Barks quote quiz

[Egg]

I know now! The ten-page story with Donald's "jewel polisher;" the one where the nephews make friends with a tortoise that has a treasure map carved on his shell.

(grunt!) Evil Egg hoped Wichie Britchie wouldn't know because of Gladstone and Gemstone only reprinting the same few 1950s stories over and over again. (I'm exaggerating. A bit.)

"Of the three ways you can travel at sea - right, left, and DOWN - you're taking the third!"
(which story?)

[Egg]

The ten-page story with Donald's rock tumbler and polisher, is titled 'Rocks to Riches'. (WDC 214)

"Of the three ways you can travel at sea - right, left, and DOWN - you're taking the third!"
(which story?)

[Egg]

"Of the three ways you can travel at sea - right, left, and DOWN - you're taking the third!"

hint#1: "No wonder the boat's LEAKING, unca Donald!"

[germund]

'Rocks to Riches'. (WDC 214)

Turned around figures, should be WDC241

"Of the three ways you can travel at sea - right, left, and DOWN - you're taking the third!"

WDC275 Zero Hero

[germund]

Next! From which story:

"Confide in me! I know ALL the ways of NOT making money!"

[Doctor Witchie Britchie]

That's from the short Scrooge story in which Scrooge wants to go on a TV quiz show that awards huge cash prizes for answers to ridiculously easy questions. He then finds out that winning the cash prizes will put him in a higher tax bracket and cause him to pay an extra billion dollars in taxes. He consults Donald about how to avoid making the money, and Don answers with Germund's quote.

[Egg]

"Let me out! Let me out! Unlock this thing!"
(which story?)

[Egg]

"Let me out! Let me out! Unlock this thing!"

hint#1: "Unca' Donald! Take it easy! Your apoplexy!"

[germund]

Looks like everyone is gone (forever?). So, I'll answer my own question. The book written by Hoocan Doit was "Child Raising"

Which story?

By pure coincidence, I ran across Hoocan Doits's book today in WDC169 (the story where Donald tries to prevent HDL from playing hooky from school). Hmmm... Hoocan - hooky... Maybe that's where Barks got the name...

[Doctor Witchie Britchie]

"Let me out! Let me out! Unlock this thing!"

hint#1: "Unca' Donald! Take it easy! Your apoplexy!"

That's from the Black Mask Burglar ten-pager.

I think the "Hoocan Doit" name is part of a wordplay when combined with the title of the book:

"Child Raising by Hoocan Doit (Who Can Do It?)

[Egg]

["Let me out! Let me out! Unlock this thing!"] That's from the Black Mask Burglar ten-pager.

Indeed. WDC 106. Was policemen handing out whistles to citizens a common practice at that time, or is it limited to Duckburg?

"Child Raising by Hoocan Doit (Who Can Do It?)

In a Grandma Duck story a car passes with number plate HI2U. (Hi to you.) I think it's in a story where Gladstone visits Grandma.

"Uncle Scrooge! Uncle Scrooge! Save me!"
(which story?)

[Robb_K]

"Who Threw The Overshoes In Mrs. O'Leary's Hash?" - What story is this from, - and what part does it play in that story? What actual historical person does it make fun of?

[Robb_K]

"Oh bury me thar.... with my battered guitar...." - What song is this? What is its next line? What story? What real 1936 record on Okeh Records was Barks' inspiration (over and above making fun of wailing cowboy singers in general)?

[Egg]

"Who Threw The Overshoes In Mrs. O'Leary's Hash?" - What story is this from, - and what part does it play in that story? What actual historical person does it make fun of?

'Mrs. O'Leary's Cow' is the fire-sequence of Brian Wilson's 'Smile'. The title refered to a cow that caused a huge fire in Chicago(?). By pushing over a lantern, as the CD art-work suggests. Is this story true? Or should I just buy a book on history next time?

[Doctor Witchie Britchie]

"Oh bury me thar.... with my battered guitar...." - What song is this? What is its next line? What story? What real 1936 record on Okeh Records was Barks' inspiration (over and above making fun of wailing cowboy singers in general)?

That's Donald's hit song, "The Screaming Cowboy." The next line goes, "...a screamin' my heart out for yew..." It's from the "Avalanche Valley" story. I don't know what Barks' inspiration was for the spoof, though.