Comments on: The Right Time

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 01:40:14 +0000

The scales have fallen from my eyes – thanks to a large and helpful clue which reminded me of a previous conversation here. I’ll have to listen now.

By: harry

harry — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:10:03 +0000

Nope. But if you’re very sharp the clue is on the webpage I pointed to—listening won’t help. If anyone gives it away on this page I’ll delete the comment.

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:58:50 +0000

Well I thought of that, but it seemed too obvious for all this mystification and oaths not to tell the answer and so on, so I gave up that idea. My new theory is that someone in the series quotes the Alexander Pope line about breaking a b_______y on a w___l. But I don’t plan to listen to the series to find out. (Not to mention the fact that that doesn’t seem all that likely, for a Radio 4 comedy serial.)

By: Chris Martin

Chris Martin — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:51:47 +0000

From the webpage—“Returning sketch characters include the New Age therapist whose knowledge of his subjects leaves much to be desired – Feng Shui and Reflexology are just two of the disciplines he knows nothing about.” Hence OB would find this very entertaining.

By: harry

harry — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:58:10 +0000

So how old are you? I’m 41. 40 used to be considered middle-aged before people started pretending that youth lasted forever. Anyway, the riddle has nothing to do with your age.

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:34:27 +0000

Yeah, well, and in the N&C I posted on my birthday I said I was 175 or some such. I think I was joking then, too.

By: Anita Hendersen

Anita Hendersen — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:22:05 +0000

I asked Ophelia how old she was and she said six. But I think she was joking.

By: Anita Hendersen

Anita Hendersen — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:21:57 +0000

I asked Ophelia how old she was and she said six. But I think she was joking.

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:04:58 +0000

I’ll never submit, never, never! Oh I see, it’s some sort of quiz or riddle then. Nah, Harry, don’t tell me yet, anyway. Is the show full of characters named Rosalind and Othello and Perdita and Leontes? That would be funny!

By: harry

harry — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:50:36 +0000

No Ophelia, I just felt rude asking you alone to submit. Any idea (no, not because your the oldest person in the world, and no, I won’t give it away in public as it were, and will only tell you if you promise not to…)

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:12:19 +0000

Not to mention the private email stipulation. So Harry is inviting CT readers to discuss me via private email. An odd new way of doing things. Perhaps he’s planning a surprise party. Yes, no doubt that’s it.

By: Matt Weiner

Matt Weiner — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:02:45 +0000

Oh, we have to explain it to you. That's no fun at all.

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:51:48 +0000

Doolally=ga-ga.

By: Mac Thomason

Mac Thomason — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:49:47 +0000

“Doolally?”

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:45:34 +0000

Because I’m the oldest person on the planet? That’s it, right? I win, I win!