Alphabet associations - I

[rubbernecker]

who, Narbutaite?

No! The mother of God.

[mercia]

La Vierge Noire?

[rubbernecker]

The Blessed Virgin Mary

Glad to see those thieving types at the Revenue haven't yet stolen you from us, Anna. Yes, Mary. But Mary isn't quite the answer to the question.

[rubbernecker]

La Vierge Noire?

No, you're on the wrong track. It's not to do with the dusky madonna

[Nick Armstrong]

oh I thought that stuff about a crack was to do with his posterior

It was more about rubbernecker's crack (or fissure) but anyway, moving swiftly on...

What was the question?





Ps: Anna - definitely the sunshine! I feel as frisky as a Welsh lamb.

[Anna]

Glad to see those thieving types at the Revenue haven't yet stolen you from us, Anna. Yes, Mary. But Mary isn't quite the answer to the question.

Well, she has many titles apart from The Madonna, there is Mary Queen of Heaven and Earth (honestly far too many to list)

[rubbernecker]

well Narbutaite's symphonic triptych (available from Naxos) is to do with the Mother of God or Dei Matris

Actually, Hercule, I should apologise here... this is the correct symphonic triptych but it also goes under the name "Three M......... Symphonies", M being the answer

[Anna]

Ps: Anna - definitely the sunshine! I feel as frisky as a Welsh lamb.

Actually Caliban I am just about to annoit some Welsh lamb here with a sticky rosemary and redcurrant glaze! I feel HMRC and go take a walk for a while and a bottle of something red, full of berry and plummy flavours may be opened as well. You see, if I spend the money they can't take it from me can they?

[mercia]

Marian

[Nick Armstrong]

Actually Caliban I am just about to annoit some Welsh lamb here with a sticky rosemary and redcurrant glaze! I feel HMRC and go take a walk for a while and a bottle of something red, full of berry and plummy flavours may be opened as well. You see, if I spend the money they can't take it from me can they?

Yummy! I had some last night with redcurrant jelly and a nice Margaux. Slurp!

The answer is surely:

Marian.

And there is a Marian Consort.

And.... um... Maid Marian (but why colour bar...??)

EDIT: Cross-posted with Hercule! It's all that succulent Welsh lamb Anna's fault!

[Anna]

Marian

I was just about to say Mater, but you already have the answer

[rubbernecker]

Marian

YES! Can you put the jigsaw back together now (which all the other naughty children have tried to distract you from completing)?

[mercia]

I'd sooner Caliban did it (in fact he has, hasn't he). It must be his turn to set a question.

[rubbernecker]

The answer is surely:

Marian.

And there is a Marian Consort.

And.... um... Maid Marian (but why colour bar...??)

Oooh, you're all coming in at once! I can't cope... It's me fissure, you see Mister 'Orne....

Just the dusky singer to go, now.

[Anna]

Marian Anderson