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  • Bryn
    Banned
    • Mar 2007
    • 24688

    Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
    He's on Private Passions this Sunday - as the wretched adverts have been drumming into us for some time now.
    Thanks for alerting me to this. I have, so far, missed all such trailers. One of the benefits of listening mainly on-demand via Sounds.

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    • oddoneout
      Full Member
      • Nov 2015
      • 9145

      Originally posted by Bryn View Post
      Thanks for alerting me to this. I have, so far, missed all such trailers. One of the benefits of listening mainly on-demand via Sounds.
      Bit ironic really isn't it? Those listening in real time get the full effect, to the point as someone remarked recently of being put off listening to whatever is being plugged, whereas listening via other means avoids the aural assault but also being alerted to items possibly of interest...

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      • Dave2002
        Full Member
        • Dec 2010
        • 18009

        Originally posted by LeMartinPecheur View Post


        I’m afraid his problem has deteriorated from “poor” to “prime ministerial”.’

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        • Serial_Apologist
          Full Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 37593

          Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
          I was in the local Sainsbury's half an hour ago. The gentleman in front of me in the checkout queue must have had at least fifty bottles of wine of different labels in his trolley. "Let me guess", I said to him, "those are destined for No 10 Downing Street." He though that was really funny!

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          • Bryn
            Banned
            • Mar 2007
            • 24688

            I asked for Holst's The Perfect Fool as an advanced Christmas present, and all I got was:

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            • Serial_Apologist
              Full Member
              • Dec 2010
              • 37593

              Originally posted by Bryn View Post
              I asked for Holst's The Perfect Fool as an advanced Christmas present, and all I got was:

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              • cloughie
                Full Member
                • Dec 2011
                • 22115

                Originally posted by Bryn View Post
                I asked for Holst's The Perfect Fool as an advanced Christmas present, and all I got was:

                Could just be the ideal stock in filler for the Planet - Well I thought it was a Suite idea!

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                • Nick Armstrong
                  Host
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 26523

                  Enjoyed this one

                  "...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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                  • Dave2002
                    Full Member
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 18009

                    Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
                    Enjoyed this one

                    Don't see that - does one have to run an app?

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                    • Nick Armstrong
                      Host
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 26523

                      Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                      Don't see that - does one have to run an app?
                      You can’t see the image?
                      "...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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                      • Bryn
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2007
                        • 24688

                        Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
                        You can’t see the image?
                        Or maybe missed the pun.

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                        • Nick Armstrong
                          Host
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 26523

                          Originally posted by Bryn View Post
                          Or maybe missed the pun.
                          My next suggestion was going to be to say the first line out loud a couple of times, yes…
                          "...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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                          • Dave2002
                            Full Member
                            • Dec 2010
                            • 18009

                            I found this quite amusing - not a single joke as such

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                            • Dave2002
                              Full Member
                              • Dec 2010
                              • 18009

                              Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
                              My next suggestion was going to be to say the first line out loud a couple of times, yes…
                              Groan .....!!!

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                              • Serial_Apologist
                                Full Member
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 37593

                                Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                                I found this quite amusing - not a single joke as such

                                Charlie Boy had the right answer!

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