Originally posted by Anna
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Sorry, I was walking the dogs
A new one on me. Sorry, I must be very rude, I have an appointment - I will think about a Y or whatever and post ASAPThe name has been a source of confusion. Many composers have called for ‘xylorimba’, including Alban Berg, Pierre Boulez and Olivier Messiaen, but written parts requiring only a four-octave xylophonePacta sunt servanda !!!Comment
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...or alternativelyOriginally posted by amateur51 View PostThat's the feller, some nice variations too
The Cornish Alphabet
A is for ansum which we d'think we are (Es, no-one else would, would they)
And B is fer bussa, a git Cornish jar -
And C is fer cream (which we d'like a lot), Our cream is that thick
you could call'n a clot!
D is for Digey - down St Ives, dawn't 'ee see,
And E is fer thee and fer me and fer she. (She eden no 'ee! 'Es she is
cause if she was with 'ee and I saw her coming down the street,
I would say "Well, where are 'ee off to now I wonder?")
F is fer fairings you d'get up at the Fair - They d'go a bit sticky,
but the flavour is rare!
And G is fer gulls, as they d'fly cross the bar - But if you're underneath
them, then watch out my gar!
H is fer heavy - a git slab o'cake, All dough and currints, like mo-ther d'bake.
I is fer 'idna' - my dear soul I cain't think! All this'ere rhymin' d'drive me to drink!
And J is fer Janner - that's our cousin Jack - You give 'ee some
cheek and he'll give'ee one back!
K is fer klunk, you know, when you d'swalla -
And L is fer larrups - a git lout of a fella.
M is fer mo-ther, for whom we d'all care,
And N is fer nawthen that's going nowhere.
O is the ore ('No, no - not that kind of ore!') - that's the copper and tin, That we dig down the mines midst the darkness and din - ('Oooh, very profound!')
And P is fer wan thing - that's pasties galore! My dear, when
I've 'ad a pasty, I don't want nawthen no more!
And Q is the queue where we patiently stood - For two pennorth of
butter and a bit of 'og's pud!
R is fer ray - now, there's a sweet bit o' fish, Boiled taties and
butter d'make a rich dish.
And S is fer saffron and Sunday School treat - 'Es - remember the
banner we carr'd in the street?
And T is fer toe-rag, all salty and wry - When I've 'ad some of that
I could drink the sea dry!
And U is fer 'us' - well, we d'say 'we' - ('That edn't very good!
'S'better n'your 'idna', anyhow!')
And V is fer 'varmint' - some trouble is he!
W is fer withies, fer making pots fer the crabs, And sticking up
chimblys when cleaning the slabs;
And X marks the spot - of a h'old Cornish cross, All covered in lichen
and soft silky moss ...
And Y is fer 'Yeow!!' - 'es, you d'hear that in the street! Now that's a
true Cornish greeting wherever you d'meet.
Z Well - all I can think of fer here is Zennor - Aw, come's'on -
lets go home and have denner.Comment
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Nice one cloughie
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Sounds even better in the pub recited by a Cornishman/woman!Originally posted by amateur51 View PostNice one cloughieComment
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Y are we waiting? No longer...
Please find me a Y from three: a cat's eternal memory, and the brotherhood of man.Pacta sunt servanda !!!Comment
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I nearly wrote myself off this evening leaving the M1 onto the A57. For some reason I thought that I had right of way at the roundabout (there are traffic lights but they were not on). I was thinking about where I was going to and not about the road (and also desperately trying to find something to listen to on the radio - I couldn't face CoTW, nor some awful "comedy" on R4. I ended up listening to CFM
but it was a chunk of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy so not too bad after all! 
How I didn't hit the 2 cars that were coming from the right I'll never know. Somebody must love me up there...Pacta sunt servanda !!!Comment
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Originally posted by Flay View PostI nearly wrote myself off this evening leaving the M1 onto the A57. For some reason I thought that I had right of way at the roundabout (there are traffic lights but they were not on). I was thinking about where I was going to and not about the road (and also desperately trying to find something to listen to on the radio - I couldn't face CoTW, nor some awful "comedy" on R4. I ended up listening to CFM but it was a chunk of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy so not too bad after all!
How I didn't hit the 2 cars that were coming from the right I'll never know. Somebody must love me up there...
... phew.... 
Do take care Mr F !!"...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..."
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Originally posted by Flay View Post
Looking initially at Flay's Y it only looks like two elements ....? Only thing that crossed my mind so far was Cats - the musical, but no Ys lurk there although there is a Memory.
I wonder how Caliban's enormous drunken dinner went (and how is his head this morning?)
Edit: Silly me, I think I'm reading the clue wrong and cats is on its own. So I wonder if a Requiem Mass has some part to play?Last edited by Guest; 16-11-12, 10:19.Comment
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Blame it on shock, but I really should have said the cat, an eternal memory, and the brotherhood of man.Pacta sunt servanda !!!Comment
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... and quite a few down here, Flay!Originally posted by Flay View Post Sounds like you were nearly involved with a different AA?
("Brotherhood of Man"? Please, not
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Thanks for the kind thought, ferney.Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post... and quite a few down here, Flay! Sounds like you were nearly involved with a different AA?
("Brotherhood of Man"? Please, not
) I prefer this AA to 
No, definately not that BoM!
Mind you, they are still touring if you want to see them! http://www.brotherhoodofman.co.uk/Pacta sunt servanda !!!Comment
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