It I indeed the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. Sounds like a cracking read
Calthrop has the floor
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What do the following have in common? Painted Jaguar; Strorks the rhino; Tegumai Bopsulai
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What do the following have in common? Painted Jaguar; Strorks the rhino; Tegumai Bopsulai
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EbbwJunction1
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Are they characters in a book or a television show?
(Don't ask me which one, though!)
(Don't ask me which one, though!)
DaleCooper
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Is it another one of Kipling's?
Correct ! Your floor ComUtoR.
God of course it is. Strorks the rhino had raisins in the folds of his skin, put there by the parsee who he annoyed. I looked at this and missed the blindingly obvious
"Him that takes cakes
That the Parsee-man bakes
Makes dreadful mistakes."
DaleCooper
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Lucifer?
That would be a who. I am a what
You would indeed be correct, my son.
EbbwJunction1
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Here's two musical questions for you:
1. Although it's now used as a mark of commemoration, what was the original use of the call "Last Post"?
2. What was the name of the call played immediately before "Last Post", and what did that signify?
1. Although it's now used as a mark of commemoration, what was the original use of the call "Last Post"?
2. What was the name of the call played immediately before "Last Post", and what did that signify?
DaleCooper
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1. To mark the final chance to send cards if they are to arrive before Xmas day?.
2. The Penultimate Post, signifying that the next one will be the Last Post?
EbbwJunction1
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Well, that's (not) close ..... but not (not) close enough!!
deltic1989
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1: The last post was originally used to signal that the last sentry post had been inspected by the duty officer and the camp was secure. Also it was usd at the end of a day of battle, so that those who had become seperated from their unit or gone missing on the field could follow thw sound back to camp.
2: The last post is usually proceeded by Sunset, which simply signals the end of the day.
2: The last post is usually proceeded by Sunset, which simply signals the end of the day.
EbbwJunction1
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The first is right, but I regret that the second is not.
The answer to the second is a call, but not Sunset ... and it marks something other that the end of the day.
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Gun salute?
EbbwJunction1
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No, I'm afraid not.
Peter Mugridge
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Reveille?
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Now you say it, I am almost certain it is the Reveille!
EbbwJunction1
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My apologies for the delay in replying, but no, it's not Reveille.
You need to think of what might be happening when something is "Posted" ... and I don't mean Christmas Mail!
Thrashing around rather -- something to do with posting guards for the night? A call titled "piquet" or "picket", dimly comes to mind.
Peter Mugridge
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Posted in the sense of announced? But I can't think of anything unless you mean a fanfare?
EbbwJunction1
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Okay, this is the answer (taken for the BBC Web site):
"The soldier's day started with the call of Reveille, and came to a close with the First Post. This indicated that the duty officer was commencing his inspection of the sentry-posts on the perimeter of the camp. The inspection would take about 30 minutes, and at the end there would be sounded the Last Post, the name referring simply to the fact that the final sentry-post had been inspected. For decades this was the sole use of the call, a signal that the camp was now secure for the night, closed till morning."
Deltic 1989 was closest, I think, so he may sound the next call!
"The soldier's day started with the call of Reveille, and came to a close with the First Post. This indicated that the duty officer was commencing his inspection of the sentry-posts on the perimeter of the camp. The inspection would take about 30 minutes, and at the end there would be sounded the Last Post, the name referring simply to the fact that the final sentry-post had been inspected. For decades this was the sole use of the call, a signal that the camp was now secure for the night, closed till morning."
Deltic 1989 was closest, I think, so he may sound the next call!
deltic1989
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Sorry for the delay. I'm in an area where coverage is a bit hit and miss. I'll open the floor just in case I hit a dead spot again.
krus_aragon
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Identify the following sequence:
Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard...
Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard...
krus_aragon
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They are large cats, but there's something particular about the order of the sequence.