Good morning Simon, team, NYM and well laméd blogpoppets,



Great show last night Simon. I enjoyed it muchly, thank you!



I did own Lexicon of Love but alas no gold jacket!



So alphabet oldies eh. Well it must start with..



ABC - THE JACKSON 5



and then maybe..



ALPHABET STREET - PRINCE



LOVE LETTERS - ALISON MOYET



IOU - FREEEZ



I need more coffee now to come up with a few more.

Happy Tuesday all!

Jx

Good Morning One and All;



I didn't own a copy of The Lexicon of Love, but then I was only 8 at the time, I think my mum had it, she saw ABC a few times in Sheffield, I think.



Oldie suggestions...



ALPHABET ST - PRINCE



ABC - THE JACKSON FIVE

Good Morning simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Resisting the Jacksons' one that everybody else will suggest... ;o)



How about:



LOVE LETTERS by Alison Moyet



S O S by Abba



L.O.V.E by Nat King Cole



THE LETTER by Joe Cocker



EIGHT LETTERS by Take That



X AND Y by Coldplay



~X~

Happy Tuesdays All Round and H.E.L.L.O Simon and Team



#Oldiestheme? Let me spell these out ..





THE LETTER – BOX TOPS



LETTER FROM AMERICA - THE PROCLAIMERS



A LETTER TO ELISE - THE CURE



R-E-S-P-E-C-T - ARETHA FRANKLIN



L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. - NOAH AND THE WHALE



D-I-S-C-O – OTTOWAN



G-L-O-R-I-A – VAN MORRISON



D-I-V-O-R-C-E – BILLY CONNOLLY

Good morning everyone!



Here goes...



ALPHABET STREET - PRINCE

R-E-S-P-E-C-T - ARETHA FRANKLIN

LETTER FROM AMERICA - THE PROCLAIMERS

LETTER TO ELISE - THE CURE



D-I-V-O-R-C-E - BILLY 'BIG YIN' CONNOLLY



Off to the coffee machine...



--

cBzz

THE JACKSON 5 - ABC is the most obvious



JOE COCKER or THE BOXTOPS - The Letter



THE SPECIALS - A Letter To You Rudy



There must be others that'll come to me...

Good morning everyone



I really enjoyed the lovely Ken Branagh, who sounds as charming and nice as Colin Firth, so maybe when his Railway Man film comes out, Simon could have him as a guest!



LOVE LETTERS ~ Ketty Lester (or Alison Moyet)



LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND ~ Pat Boone



ABC ~ The Jackson Five



ABRACADBRA ~ Steve Miller Band



ALPHABET STREET ~ Prince

Morning all & a happy Tuesday



Letter to America – The Proclaimers



Alphabet Soup – Bell X1



Wordplay – Jason Mraz



A letter to Elise – The Cure



The Letter – PJ Harvey



Letter Never Sent – REM



Words of Love – The Mamas & The Papas

#3 Oh dear, I seem to have diminished our leader's name somewhat... Sorry Simon!



~X~

LETTER FROM AMERICA ~ The Proclaimers



LOVE LETTERS ~ Elvis Presley



YOUR LETTER ~ Joan Armatrading



PLEASE READ THE LETTER ~ Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Hello all from a soggy Scottish Borders. Dog smelly, waterproof coat hung up to drip dry, boots stuffed with newsapaper.



I haven't come up with any tunes yet, apart from what has already been suggested, but am a little distracted by the Norwich reference? Have I missed something? Do I have too much rain in my eyes? Am I just being stupid? Any help?



Back later if I don't decide to hibernate - it is autumn again, isn't it?

Greetings Ter The Mayo & ALL Blog Peeps...



Bingo Star 'ere... Coming To You From The Only Working Toilet In Me 'ouse (Another Place For Reflection Ter Take Time Out From The Stresses Of Life)... (PS Me Second Toilet Is In Me Bedroom Awaiting A 'ole Ter Made In Me Bathroom Wall For It).... Long Story... Talking Of Which......



