+NattyBooshka Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 ? ? Of Puppies Surely it can't be something that's a vague homophone of Anthrax? That said I can't get 'Andrex of Puppies' out of my head That would have been pretty cool! It's a reference to their debut album. Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I'm out!! Not my music anymore... Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I know the answer! But I cheated. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I know the answer! But I cheated. How so? Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I know the answer! But I cheated. How so? I Googled, there was no way I'd have got the answer. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Shall we have a sing song while we're waiting for someone to get it? How about the greatest drunken chorus song of all time... I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window Quote Link to comment
+Pajaholic Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 OK, OK, enough with the rowdy singing ... I'll give it another go! Surely there can only be so many 'collective nouns' for puppies. I don't know the band, but hopefully the reason for the threatened name change was for a more friendly, more acceptable image. So, for example, they probably wouldn't have chosen something like, "Abattoir of Puppies". The two most obvious to spring to mind are "Litter of Puppies" and "Kennel of Puppies". So is it either of them? If not, there can't be too many other things that puppies come in, so it's got to be worth a guess! Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 basket of puppies bucket of puppies cuddle of puppies hoard or puppies rabble of puppies Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Or was it Sick Puppies? Was that them? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 basket of puppies bucket of puppies cuddle of puppies hoard or puppies rabble of puppies Close enough Basket Full of Puppies Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Or from our Korean correspondant: An Entree of puppies. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 @MartyBartfast I see that you too have been Touched by His Noodly Appendage. Have you seen this? Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 A local question for you. What is happening this weekend at Fairford, bringing 1000s of visitors to Gloucestershire? Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 A local question for you. What is happening this weekend at Fairford, bringing 1000s of visitors to Gloucestershire? Air Display There's been heavy metal zooming over my house for some days now! Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 A local question for you. What is happening this weekend at Fairford, bringing 1000s of visitors to Gloucestershire? Air Display There's been heavy metal zooming over my house for some days now! Ding! I'm north of Fairford/ Yeovil (where a lot of the aircraft are coming from) but been hearing about it all week on the radio! Over to you, Havelock, I mean sir. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ding! I'm north of Fairford/ Yeovil (where a lot of the aircraft are coming from) but been hearing about it all week on the radio! Over to you, Havelock, I mean sir. I'm in Malvern so they're coming from all directions! I must remember to put a long lens on the camera and go and sit on the hills tomorrow to see if anything interesting floats past. I haven't been to Fairford for a long time, the last time we spent so much time driving around in circles that we swore "Never again". On with the questions..... Which river separates Buda from Pest? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) Ding! I'm north of Fairford/ Yeovil (where a lot of the aircraft are coming from) but been hearing about it all week on the radio! Over to you, Havelock, I mean sir. I'm in Malvern so they're coming from all directions! I must remember to put a long lens on the camera and go and sit on the hills tomorrow to see if anything interesting floats past. I haven't been to Fairford for a long time, the last time we spent so much time driving around in circles that we swore "Never again". On with the questions..... Which river separates Buda from Pest? The Danube? Edited July 15, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Which river separates Buda from Pest? The Danube? Ding! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix will forever be remembered for the death of a legend, Ayrton Senna. Which driver died the day before in qualifying on this terrible weekend for the sport? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Roland Ratzenberger (nor sure of the speeeling though) Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Roland Ratzenberger (nor sure of the speeeling though) Err... looks better than my smelling! DING!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 @MartyBartfast I see that you too have been Touched by His Noodly Appendage. Have you seen this? Yes I saw that in the news, if ever my old pink paper license gives up the ghost and I'm forced to buy a photo license I might try it myself! Anway back to the job in hand :- What are "The Leonids" and where would you see them? Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 @MartyBartfast I see that you too have been Touched by His Noodly Appendage. Have you seen this? Yes I saw that in the news, if ever my old pink paper license gives up the ghost and I'm forced to buy a photo license I might try it myself! Anway back to the job in hand :- What are "The Leonids" and where would you see them? Meteors. The sky! Specifically probably the constipation, sorry constellation of Leo. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Meteors. The sky! Specifically probably the constipation, sorry constellation of Leo. DING for the first two, no idea which constellation though. Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ding! I'm north of Fairford/ Yeovil (where a lot of the aircraft are coming from) but been hearing about it all week on the radio! Over to you, Havelock, I mean sir. I'm in Malvern so they're coming from all directions! I must remember to put a long lens on the camera and go and sit on the hills tomorrow to see if anything interesting floats past. I heard you can get a phone app that sends you a mail telling you what type of aircraft is flying above you (and its flight details)! That could be fun for a few weeks. Your go. