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General Discussion / Re: Local News
« Last post by goldshirt*9 on Today at 05:22:29 PM »
Well gorgeous weather where I live, Only trouble is wife at work and had chores to do ref garden.
Fence painting and decking to clean and paint were a tad warm.
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Food and Drink / Re: What are you eating / What did you eat.
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on Today at 12:29:22 PM »
Raspberry buttermilk coffeecake with some Earl Grey tea.  Gourmet magazine recipe that I modified.  It's tender and delicious.  The tea is necessary because I have to have my wits about me.  Next!
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Make you laugh / Re: Things that made you laugh today
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on Today at 12:28:09 PM »
Quack!

Q:  What's the difference between the Hindenburg & Alex Jones (of InfoWars fame)?

A:  One is a flaming Nazi gasbag & the other is a balloon.
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Make you laugh / Re: Things that made you laugh today
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on May 04, 2024, 09:49:03 AM »
Good one, goldie!

A duck walks into a supermarket and asks the manager if they have any duck food.  The manager recoils and says, "No we don't have any duck food.  And we don't allow ducks in here, so get out!"

The next day, the duck goes back into the supermarket, sees the same manager, and asks, "do you have any duck food?"  At this point, the manager is pissed and says, "No!  We don't and if you come in here again, I'm going to nail your feet to the floor!  So get out and stay out!"

Undeterred, on the third day, the duck goes into the supermarket, sees the manager and asks, "Do you have any nails?"  The manager, puzzled, responds, "No.  Why?"  The duck replies, "Got any duck food?"
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General Discussion / Re: Local News
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on May 04, 2024, 09:40:11 AM »
Sorry.  Klepper is remarkable for his comic interviews of hapless Trump supporters.  Most are stunningly uninformed and unaware of recent events and they barely manage to watch Fox News.
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TV / Movies / Re: TV WTF
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on May 04, 2024, 09:36:48 AM »
It really surprised me that all y'all had versions of "Steptoe and Son" and "Till Death Us Do Part". I wouldn't have thought that they would have travelled at all, and I also assumed that "The Office" was too insular to be exported. I guess that's why I'm not a TV executive.

I never knew that Norman Lear based All in the Family on a British show.  Archie Bunker was super popular as was Red Foxx's Fred Sanford in Sanford and Son.  The latter was previously known for raunchy standup routines that were circulated on LP recordings, like those of Moms Mabley and other comedians.

The American Office ended up being sweet and syrupy with successful office romances and less of the biting satire that Gervais succeeded in achieving in his painfully self-effacing version.  I always found Coupling funnier than its American-based Friends -- a show that ran on far longer than necessary.  Sadly, after Richard Coyle left the show, it took a nose dive and became unwatchable.
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TV / Movies / Re: TV WTF
« Last post by christ on May 04, 2024, 06:18:34 AM »
On the other hand, I think the U.S. could have been better off without emulating many of the British reality shows that we've imported and then spun off -- resulting in even more crass series.

It really surprised me that all y'all had versions of "Steptoe and Son" and "Till Death Us Do Part". I wouldn't have thought that they would have travelled at all, and I also assumed that "The Office" was too insular to be exported. I guess that's why I'm not a TV executive.
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General Discussion / Re: Local News
« Last post by christ on May 04, 2024, 06:14:35 AM »
Not available in UK.
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TV / Movies / Re: TV WTF
« Last post by christ on May 04, 2024, 06:14:01 AM »
I partially blame you guys for the mediocre real estate developer that managed to become President mostly for being on tv and ostensibly firing people.  We sure could have done without that.

You really could. But we have the sense not to consider Alan Sugar as a potential politician. (Mind you, we have Boris Johnson, and he was only ever a TV clown)
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General Discussion / Re: Local News
« Last post by 6pairsofshoes on May 03, 2024, 02:41:56 PM »
Again - her supporters have the memory of a goldfish and so believe what she says; and they have completely forgotten the original statements: and because they have been conditioned to disbelieve the "lame stream media" they ignore those statements when the LSM repeat them (and in fact consider that it must be false, because it is in the LSM).

... and to her, her supporters are all that count because they will re-elect her. (How can they not, when the opponent is an "America-hating pinko-commie cigarette"?)

Here you go, Jordan Klepper interviews some low information voters.
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