Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you
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You guys are going to love this clip of Lewis Collins "rescuing" Pamela Stephenson in an episode of The Professionals from 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBMSK6Bz4tc0 -
And James Bond was an alcoholic rapist0
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veronese68 said:
Believe me I'm far from PC, it's still surprising that it was prime time telly given the way things are now.elbowloh said:Don't you guys try and watch Benny Hill or It Ain't 'alf Hot Mum.
I've got a copy of Fletcher's Book of Rhyming Slang that was given to me when I was about 12. It has a page devoted to racist terms, this was considered acceptable to print in 1980.
School pupils today are gobsmacked when I point out (using the most careful language) what was deemed acceptable (and in mainstream 'family entertainment') when I was their age. That they are amazed is a good indicator that things have moved in the right direction.0 -
Indeed, he slaps Tatiana Romanova full on in From Russia with "Love"surrey_commuter said:And James Bond was an alcoholic rapist
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Even Mr Rass PolDARK was a rapist.elbowloh said:
Indeed, he slaps Tatiana Romanova full on in From Russia with "Love"surrey_commuter said:And James Bond was an alcoholic rapist
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Apparently he wasn't averse to giving them a slap in real life if they answered back either.elbowloh said:
Indeed, he slaps Tatiana Romanova full on in From Russia with "Love"surrey_commuter said:And James Bond was an alcoholic rapist
https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/people-entertainment/2020/11/01/sean-connery-slap-women/0 -
Nobody's mentioned Jim Davidson.
So here's this odd, different white boy... from Africa. I mean he had real life experiences, actually saw some things... in a school in Scotland and he's subject to 'ni66er lips, ni66er nostrils, did you live in a mud hut, why aren't you black, oh look at de black man' in true Jim Davidson style.
There was no doubt they mimicked style of that Mr Davidson, no doubt whatsoever and I was on the receiving end.
If I met him' 'cos according to Mr Davidson, 'it was just a bit of fun', I would sink my head into him, as they say here in Jockland.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
veronese68 said:
Easier to assemble and cheaper to machine as no thread to cut. Sell it as an advantage because bigger bearings and larger diameter spindle can be used.
Poor quality control on tolerances cause problems
What we call threaded bearings are just the shell, the actual bearing that they hold is press-fit into that shell
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Also the leggy pamela getting into the sun bed here...shortfall said:You guys are going to love this clip of Lewis Collins "rescuing" Pamela Stephenson in an episode of The Professionals from 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBMSK6Bz4tc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGwTCigypnE&ab_channel=Cleops
at about 5:30
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
My favourite clip of hers on Not The Nine O'clock News was the American Express sketch. Wubble, wubble, wubble.0
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The 'I like trucking' song was quite good as well.shortfall said:My favourite clip of hers on Not The Nine O'clock News was the American Express sketch. Wubble, wubble, wubble.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Billy is a lucky man is all i can say.1
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Ah, fond memories of Pamela Stephenson. I remember when she was trying to transition from Brit to American TV by individually introducing her nipples to the rather more conservative American audience.0
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Anybody who watches Eastenders. Does anybody on BR watch it?0
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Not me, and nobody I know does either.focuszing723 said:Anybody who watches Eastenders. Does anybody on BR watch it?
Or they hide it if they do.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
pblakeney said:
Not me, and nobody I know does either.focuszing723 said:Anybody who watches Eastenders. Does anybody on BR watch it?
Or they hide it if they do.
I watched a few, but stopped sometime before the Angie & Dirty Den Christmas special.
There, I've owned up.0 -
The mother in law watches it and insists on having it on whenever we are away with them at their caravan. I just read when it comes on. One of the benefits of Covid is I haven't seen it this year.
From what I can tell every time there is a new hard case that everyone, including the previous hard case who is now OK, is scared of and a new rough family has moved in.
Who knows who owns the pub these days, it seems to be someone different every time which is odd as it seems to be the only indepent boozer in the UK that is full every day both at lunchtime and in the evening so must be a real goldmine.0 -
I've written the latest episode of Eastenders:
(Who says what line is immaterial)
Scene: Bloke walks into bar.
"Ello darling"
"Ere, woss your game?"
"Leave it out"
[Another person walks into bar]
"Allo princess"
"Allo darlink"
"Ere wot yew playin' at?"
"Aaaah, kam on, leave it out"
[Yet another person walks into bar]
"Ello gorgeous"
"Not yew an' all"
"Oh, I don't believe it"
"Not now darlinck, leave it out"
In the next episode, I shall re-introduce Wellard (stuffed) and Ricky and Bianca.
Like Skegness, Eastenders is f*****g sh 1 t.seanoconn - gruagach craic!3 -
Alec Baldwin and his missus pretending that she is from Spain.
Que?0 -
Quite common in America.ballysmate said:Alec Baldwin and his missus pretending that she is from Spain.
Que?
You'd be surprised by the amount of Irish in March.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
My Dad threw my sister out once for watching Eastenders and transferred the contents of her bedroom to the front garden.
He really didn’t like Eastenders.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
Bit different to supping a pint of Guinness on Paddy's day.pblakeney said:
Quite common in America.ballysmate said:Alec Baldwin and his missus pretending that she is from Spain.
Que?
You'd be surprised by the amount of Irish in March.0 -
If I had more bottle I would do that when my Mrs watches it.seanoconn said:My Dad threw my sister out once for watching Eastenders and transferred the contents of her bedroom to the front garden.
He really didn’t like Eastenders.0 -
More they claim to be actually Irish. It may have been 6 generations ago but it still counts. Allegedly.ballysmate said:
Bit different to supping a pint of Guinness on Paddy's day.pblakeney said:
Quite common in America.ballysmate said:Alec Baldwin and his missus pretending that she is from Spain.
Que?
You'd be surprised by the amount of Irish in March.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
It does seem that a lot of US citizens don't want to just be Americans. They're either Irish Americans, Scots American, African American, Italian Americans etc
The anomolies are those big amorphous groups who don't even get to have "Americans" in their names, i.e. "Latinos" and "Asians"0 -
Man U having a mare of a season yet sit second in the league.
I'm sure the die hard reds that disappeared 6 years ago will make a resurrection soon.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Big shout out to the binmen, braved the snow and emptied both bins. Huzzah!!0
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I did wonder if they'd make it down my street today. I live in a cul-de-sac and the 50m section from my house to the main estate road / bus route is on a gradient of about 10% (makes it fun trying to set out on the bike and get clipped in!).
The last two nights walking the dog I've struggled to get up the slope as the road doesn't get gritted and has been very wet then frozen over. If I walk normally my foot slips as I toe off, if I try to walk flat footed I don't get enough propulsion and start to slide back down again so I thought the bin lorry would struggle coming down especially as it has to turn a steep off-camber bend.0 -
Can't quite understand why a bottle of shampoo would have directions on it. I really want to meet the person who needs directions on how to wash his / her hair.0