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It'll not be the first time that the voice of Ben has been mute, Mary: I seem to remember that in my childhood there was a stretch where Great Tom from Oxford stood in as radio understudy for quite a while, and there has been fairly major work several times since.
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Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.
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It'll not be the first time that the voice of Ben has been mute, Mary: I seem to remember that in my childhood there was a stretch where Great Tom from Oxford stood in as radio understudy for quite a while, and there has been fairly major work several times since.
Since Tom strikes local time (ie five minutes later than GMT or BST - very Oxford) that is not a very good idea. I heard on the radio that Big Ben is out of action for some weeks now, but nothing about Tom as a substitute. I have been beside the bell when it struck noon, and I couldn't wait for it to finish chiming.  |
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« Reply #1504 on: 12:37:04, 12-08-2007 » |
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I heard on the radio on Friday that apparently Big Ben was "offline" for several months some years ago. It's probably for maintenance. Wasn't it also muted during the Blitz to avoid it being used as a marker for German bombers?
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 Boing! I'm very worried about Martle's 'postage stamp' by the way. I do hope he didn't forget to water it this morning before setting off for the Albert Hall. It's not looking at all green round the gills. |
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« Reply #1507 on: 19:43:26, 12-08-2007 » |
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Since Tom strikes local time (ie five minutes later than GMT or BST - very Oxford). Five minutes later than GMT might be local time but not five minutes after BST, surely?  Sorry, a bit of nitpicking there! |
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« Reply #1508 on: 19:59:54, 12-08-2007 » |
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An even more nit infested nitpicker writes:
These days Great Tom only strikes 'Oxford time' at 9.05 each evening when it strikes 101 rather than 9 which I suppose would make it even more unsuitable for the start of a two minute R4 news bulletin at 9.00. It then puts itself to bed until the following morning at 8.00 when it strikes at the 'right' time through the day until it gets to 9.00/9.05 in the evening again.
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grey owl lived in a log cabin to stop too many people moving in ?
Oh! Haven't been on this tread in a bit. But allow me some F O'B  "A wise old owl once lived in a wood, the more he heard the less he said, the less he said the more he heard, let's emulate that wise old bird."  |
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« Reply #1510 on: 18:01:09, 13-08-2007 » |
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Hi incre!
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« Reply #1511 on: 18:13:00, 13-08-2007 » |
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Hi incre!
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ermm....was doing good until last wednesday; then a new laptop arrived EEK. dot dot dot |
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« Reply #1512 on: 18:21:25, 13-08-2007 » |
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Well, as long as it helps with the mandelbrot set work/non-linear dynamics/whatever-it-is-that-is-your-bag.....
Oh, and "bloons"
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« Reply #1513 on: 18:56:17, 13-08-2007 » |
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Well, as long as it helps with the mandelbrot set work/non-linear dynamics/whatever-it-is-that-is-your-bag.....
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« Reply #1514 on: 10:54:24, 14-08-2007 » |
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Unconnected query, not worthy of its own thread so I'm putting it here:
How easy is it to get a taxi from Sadler's Wells after performances? Are there plenty, or does one have to fight?
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