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malcolmxword

26th February 2020, 13:59
Apparently, karaoke means ' empty orchestra ' . That's very elegant, no ?
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kt17

26th February 2020, 14:05
Malcolm - that's new to me!

Aristo - that kind of backwards logic is most amusing.

I have one from my late Uncle Iolo who was a legendary teacher at Cowbridge Grammar School after the war. While the school was academically fierce the conditions for boys were very austere and the quality of food served was particularly poor.

The bread served was always stale, until a crisis one day when the stale bread ran out.

A grim-faced master said "I'm afraid we'll have to start on the fresh loaves..."
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tyke51

26th February 2020, 14:39
Kt17

I had to look up `orchestra` ... while typing I was thinking Dorchester?as in Hotel ... as soon as `stalls` appeared the penny dropped

`nutmegs` is almost a cliche in football speak, it is used so often

I think this thread is gaining `momentum` you should be literally `over the moon` Kt17
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