Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

there are great gaping chasms in my cultural knowledge

oh, you've deleted that bit of your message

[rubbernecker]

Do you know, Tapiola had never heard of Round the Horne? We all have gaps in our cultural education!! Nothing to be ashamed of.

I think we have yet to find yours, Anna

EDIT: Now why did you delete that last bit, I wonder?

[Tapiola]

Tapiola had never heard of Round the Horne?

'Tis true.

[Anna]

there are great gaping chasms in my cultural knowledge

oh, you've deleted that bit of your message

Yes, I did, because there are, great gaping holes of which, sometimes, I am very aware of. Silly really isn't it to be so aware of such things? Oh well, orft to the kitchen now.

[rubbernecker]

Of course, some would argue that Withnail and Round the Horne don't count as Culture and therefore cannot add to the sum of cultural knowledge. And others would add Coronation Street to the Liszt...

[Anna]

Of course, some would argue that Withnail and Round the Horne don't count as Culture and therefore cannot add to the sum of cultural knowledge. And others would add Coronation Street to the Liszt...

When I were in Lancs, why only t'other week, yes, only t'other week and I said, are you watching Corrie? To which, thankfully, the answer was Nay Lass but are you stopping for a brew? I have tried with Liszt but to no avail.

[Norfolk Born]

Well, that appears to make all of us! Anyone here for whom Withnail is not their favourite film?

Sorry to be awkward, but, good though it is, it's not my favourite. That honour has for some time been shared by 'Picnic At Hanging Rock' and 'A Room With a View'.

[Nick Armstrong]

Caliban,

Snap! Poissbly my favourite film.

Call the Police, Miss Blennerhasset!

In a previous job, a work colleague and fellow Withnail-freak set himself the task of conversing in nothing but quotes from this film for an entire working day, including when talking with the boss. He achieved his aim spectacularly.

I appear to have struck an artery here! I hope it may encourage "Uncle Monty" of this parish to join in our merrymaking...

Now...

....which of you is going to be a splendid fellow and go down to the Rolls for the rest of the wine?

[Nick Armstrong]

I have tried with Liszt but to no avail.

:cool2:

Truly irresistible!

[Anna]

Sorry to be awkward, but, good though it is, it's not my favourite. That honour has for some time been shared by 'Picnic At Hanging Rock' and 'A Room With a View'.

Oh yes, Picnic at Hanging Rock, but how about Walkabout, 1971 film set in Australia, directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter, now that is brilliant I think.

which of you is going to be a splendid fellow and go down to the Rolls for the rest of the wine?

Well, I may be splendid but not a fellow but I'll gladly troll down to the Rolls if it means an encounter with a man in uniform!

[Nick Armstrong]

I feel somewhat responsible for a deviation here, and thus remind the assembled company of the matter at hand, namely mercia's teasing:

R to connect

- Teddy Bond collaboration
- Dennis & Carl ditty
- written on the death of Mrs Wood (no. 1)
- whimbrel music

[mercia]

man in uniform

Liszt in his priest's get-up

[Anna]

Liszt in his priest's get-up

Oooh, I just get one whiff of a bit of ecclesciastical lace and I swoon! No, a genuine fit of the vapours ducky, carn't 'elp meself, as for a Cardinal, all in scarlet, well ...... don't bear thinking about!

Now, I am really off to the kitchen for a while and will behave.

[Anna]

R to connect

- Teddy Bond collaboration
- Dennis & Carl ditty
- written on the death of Mrs Wood (no. 1)
- whimbrel music

Dennis & Carl, Beach Boys, Help me Rhonda?

[mercia]

Dennis & Carl, Beach Boys, Help me Rhonda?

right blokes but not Beach Boys and not Rhonda, I'm afraid

(this is not my expertise I must admit)

I'm happy to provide clues
once you know what a whimbrel is I think you'll be away