>>>>>>>>>>LOL
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Thanks Alan. You knew that would be up my street :-)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I think she was very patient; I would have "gifted" him right where I could leverage him.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>And for the record, the 'English Major' is a quasi-regular feature on the show. Keillor is an English major and every so often he wants to remind us that English majors are sexy and desirable. The spots are usually a hoot.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Surely you mean "semi-regular" or does the sketch only have some resemblance, usually by possession of certain attributes, to being regular? :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I'm not sure. What would half regular mean? To me quasi-regular means that it appears without any predictable regularity, but does, in fact, appear from time to time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Would semi-regular mean once every two shows?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm using it in the other sense: as in "to some extent, partly or incompletely" - semi-civilized; semi-independent
>>>>>>
>>>>>>These don't mean half civilised or half independent; how could one quantify that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Why don't we settle for "frequent"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm only entering into this in the spirit of the English major, you understand. You know me - I'd never be pedantic about usage of English :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>[Horrified expression]... The thought would never have entered my mind! ;)
>>>>
>>>>Like many of its brothers. :-)
>>>
>>>BTW, noticed your signature lines. Did you ever read Humphrey Lyttelton's obituary written by himself? I guess it would be an autoobituary? I have it somewhere in a book on jazz writings. If you haven't read it, it's a real corker. He can't even get his name right. I'll see if I can find it.
>>
>>No I didn't. It'll be a sad day when there's one written for real. Can't remember - are you
>
>I'm afraid it can't be too much longer though. The man has been around for a long time. He's in his 80s, no? Anyway, I'll look for it. You'll get a real kick out of it, if I can find it. It's there somewhere, but it will take some major rummaging, so don't bate your breath.
>
>>one of the enlightened who listen to Raio 4's "I'm sorry, I haven't a clue", chaired by Humph? He's a scream.
>
>I don't listen regularly, but I do have some of the shows on CD. Humphrey is one of the funniest people alive today.

Might be worthwhile your keeping a weather eye on this BBC site for podcasts. "Clue" might be in the same slot that Punt & Denis take now, when it's on air.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/help/podcasting.shtml#question1