Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

is D = diamond incorrect?

[rubbernecker]

is D = diamond incorrect?

Might not be... it depends

[mercia]

well I've got Spandau Ballet's 2nd Album, Diamond starting with Chant no. 1 and a Mr Diamond from the US who wrote 11 symphonies

[rubbernecker]

well I've got Spandau Ballet's 2nd Album, Diamond starting with Chant no. 1 and a Mr Diamond from the US who wrote 11 symphonies

Well, I'd say that's pretty darn good. Diamond's a hard one for sure. Can you get the 10 million connection?

[Anna]

The American composer, David Diamond, wrote 11 Symphonies

Scrub that!

[mercia]

Can you get the 10 million connection?

in a word, no

I regret to say I hadn't heard of David Diamond, is that bad?

[rubbernecker]

I regret to say I hadn't heard of David Diamond, is that bad?

What do we think, class? Is Mercia an ignoramus and a philistine, or do we applaud his frankness and, again, his admirable problem-solving skills? Put it this way, I have a few of Mr. Diamond's recorded works but I can happily live without them. ouch!

[rubbernecker]

A clue for the first: Spandau Ballet's third album features a song of which you'd need twenty to make up a diamond...

[mercia]

oh sorry, we're talking recording certification awards, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, never really understood this. 10 million sales for US diamond award? or something
not sales, but shipments, perhaps

[rubbernecker]

oh sorry, we're talking recording certification awards, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, never really understood this. 10 million sales for US diamond award? or something

The RIAA certification of unit sales to be exact. 500,000= Gold, 1,000,000= Platinum and 10,000,000= Diamond

Very well done, Mercia

Your E...

[mercia]

generous, I didn't really get to grips with that last bit

[mercia]

3 musical, 1 non-musical

E

- Bryce in 12
- a short "Russian" king
- pear-shaped
- a road junction

[Norfolk Born]

Whilst we await a devasting, delicious, delectable D.

I got a telephone call. "Hello, my name is Andrew from ******* Bank. You are due an annual review, can you confirm date of birth and last two letters of your mother's name"

Which I duly did.

Andrew then says "Now, can I call you Anna instead of Ms. *******" i

I declined and he seemed a bit put out about that, then I said "I would prefer to do an review in my local branch if you don't mind" He then asked if I wished him to be verified as a bona fide ****** banker. I repeated I would rather do this in branch and he said "But I've got all your financial details in front of me - I can tell you the balance in all your accounts"

End of conversation. I dunno why, but that upset me that some bloke in a call centre presumes to call me Madam and is casting his eye over me financials.

Anna: it's a good general principle to NEVER engage in a telephone conversation of this kind unless you yourself have initiated it!!! Ask the caller for his or her number and ring back. If he or she declines, then there's a good chance that there's something fishy going on. If the caller DOES have details of all your accounts, you may wonder why, and how he got them. The fact that he or she has this information doesn't necessarily mean that he or she acquired it legitimately, and you may be providing him or her with more valuable nuggets of personal information. Sorry if I sound alarmist, but you REALLY can't be too careful in such suituations.

[rubbernecker]

- pear-shaped

Is this anything to with trois morceaux?

[mercia]

Is this anything to with trois morceaux?