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To be fair, you mentioned HP this time around! But remarkable stuff Anna ... As I said, an instinctive high-achiever! I think your synapses are linked up differently from the rest of us, enabling you to connect your extensive mental library of facts quite brilliantly!
Blimey, is Cali saying I am barking with me synapses on the wrong wiring circuit, or is this a marriage proposal? If the latter. I'll think about it .......... briefly.
But perhaps Monsieur Vindechampagne could set a G, concerning matters whereof he taketh due cognisance? It's been far too long since we had a vinous puzzle...
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
By the way, who is this "Harry Potter" people are talking about? I know (from off the tele... ) that there's a barrister/ ex-chaplain doing a series on the Law with this name...
You do make me laugh Vints, strolling from Shepherds Bush to Notting Hill with your silver topped cane and inhaling a nosegay against the miasmas of the wretched poor whilst still dwelling in the 18th century. So, accept Cali's invitation and set a question ........
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You do make me laugh Vints, strolling from Shepherds Bush to Notting Hill with your silver topped cane and inhaling a nosegay against the miasmas of the wretched poor whilst still dwelling in the 18th century.
Yes come on vinmousseux!
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
Why might Mr Carmichael lead us to an underworld river and a song to a tree - and what G connects them?
Ah! Excellent
First thought - Ian Carmichaei... playing 'Lord Peter Wimsey' for example... But is Howard Hoagland ("Hoagy") Carmichael more like it...?
I am shortly going to have to betake myself to the South Bank for some Venezuelan percussion and brass action
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
... yes to Ombra mai fu - but another underworld river is called for here.
Caliban's second thought was a good one...
So, are we looking for a trio of George names? (Sorry, been distracted by England match ... ZZzzzzzzzzzz) Best team won. So is Hoagy Carmichael 'Georgia' (Initially I'd gone down the classical route as well, as Northender did and only came up with Garcia - don't ask!)
Hello Anna! We listened to a very funny play on Radio 3, then tuned into the BBC News Channel for - well, news - and got 15 minutes of waffle from Cairo followed by the penalty shoot-out, which ended predictably. Never mind, Wimbledon starts tomorrow! As for vinteuil's poser ....well, as Scarlett O'Hara so astutely observed, 'Tomorrow is another day'.
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