Alphabet associations - I

[Don Petter]

I wonder if Caliban gave any of his Christmas lunch to the poor people pressing their noses against the window?

[Anna]

I wonder if Caliban gave any of his Christmas lunch to the poor people pressing their noses against the window?

I'm sure Caliban is a great Philanthropist and mindful of his duty to the poor widders and orphans of Chancery!

[Don Petter]

I'm sure Caliban is a great Philanthropist and mindful of his duty to the poor widders and orphans of Chancery!

In that case The fire sall never make him shrink

[Anna]

In that case The fire sall never make him shrink

Well, Don. You may say that. I couldn't possibly comment .........

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

The "Lyke-Wake Dirge" from the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings?!

A sort of gloomy On Ilkley Moor bah't 'at: came to me whilst having my spag bog!

[Don Petter]

Well, Don. You may say that. I couldn't possibly comment .........

The alternative is not nice: The fire will burn him to the bare bane!

[Don Petter]

The "Lyke-Wake Dirge" from the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings?!

A sort of gloomy On Ilkley Moor bah't 'at: came to me whilst having my spag bog!

Top marks for effort! (And you'd better give a bit of spag to the poor?)

I didn't mean it to be that difficult, I may have to recalibrate, if I ever get another chance.


When you get your breath back, your spaghetti hoop!



In case others are not familiar, the first, and repeated, line from the Lyke-Wake Dirge is 'This ae nighte, this ae nighte'.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Was that a sepulchral echo? *
* Ferny's #10934 seemed to be repeated, but now it's gone. Now I'm hallucinating!

No, you weren't: I clicked a wrong entry whilst trying to Edit and ended up sending the same message twice. When I saw what had happened, I deleted the duplicate, but not before you saw it.

Phew!

Right, then:

Which O can can be said to link

A cultish Hymn writer
Haydn's Soul Music
Tolkein's Breton Lei

?

[Flay]

Am I being orful? Should it not be Breton Lai?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Am I being orful? Should it not be Breton Lai?

Yes you are.
Doh! Yes it should.

[Flay]

Would Haydn's soul belong to a philosopher I wonder?

I'm leaving the rest to you all. It's my birthday and we're having folk round for a nosh and drinkies. I have to get last-minute lemons & cornflour (don't ask) from the Co-op on the way home from work. Mrs Flay is demanding my presence...

(and I am demanding presents... )

[Flay]

I feel animated.....

[Don Petter]

Would Haydn's soul belong to a philosopher I wonder?

Sounds possible, but where's the O?

I can't get out of my head Simon in Spring, singing about the impatient husbandman sowing seed with measured step, but I suppose that is sole music and doesn't count. (The true punster never sleeps ...)

[Anna]

I'm leaving the rest to you all. It's my birthday
(and I am demanding presents... )

Oh,

have a lovely evening Flay xxx

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I feel animated.....

Ooh, you TEASE, Flay!
Happy Birthday (you share it with Biffo, by the way): hope the "last minute lemons" aren't your guests!

Best Wishes.