+NattyBooshka Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Scotland Yard? (As was...before the 'New Scotland Yard'.) Quite the opposite!!! Newgate Prison Ding! Demolishing a prison to build a court always seemed a little strange to me! Another prison in London, was a "hotel" for early travellers to Australia The demolition of the place started in 1892... On the site now stands the Tate Britain and the Chelsea College of Art and Design. The bricks from the prison were used to build a housing estate there too. Name the prison. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 That would be the Millbank prison Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Millbank Prison. After 25 years in those places I have a bit of a fascination for them. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 That would be the Millbank prison DING back to you. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Sticking with the prison theme, name the Southwark prison that Charles Dickens' father was imprisoned in for a time. Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Was he in Bedlam? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Marshalsea? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 The only one I know of in Southwark was "The Clink" on Clink Street, but I doubt that was it's official name. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Marshalsea? Ding! Dickens' father was imprisoned in Marshalsea for a debt to a baker. His book 'Little Dorrit' was based around Marshalsea. Over to you Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 (edited) Marshalsea? Ding! Dickens' father was imprisoned in Marshalsea for a debt to a baker. His book 'Little Dorrit' was based around Marshalsea. Over to you As for The Clink... possibly the oldest prison in the land (1150ish) yeah... it was it's name! Maybe moving of the prison theme... Charles Dickens had two middle names... what were they? Edited September 6, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Marshalsea? Ding! Dickens' father was imprisoned in Marshalsea for a debt to a baker. His book 'Little Dorrit' was based around Marshalsea. Over to you As for The Clink... possibly the oldest prison in the land (1150ish) yeah... it was it's name! Maybe moving of the prison theme... Charles Dickens had two middle names... what were they? John Huffam Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Marshalsea? Ding! Dickens' father was imprisoned in Marshalsea for a debt to a baker. His book 'Little Dorrit' was based around Marshalsea. Over to you As for The Clink... possibly the oldest prison in the land (1150ish) yeah... it was it's name! Maybe moving of the prison theme... Charles Dickens had two middle names... what were they? John Huffam DING! Over to the man with the hat. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 OK... It's the second half of the 19th century, the British Raj is in full swing. In Nepal, the Colonel's daughter is days away from her 21st birthday. She asks the young officer she's in love with for a very special present. He gets it for her but it costs him his life. What, exactly, was the present and who was the young officer ? Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Must be a pub of literary minds Book or poem? (I had to google) Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I'm going to have a wild guess that it's something to do with a "green eyed yellow idol, to the north of Catmandu" and that the officer was Youg Carew (sp), and that it was the emeralds from the idol, but I'm probably way off. Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Either you googled like me....or I'm a heathen!! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Either you googled like me....or I'm a heathen!! or mabe I'm older than you? I didn't google, and I've got a vague memory of someone on a comedy program on the telly or radio doing it as a monologue, but I can't remember who it was. Edit to add: I've just googled it and it seems I'm not quite right on the chaps name though. Edited September 7, 2011 by MartyBartfast Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) OK... It's the second half of the 19th century, the British Raj is in full swing. In Nepal, the Colonel's daughter is days away from her 21st birthday. She asks the young officer she's in love with for a very special present. He gets it for her but it costs him his life. What, exactly, was the present and who was the young officer ? The one green eye of a yellow god... Assuming a statue, an emerald? Mad Caru? Seem to remember Harry H Corbett delivering the monologue about this... Could be wrong, the port is open Edited September 7, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 or mabe I'm older than you? You look old in your photo! ..although not that much older than me! Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 and this is how it should be performed: MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 and this is how it should be performed: MrsB My dad used to recite it often, but never quite like that! Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 OK... It's the second half of the 19th century, the British Raj is in full swing. In Nepal, the Colonel's daughter is days away from her 21st birthday. She asks the young officer she's in love with for a very special present. He gets it for her but it costs him his life. What, exactly, was the present and who was the young officer ? The one green eye of a yellow god... Assuming a statue, an emerald? Mad Caru? Seem to remember Harry H Corbett delivering the monologue about this... Could be wrong, the port is open That'll do.... DING! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 OK... It's the second half of the 19th century, the British Raj is in full swing. In Nepal, the Colonel's daughter is days away from her 21st birthday. She asks the young officer she's in love with for a very special present. He gets it for her but it costs him his life. What, exactly, was the present and who was the young officer ? The one green eye of a yellow god... Assuming a statue, an emerald? Mad Caru? Seem to remember Harry H Corbett delivering the monologue about this... Could be wrong, the port is open That'll do.... DING! The person who wrote the above referenced monologue, J Milton Hayes was imprisoned with author Alec Waugh in 1918 in a city significant to the published word. Where were they held? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Pure guess that the reference to the published word is to Johann Gutenberg, who IIRC lived and/or worked in Mainz (sp?). IIRC from a Stephen Fry documentary (in which they made a Gutenberg press), Mainz has a Gutenberg museum. So I'll expand on that to guess that they were both prisoners of war in that city? Quote Link to comment
+MazdaRoy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Karlsruhe had a concentation camp which Alec Waugh was imprissoned, and the only link I can think of to the published word for Karlsruhe is the Arts and Media centre, which is quiet famous. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) Pure guess that the reference to the published word is to Johann Gutenberg, who IIRC lived and/or worked in Mainz (sp?). IIRC from a Stephen Fry documentary (in which they made a Gutenberg press), Mainz has a Gutenberg museum. So I'll expand on that to guess that they were both prisoners of war in that city? DING! Gutenberg was born and died in Mainz, and the two were indeed prisoners of war together there. Perfect answer. On a side note, I lived and worked in Mainz at one stage too. Edited September 8, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 DING! Gutenberg was born and died in Mainz, and the two were indeed prisoners of war together there. Thanks. Next question: The names of some artists' paints include the word "Hue" (sometimes in parentheses). Examples are "Vermilion Hue", "Cobalt Blue Hue", and "Cadmium Yellow Hue". In these paints, what does the word "hue" signify? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) It means the colour is pure... Without tint. Strike that... Having re-read the question... Cadmium is pretty nasty stuff... Does hue refer to an exact colour match but in a synthetic colour? Edited September 8, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 DING! Cadmium, although nasty, is by no means the worst! "Hue" signifies that the pigment is a (usually non-toxic) substitute for the original pigment from which the paint takes its name. For example, Vermilion is another name for ground cinnabar, which is another name for mercuric sulphide (HgS), which is extremely toxic; while Vermilion Hue contains a non-toxic, synthetic pigment. Over to you... Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) Vermilion is also a song... it was released as a single in 2004... the next single by the band was Vermilion pt 2 which continues the story, but with a dramatic change in the music. Name the band Edited September 8, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I know, but as I got the answer while Googling for which compound of mercury vermilion is, I'll pass! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I know, but as I got the answer while Googling for which compound of mercury vermilion is, I'll pass! Oops! Sorry... me and my linking questions. Quote Link to comment
+The Duckers Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well I know that it is Slipknot, as my son is a fan. Glad you didn't want to know what the dramatic change was as that I couldn't tell you, but, would prob make a guess along the lines of the second one being totally opposite their usual all out metal style...... Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well I know that it is Slipknot, as my son is a fan. Glad you didn't want to know what the dramatic change was as that I couldn't tell you, but, would prob make a guess along the lines of the second one being totally opposite their usual all out metal style...... DING! The songs in general are a bit of a shift from their usual stuff with softer vocals... part two departs further by going acoustic. Anyone listening to these songs and the more recent "Snuff" and thinking they're good songs would be well advised to avoid buying any of their albums without listening to a couple of other tracks!! Quote Link to comment
+The Duckers Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yes, I have heard a few songs emanating from my sons room which are less than favourable to my hearing (btw, I am a rock fan, but.....) Question: What are the names of the 2 pubs with the shortest and the longest names in the UK? Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yes, I have heard a few songs emanating from my sons room which are less than favourable to my hearing (btw, I am a rock fan, but.....) Question: What are the names of the 2 pubs with the shortest and the longest names in the UK? "The Land of Liberty, Peace and Plenty" in Heronsgate might be an outside contender for the longest but no idea about the shortest. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I think they're both local to me... in Stalybridge The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn Q Quote Link to comment
+The Duckers Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 A ding to NattyBooshka. Yes they are both in Stalybridge.... Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn Blimey... that's a mouthful... Wonder what the locals call it? Bet they don't say "See you later, dear. Just popping down The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn". Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn Blimey... that's a mouthful... Wonder what the locals call it? Bet they don't say "See you later, dear. Just popping down The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn". They must drink in Q then! Next to Stalybridge is Mottram-In-Longdendale... One time home of LS Lowry, he has a statue, and a Geocache there. He died less than a mile from where i am now. What did his initials stand for? Quote Link to comment
+Hawkins2.5 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Lawrence Steven Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Lawrence Steven DING! Quote Link to comment
+Hawkins2.5 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ok, so on the topic of names... What is Michael J. Fox's middle name? Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ok, so on the topic of names... What is Michael J. Fox's middle name? Andrew Quote Link to comment
+Hawkins2.5 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ding! I can see why he didn't want to go with Michael A Fox! Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ding! I can see why he didn't want to go with Michael A Fox! Michael J Fox stared as a teenage werewolf in the imaginatively titled "Teen Wolf". But what was the name of the Actor who played jewish werewolf George in the 2008 series "Being Human"? Quote Link to comment
+Dobunnis Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 (edited) Michael J Fox stared as a teenage werewolf in the imaginatively titled "Teen Wolf". But what was the name of the Actor who played jewish werewolf George in the 2008 series "Being Human"? That would be Russel Tovey Edited September 11, 2011 by Dobunnis Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Michael J Fox stared as a teenage werewolf in the imaginatively titled "Teen Wolf". But what was the name of the Actor who played jewish werewolf George in the 2008 series "Being Human"? That would be Russel Tovey Ding Quote Link to comment
+Dobunnis Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 (edited) Ding for the correct answer to the last part answered of this three part question. Continuing the theme... Russell Tovey has appeared in a number of programmes for the BBC including two episodes of Doctor Who. I will tell you that one was the 2007 Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned" but I want you to to tell me: The name of the character he played? What was the other Doctor Who episode he appeared in as the same character? And who did the Doctor try to pair him off with in that other episode? Remember (unless things have changed in the last year) no googling for the answer, Helen Edited September 12, 2011 by Dobunnis Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Ding for the correct answer to the last part answered of this three part question. Continuing the theme... Russell Tovey has appeared in a number of programmes for the BBC including two episodes of Doctor Who. I will tell you that one was the 2007 Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned" but I want you to to tell me: The name of the character he played? What was the other Doctor Who episode he appeared in as the same character? And who did the Doctor try to pair him off with in that other episode? Remember (unless things have changed in the last year) no googling for the answer, Helen I haven't a clue... but as a recurring character I'd guess at the Master... who I loved as a kid. Episode name impossible I guess... pairing off... hmmm... Kylie? Not watched the reboot... not watched since McCoy TBH. Quote Link to comment
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