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Jenner?Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
1) Gustav Jenner, German Composer, only pupil of Brahms
2) Charles Jenner, co-founder of Jenners
3) Edward Jenner, father of immunology, lived in Glos?Comment
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Well done. Gustav Jenner was related to the department store Jenners and (according to his father) was descended from Edward Jenner.Originally posted by rubbernecker View Post
Over to you for a K.Comment
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Only by you, I imagine, Hercule...Originally posted by herculewill rubbers give us a K that can be answered in 20 minutes, I wonder
(Everyone else will only need 10 mins.
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What K appears in the title of works dated 1880, 1892, 1913 and 1988, by four different composers ?Comment
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John Ireland's 'Sea Idyll'?Comment
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No, Caliban. He's still answering your question
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klavierstucke?Comment
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Shades of the classic Two Ronnies sketch about MastermindOriginally posted by rubbernecker View PostNo, Caliban. He's still answering your question
Q: “And so to our first contender. Good evening and can I have your name, please?”
A: “Ah…good evening.”
Q: “Your chosen subject was answering questions before they were asked. This time you have chosen to answer the question before last, correct?”
A: “Charlie Smithers.”
Q: “And your time starts now. What is palaeontology?”
A: “Yes, absolutely correct.”
Q: “What is the name of the directory that lists members of the peerage?”
A: “A study of old fossils.”
Q: “Correct. Who are Len Murray and Sir Geoffrey Howe?”
A: “Burke’s.”
Q: “What is the difference between a donkey and an ass?”
A: “One’s a trade union leader, the other’s a member of the Cabinet.”
Q: “Correct. Complete the quotation … “To be or not to be…” ”
A: “They’re both the same.”
Q: Correct. What is Bernard Manning famous for?”
A: “That is the question.”
Q: “Correct. Who is the present Archbishop of Canterbury?”
A: “He’s a fat man who tells blue jokes.”
Q: “Correct. What do people lean on in church?”
A: “The Right Reverend Robert Runcie.”
Q: “Correct. What do tarantulas prey on?”
A: “Hassocks.”
Q: “Correct. What would you use a ripcord to pull open?”
A: “Large flies.”
Q: “Correct. What sort of person lived in Bedlam?”
A: “A parachute.”
Q: “Correct. What is a jockstrap?”
A: “A nutcase.”
Q: “For what purpose would a decorator use methylene chlorides?”
A: “A form of athletic support.”
Q: “Correct. What did Henri Toulouse-Lautrec do?”
A: “Paint strippers.”"...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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Nice try, but no.Originally posted by hercule View Post
All four composers are from the same country, although only one of them is really famous.
The K in question forms part of another K, which has particular significance for the country.Comment
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Sounds good - but what about Schubert's in 1828 and Brahms's in 1878...Originally posted by hercule View Post"...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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that sketch shows it's age. who can remember Len Murray and Robert Runcie? Well yes I can. Did you type that all out from memory, Caliban?
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I can remember them too....Originally posted by hercule View Postthat sketch shows it's age. who can remember Len Murray and Robert Runcie? Well yes I can. Did you type that all out from memory, Caliban?
And no, some nerd had transcribed it and posted it helpfully on a website
"...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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AhhhhhhhhhhOriginally posted by hercule View Post
*swallows 4.30pm meds*
"...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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