Q5)Finally … ? Bhaktivinoda Thakur was born on 2nd September, 1838. He was a notable guru and teacher in which religion: Sikhism, Jainism, Hinduism or Buddhism?
A5)Hinduism. (If I’ve read the Wikipedia entry correctly, Bhaktivinoda Thakur’s son was the guru of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: the man who founded the Hare Krishna movement.)
Here’s a thought …
“Who told you that you should use the brakes, you should simply drive!”
Ferdinand Porsche, 3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951.
* Yes: those were the titles I was after, Olga. The original split was due to rationing: the UK was still using paper rationing at the time. I’m not sure when paper rationing finished: but the novels were published in 1954 and ’55: about the time general rationing finished.
Did I mention there was a (short lived) Spitting image remake? It was hysterical! The sad bit? Is that Boris Johnson and Donald Trump being forced out of office pulled the rug from under the show’s feet! Check out their version of Mike Pence. (And yes: that is Steve Nallon, their original Mrs T, in the latter sketch!)
‡ I’ve got to admit, I’ve heard of neither of the, Debbi: I’m going to have to check out both! (Funny ol’ thing, though, I always thought Selkies were Scottish: the Wikipedia entry tells us the legends about them are all over the place. And I’ve very vague memories of our junior school teacher reading A Stranger Came Ashore to us.)
Q5) Ensign Thanks, Paul. They are great. I did find quite a few clips when I was looking for the old ones, but didn't find that many of the old ones, unfortunately. I am sure you're right about the new Spitting Image. I caught an interview with Rory Bremner (it was an old one; it was at the time when Cameron was in power) and the interviewer was asking him if there were fewer political comedy shows at the time because perhaps the politicians were not such fun to imitate (as when Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan were in power). Yes, I imagine that was the same in that case. I watched a few episodes of Good Omens a long time ago, but I think it was shortly after I came back to Spain and I was far too busy. Take care.
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Thanks, Paul. They are great. I did find quite a few clips when I was looking for the old ones, but didn't find that many of the old ones, unfortunately. I am sure you're right about the new Spitting Image. I caught an interview with Rory Bremner (it was an old one; it was at the time when Cameron was in power) and the interviewer was asking him if there were fewer political comedy shows at the time because perhaps the politicians were not such fun to imitate (as when Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan were in power). Yes, I imagine that was the same in that case.
I watched a few episodes of Good Omens a long time ago, but I think it was shortly after I came back to Spain and I was far too busy.
Take care.
Well, people tell all sorts of tales. :)
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