Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Top Ten Tuesday - Ten Signs You Might Be Nancy Drew

This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic from The Broke and the Bookish is a freebie.  Like pretty much every mystery lover my childhood reading contained a lot of Nancy Drew and I still love the covers on the original series (we're going to pretend that whole Case File thing didn't happen).  I'm working on a project here that involves some Nancy Drew reading and I've noticed a few reoccuring themes.  So for today's freebie I thought I'd do Ten Signs You Might Be Nancy Drew.

1.  You have a very hard head and can endure countless hits and being knocked unconscious without showing any sign of concussion.

2.  You know a large number of impoverished widows with small children or orphans who were promised money from a beloved uncle/family friend but when said uncle/family friend died there was no mention of the widow or orphan in the will - only a cryptic clue.

3.  Your car is always a roadster and your shoes are always pumps.

4.  Your father is a lawyer and really doesn't seem to believe in client confidentiality because he tells you everything and frequently gets you involved in cases.

5.  Your mother died when you were young but it's fine - besides you have a housekeeper who is willing to fix you and your friends a basket of snacks before you go off to investigate a mystery.  If your mother is packing your basket of snacks than you're in the Hardy Boys.  If no one is packing your snacks than you're not a detective - snacks are very important to mystery solving.

6.  While the murder rate in your town is really low the crime rate is astronomically high between all the thefts, assaults and abductions that happen constantly.

7.  No one is never in a nursing home of their own free will and they're frequently not who they're supposed to be.

8.  It's really not hard to change your identity. Just get a wig and a fake accent.  No one - even people who have known you for years - will recognize you.

9.  Nothing is what it seems.  Every innocent item - clocks, books, statues, paintings - contains something else and every house has a secret passage.

10. You never find a dog who just got out of the fence.  Every lost pet you stumble across belongs to a victim of a kidnapping or someone who is in need of some kind of mystery solving help.

Were you a Nancy Drew fan?  Any signs that I missed?


27 comments:

  1. These are funny!! I remember reading Nancy Drew as kid and really liking them.

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  2. That is hilarious! I can completely identify with numbers four and five !!!

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  3. I think you have Nancy, Bess, George, and company down pat. I read many, many Nancy Drew stories and have been tempted to go back and read them again. Oh, I was recommended a book that I've never picked up, but should - GIRL SLEUTH: NANCY DREW AND THE WOMEN WHO CREATED HER by Melanie Rahak. I had a friend who read this and said it was interesting.

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  4. You know, I never read any Nancy Drew. I don't know how that even happened, but you've made me want to check her out. :) HAHA! Have a great week!

    TTT
    Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know

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  5. Absolutely spot on. I especially loved #5. Snacks are the most important part of solving a case for sure.

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  6. Haha! I love these posts you do. I've actually never read Nancy Drew! Shame on me. I love the bit about the snacks. And the father who is a lawyer who never keeps things private.

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  7. Oh my gosh right? #1- Nancy (and the Hardy boys too) are ALWAYS getting bopped on the head! They'd be like bobbleheads now or something. #4- lol. Way to put her in danger Dad- sheesh! And the snacks- man do they eat good! :)

    Every house has secret passage! Love it!!!

    Love those covers!!

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  8. LOL, so funny. Who drove a roadster? Was it Ned?

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  9. Oh, I love this list! I was a big Nancy Drew nerd, too. Maybe it's time to re-read the series. I wonder what I'd think of the books now that I'm an adult?

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  10. Also, when I read these as a kid I had no idea what pumps were in relation to footwear. I just went with it.

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  11. I have never read Nancy Drew! I loved your list though and thought it was really creative.

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  12. Great post! I loved Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, too.

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  13. Haha! Great list, I especially loved that first one! :D

    Lauren @ Always Me

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  14. Bwahaha....I love this Katherine! I devoured Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys as a child. I solve crimes in flip-flops and fuzzy slippers!

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  15. What a creative top 10! I really enjoyed reading your post.

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  16. Aw, this is really clever! My cousin used to read all of these, so my family bought tons of these books as gifts. Despite liking a fun mystery, I don't think I've ever read one!

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  17. These are wonderful. I love the one where you just have to throw on a wig to be unrecognizable to people who know you. Haha. Great list!

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  18. I haven't read any Nancy Drew books, but I'm definitely giving this series a chance!

    Here’s my TTT!

    Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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  19. Too fun. We cleaned out my mother's basement a couple weeks ago and all my Nancy Drew books are still there for the time being. :)

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  20. This is terrific! So funny. I love Nancy Drew and am collecting the books for my granddaughter now and am lazily working on rereading the series. I only have the first three as of now.

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  21. Totally love this list and brings back memories of reading the books and watching it on television. Mystery stories sure have changed, right? (lol)

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  22. I never read Nancy Drew, but this is a great list!

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  23. Haha, great list Katherine! It's been so long since I've read Nancy Drew!
    Have you ever read Kate Beaton's Nancy Drew comics? They're hilarious!

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  24. Lol! Great list. You also may be Nancy Drew if the only time you ever use your credit card is to pick a lock!

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  25. Too funny! I especially love number 5!

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