Cryptic clues = station name

[perryman]

Yes, this landlubber was sailing in the wrong direction. And probably not for the first time in my life.

 

[Trackman]

Yes, this landlubber was sailing in the wrong direction. And probably not for the first time in my life.

Is this a comment or a cryptic clue? lol etc..

 

[perryman]

Is this a comment or a cryptic clue? lol etc..

Unfortunately, I'm not smart enough to come up with a suitably witty train-station answer, so in light of that, and as the floor is open, here goes:

It's not in the EU, it's in the land of the tall horse

 

[ls2270]

Unfortunately, I'm not smart enough to come up with a suitably witty train-station answer, so in light of that, and as the floor is open, here goes:

It's not in the EU, it's in the land of the tall horse

Shoreditch High Street?

 

[perryman]

Shoreditch High Street?

No. May I ask how you got to that answer?

 

[ls2270]

No. May I ask how you got to that answer?

Shore is an anagram of horse and high is a synonym for tall...a long shot!

 

[perryman]

Shore is an anagram of horse and high is a synonym for tall...a long shot!

Always interesting to know the workings out but there's no anagram involved.

 

[perryman]

An aid to the original clue, I hope:

It's not in the EU, it's in the land of the tall horse, and there's only one way out of this place.

 

[Karl]

i thought this was a British railway quiz?

Westbury?

 

[perryman]

Not Westbury. May I ask how you got to your answer?

 

[Karl]

The'tall horse' reminded me of the white horse chiselled of the hill near Westbury.

 

[Karl]

Oops, I meant 'chiselled out of the chalk'

 

[perryman]

The'tall horse' reminded me of the white horse chiselled of the hill near Westbury.

OK. Trying to open up the answer without making it obvious:

It's not in the EU, although it sounds as though it could be, it's in the land of the tall horse, and there's only one way out of this place.

 

[perryman]

Last clue.

It's not in the EU, although it sounds as though it could be, it's in the land of the tall horse, and there's only one way out of this place, and somewhere nearby could be unlucky at 111.

 

[johnnychips]

Polesworth?

 

[perryman]

Polesworth?

No, not Polesworth.

 

[johnnychips]

Colne?

 

[perryman]

Colne?

Well done, it is Colne.


"It's not in the EU, although it sounds as though it could be" (Köln of course is in the EU, and sounds similar to the answer)
"it's in the land of the tall horse" (Lanky shire - genuine apologies to any Lancastrians and the world in general)
"and there's only one way out of this place" (Colne is the terminus of the East Lancashire line)
"and somewhere nearby could be unlucky at 111" (the preceding station is Nelson. In cricketing parlance when England or an English player is on the score of 111 (or multiples thereof), it is deemed unlucky - something to so with Horatio Nelson having one eye, one leg and one etcetera, albeit this is a myth).

So, congratulations and the floor is yours.

 

[johnnychips]

I thought the Land of the Tall Horse was South Africa, because that is what people called giraffes!

Anyway

There’s some messy slop at this station, and listen - mind your van when you drive out!

 

[plymothian]

Polsloe Bridge

 

[johnnychips]

Is correct, well done! All yours!

 

[plymothian]

A theatrical theme park where arms are obtainable?

 

[johnnychips]

Anniesland?

 

[plymothian]

Anniesland?

Correct, over to you.

 

[Calthrop]

A theatrical theme park where arms are obtainable?

@Plymouthian -- I'm probably stupid, but please could you explain this one? I'm at a loss...

 

[johnnychips]

Annie Get Your Gun is a play, and most theme parks end in ‘land’.

You can see Jean’s pig at this station.

 

[johnnychips]

It’s on a heritage line.

 

[Calthrop]

Annie Get Your Gun is a play, and most theme parks end in ‘land’.

Thanks -- I'd heard of Annie Oakley and A.G.Y.G.; but would never in a million years, have got this answer (and, I'm bad on Scotland's central belt).

You can see Jean’s pig at this station.

Total wild guess: Levisham?

 

[johnnychips]

A wild boar? Absolutely right! Your turn.

 

[Calthrop]

It took Googling after the event, for me to "get" where the "Levis" bit came in -- that much of a guess ! Anyway...

Supreme Being, Mr. Gore, and a long-ago panda, get together in outermost commuterland.