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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.'
John
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It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children
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Warp wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> 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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Stephen
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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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Stephen
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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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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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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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"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 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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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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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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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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