Trumps

Something Rhymes with Purple

Sony Music

Comedy, Arts, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Gyles is fresh back from Jamaica and after visiting the spiritual home of James Bond, he’s channeling his 007 spirit and taking Susie to the casino for a touch of Gambling. In our trip to 'the little casa', we will find out why trumps are so triumphant, why a gimmick at the gaming table might be magic and how your poker face is connected to your bragging rights and - as so often happens in English - we encounter ‘Jack’ in the form of the 'Jackpot' and 'Blackjack'. We love hearing from you, find us @SomethingRhymes on Twitter and Facebook, @SomethingRhymesWith on Instagram or you can email us here: [email protected] Want even more purple, people? Join the Purple Plus Club by clicking the banner in Apple podcasts or head to purpleplusclub.com to listen on other platforms' Don’t forget that you can join us in person at our upcoming tour, tap the link to find tickets: www.somethingrhymeswithpurple.com Enjoy Susie’s Trio for the week: Ignotism: A mistake due to ignorance Grampus: One who breathes heavily/noisily Efflagitate: To demand eagerly Gyles' poem this week was 'Any Part of Piggy' by 'Noel Coward' Any part of the piggy Is quite alright with me. Ham from Westphalia, ham from Parma Ham as lean as the Dalai Lama Ham from Virginia, ham from York, Trotters, sausages, hot roast pork. Crackling crisp for my teeth to grind on Bacon with or without the rind on Though humanitarian I’m not a vegetarian. I’m neither a crank nor prude nor prig And though it may sound infra dig Any part of the darling pig Is perfectly fine by me. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Greetings from New Jersey.
0:04.0	We're here to welcome you to Culture Rich Cities and Time Honored Towns.
0:11.0	Boardwalks and beautiful beaches.
0:14.0	Enjoy thrill rides, casinos, spectacular shopping mechas, and of course our famous Jersey Shore.
0:23.0	Plan your vacation at visitinj.org slash UK.
0:31.0	Something else.
0:39.0	Hello purple people around the world.
0:41.0	This is Charles Brandruth speaking to you from London England with my colleague and friend.
0:47.0	In my view the world's leading lexiconcographer Susie Dent. Where are you today Susie?
0:52.0	I wish I could give you another answer. I'd love to say that I was up a hill somewhere but I am still.
0:57.0	As I was throughout lockdown I am still in my lovely little Oxford study.
1:03.0	It's a bit small but I love it.
1:05.0	I have just been up a hill myself because I have just returned and slightly jet-lagged.
1:11.0	I've just returned from the beautiful island of Jamaica which I know very well and I went there for a special reason.
1:18.0	This year in fact it was March the 26th marked the 50th anniversary of the death of one of my heroes.
1:25.0	The British playwright actor, entertainer, director, film star, Noel Coward who was born in 1899 but died 53 years ago.
1:40.0	I think I mean 50 years ago exactly 50 years ago and I went with my wife Michelle because we're both coward groupers.
1:48.0	We went to his house where he died on Jamaica. House called Firefly and it's up a hill quite difficult to get to because the road is not properly made up.
1:59.0	He had two houses in fact he had a house called Blue Harbor which was down by the harbor on the coast of Jamaica where he lived and where his companions lived and where he kept his guests.
2:11.0	But he built for himself a little house up the hill called Firefly which is the most fantastic view and we celebrated his extraordinary life.
2:22.0	Do you know much about Noel Coward? Have you seen any of his plays?
2:26.0	I have seen some of his plays but not for a very long time. Do you know I was realizing the other day I have not been to the theatre apart from the shows that I do and that we do together to actually see something since before the pandemic which is appalling.
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