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The World at One

Comments

1. At 01:24 PM on 06 Nov 2007, witchiwoman wrote:

   I think any less than 5 bongs is a waste. Pips are quite cheerful and seem to suit the morning/daytime, bongs 'sit' best from PM onwards.

   Well, you did ask.

2. At 01:43 PM on 06 Nov 2007, Charlie wrote:

   ...It's a curious thing, but ever since I came across a dinner guest at my kitchen sink one evening, rinsing-off, over used saucepans that were in-soak, his "upper-plate" to rid it of raspberry pips from one of my desserts, I've been off pips...

3. At 02:24 PM on 06 Nov 2007, wrote:

   Normally I am irritated by reminders of how London-centric the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ is. So, that should make me a pips person, because those are Big Ben bongs.

   But I agree with WW (1) : By evening I want the gravitas and heritage of a low-tech bong, thank you very much.

   And after reading that back, I shall hie me to the Naughtie Step forthwith!

   Fifi

4. At 02:36 PM on 06 Nov 2007, Belinda wrote:

   I'm a pip woman, although I like bonging as much as the next person.

5. At 04:15 PM on 06 Nov 2007, Frances O wrote:

   I worry about the bongs, since hearing that Sir Trev is returning at 10 pm in the New Year with his bongs. Perhaps the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ is more on-brand, if there is such a phrase *, with pips.

   When I was little I used to like the taste of apple pips. A bit almondy. I was also taught how to crack open apricot stones, which are a sort of large pip, with a chair leg. They're scrumptious.

   So I'll go for pips.

   
   * There is, now. Just you wait for the next piece of corporate-speak you read. You read it here first

6. At 04:21 PM on 06 Nov 2007, Frances O wrote:

   Of course, you will note that apricot stones are not pips with chair legs attached.

   That would just be silly.

7. At 04:50 PM on 06 Nov 2007, Aperitif wrote:

   Tee hee Frances :-)

8. At 04:50 PM on 06 Nov 2007, wrote:

   A little ident would be nice :-)
   da da dada da da da da

9. At 06:29 PM on 06 Nov 2007, Izzy T'Me wrote:

   Francis, thank you for clearing that up - I was imagining an interesting shape pip. But then, maybe, I'm just silly....

10. At 09:03 AM on 07 Nov 2007, wrote:

    I'm a bong man, myself ...

    Sid
    

11. At 01:05 PM on 07 Nov 2007, Chris Ghoti wrote:

    Given that a bong as a pipe for smoking dope or crack in, does it say anything about the World At One that they started with one?

12. At 05:56 PM on 07 Nov 2007, mittfh wrote:

    Of course, you could overlay an extended set of pips with a couple of orchestral chords...

    ...but hang on, that's already been done...

    ...on all the TV bulletins!

    Whatever happened to theme *tunes* ?
    Perhaps you could recycle a couple of old TV news themes - if you find a large enough archive, then next time Big Ben's mechanism needs maintenance...

13. At 06:14 PM on 07 Nov 2007, wrote:

    mittfh - what a good idea. So good, that I've written a tune. Where can I sent it?

    Sid

    PS I wouldn't expect it to be used - I think we've already had a referendum which decided bringing back the old themme 'tune'.