Sunday, 6 May 2018
Saturday Snapshots #31 - The Answers
Cheer up, sleepy Jean - it's time for this week's answers.
I think we can all agree that Rigid Digit takes the prize this week, claiming 4 and a half points early on. Charity Chic got 2 and half. C got 2. Lynchie took the last point. Alyson and Chris snoozed and losed.
Let's stop monkeeing about and get on with the solutions...
10. Wife-swapping Bowie song exercises with a hula hoop.
The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake
9. Get Michael Caine's mini - it's about to topple over! The police have lost their magic.
Michael Caine was Carter (Get Carter). If his car was about to topple over, it would be a Car-lean. The Police sung Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic. Lose the magic and...
Carlene Carter - Every Little Thing
8. Woody Allen's train track leads us to Reservoir Dogs.
This one you should have got just from the picture.
Woody Allen had a film called Sleeper which is also part of a train track. Reservoir Dogs featured Nice Guy Eddie.
Sleeper - Nice Guy Eddie
7. Jogging naked in a Lancashire town.
Johnny Preston - Running Bear
6. Chill and smile. This Scottish copper has a hairy inside.
Bobby Mc-Fur-In. Get it?
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy
5. Stereophonic or astronomer? Breathe easy.
Kelly Jones is in the Stereophonics. If he was an astronomer...
Air - Kelly Watch The Stars
4. The scarlet woman of Troy finds a Stones' girl child.
Helen Reddy - Angie Baby
One of the spookiest records ever made.
3. Nicky gets manic as Big John escapes the shaft.
Nicky Wire from the Manics. Big John was a miner who got trapped underground saving lives.
Wire - Outdoor Miner
2. Mariah's lost me. My love is a tramp's bottom.
Mariah without me (I) is just Marah.
Marah - My Heart Is The Bums On The Streets
1. Stone or Osbourne? What comes first? It's a gift.
Sharon + A (the first letter). If you've got a gift, you've got the knack.
Have yourself a Pleasant Valley Sunday... I'll see you next week.
Not to be ungrateful or anything, but I posted the answer to Number 4 less than a nanosecond after C and feel I deserve half...or maybe a quarter of a point for that one.
ReplyDeleteI know C's answer is timed at 9.25 and mine at 9.26 but I can honestly say that C's answer was not visible on the page when I posted my answer.
Just sayin, like...
Thanks as always, Rol - can't believe how quickly all the answers were snapped up. Gram, I know the feeling re. the timing, we were undoubtedly typing it at the same time. That Rol is very strict, though....
ReplyDeleteI may have "snoozed and losed" but still fun to play along before scrolling down to the answers. Would have got a few points anyway. From experience, as C says, it's all in the timing of who presses publish first!
ReplyDeleteGreat pic of Davy Jones at the top - Wonder when you're going to run out of "famous music stars with their camera" shots - Not for some time hopefully.
I'm now waking up on Saturday mornings and saying "Quick, get to Saturday Snapshots first". It is strangely addictive.
ReplyDeleteEveryone needs a hobby