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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #105 on: August 26, 2007, 10:07:11 pm »
I still don't know what you wanted to say with it, but it is probably my English ::)

I'll just leave it with "Scaramouche" ;)

Edit: but if anyone can explain it, please do :)


Here is h2g2's take on "Bohemian Rhapsody" Hanny :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A18927589
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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #106 on: August 26, 2007, 10:13:30 pm »
Thanks, but I'd agree with Freddie though...
Now, does anyone know what is meant with "got a moosh" ?

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #107 on: August 26, 2007, 10:18:36 pm »
Now, does anyone know what is meant with "got a moosh" ?

 :)

Nope  ;)
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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #108 on: August 26, 2007, 10:20:11 pm »
Now, does anyone know what is meant with "got a moosh" ?
 :)

Nope  ;)


O, so it wasn't just me  :D
Now al these nice people here are trying to explain the song to me, but I raelly only didn't got that part, that has nothing to do with it haha ;D

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #109 on: August 26, 2007, 10:22:35 pm »
I imagine some of the song to be the story of someone who stupidly shoots somebody else, goes on trial (during the classical opera bit) and is in prison in the last bit - maybe the person who "loves him and leaves him to die" is someone who comes in to visit, then stops? But I think it probably meant many, many things, and if I've got any of that right, it's only a tiny part of it.
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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #110 on: August 26, 2007, 10:40:19 pm »
I think it means whatever it means to the listener :)
It's about what feeling you get when listening to it... well, that is what I understood from Freddie and I think that is a beautiful thought...

Oh and to everyone about this topic: I just mailed all these messages to congratulate him, so he will be reading them, but ofcourse, he has a lot of other mails to read too ;D and, like I said before, I let the other messages (were we talked about other things) out of that ofcourse and so was I asked to do :)

anyway, already 1.30 am over here... I often see some bad mistakes in my English when looking back at the messages in the morning, I had send this late the night before so... goodnight! ;)

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #111 on: August 26, 2007, 10:44:25 pm »
Night Hanny!  :) Thanks for sending 'em in. I sent my lyrics.
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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #112 on: August 27, 2007, 01:27:06 am »
I really hope Bri likes all these messages!

I am starting to take this seriously!  First time I take something seriously in 8 months! ;D

Maybe I am too old and burp too much, but there is a degree of unreality to this.  It's almost like discovering that Heart has a blog and finding out that they are talking about Christmas and their kids...  Whoa!!! :o

So there is really a person there, behind all that music that you hear on the radio and admire from afar!  I am honored that someone like Dr. May might someday read any one of my words (none of which is a curse this time) and that he is a real person. (there it is again:  "Dr. May" remains with that aura of unreality.)

Congratulations on your astronomy again.

Please tell us about your Christmas :'(

 ;D ;D

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #113 on: August 27, 2007, 02:12:09 am »
brian,
thank you for all the pleasure your music has brought me and others for so many years.
thank you for your far too infrequent visits to sky at night.
and many, many congratulations on your doctorate, it is very well deserved.
Marvin

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #114 on: August 27, 2007, 06:54:17 am »
IAMoraes; maybe you want to take a look at this site ;)
He DOES talkes about his christmas and lots of other things, he's a very good writer too and sometimes he even answers e-mails, although he's so buzy  :D

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #115 on: August 27, 2007, 07:02:45 am »
I really hope Bri likes all these messages!

I am starting to take this seriously!  First time I take something seriously in 8 months! ;D
Maybe I am too old and burp too much, but there is a degree of unreality to this.  It's almost like discovering that Heart has a blog and finding out that they are talking about Christmas and their kids...  Whoa!!! :o
So there is really a person there, behind all that music that you hear on the radio and admire from afar!  I am honored that someone like Dr. May might someday read any one of my words (none of which is a curse this time) and that he is a real person. (there it is again:  "Dr. May" remains with that aura of unreality.)
Congratulations on your astronomy again.
Please tell us about your Christmas :'(
 ;D ;D


This is one of the collest and funniest messages yet!
Yes, he is very real.  He chose to be. He chose not to get himself arrogantly isolated from the rest of the world behind the walls of a castle... He is very much within reach. (That's why I was concerned when the stalker story was reported) I do hope that he's happy and safe.   :) ;D ;)
"At least one child was removed because its image was too similar to a supposedly different child." - SDSS

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #116 on: August 27, 2007, 07:03:57 am »
I think so, but again, have a look at his soapbox ;)

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #117 on: August 27, 2007, 07:21:13 am »
I think so, but again, have a look at his soapbox ;)

"You think so" = ? What precisely?
"At least one child was removed because its image was too similar to a supposedly different child." - SDSS

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #118 on: August 27, 2007, 07:22:12 am »
ow sorry, that he's happy at the moment ;)

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Re: Congratulations, Dr. May!
« Reply #119 on: August 27, 2007, 07:29:58 am »
ow sorry, that he's happy at the moment ;)

"at the moment" - you're right.
"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
  - Ernest Hemingway"

I know Bri and happiness mixe about as well as vinegar and oil. But - he's been vigorously shaken, so for now he might be as close to "happy" as it gets. Plus, he want everybody to believe that he is. So let's. I'm all for it.  :D
"At least one child was removed because its image was too similar to a supposedly different child." - SDSS