And why wouldn't Mr. Memory answer this very pertinent question?
It was clearly the most important agricultural question asked at the music hall that night, and one that might have saved the lives of countless farm-bred fowl!
That's quite true, but I have no idea why it wasn't answered. Very strange.
Perhaps it was simply because the man was talking rather quietly and Mr. Memory couldn't here him. Who knows?
Either way, I have an exam on this film tomorrow. Argh!
Me too! Film Studies eh?
shareOh yes! I've already done it now though. Wasn't too bad to be honest.
shareI presumed it was because there were too many people calling out their questions and as someone said earlier, he didn't speak out very loudly.
Each time I watch this film, it makes my day because I always recite that bit before he start asking 'What causes pip in poultry' LOL LOL
What causes pip in poultry? I don't recall it in the movie, but I guess he didn't answer it because he didn't know, maybe no one in the world knew. He is not omniscient. He "just" remembers facts. Maybe there was no fact known to remember.
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The definitive answer - now I'm off to de-pip my chicken.
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Your persistence amuses me Squeeth.
However, no matter how many times you ask, she is still dead.
Sorry.
Signature? Is that the thing that shows up at the bottom of all your message board posts?
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"What causes pip in poultry? I don't recall it in the movie, but I guess he didn't answer it because he didn't know, maybe no one in the world knew. He is not omniscient. He "just" remembers facts. Maybe there was no fact known to remember."
This is my take on it as well
Mr. Memory never gets the chance to answer. Many questions were being shouted at him by the raucous crowd, and a melee breaks out. Several questions never got to be answered ("When was Crippen hanged?" etc.), so it wasn't that Memory didn't know what causes pip in poultry. It was posed quietly by the shy farmer amidst others.
"Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!"
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"I know sir, but I never tell a lady's age."
shareThe answer, of course, is:
Don't make yourself so common.
I don't think Mr. Memory heard the old man......
... Justin
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Never mind what causes it. What the hell is it? Could someone please explain? (Second plea.)
"I told you a million times not to talk to me when I'm doing my lashes"!
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"Someone has been tampering with Hank's memories."
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As far as the question about Mae West goes: 'The 39 Steps' was released on August 1st, 1935, and on the 17th of August that year Mae West turned 42-years-old. So, most likely, Hitch being a fan of Ms. West had that particular question thrown in as a tribute to her. Alice Cooper commented that when he wrote the song, 'No Time For Tears' for her 1978 film, 'Sextette', in which he also starred, upon meeting her felt that she was still 'doable' at the tender age of 84! Whether he actually did or not is not known, but knowing him, who knows, right?! lol I guess that would have put some pip in his poultry, for sure! LMAO! FuturePrimitive666.
"*bleep* it all and *bleep*ing no regrets!"