Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>
>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though eerily
>>
>> and
>>
>
> spooky


You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.

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On 28/05/14 17:39, clipka wrote:
> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though eerily
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>
>> spooky
> 
> 
> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
> 

I second that.

Clipka, start the next sentence (BTW You don't need to wait for
confirmation of the challenge)

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Le 28/05/2014 18:54, Doctor John nous fit lire :
> On 28/05/14 17:39, clipka wrote:
>> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though eerily
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>
>>> spooky
>>
>>
>> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>>
> 
> I second that.

It's not my task to do that challenge, but I do not see the problem.
(Hint: I would play "Disneyland", or "city" or "fair", or whatever place
in one word to close the sentence)

I would have challenged the position with a star (but it was not mine to
do, was it ?):

Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though *
eerily and * spooky



> 
> Clipka, start the next sentence (BTW You don't need to wait for
> confirmation of the challenge)
> 
> John
> 
I'm ok with Clipka starting the next sentence.

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On 28/05/14 18:10, Le_Forgeron wrote
>>
> I'm ok with Clipka starting the next sentence.
> 
The challenger always starts the next sentence unless, of course, he/she
doesn't want to.
Samantha doesn't want to rub you up the wrong way so she has offered to
let you go first ;-)

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On 28/05/2014 17:39, clipka wrote:
> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though eerily
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>
>> spooky
>
>
> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>

I won't complete it but I will continue it.

and

(so there!) :-P

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On 28/05/14 18:54, Stephen wrote:
> On 28/05/2014 17:39, clipka wrote:
>> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though
>>>>> eerily
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>
>>> spooky
>>
>>
>> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>>
> 
> I won't complete it but I will continue it.
> 
> and
> 
> (so there!) :-P
> 

BEEP! Incorrect grammar. 'eerily' is an adverb, 'spooky' is an adjective.


Unusually

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On Wed, 28 May 2014 19:02:20 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> On 28/05/14 18:54, Stephen wrote:
>> On 28/05/2014 17:39, clipka wrote:
>>> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>>>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though
>>>>>> eerily
>>>>>
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> spooky
>>>
>>>
>>> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>>>
>>>
>> I won't complete it but I will continue it.
>> 
>> and
>> 
>> (so there!) :-P
>> 
>> 
> BEEP! Incorrect grammar. 'eerily' is an adverb, 'spooky' is an
> adjective.
> 
> 
> Unusually

yet



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On 28/05/2014 19:02, Doctor John wrote:
> On 28/05/14 18:54, Stephen wrote:
>> On 28/05/2014 17:39, clipka wrote:
>>> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>>>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though
>>>>>> eerily
>>>>>
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> spooky
>>>
>>>
>>> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>>>
>>
>> I won't complete it but I will continue it.
>>
>> and
>>
>> (so there!) :-P
>>
>
> BEEP! Incorrect grammar. 'eerily' is an adverb, 'spooky' is an adjective.
>
>
I was speaking American English (no rules to speak of) for our guests.

> Unusually
>

[It is not unusual] ;-)


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Am 28.05.2014 19:54, schrieb Stephen:
> On 28/05/2014 17:39, clipka wrote:
>> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though
>>>>> eerily
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>
>>> spooky
>>
>>
>> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>>
>
> I won't complete it but I will continue it.
>
> and
>
> (so there!) :-P

BEEP - the challenged player failed to, within one post, produce a valid 
English sentence starting with the words already played.

You lose, no matter what derivative of the English language you claim to 
be using :-P

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Am 28.05.2014 18:54, schrieb Doctor John:

> Clipka, start the next sentence (BTW You don't need to wait for
> confirmation of the challenge)


Once...

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On 28/05/2014 19:50, clipka wrote:
> Am 28.05.2014 19:54, schrieb Stephen:
>> On 28/05/2014 17:39, clipka wrote:
>>> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>>>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though
>>>>>> eerily
>>>>>
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> spooky
>>>
>>>
>>> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>>>
>>
>> I won't complete it but I will continue it.
>>
>> and
>>
>> (so there!) :-P
>
> BEEP - the challenged player failed to, within one post, produce a valid
> English sentence starting with the words already played.
>
> You lose, no matter what derivative of the English language you claim to
> be using :-P
>

You forget that were are playing to “hands across the water” rules. If 
we had been playing to the Royal and Ancient rules you would be 
perfectly correct. But as it is, you are in Knapp.

