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[stephensmithuk]

The Missing Three-Quarter

Published in 1904, this forms part of Return.

"Weird" in its present meaning is first recorded in 1815.

A three-quarter is someone who plays near the back of a rugby union formation.

Trinity College, Cambridge, was formed in 1546 by the merger of two existing colleges. It is the Oxbridge college with the lowest proportion of state-schooled pupils and no less than six British Prime Ministers are among its alumni. More infamously, four of the five members of the "Cambridge Five" spy ring went there.

Professional sport was just starting to get going on the UK, to considerable controversy. Rugby Union and Rugby League split because of a disagreement about paying players. Many of the clubs were made up of lower- and middle-class players who were missing work to play rugby, so split off in 1895 to form the latter which has slightly different rules and were pro from the get-go. Rugby Union remained amateur until 1995.

The first England international rugby match - and indeed the first such match between two national sides - took place in 1871 against Scotland; they lost. The Scottish team included a non-white player, Alfred Clunies-Ross, who was half-Malay.

Matches were mostly among the "Home Nations" until 1905.

Rugby Union has 15 players to a side - one notable difference from American football is that you're not allowed to pass the ball forwards.

Cambridge is accessible by train from King's Cross and Liverpool Street.

Klinger points out that the richest man in England is so cheap that he's taking the bus.

Intercepting someone's telegrams, telephone calls or mail legally required a warrant signed by the Home Secretary. This of course had the potential for abuse.

The Cambridgeshire Fens are low-lying, flat and marshy. Not good for hiding.

Draghounds follow a prepared scent trail instead of a live animal; thus the sport remains legal despite the more general ban on fox-hunting within dogs passed in 2004.

Pompey was a Roman Republic general and statesman, but the name is also one closely associated with Portsmouth.

Trumpington is a real village, first recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book.

"Consumption" or tuberculosis was a common thing in Victorian/Edwardian literature to inflict on innocent, attractive female characters, who could die in a "beautiful" manner.

The BCG vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis did not start being used on humans until 1921; the main treatment at the time was rest and good food.

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Holmes, Watson and Pompey. —The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter, Illustration by Sidney Paget.

[grandmaster-anne]

The Princess Royal, who broke her nose when she had a fall while out with the Oxford University Draghounds at Shotover Park, Oxfordshire, boarding an Andover aircraft of the Queen's Flight at London Airport, on the way to Sandringham with the Queen. 1966

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The Ledge #451: 1990

It may be a cliche, especially compared to the dumpster fire of this year, but it was definitely a simpler time for me in 1990. It was a year that I sort of became an adult. Sort of are the key words here. It was also a year of musical transition for me, as it was the year of the last Replacements album and the year of Uncle Tupelo's debut album. For the next few years, "Americana" became my leading musical force. With a few exceptions, of course. (Both of these recors, The Replacements' "All Shook Down" and Uncle Tupelo's "No Depression", get an extended look during tonight's show.)

This week's show takes a look at much of what was in my gigantic portable CD carrier during that year. Yes, I had one of those 64 disc cases that went with me wherever I went. One has to be prepared, you know. Hopefully, you'll enjoy this nostalgic look at my personal music taste from that era.

After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs. You can find this show at almost any podcast site, including iTunes and Stitcher...or

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1. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, F*!#In' Up

2. The Replacements, Merry Go Round

3. The Replacements, Nobody

4. The Replacements, Someone Take The Wheel

5. The Replacements, Satellite

6. Blue Rodeo, Til I Am Myself Again

7. The Sidewinders, We Don't Do That Anymore

8. Gear Daddies, Stupid Boy

9. The Draghounds, Angel Boots

10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Good Son

11. The Jazz Butcher, She's on Drugs

12. Teenage Fanclub, Everything Flows

13. The House Of Love, Shine On

14. Bob Mould, It's Too Late

15. Soul Asylum, Veil Of Tears

16. Goo Goo Dolls, Just The Way You Are

17. The Lemonheads, Ride With Me

18. Uncle Tupelo, Graveyard Shift

19. Uncle Tupelo, Before I Break

20. Uncle Tupelo, Whiskey Bottle

21. Uncle Tupelo, Outdone

22. Babes In Toyland, He's My Thing

23. Fastbacks, In the summer

24. The Breeders, Happiness Is A Warm Gun

25. Pixies, Velouria

26. Iggy Pop, Candy

27. The Cramps, Thee Most Exaulted Potentate of Love

28. Redd Kross, Shonen Knife

29. The Cavedogs, Tayter Country

30. Social Distortion, Ring Of Fire

31. Superchunk, Slack Motherfucker

32. Dwarves, Detention Girl

33. Afghan Whigs, Amphetamines And Coffee

34. Sonic Youth, Dirty Boots

[devoursjohnlock]

Let me introduce you to Pompey,” said he. “Pompey is the pride of the local draghounds—no very great flier, as his build will show, but a staunch hound on a scent. Well, Pompey, you may not be fast, but I expect you will be too fast for a couple of middle-aged London gentlemen, so I will take the liberty of fastening this leather leash to your collar. Now, boy, come along, and show what you can do.

Arthur Conan Doyle, The Missing Three-Quarter

[hedgehogreads]

“When you have finished, come downstairs with me, and I will introduce you to a detective who is a very eminent specialist in the work that lies before us.”

