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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 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

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