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On 28/05/2014 19:51, clipka wrote:
> Am 28.05.2014 18:54, schrieb Doctor John:
>
>> Clipka, start the next sentence (BTW You don't need to wait for
>> confirmation of the challenge)
>
>
> Once...
>

Buzz! Hesitation.


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On 28/05/14 20:03, Stephen wrote:
>>
> 
> You forget that were are playing to “hands across the water” rules. If
> we had been playing to the Royal and Ancient rules you would be
> perfectly correct. But as it is, you are in Knapp.
> 

Total rubbish!
I invoke Henderson's Variation. You, sir, are in spoon.

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On Wed, 28 May 2014 20:19:29 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> Total rubbish!
> I invoke Henderson's Variation. You, sir, are in spoon.

That only happens when Samantha is in play on the table.



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On 28/05/14 20:25, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2014 20:19:29 +0100, Doctor John wrote:
> 
>> Total rubbish!
>> I invoke Henderson's Variation. You, sir, are in spoon.
> 
> That only happens when Samantha is in play on the table.
> 
> 
> 

But she is. ATM she appreciating Le Forgeron's interjection

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Am 28.05.2014 21:03, schrieb Stephen:
> On 28/05/2014 19:50, clipka wrote:
>> Am 28.05.2014 19:54, schrieb Stephen:
>>> On 28/05/2014 17:39, clipka wrote:
>>>> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>>>>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though
>>>>>>> eerily
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> spooky
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I won't complete it but I will continue it.
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> (so there!) :-P
>>
>> BEEP - the challenged player failed to, within one post, produce a valid
>> English sentence starting with the words already played.
>>
>> You lose, no matter what derivative of the English language you claim to
>> be using :-P
>>
>
> You forget that were are playing to “hands across the water” rules.

Why, yes, of course we do. But what you forget is that while those rules 
allow a challenge to be avoided by a continuation of the sentence, such 
a continuation would have to come from a player /other/ than the 
challanged. Besides, according to the Guildford clarification of 2013 it 
would also have to be posted no later than 31 minutes 41 seconds after 
the challenge.

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Am 28.05.2014 21:04, schrieb Stephen:
> On 28/05/2014 19:51, clipka wrote:
>> Am 28.05.2014 18:54, schrieb Doctor John:
>>
>>> Clipka, start the next sentence (BTW You don't need to wait for
>>> confirmation of the challenge)
>>
>>
>> Once...
>>
>
> Buzz! Hesitation.

Conceded. Go on.

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On 28/05/14 20:39, clipka wrote:
> 
> Why, yes, of course we do. But what you forget is that while those rules
> allow a challenge to be avoided by a continuation of the sentence, such
> a continuation would have to come from a player /other/ than the
> challanged. Besides, according to the Guildford clarification of 2013 it
> would also have to be posted no later than 31 minutes 41 seconds after
> the challenge.
> 

A masterful summation of Henderson's Variation. I had forgotten that the
Guildford clarification was made in 2013.

John
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On 28/05/2014 20:39, clipka wrote:
> Am 28.05.2014 21:03, schrieb Stephen:

>>
>> You forget that were are playing to “hands across the water” rules.
>
> Why, yes, of course we do. But what you forget is that while those rules
> allow a challenge to be avoided by a continuation of the sentence, such
> a continuation would have to come from a player /other/ than the
> challanged. Besides, according to the Guildford clarification of 2013 it
> would also have to be posted no later than 31 minutes 41 seconds after
> the challenge.
>

I concede and retire to my bed with a quarter bottle of the "low flyer" 
to console myself.


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On 28/05/2014 19:50, clipka wrote:
> Am 28.05.2014 19:54, schrieb Stephen:
>> On 28/05/2014 17:39, clipka wrote:
>>> Am 28.05.2014 18:32, schrieb Stephen:
>>>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:04 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pigswill Stilton has inadequately been to another casual, though
>>>>>> eerily
>>>>>
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> spooky
>>>
>>>
>>> You are hereby challenged to complete that sentence.
>>>
>>
>> I won't complete it but I will continue it.
>>
>> and
>>
>> (so there!) :-P
>
> BEEP - the challenged player failed to, within one post, produce a valid
> English sentence starting with the words already played.
>
> You lose, no matter what derivative of the English language you claim to
> be using :-P
>

Awa' and boil yer heid. ;-)


