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« Reply #30 on: 19:47:30, 16-04-2007 » |
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On the subject of radio announcers comes the old one about the announcer who couldn't for the life of him say Rimsky-Korsakov without it coming out as something obscene. He's on the breakfast programme though where everything is usually titbits so the dreaded Rimsky doesn't pop up too often. But one day he's looking through the programmes for the next month and sure enough old Nikolai has finally made it into the list.
He spends a couple of weeks practising, in front of the mirror, with a couple of marbles in his mouth, all the old tricks until he can finally say Rimsky-Korsakov twenty times in a row without stumbling. So he's feeling quite proud of himself as he sits at the microphone.
"And now for that popular favourite by the great Russian, Rimsky-Korsakov: The Bum of the Flightle Bee."
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« Reply #31 on: 19:54:26, 16-04-2007 » |
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Flightle not Martle.....
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« Reply #32 on: 20:07:26, 16-04-2007 » |
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Jesu, lover of my soul
let me to thy bosom fly
How we girls used to blush at that hymn at just the age our
breasts were forming.
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« Reply #33 on: 20:24:19, 16-04-2007 » |
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Actually, lots of hymns have words that sound dodgy to our modern ears - I remember years ago the General Synod decreed that a hymn had to be changed because it had rude sounding connotations. I remeber a comedian saying on the radio that it was something like "Jesus you amaze me with the size of your enormousness"
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Best regards,
Jonathan
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"as the housefly of destiny collides with the windscreen of fate..."
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« Reply #34 on: 20:31:18, 16-04-2007 » |
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As far as hymns go 'Disposer Supreme' is certainly an opener to stand with the best of them.
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« Reply #35 on: 22:23:22, 16-04-2007 » |
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Roger Reynolds' Fiery Wind is worth breaking my lurking for.
Well, now you've broken for your wind (which was well worth it!), let's hope there's no stopping you and we see your posts more often! <yikes> Tommo |
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Made by Thompson & son, at the Violin & c. the West end of St. Paul's Churchyard, LONDON
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« Reply #36 on: 22:27:05, 16-04-2007 » |
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Yes Alex, hope you feel better for that! Come on in, the water's quite nice really.  |
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« Reply #37 on: 22:34:12, 16-04-2007 » |
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Hymns Ancient and Modern
I remember a vicar friend telling me about the Vindaloo Hymn - it contained the line "our souls, burning in hell".
ouch!
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Green. Always green.
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« Reply #39 on: 22:55:25, 16-04-2007 » |
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« Reply #40 on: 23:58:11, 16-04-2007 » |
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Perhaps I may supply a what happens next, John.
The cat's eyes go round as saucers, her lower body sways from side to side, and quick as a flash a paw dabs over the back of the seat in pursuit of the hidden digit.
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« Reply #41 on: 08:17:37, 17-04-2007 » |
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Just remembered something I saw a little while back at the Frankfurter Musikmesse. Imagine the following scenario, if you will. You've been a player of a brass instrument for a while and have wanted to do something about the tiredness in your lips after playing. You've noticed in one way or another that massaging them helps. So you've designed a handy little machine into which brass players can plug their mouthpiece which is then vibrated against the lips, thus massaging exactly the area that needs attention. What do you decide to call this most excellent invention?  It comes with 10 adapters by the way. |
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« Reply #42 on: 08:48:05, 17-04-2007 » |
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Ho! The Victorians seemed rather fond of the pawnbrokers' hymn:-
"Whatever, Lord, we tend to Thee, Repaid a thousandfold shall be, Then gladly will we give to Thee"
I think I prefer "Gladly the cross-eyed bear"
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Ho! I may be old yet I am still lusty
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« Reply #43 on: 09:09:29, 17-04-2007 » |
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Ollie,
Presumably the manufacturers are hard at a work on a companion model - for the cheeks...
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« Reply #44 on: 09:24:06, 17-04-2007 » |
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Ollie,
Presumably the manufacturers are hard at a work on a companion model - for the cheeks...
Ah, but...  I think I've just come up with a name!!! |
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