Mayo Man - Firstly a know of somebody from Radio Norwich.... Know as Mr Alan Patridge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for the ABC.... News ter me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Secondly a was listening ter yer most nice show yesterdee and 'eard yer say about Bristol Parkway station being one if the worst places ter spend 2 'ours AND a 'eard yer mentioning being stuck in a waiting room full of flatulant passengers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND a 'eard yer article of philosophy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



One of the Bingo Star's main philosophies of life is:



Try NEVER ter follow the crowd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



This is EXACTLY were most people go wrong in life.... And applies very much ter were rail passengers go wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They all cram inter a waiting room.... Paying for 'ighly priced refreshments..... Only ter end up with their backends blowing BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Of which yer found out ter yer cost!!!!!!) (Not just in financial terms but in fart terms!!!!!!)

Then everybody lazily crams onto the platform as near ter the entrance as possible and then when the train comes they all cram inter the same carriage, often resulting in them being unable ter find a seat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Ave been on trains with the whole carriage ter meself, walked upter the buffet car only ter find people standing!!!!!! (And a don't mean standing at the buffet car because of the buffet car.... Standing standing 'cos of no seats (And ave noot 'ad a carriage ter mesen 'cos ave goot severe flatulance!!!!!)))

This is a prime example of 'following the crowd madness!!!!!!!!!!!!'

Many of these people are so called 'ighly intelligent with 'ighly paid jobs/ substantial qualifications..... Yet despite going often on a journey of 'undreds of miles.... Their tiny minds will not allow them ter walk 192 yards up a platform ter getta seat on the train!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Following like sheep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Noot thatta wanter put sheep down (And a don't mean in 'ter sleep terms' that would be most mean... (Although many a time sheep 'ave 'elped me get ter sleep by counting them!!!!! (It once 'appened at a gate in the middle of the welsh 'ills!!!! A was standing there... Counting the sheep in the field.... Next thing... A was out cold all!!!!!! Out cold!!!!!!

Until a goot woken by an irrate farmer for blocking 'is gate!!!!!!)))

The thing is a think sheep 'ave more common sense than 'umans... A for one 'ave NEVER seen a sheep go to the world monetary council for quantative easing due to it blowing all of it's assets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Talking of blowing it's assets.... Where was a????? Oh I yeah back ter The Mayo smelly waiting room incident....

I ALWAYS walk upter the end of the platform...... Not just ter getta better chance of a decent seat and ter noot follow like sheep, but also whilst waiting for me train.... A find the end of platforms a nice place ter be.... Often surrounded by wildlife, flower beds, the smell of the countryside.... Sometimes watching passing trains.... A place for reflection..... And am noot talking about me reflection in the puddles in the uneven platfrom that 'ave gather due to our most trying climate.... No am talking reflection of The Mind.... Of life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A place ter go deep inter thought about things.... In fact it's the end of railway platforms where ave written some of me nicest songs and jokes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Something that would be impossible in a waitng room full of as Ben Elton put it...... 'Farty people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'



So my advice Mayo mate..... Take the 192 yard walk (sometimes it can be as little as 24 yards if it's a shorter train) and it will open up the mind..... closer ter descovering the philosphy of the meaning of life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The Euro was a fine example of noot following the crowd (lucky the UK didn't fully).... (probably why nobody voted for us at The Eurovision gig.... a mixture of their vision being clouded/ jealousy)..... Same with Warren Buffet.... 'e ALWAYS says do the opposite of what others are doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Glad ter 'elp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Julia40 - Yes a fully agree The Mayo as you put it is a 'darn to earf geezer!!!!!'

One reason is 'e is a virgo aka an earth.... VERY much like mesen being a capricorn!!!!!! Us earth signs are VERY down ter earth!!!!!!



Deebee - A was only joking about being a trianspotter.... A came ter me senses aged 12!!!!!!!!!!

Butta would be willing ter pretend ter be a trainspooter if it goot me The Mayo's 'graph!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Niceness ter each ;-)))))

Good morning blogchums.



#2 Thanks for that reminder about age, Zoe! LOL



Theme:



I PUT A SPELL ON YOU by NINA SIMONE



Tangential, I know, but that's me :0)



Be back later with euphemisms aplenty.

Good morning all - sunny and bright so far.....................



ABC - THE JACKSON 5



LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND - ??



JW

#O.L.D.I.E.S. T.H.E.M.E.





PLEASE READ THE LETTER THAT I WROTE - PLANT & KRAUSS



S O S - ABBA



A B C - JACKSON FIVE



SENSES WORKING OVERTIME - XTC



YA MO B THERE - JAMES INGRAM with MICHAEL MACDONALD



P C P - MANIC STREET PREACHERS



L A WOMAN - BILLY IDOL



E=MC2 - BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE



B-A-B-Y - RACHEL SWEET

FREEEZ - I.O.U.