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On Wed, 28 May 2014 20:36:06 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> On 28/05/14 20:25, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 20:19:29 +0100, Doctor John wrote:
>> 
>>> Total rubbish!
>>> I invoke Henderson's Variation. You, sir, are in spoon.
>> 
>> That only happens when Samantha is in play on the table.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> But she is. ATM she appreciating Le Forgeron's interjection
> 
> John

Oh! ;)

Jim



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On Wed, 28 May 2014 20:47:10 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> On 28/05/14 20:39, clipka wrote:
>> 
>> Why, yes, of course we do. But what you forget is that while those
>> rules allow a challenge to be avoided by a continuation of the
>> sentence, such a continuation would have to come from a player /other/
>> than the challanged. Besides, according to the Guildford clarification
>> of 2013 it would also have to be posted no later than 31 minutes 41
>> seconds after the challenge.
>> 
>> 
> A masterful summation of Henderson's Variation. I had forgotten that the
> Guildford clarification was made in 2013.

Forgetting that might require a forfeit be performed before you come back 
from Knapp.



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Am 29.05.2014 04:05, schrieb Jim Henderson:
> On Wed, 28 May 2014 20:47:10 +0100, Doctor John wrote:
>
>> On 28/05/14 20:39, clipka wrote:
>>>
>>> Why, yes, of course we do. But what you forget is that while those
>>> rules allow a challenge to be avoided by a continuation of the
>>> sentence, such a continuation would have to come from a player /other/
>>> than the challanged. Besides, according to the Guildford clarification
>>> of 2013 it would also have to be posted no later than 31 minutes 41
>>> seconds after the challenge.
>>>
>>>
>> A masterful summation of Henderson's Variation. I had forgotten that the
>> Guildford clarification was made in 2013.
>
> Forgetting that might require a forfeit be performed before you come back
> from Knapp.

Fortunately for him he's not even there yet.

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On Thu, 29 May 2014 05:33:02 +0200, clipka wrote:

> Am 29.05.2014 04:05, schrieb Jim Henderson:
>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 20:47:10 +0100, Doctor John wrote:
>>
>>> On 28/05/14 20:39, clipka wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Why, yes, of course we do. But what you forget is that while those
>>>> rules allow a challenge to be avoided by a continuation of the
>>>> sentence, such a continuation would have to come from a player
>>>> /other/
>>>> than the challanged. Besides, according to the Guildford
>>>> clarification of 2013 it would also have to be posted no later than
>>>> 31 minutes 41 seconds after the challenge.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> A masterful summation of Henderson's Variation. I had forgotten that
>>> the Guildford clarification was made in 2013.
>>
>> Forgetting that might require a forfeit be performed before you come
>> back from Knapp.
> 
> Fortunately for him he's not even there yet.

That does mean it'll be longer...Oh, I see, that is good for him. ;)

Jim



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On 29/05/14 04:46, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 05:33:02 +0200, clipka wrote:
>> Fortunately for him he's not even there yet.
> 
> That does mean it'll be longer...Oh, I see, that is good for him. ;)
> 
> Jim
> 

For goodness' sake, Henderson, do keep up with the game :-D

Joh
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On Thu, 29 May 2014 04:53:06 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> On 29/05/14 04:46, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 May 2014 05:33:02 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>> Fortunately for him he's not even there yet.
>> 
>> That does mean it'll be longer...Oh, I see, that is good for him. ;)
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
> For goodness' sake, Henderson, do keep up with the game :-D
> 
> Joh

Seems you're not keeping up with your full name, though. ;)

It's getting later in the evening here.  Which reminds me - what are you 
doing up at such a crazy hour?

Jim



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On 29/05/14 04:59, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
> It's getting later in the evening here.  Which reminds me - what are you 
> doing up at such a crazy hour?
> 
> Jim
> 

As I said, a blackbird singing etc. Not a bad way to be woken - almost
as good as a Feegle crawling into your bed and telling you that the
shadows are 'scarely'.

John (missing the Feegle and the Kat - they're in Bratislava atm)
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On Thu, 29 May 2014 05:09:17 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> On 29/05/14 04:59, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> 
>> It's getting later in the evening here.  Which reminds me - what are
>> you doing up at such a crazy hour?
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
> As I said, a blackbird singing etc. Not a bad way to be woken - almost
> as good as a Feegle crawling into your bed and telling you that the
> shadows are 'scarely'.

