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Dave Larrington wrote:
Great faux-pas of the 20th century #27: Scene: a train, in the middle of rural China. Aboard it are Dr Larrington, her chum, a BBC film crew and a KiloSeveral of Natives. To pass the time, Dr Larrington engages the BBC's reportery-type in conversation. The topic turns to the Falklands /Wa/, which had finished but a few months previously. Dr Larrington: So, did you go to the Falklands, then? Brian Hanrahan (for it was he): Er, yes... Heh. Time: circa 1989 Scene: a dinner party of theatre-types, plus two somewhat inebriated historians who had been invited to boost the flagging conversation, and who were unaware of the identity of the important guest. Historian #1: No, I didn't think much of [the film version of] Henry V. There were these glaring anachronisms - the soldiers wouldn't be... cue long, rambling, highly technical and drunken discourse on medieval weaponry and tactics Kenneth Branagh: I...see. -- R. |
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Richard wrote:
Kenneth Branagh: I...see. There's a story about Sir Thomas Beecham when he was at a glittering reception and found himself in conversation with a lady whose face was incredibly familiar, but he couldn't for the life of him remember who she was. So he tried fishing for clues: - So are you well? - Yes thank you. - And the family? - Yes, they are fine. - And your husband, is he well? - Yes, very well, thank you. - And is he still in the same line of business? - Yes, he's still king. -- Dave... |
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On 4 May 2005 05:15:43 -0700, "dkahn400" wrote:
Sir Thomas Beecham beecham Madam, I do not care if you are the director's /only/ wife, if you smoke I shall be sick. /beecham You got a better quality of withering sarcasm in those days. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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In article .com,
dkahn400 wrote: snip And is he still in the same line of business? - Yes, he's still king. LOL -- T h e - e x t e n d e r ! ! ! ! |
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