John Singleton Copley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singleton_Copley

 

Oooooo........ Good one.

But I think Quimby would have been better.

 

I thought of Quimby. Went with the more difficult (and infamous) one

 

Well, I don't qualify for a prize coz I didn't answer the rebus, so somebody else will have to claim it.

 

Tim Robbins - TIM
Bur -BUR
? - TON
The - THE
Chess knight - NIGHT
The late Toronto mayor Rob Ford - MARE
Bee - BE
Fore - FORE
Chris Rock - CHRIST
Priest - MAS

Tim Burton’s the Nightmare Before Christmas. Don’t ask me to explain the third clue.

 

In the olden days, young idiots rode motorcycles at ludicrous speeds, when you hit 100 mph you were doing a "ton".
This was predominately a British term, but was also well used in Australia, probably introduced into the local lingo by our Pommie migrants after WW2.

In my youth, a test of who had the best bike was to see who could hit the ton first. Of course there were no GoPros or GPS units in those days, so it was often the word of the winner, and this was often challenged by other contenders over beers at the pub after the ride.

Thinking about those days, I'm lucky I'm still alive.

 

Well played, played @Canuck

 

Don’t ask what a ‘monkey’ is…

 

I was interested that @Charlemagne1333 used the late Rob Ford, ex-mayor of a Canadian city as one of the clues! His brother Doug Ford is now the premier of the province of Ontario. They look so much alike that initially tried to work Doug Ford into the answer, but wasn’t getting anywhere. Then it occurred to me…….I wonder! Good rebus, but it took me quite a while to twig that the answer was NOT ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas!

 

Is a “monkey” also often called a “beaver” in your vernacular?

 

We have a few words for ‘beaver’ but ‘monkey’ isn’t one of them, although there are a few apes in my vicinity.
A monkey is slang for £500. A score is £20. A pony is £25. A bullseye is £50, and a deep sea diver is £5 (fiver)

 

Good grief, two minutes - that’s gotta be a record!

Well played @Syzygy

 

C S Lewis, the Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe.

Sea = C
S (?) = S
Lou Diamond Phillips = LEW
Serpent = IS
The = THE
The Cowardly Lion = LION
The = THE
The Good Witch From the West = WITCH
& = AND
The = THE
Valet cupboard = WARDROBE

 

You got it, well done.

Sigma: denotes the letter ‘s’ in the Greek alphabet

 

What do the clues say, and name the individual. What was the individual famous for?

 

Bump!