3. "Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane.
Jane plays with Willi, Willi is ______________"
What are the missing words?
From Quiz Games Without Frontiers
Answer:
happy again
It's hard to work out whether these names mean anything, apart from being about children playing. Hans, Lotti and Willi are names from German-speaking nations, while Jane is from English-speaking countries. Perhaps they are just meant to be generic names from different countries, giving an image of children playing together, some of them being in a sulk, and then quickly cheering up.
"Games Without Frontiers" is from the third of ex-Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel's four self-named solo albums - the one from 1980 that also features classic tracks "Biko" and "No Self Control". It's sometimes unofficially called "Melt" to distinguish it from the others with the same name - from the melting picture of Gabriel on the cover. The album caused a falling out with Atlantic, Gabriel's US record label. They didn't want to release it because they didn't consider it anywhere near commercial. The label head, Ahmet Ertegun said, "What do people in America care about this guy in South Africa?" and "Has Peter been in a mental hospital?".