NINA SIMONE or CCR - I Put A Spell On You



BILLY OCEAN - Red Light Spells Danger



THE BEE GEES - Words



THE STYLISTICS - Let's Put It All Together



AL JARREAU - L Is For Lover



KIM WILDE - Four Letter Word



and one I'd love to hear, particularly as Euro 2012 is on currently

HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT - The Referee's Alphabet



but it does contain the word 'b*st*rd', so that probably rules it out unless there's a censored version.

The Look of Love - ABC

ABC - The Jackson 5

I got U babe - UB40

Love Letters - Alison Moyet

Mr E's beautiful blues - Eels

YMCA - Village People

The Fly - U2

mmm mmm mmm - Crash Test Dummies

#12 Hi Bingo - enjoyed reading your philosophies on life - but the

GO TO THE END OF THE PLATFORM one - not much fun if it's pissing down. lol



:^D

I'm also reminded by today's theme of that Two Ronnies sketch in the restaurant...



"F.U.N.E.X.?"

"S., V.F.X."

"F.U.N.E.M.?" etc..

Morning all



I'd like to second:



'IOU' - Freeez

'ABC' - Jacksons



and throw in:



'Little L' - Jamiroquai

'X Offender' - Blondie



TTFN!



N xx

#101/106 (from yesterday) - Billie have never seen the series you referred to and apparently not everyone can read the passage I posted! As I said, it is strange how the brain works!



And herbs to grow Gill - sage, thyme, chives, basil, parsley - they are all fairly easy. If you grow mint, don't put it directly into the ground - put it in a pot or bucket as it goes everywhere if you're not careful!



Glad to hear you are on the mend, Lilac Blue. Hope you can get home soon.





JW

Or maybe:



'Goodbye Mr A' - The Hoosiers

I'd like to offer "Altogether Now" - The Beatles and "1-2-3" - Len Barry

And a few more ....



Letter To Hermione – David Bowie



Letter To Memphis – Pixies



Love Letter - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds



Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss



Send No Letter - The Velvet Underground

#19



Sir Driver - or the one in the hardwear store



"Some o's?"



:^D

Morning!



How about:



H.A.P.P.Y Radio - Edwin Starr



ABACAB - Genesis



B.A.B.Y - Rachel Sweet



C MOON - Paul McCartney



D.A.A.NCE - Lambretta's



madchick x

or perhaps:



'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life' - In Deep

Hi Simon and everyone

Blogging on 4S this morning as in 15 mins about to walk up to interview.

What a young pup you are Zoe!

1. ABC - Jackson 5

2. I. O. U - Freeez

3. LOVE LETTERS - Alison Moyet

4. R E S P E C T- Aretha Franklin

5. YMCA - Village People

6. THE LETTER - Boxtops

7. LETTER FROM AMERICA - Proclaimers

8. ALPHABET STREET - Prince

9. D I V O R C E - Tammy Winette

10. WORDS - F R David



Nice days all!



Laters



Mandy ;)

"#122.

At 08:55 19th Jun 2012, Florence wrote:

... but do you actually watch the games, Katy? ;o)"



Just spotted this ^^^^ Flo :)



Yes I do - in a multi-tasky sort of way - invariably online/cooking when footie is on and have been known to have radio on in an adjoining room where if I sit at the desktop PC I can see the TV screen in living room.

Had to remove the TV from the office/kitchen area because it was distracting me from work.

:^$

Laterally thinking:

LIONEL RICHIE - L.O. (Hello)



CARLY SIMON - Y. (Why?)



PINK FLOYD - A.U. (Hey You)



10CC - O.F.N.D. (Oh Effendi)



NEIL YOUNG - O.I.O. (Ohio)



GRANDMASTER FLASH - U.R. (You Are)

Good luck with the interview Mandy!



#11 Erica, the acronym NORWICH was used a lot in war-time love letters along with SWALK and many others although this one is a little more risqué... (k)Nickers off ready when I come home!



Jx

Good to see you again Parsley-cat and thank you for kind words.



