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Nick Armstrong

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#32551

06-04-13, 15:34

Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post

Irish Stew in the name of the Law.

Arthur Sullivan: Irish Symphony;
Victor Herbert: Irish Rhapsody;
Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite.

A hatrick, sir.

Well done!

Please take us to the heady heights of t'next letter

"...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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vinteuil

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#32552

06-04-13, 15:36

Originally posted by Caliban View Post

A hatrick, sir.

... wossat? - a rick to put yer hat on??

Hat-trick - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick
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ferneyhoughgeliebte

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#32553

06-04-13, 15:37

I've got quite a busy evening until 7:00-ish, so I'll be popping in and out to monitor how this gets on:

22; 81; 151; - lead us to which J?

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ferneyhoughgeliebte

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#32554

06-04-13, 15:39

Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

... wossat? - a rick to put yer hat on??

Whereas a rick to put your pat on would be called ...

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vinteuil

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#32555

06-04-13, 15:40

J****, what a question!
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Anna
#32556

06-04-13, 15:43

Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

J****, what a question!

Something in the Biblical sense, perhaps?
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ferneyhoughgeliebte

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#32557

06-04-13, 15:46

Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

J****, what a question!

That was quick! I'm shortly off to prepare dinner - can you bring the coleslaw, please!

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Nick Armstrong

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#32558

06-04-13, 15:46

Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

... wossat? - a rick to put yer hat on??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick

"...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
#32559

06-04-13, 16:28

Originally posted by vinteuil View Post

J****, what a question!

So, give the answer, do. Why not?
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Northender
#32560

06-04-13, 16:30

Im Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis findet man Jesu unter den Nummern 22, 81 und 151 - diese sind Psalmenvertonungen, ja?
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Anna
#32561

06-04-13, 16:34

Originally posted by Northender View Post

Im Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis findet man Jesu unter den Nummern 22, 81 und 151 - diese sind Psalmenvertonungen, ja?

Oh Well, that's me out of the game, I thought it may be Jonathan!! As you were!
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Nick Armstrong

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#32562

06-04-13, 16:52

Originally posted by Northender View Post

Im Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis findet man Jesu unter den Nummern 22, 81 und 151 - diese sind Psalmenvertonungen, ja?

Northo! Long time, no etc etc... Swept back with a winner, it would seem! Welcome back.

"...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
#32563

06-04-13, 17:37

Vielen Dank, geehrter Host!
A 'K' to link (among others) Berlioz, Liszt, Schubert and Schumann (R)
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ferneyhoughgeliebte

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#32564

06-04-13, 18:26

Originally posted by Northender View Post

Im Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis findet man Jesu unter den Nummern 22, 81 und 151 - diese sind Psalmenvertonungen, ja?

Ja!

(Had to check "Psalmenvertonungen"! )

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Northender
#32565

06-04-13, 21:21

One of the nice things about German is that you can make up new compound words which look terribly authentic.
My 'K' question, which I now realize I set prematurely, also has a something Germanic about it.....
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