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Post by Weyland on Jan 4, 2010 16:38:15 GMT
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Post by everso on Jan 4, 2010 16:39:42 GMT
No.
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Post by percyplum on Jan 4, 2010 16:48:12 GMT
Pride and Prejudice?
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Post by everso on Jan 4, 2010 17:14:09 GMT
There you go! A point for Percy.   |
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Post by Weyland on Jan 4, 2010 17:22:57 GMT
There you go! A point for Percy. Dammit! I was just lining up Bring Me the Headmaster of Alfredo Garcia. |
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Post by everso on Jan 4, 2010 18:21:33 GMT
There you go! A point for Percy. Dammit! I was just lining up Bring Me the Headmaster of Alfredo Garcia. No, nobody had their heads cut off in Pride and Prejudice. But, interestingly enough, Jane Austen's brother married the widow of the Compte de Feuillide who DID lose HIS head during the French Revolution. eversofullofuselessinformation |
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Post by Weyland on Jan 4, 2010 18:47:25 GMT
Dammit! I was just lining up Bring Me the Headmaster of Alfredo Garcia. No, nobody had their heads cut off in Pride and Prejudice. But, interestingly enough, Jane Austen's brother married the widow of the Compte de Feuillide who DID lose HIS head during the French Revolution. eversofullofuselessinformation I just lurrrrve stuff like that, E. Keep it up! There's no such thing as too much information. [ramble] On Saturday morning on R4 there was a programme about Jane Austen's taste in music. Apparently they know she particularly liked a folky song about a girl singing all night while her boyfriend played his bagpipes. Do you think she might have known about metaphor? [extended ramble] When we lived in Holland my then wife worked with a woman who had been a leading light in the Jane Austen Society in Winchester. This woman is the only person I've ever met who insisted, at a dinner party, on not smoking before the Loyal Toast, and her husband did the ladies-retire-to-the-drawing-room-pass-the-port-to-the-left thing. A sight to behold. I thought me pants would never dry. [/ramble] |
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Post by everso on Jan 4, 2010 18:56:13 GMT
No, nobody had their heads cut off in Pride and Prejudice. But, interestingly enough, Jane Austen's brother married the widow of the Compte de Feuillide who DID lose HIS head during the French Revolution. eversofullofuselessinformation I just lurrrrve stuff like that, E. Keep it up! There's no such thing as too much information. [ramble] On Saturday morning on R4 there was a programme about Jane Austen's taste in music. Apparently they know she particularly liked a folky song about a girl singing all night while her boyfriend played his bagpipes. Do you think she might have known about metaphor? [extended ramble] When we lived in Holland my then wife worked with a woman who had been a leading light in the Jane Austen Society in Winchester. This woman is the only person I've ever met who insisted, at a dinner party, on not smoking before the Loyal Toast, and her husband did the ladies-retire-to-the-drawing-room-pass-the-port-to-the-left thing. A sight to behold. I thought me pants would never dry. [/ramble] When I was researching Mr. E's family history, I learnt that one branch of his family a few generations ago were French. Their name was d'Aubusson de la Feuillade and I did quite a bit of research on it. I came across the bit about Jane Austen's brother's wife (who was also their cousin) and thought first of all that the Compte de Feuillide might have something to do with Mr. E's family, but alas the spelling differs slightly. I soooo wanted a connection to Jane Austen! |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jan 4, 2010 20:03:57 GMT
OK, dead easy one.
I pulled the sleeping bag closer round me and looked at the stars outside the window. The ancient Persian pottery in the glass case next to me threw strange shadows in the moonlight.
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Post by housesparrow on Jan 5, 2010 8:50:03 GMT
Every time someone introduces their clue with the word "easy" I am reminded of how my heart sinks when someone gives directions then says "you can't miss it."
Is it a book/film or what, and how many words?
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Post by Weyland on Jan 5, 2010 10:40:32 GMT
OK, dead easy one. I pulled the sleeping bag closer round me and looked at the stars outside the window. The ancient Persian pottery in the glass case next to me threw strange shadows in the moonlight. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jan 5, 2010 11:12:59 GMT
OK, dead easy one. I pulled the sleeping bag closer round me and looked at the stars outside the window. The ancient Persian pottery in the glass case next to me threw strange shadows in the moonlight. Obviously. Well done. |
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Post by housesparrow on Jan 5, 2010 11:42:33 GMT
OK, so it was obvious. So long as I can make someone feel good about themselves, I suppose there is a point to life.
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Post by riotgrrl on Jan 5, 2010 11:43:26 GMT
OK, so it was obvious. So long as I can make someone feel good about themselves, I suppose there is a point to life. How's the broadband? I have a feeling I started a thread to ask you but now I can't find it. |
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Post by everso on Jan 5, 2010 11:45:29 GMT
You need to go down this road for two miles, turn left and travel for about 10 miles till you get to the motorway, then drive for fifty miles, and you'll find that really quiet peaceful place that you've been looking for.
Book and film
Five words
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Post by Weyland on Jan 5, 2010 11:52:13 GMT
So long as I can make someone feel good about themselves, I suppose there is a point to life. ? |
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Post by housesparrow on Jan 5, 2010 15:31:57 GMT
So long as I can make someone feel good about themselves, I suppose there is a point to life. ? It wasn't a clue. But "Retribution" comes to mind! Everso's could be Far from the Madding Crowd |
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Post by housesparrow on Jan 5, 2010 15:34:51 GMT
While we await everso's reply, a trivial after-Christmas reflection. It doesn't seem to matter how much exercise I do, the extra pounds just seem to go in one direction as gravity takes over!
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Post by trubble on Jan 5, 2010 15:45:14 GMT
Fat feet, housey? I hear you, sister. I shouldn't worry until they get to size 13. Thank goodness for the drag queen industry or I'd never find a decent pair of shoes.
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Post by everso on Jan 5, 2010 16:11:05 GMT
It wasn't a clue. But "Retribution" comes to mind! Everso's could be Far from the Madding Crowd Well done Housey! |
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