| [I] Name that song^Het [message #302172] |
Fr, 21 Juli 2006 22:49 |
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In the spirit of naming songs, here's a riddle for the good folks:
'Twas in the famous town of Windsor, on a fine summer morn,
two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
The bellman perceived that their spirits were low,
and next by the hair into hall was borne.
There's also an enigma here.
Regards,
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*Art
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302181 ] |
Fr, 21 Juli 2006 23:08 |
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Arthur Hagen wrote:
> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
I don't know about the rest of the text but I know this line occurs in
the song "The Hunting Song" by Tom Lehrer but since the rest isn't there
I doubt that would be correct...
/Winterbay
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302184 ] |
Fr, 21 Juli 2006 23:13 |
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Arthur Hagen wrote:
> In the spirit of naming songs, here's a riddle for the good folks:
>
> 'Twas in the famous town of Windsor, on a fine summer morn,
> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
> The bellman perceived that their spirits were low,
From "The Hunting of the Snark".
> and next by the hair into hall was borne.
>
> There's also an enigma here.
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Thomas M. Sommers -- tms [at] nj.net -- AB2SB
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302193 ] |
Fr, 21 Juli 2006 23:33 |
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Winterbay <Peter.Mohlin [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> Arthur Hagen wrote:
>> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
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> I don't know about the rest of the text but I know this line occurs in
> the song "The Hunting Song" by Tom Lehrer but since the rest isn't
> there I doubt that would be correct...
You've named one of the four. I suspected that one would go first :-)
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*Art
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302199 ] |
Fr, 21 Juli 2006 23:46 |
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The time: 21 Jul 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: "Arthur Hagen" <art [at] broomstick.com>
> In the spirit of naming songs, here's a riddle for the good
> folks:
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> 'Twas in the famous town of Windsor, on a fine summer morn,
> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
> The bellman perceived that their spirits were low,
> and next by the hair into hall was borne.
The two lines I recognised have already been IDed. Ah, well.
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"If being stuck in a swamp with Christine Hamilton
is 'reality', pass the mind-altering drugs."
-Humphrey Lyttelton, "I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue"
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302200 ] |
Fr, 21 Juli 2006 23:36 |
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T.M. Sommers <tms [at] nj.net> wrote:
> Arthur Hagen wrote:
>> In the spirit of naming songs, here's a riddle for the good folks:
>>
>> 'Twas in the famous town of Windsor, on a fine summer morn,
>> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
>
>> The bellman perceived that their spirits were low,
>
> From "The Hunting of the Snark".
Half a point only -- you didn't mention the poet (not that I think there's
any doubt, but...)
Two down, two to go, plus the enigma.
Regards,
--
*Art
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302204 ] |
Fr, 21 Juli 2006 23:53 |
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:08:41 +0200, Winterbay wrote:
> Arthur Hagen wrote:
>> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
>
> I don't know about the rest of the text but I know this line occurs in the
> song "The Hunting Song" by Tom Lehrer but since the rest isn't there I
> doubt that would be correct...
Damn, that song's going to be following me for weeks...
--
Matt
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302223 ] |
Sa, 22 Juli 2006 01:13 |
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"Arthur Hagen" <art [at] broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:e9rel6$v70$1 [at] tree.broomstick.com...
> In the spirit of naming songs, here's a riddle for the good folks:
>
> 'Twas in the famous town of Windsor, on a fine summer morn,
> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
> The bellman perceived that their spirits were low,
> and next by the hair into hall was borne.
>
> There's also an enigma here.
Are we talking Bletchley Park?
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
Ssirienna
--
"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that
English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow
words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways
to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
-- James D. Nicoll
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302246 ] |
Sa, 22 Juli 2006 04:16 |
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Ssirienna <ssiriennaNOspam [at] blueyonderNOSPAM.co.uk> wrote:
> "Arthur Hagen" <art [at] broomstick.com> wrote in message
> news:e9rel6$v70$1 [at] tree.broomstick.com...
>> In the spirit of naming songs, here's a riddle for the good folks:
>>
>> 'Twas in the famous town of Windsor, on a fine summer morn,
>> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
>> The bellman perceived that their spirits were low,
>> and next by the hair into hall was borne.
>>
>> There's also an enigma here.
>
> Are we talking Bletchley Park?
> http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
No, more like an Elgar style enigma.
Regards,
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*Art
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302250 ] |
Sa, 22 Juli 2006 06:08 |
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Arthur Hagen wrote:
> T.M. Sommers <tms [at] nj.net> wrote:
>> Arthur Hagen wrote:
>>
>>> In the spirit of naming songs, here's a riddle for the good folks:
>>>
>>> 'Twas in the famous town of Windsor, on a fine summer morn,
>>> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
>>
>>> The bellman perceived that their spirits were low,
>>
>> From "The Hunting of the Snark".
>
> Half a point only -- you didn't mention the poet (not that I think
> there's any doubt, but...)
Good grief. I didn't think Charles Dodgson needed identification.
> Two down, two to go, plus the enigma.
Well, both so far have involved hunting.
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Thomas M. Sommers -- tms [at] nj.net -- AB2SB
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302279 ] |
Sa, 22 Juli 2006 12:58 |
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Arthur Hagen wrote:
> two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
I recognise this bit - it's from a Tom Lehrer song that may or may not
be called 'The Glorious Twelfth' (My TL CD isn't to hand at the
moment)
CCA
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| Re: [I] Name that song^Het [message #302305 ] |
Sa, 22 Juli 2006 15:08 |
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The time: 22 Jul 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: "Arthur Hagen" <art [at] broomstick.com>
> Ssirienna <ssiriennaNOspam [at] blueyonderNOSPAM.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Arthur Hagen" <art [at] broomstick.com> wrote in message
>> news:e9rel6$v70$1 [at] tree.broomstick.com...
>>> In the spirit of naming songs, here's a riddle for the
>>> good folks:
>>>
>>> 'Twas in the famous town of Windsor, on a fine summer
>>> morn, two game wardens, seven hunters and a cow.
>>> The bellman perceived that their spirits were low,
>>> and next by the hair into hall was borne.
>>>
>>> There's also an enigma here.
>>
>> Are we talking Bletchley Park?
>> http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
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> No, more like an Elgar style enigma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_Variations#The_enigma
So... each line is from a different song (the equivilent of
the friends, I guess), but there's a hidden "deeper" puzzle as
well, right?
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"If being stuck in a swamp with Christine Hamilton
is 'reality', pass the mind-altering drugs."
-Humphrey Lyttelton, "I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue"
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