News Archive: August 2003

    Thursday 29th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Dodgy Good Enough - Good Enough usually is followed with the words To Eat - If you say To Eat really quickly you get Tweet who had a top 5 hit last year with Oops Oh My - Oops Oh My is what you might say if you accidentally drop a fax machine on your cat - Cats have claws as do Eagles - Eagles can fly up high on a wing - Anna Wing is the name of the actress who used to play Lou Beale in Eastenders who is currently not dead unlike Jim Robinson in Neighbours who passed away in his kitchen rather than Madges Kitchen or indeed Martikas Kitchen - Martikas Kitchen was the follow up song from Martika after her big hit Toy Soldiers - Soldiers of a different type are what you dip in your egg - Eggs come from Chickens - Chickens have wings - Wings was the group that featured Paul McCartney in the 70's - Paul McCartney is married to Heather Mills - According to a recent newspaper article and prime time TV expose and certainly not the views of myself or the BBC as a whole, used to hang out with an Arab Sheik with whom she probably had some Good Times - Which links us to Chic and Good Times (1979 kids)


    Wednesday 28th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Jamiroquai Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai should not be mistaken for Bridge On The River Kwai which was a film starring Alec Guinness - Guinness comes from Dublin as does Samantha Mumba - Mumba rhymes with Lumber which is a term for the lower region of the back - Back to the Future was a trilogy of film starring Michael J Fox - Michael J Fox also starred in the film Teen Wolf - The plural of Wolf is Wolves - Wolves, newly promoted, play their games at Moulinex - Moulinex is a French word as are Poulet and Bibliotheque - Bibliotheque has the same ending as the word Discotheque which is a formal name for a disco or formal gathering such as Homelands - Homelands takes place in Hampshire as does the Farnborough Air Show - If you remove the O sound for Airshow you would get Ayrshire which is a county in Scotland - Scotland embarrasingly could only muster a pathetic 1-1 draw against minnows New Zealand which simply wasnt good enough - Which links us to Dodgy and Good Enough


    Tuesday 27th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Strike U Sure Do - Strike is what the Firefighters had to do recently as part of their industrial dispute - Dispute sounds a bit like Das Boot which was a German film about a submarine - Submariners are able to see what is happening above the water with the aid of a periscope - Periscope rhymes with Telescope which is what people like Patrick Moore use to look up into Space = Patrick Moore shares his surname with Roger Moore - Roger Moore was a former James Bond - James Bond drives an Aston Martin as does Rio Ferdinand - Rio Ferdinand is related to Les Ferdinand - Les Ferdinand knows Dani Behr - Dani Behr shares her surname with Yogi Bear - Yogi Bear is mates with Bubu - Bubu rhymes with Lulu who had a number 1 exactly 10 ten years ago with Take That with Relight My Fire and the next year was 1994 and Jamiroquai with Return of the Space Cowboy (Yes, very poor last piece of a link, it wasnt even tedious... and i would have preferred Relight My Fire).


    Friday 23rd May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Soul II Soul - Back To Life - Back to life is another way of saying reincarnation - Take away the rein and you get carnation which are famous for making condensed milk - The word milk contains many of the same letters as the word Kiln which is a stone oven fired to make pottery - Pottery rhymes with lottery or lotto as its now known - Lotto is advertised by Billy Connolly - Billy Connolly has long hair as does David Seaman - David Seaman has a moustache and in that respects is not disimilar to Tom Selleck - Tom Selleck starred as Magnum and drove a ferrari as does Simon Cowell - Cowell rhymes with Powell as in Jenny Powell who used to be Nicky Campbells assistant on Wheel OF Fortune - Fortune favours the brave - A brave is a type of American Indian and before the days of Calor Gas, American Indians used to have to light a fire using just a strike of a match to keep them warm, do you get cold out there?, U Sure Do - which links us to Strike and U Sure Do


    Thursday 22nd May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Red Hot Chili Peppers Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers are an essential part of Mexican cookery as are nachoes - Nacho rhymes with Macho as in Jurgen Macho who plays for Sunderland - Sunderland are managed by Mick McCarthy - Mick McCarthy shares his surname with John McCarthy, a former Beirut hostage - Hostage nearly rhymes with sausage - Sausages have different types and in that respect they have something in common with dogs - Dogs have wet noses as do sharks - Sharks or more precisely basking sharks can be found off the coast of the Isle Of Man - The Isle of Man is an Island as is Australia - Australia is where Paul Hogan is from - Paul Hogan starred in Crocodile Dundee - Dundee in Scotland is where Lorraine Kelly was born - Lorraine Kellys entertainment correspondant is Radio 1's Emma B - Emma B shares her surname with Jazzie B, the brains behind Soul II Soul - Which links us to Soul II Soul and Back to Life


    Wednesday 21st May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    East 17 Deep = Deep of the bottom of the ocean is where lobsters live = Lobsters have sharp fingers as did Edward Scissorhands = Edward Scissorhands shares his christian name with Edward Woodward who was the Equalizer = Equalizer sounds a bit like AquaLisa who Dave thought made water coolers = Kula Shaker were a mid nineties band fronted by Crispin Mills = Crispin Mills shares his surname with Scott Good Morning Mills = Good Morning was hosted by John Leslie = John Leslie shares one of his names with Lesley Joseph who played Dorien in Birds Of A Feather = Feathers are found on the outside of birds and on the inside of pillows = Pillow sounds a bit like Pilau which is a type of rice - Rice rhymes with mice and if you ran a cheese processing plant and mice got into the cheese you would probably be forced to give it away = Which Links us to Give It Away and Give It Away


