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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! #6167 09/13/2000 11:42 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia Bridget addict Bridget addict Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia Jackie, you may be missing out on a cultural reference here. Michael Flanders and Donald Swann were very successful stage performers in the UK. Their act consisted of light-hearted chatter punctuated by witty songs, or witty chatter punctuated by light-hearted songs, if you prefer. See http://timothyplatypus.tripod.com/FaS/ for more details. Particularly Madeira M'Dear and the Gnu Song. Thank you. I have now looked them up on the web and found this site I would otherwise never have known about! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Have some Madeira, M'dear! RhubarbCommando 09/08/2000 4:19 PM Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! lusy 09/09/2000 6:35 AM Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! Jackie 09/09/2000 11:44 AM Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! paulb 09/10/2000 11:16 AM Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! Bridget 09/13/2000 8:03 AM Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! Jackie 09/13/2000 9:30 AM Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! Bridget 09/13/2000 11:42 AM Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! Jackie 09/13/2000 2:21 PM Re: Have some Madeira, M'dear! paulb 09/14/2000 11:07 AM 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. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,380 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 38 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,206 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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