And talking of herbs - also spotted in blog [yup - am still playing catch-up] - Gill Withagee's request for herb garden ideas. I've had a pretty successful year on the herb front. You'll still be able to pick up the small plants in pots from your local market or garden centre which you can still transfer to their garden place.

Thyme, Oregano, Sage, Rosemary, Chives, Lemon Balm, Mint [containered] have all worked well for me outdoors. Usually keep my Parsley, Basil and Coriander indoors.



:^)

#31 Well spotted J.I.L.L.Y ROFL



#30 Sir - Mmmmm - just a thought - all very clever but after midday surely? Has always been accepted 'netiquette in here, probably because we think the choon choosers have enough work to do with our lists of proper songs. Still ... who am I to dictate what and when people should post so please feel free to tell me to butt out - honest - won't be offended.

:^D

#30 #33 but it has reminded me of a genuine suggestion that I don't think has been posted yet:



I.O.I.O by the Bee Gees



#19 LOL!



~X~

Morning All,



Thank you for the mention yesterday Simon.



'TVC15' David Bowie



Think this a chance to suggest one of the difficult choices I try to get in from time to time



Have a good day everybody

Morning all



I didn't own Lexicon of Love - it wouldn't have sat at all comfortably alongside Wind and Wuthering, Close To The Edge, Animals etc.



#cringealerton But that was then and this is now #cringealertoff So I do now own "Absolutely...The Best Of" as they did do some good songs justifying a slot in the collection for a CD :-).

Morning Simon, team, NYM, and lamé clad bloggers.



As a Norwich lad, we always used to get a giggle about the "other" meaning of our fine city. And let's not mention E.N.G.L.A.N.D.



I played The Lexicon of Love over and over and over again. I think Rebecca might like it too. (On a sadder note, I read a very sad article this weekend about the tragedy of Trevor Horn's wife. Doesn't bear thinking about. I'll leave blogvets to look it up, if you so desire)



So, in the spirit of NORWICH and HOLLAND and ENGLAND, I give you



Sealed With A (Loving) Kiss - Brian Hyland



Good day all



JBG

And from the same era...



S.J.S.J.G.J.Y.G.Y.C.A.O.G.A.C. - Bow Wow Wow

#37 and #38



Great stuff - John B



:^D

Simon should know this one ..



A I G - SHOW OF HANDS





:^)

#33 Katy, I consider myself reprimanded! :o)



It seemed later to me, no doubt cos i've been awake since 4am.



In my defence, the blog did say "defined in any way you wish", but I may have pushed that boundary a little!

Thanks Katy. And hello! *waves*.



And well done you for getting a good report from the doctor. *hugs*



Sorry I haven't been contributing as much recently... You know how it is. But always great to pop in and see what's tickling everybody's fancy.

John B's post reminds me of another WW11 Acronym encapsulated in a choon:



B.U.R.M.A. - DIRTY PRETTY THINGS





Won't get played though.

:^D

For those intrigued by last night's philosophy discussion, this, from Saturday's Guardian, might be of interest:



https://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/15/happiness-is-being-a-loser-burkeman?commentpage=1



The article itself is illuminating but the subsequent comments are even more so. Following Rebecca's assessment of her philosphy course, it might be better value

than three years reading PPE at Magdalen College, too.



What's also quite remarkable for an online open forum is that you have to read through to page 5 before the brickbats start flying :0D

#41 Yes Sir - how kind you are! I'm in a really bossy mood today Sir Driver.

Really shouldn't be taking it out on you.



#42 Cheers John. We all take time out for various reasons - no need for apologies ...

and why did I say that word with the daft pronunciation .. apple-ogees? And can you remember who was it that said that originally? I can't.

Good Morning Each! Has no-one gone for...



'S.Y.S.L.J.F.M.' by Joe Tex?



In which case, I will.



And I'll second HMHB's 'Referee's Alphabet' .Good one, Driver.

How about



'A' You're adorable (the alphabet song) - Perry Como/Maurice Chevalier



JW

Good to see you Jennie. Thought it was just me and the boys ...

:^)



#44 Harry - didn't hear the show yesterday. I shall read the link but do I need any context?

And, I'll third HMHB. Please! You can easily bleep the offending word. Indeed, if Sir Tel is lurking, I believe he may have snaffled a few pips, when he was trying to hide them from Johnny Walker. You could probably scrounge one of them back, bleeping for the use of. Come on, Wogey, The Biscuit need you.

