Originally posted by Don Petter
View Post
Alphabet associations - I
Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
This is a sticky topic.
X
X
-
Oh dear. What seemed like a little sparkler last night looks like turning into a damp squib.
You're almost there: the "S" has (sort of) been solved by DP.
We've got Sister Wendy, and Margaret Drabble and ...
We now need the Star Trek character, and his connection with the topic.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
Comment
-
-
Norfolk Born
-
Yep: Chekhov gives us Three Sisters (also an Opera by Peter Eotvos);
Margaret Drabble and ... gives us ...?
Sister Wendy.
(I said the answer was banal in comparison to what others have suggested. It's like the denouement of Midsomer Murders!)[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
Comment
-
-
Norfolk Born
Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostYep: Chekhov gives us Three Sisters (also an Opera by Peter Eotvos);
Margaret Drabble and ... gives us ...?
Sister Wendy.
(I said the answer was banal in comparison to what others have suggested. It's like the denouement of Midsomer Murders!)
Could you please (a) explain the significance of the passage I've highlighted in bold; (b) explain who contributed what to the answer (if we've actually got it between us)?
Thank you.
Comment
-
Norfolk Born
There's a character called Pavel Chekov in Star Trek. Anton Chekhov's father was Pavel Chekhov. Does this mean that I've misunderstood the Star Trek reference?
Comment
-
Don Petter
Just got back in. Sorry I've had an adverse effect on fhg's hair.
All I was really doing, as usual, was dipping in with some random thoughts without really grasping any subtle implications. One sister (Wendy) might imply three, and hence my pun on Chekov. But, as usual I'm lost on the Star Trek and Redgrave allusions.
Comment
-
apologies for going after the Sewells
Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostChekhov gives us Three Sisters (also an Opera by Peter Eotvos);
Margaret Drabble and ... gives us ...?
Sister Wendy.
3 + 2 + 1 = Six. Six sisters = SS ??
Comment
-
-
Checking in for first time on a Blackberry from the wilds of Brittany (just prior to imminent boulangerie/patisserie visit!) to react to the S question with a and a
Star Trek - Chekhov - Three Sisters....
Bonne continuation, mes amis!!!"...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..."
Comment
-
-
Norfolk Born
Originally posted by mercia View Postapologies for going after the Sewells
Margaret Drabble (Redgrave understudy) + A S Byatt (The Children's Book) = 2 Sisters
3 + 2 + 1 = Six. Six sisters = SS ??
Having said that, 'SS' could stand for 'Savile Scarborough', which at least introduces a new angle (45 degrees, to be precise).
Comment
-
Originally posted by mercia View Postapologies for going after the Sewells
Margaret Drabble (Redgrave understudy) + A S Byatt (The Children's Book) = 2 Sisters
3 + 2 + 1 = Six. Six sisters = SS ??
Spot on - and whilst you may regret following the Sewells, I regret not having done so. (That's the Midsomer test, anton; often the solutions the viewer formulates are much more satisfying than the ones at the end of the episode.
Now, mercia, please, will you be mother and make the Tease?[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
Comment
-
Comment