Alphabet associations - I

[Nick Armstrong]

I tink that would be a Thunderbolt P-47

if that helps anyone

You are correct, mercia. I infer you are reluctant to continue... I'm sure others will take up the baton!

Meantime, here are three P-47s... I always thought they were impressive, pugnacious machines, and made quite a few Airfix models of them when I was a nipper! Loved seeing one going through its paces at Duxford - what a wonderful, low rumbling growl they emit (no, Ammy - I wasn't hungry...)

[amateur51]

You are correct, mercia. I infer you are reluctant to continue... I'm sure others will take up the baton!

Meantime, here are three P-47s... I always thought they were impressive, pugnacious machines, and made quite a few Airfix models of them when I was a nipper! Loved seeing one going through its paces at Duxford - what a wonderful, low rumbling growl they emit (no, Ammy - I wasn't hungry...)

Just as well, your tummy's more like Concorde on take-off I'd heard

[Nick Armstrong]

Just as well, your tummy's more like Concorde on take-off I'd heard

Beware the sonic boom !!





(Any chance of an answer....? )

[amateur51]

Are we looking at Thunderbolt as in Georgia or as in a rather refined cuppa char, Caliban?

Or neither

[Nick Armstrong]

Are we looking at Thunderbolt as in Georgia or as in a rather refined cuppa char, Caliban?

Or neither

Neither. Much more direct than that!

(By the way - what's the Thunderbolt-Georgia connection? Just out of curiosity)

[amateur51]

Neither. Much more direct than that!

(By the way - what's the Thunderbolt-Georgia connection? Just out of curiosity)

http://www.superpages.com/yellowpage...T-Thunderbolt/

So much for helpful subclues

[amateur51]

I feel a bit adrift here (no change there then ) - is Zeus the subject of this painting, chucking his thunderbolts?

[Nick Armstrong]

I feel a bit adrift here (no change there then ) - is Zeus the subject of this painting, chucking his thunderbolts?

No, not at all.

The three elements of the puzzle (culinary, painter, P-47) refer to works by a certain M...

[mercia]

here's yer painter ammsie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_della_Francesca

[and the composer's name is there too]

[Flay]

Is this the chap who wrote a programme called Špalíček designed for illiterates using word processors. For some reason it didn't sell!

How on earth are we supposed to arrive at the answer from those clues?

[Flay]

How on earth are we supposed to arrive at the answer from those clues?

I can't cope with a dose of my own medicine!

[Nick Armstrong]

Not sure what's going on... Mercia's giving it away!

I'll just leave it out there till someone who feels like doing an N picks up the baton... I'll czech back later.

[Nick Armstrong]

I can't cope with a dose of my own medicine!

Can I have some please? Make it a half, I have to cycle...

[Northender]

Not sure what's going on... Mercia's giving it away!

I'll just leave it out there till someone who feels like doing an N picks up the baton... I'll czech back later.

Doh! Martinu? Thunderbolt P-47...Della Francesca....

[Northender]

...and the Revue de Cuisine, to go with the Frescoes of PdF and the scherzo for orchestra called Thunderbolt P-47.
What a clever question!