    Tuesday 20th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Oasis Cigarettes & Alcohol - Both carry an age restriction as does hiring a mucky video - Video killed the Radio Star - Radio Stars dont come much bigger than DJ Wes - DJ Wes shares the same first name as Wes Craven, the horror movie bloke who in turn shares the same surname as John Craven who now hosts CountryFile - CountryFile is concerned about looking after the environment as are hippies - I Wanna Be a Hippie was a hit for Technohead - Technohead shouldnt be mistake for Radiohead who are fronted by Thom Yorke - Thom Yorke shares the same surname as the Duchess Of York who is better known as Fergie - Another Fergie is Fergie the DJ who works her at fabulous 1FM and is from Northern Ireland as is James Nesbitt - James Nesbitt currently stars in Murphys Law but is most known for Cold Feet - Cold Feet is what you get when you forget to put your socks on - Socks on sounds a bit like Saxon who were a native tribe in this part of the world whose saxon burial remains and other old stuff are still buried still to this day deep underground. Which links us to East 17 and Deep.


    Monday 19th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Livin Joy Dreamer - Dreamer rhymes with Beamer which is what Dave will probably buy when he is rich and famous - Lifestyles Of The Rich and Famous is the name of a track by Good Charlotte but also the name of a programmes in America hosted by Robin Leech - Leeches suck blood as do vampires - Vampires come from Transylvania as do the Cheeky Girls - The Cheeky Girls are twins - Twins was a film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny De Vito - In real life Danny De Vito is married to Rhea Perlman who played Carla in Cheers - Cheers starred Ted Danson - Ted Danson shares the same christian name as Ted Rogers, the late great host of 3,2,1 - 3+2+1=6 - Six packs are what you cans of beer in, in the offie and the offie is where you would need to go if you required some cigarrettes and alcohol - Which links us to Oasis and Cigarettes & Alcohol


    Friday 16th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    The Verve The Drugs Dont Work - Verve rhymes with Merv as in Merv Hughes the EX Australian Cricketer - Another moustached sporter from the world of entertainment is Tom Selleck - Selleck rhymes with Relic which is a word for something that is really old - Fully grown oak trees are really old as are fossilized woolly mammoths - Mammoths are just like hairy elephants - Elephants are known to be an intelligent creature much like the Dolphin - Dolphins are most at home in the water as are Salmon - Sam and Dave had a hit in 1967 with Soul Man - Trevor Nelson is a soul man who has no hair and in that respect he is bald - Bald men have to be careful in the sun as do vampires - Vampires have large protruding teeth as does Cilla Black - Cilla Black is most famous for her role of TV most annoying matchmaker on the now cult tv show Blind Date where social inadequates are given a 1 in 3 chance of experiencing LIVIN JOY as their DREAMS of actually copping off come true - Which links us blindingly obvious to Livin Joy and Dreamer from 1995.


    Thursday 15th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    D:Ream Things Can Only Get Better - D:Ream are from Northern Ireland as are Colin Murray and Gloria Hunniford - Gloria Hunniford shares the same christian name as Gloria Gaynor - Gloria Gaynor is most famous for her hit I Will Survive - Survivor were the band that brought us Eye Of The Tiger from the film Rocky - Rocky rhymes with Ockie which is where you stand in the sport of darts - If you take the D away from darts you get arts which is a collective for theatre and ballet and stuff - If you add Spandau to the word Ballet, you get an 80's group fronted by Tony Hadley - Tony Hadley shares his christian name with Toni Di Bart who had a number 1 in 1994 with The Real Thing - Toni Di Bart is from Slough - Slough is a five letter English town as is Wigan - And Wigan is famous for its pier, its pies, the JJB stadium and of course The Verve - Which links us to The Verve and The Drugs Dont Work


    Wednesday 14th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    D Ream - Things Can Only Get Better


    Tuesday 13th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Republica Ready To Go - If you take away the Ready from Ready To Go, you get To Go which is the opposite of the American term to eat in - Eton is also the name of the school Prince William went - Prince William shares his forename with that of William Shatner - William Shatner was in Star Trek - A Trek of a different kind you could do on a pony - A pony is a baby horse - Horses have tails as do dogs - Dogs are for life not just for Xmas - Xmas only happens once a year and in that respect is similar to Easter - Easter is a major religious festival and certainly not just a long weekend halfway between your xmas and summer hols - Holes are found in donuts - Donuts are a type of food - Food is found on menus and if you are looking for something that wasnt on the menu and prepared specially that day you might want to look at the blackboard for the Specials - Which links us to The Specials with Too Much, Too Young


    Monday 12th May 2003 [Posted Saturday, August 16 2003 by Uglybob]

    Brothers In Rhythm Such A Good Feeling - Such A Good Feeling is where I want to be - Bees make honey - Honey is sticky as is glue - Glue is made from melted down horses from the knackers yard - The word knackers shares many of the same letters as the word knockers - Kelly Brook has lovely knockers - Kelly Brook used to host the Big Breakfast - A big breakfast might contain some fried tomatos - Fried Green Tomatoes was a name of a film as was Weekend at Bernies 2 - Bernie is short for Bernard as in Bernard Matthews - Bernard Matthews makes Chicken Drummers - Drummers of a different kind were employed on Avril Lavignes Brit Awards performance - The name Avril is one of a very few girls names that start with A, much like Anneka - The worlds most famous Anneka was Anneka Rice - Rice comes in different types like boiled, fried and Saffron - And when you think of Saffron outside the world of rice you think of Saffron who was the lead singer with Republica - Which links us to Republica and Ready To Go