This, so you'll gather, is a quiz. Answers are all songs by the Beatles which appeared on the following albums:
To help you out I've given the number of letters in each answer. So (9) could be Blackbird and (7,6,6) could be Maxwell's Silver Hammer.
OK, we (finally) have a winner and the official answers.
Thursday, and another (3,2,3,4) of Billy Diamond, IT consultant.
Now, thought Billy, should I (5,2,3) to work or take my bike? Ah, still got that puncture, he remembered: must fix it later (4,1,3,4).
Driving along the (4,3,7,4) to the office, his mind went back to what had happened the (5,6). Out for a celebratory (8) meal, he'd had a stupid fight with Holly, who'd stormed off home, shouting (4,6,2) ever again!
Ignoring her advice, he'd gone round to her place, rang the bell, but there was (2,5). Eventually (7,4) had opened the door.
"(6,2,4), asked Billy, "what's with the broken glass in the driveway?"
"Oh, Holly forgot her key," explained Martha, so (3,4,2,7,3,8,6). By the way, I don't know (4,5,5) to that poor (4), but (9) tells me that you should (3,4) home and (3,2,2) for tonight."
"OK, (1,4)," he'd answered. "Oh, and (4,5), Martha."
If you're not careful with Holly, thought Billy as he approached his place of work, (5,5,2,4,4,4). Maybe (1,6,4,5,6) than to get involved with a colleague after all.
Holly was already at work, cooing over a tiny baby that someone had brought in to show off. "Oh, hi Julie", said Billy, addressing the tot's mum. Then, noticing the Newcastle United babygrow worn by the (6,5), he observed, "Don't see many (5,2,5) and white. And Nick, be a pal and fetch (5) coffee, would you?"
"Normally I'd make drinks (3,2,3), man," said Nick, "but since you're holding the (4,3,3) I'll make an exception for. (3,2,4) in a jiffy, man."
As Nick left, the infant started to sob: "Go ahead, (3,4,3)," soothed Julie. "(2,4,2,4) before your next feed. Honestly, Holly, I hadn't realised that (4) were so much trouble" - Holly gave Billy a withering look - "and it's been a (4,4,4) time since I've had a decent night. (2,4,8) two to three hours at a stretch, that's why (2,2,5). Sometimes (3,3,3,4) for me to take. Even if the babe's not crying, (3,3,7)."
"Julie," said Billy, "if you need (4) with anything, at (7,2,3), just say (3,4). He turned to Holly: "Can we have a chat, just the (3,2,2)?"
Before Holly could answer, Nick returned with the vending machine coffee, but knocked over his desk tidy sending small items of stationery (6), leaving Billy surrounded by drawing pins. "Billy, mind the (6)," advised Nick. "(1,4,3) to go (7,3) until I've picked them all up. Dunno what's the matter with me today: my mind is (4,5,3,10). Oh, and watch out, the boss is coming."
Jack strode up to Nick: "I don't know (4,4,2) when I'm not here, but your TPS report was due (9) and I can't (4) another day. So, please (4,2,3) I should extend the deadline just for you?"
"Well," answered Nick defiantly, "to put you out of your (6), I've been (6,1,4) bunch of network problems this week, man. Haven't you noticed that performance has been slowly (7,6)?"
"Er, yep," said Jack, who wasn't really that bad a boss. (3,3,1,7) that head office won't be too bothered. But please (4,3,2,4) again, OK? And I'd (4,3,2) bring me a cuppa in room 910, there's a good chap."
"Sure boss," replied Nick, "that the (3,5,3)?"
With Nick out of the way, Billy finally took Holly to one side. "There's so many things (1,4,2,4,3)," he said looking her in the eye. "Holly, (2,1,5), and you deserve better than that."
Holly leaned close to Billy's ear and whispered "Listen closely, (2,3,4,2,4,1,6)? You're an idiot, Billy Diamond," she went on, "yet still (1,4,3)."