tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post5279391257839149416..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Awesome genius?Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-63429935225877091252012-01-25T00:53:52.968+00:002012-01-25T00:53:52.968+00:00Sorry, I think I must be a bit thick, but that see...Sorry, I think I must be a bit thick, but that seems like a rubbish clue to me. What has a pram got to do with the act of childbirth?Dandelionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-17119293906224857392012-01-23T10:11:31.065+00:002012-01-23T10:11:31.065+00:00No foot in mouth, leg pull.No foot in mouth, leg pull.ElizThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691208021622155317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-81356519932558464232012-01-22T12:33:39.689+00:002012-01-22T12:33:39.689+00:00Ooh, Chris. You do me too much honour, dear heart...Ooh, Chris. You do me too much honour, dear heart. Strawberry pavlova it will be.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-53651020117748280082012-01-22T12:25:24.354+00:002012-01-22T12:25:24.354+00:00Well done. I'm passing on my Awesome Genius ba...Well done. I'm passing on my Awesome Genius badge (slightly worn) to you, a much more worthy recipient. In exchange for strawberry pavlova.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-27315931868487395022012-01-22T12:08:21.699+00:002012-01-22T12:08:21.699+00:00*Wonders how foot got so embedded in mouth and tri...*Wonders how foot got so embedded in mouth and tries to extricate it* - I know, Eliz, that's the excellence of it. A complicated question with a disarmingly simple answer, and one that can't be worked out, it just needs a stroke of genius.<br /><br />I took it as 'The Times Crossword', Rog, Jove being a reference to The Thunderer and the cross word being spoken in anger. Chris may well correct me, however.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-2467467253228141872012-01-22T07:32:26.268+00:002012-01-22T07:32:26.268+00:00I saw Paul Daniels do an amazing trick with a chai...I saw Paul Daniels do an amazing trick with a chair and a local solicitor in Thetford Sports Centre. Brilliant!<br /><br />Is Chris's clue "The Daily Crossword"? Can he put me out of my misery?Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-65861192254804819922012-01-22T00:32:39.744+00:002012-01-22T00:32:39.744+00:00'Simple...' We worked hard on that!'Simple...' We worked hard on that!ElizThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691208021622155317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-16377063170581834712012-01-21T23:07:56.266+00:002012-01-21T23:07:56.266+00:00I think his wife Debbie was his assistant before s...I think his wife Debbie was his assistant before she ever became his wife - so a long time. Note she wasn't around at the time, so he had to drive himself to the hospital!<br /><br />I'm afraid my crossword answer was "snip" - which would alleviate children altogether.allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-16254462634290281292012-01-21T21:54:58.396+00:002012-01-21T21:54:58.396+00:00I'm a Marmite purist. Chris will get it on to...I'm a Marmite purist. Chris will get it on toast, in a sandwich or on a crumpet. If he wishes to add cheese, I shall not object but shall avert my eyes. <br /><br />You're all clever, darlings, I'm lost in admiration.<br /><br />I suppose his main assistant is his wife, so she'll take any risk going! I think he might pooh-pooh the H&SE, don't you! <br /><br />I wish I had more time for the crossword. I think I might have to get up to scratch now that I know you're all fans.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-53772510869784431042012-01-21T21:36:46.850+00:002012-01-21T21:36:46.850+00:00Hello Z:
We love cryptic crosswords too. The satis...Hello Z:<br />We love cryptic crosswords too. The satisfaction when one can complete them without any additional resources....but sadly, that does not happen every time!<br /><br />Our favourite is the Daily Telegraph, but as we cannot possibly be seen anywhere near this newspaper, we subscribe to the puzzles online.<br /><br />Do all Paul Daniels's assistants know that he makes his own props, we wonder and is there a Magic Circle equivalent to the Health and Safety Executive?Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-55968609664211459282012-01-21T21:31:32.677+00:002012-01-21T21:31:32.677+00:00... and honest, I posted that before you posted th...... and honest, I posted that before you posted the answer - so Eliz and I get half a badge each.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-84119541683365162112012-01-21T21:28:49.324+00:002012-01-21T21:28:49.324+00:00I vote for pram.
Marmite custard for Chris.I vote for pram.<br />Marmite custard for Chris.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-12585440307463762322012-01-21T21:27:50.304+00:002012-01-21T21:27:50.304+00:00He's got another tour starting in four weeks, ...He's got another tour starting in four weeks, I think it said. <br /><br />Round here, most of the farmers are missing a digit or two at least. Well, the ones in the Saints, at any rate (in joke, sorry)<br /><br />Eliz, welcome and you've got it. Of course, the point is that it's a simple question and answer and normally his clues were so convoluted.<br /><br />The first compiler of Times crosswords was Adrian Bell, whose books I adore and who lived a few miles from here (father of Martin). Takes a while to get into the mind of a compiler, so hard to change newspaper!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-81853438776406730912012-01-21T21:13:53.611+00:002012-01-21T21:13:53.611+00:00Beer!
I like Scrabble and other word games. I don...Beer!<br /><br />I like Scrabble and other word games. I don't care for those where one has to put oneself in the mindset of the creator to get the correct answer though.LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58595791963307894612012-01-21T21:04:17.653+00:002012-01-21T21:04:17.653+00:00Nope?Nope?Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-71070811480101701852012-01-21T18:35:30.955+00:002012-01-21T18:35:30.955+00:00Pram?Pram?ElizThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691208021622155317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-24701601712859617522012-01-21T18:22:30.018+00:002012-01-21T18:22:30.018+00:00One of Dad's friends was a semi-pro magician. ...One of Dad's friends was a semi-pro magician. He had a homemade guillotine prop stored in his basement. He had lost a finger-but due to a lawnmower accident,not prop construction. Wonder how his estate dealt with getting rid of the guillotine? Not the kind of thing you put on eBay or at Goodwill.kippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715389823789274487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-87170878382444066432012-01-21T18:10:38.339+00:002012-01-21T18:10:38.339+00:00That Paul Daniels non-story made me laugh too - I ...That Paul Daniels non-story made me laugh too - I heard him interviewed on Breakfast TV this morning - apparently the accident happened on 1st January and he's cut the bit above the first joint off his ring finger, while making a prop on a circular saw to make his stage saw safer. Apparently he makes all his own props in is workshop. <br /><br />Why it's only just got into the media I have no idea. But, I suspect he has a new tour coming up, or a book coming out... Almost certainly another example of what I was bemoaning yesterday. Bit of an extreme one, but... make use of what happens.Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com