@hunnybunny, if you really want to fry your brain!  I’ve done number 1..

https://www.gchq.gov.uk/files/GCHQ%20Christmas%20Challenge%202024.pdf

Off to London tomorrow, mainly to see A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic
Our third visit
As a critic said “Every year they put it on, I will be there”
Scrooge is played (and sung) by John Simm this year
Also meeting up with my sister and family, and eating and drinking

The 1% Club is stressful.

Twiggy and I were on the beach at Red Dwarf (a.k.a. Red Wharf) Bay this morning and were shocked to discover thousands (in fact I would confidently venture millions) of dead baby starfish. An astonishing sight. Also hundreds of pieces of what I believe is called Sea Pork which looks unnervingly like swollen pink human…[Read more]

Quizzical Monday followed by The 1% Club
My brain is frazzled

Anyway, need to catch up with Quizzy Monday.

On that theme, who can forget the immortal Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack duet “Tonight I Sellotape my Glove to You”. Once heard, never unheard.

Spoiler

Some sources claim that they are both the result of things misheard – in Paddy MacAloon’s case “peppered sprout” from a Johnny Cash song and in Jack White’s case, Salvation Army. I think the second has more truth, but anyway, those origin stories are both out there.

Google failed…

A guess white stripes
Will Google

What connects Prefab Spout to Seven Nation Army?

I’m always answering a question on the page before!
But worth it for the song, I fear this site is breaking down too!

Wet and windy obvs

The most well-known song about Bangor. However, it’s not about Bangor at all, more likely Rhyl about 20 miles along the coast. The lyrics just worked better with Bangor.