rjw63 Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Winning a Rega Planar 3 off eBay...about time my vinyls had an upgrade in player quality 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I was explaining to somebody why, even with our league position I was happier with Lambert than......than.....oh, er Mc, Mc, ummmm not McCuuuu. I had actually blanked and forgotten his name and the only thing that would come to the font of the brain was McClown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 The birdsong outside has been immense over the past few mornings. It's great. I thought I heard a woodpecker this morning. I don't even know if we have them. But I really can't imagine what else it could have been. Perhaps I'm going a bit mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Also Kaylee from Firefly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2013 Oh god, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Also Kaylee from Firefly I've been sitting here for five minutes waiting for it to move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2013 Today's Guardian cryptic crossword, 4 down: "Christ with Noah booted genius" (5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Very good one, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2013 Watching (and listening to) rockets taking off. The big fuggers with satellites on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Today's Guardian cryptic crossword, 4 down: "Christ with Noah booted genius" (5) I'm probably way wrong but is it Messi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2013 Today's Guardian cryptic crossword, 4 down: "Christ with Noah booted genius" (5) I'm probably way wrong but is it Messi? You are right. Clever clue, I thought, made me chuckle. Christ = "Messiah"; "Noah" = "no 'ah'"; Messi = "booted genius". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 7, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2013 You are right. Clever clue, I thought, made me chuckle. Christ = "Messiah"; "Noah" = "no 'ah'"; Messi = "booted genius". A perfect example of why I'm a sudoku man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) Today's Guardian cryptic crossword, 4 down: "Christ with Noah booted genius" (5) I'm probably way wrong but is it Messi? You are right. Clever clue, I thought, made me chuckle. Christ = "Messiah"; "Noah" = "no 'ah'"; Messi = "booted genius". have to admit I didn't see the No Ah bit, which is now very obvious, I just went with the Christ, Messiah, Booted Genius, footballer bit and saw Messi in Messiah. Edited May 7, 2013 by Houlston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2013 Cryptic clues are quite disciplined in having to stick to certain conventions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 7, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2013 I believe so and certain cryptic writers have a way of doing it that you can also get used to. I've just always been more a numbers man than a crossword man even though I pride myself on a fairly good vocabulary. In a way, I don't like the ambiguity that comes with a lot of crossword clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Cryptic clues are quite disciplined in having to stick to certain conventions. These are my favourite types of cryptic clues. Although there may be some opposition to how 'cryptic' they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2013 I've just always been more a numbers man I still think you're Dara O'Briain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 7, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2013 Without the slight speech impediment or the enormous head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 New computer at work. Yeaah boi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Cryptic clues are quite disciplined in having to stick to certain conventions. Indeed. I did have a go at understanding it once, but then decided that once I knew there where set rules it became a simple memory game rather than something actually worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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