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  • cloughie
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    • Dec 2011
    • 22120

    Originally posted by Flay View Post
    I looked at this earlier today and gave up. I was trying to fit in Scott of the Antartic +/- RVW. Your clues are too vague, cloughie. Help us, please
    Scott - think perambulation!

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    • Nick Armstrong
      Host
      • Nov 2010
      • 26536

      Originally posted by cloughie View Post
      Scott - think perambulation!


      I've solved the Scott bit haven't I ?
      "...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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      • Flay
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        • Mar 2007
        • 5795

        Originally posted by cloughie View Post
        Scott - think perambulation!
        Walter Scott of Allardice (d.1198) used a perambulator, and consequently was a perambulator:

        <<Richard de Fréville has given, granted and by this his charter established, to Arbroath Abbey, in free and perpetual alms, that land in Mondynes (KCD) near the Water of Bervie for a half ploughgate of land by its right bounds, as he himself and John of Hastings and Walter Scott (of Allardice) perambulated with the abbot of Arbroath and many others, for the souls of King David and King Mael Coluim, and others, and for the welfare of King William and of himself, with common pasture, free and quit from all cavalry service and army service and all other secular exaction and all works.>>

        A perambulator:

        Now where's my dummy?
        Pacta sunt servanda !!!

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        • cloughie
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          • Dec 2011
          • 22120

          The last bit - who's garden?

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          • cloughie
            Full Member
            • Dec 2011
            • 22120

            Originally posted by cloughie View Post
            The last bit - who's garden?
            Scott - think brothers but in name only.

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            • mercia
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 8920

              Originally posted by cloughie View Post
              The last bit - who's garden?
              Mr [John] McGregor

              are we looking for Johns ?

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              • mercia
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 8920

                Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                Scott - think brothers but in name only.
                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Brothers ????

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                • Northender

                  Has anybody mentioned The Walker Brothers?

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                  • mercia
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 8920

                    Originally posted by Northender View Post
                    Has anybody mentioned The Walker Brothers?
                    certainly fits perambulation and one of them is Scott

                    well done

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                    • Northender

                      Scott Walker had a hit called 'Joanna'. I do hope we're not back - again - with the slightly differently spelt Joann who's recently become Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra.

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                      • mercia
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 8920

                        Originally posted by Northender View Post
                        Scott Walker had a hit called 'Joanna'. I do hope we're not back - again - with the slightly differently spelt Joann who's recently become Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra.
                        oh well done, Northender

                        Joanna McGregor presumably being the Peter Rabbit garden-owner connection
                        except it's spelt MacGregor
                        Last edited by mercia; 13-08-12, 09:49.

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                        • Northender

                          ...as against Joanne Macgregor the pianist?
                          Let's see what cloughie has to say.

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                          • cloughie
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                            • Dec 2011
                            • 22120

                            Originally posted by Northender View Post
                            ...as against Joanne Macgregor the pianist?
                            Let's see what cloughie has to say.
                            Joann(e) , Joann(a) between you you've got it.

                            As we've had things before with translations included what's the odd a or e between friends - the other 5 letters are the same! Or is there something in the rules which says I've got to think up another J.

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                            • amateur51

                              Originally posted by Northender View Post
                              Has anybody mentioned The Walker Brothers?
                              i used to own an complete LP set of Claudio Arrau/Bernard Haitink's recordings of the Beethoven piano concertos which I personally, me, myself bought from Scott Walker

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                              • cloughie
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                                • Dec 2011
                                • 22120

                                Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                                i used to own an complete LP set of Claudio Arrau/Bernard Haitink's recordings of the Beethoven piano concertos which I personally, me, myself bought from Scott Walker
                                He was maybe inspired by hearing Arrau on the Joanna.

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