When we descended I followed Holmes into the stable yard, where he opened the door of a loose-box and let out a squat, lop-eared, white and tan dog, something between a beagle and a foxhound.

“Let me introduce you to Pompey,” said he. “Pompey is the pride of the local draghounds--no very great flier, as his build will show, but a staunch hound on a scent. Well, Pompey, you may not be fast, but I expect you will be too fast for a couple of middle-aged London gentlemen, so I will take the liberty of fastening this leather leash to your collar. Now, boy, come along, and show what you can do.”

 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter

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Dream success for Victoria Pendleton at Cottenham point-to-point

#OlympicGames #London2012 [Cambridge News]The Mildenhall Cycling Club life member, who won gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and London 2012, has launched a career as a jockey, but was unable to ride at the Cambridge University Draghounds meeting due to injury. Her horse, Vesperal Dream ...

[awesomepetnames]

This list draws on the original Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as other novels, movies and television shows derived from them. My favorites are Diogenes, Mycroft, and Watson Adler - Irene Adler was an adversary and love interest of Sherlock Damian - Damian Adler was the son of Sherlock and Irene Adler in The Language of Bees Billy - Billy assists in Sherlock's investigations. Diogenes - Diogenes club was a gentleman's club featured in the stories Enola - Sister of Sherlock & Mycroft in The Enola Holmes Mysteries series Eurus - Sister of Sherlock & Mycroft in Sherlock Gladstone - Name of Sherlock's dog in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movies Holmes - Surname of Sherlock and Mycroft Hudson - Sherlock Holmes' landlady Irene - Irene Adler was an adversary and love interest of Sherlock Lestrade - Inspector Lestrade worked for Scotland Yard Molly - Pathologist that works at the morgue in the BBC series Sherlock Mittens - Hacker whose real name is Fiona, she assists Sherlock in Elementary Moriarty - Professor James Moriarty was Sherlock's nemesis Morland - Father of Sherlock in Elementary Morstan - Mary Morstan is the wife of Dr. Watson Mycroft - Sherlock's brother Pompey - Draghound Sherlock used in The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarter Raffles - In Raffles Holmes and Company, Raffles was the son of Sherlock and Marjorie Raffles Russell - Mary Russell is Sherlock's wife in The Mary Russell series Sherrinford - Elder brother of Sherlock & Mycroft in Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street Sherlock - Detective Holmes' given name Toby - Dog that Sherlock borrowed occasionally for help in his investigations Watson - Sherlock's friend and biographer Wiggins - street urchin and leader of the Baker Street Irregulars Back to Home

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The Ledge #428: Scott’s Fave Songs Vol. 4 - Minneapolis

It's safe to say that a Minneapolis-themed show would come out of the series of my favorite songs of all time. It was actually the easiest of the shows to put together. No, it's not two hours of Replacements and Husker Du songs. Certainly both of those bands are well-represented but so many other bands from that great city had a huge impact on my life. Many of these are extremely popular (Soul Asylum, Jayhawks, Suburbs) but there are also a lesser-known ton of records that were just as important in my life. For example, I saw The Phones as many times over the years as I saw any of these other bands. And I may not know much about the history of artists such as The Ticks or Crash Street Kids but I played those records to death over the years.

Now here's a bit of a disclaimer. I did switch away from Minneapolis for a long set of Sioux Falls bands, and other artists from places such as Austin, Minnesota and Cedar Falls, Iowa are represented. And technically The Hold Steady are a Brooklyn band. But Minneapolis certainly influenced all of the Sioux Falls bands I included, and those other bands did consider Minneapolis home. Or a second home?

After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs. You can find this show at almost any podcast site, including iTunes and Stitcher...or

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOW!

1. Grandpaboy, MPLS

2. The Flamin' Oh's, I Remember Romance

3. The Suicide Commandos, Attacking the Beat

4. Crash Street Kids, Little Girls

5. The Phones, Back In Time

6. Suburbs, Love Is The Law

7. The Replacements, Unsatisfied

8. Paul Westerberg, 2 Days 'Til Tomorrow

9. The I Don't Cares, Born For Me

10. Bash & Pop, On The Rocks

11. Slim Dunlap, Rockin' Here Tonight

12. Chris Mars, Popular Creeps

13. Husker Du, Green Eyes

14. Grant Hart, Think It Over Now

15. Bob Mould, See A Little Light

16. Sugar, Your Favorite Thing

17. Soul Asylum, Sometime To Return

18. The Magnolias, Shirley's Looking Down

19. The Ticks, Waiting On You

20. No Direction, Getting it On with Trudy

21. Flag With Hank, Don't Look My Way

22. Violet, This Is America

23. Ill Bill and the Spinal Chills, Play With Me

24. The Inspectors, Let's Talk About Girls

25. The Jayhawks, Martin's Song

26. Golden Smog, Red Headed Stepchild

27. Leatherwoods, Proof Positive

28. Gear Daddies, Stupid Boy

29. The Draghounds, Boiling Point

30. Dashboard Saviors, Cabaret College

31. Babes In Toyland, He's My Thing

32. Zuzu's Petals, White Trash Love

33. House Of Large Sizes, Sox On Spot

34. The Honeydogs, Rumor Has It

35. The Hold Steady, Ask Her For Adderal,

36. High On Stress, Leaving MPLS