=SDC= Q54: Trilogy
Jerry Friedman
Little boots at the end of a line
Thiemann's famous line
Background for an eyebrow-pencil line
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Jerry Friedman
msh210
> What is the link between these three things?
>
> Little boots at the end of a line
> Thiemann's famous line
> Background for an eyebrow-pencil line
Aeschylus comes into it somehow, too.
Michael Hamm
TO Panelist
James Hogg
I know the answer to this question, but that's only because the original
idea was mine. I have no idea what that last clue means. If I can work
out the meaning of the Aeschylus reference, I think I deserve a sheep.
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James
Evan Kirshenbaum
> What is the link between these three things?
>
> Little boots at the end of a line
> Thiemann's famous line
> Background for an eyebrow-pencil line
Besides the fact that they all end in "line"?
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the Omrud
OK, so, Little Boots is usually Caligula, but I can't make him fit.
Thiemann's line in English is usually "When I hear the word 'culture', I
reach for my gun", but the original is something more like "When I hear
the word 'culture', I check the safety catch on my Browning".
So, how about Blacking, Browning, Whiting.
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David
msh210
Sorry, I guess the hint was too opaque, then.
Aeschylus's "Agamemnon" comes into it somehow, too.
Michael Hamm
TO Panelist
James Hogg
Of course: the give-away gift in my original version of the clue. An
even more original version included a Swedish word for "screw" as a clue.
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James
Mark Brader
> Thiemann's line in English is usually "When I hear the word 'culture', I
> reach for my gun", but the original is something more like "When I hear
> the word 'culture', I check the safety catch on my Browning".
Oh, Thiemann is a *character*. (In a play by Hanns Johst.)
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Jerry Friedman
wrote:
> Jerry Friedman <je...@totally-official.com> writes:
> > What is the link between these three things?
>
> > Little boots at the end of a line
> > Thiemann's famous line
> > Background for an eyebrow-pencil line
>
> Besides the fact that they all end in "line"?
Yes, besides that. It's pretty Googlable at this point.
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Jerry Friedman, T. O. Panelist
Vinny Burgoo
Taplow.
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VB
T. O. Panellist
Jeffrey Turner
Ah, it's Greek to me.
--Jeff
the Omrud
Oh bugger, it's something to do with "The Browning Version" (Terence
Rattigan).
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David
musika
I think the link is Browning
"Background for an eyebrow-pencil line" refers to gravy browning
Thiemann's line is as you said - Browning rifle
Haven't got the boots one yet.
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Ray
UK
the Omrud
But "Taplow" points squarely at the play.
Each line refers to a play by Rattigan?
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David
the Omrud
And, for the avoidance of doubt, so does the "Aeschylus" clue. Or, at
least, at the eponymous book
Robert Browning?
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David
musika
no "Thank you!" so must be missing something.
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Ray
UK
msh210
> I think the link is Browning
> "Background for an eyebrow-pencil line" refers to gravy browning
> Thiemann's line is as you said - Browning rifle
> Haven't got the boots one yet.
The phrase 'little boots' appears at the end of a line in Browning's
poem "Shah Abbas" in _Ferishtah's Fancies_.
Thank you!
Michael Hamm
TO Delayed Thanker
musika
lines but didn't come across that poem.
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Ray
UK
musika
P.S. I think that David and I should share the sheep.
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Ray
UK
Mike Lyle
To Recording Angel: Please note that I restrained myself.
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Mike.
musika
Too late for that!
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Ray
UK
Jerry Friedman
At Ray's suggestion, that will be the right half of a Cormo for him
and the left half for the Omrud.
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Jerry Friedman, T. O. Sheepsolomon
the Omrud
I thank the wise and generous committee and the magnanimous Ray.
Honestly, though, I prefer the shoulder joint, so I don't mind taking
the front half. I can supply copious rosemary, which grows wild on the
garigue.
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David
Mike Lyle
wrote:
[...]
>
>I thank the wise and generous committee and the magnanimous Ray.
>Honestly, though, I prefer the shoulder joint, so I don't mind taking
>the front half. I can supply copious rosemary, which grows wild on the
>garigue.
You stab some slices of garlic in, too, I'm sure.
As a matter of interest (well, of vulgar curiosity, anyhow), how tall
does rosemary grow there?
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Mike.
R H Draney
Ack!...it's STS from Edison Lighthouse!...r
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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
the Omrud
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:08:53 +0100, the Omrud<usenet...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> [...]
>>
>> I thank the wise and generous committee and the magnanimous Ray.
>> Honestly, though, I prefer the shoulder joint, so I don't mind taking
>> the front half. I can supply copious rosemary, which grows wild on the
>> garigue.
>
> You stab some slices of garlic in, too, I'm sure.
Indeed, but I have to buy that. Garlic, rosemary, salt and plenty of
time. That's all you need for a roast shoulder.
> As a matter of interest (well, of vulgar curiosity, anyhow), how tall
> does rosemary grow there?
No taller than I would expect - about a metre at maximum. They're
clearly bushes. The delicate purple flowers in the spring are delightful.
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David
LFS
Snap!
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Laura
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Mike Lyle
wrote:
Interesting. I asked because I was wowed in Libya to see that it grew
to eight feet. I wonder if that's a different
species...<Wikipees>...yes, there is a N. African sp, R. eriocalyx.
But it seems neither grows to more than 2 metres. I wonder if it's the
experts or my fortyish-years' memory that's wrong: I certainly didn't
measure properly, but there were humans about to compare with...
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Mike.
the Omrud
The garigue is scrub land - there is the occasional tree but most of the
vegetation is squat bushes, very little of which grows more than a foot
high. Although it rains fairly frequently, the ground is mostly bare
rock, so very little water is retained; the vegetation has no doubt
evolved to cope with these conditions.
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David
Mike Lyle
wrote:
What do you do if you're lost in the woods in Iceland?
Fgnaq hc.
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Mike.