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Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby FraserHughes » Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:05 pm

Nope. Sgurr was right in looking for a person...
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby Sgurr » Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:40 pm

Tom Patey, leading climber of his day? And he lead climbs.
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby CharlesT » Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:42 pm

Sgurr wrote:Tom Patey, leading climber of his day? And he lead climbs.

Damn - was just about to say same.
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby FraserHughes » Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:10 pm

Patey is correct, well done. I was thinking of an ability to lead in song and verse, as well as leading a climb.

Over to you.
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby Sgurr » Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:37 pm

CharlesT wrote:
Sgurr wrote:Tom Patey, leading climber of his day? And he lead climbs.

Damn - was just about to say same.


Cleaning the windows obviously allows for more breaks than installing an en suite.

SiB is highly competitive.
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby FraserHughes » Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:07 pm

Scotland in Bloom?
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby Sgurr » Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:43 pm

Made that far too easy. Yes, it is. Back to 13th century philosophers next time
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby FraserHughes » Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:59 pm

I'd just read Ben Dolphin's article on the front page so flowers were in my mind, and your lower case i helped.

This might be equally quick:

TOB where JR is refreshed.
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby FraserHughes » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:16 am

This has a literary theme but is only part fiction...
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby Glengavel » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:18 am

The Oxford Bar, John Rebus.
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby FraserHughes » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:34 am

Correct, over to you...
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby Glengavel » Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:27 pm

Drat, the downside of winning! :(

Give me a minute or two...
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby Glengavel » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:55 pm

Oops sorry forgot about this!

An easy one, maybe. CS is (or was) linked to a RB?
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby Sgurr » Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:02 pm

Is the Caledonian Sleeper linked with a Royal Burgh (Perth)? I ama just trying this to get another clue (hopefully).
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Re: Can I have a 'P' please Bob - Scotland

Postby Glengavel » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:29 pm

Sgurr wrote:Is the Caledonian Sleeper linked with a Royal Burgh (Perth)? I ama just trying this to get another clue (hopefully).


No, but in one regard you're on the right track.
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