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  • Norfolk Born

    antongould's found 'le mot juste'......

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    • Norfolk Born

      CORRECTION/APOLOGY:
      Dave2002's found 'le mot juste'.

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      • mercia
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        • Nov 2010
        • 8920

        well done DAVE

        I thought it might be Uncle
        but obviously I was wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong

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        • Norfolk Born

          'Am I right or am I right'? asked Sir Michael.

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          • Norfolk Born

            We're looking at different renditions of the same musical item. As you might imagine, the non-musician was probably miming.

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            • Dave2002
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              • Dec 2010
              • 18007

              OK - so my attempt to pass it off as French failed!

              Flanagan and Allen: The Umbrella Man
              Kay Kyser: The Umbrella Man
              Michael Gambon: Tales of the Unexpected – The Umbrella Man

              Now what follows U in this game? Shall I try for V?

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              • Dave2002
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                • Dec 2010
                • 18007

                What V connects a 1960s pop group with a royal six and an opera by Vaughan Williams?

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                • Norfolk Born

                  Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                  OK - so my attempt to pass it off as French failed!

                  Flanagan and Allen: The Umbrella Man
                  Kay Kyser: The Umbrella Man
                  Michael Gambon: Tales of the Unexpected – The Umbrella Man

                  Now what follows U in this game? Shall I try for V?
                  Three out of four, Dave, which is certainly enough for you to set the 'V' question. The missing element was Michael Gambon's singing/miming of 'The Umbrella Man' in 'The Singing Detective'.

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                  • mercia
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                    • Nov 2010
                    • 8920

                    Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                    What V connects a 1960s pop group with a royal six and an opera by Vaughan Williams?
                    a wild guess - Valiant? (as in Valiant for Truth)
                    I'm assuming the royal six are Henry's wifelets

                    would love to know how Dave got into the U question, I might learn something from the master codebreaker

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                    • Dave2002
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                      • Dec 2010
                      • 18007

                      Well, the first two letters are right! The "royal" is much more recent - hopefully the clue isn't too misleading. You are i think in the right VW opera.

                      Re U. Crazy Gang -> Flanagan and Allen (wikipedia) -> tried "under" and "underneath" (underneath the arches), then looked for "under" plus Kay Kyser, similarly for Gambon. Dead end, so went back to look at list of works by F and A, and hit upon umbrella. Then search again for "umbrella" with Kay Kyser, and also Gambon. Bingo - job done!

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                      • Nick Armstrong
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                        • Nov 2010
                        • 26506

                        Originally posted by mercia View Post
                        a wild guess - Valiant? (as in Valiant for Truth)
                        I'm assuming the royal six are Henry's wifelets

                        would love to know how Dave got into the U question, I might learn something from the master codebreaker
                        Yes I was going to say Valiant too, but couldn't make it fit either of the other elements in the question...
                        "...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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                        • mercia
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                          • Nov 2010
                          • 8920

                          You are i think in the right VW opera.
                          well in Pilgrims Progress we have Vanity Fair
                          I should be using my brain rather than guessing

                          thanks for showing your umbrella thought processes
                          Last edited by mercia; 25-10-11, 08:43. Reason: too many s's

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                          • Dave2002
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                            • Dec 2010
                            • 18007

                            Originally posted by mercia View Post
                            well in Pilgrims Progress we have Vanity Fair
                            I should be using my brain rather than guessing

                            thanks for showing your umbrella thought processes
                            You're on the way!

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                            • mercia
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                              • Nov 2010
                              • 8920

                              Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post
                              You're on the way!
                              like a pilgrim making progress - ho! ho!
                              concentrate mercia, concentrate

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                              • mercia
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                                • Nov 2010
                                • 8920

                                aha! - Vanity 6 vocal trio formed by Prince

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