Pedants' Paradise

[oliver sudden]

My centenary-induced bout of Boulezing has led me to the recording of Pli selon pli starring Ms Phyllis Bryn-Julson. I hied me to her wikipedia page to find out something more about her than my ears were telling me and came upon this little nugget of information:

A native of Bowdon, North Dakota, Bryn-Julson is one of five children born to Norwegian parents.

Surely there must be more than five? I read that the population of Norway is well over five million. But perhaps they are dissuaded for some reason from procreating with each other.

[LMcD]

My centenary-induced bout of Boulezing has led me to the recording of Pli selon pli starring Ms Phyllis Bryn-Julson. I hied me to her wikipedia page to find out something more about her than my ears were telling me and came upon this little nugget of information:



Surely there must be more than five? I read that the population of Norway is well over five million. But perhaps they are dissuaded for some reason from procreating with each other.

... and how many of the other four were born outside Norway?

[Serial_Apologist]

My centenary-induced bout of Boulezing has led me to the recording of Pli selon pli starring Ms Phyllis Bryn-Julson. I hied me to her wikipedia page to find out something more about her than my ears were telling me and came upon this little nugget of information:



Surely there must be more than five? I read that the population of Norway is well over five million. But perhaps they are dissuaded for some reason from procreating with each other.

Maybe because it's become unafjordable?

[LMcD]

Maybe because it's become unafjordable?

[vinteuil]

Maybe because it's become unafjordable?

I think the Beatles might attribute it to a lack of Norwegian wood


.

[oddoneout]

From the label on a small bottle of cream:
'Contains free range milk'
The mind boggles.
Reminds me of when I worked on a deli counter and one of the products displayed sported a label proclaiming 'free range pork pies'. No-one seemed to realise what a nonsense it was(least of all the managers) apart from a couple of regular customers with whom I used to have a joke about the problems of catching them and getting them cleaned for sale, and other absurdities.

[french frank]

From the label on a small bottle of cream:
'Contains free range milk'

Perhaps it got spilt all over the floor and had to be siphoned up into the bottle?

[Pulcinella]

You used to have to look a million dollars in the 1960s.
What with inflation and all, I wonder what you have to look today.
Presumably you're considerably less attractive if you're stuck on the million.

[Pulcinella]

From The Times Daily Quiz:

15 Which English comic writer and actor (2023-2012) is pictured?

[Sir Velo]

Eric Sykes?

[Pulcinella]

Eric Sykes?

It was: but would he be amused by being thought of as living his life backwards?

[Serial_Apologist]

"Join one of our leisure centres this spring and pay no joining fee on Direct Debit and annual membership".

This took a bit of figuring out, because how can no joining fee be paid, regardless of the means? I think what this is trying to say in its clumsy way is that membership has to be paid for but it does not include a joining fee.

[LMcD]

A contributor to our local rag's online news page complains that during a recent stay in hospital his wife was passed from pillow to post.

[smittims]

Re the 'joining fee' I think this is the first fee, just for 'joining'. . You are then required to pay for each visit. So waiving the joining fee is simply a discount to keep the suckers spending.

At a very popular Gym near me they drive there in their cars, pay to walk on the walking machines and then drive home, oblivious of the irony! I ought to stand there and laugh at them but I can't be 'bovvered'.

[Old Grumpy]

Re the 'joining fee' I think this is the first fee, just for 'joining'. . You are then required to pay for each visit. So waiving the joining fee is simply a discount to keep the suckers spending.

At a very popular Gym near me they drive there in their cars, pay to walk on the walking machines and then drive home, oblivious of the irony! I ought to stand there and laugh at them but I can't be 'bovvered'.

Good one!