7||0|2216|0|yes
0|0|0|||1||sotd%2C 2009.12.12|Gryphon||01:21:23|12/12/2009|%5Bsmall%5D%26l%3BIn which Bill Bailey%2C with the aid of Anne Dudley and the BBC Concert Orchestra%2C brilliantly sends up the entire 1970s progressive rock %22triple-LP incomprehensible concept album%22 genre in four minutes.  Excerpted from %5Bi%5DCosmic Shindig%5B%2Fi%5D%2C which was a sort of prototype of %5Bi%5DBill Bailey%27s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra%5B%2Fi%5D they did for BBC Radio 3 the previous year.%26r%3B%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AThe jester hops on the Leg of Time%0D%0AThe scourge of the wizard nation%0D%0AMadrigal chanting is no crime%0D%0AWhen you%27re suckled by a blind Alsatian%0D%0AWho stole the Leg of Time%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ASeen through the eyes of Murgar%27s kestrel%0D%0AWhere%27s the tiny mouse%3F  There it is%21%0D%0AAh ha ha%21  Ha ha ha%21%0D%0ARide a white pig to the edge of Lapland%0D%0AWhy did I do that%3F  Why did I do that%3F%0D%0AI don%27t know%0D%0AWho stole the Leg of Time%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen Time had one leg it couldn%27t march%0D%0AIt stopped%0D%0AIt hopped%0D%0AWho stole the Leg of Time%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AWas it the wizards%3F%0D%0AWas it the goblins%3F%0D%0AWas it the elves%3F%0D%0AWas it the dwarves%3F%0D%0AWas it the kestrels%3F%0D%0AWas it the satyrs%3F%0D%0AWas it the brain police%3F%0D%0AWhat%3F%0D%0AOr was it the man with the key to the Door of Reality%0D%0AUnderneath the Mat of Insignificance%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ANo%3F%0D%0AWell who was it then%3F%0D%0AWas it the terrorists%3F%0D%0AWas it the pterodactyls%3F%0D%0AIt was Terry%0D%0ATerry%0D%0ATerry stole the Leg of Time%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCockney middle eight%21%0D%0AOh Terry%2C you slag%2C you nicked the Leg of Time%0D%0AGive it back before you get a slap%0D%0AOh%2C take it to the Dog and Duck and leave it be%27ind the bar%0D%0AOr you%27ll get a slap%2C sunshine%0D%0ADon%27t gimme no rabbit%0D%0ALeave it be%27ind the bar%0D%0AGet off me sister%0D%0ALeave it be%27ind the bar%0D%0AGive m%27alf a pound%0D%0ALeave it be%27ind the baaaar%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AWho stole the Leg of Time%3F%0D%0ATerry stole the Leg of Time%21%0D%0AThe theft of Time%27s leg was his crime%0D%0A %0D%0A - Bill Bailey %28w%2FAnne Dudley %26 the BBC Concert Orchestra%29%0D%0A%5Blink%3Araven.eyrie-productions.com%2Fthelegoftime.mp3%7C%22The Leg of Time%22%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCosmic Shindig%5B%2Fi%5D %28BBC Radio 3%2C 2008%29
1|1|0|||||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.12.12|mdg1||08:20:33|12/12/2009|I wonder if Terry refers to Pratchett%2C given that the %22Trousers of Time%22 is one of his bits.
2|2|1|||||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.12.12|The Traitor||03:53:40|12/20/2009|One cannot be sure. It could just be young Mr. Bailey being completely bloody mental. It is hard to tell.
3|3|2|||1||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.12.12|Apostate_Soul||06:52:28|12/20/2009|Sometimes%2C it must be said%2C Mr. Bailey is not being mental. He is just taking an idea and running with it- in fact%2C taking it to its illogical conclusion.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22It%27s difficult keeping up with the cross-continuity%2C but I think Cosmouse just gave The Saturnian Scraphunter his Ultimate Pacifier to use against Galactapuss...%22
4|4|3|||||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.12.12|The Traitor||12:49:04|12/20/2009|Indeed. However%2C taking something to an illogical conclusion involved illogical behaviour on the part of the speaker.
7|5|4|||1||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.12.12|Apostate_Soul||18:04:41|12/28/2009|Not quite.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s like the idea that Jedi might be considered an official religion here in the UK. We get onto the thorny issue of Lightsabers. Now%2C do they count as religious artifacts%2C the same way that Sikhs are allowed to carry knives%2C or do they get classed as offensive weapons%3F More to the point%2C who confiscates them if they are offensive weapons%3F And would that mean that the Police would have to employ Sith%3F In addition%2C in the interests of equality%2C the police would ALSO have to employ Jedi as well.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m sure you can see where this ends up- a serious mess.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22It%27s difficult keeping up with the cross-continuity%2C but I think Cosmouse just gave The Saturnian Scraphunter his Ultimate Pacifier to use against Galactapuss...%22
5|3|2|||1||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.12.12|Gryphon||13:13:48|12/20/2009|%3EOne cannot be sure. It could just be young Mr. Bailey being completely %0D%0A%3Ebloody mental. It is hard to tell. %0D%0A%0D%0ANah%2C Bill%27s not mental.  Although he has taken quite a lot of drugs over the years%2C by his own admission.  But no%2C in this case%2C the people who are mental are the people whose concept albums he%27s mocking.  %22Bands who shall remain ELP and Yes%2C%22 as he put it in the intro to this piece. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%22The Leg of Time%22 instantly became my favorite riff on that era of rock music%2C eclipsing the bit on %5Bi%5DTop Gear%5B%2Fi%5D in which May and Clarkson discussed the new Hyundai Genesis%2C to the complete bafflement of Hammond.  %22So presumably that means that in a few years%2C the front will leave and Phil Collins will come round from the back to the front%2C leaving Chester Thompson at the back.  And occasionally Phil Collins will go back to the back %5Bi%5Dwith%5B%2Fi%5D Chester Thompson and - %22  %22I DON%27T KNOW WHAT YOU TWO ARE SAYING NOW.%22  %22The best part is%2C it%27s got a 60-degree V6%2C right%2C and in between the two banks of cylinders%3F  A 16-minute keyboard solo.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
6|4|5|||||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.12.12|The Traitor||09:03:09|12/21/2009|I am aware of his lack of mental-ness%2C if that is the correct word. Probably not%2C but there you are. The song%2C however%2C %5Bi%5Drequired%5B%2Fi%5D him to at least pretend like he%27d gone clean round the twist to get a decent level of parody.%0D%0A%0D%0AMethod comedy%2C mayhap.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn any event%2C %27tis unimportant. He can do what he likes and say what he likes because he is famous%2C despite looking like everyone%27s really weird cousin. You know%2C the one who lives in a converted barn somewhere rural and spent most of his childhood grinning and eating the wallpaper.