The things one learns, of course over here, especially the blue ones, are known as The Turdis.

It is an ancient Buttoneer,
And he stoppeth one of three.
‘By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp’st thou me?

There you go @Sniffity

Marimba

Ronald M. Popeil aged 86, Ronco pioneer and of course the inventor of among other things the Ronco Vacuum Record Cleaner.

‘A cruel sport practised at wakes and fairs, in the following manner: A cock sparrow whose wings are clipped, is put into the crown of a hat; a man having his arms tied behind him, attempts to bite off the […]

Sparrow Mumbling?

Olympic Kabbadi that’s what’s needed.

Dindon (mentioned in the song) = Turkey.
Time to Turkey Trot.

Tom O’Connor’s son Steve Finan O’Connor was the former manager of Madness, All Saints and Neneh Cherry according to his father’s obituary in the i.

Timmy Mallett’s first job on television was playing a xylophone with his head.
From this humble beginning a great career ensued.

The McBastards in Dewsbury closed because it was “no longer economically viable”
McBastards!

Of course some people go wild to crazy glockenphonic sounds

Mallets

Gars are members of the Lepisosteiformes, an ancient holosteian order of ray-finned fish; fossils from this order are known from the Late Jurassic onwards

Slightly more acoustic, no electric prunes here, have some Clockwork Orange.

What site Moosey?

Eeee… ‘e’s got no chance!” said Seth smugly. “Silly bugger’s wearing spiked running shoes!”
Or as Reg reminds us there’s also these
Smeeton
“Drawing from my vast, though admittedly unresolved catalogue of […]

As ever what is missing is that element of danger, if they can do this at the village games then surely the Olympics could try it.
The village populace is jumpin’ on faces, catchin’ the javelin,
Headin’ the […]

Though in the 7 Year Itch Marilyn Monroe’s character explains that her panties are in the fridge so that when she puts them on she will keep cool.
May be worth a try.

Were you in the room by chance?
” Darling have we got a shoehorn?”
“What do you want one for?”
“Well I’m going down to photograph it in front of the welcome to Heckmondwike sign because of post on the […]

I’ve mentioned Neddy Dick from the Yorkshire dales and his lithophone so here’s a song about him from Mr Fox.