Davel23

I had some fun with this game but ran into a late-game softlock which prevented me from finishing it.

Pakled ships do, I mean, they're always looking for things to make them go.

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew.

The Cheshire Cat significantly predates Totoro.

Tom Baker was my first Doctor too, though I don't remember exactly which story. Might have been The Ark in Space.

Quark and the Fermions Greatest Hits

Jaw harp or Jew's harp.

Yup. As I recall it was kind of a school-wide effort, with kids relaying solutions of various puzzles to each other until we had enough to complete the game. I do recall working out the Babelfish puzzle on my own, though I also neglected to feed the dog at the beginning of the game soft-locking myself on at least one playthrough.

I bought several Infocom games in their day, I think HHGTTG was the only one I ever finished.

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

Oscar Wilde.

There are places in Japan that actually serve chicken sashimi.