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Post by trubble on Jan 13, 2012 19:38:52 GMT
Jan 20th 1977 - Inauguration of Jimmy Carter Inaugural Address The world is still engaged in a massive armaments race designed to ensure continuing equivalent strength among potential adversaries. We pledge perseverance and wisdom in our efforts to limit the world's armaments to those necessary for each nation's own domestic safety. And we will move this year a step toward ultimate goal—the elimination of all nuclear weapons from this Earth. We urge all other people to join us, for success can mean life instead of death. Ireland: January 27th, 1977 FROM THE ARCHIVES: Facing into a general election, which it was widely (and wrongly) expected to win, the Fine Gael-Labour government produced a concessionary budget, reducing the top income tax rate from 77 per cent to 60 per cent... 77 per feckin cent I bet you think that was just for millionaires. It wasn't. And if I may be permitted to cry for the pensioners in Ireland right now, they were screwed when they worked (60% in the 80s too) and they're being screwed now. Cruel, I think.  |
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Post by Patrick on Jan 15, 2012 20:34:08 GMT
Have you noticed, that rather chillingly, Politics goes in circles like clothes fashions? Once again we're into the Browns and Oranges period.  |
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Post by everso on Jan 16, 2012 1:18:50 GMT
And before you know it we'll be watching re-runs of The Good Life
Oh. We are.
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Post by Weyland on Jan 16, 2012 9:22:11 GMT
And before you know it we'll be watching re-runs of The Good Life Oh. We are. It's even been on the radio. These people have no shame. Never fancied that woman at all. The posh one's a bit of alright though. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jan 16, 2012 14:30:31 GMT
LOL, seems that everybody found themselves watching the GL Christmas Special then. ;D
Oh and Penelope Keith did have a posh tottyness about her.
AH
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Post by Weyland on Jan 16, 2012 15:28:46 GMT
Oh and Penelope Keith did have a posh tottyness about her. AH I'm not proud. |
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Post by everso on Jan 16, 2012 16:06:21 GMT
Actually, I used to love The Good Life and always, always watch the Christmas one. It's got to the point where, if I don't watch it, it doesn't seem like Christmas. I think I know it word for word.
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Post by trubble on Jan 16, 2012 21:23:18 GMT
Oh Tom.
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Post by everso on Jan 16, 2012 23:28:10 GMT
I've always fancied myself as Margot. I love it when she tells the workmen off, making them stand on newspaper etc. Unfortunately, in real life, I don't have either the accent or the vocab for it.
I lost my temper recently in Tesco, trying to use a scanner (though god-knows why because just a few months ago I swore I'd never use one again). An assistant came over to help me and I gave the poor woman an earfull and told her I'd never fartarse around with one of these damn machines again.
I didn't sound a bit like Margo Leadbetter.
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Post by aubrey on Jan 17, 2012 10:14:45 GMT
No, no - you're wrong. People prefer those self service machines. Tesco say they do, and they wouldn't lie about something that can save them wage costs.
Wait till the machines are programmed to say more than just Unexplained item in the bagging area (and could they have found a more sinister phrase?), then we'll really be living in a PK Dick world, arguing with gobby machines.
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Post by aubrey on Jan 17, 2012 10:16:08 GMT
I always find The Good Life to be horribly cute. I can watch it, but I cringe all the way through: Get a bloody room you two - you're on telly!
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Post by chris & the giant peach on Jan 17, 2012 21:33:00 GMT
Felicity Kendal was my first crush...but The Good Life was the ultimate in middle class suburban sitcom land. I preferred Richard Briers other hit Ever Decreasing Circles.
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Post by everso on Jan 17, 2012 23:42:27 GMT
Felicity Kendal was my first crush...but The Good Life was the ultimate in middle class suburban sitcom land. I preferred Richard Briers other hit Ever Decreasing Circles. Nothing wrong, IMHO, with middle class surburban. Just another aspect of life, and a refreshing change occasionally from depressing grey inner city chav. However, I agree with you about Ever Decreasing Circles. It was our favourite at the time, Chris. Even now, if Mr. E. walks in the door and wipes his feet vigorously on the doormat, I shout out Aaaaannnnnn. And if we accidentally dress in similar colours we say "Howard and Hilda!" Again, though, it was middle class-ish, don't you think? And of course, Ann was Penelope Wilton lately of Isobel Crawley fame in Downton Abbey. |
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Post by chris & the giant peach on Jan 17, 2012 23:49:06 GMT
I didn't say there was anything wrong with it Everso. I said it was the 'ultimate' and I believe it was. Yes! Ever Decreasing Circles...brilliant!!  |
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Post by trubble on Jan 17, 2012 23:53:49 GMT
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Post by trubble on Jan 17, 2012 23:54:31 GMT
Ever Decreasing Circles was a work of art.
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Post by aubrey on Jan 18, 2012 19:50:42 GMT
It is/was.
It was one of those great British comedies - like Steptoe and Hancock that aren't really that funny, if you think about them at all. (This is not a criticism.) The Briars character in EDC was slowly going mad.
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Post by Weyland on Jan 31, 2012 7:36:21 GMT
Again, though, it was middle class-ish, don't you think? And of course, Ann was Penelope Wilton lately of Isobel Crawley fame in Downton Abbey. Talking of middle-class white trash, Sarah Montague actually made me laugh out loud this morning on Today. (Usually when I hear her barking gabble I just mutter foul language and retune to FiveLive.) Humphrys: <musing> Well, that was a rather deep item this early in the morning. Gabbling Sarah: Here's another -- Shirley MacLaine's going to be in Downton! <snork snork>  Lady Martha Levinson Cholmondely-Walker |
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