My teenaged daughter discovered some of the Gilbert and Sullivan CDs that I inherited from my Dad, and has memorized a couple of them. I think the interest came because her school did Pirates of Penzance last year as their annual musical. Or it might be because they loved what Tom Lehrer did with Modern Major General (his version: The Elements) and for a point of interest I got out the CD so they could hear the G&S original. At any rate, she has studied the librettos and memorized the words. For a 17-year-old to do this I'm impressed, (heck, I'd be impressed if a 71-year-old did it!) but it doesn't have a lot of application in daily living. Now she knows the charm of a good hobby! On occasion it is very useful, but mostly you go it alone and are vastly entertained by it.

SRS