I’ve asked this before but it’s driving me CRAZY

viz

There’s a book I had when I was a child. A small picture book about a man who lived in a city. It was congested and noisy and he couldn’t breathe, so he and a seagull left in a small boat and went to a peaceful empty little island. All was bliss. However soon enough he needed a port for provisions to be delivered, so he built one. Then he needed something else, etc etc, until it too became too noisy and congested for him. 

It was written some time before, I dunno, 1978. It was a little book, hardback, with a picture of this man with a long nose, and his seagull. 

PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THIS BLOODY BOOK WAS! Chat GPT is not helping. 

Sporky

There's an entire section of Stack Exchange devoted to answering this sort of question... 

Offset

viz

Sporky said:

There's an entire section of Stack Exchange devoted to answering this sort of question... 

never heard of it. 

Damn, you need to set up an account etc?

octatonic

"The Island of Nose" by Annie M.G. Schmidt?

viz

Nope

sev112

Telegraph Road by Dire Straits ?

matt_sefton

sev112 said:

Telegraph Road by Dire Straits ?

Exactly! The lyrics/storytelling in that song are amazing.

VimFuego

sev112 said:

Telegraph Road by Dire Straits ?

Youngstown - Bruce Springsteen? 

Kittyfrisk

Sorry...

tone1

Sound like Mr Grumpy from the Mr Men series 

viz

Nope not a Mr Men

Kittyfrisk

Might be worth a try?  https://www.biblio.com/blog/2007/12/what-to-do-when-you-cant-remember-the-title-of-a-long-lost-childrens-book/

Sporky

viz said:

Sporky said:

There's an entire section of Stack Exchange devoted to answering this sort of question... 

never heard of it. 

Damn, you need to set up an account etc?

Yes. It's basically a huge forum. I mostly use the coding sections. 

skunkwerx

Hmm I can't help I'm afraid but I did take a picture of a Seagull when I was in Brixham the other month, which may bring you some joy.. 

tony99

skunkwerx said:

Hmm I can't help I'm afraid but I did take a picture of a Seagull when I was in Brixham the other month, which may bring you some joy.. 

Oooh I hate those fuckers.

Gulls I mean. Not the people of Brixham who, to be fair, are a mixed bag.

ewal

I've been slightly obsessed with the antics of the rapidly growing gull population here in Perth. They are fascinating and clever birds. Just wish they'd keep the noise down a bit when I'm trying to sleep...

Offset

Here's a juvenile gull at Oslo Opera House earlier this year, observing his elders and betters in order to pick up some really bad habits.  And shitting everywhere as a starter for ten.

Sporky

Already got an ankle tag, I see. 

rsvmark

I have asked this before but it’s driving me crazy…… for a moment @viz I thought we were going down a ‘what key is Sweet home Alabama in…..’ route.

But I should know better coz viz is a musical genius so he would never ask that question. He would answer it! ;-)

viz

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