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Here's one set by my lady wife, because I can't think of anything. She works with books so: Who wrote "The Once and Future King" about Arthur, King of the Britons ("King of the who?")? Bonus points for where "King of the who?" comes from. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) Prince Charles No. You'll have to stay behind afterwards if you won't take this seriously! Edited July 15, 2011 by The Patrician Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Prince Charles No. I don't know... Seem to think the book us a lot younger than I think so I'm in the wrong generation of authors. Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) Here's one set by my lady wife, because I can't think of anything. She works with books so: Who wrote "The Once and Future King" about Arthur, King of the Britons ("King of the who?")? Bonus points for where "King of the who?" comes from. Rudyard Kipling? (Am I showing my age?) (And is the 'King of the who?' reference something to do with Spamalot?) Edited July 15, 2011 by Fianccetto Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Don't know who wrote the book but I have it on good authority that King Arthur and his Knights are sleeping in a cave up on Alderley Edge, waiting to charge out and save England, should the dire need arise!! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) Don't know who wrote the book but I have it on good authority that King Arthur and his Knights are sleeping in a cave up on Alderley Edge, waiting to charge out and save England, should the dire need arise!! They are indeed... And the edge did seem to be very important at some time. Of course there's also... "They're coarse and they act obscene up the Edge on Hallowe'en" ...Knutsford Scabby women. Ref: Macc Lads Edited July 15, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Rudyard Kipling? (Am I showing my age?) (And is the 'King of the who?' reference something to do with Spamalot?) No. The Spamalot is probably right, I haven't seen it. The quote was originally from MP's Holy Grail film. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Time for a clue? His surname's a colour, the colour Saruman had and Gandalf took from him.... Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Time for a clue? His surname's a colour, the colour Saruman had and Gandalf took from him.... ...White no idea on first name though Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Time for a clue? His surname's a colour, the colour Saruman had and Gandalf took from him.... ...White no idea on first name though Ding! T H White. Over to you. Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Time for a clue? His surname's a colour, the colour Saruman had and Gandalf took from him.... ...White no idea on first name though Ding! T H White. Over to you. Thanks - Didn't expect the Ding for half an answer! Staying with a literary them: who famously lived at 32 Windsor Gardens, London? Pete Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) Time for a clue? His surname's a colour, the colour Saruman had and Gandalf took from him.... ...White no idea on first name though Ding! T H White. Over to you. Thanks - Didn't expect the Ding for half an answer! Staying with a literary them: who famously lived at 32 Windsor Gardens, London? Pete Paddington? Edited July 16, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Time for a clue? His surname's a colour, the colour Saruman had and Gandalf took from him.... ...White no idea on first name though Ding! T H White. Over to you. Thanks - Didn't expect the Ding for half an answer! Staying with a literary them: who famously lived at 32 Windsor Gardens, London? Pete Paddington? DING! yes indeed, one of my faves.... Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 paddington bear sorry, just too late... Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Staying with famous addresses... The Prime Minister's official residence is 10 Downing Street, the Chancellor of the Exchecquer's is number 11, who officially lives at number 12? There are 3 possible answers, all of whom are the same person! Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Staying with famous addresses... The Prime Minister's official residence is 10 Downing Street, the Chancellor of the Exchecquer's is number 11, who officially lives at number 12? There are 3 possible answers, all of whom are the same person! Deaputy PM? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Staying with famous addresses... The Prime Minister's official residence is 10 Downing Street, the Chancellor of the Exchecquer's is number 11, who officially lives at number 12? There are 3 possible answers, all of whom are the same person! Deaputy PM? Nope Quote Link to comment
+Pajaholic Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) Deputy PM? Downing Street has been the home of Lords of the Treasury since the 18th century when Walpole persuaded Mr Chicken to give up No 10. The 'formal' title of the Prime Minister is First Lord of the Treasury. 'Prime Minister' was AFAICT a partly flippant title that Walpole gave himself but it's stuck and First Lords of the Treasury have been called that ever since. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is Second Lord of the Treasury. So we have the First Lord at No 10; the Second at No 11; and so No 12 should be the residence of the Third Lord of the Treasury, if that post still exists. Edited July 16, 2011 by Pajaholic Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Deputy PM? Downing Street has been the home of Lords of the Treasury since the 18th century when Walpole persuaded Mr Chicken to give up No 10. The 'formal' title of the Prime Minister is First Lord of the Treasury. 'Prime Minister' was AFAICT a partly flippant title that Walpole gave himself but it's stuck and First Lords of the Treasury have been called that ever since. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is Second Lord of the Treasury. So we have the First Lord at No 10; the Second at No 11; and so No 12 should be the residence of the Third Lord of the Treasury, if that post still exists. Don't think there is a third lord... but you're on the right lines. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Home Secretary? nope Quote Link to comment
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