Re: Help with corrupt block

Ah. Honestly, I find it difficult to keep up with musical developments since 1791.

I did wonder.

Now I know.

Regards
HJR "Richard Foote" <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message news:BZ4D9.81275$g9.228858_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> Hi Howard and all,
>
> This is truly hilarious !!
>
> Although I'm accused of promoting the "Mainman" occasionally, sometimes I
> only do so subconsciously (sometimes ;)
>
> Being English born and bred, the term "hunky dory", an English slang for
> "fine" or "OK" and the such, is a term I regularly use. So I don't really
> give it a second thought.
>
> However, "Hunky Dory" happens to be the title of David Bowie's masterpiece
> album from 1971. Hence the connection between the two.
>
> Now if I slip in the phrase "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The
> Spiders From Mars" innocently into a sentence, then please begin to cast
> your suspicions.
>
> Hee Hee
>
> Richard
> "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:XbWC9.80812$g9.227483_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > Richard Foote is a very nice man, with strange mystic powers, it is
true.
> > But I think even he would be utterly gob-smacked at the incredible
> > coincidence of such a web page combining hunky-dory with David Bowie!!
But
> > it's all true (or was this morning, at any rate!)
> >
> > But then again....
> >
> > Now all I need is a webpage that combines wobble boards and Benjamin
> > Britten.
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> >
> >
> > "Karsten Farrell" <kfarrell_at_belgariad.com> wrote in message
> > news:K_VC9.117$dE.16841053_at_newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> > > Paul Brewer wrote:
> > > > "Richard Foote" <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:8dKC9.80496$g9.226680_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>hunky dory (via dbf).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Again this strange reference to "hunky dory"
> > > > And I think he means dbv.
> > > > Puzzling stuff. Is Planet Earth owned by IBM? Is there nothing I can
> do?
> > > >
> > > > Yours in fun,
> > > >
> > > > Arnold Layne
> > > > Senior Oracle DBA
> > > >
> > > I think you have to be British to understand it. According to
> > > Merriam-Webster, it's been around since 1866.
> > >
> > > http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hunky-dory
> > >
> > > If you go to the Britannica site, it has a picture of David Bowie.
Hmm.
> > > Is there a connection there?
> > >
> > > http://search.britannica.com/search?ref=B04319&query=hunky-dory
> > >
> > > Maybe it's time to rename this NG to c.d.o.server.bowie? :)
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Thu Nov 21 2002 - 13:02:02 CST