#46 Do you think, Paul, that we'll ever get a HMHB track played on DT?

When I was trawling back to identify the genuine Blogvets - there is a very early blogpost from Simon mentioning the Birkenhead Boys ..

BACK IN THE USSR - BEATLES



BACK IN THE DHSS - HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT

#48 Katy, last night's show featured Alain de Botton discussing philosophy. A three-worder from last week had expressed the opinion that philosophy is confusing. Might be worth a listen on the iThingy (©JBG).



There's no link between this article and last night's programme except that it examines one of philosphy's big questions: how can we lead a more contented life.

#45 I have a vague notion that apple-ogees was uttered by Hugh Laurie in an episode of Blackadder II....

#13 Harry - I can add 30 years to that number next Wednesday! I may not be "old" in the grand scheme of things, but I sure do feel it... :-/



Oldie suggestion...



THE ABCs OF LOVE - FRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS

#52 Cheers Harry - will do. Was intrigued by Rebecca's contribution - also m'eldest did Philosophy [alongside another subject] at university.



#53 I think you may be right Sir Driver. Marvellous. We are in the middle of watching an American Soap Serial Killer thriller at the mo - it's called Revenge - and we always call it 'Rewengey'. Could this be another Blackadderism?

:^D

#55 I think it could be the same episode...

#13 Harry - looking forward to the fulfilment of your last sentence ..

#28 Mandy - You are too kind :) I'm dying the greys out of my hair as we speak!



#35 Brandon - Well done on your mensh, from yesterday :) I knew I must have missed some more blogger's names.



#44 Harry - Thanks for that, I'll have a read now, whilst my colour is developing! I did Philosophy at A-level, seems an awfully long time ago now, but I found it fascinating, and it really opened my eyes, and my mind.

#55 Katy, I haven't listened again (last night's show won't play at the moment on the iThingy (©JBG)) but I'm sure Rebecca made a comment that on her philosophy course she wasn't taught to think. Quite remarkable considering she attended Oxford University.

#58 Zoe, I enjoy philosophy, too, but it does make my brain hurt :0)

KatyBlogVet - A agree with you if it's raining noot much fun..... But sometimes yerv gotta make the choice: Farts or rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



'aving said that again this is where/ when AND were The Mayo went wrong.... Bristol Temple Meads - 90% under one of Brunel's glass cathedrals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



'ence no rain even at the 192 yard bit!!!!!!



'ope this 'elps!!!!

hi all



ABC-JACKSON FIVE



I O U-FREEZE



Y M C A-VILLAGE PEOPLE



E=MC2-BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE

A few more:



THE CLASH - Capital Radio



ED HARCOURT - Braille



And Morse code letters were sent by telegraph, so:

DIRE STRAITS - Telegraph Road



Actually, that leads me to think of the NATO phonetic alphabet:

VANGELIS- Alpha



SPLIT ENZ - Charlie

HELEN REDDY - Delta Dawn

MARTHA & THE MUFFINS - Echo Beach

THE BYRDS - 242 Foxtrot



THE EAGLES - Hotel California

DIDO - Mary's in India

THE FOUR PENNIES - Juliet





THE HIGHWAYMEN - Michael Row The Boat Ashore

GUNS'N'ROSES - November Rain



FOUR TOPS - Papa Was A Rolling Stone



BASEMENT JAXX - Romeo



TODD RUNDGREN - It Takes Two To Tango

SKYHOOKS - Women In Uniform

PRINCE - The Sacrifice of Victor

THIN LIZZY - Whiskey In The Jar

BAUHAUS - The Man With The X-Ray Eyes

NICK LOWE - Zulu Kiss



Phew!! That's exhausted my brain for the day!

#35 Brandon - good to hear you got a mensh. Blogvets rule, yeah

:^)

#44 I missed the discussion last night, but I've just read the article and scanned through some of the comments. It makes a fascinating read - thanks Harry! I don't know much about philosophy - I did once think about studying it but only got as far as reading 'Pooh and the Philosophers' by John Tyerman Williams. Which isn't as flippant a statement as it might sound - it a while ago now that I read it but I remember he did try and explain a number of philosophical theories in fairly simple terms that a dunce like me could understand...



