Parsons Watch

Guess who's back, back again.
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A Tony Writes.

Tony Parsons has bored me. His writing is bad and I feel it unfair that other Parsonses who write are being ignored each week. Therefore I'm going to compare the writings of other Parsons against Tony's headlines of the week.

Tony Sez: Lippy Pete in the Aisle of Dream

LM Parsons Sez: Myogenic and morphogenetic defects in the heart tubes of murine embryos lacking the homeo box gene Nkx2-5 - Genes and Development, Vol. 19

Seeing that I don't really understand Tony's titile, LM wins by default. Gotta love those Nkx2-5 genes.


Parsons of the Week

"You're listening to DJ Seargent "Sparky" Parsons, coming at with you both barrels and a Howitzer." is just one of the many things that this week's special Parsons may say. That's because "Sparky" Parsons is a toy based on a radio operator from World War II.

When designing a toy, the surname has got to be right. By choosing Parsons, the company has correctly identified that it conveys bravery, intelligence and an aptitude for light entertainment and talking over the latest Vera Lynn song - essential qualities in the infantry radio man.



Parsons in Music

Indian music is immensely deep and intricate, generating some of the most technically adept musicians in world music: Ravi Shankar, Buddhadev Das Gupta, Kula Shaker. It also inspired this week's Parsons musician, David Parsons.



Dave actually taught himself the sitar which, after the bagpipes and the recorder, is the most annoying instrument to listen to a beginner play. Luckily for Dave, he lived in New Zealand, so his initial lack of musical talent was nothing new. Soon he moved to India and learnt to play properly. The rest, as they say, is a very long and boring story.