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  • amateur51

    Fine work going on here twixt setters & getters - bravo all

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    • Nick Armstrong
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      • Nov 2010
      • 26514

      Originally posted by Resurrection Man View Post
      I am going to regret this but ...

      First Norn · contralto · Johanna Jachmann-Wagner. Second Norn, mezzo-soprano, Josephine Schefsky. Third Norn, soprano, Friederike Grün ... Norns weave the rope of destiny, by Arthur Rackham (1912) ...
      "...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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      • Northender

        Oh brave new world, that hath such problem-solvers in it

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        • amateur51

          Originally posted by Northender View Post
          Oh brave new world, that hath such problem-solvers in it


          AA - the modern Bletchley Park

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          • Northender

            Originally posted by amateur51 View Post


            AA - the modern Bletchley Park
            ...he said enigmatically

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            • amateur51

              Originally posted by Northender View Post
              ...he said enigmatically

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              • Resurrection Man

                OK...

                What O is linked by Offenbach, Palotto and Verdi ?

                I'm going to be offline from time to time but will check in when I can.

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                • ferneyhoughgeliebte
                  Gone fishin'
                  • Sep 2011
                  • 30163

                  Originally posted by Resurrection Man View Post
                  What O is linked by Offenbach, Palotto and Verdi ?
                  A warm greeting, per'aps?
                  [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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                  • Resurrection Man

                    LOL...I know what you're thinking but it isn't that. I did start going down that route but got diverted.

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                    • ferneyhoughgeliebte
                      Gone fishin'
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 30163

                      Originally posted by Resurrection Man View Post
                      LOL...I know what you're thinking but it isn't that. I did start going down that route but got diverted.

                      For the benefit of others, I was wondering about "Othello" - Verdi opera, character in Offenbach's Genevieve de Brabant, ... err ... a production of Shakespeare funded by the Pennsylvania (PA)Lotto.
                      [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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                      • Nick Armstrong
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                        • Nov 2010
                        • 26514

                        Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post

                        For the benefit of others, I was wondering about "Othello" - Verdi opera, character in Offenbach's Genevieve de Brabant, ... err ... a production of Shakespeare funded by the Pennsylvania (PA)Lotto.
                        What was the 'warm greeting' gag all about?
                        "...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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                        • Resurrection Man

                          I thought he was thinking of Orpheus in the Underworld!

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                          • Nick Armstrong
                            Host
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 26514

                            Originally posted by Resurrection Man View Post
                            What O is linked by Offenbach, Palotto and Verdi ?
                            What with work and sourcing 'Only Fools and Horses' quotes I've not yet been able to fathom who or what 'Palotto' is...

                            Is it a man, a woman or the town north of Brescia, for example?
                            "...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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                            • Anna

                              I suspect this could be another award winning question?
                              Edit: I have an inkling but reluctant to post as I have to be away shortly so can I just ask if Bluebeard's Castle is one of the links (if I'm right it gives others a clue, if I'm wrong then it's one that can be crossed off the list)
                              Last edited by Guest; 09-07-12, 15:39. Reason: edit re clue

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                              • Resurrection Man

                                Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                                What with work and sourcing 'Only Fools and Horses' quotes I've not yet been able to fathom who or what 'Palotto' is...

                                Is it a man, a woman or the town north of Brescia, for example?
                                Palotto is a man. Based on his Christian name I thought he was a 'she' but fortunately I found his photo so that saved me the embarassment.

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