Runde 804

HF804 - The Monarch of the Sea

Trådtittelen er hentet fra "The Monarch of the Sea", en sang i Gilbert og Sullivans komiske opera "H.M.S. Pinafore" fra 1878:

I am the monarch of the sea,
The ruler of the Queen's Navee,
Whose praise Great Britain loudly chants.

When at anchor here I ride,
My bosom swells with pride,
And I snap my fingers at a foeman's taunts.

But when the breezes blow,
I generally go below,
And seek the seclusion that a cabin grants.

Tittelkarakteren Sir Joseph Porter har enda en sang som skildrer hans gloriøse karriere innen Royal Navy:

When I was a lad I served a term
As office boy to an Attorney's firm.
I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor,
And I polished up the handle of the big front door.
(He polished up the handle of the big front door.)
I polished up that handle so carefully
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navy!
(He polished up that handle so carefullee,
That now he is the ruler of the Queen's Navee!)

As office boy I made such a mark
That they gave me the post of a junior clerk.
I served the writs with a smile so bland,
And I copied all the letters in a big round hand.
(He copied all the letters in a big round hand.)
I copied all the letters in a hand so free,
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
(He copied all the letters in a hand so free,
That now he is the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!)

In serving writs I made such a name
That an articled clerk I soon became;
I wore clean collars and a brand-new suit
For the passed examination at the Institute.
(For the passed examination at the Institute.)
That passed examination did so well for me,
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
(That passed examination did so well for he,
That now he is the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!)

Of legal knowledge I acquired such a grip
That they took me into the partnership.
And that junior partnership, I ween,
Was the only ship that I ever had seen.
(Was the only ship that he ever had seen.)
But that kind of ship so suited me,
That now I am the ruler of the Queen's Navee!
(But that kind of ship so suited he,
That now he is the ruler of the Queen's Navee!)

I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into Parliament.
I always voted at my party's call,
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
(He never thought of thinking for himself at all.)
I thought so little, they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
(He thought so little, they rewarded he
By making him the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!)

Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule.
(Be careful to be guided by this golden rule.)
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee!
(Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee!)

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31 oppgaver, 550 innlegg, 9 poengtagere.

Startet av: Artaxerxes 25.10.18 12:26

Vunnet av: 1769, slutt 02.11.18 14:52

Sluttstilling:

10: 1769
9:
8:
7:
6:
5: djsturm
4: Kalle73
3: Artaxerxes, ElvishPresley
2: gurglebassen, tr0ndern
1: grock19, malvolio

Oppgaver:

Oppgave	Løsning	Oppgavegiver	Oppgaveløser
1	William Henry Smith	Artaxerxes	1769
2	Ferdinand de Lesseps	1769	ElvishPresley
3	Thor Heyerdahl, Bjarne Kroepelien	ElvishPresley	1769
4	Igor Sikorsky	1769	Kalle73
5	Karin Stahre-Janson	Kalle73	djsturm
6	Jürgen Wattenberg, Douglas	djsturm	Kalle73
7	Carlo Zeno	Kalle73	djsturm
8	Paddy Roy Bates	djsturm	1769
9	Federico Spinola	1769	djsturm
10	Unsinkable Sam	djsturm	1769
11	Ludwig von Höhnel	1769	malvolio
12	Henry Diesen	malvolio	grock19
13	Salmon P. Chase, John Marshall, Thomas Jefferson	grock19	djsturm
14	Lu Yu	djsturm	ElvishPresley
15	Artemisia I of Caria	ElvishPresley	Artaxerxes
16	John D. Sloat, Stephen W. Kearny	Artaxerxes	Kalle73
17	George H. Crosman, Hi Jolly	Kalle73	Artaxerxes
18	Asakura Yoshikage, Azai Hisamasa, Azai Nagamasa	Artaxerxes	1769
19	Jean Baptiste Trudeau	1769	Artaxerxes
20	Gajah Mada	Artaxerxes	tr0ndern
21	Knut den mektige	tr0ndern	djsturm
22	Ralph Vaughan Williams	djsturm	ElvishPresley
23	Odon Guitar	ElvishPresley	1769
24	Ludvig IV av Frankrike	1769	Kalle73
25	Tigranes I av Armenia	Kalle73	1769
26	Annick Girardin	1769	tr0ndern
27	Necho II	tr0ndern	1769
28	Douglas King	1769	gurglebassen
29	Alberto Malesani	gurglebassen	1769
30	Bagoas	1769	gurglebassen
31	Wilfred St Aubyn Malleson	gurglebassen	1769

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