Through the Night

[Serial_Apologist]

Probably because it's ruddy 'ard work.

Took me about 15 secs!

[Nick Armstrong]

Reminds me of that old story about the two retired generals in conversation:

"I say, what do you reckon about Kipling?"
"No idea, old bean - I've never kippled".

There’s a ruder version of this involving Dickens

[french frank]

New R3 presenter Mr Kipling

But just remember those far-off halcyon days. I can't remember exactly what points we made to Mr Kipling: I do remember that, when offered, I took (and ate) one politely and you didn't

[vinteuil]

Reminds me of that old story about the two retired generals in conversation:

"I say, what do you reckon about Kipling?"
"No idea, old bean - I've never kippled".

" Will there never come a season
Which shall rid us from the curse
Of a prose which knows no reason
And an unmelodious verse:
When the world shall cease to wonder
At the genius of an Ass,
And a boy's eccentric blunder
Shall not bring success to pass:

When mankind shall be delivered
From the clash of magazines,
And the inkstand shall be shivered
Into countless smithereens:
When there stands a muzzled stripling,
Mute, beside a muzzled bore:
When the Rudyards cease from kipling
And the Haggards Ride no more."

[Serial_Apologist]

" Will there never come a season
Which shall rid us from the curse
Of a prose which knows no reason
And an unmelodious verse:
When the world shall cease to wonder
At the genius of an Ass,
And a boy's eccentric blunder
Shall not bring success to pass:

When mankind shall be delivered
From the clash of magazines,
And the inkstand shall be shivered
Into countless smithereens:
When there stands a muzzled stripling,
Mute, beside a muzzled bore:
When the Rudyards cease from kipling
And the Haggards Ride no more."

Very good, vints! Who wrote that?

[Nick Armstrong]

But just remember those far-off halcyon days. I can't remember exactly what points we made to Mr Kipling: I do remember that, when offered, I took (and ate) one politely and you didn't

Didn’t I ??

Not like me to refuse a French Fancy

[vinteuil]

Very good, vints! Who wrote that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kenneth_Stephen

[french frank]

Didn’t I ??

Not like me to refuse a French Fancy

It was a lordly refusal rather like (I think I mentioned this previously) when Roy Jenkins turned down an invitation to sample a glass of the fruit cup made by one of the ladies of the constituency. Both kindly offered and politely declined. Just remembered, FFs probably not best after a pizza lunch.

[french frank]

Meanwhile, anyone wishing to extol the wonder that is TTN, may do so here ...

[Nick Armstrong]

It was a lordly refusal rather like (I think I mentioned this previously) when Roy Jenkins turned down an invitation to sample a glass of the fruit cup made by one of the ladies of the constituency. Both kindly offered and politely declined. Just remembered, FFs probably not best after a pizza lunch.

I was probably concerned that I would spray cake and icing crumbs all over the Controller while advocating for a more thoughtful Radio 3

[Serial_Apologist]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kenneth_Stephen

Gracias!