Ah, yes, I remember days like that.  We had an incident once at our first 
house with K. coming down 3 flights of stairs to our bedroom (it was a 5-
level split-level townhouse; his room at the top, ours second from the 
bottom) dodging velociraptors when he was about 10.  We'd watched the 
second Jurassic Park movie without (a) knowing what was in it, and (b) 
realizing that the dinos might give him nightmares.

For us, it's usually cats singing these days.  Having moved a bit north, 
the nights are much shorter than they used to be, with sunsets 
approaching 9 PM and sunrise around 4:30 AM.

> John (missing the Feegle and the Kat - they're in Bratislava atm)

:( - though I hope they're enjoying themselves.

Jim

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On 29/05/14 18:21, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>> John (missing the Feegle and the Kat - they're in Bratislava atm)
> 
> :( - though I hope they're enjoying themselves.
> 
Indeed they are. The Feegle is terrorising his cousins (or at least
thinks he is) and the Kat is enjoying being cooked for,

In a couple of months, we'll all be over there for some much needed R&R

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On Thu, 29 May 2014 18:32:40 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> On 29/05/14 18:21, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> 
>>> John (missing the Feegle and the Kat - they're in Bratislava atm)
>> 
>> :( - though I hope they're enjoying themselves.
>> 
> Indeed they are. The Feegle is terrorising his cousins (or at least
> thinks he is) and the Kat is enjoying being cooked for,
> 
> In a couple of months, we'll all be over there for some much needed R&R

Where will you be headed, if you don't mind my asking?  Or do you mean 
Bratislava?

(in context, "there" was initially interpreted to mean "the US," hence my 
question)
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Pickle with mine please.

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On 30/05/14 10:55, scott wrote:
> Pickle with mine please.
> 
Dill or Branston?

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On 30/05/2014 11:43, Doctor John wrote:
> On 30/05/14 10:55, scott wrote:
>> Pickle with mine please.
>>
> Dill or Branston?
>
Neither. Chip shop egg.


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On 30/05/14 21:38, Stephen wrote:
> On 30/05/2014 11:43, Doctor John wrote:
>> On 30/05/14 10:55, scott wrote:
>>> Pickle with mine please.
>>>
>> Dill or Branston?
>>
> Neither. Chip shop egg.
> 
> 

Eggselent choice. As the Feegle would say 'Num, num.'

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Warp wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 May 2014 23:07:01 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>> > A country edition.
>> > 
>> > Pigswill.
> 
>> Stilton
> 
> Damned if I understand what's happening here.

Ditto.

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On 01/06/2014 04:24, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 27 May 2014 23:07:01 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>> A country edition.
>>>>
>>>> Pigswill.
>>
>>> Stilton
>>
>> Damned if I understand what's happening here.
>
> Ditto.
>

It is a nonsense (think Lewis Carol) game from the British radio comedy 
show “I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue”. It has been running in one guise or 
another since the late 60’s. So its fans have watched the cast grow from 
being old to being decrepit. It is off the wall humour the same set of 
comedians that Monty Python came from.
That was the background. It is also a social signifier. (And make what 
you will of that.)
You may have noticed that we Brits like absurd humour and often pepper 
our speech with references to times gone by. This is a fine example.

TTFN


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On 1-6-2014 9:43, Stephen wrote:
> It is a nonsense (think Lewis Carol) game from the British radio comedy
> show “I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue”. It has been running in one guise or
> another since the late 60’s. So its fans have watched the cast grow from
> being old to being decrepit. It is off the wall humour the same set of
> comedians that Monty Python came from.
> That was the background. It is also a social signifier. (And make what
> you will of that.)
> You may have noticed that we Brits like absurd humour and often pepper
> our speech with references to times gone by. This is a fine example.
>

I enjoyed listening to it while driving to or from work :-)

Thomas

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Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> You may have noticed that we Brits like absurd humour and often pepper 
> our speech with references to times gone by. This is a fine example.

But let it never be said that British humor doesn't keep up with
the times... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI

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On 01/06/2014 09:17, Warp wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>> You may have noticed that we Brits like absurd humour and often pepper
>> our speech with references to times gone by. This is a fine example.
>
> But let it never be said that British humor doesn't keep up with
> the times... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI
>

Thanks, I had not seen that clip. It's good to see Ronnie Corbett still 
working. He was in that group of comics who came to the fore in the 
60's. (He's 83, you know! :-) )

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On 01/06/2014 09:43, Stephen wrote:
> It's good to see Ronnie Corbett still working.

