"This signals a break in filming - either to sort out a technical problem or to change the scene - and you should stay in the area until you are needed again." more...
"I have just become aware of a shift in the letter 's' on a word page. When 1 wordie lists a word the 's' is at the end of the word 'lists'. As soon as another wordie lists the same word the 's' moves 6 places to the left. And stays there no matter how many more wordies list that same word. That's neat! ;D" more...
"'twas deliberate, Prol. The concept amused me. And I felt it fitted with the nature of the list's banter, which, until recently, was not already in existence.
PS. Do you have other ears that are not fluffy, then, that you could scratch?" more...
"John has this old poster that says right at the top 'Pablo Fanques Fair presents the Hendersons For the Benefit of Mr. Kite' and it has all the bits that sound strange: 'The Hendersons' - you couldn't make that up." - Paul." more...
"It surely depends on your point of view. A bird's toast on toast is a worm's toast under toast, is it not? And, paradoxically, either way toast comes out on top. Toast is also irreversible matter, so take care with your carbon toastprint." more...
"Also I just found a little curio. The song was enkindled by a story of a girl of 17 that appeared as front page national news. Apparently, coincidentally she had met Paul McCartney three years earlier as a prizewinner on a TV show. You couldn't make it up if you tried, could you?" more...
"This one is amazing. People came up and said cunningly 'Right, I get it, LSD' and it was when papers were talking about LSD, but we never thought about it. What happened was that John's son Julian did a drawing at school and brought it home, and he had a schoolmate called Lucy, and John said 'What's that?' and he..." more...
"Or even
'Doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo' - Showaddywaddy
or even
'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do' - Manfred Mann
or even
''Do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do' - Rick Springfield." more...
"You're welcome, y. I recall that, one way or another, they were in newspapers at the time. Both four of fish, and finger pies, shock horror. ;-)" more...
"Yes, yarb, of fish and chips. Finger pie was current slang for teenage fondling. So fish finger is the link for the pun, I guess. And finger pies probably occurred behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout.
I've seen a report that the Blue Album had your version of the lyrics quoted and it was not the..." more...
"You're bringing attention to an insidious development here in England and this story highlights just one aspect of refuse collection.
And it's not the quantity of the garbage in the bin, it's the volume. I take a sledgehammer to mine if it's likely that I won't be able to close it. Won't be long before I get charged..." more...