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coppernorks said:
Talking of the Pre-Fab Four, before writer Alun Owen invented it for the film A Hard Days Night the word Grotty had never been
uttered before, Owen thought it was a Scouse word , but none of the Beatles had ever heard of it.
According to Collins Dictionary "grotty" was in common use throughout the 18th century.uttered before, Owen thought it was a Scouse word , but none of the Beatles had ever heard of it.
But it fell out of use so possibly no-one alive had said it before 1964.
Nimby said:
According to Collins Dictionary "grotty" was in common use throughout the 18th century.
But it fell out of use so possibly no-one alive had said it before 1964.
My house has a ‘grot scuttlers recess’ in the chimney. It was to do with grot scuttlers whatever they were. Presumably some sort of fireplace wallah.But it fell out of use so possibly no-one alive had said it before 1964.
At least I found it interesting, while presently reading a very long biography of Beethoven, that while considered the greatest pianist in the world, so presumably more than averagely dexterous, the composer was noted by his friends as being appallingly clumsy, and famed for not being able to pick up a glass of wine without knocking it over.
Apparently his party piece was to get over-excited while composing and spill his inkwell into the piano. He did this repeatedly. I can’t get the image out of my mind.
Apparently his party piece was to get over-excited while composing and spill his inkwell into the piano. He did this repeatedly. I can’t get the image out of my mind.
Roofless Toothless said:
At least I found it interesting, while presently reading a very long biography of Beethoven, that while considered the greatest pianist in the world, so presumably more than averagely dexterous, the composer was noted by his friends as being appallingly clumsy, and famed for not being able to pick up a glass of wine without knocking it over.
Apparently his party piece was to get over-excited while composing and spill his inkwell into the piano. He did this repeatedly. I can’t get the image out of my mind.
Apparently the famous opening of his 5th da - da - da - DA was caused when the inkwell fell into the piano on the fourth note.Apparently his party piece was to get over-excited while composing and spill his inkwell into the piano. He did this repeatedly. I can’t get the image out of my mind.
nonsequitur said:
In the beginning, the USA congress voted as to which language would be adopted as a national tongue. German was very narrowly defeated by English.
Not reallyhttps://constitutioncenter.org/blog/april-fools-ge...
Hugo a Gogo said:
nonsequitur said:
In the beginning, the USA congress voted as to which language would be adopted as a national tongue. German was very narrowly defeated by English.
Not reallyhttps://constitutioncenter.org/blog/april-fools-ge...
Have we had the one about the R Whites lemonade ad?
A guy comes down in the middle of the night, opens the fridge and drinks the lemonade. The music is about being a secret lemonade drinker. Remember it?
Well, that bloke is Elvis Costello's dad. Or at least, that's how the strory went.
A guy comes down in the middle of the night, opens the fridge and drinks the lemonade. The music is about being a secret lemonade drinker. Remember it?
Well, that bloke is Elvis Costello's dad. Or at least, that's how the strory went.
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