On 30/12/05 7:39 pm, in article
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On 30/12/05 2:06 pm, in article
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That was the winter the fox got my ducks, Ploof and Gabble. (
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/dux.jpg - pic taken in 1946)

The year I was born! What a very "aaaaah" pic - absolutely charming and a
bit Christopher Robin in the nicest sort of way!

Hmmmm.

OK, that's one literary allusion - now - why Ploof and Gabble?

clue

You in the group, if anyone, ought to know!

/clue

Didn't Starck design a chair called Ploof? Other than that, I don't know
and have to go to the bottom of the class!


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On 30/12/05 23:22, in article
, "Sacha"
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On 30/12/05 7:39 pm, in article
, "Rusty Hinge 2"
wrote:

The message k
from Sacha contains these words:
On 30/12/05 2:06 pm, in article
, "Rusty Hinge 2"
wrote:
snip

That was the winter the fox got my ducks, Ploof and Gabble. (
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/dux.jpg - pic taken in 1946)

The year I was born! What a very "aaaaah" pic - absolutely charming and a
bit Christopher Robin in the nicest sort of way!

Hmmmm.

OK, that's one literary allusion - now - why Ploof and Gabble?

clue

You in the group, if anyone, ought to know!

/clue

Didn't Starck design a chair called Ploof? Other than that, I don't know
and have to go to the bottom of the class!

Ha! Gottit but I admit I had to Google as it was a little before my time!
Ploof the Wild Duck by Père Castor?

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

The message k
from Sacha contains these words:

OK, that's one literary allusion - now - why Ploof and Gabble?

clue

You in the group, if anyone, ought to know!

/clue

Didn't Starck design a chair called Ploof? Other than that, I don't know
and have to go to the bottom of the class!

Dunno, but that's not the allusion.

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Ha! Gottit but I admit I had to Google as it was a little before my time!
Ploof the Wild Duck by Père Castor?

Yup. Marvellous books. I still have that book, and 'Martin the
Kingfisher', 'Quippic the Hedgehog' and 'Cuckoo'. Beautiful
illustrations too.

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On 31/12/05 0:51, in article ,
"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:

The message k
from Sacha contains these words:

Ha! Gottit but I admit I had to Google as it was a little before my time!
Ploof the Wild Duck by Père Castor?

Yup. Marvellous books. I still have that book, and 'Martin the
Kingfisher', 'Quippic the Hedgehog' and 'Cuckoo'. Beautiful
illustrations too.

As a very small child, I remember reading some books in which the characters
were all orang utans and I'm pretty sure one was called 'Grandpa', or
something similar. I cannot remember the name of the books and have never
met anyone else who had them. I just remember being totally enamoured of
them so if anyone does know what they were, I'd be very grateful for a
memory nudge.

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Sacha" wrote
Didn't Starck design a chair called Ploof? Other than that, I don't know
and have to go to the bottom of the class!
Sacha

Yes - http://www.highbrowfurniture.com/seating/products/6015/

Why call your duck that please ??

Gabble is much more easy to understand :~)

gab·ble (gbl)
v. gab·bled, gab·bling, gab·bles
v.intr.
1. To speak rapidly or incoherently; jabber.
2. To make rapid, low muttering or quacking sounds, as a goose or duck.
v.tr.
To utter rapidly or incoherently.
n.
1. Rapid, incoherent, or meaningless speech.
2. The low muttering sound of a goose or duck.


Jenny