Just found this and his wife is one pissed off person.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/18/ronnie-corbett-not-retiring-for-health-reasons_n_4984185.html


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On 01/06/2014 09:14, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> I enjoyed listening to it while driving to or from work :-)
>
> Thomas

Me too. It is on at just the right time. 6:30.
Now a days I listen to it on my laptop.
I started after Willie Rushton died and I am in at 2002 series 40.
I keep promising myself that I will make a compilation of one song to 
the tune of another. My favourite part.
Let's see how Jim and John cope with that, over a newsgroup. If they can 
do it. They will get points. And we all know what points mean, don't we?
Yes points are the electrical contacts in a less than modern automobile. 
Which had to be adjusted using a torch, a 12 volt light bulb connected 
by two crocodile clips and the feeler gauges (a fag packet would do at a 
pinch).

Ah! the days before moving parts were replaced by electronics.
Brings a lump to my throat.
Which reminds me. Has anyone seen Samantha?

[I had better take a break from listening. Any more and I will be 
speaking in rhyming couplets.]

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Regards
     Stephen

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On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:08:26 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> I keep promising myself that I will make a compilation of one song to
> the tune of another. My favourite part.
> Let's see how Jim and John cope with that, over a newsgroup.

Excellent. :)

I've been meaning to do a compilation of Mornington Crescent moves, 
partly as an effort to determine the best possible move from any point to 
any point. :)

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On 01/06/2014 7:56 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:08:26 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> I keep promising myself that I will make a compilation of one song to
>> the tune of another. My favourite part.
>> Let's see how Jim and John cope with that, over a newsgroup.
>
> Excellent. :)
>

Yes it will be if I ever get round to it. Don't hold your breath.


> I've been meaning to do a compilation of Mornington Crescent moves,
> partly as an effort to determine the best possible move from any point to
> any point. :)
>

There is a difference, you know, between interest and obsessive compulsive?

[Quietly fades into the background.]
;-)


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Regards
     Stephen

I solemnly promise to kick the next angle, I see.

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On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 20:09:24 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 01/06/2014 7:56 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:08:26 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> I keep promising myself that I will make a compilation of one song to
>>> the tune of another. My favourite part.
>>> Let's see how Jim and John cope with that, over a newsgroup.
>>
>> Excellent. :)
>>
>>
> Yes it will be if I ever get round to it. Don't hold your breath.

:)

>> I've been meaning to do a compilation of Mornington Crescent moves,
>> partly as an effort to determine the best possible move from any point
>> to any point. :)
>>
>>
> There is a difference, you know, between interest and obsessive
> compulsive?
> 
> [Quietly fades into the background.]
> ;-)

Oh, yes, why do you think I haven't started yet? ;)

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On 01/06/2014 10:20 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Oh, yes, why do you think I haven't started yet?;)

I have no idea. Why haven't you started yet?

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     Stephen

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On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 22:34:46 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 01/06/2014 10:20 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Oh, yes, why do you think I haven't started yet?;)
> 
> I have no idea. Why haven't you started yet?

That's a good question. Why haven't I started yet?

Jim



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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On 01/06/2014 22:55, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 22:34:46 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 01/06/2014 10:20 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Oh, yes, why do you think I haven't started yet?;)
>>
>> I have no idea. Why haven't you started yet?
>
> That's a good question. Why haven't I started yet?
>

It is like the "The Nine Billion Names of God". Once you collect them all.

GAME OVER


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     Stephen

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On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 23:57:39 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 01/06/2014 22:55, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 22:34:46 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 01/06/2014 10:20 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> Oh, yes, why do you think I haven't started yet?;)
>>>
>>> I have no idea. Why haven't you started yet?
>>
>> That's a good question. Why haven't I started yet?
>>
>>
> It is like the "The Nine Billion Names of God". Once you collect them
> all.
> 
> GAME OVER

Ah, that might be why I haven't started yet. :)

Jim



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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On 02/06/2014 1:31 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Ah, that might be why I haven't started yet.:)

Fear of finishing. We all suffer from it at some point. :-(

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     Stephen

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On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 08:43:49 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 02/06/2014 1:31 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Ah, that might be why I haven't started yet.:)
> 
> Fear of finishing. We all suffer from it at some point. :-(

That can be true, certainly.

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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