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Humphrey Lyttelton est un trompettiste, parfois clarinettiste, de jazz britannique né le 23 mai 1921 à Eton et mort le 25 avril 2008 à Londres. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. mai 1921 – 25. avril 2008
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Humphrey Lyttelton: Citations en anglais

“Well as the vanquished charwoman of time begins to Shake-n-Vac the shagpile of eternity, I've noticed that we've just run out of time…”

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The Guardian, Saturday 26 April 2008

“After tasting the meat pies, Samantha said she liked Mr Dewhurst’s beef in ale; although she preferred his tongue in cider.”

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The Times, 26 April 2008

“An interviewer had researched Lyttleton's other interests and asked him about "orthinology" (sic). Lyttleton said that he kept a straight face and answered the question but 24 hours later thought of what he should have replied: "Oh, you mean word-botching."”

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BBC Radio 4 Midnight News 26 April 2008

“Now it's time to play a brand new game called Name That Barcode. Here's the first one: "Thick black, thin white, thick black, thick white, thick black, thin white."”

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OK who's going to identify that?
The Guardian, Saturday 26 April 2008

“Coincidence is a wonderful thing.”

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ISIHAC after Jeremy Hardy came in on time in the round of pick up song.

“One musn’t be misled by the amiable, bumbling persona. He is a toughly intelligent man moving confidently in any kind of surroundings from Windsor Castle to Birdland.”

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Philip Larkin http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3827144.ece
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