who was solomon silver?

[Ben]

Come along, ladies and gents, this really isn't the plaice for fish puns!

(I can't believe this really obvious one hasn't been done yet! )

[Robert]

Well, we could talk about something else. How about archaeology? There was the Minnowan civilisation.....

[Chris]

What would London's greatest LVP preacher, Mr. Charles Sturgeon, have to say about this?

By one of those weird coincidences, I came across a newspaper report of Spurgeon's response to the Whitechapel Murders today. I noted it down, but I see it's already in the press section:
Mr. Spurgeon prayed thus:-"We hear startling news of abounding sin in this great city. Oh God, put an end to this, and grant that we may hear no more of such deeds. Let Thy gospel permeate the city, and let not monsters in human shape escape Thee."

http://www.casebook.org/press_reports/daily_news/18881001.html