Toast

I'm not sure if this is apocryphal but it is reported that Billy Cotton on a BBC radio show in the 50s had a request to play one of her songs. He meant to say “this goes out to you and all the other Sophie Tucker fans” but Reverend Spooner put in an appearance and he said “this goes out to you and all the other soapy fucker tans”. The Reverend Spooner died in 1930, so it couldn't have been on a radio show in the 50s. Edited to say: ok just reread it now, thought at first Spooner appeared on Cotton's show. My apologies sir, it was of course a metaphorical appearance. My favourite Spooner anecdote is when he went to dinner at the house of another academic in north Oxford. During the evening it began to rain heavily and as it had clearly set in for the night, Spooner was invited to stay the night rather than walk back to New College in the rain. He accepted, and his host went to prepare a room. When he returned, Spooner had vanished. An hour later, the doorbell rang, and on the doorstep stood Spooner, dripping wet. He had been home to fetch his pyjamas.

FTFY Sorry, pet hate.

The answer is one of these: a) Predictor is drunk as hell b.) Predictor didn't want Lester Piggott's feelings to be hurt, in case he randomly visits the deathlist website and sees (and understands) the rant c) Predictor accidentally forgot to translate to English before posting the text, and by the time RadGuy did his Polish reply, it was too late to change b.) Lester wouldn't give a flying fuck.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Hejman/if_it_aint_baroque I did this one the other day and also got 19.

Well, piss off if you don't like it, love.

The first one isn't really The Queen, Toastie............ Ah! I think everybody's just guessing from the clues in the news reports. I thought I read that she was British (or even English) but I can't see any reference to her nationality now. I wonder if it did say that, and it has since been edited for accuracy ... Anyone else remember that, or did I imagine it? Anyway, she needs to be named for the sake of all the other actresses who are now the subject of libellous speculation.

The second one is allegedly under 60, so that would rule her out. Need another clue for the first one. I have seen a lady's name mentioned which is not that well known. Foreign name. Don't know much about her, so can't say if she's "award-winning".

The twat's just sent me a PM! He can't think I'm going to read it, surely

Does everyone have Zorders on ignore now?

OK.

Ah yes, garden flowers, how could I forget.

Message for Shroud. Don't waste your time sending me any more vile personal messages as I won't be reading them. You are a sick individual.

And I'm disappointed that we didn't get to see the cute puppies.

Don't you have homework to do, Zorders? Shroud, think of her as one of those crazy old women who refuses to leave her house when there's a hurricane evacuation order. "No, godflamdammit!" The only thing she's quick with is the business end of a walking stick. Uncannily accurate, as some have learned to their cost. Although both ends have their uses.

Don't you have homework to do, Zorders?

Well, a chance meeting with the chatty man appears to have raised his spirits! LOL - I meant the other weirdo Yes, we knew you meant Mr Wigg and not Benny.

EFA No, no, no. 'Frogs' is a noun.

The bloke with the comb-over is called Wigg

Oh yes, and going back to the "bathroom" misusage, we call it a bathroom because it's got a BATH in it. Not a TUB. You take a bath, or you have a bath. You don't take a tub.

I have no sense of homour and I am gay for cat o'falk.Ok? translated On the contrary, I consider LFN to be a most homourable fellow.

Is that some kind of chiropody instrument?