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It's grim up North...
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.rdg.ac.uk)
Date: March 28, 2003 12:54PM

More proof that nasty things come from oop there...

[news.bbc.co.uk]

Only question, why was it named after a waitress in "Allo Allo"?



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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: skiffle (---.range217-44.btcentralplus.com)
Date: March 28, 2003 02:05PM

You're just jealous, because it's one thing that didn't happen in London first.

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: skiffle (---.range217-44.btcentralplus.com)
Date: March 28, 2003 04:13PM

Wow ! Just learned that someone has won 15-1 with an even lower score than mine. This time he won with 71, but last time he won with a score of 11 ! More likely a case of the others losing first.
I won with the grand total of 42.

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: dave (212.158.104.---)
Date: March 28, 2003 04:19PM

a fine score.

added advantage of being the ultimate answer (was Douglas Adams on your list Jon?)

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: March 28, 2003 04:20PM

Yep. That's 20p you owe.

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: dave (212.158.104.---)
Date: March 28, 2003 04:24PM

But I'm seriously in credit for continually mentioning Jasper "he's great" fforde and The Eyre Affair.

Not to mention Lost In A Good Book (which I just did), or Well of Lost Plots.

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: March 28, 2003 06:56PM

Skiffle - Vienna



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Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: skiffle (---.range217-44.btcentralplus.com)
Date: March 28, 2003 10:05PM

PSD - ?

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: dave (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: March 28, 2003 10:31PM

Rigsby's cat?

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: skiffle (---.range217-44.btcentralplus.com)
Date: March 28, 2003 11:55PM

Yes, and a very nice one too.

but it still means nothing to me

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: March 29, 2003 08:22AM

Ah, we got there in the end!

(for years I've been saying Vienna when something means nothing to me, but nobody ever seems to understand)



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Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: skiffle (---.range217-44.btcentralplus.com)
Date: March 29, 2003 11:25AM

PSD; you've never heard of 15-1 ? Afternoon quiz show hosted by William G Stewert. On just before Countdown.

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: skiffle (---.range217-44.btcentralplus.com)
Date: March 29, 2003 01:53PM

When single 'Vienna' was released, Dad gave me £5 and asked me to get the record while I was in town, and I could keep the change. £5 went quite a long way in 1981; singles cost about £1, lps about £4. Bought the single and spent the rest of the money.

Got home and gave Dad his record. Turned out he'd meant the album.

Re: It's grim up North...
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: March 29, 2003 01:59PM

Ah, that 15-1...



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