UMRA birthday info for 9 November 2009
9 Nov 2009 07:27:10 GMT
Birthday News for today, 9 November: Clive Horrobin and David
Boothroyd.
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OT I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death..etc
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:07:29 +0000
I can't recall whether we've discussed humour that is or is not
offensive and should it be criticised or censored. We might have
discussed Jonathan Woss? OAIAM. David Mitchell writes this week
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/08/david-mitchell-comedy
And some of the responses are interesting. ...
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sprlioe Sunday
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:49:55 -0000
Shock horror!
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Just for a moment I found myself thinking 'Go Brian, tell it like it is."
Luckily his villainy was soon re-established with his insensitive handling
of the possible shop conversion.
Normality has return ...
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Looking for Omnibus edition for 1 Nov
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:47:08 -0000
Due to travel, I missed recording the Sunday Omnibus transmitted on 1 Nov
.... anybody got a copy they can let me have ?
Have the ones prior to this (and this weeks)
Is there a site where Omnibus editions are kept (unofficially I guess)
Rick
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OT - Queen of Sheba
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:39:45 -0000
I heard a version of Handel's 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' today which
really made me smile. I thought it would appeal to a lot of umrats.
Available on iPlayer here:
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00np1xs/Radio_3_Requests_Chichi_Nwanoku/>
(Starts about a minute in and worth 3 minutes of anyone's tim ...
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ot history of the poppy and a question ?
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:20:16 GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6133312.stm
as I thought yanks started red poppy our co op white now who did purple ?
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Re: OT - Watch with Mother, Andy Pandy and Looby Lou singing Good-Bye
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:39:46 GMT
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
>I went to my primary school on my own: can't remember the distance or
>time, but my memory tells me it was about 20 minutes.
I had been told, on my first day at school, that, at lunchtime,
some kids stayed at school whilst others went home, and my mum
would be there to collect ...
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Re: How will they kill him off?
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:26:47 GMT
On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:15:44 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>As you say (sorry, in one of the bits I've snipped), sad that NP
>couldn't make it. It must it very sad/difficult for June Spencer, losing
>someone she'd worked with for so long (and thus now the last of the
>origi ...
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Second First Day of Eleventh Month
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:06:12 +0000 (UTC)
Curses! Caught out again!
But even if the Daily Mail would send me Helen Damnation for saying it, I
still reach for the off-switch (or in today's case the Radio 3 button).
The reasons for this are no doubt complex, but they have nothing to do
with disrespect for the victims of war.
I'm a Quaker after all ...
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Re: OT - Watch with Mother, Andy Pandy and Looby Lou singing Good-Bye
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:51:32 GMT
On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:25:55 +0000, Marjorie
<dontusethisaddress@springequinox.co.uk> wrote:
>IRTA as "I share your lunch". and I was wondering if this was some
>trendy new way of stating one's position.
I've read that the etymology of "company, companion" etc is someone
who eats bread with you (cum pane et ...
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