves complain"
The Comedy of Errors - Act II, Scene 1
I love that quote!
Hm.
And of course, full admiration for taking the leap!
But now to the scoring and judgment. First, it is true that the passage you cite isn't the actual quote that Rob paraphrased, but that in itself matters not. Per the scoring rules (see FOOTNOTE 2), if Rob's quote is an accurate paraphrase of your answer, then you get full points even if it wasn't the specific one originally looked for.
But Melady, can you help me out with the paraphrase? Which part of your quote are you seeing as paraphrasing or being paraphrased by "A problem's easy unless it's yours"?
I'm not saying it's not - I just don't quite yet wrap it around my head and I think maybe you're seeing something I'm missing. Elucidate, elucidate!
Oh no, I couldn't accept a point if it isn't the correct quote. It kinda just seemed like a vague possibility!
'kay, then!
The Comedy of Errors Act II Scene 1 is therefore hereby ruled ineligible as an answer for this one. I don't want some crafty arguer coming in here to prove why it's a good paraphrase, succeed at doing so, and demand credit!
A POX UPON SUCH CRAFTY ARGUERS!!
Okay, another not-so-confident stab.
(Let me know if you don't want attempts unless the attemptee is positive about their answer and I shall desist with my attempts!)
"No, no; 'tis all men's office to speak patience
To those that wring under the load of sorrow,
But no man's virtue nor sufficiency
To be so moral when he shall endure
The like himself. Therefore give me no counsel:
My griefs cry louder than advertisement."
ACT V
Scene 1
Much Ado About Nothing
Not at all Mel! Attempts are welcome.
Hm. I'm not getting the "A problem's easy unless it's yours." from your passage, though. These Buddy Rob ones are all pretty near paraphrases.
I have to lean toward the original sentiment on these possible other matches - "If there are two passages that both present a bang-on match to the rephrase, I'm inclined to consider both as correct answers and award full points to both. But it's going to have to be a damn persuasive match for me to award it to the one that wasn't the original one we were thinking of!"
I can see on this one what you're getting at, in the sense that it does seem to be riffing somewhat on the same general theme, but I don't think I could call "A problem's easy unless it's yours" a paraphrase to this passage.
When whoever gets it gets it, you'll see - it's a really close match!
So, yeah... I'm back. Me and this quiz have some unfinished business.
"Everyone can master a grief but he that has it"
Much Ado About Nothing
(Act III, Scene II)
Fuckin' A.
This quiz is closed for business.
Revised update posted on the now-current #23.
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