Alphabet associations - I

[amateur51]

Are we to assume that there is a strong musical element to all this, Ofca?

After the recent 'One-din' line, I'm not sure of anything anymore

[vinteuil]

B-b-budgerigar!:

... or another bird not indigenous to these islands?

[rubbernecker]

That boy's thighs are no good at all, Caliban! Evidence of great hairiness all over me pasta strands, like Mrs Brown's brazilian, I swear!

The boy's burst on me...!

What larks have I missed and only gone 20 hrs.

"Acksherly, and I hesitate to say this... "
"No, Jules, out with it..!"
"...they are shaven smooth. I'm afraid a pair of hirsute male pins protruding from a pair of tight cycling shorts is not a look I wish to promote. In fact I have a song which goes to the tune of Rainy Days and Mondays: "Hairy legs and lycra always bring me down.." So there you have it. Your pasta is safe in my firm grasp."

[Norfolk Born]

... or another bird not indigenous to these islands?

Yes - I suspect you're closing in rapidly on the answer, vinteuil!

[Nick Armstrong]

The boy's burst on me...!

What larks have I missed and only gone 20 hrs.

"Acksherly, and I hesitate to say this... "
"No, Jules, out with it..!"
"...they are shaven smooth. I'm afraid a pair of hirsute male pins protruding from a pair of tight cycling shorts is not a look I wish to promote. In fact I have a song which goes to the tune of Rainy Days and Mondays: "Hairy legs and lycra always bring me down.." So there you have it. Your pasta is safe in my firm grasp."

There you are, Sand - there'll be a satin sheen to your lasagnotte, and a silken sensuality to your linguettine... Give in to it Sand!!!

[amateur51]

There you are, Sand - there'll be a satin sheen to your lasagnotte, and a silken sensuality to your linguettine... Give in to it Sand!!!

Oh Matron!

What will the other boys think?

[Norfolk Born]

I'll pop back after lunch and see whether anybody has made further progress with B.
EDIT (CLUE): Somebody's recently had her 94th birthday.

[Anna]

Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover ??

[Norfolk Born]

And there was me just about to log off ... keep going, Anna and Mercia. The famous morale-boosting song to which you refer was written in the USA.

[Angle]

I am really rather glad that I slept through most of A. Devious indeed. Well done, Vinteuil.

Now, guys, I shall not be around much for the next five or six days. Liverpool will have to do without me; I am trollin' off to London on Saturday evening to see what's up and don't get back to my latti until Tuesday. Fingers crossed for reasonable weather, please.

Free wi-fi permitting, I shall watch what is going on here.

Best wishes all. Have a bona time.

Don

[mercia]

I wonder if Stanford's gorgeous Blue Bird will feature here

I think it fits "airborne while entranced"

[mercia]

Best wishes all. Have a bona time.

many best wishes to you Don and take care in London

[Norfolk Born]

I wonder if Stanford's gorgeous Blue Bird will feature here

I think it fits "airborne while entranced"

Indeed it does...who'll get the third reference? (Clue: that'll prove satisfactual)

[rubbernecker]

Indeed it does...who'll get the third reference? (Clue: that'll prove satisfactual)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxYwwIL5zQ&feature=related

A baskett case...

[Norfolk Born]

Yup.
'There'll Be Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs of Dover' (i.e. 'over here' in two senses of the words) was actually written in the USA ('over there').
'There's a Bluebird On My Shoulder' comes from 'Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah', which in turn comes from 'Song Of The South'.
And the reference to a bird in flight while entranced is from Stanford's 'Blue Bird'.
Not sure who gets to set 'C', but well done to all concerned.