;o)

Thanks for the 'herbie-datious' advice. Have just tried to read Bingo's post and got lost half way through, errr sorry Bingo. I should be doing 'stuff' but im on the computer instead, at least ive pegged out the washing though. Only large items on the line at the mo, as my pegs are dwindeling in numbers. They just dont make them like they used to do. I wonder if you can still get ths wooden ones I used to dress up as dolls when I was a kid? Am I rambleing ? Am I starting to sound like Bingo ?? Should I stop procrastinating and do something worthwhile ?



~gill~

#32 - what's this about keeping Parsley indoors - what have I done to deserve that ? I'm a free-range lion !

#63 - you could have had Romeo & Juliet by Dire Straits in the Morse list. Two for the price of one.

Good afternoon all, a bit late to the blog today.

As usual a great selection of tune choices for Simon.

There are a number of gameshows that rely on letter of the alphabet selection like



BLOCKBUSTER - THE SWEET

#SirD very good



Limassol – Maximo Park



Working for the Yankee Dollar – The Skids

#57 Katy, would you like a theme song combined with a euphemism?



FRENCH LETTER by TAJ MAHAL

Afternoon all



Been busy this am so not been able to join in the fun.



Can I second



L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N - NOAH & THE WHALE.



because it was the daughter's favourite record when it came out.



Cheers



A

#63 SirD (I missed the 63 from #69)



Rio Bravo – Dean Martin



Golf Girl – Caravan



Sierra Sue – Bing Crosby

#60 Harry - That was an interesting article, I'm certainly for embracing a bit more negativity, I think it's helped me get this far in life! Positive thinking is all well and good, but I am more of the philosophy that preparing yourself for the worst, will help mitigate the disappointments of the harsher side of life. Not that I'm a misery guts, I laugh a lot, and find humour in many situations, but although I'm grateful when things go right, I'm always prepared for them to go wrong.



Philosophy can mess with your head, I got a bit depressed when I first started studying it, because the lack of certainties was alarming. But now I credit philosophy with opening my mind to infinite possibilities, and I no longer freak out over the theory that I'm just a brain in a jar, so long as they change my fluid and clean the dust off of my jar, I'm happy! ;-)



#66 Gill - I'm suffering from disappearing pegs too! I don't know where they go (maybe over into next door's garden if twin 1 gets hold of them) I have wooden ones, but not the one's we used to make peg dolls with. I wonder if you can still buy them? Someone must still make them.

#69 - Wendy - thanks. Can't believe that after all that effort I forgot Y!

Another busy day means no time for blogging or mensh-chasing. I really hate it when work gets in the way of important things!



I will try and catch up later and have a read about philosophy.



I hope everyone else is having a good day. Some good songs but the look of it from my quick 'scroll'



Bye for now ......

#73 Zoe, I'm pleased you got something from it. I think it would be interesting to read the whole book.



As I said above, I think some of the comments were even better than the article itself. If I'd known that Luther was such a "fun-time Charlie" I might have found it easier to embrace Protestantism ;0D

#31 Jilly - Thank you, clears it up a little.....

#37 JBG - E.N.G.L.A.N.D.?



I'd like to add my support to anyone and everyone trying to get a bit of Half Man Half Biscuit on Drivetime so



anything from



Back in the DHSS - Half Man Half Biscuit (yes, I know it's an album but that just means there's more choice of tracks)



Or, failing that



TVOD - The Normal



Every, Normal, Girl, Likes, A, ........ no, give up!

#77 Stressed ....................



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_Postal_Acronyms

#78 :-O

Afternoon all



#77 May I suggest you look at WikiP under World War 11 Postal Acronyms as defining England on here will get me modded and on the norty step!



A

#50,51. Katy, sorry not to respond sooner, I'm a tad busy. I was going to say 'tied up', but I know how your mind works. I too remember Noisy both mentioning on the blog, AND on his show, Half Man Half Biscuit, and quoting from 'Joy Division Oven Gloves'. My suspicion is that somewhere in his record collection, there lurks a copy of 'Achtung Bono'. I think they may hold a soft spot in his heart, but as for that transposing into the actual playing of them on his show, I am not too sure. I do, however, think that the Drivers suggestion of 'The Referee's Alphabet' has slightly more chance of being played, despite its one expletive, than your own fine idea that he plays 'Back In The DHSS', but mainly because yours is actually an album. Track three would exclude it from consideration all on its own. ;0)

#78/#80 Would never have guessed that in a million years. Calls for a cup of tea.

