September, 15th 2010 23:28 PM
PotD, Q, T
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Bootlace: Walking holidays in the Alpujurras,
Not just a walk in the park
And now this:
Play of the Day by Phil Drabble
It is Him
The scene: Frampton holds Janis in his strawberry-blonde-haired wiry arms, caressing her head, stroking her distorted ugly face and he begins to whimper…
PF: I could have been what you wanted, oh ugly lady of rock, I could have been Jimi, Jimmy or even Quo; whatever you want, whatever you need…
Janis, in a comatose state, flutters an eyelid; an incumbent spasm breaches her face…
In the distance, Robbie is fast approaching, in his tree suit…
Janis: Are you the messiah, oh spineless one?
PF: Well, I like to think so, oh sweet child of mine; here see, I could have been Deep Purple too.
J: Can you give me what I want?
Bobby wakes up from knocking himself out on the tree (that was Robbie) and is on the phone dialling Jimi’s number for help…
HKF: Hello, this is Henry, your mild-mannered janitor…
BM: Bugger, maybe he’s under ‘J’…
HKF: Hello, this is…
BM: Shit, shit, and shit…what have I got him under…m for the Man…?
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PF: All you have to do is ask and the Lord shall giveth.
J: Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends…
Narrator: Has Bobby dialled ‘M’ for murder? Will Jimi notice a vision of a Golden Winged Ship passing his way? Is Henry the mild-mannered janitor pushing the plot too far? Find out next week in…this play; It Is Him. In the meantime, here’s this week quiz:
1) Where did ‘Henry’ work?
2) Which Marquis did Geoffrey Rush play in “Quills”?
3) In song, which line follows “Ob-Lad-Di, Ob-Lad-Da”?
4) Gael Green is a celebrated
5) What was the name of the world’s first test tube baby?
6) In which sport was Blanche Bingley famous for?
7) Who was the main character on the Phil Silvers Show?
8) What states did the Pony Express mail service operate between? A)
Get all the answers and more in the *Comps & results page – or buzz him, manually, on cf.crazyfool@gmail.com
cf’s Quiz Night at
When? 17th September
Hours? 1900
Who?
What exactly? A bunch of nonsense
WHO AM I? – 2010 – “Who am I?”… “Argh yes, clue… ‘Who am I?’” – Funnily enough, it wasn’t me. I can’t remember who it was meant to be so here’s Clue No.2, “I turned down James Bond and Superman, as I liked characters that were more grounded.” Yes, yes, Yes, to Clint Eastwood – who else! Gotten by SLTfkaQ – who else! Now a new clue: ‘Phooey, I’m board, I need a switch’
Is it me?
Send in answers to: cf.crazyfool@gmail.com
Bonus question: Is this me?
Now posted purely for disturbing reasons
Welcome to the 2010 scoreboard; week 41 bonus points tally in brackets for the first answer in. (For all previous answers to the main quiz see: *comps and results page in the categories.)
With all the ones and the brackets:
The Slackers, pardon I, The Regulars
Dracule:
Legal Eagle: 1, 1, 1 (1, 1)
Silent Third Party, formerly known as Quizmaster: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,1, 1)
Casualty:
Aye:
Others: flip-all
Let’s move on shall we:
Quote(s) for the week:
Imitation is the sincerest form of television
Fred Allen
*Non-descript trivia moment*
CHESS TERMS
CENTRE the four centre squares
fool’s Gold
- The original title of the television series Charlie’s Angels was The Alley Cats
- According to the bible Kink Solomon had 700 wives
- Eagles mate while airborne
Al Frescos: Take home two pizzas and only pay for one
every Tuesday at Al’s – make it a date. Check the *classifieds for their restaurants in
Most famous people from or lived in Birmingham list: I’ll kick us off: Jaspar Carrot, Ozzy Ozbourne, Neville Chamberlain, John Cadbury, Tony Hancock, Murray Walker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Steve Winwood, Joan Armatrading, Nigel Mansell, Alfie Bird (inventor of custard powder), Trevor Eve, Geezer Butler, Albert Austin (silent film star), Roland Gift,
Oi
Famous Brummies – it’s Jasper Carrott.
Others are: Julie Walters (actually
Check out www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk
And another Brummie is Martin Shaw (The Professionals; Judge John Deed, etc.)
More… Justin Hayward and the rest of the Moody Blues (except John Lodge, from Stourport in Worcestershire)/ Roy Wood and The Move/ Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan and the Electric Light Orchestra/ Steve Gibbons/ The Beat/ James Watt developed a lot of his steam engine designs at the Soho Works Smethwick/ J.R. Tolkein based some of the landscapes in The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings on Moseley Bog/ Ocean Colourscene come from Moseley/ Most of the cast of Crossroads.
You can amend the Judas Priest entry – singer Rob Halford is actually from Walsall and guitarist K. K. Downing from
Of course, if you wanted to add a Black County section they’d be there, together with Robert Plant (born West Brom, lived Halesowen), Slade from Wolverhampton, Lenny Henry from Dudley and Janice Nicholls (the bird who used to say “Oi’ll give it foive” on Juke Box Jury) from Wednesbury. She now works in Beattie’s department store in
fool: I think you’ve started something new…
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