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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Double Dactyl A C Bowden #228976 02/03/2019 4:41 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Margaret Thatcher was Britain's Prime Minister, Called 'Iron Lady' and Very well known. One wag delivered this Paraprosdokian: "Iron, indeed, but Her heart is pure stone". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Viva l'Italia! A C Bowden #229099 03/25/2019 1:48 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Victor Emmanuel, First king of Italy, Waved to the crowd and Declared with due weight: "Had it not been for your Counterimperial Fight, we would not have a Unified state". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Success, but not d'estime A C Bowden #229296 06/11/2019 3:31 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Andrew Lloyd Webber has Mastered the method of Writing hit musicals Time after time. Some critics scorn his tunes' Accessibility; Bernstein and Sondheim are Deemed more sublime. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Baroque master A C Bowden #229588 08/30/2019 3:57 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Johann Sebastian Bach was a genius, Famous for fugues and Cantatas galore. Sometimes he verges on Polytonality; Look on the Web if you Want to learn more. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter He was no saint A C Bowden #230149 02/06/2020 2:50 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Richard the Lionheart Reigned for ten years without Spending much time in the England he ruled. Politics, rather than Spirituality, Drove his crusading, though Many were fooled. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Legendary Spaniard A C Bowden #231155 05/25/2021 2:01 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Here's to El Cid, the Illustrious warrior, Known to his troops as the Campeador. Later commanders, like Zumalacárregui, Couldn't compare with that Hero of yore. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Another one. You decide which... A C Bowden #231157 05/26/2021 12:37 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Today's A Word A Day was QUIXOTRY Don't overlook him: Miguel de Cervantes, who wrote Don Quixote in 1605 The Man of La Mancha fought Phantasmagorical Beasties and Windmills he Made come alive. (Note: A quick Google search reveals that Don Quixote's "real" name is Alonso Quijano, a 16th-century Spanish hidalgo. Those fit the rhythm, too.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter The 'Hammerklavier' wofahulicodoc #231163 05/28/2021 1:58 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Ludwig van Beethoven's B flat sonata was Published as Opus one- hundred-and-six. Some players found the piece Incomprehensible, Due to its length and its Structural tricks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Romantic poet A C Bowden #231559 11/14/2021 4:05 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Alfred, Lord Tennyson Wowed the Victorians Due to his powerful Rhythm and rhyme. Though his best verses have Memorability, Some of his oeuvre is Not so sublime. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Scottish nationalist A C Bowden #232296 02/20/2023 1:08 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, Riled her opponents by Speaking her mind; Transgender rights were an Ideological Battle too far, so she Up and resigned. 1 member likes this: wofahulicodoc Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Who needs liberty? A C Bowden #232297 02/23/2023 1:51 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Vladimir Putin said: "Those who insist that my People want freedom are Totally wrong; Foreigners constantly Underappreciate How much the Russians love Chiefs who are strong". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Still going strong A C Bowden #232314 03/10/2023 2:20 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK One Alex Williams, a Former participant, Started this thread in two Thousand and six; Many years later, its Polysyllabical Challenge endures, if you Like verbal tricks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Lords and Commons A C Bowden #232331 03/22/2023 12:06 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Simon de Montfort called England's first parliament During the reign of King Henry the Third; Government thenceforth was Representational (Though 'democratic' would Be the wrong word). Last edited by A C Bowden; 03/22/2023 12:14 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Instant fame A C Bowden #232342 03/25/2023 1:54 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Tutankhamun (if you Stress the last syllable) Caused a sensation on Being revealed; Archaeological Ace Howard Carter was Hailed by the press as a Star in his field. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Peerless pair A C Bowden #232361 04/06/2023 12:26 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK Torvill and Dean were a Couple of skaters who Conquered the world with their Perfect routine; Technical prowess and Theatricality Made them by far the best Pair ever seen. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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