#78 - OOOh I say!................................. (in Matt voice)



JW

#82 Looks like I stopped for coffee at an apposite moment...





C|ttttttt|

...\___/



Off to the coffee machine...



--

cBzz

#82 Stressed & #83 Jennie, some men simply ooze charm! LOL

#85. Then again, there are those of us that just ooze. :0(

#78 & #86 Lol! :-)



Simon, re your blog heading. Does Mrs M realise that Martin Fry has this effect on you? Has she been warned?



It's amazing what a little bit of sunshine can do! ;-)



*Budge up on that naughty step. I'm in need of a sit down. I've been gardening most of the day and my poor back is aching*

#81 and several before - seems there's a few HMHB appreciaters on here...

This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.

#89 Naughty step for Katy, then :P



--

cBzz

OK - it's a fair cop - I'll try again ...







SWALK - Sealed With A Loving Kiss

HOLLAND - Hope Our Love Lives/Lasts And Never Dies

ITALY - I Trust And Love You or I'm Thinking About Loving You

FRANCE - Friendship Remains And Never Can End

BURMA - Be Undressed/Upstairs Ready My Angel

MALAYA - My Ardent Lips Await Your Arrival

EGYPT - Eager to Grab Your Pretty [little birds beginning with T]

NORWICH - (k)Nickers Off Ready When I Come Home

BOLTOP - Better On Lips Than On Paper

ENGLAND - Every [unclothed beginning with N] Girl Loves A [unclothed beginning with N] [boy's name short for Richard beginning with D]

CAPSTAN - Can A [what a thorn does to your skin beginning with P] Stand Twice A Night

CHINA - Come Home I'm [unclothed beginning with N] Already





*schoolgirl snigger*

#81 Paul - I often request albums. Keep 'em busy - that's my motto.



As for your #86 LOL! but also EEUW!





:^D

I *may* have escaped the #Profanity Filter [LOVE that phrase] second time round.



My quite rightly modded post explained that I'd Copied the list this morning and planned to Paste by replacing some of the letters with asterisks ... then got called away.



Clearly Asterisks are on the mods #Profanity Scale.



:^D

#91



Also - I think the word BOLTOP should be

BOLTON - Better On Lips Than On Nostrils





Right- I'm done now.

As you were.

#91 *chortle*



#93 Plus it gives the Dude the chance to nip out for a crafty coffee/tweet/text/visit the little boys' room...



;o)

Afternoon allllll

*screeches in at the last minute!*

I'll have to go home and read up, been silly busy.



Just about to go on hols (Southern Downs on a farm, lovely - no TV) so having to think 2 weeks ahead to what might hit me on my return...



Hope you're all well, hugs and XX's to those that 'aint and to fellow hayfever sufferers.



Hope to be allowed out to play tomorrow on the blog,



toodle pip

Achoooooooooooooooooooooooooo, I think there has been a pollen explosion today. Cannot stop sneezing!



#60 Thanks for that link Harry, very interesting. I got into philosophy a little whilst studying at the OU and really enjoyed learning about it and trying to make sense of it all. However, I did not enjoy trying to write endless essays on it and particularly disliked examinations on it; for me it was one thing discussing the subjects amongst friends and fellow students and another one entirely trying to marshal some credible thoughts onto paper in limited words! Luckily it was just one of the subjects in a very varied humanities course and I chose to opt for another course after the first year which didn't hurt my brain so much ;)



#91 Very imaginative descriptions, well done that woman! Astericks on the #Profanity Scale? What a gall! ;)

Hi Fellow Bloggers,

I've been trying to limit my visits to Simons' Pages of Blog, but allas I have failed. Always reading them but never have anything of value to add. Today I have only one suggested tune but at this late hour its probably too late.



IOU - FREEZ



Cannot remember what they looked like, but the tune is going to go around and around my head for the rest of the day.



ABC did lots of great tunes to sing to, am always trying to teach my daughter the beauty of the 80's music.

#95 For #93 read #92



#97 Gesundheit!



#98 Sharon, please don't worry about waiting till you have something of value to say - if we all did that it would be very quiet around here...



;o)

What could have been a WWII acronym from the other point of view?



BRENTFORD - Bounder Returning Engage Norahbatty Tights For Optimum Repellent Diversion



;-)