no theme for today then...?

Morning Simon, morning all



Hope the pain is now receeding Simon, sometimes it's worth it.



I really, really dislike rhubarb, so will listen with interest to see if Nigel can persuade me otherwise, and what you all think to it!



So, are we picking our own theme for today? If so, I'll go away and think (it's not easy!)



Tortie x

..vote for me and I'll set you free.."ball of confusion" The Temptations

Morning Simon,



Thank you for playing my request yesterday. Don't know any songs about rhubarb trifle, but I know a couple about movies (or films as we say here in the UK :) )or good themes to films.



Mcw x

Morning Simon! Given Spurs' outstanding success at securing 4th place and banishing an overpriced Man City to the sidelines, you must start the show with "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" by QUEEN.

Rhubarb! That's so apt, given today is polling day!



We had a kinda sucess last night too at the pub quiz: we came joint 1st but lost on the tie-break about Z Cars. Doh!



Deevs

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Good Morning Each! So, a theme for a whole week is set, and then no referal to it today. It may be a touch of paranoia, but if the BBC wants to, as it claims, downsize some of its online content, in addition to scrapping the Asian network and 6music, then it might have made a start with this blog. I ruddy well hope not.



As there is no suggested theme today, I must assume that the R.H. thing continues. I would therefore refer you back to the previous days suggestions. No point in going over old ground.



Discombobulated PoS.

#5 Splednid choice, Rev! I'll second that even though I don't follow football!

# 8 Thank you.....you are too kind! # 7 Perhaps Paul note was taken of the stupefying lack of interest in the theme.....

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SQUEEZE - PULLING !!MUSCLES!! FROM A SHELL, (And I feel like William Tell, Maid Marian on her tiptoed feet)



Broken Arrow - Buffalo Springfield



Alan-a-Dale by Peter Cook & Dudley Moore



Never to MUCH by Luthor Vandross



Ken-TUCK-y woman by Neil Diamond



Big bad JOHN by Johnny Cash



SCARLET's Walk by Tori Amos



SCARLET by U2







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You should be ok voting with the letter rather than the polling card. I have just voted as proxy for my son and I only had a letter. They just asked me 3 simple (and daft in my opinion) questions and gave me a ballot paper for him.



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#10 Make that Warm Election Day Greetings



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rubbish song but what a great title and artist...

"sorrows drowned" Rhubarb Whiskey lol

Morning all!



Sorry for not being around too much over last couple of days - missed me?



I will be in and out today, but not very often I'm afraid - more meetings! Work does get in the way sometimes, doesn't it?



Cheers!



Kev

#5 Good call Rev - splednid choice - can't beat a bit of Queen to get things going!

# 15 Merci bien Tortie

Tom Lehrer talks of trifle in The Hunting Song...

I was in no mood to trifle, I took down my trusty rifle.....



Will love you all and leave you all, things to do, people to see....

#15



I think you can





:)

After all my work dusting off my LP collection to find Robin Hood songs are we now doing trifle songs?



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#18



IMO it's much better than Tull : )

#20 EEEEK!

#21 There you are Paul. I thought that would get you out of your discombobulated state! : )

#22...Or, alternatively...



I dunno, what with Darren teasing me over windows (I haven't a clue, by the way, Darren), relentless Robin Hood AND Tull derision, I don't know where I am. Still discombobbed...

Rhubarb ruins an otherwise fine fuit pie or crumble.



"We Are The Champions" for a team finishing fourth? Election fever has clearly turned the world mad :-)

*sidles in*



#23 I thought you were in Sheffield...



*sidles out again*

#24 Completely agree about rhubarb. No opinion about the football score : )

#24 Rhubarb is good for you, Ken. It keeps you regular!!!

#26 I'm not the slightest interested in football either Tortie, but if our man's happy we're more likely to get a good show.



I love rhubarb, especially in a crumble. I make my crumble toppings with half flour and butter, half breadcrumbs. Yummy!



Interesting facts about rhubarb - 1) it is actually a vegetable, 2) the leaves are poisonous. (I'm starting to sound like SW now)



Deebee X

#28 I don't really like crumble very much, although I do occasionally make one for Mr T.



I see what you mean about the footie score! Tonght has to be easier for him than trying to engage Don Mclean in interesting conversation!

# 23 they could yet finish 3rd!! And what's wrong with a bit of triumphalism Ken? We're going to be in the doldrums after the election and cuts begin to take effect because they are coming...whatever anyone said pre-election

#28 Rhubarb crumble is delicious- I add walnuts in my crumble topping.

# 31 Please stop it girls.....I'm salivating...(is that spelt right?) being on a diet and all!!

#28/31 half rolled oats are good too

Nothing wrong with a bit of triumphalism, hopefully we at Stevenage will be enjoying our second bout of the season tomorrow :-)

Curses, I mean on Saturday. Why does it feel like Friday already?

#34 That is what you get from eating too much rhubarb!! ;-)

# 37 We are eating our own! Fantastic rhubarb from my allotment...which needs wedding...oh dear...tomorrow on day off after certain major event...who's going to win then? Will all 3 be trying to move into No 10??

Sherry by The Four Seasons



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Sponge by R.E.M.



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#37 You marry fruit and veg these days? Whatever is the Church coming to.....;-)

Darren, you are priceless!! Both suggestions made me smile :-)

#39 You'll be suggesting songs by Cream next!

