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Yes.

M’s not for Merlot
He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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French or Italian?
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Yes.

P is not for poverty
He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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A writer?
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Not a writer.

A is not for ale
He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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A performing artist (e.g. singer, musician, actress)?
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No.

G is not for grumpiness

(You should have the word now; there are only two letters left.)
He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
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Poseidon wants to Acquire the Taste of the Fragile Lamb
- Derek Adrian Gabriel Anderson, singer of the band Geneyesontle
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Originally posted by refugee refugee wrote:

No.

G is not for grumpiness

(You should have the word now; there are only two letters left.)
 
I suspected that this word might be what it is, although it could also be the place where I spent my holidays 7 times recently.
 
Did she have something to do with wine? Might it be Mme Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin (1777-1866), aka Veuve Clicquot?


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Mme Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin is right!

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Here’s the whole poem:

C is not for children
H is not for hot
A’s not for ascetics
M’s not for Merlot
P is not for poverty
A is not for ale
G is not for grumpiness
N’s not for the nightingale
E – it is for joy and glee: The next round is on me!

I admit that the nightingale is a bit far-fetched. It refers to the opening lines of Keats’ Ode to a Nightingale:

My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk
He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
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I did not know the poem - did you write it yourself? I must admit that I did not read the content well enough until this morning (yesterday I was tired to death) and then I saw that all the lines could be applied to Champagne (the first thought of wine came on "not for Merlot" - Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are used in the region -  and after the fifth hint I started to read the first letters); the name of Veuve Clicquot came to my mind when I wrote my previous post.
 
Anyway, I have to go now. I'll come up with a new one when I'm back.
 
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I wrote the poem especially for this game.

Not for children – alcohol is not for minors, and as far as I can see she never had any children.
Not for hot – her disgorgement method includes freezing the wine near the cork – plus, champagne is traditionally served chilled
Not for ascetics – champagne is hardly a part of the lifestyle of an ascetic
Not for Merlot – you’ve already guessed that one
Not for poverty – she was a wealthy woman, and champagne is an expensive drink
Not for ale – ale is a completely different drink associated more with Britain than France
Not for grumpiness – champagne is supposed to make you happy
Not for the nightingale – I’ve already explained that one

The last line is only to finish the poem.
He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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Found another one: Real person, Male, Deceased
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Did he die before 1900?
He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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No, he did not.
 
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Before 1950?
He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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No. not before 1950.
 
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An actor?
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No, not an actor.

 
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