Alphabet associations - I

[Anna]

Anna - I refer m'learned friend to the opinion I provided earlier (#2910 on page

But surely there is no rule against setting a question which will lead to a 'previous answer' - provided the clues are sufficiently devious and baffling. and unconnected with the previous route

Are you all, on this thread, some kind of lawyers, because devious and baffling and unconnected with reality seems to point thus. Which one of you is Billy, Clerk of the Chambers, in Silk?

[mercia]

this won't take long

what J links

- the jolly one
- Blackrod tenor
- Rodgers, Hart and the lady archers

[vinteuil]

Are you all, on this thread, some kind of lawyers, because devious and baffling and unconnected with reality seems to point thus. Which one of you is Billy, Clerk of the Chambers, in Silk?

not guilty, m'lud.

But I think Caliban and Rubbernickers have 'come out' as such - what was the Dr Johnson quote? -

"Johnson observed that he 'did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'."

[Norfolk Born]

I see no reason why a previous answer can't have another outing as long as the clues are different and sufficient time has passed since its previous appearance.

[mercia]

what J links

- the jolly one
- Blackrod tenor
- Rodgers, Hart and the lady archers

the jolly one (of seven)

I'm to bed now

[Nick Armstrong]

I see no reason why a previous answer can't have another outing as long as the clues are different and sufficient time has passed since its previous appearance.

I agree with this and with vinteuil. I know Rubbers feels differently but as his is cavorting round some breathless holiday spa or other with Mrs R, he cannot speak for himself now. But I think the motivation for his archive work was to provide a point of reference so as to avoid duplication.

But I have never seen a problem in giving a word a second outing. Let's see what the Rubber one says on his return.

[Norfolk Born]

Are you as puzzled by the current question as I am? Jennifer and Jill Archer don't seem to lead anywhere, and neither does Iolanthe.

[Nick Armstrong]

not guilty, m'lud.

But I think Caliban and Rubbernickers have 'come out' as such - what was the Dr Johnson quote? -

"Johnson observed that he 'did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'."

I love it, I'd never heard that quote before. Slightly more delicate than William S in Henry VI: "the first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers!"

However I am guilty - of being in the law, but not of being a barrister's clerk, which was the sting of the defamatory allegation levelled by Anna

[Nick Armstrong]

Are you as puzzled by the current question as I am? Jennifer and Jill Archer don't seem to lead anywhere, and neither does Iolanthe.

YES! Agreed. I shall have another look in a while!

[Norfolk Born]

Good luck! I'm off to bed.

[Nick Armstrong]

No doubt I shall get in trouble for that as well!

Anna I don't think you will be in trouble at all! I think Monsieur Le Rubbra will be delighted at your diligent curation of The List!

[Nick Armstrong]

Good luck! I'm off to bed.

By Jove, I think I've got it!

[Nick Armstrong]

Just had to double check something.

J = Jupiter

The Bringer of Jollity in The Planets
A key role for John Mitchinson in Handel's "Semele" - JM being a tenor born in Blackrod
Rodgers & Hart wrote a musical in 1942 called "By Jupiter".

What the lady archers are about I have no idea...

[mercia]

very well done Caliban, correct in all respects

Jupiter was apparently John Mitchinson's debut role, Blackrod is in Lancashire btw
Rodgers & Hart's By Jupiter is set in the land of the Amazons, those famous one-breasted lady archers of Greek mythology

(hope that won't bring complaints from Ofcachap, it was much easier than his last question IMO)

K-K-K-Kick us a K, at your pleasure

[Nick Armstrong]

Ah yes, Amazon.com...

Oh. K. OK:

The marine bird of prey flew over a sanguinary officer and two lads at opposite ends of the economic scale.