Thursday, August 13, 2009

Question - 300

Connect the monument in the first visual to the other two visuals. Update: On looking at the question again, it seems like I might have made it too obscure. So let me be more explicit in saying the connect is a phrase to which the first two visuals are directly related while the third obliquely so.

Answer: The phrase I was looking for is Molon Labe, a Greek phrase that means "come and get them". The Greek phrase was famously uttered by Leonidas during the Battle of Thermopylae. The same phrase was used in the flag of the Texas Republic during the war with Mexico. The phrase is frequently used by the NRA and its supporters and a variation of the phrase ("from my cold dead hands") was used by Charlton Heston during an NRA assembly shortly after the Columbine high school massacre. The question was solely put for the sake of it being the 300th question. Raghu, Iam and Rajesh got the whole thing. Vetti, Hirak, tsp and Krithi were almost there. Well done everyone and apologies for the contrived question.

7 comments:

Raghu said...

"Molon labe"
"Come and take it"
"From my cold dead hands"

Vetti said...

All I could get was Charlton Heston and his famous "From my cold dead hands"

hirak said...

"From my cold dead hands!"

The NRA slogan, made famous again by Charlton Heston.

Iam said...

Molon Labe - Thermopylae

Come and take it - Texan revolution

Come and take it - Anti gun control

Connect: There aint no such thing as a free weapon

Unless its the peaceful kind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2gOEhdR5aY

tsp said...

Leonidas (of Sparta) monument and that's Charles Heston screaming for the NRA.

No idea about the middle picture :(

Anonymous said...

some thing connected to texas Revolution of 1835 "come and take it"
krithi

rajesh said...

Phrase - Come and take them
Spartan king Leonidas used it at the begining of the battle of Thermopylae. Come and take it is the slogan of the Texas revolution. Charlton Heston's "From my cold, dead hands" is a variation on this phrase.