I've been down to Southampton for the TS's AGM and Annual dinner. The hotel's sign welcomed "The Tolkein Society", so a copy of the Times was found in the lobby, and the "i" and "e" from the header were blu-taked onto the sign in the appropriate places. The manager noticed us doing this, and was sufficiently embarrased that he went off and printed out a new correct version. Thankfully, the menus were spelt correctly! The speaker was interesting, and much discussion ensued.
To paraphrase PGGJ: "Horror of Horrors!. *froth* *rant*. Marketing gone mad! Will it be "Classical Music for people with no taste" next, or something?
Anyway, I hear the siren sound of beer calling...
To paraphrase PGGJ: "Horror of Horrors!. *froth* *rant*. Marketing gone mad! Will it be "Classical Music for people with no taste" next, or something?
Anyway, I hear the siren sound of beer calling...
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Surely you've seen the '40 Great Classical Tunes' type albums..? I'm not convinced this is any worse, sadly.
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And I'd love to know what makes certain pieces of classical music particularly suitable for babies - I would guess ones that send them to sleep, because sleeping babies are always better than the alternative.
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Mwahaha! @ the sign. I thought the funniest part was the receptionist looking up as we blu-tacked the letters in place, saying, "I thought you were making fun of my sign."