Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 5]
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I've always wondered if Peter Sardtedt was geographically challenged?
In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
Composer62 said:
I've always wondered if Peter Sardtedt was geographically challenged?
In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
Perhaps he wanted to use a city beginning with N, but Nantes and Nancy weren’t big or gritty enough, but Naples in Italy was gritty enough to qualify, plus the listener could imagine the singer and Marie-Claire escaping a life of grime in Italy, to live the dream in France.In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
Personally, it doesn’t begin with N, but I think that Lyon would have scanned okay, plus Saint Priest and Vauix-en-Velin there are sketchy enough to qualify as gritty.
AstonZagato said:
There were some theories at the time.
I believe the factory favoured "The DB9 was such a quantum leap forward from the DB7, DB9 seemed more appropriate". No-one gave that much credence.
The counter theories were that:
I believe it's this. The 'quantum leap' line was bI believe the factory favoured "The DB9 was such a quantum leap forward from the DB7, DB9 seemed more appropriate". No-one gave that much credence.
The counter theories were that:
- With the DB8 name, the company thought buyers would assume it had a V8, not a V12.
- The name DB8 sounded too much like "deviate".
ks. It wouldn't make much sense to give your car an expensive and prestigious V12 and give it a name that strongly implies it's only got a V8.
It also left plenty of space for the 'V8 Vantage' name to not step on the big car's toes.
Composer62 said:
I've always wondered if Peter Sardtedt was geographically challenged?
In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
Maybe she moved away when she was touched by her burning ambition to shake off her lowly born tags?In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
Thankyou4calling said:
Do the police still have identity parades?
Do you know anyone who’s participated?
Can't speak for every Force in every area, but around here they use videos rather than parades.Do you know anyone who’s participated?
I witness a really nasty assault in a pub a few years ago, the Police asked if I'd help make a positive identification, and I agreed, about 6 weeks had passed and I was pretty drunk when it happened so I wasn't expecting to recognise him.
They show you about 8-10 short videos of similar looking people turning left, right looking ahead etc. You can tell some were filmed a long time ago based on the quality of the video, but most were fairly recent I'd say.
The funny thing was, the moment I saw him, I recognised him. They showed me all the videos again in a different order, I picked the same guy twice. They asked me if I had any connection to the victim or accused and I didn't, it was useful for them that I'd never sat foot in that pub before (and probably won't again).
After my 'interview' they confirmed I'd picked the person they suspected, a few days later they called me to thank me for my time, and to say that because of my positive identification he'd confessed to the Assault. A few months later he pleaded guilty and got a short sentence, I'd like to think I saved the police and courts a decent amount of time and money.
Composer62 said:
I've always wondered if Peter Sardtedt was geographically challenged?
In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
Perhaps their parents were visiting relatives - for an extended period - in Italy.In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
nonsequitur said:
Composer62 said:
I've always wondered if Peter Sardtedt was geographically challenged?
In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
Perhaps their parents were visiting relatives - for an extended period - in Italy.In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
Walking home from the allotments, having been over the chickens (a dusty environment) I felt a sneeze brewing. It wasn't going to come of its own accord, so I used my go to method of looking up towards the sun, and as it always achieves, a very satisfying sneeze happened.
So the question being, why does looking towards the sun bring on a sneeze? (or is it just me.....)
So the question being, why does looking towards the sun bring on a sneeze? (or is it just me.....)
What's the furthest distance practical for bringing home a takeaway? More to the point, how long a journey? Pizzas or fish+chips do seem to survive a 10 minute walk or drive plus a couple of minutes faffing without going cold. But fast food (as opposed to chippie) chips seem to go cold quickly and never seem quite right to me when re heated. Are any particular foods good for reheating?
Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:
Walking home from the allotments, having been over the chickens (a dusty environment) I felt a sneeze brewing. It wasn't going to come of its own accord, so I used my go to method of looking up towards the sun, and as it always achieves, a very satisfying sneeze happened.
So the question being, why does looking towards the sun bring on a sneeze? (or is it just me.....)
What's "sun"? So the question being, why does looking towards the sun bring on a sneeze? (or is it just me.....)
Only kidding, we are bathed in perpetual sunshine here oop norf. 
Composer62 said:
I've always wondered if Peter Sardtedt was geographically challenged?
In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
In a similar vein, I reckon ELP's Lucky Man was a bit strange. In "Where do you go to my lovely" he reveals that he and Mairie-Claire grew up in the back streets of Naples.
Seems a bit odd that she's got a French name when she's from Naples and that virtually every other reference in the song is French (including the accordion).
Was he thinking Marseille or Toulouse perhaps ?
"He had white horses, and ladies by the score,
All dressed in satin, and waiting by the door."
Ladies fair enough but why were the horses dressed in satin?
Dr Jekyll said:
What's the furthest distance practical for bringing home a takeaway? More to the point, how long a journey? Pizzas or fish+chips do seem to survive a 10 minute walk or drive plus a couple of minutes faffing without going cold. But fast food (as opposed to chippie) chips seem to go cold quickly and never seem quite right to me when re heated. Are any particular foods good for reheating?
A good quality Indian and Chinese/Thai will cope with a quick nuke quite well. My daughter and her boyfriend moved into their first place in the summer, leaving rural Essex with very limited food delivery options to South London and the delights of Deliveroo. Having experienced this a few times now, I've concluded a suitable strapline would be "Delivering Limp and Luke Warm Food to your Door".
Completely ruined the Morely experience for me.
Lily the Pink said:
Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:
why does looking towards the sun bring on a sneeze? (or is it just me.....)
Following (i.e. no, it's not just you).Christine suffers from gustatory rhinitis, sneezing after eating a heavy meal.
As well as photic sneezing, I sometimes start a sneezing fit when having naughty thoughts
A bit of a give away, especially if we're out and in the company of a few attractive women. I sometimes get "the look" if I start sneezing
I'm not sure that particular condition has a name, busted might be appropriate.
Of all the various ships and vessels featured in SciFi films, which one makes the most sense from an engineering perspective? I'm discounting hitherto undiscovered materials, build techniques etc... just a theoretical notion on what would be workable from our current framework of knowledge. Would, for example, the Enterprise retain sufficient structural integrity?
StevieBee said:
Of all the various ships and vessels featured in SciFi films, which one makes the most sense from an engineering perspective? I'm discounting hitherto undiscovered materials, build techniques etc... just a theoretical notion on what would be workable from our current framework of knowledge.
All the ships in The Expanse, naturally.StevieBee said:
Would, for example, the Enterprise retain sufficient structural integrity?
In the Star Trek universe they have force fields, inertia dampers, artificial gravity, and techobabble. So that question is rather moot.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff