From: roger@quantime.co.uk (Roger Phillips)
Newsgroups: soc.motss
Subject: Re: H. Brian bashing (was Re: accordion bashing)
Date: 14 Sep 92 22:44:58 GMT
Reply-To: roger@quantime.co.uk (Roger Phillips)
Organization: Quantime Ltd, London (software for market research)

In article <1992Sep14.072212.23853@wam.umd.edu>,
jns@wam.umd.edu (J. N. Shaumeyer, whine machine) whiffles:
> Roger Phillips (roger@quantime.co.uk), demonstrating
> that he is the un-musical one, whines:
> > jns@wam.umd.edu (J. N. Shaumeyer, the musical one) bellows:
> > >
> > > I wouldn't be at all surprised if Brian had
> > > used it a time or two also--but we don't hear
> > > much of him *over* *here* [huh, Rog?].
> > I'll try to remember to ask the secretary of the Havergal Brian Society
> > when I see him for lunch on Tuesday.
> Since, presumably, the luncheon will last
> until Wednesday morning, we won't expect
> an immediate report.

Well, while you're waiting (and I'm being waited on),
here's what I'll be using as a bribe for the information
(it may be hard, but you might enjoy it):

======================================================================

                 Get One's Oats
         (with or without a young woman)
                     by Kea

+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|1    |2    |     |3    |4    |5    |     |6    |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+-----#-----#######-----+-----+-----#######-----+
|     #     #7    |     |     |     |     |     |
|     #     #     |     |     |     |     |     |
+-----#-----#######-----+-----+-----#######-----+
|8    |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+-----+-----#############-----#-----#######-----+
|9    |     |10   |11   |     #     #12   #     |
|     |     |     |     |     #     #     #     |
+-----#-----#-----#-----+-----#-----#-----#-----+
|     #     #     #13   |     |     |     |     |
|     #     #     #     |     |     |     |     |
+-----#######-----#-----#############-----+-----+
|14   |     |     |     |15   |     |     |     |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+-----#######-----+-----+-----#######-----#-----+
|16   |     |     |     |     |     #     #     |
|     |     |     |     |     |     #     #     |
+-----#######-----+-----+-----#######-----#-----+
|17   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+

Across
1     Fine powder to smooth a possible sleeper's back (8)
7     Murmur softly, take a little weight in palm (6)
8,10  _A composer_ (8, 5)
9     There'd be words if Pa's squeezed such lips (5)
13    Courts in old style, putting heart in sparkle where
      you might hope to see it (5)
14    _See 5_
16    Dusky, dotish chap that's flipped inside (6)
17    Melting isn't sexy? Ridiculous! (8)

Down
1     Does drag? Topless chap's sowed wild oats with it (8)
2     Prepared with a soft musical introduction... (5)
3     ... the female performs endlessly (3)
4     Dress, topless, rod supporting spine (5)
5,14  _The composer_ (5, 8)
6     A giant diminution knocks the stuffing out of sexual
      intercourse (8)
10    _See 8_
11    You'll see demise once more characters endure lethal
      embraces (5)
12    Pet is playing a part for seven (5)
15    Whopper's slope and disposition (3)

-- 
Roger Phillips                            roger@quantime.co.uk
"*dick* (slang) n. fine words (for *dictionary*):  also for *declaration*,
as _to take one's dick_, and prob. _up to dick_, excellent (up to
declared value)" -- Chambers English Dictionary (1988)