#29 - Ah, Mr. McLean. I didn;t hear the interview as I really don't like his music. Never got on with it really - I had to turn to R4 when he came on....

Cherry Cherry by Neil Diamond



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Rhubarb is a wonderful vegetable indeed! I partake of it every breakfast when in season - as a compote with brown sugar and ginger on my muesli, yoghurt , honey and at least 6 fruits.



Very regular, thank you.



And I'm made up for Harry and his gang - a fine season which can only be capped (look away Deevs) by finishing 3rd above the French.



If trifle is indeed the feem of the day, may I suggest the Sponge Bob Square Pants song?

Hundred by The Fray



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Thousands by Chino XL



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Rhubarb by Feeder



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CUSTARD pie by Led Zep



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Fresh Fruit by Procol Harum



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Whipped Cream by Tijuana Brass



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That's a trifle excessive, Darren!

#45 Or the Roobarb and Custard (sic) theme

On the advice of legalspike ...discombobbed ©

Top blogging today everyone. You have undiscombobulated me . A blog invented theme. A very fine idea!

And the post above made up of four, four word sentences, in honour of coming fourth.

#55 Rhubarb does that to people! ;-)

#56 Why don't we do that every Friday? If Simon doesn't give us a theme, we can just carry on and have our own.

We might own Simon but we don't own the show Deebee!!!



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Look what happens when I go out [incidentally, the first time I've ventured out ON MY OWN since the brain thingy] - the blog turns all fruity and puddingy ...

#59 - good idea Deebee!



I have a rhubarb plant in our front garden. It was there when we moved in, and it's still here now, 9 years later. Every year it disappears over winter, then in Feb / Mar it appears again giving glorious organic fruit (veg?!?)...I like rhubarb!

#60

Darren - ownership schmownership - themed Fridays sounds good to me - perhaps with a dash of quizology?

Have just heard on the news that "polling has been 'brisk' across the country..".



They obviously weren't observing me

#59 Yay! In fact, Yip Yip Yibble! ©



#62 You can't get rid of it mate - try as you might, it will return, like the Giant Hogweed it is. Enjoy!

#65 That would be a Nursery Cryme Mr SBSP



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#65 - Spike - it's great when you launch into Yip Yip Yibbledom - do you actually say it out loud in 'real life'?!

#67 bet he does Katy!



#60... actually no, forget that - I was going to comment but changed my mind...

Anyone remember the TV series "The day of the triffids" in the 70s/80s? They looked a bit like giant rhubarb.

I got a bit excited just now when my phone sprang into life with the message "text from simonmayo". Then I remembered I've registered for Nigel's recipes....

Anyone fancy a game of Scrabble?

Afternoon all



Deebee - I thought the triffids looked more like giant celery, but could be wrong! ;)



How about - pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard, if we're in a trifling mood! (groan)



A

#71 Would love to Katy, but unfortunately I can't play at work :-(



#72 Celery/rhubarb, whatever - they're just different colours aren't they

Or if we're going for sweet things - "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies



* I'll get my coat ...*

# 71 Yip - you can be my 3rd opponent Katy - I'll have to dip in and out as I do other things if that's alright

An interesting fact about celery. After his accident, Richard Hammond started liking it.

#75 RevDavid - OK - will do an invite and make sure there are no restrictions on time.

:)

# 77 Thanks - just going out to vote but think otherwise I'm in working in the office so a little diversion will help the work along.....

#78

.. and I am just as likely to be back and forth today - but the game will remain until we finish it.



We have a whole week for each move :)

#74 Now Now Norty Tortie!

#76 re. the Hamster. But did the celery go off him?!

Strange thing - brain damage. Read somewhere about a woman who starting speaking with a chinese (?) accent

Nick Clegg is a cutie.



There - I've said it

*has just found a rhubarb yoghurt in the fridge*

#81 #82 I read somewhere about a woman who started fancying politicians....;-)



Sorry, couldn't resist X

#82 - How come I'm norty? : )



#81 I saw something recently about a woman who had brain damage and started speaking in a French accent.

Tortie - rhymes with norty - suggesting earworm tunes.

#84 Deebs



heh heh heh heh!

# 87 & others...now, now girls...calm down...

If we're still on Robin Hood type theme (surely appropriate with most of the candidates from most of the parties being happy to take from the poor and keep it...)



how about Bon Jovi and "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"?



(Yep, Simon, it's Jan the Bon Jovi freak from Leics again...the one with the husband who doesn't like them...)



well it is a good song anyway, and appropriate to the RH theme

Hello All,



Like the fruit or pudding theme, anything by the Beatles when they were on the Apple label, or rather liked the theme music to the 'Banana Splits' when I was a lot lot younger,



Hope everybody having a good day



David

Not sure how much of the show I'm going to be able to listen to today, as I'm going to the hairdresser and they don't have R2 on (yes, people like that do actually exist, can you believe it?) Hopefully I'll catch some of it on the way there and going home.

I see Jelly if off the menu.



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...to top the triffle off how about something from the 1985 Bronski Beat album "hundreds and thousands"...just a thought ;-)

Come on guys - 100?

Nobody there - all alone - perhaps everyone is voting?

I'll help

a boundary should see us there

Was that OUR Darren mentioned?





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Yes she did - is it me?

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