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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 22 Apr 2022, 20:42 Right on Gerard Pique.

She is from Columbia and her hips don't lie!

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Means nothing to me I'm afraid!! I could look it up of course but I have a GP and a Chelsea game to fit in so gotta do some chores first!! :-D
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mickthemaverick wrote: 24 Apr 2022, 12:34
NewcastleFalcon wrote: 22 Apr 2022, 20:42 Right on Gerard Pique.

She is from Columbia and her hips don't lie!

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Means nothing to me I'm afraid!! I could look it up of course but I have a GP and a Chelsea game to fit in so gotta do some chores first!! :-D
Its Shakira! If you have to research it after my clue, best I put you out of a fruitless task straight away, because you will be none the wiser for digging it out.

Lewis still entering the Morris Minor for the race?

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 24 Apr 2022, 12:51
Its Shakira! If you have to research it after my clue, best I put you out of a fruitless task straight away, because you will be none the wiser for digging it out.

Lewis still entering the Morris Minor for the race?

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You are right, still means nothing to me!! :-D

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Clocked that it was Shakira early on.
Not a fan but she is quite an impressive woman.

Love this, mainly for the concluding part.
Saw her do this in a bullring in Spain.

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Another contemporary female artist surprisingly got by the Falcon in 16 seconds on Heardle today :-D

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Unsurprisingly I have never heard of her, or her talent show rip-off sounding track!! :-D
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 24 Apr 2022, 19:30 Another contemporary female artist surprisingly got by the Falcon in 16 seconds on Heardle today :-D
Not I though. Clueless. Sounds like some dire rap-crap.
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Wa hay ay ay ay ay!!!!'!'!! Bullseye on the heardle!! Got it instantly :bd: :bd: :bd:
Mind you, probably one of the most recognisable intros I have knowledge of!! :-D
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Same here. First (and probably only) one.
Yet was awarded a red x for it.
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myglaren wrote: 25 Apr 2022, 09:34 Same here. First (and probably only) one.
Yet was awarded a red x for it.
That's why you really have to select from the options on their list rather than type in the answer freehand.

You probably typed in the right band/ and song or vice versa, but they use the official titles with the brackets for the other phrase in the song, and obviously correct answers are sometimes rejected because the title is not exactly as their database has it recorded.

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 25 Apr 2022, 09:46
That's why you really have to select from the options on their list rather than type in the answer freehand.

You probably typed in the right band/ and song or vice versa, but they use the official titles with the brackets for the other phrase in the song, and obviously correct answers are sometimes rejected because the title is not exactly as their database has it recorded.

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Yes I learnt that lesson the other day!! Even on this I began 'Ro' and wasn't offered the right track until I had got as far as 'Roll' ! :-D
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Hadn't seen the suggestions list.
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Watching another one of the Great British Car Journeys with Christopher Timothy and Peter Davidson something was revealed about All Creatures Great and Small I never knew.

No spoilers just bash the answer out if you know it, and the more detail you have the better.
Why did Alf White have to choose a pseudonym when he wrote the books :?:

How did he come up with the name James Herriot :?:
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 26 Apr 2022, 15:30
No spoilers just bash the answer out if you know it, and the more detail you have the better.
Why did Alf White have to choose a pseudonym when he wrote the books :?:

How did he come up with the name James Herriot :?:
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I watched the whole series of the lad's motoring adventures and I remember them discussing Christopher Timothy's character's pseudonym. Jim Herriot was a Scotland goalkeeper that Alf Wight saw in action and pinched the name from there because the professional veterinary body banned all vets from publishing any adverts IIRC? :-D
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That's pretty much it Mick, he played for Birmingham City at the time, and Alf Wight noted the name after watching a televised game between Birmingham City and Manchester United.

Alf Wight himself attended many matches at Roker Park, and was a Sunderland Supporter. Why... :?:

The Sunderland Echo may have a clue...
https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/peo ... er-3380227
Alf Wight was born in Brandling Street in Roker in 1916. His main job was as a vet, but he became better known to the world as the author James Herriot. His books have sold over 60 million copies and been adapted for TV and films, including the series All Creatures Great and Small.

As a baby, Alf Wight was taken to Glasgow where his father had found work.
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