BS: Ballet halted by potato fire

Subject: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: GUEST,Ickle Dorrit
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 02:35 PM

where's my cookie gone???? Anyhoo, Oracle this morning -a performance of the Royal Ballet was halted at the Royal Opera House after a microwaved baked potato caused a smoke alarm to go off in the dancers dressing room. The theatre was emptied for safety reasons, but the performance was resumed after the all clear was given. A spokesman for London Fire Brigade said 'There was no loss of life -but the potato was ruined.'

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 02:38 PM

This was also on Radio 4, it seems the cook forgot to prick holes in the potatoe, and it exploded!

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: Jeri
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 02:43 PM

Why, oh why, is a meeting between Big Mick and Catspaw's Paw coming to mind...and how can I make it go away.

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: catspaw49
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 03:24 PM

As soon as I read the title Jeri, I was thinking about how to work the Boys into the story. and of course Mick and the potato stuffed thong.................wait a minute.....I may have something...............Won't be home for any real time til late tonite or tomorrow though. We'll see if this thread is still running.....

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: MMario
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 04:25 PM

we'll be waiting with baited (sic) breath. I'm off for four days - so expect to find the whole story of "How Mick met the Boys at the Royal Ballet"

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: JenEllen
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 04:45 PM

Swan Lane? Oh jeez...Can't wait to hear this one...How does one get mashed potato out of a tutu?

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 08:48 PM

Anyway see Miss Piggie and Rudolph Nureyev dance Swine Lake? A classic moment in dance and TV. Maybe the pigs and root the spud out of the tutu.

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: Cobble
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 08:51 PM

Was this a performance of the Spudcracker suite????

Cobble.

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: Spud Murphy
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 10:11 PM

Is that you, Dan?

Spud

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 11:53 PM

Read ANYONE for anyway. And Maybe pigs can root. Sorry, my fingers are dyslexic tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: rangeroger
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 11:54 PM

But was it an Idaho spud?

rr

Subject: RE: BS: Ballet halted by potato fire
From: Banjer
Date: 18 Aug 01 - 03:17 AM

Sounds like the result of one of those Irish seven course meals, you know, a tater and a six-pack of beer.