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Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (149.135.104.---)
Date: October 06, 2008 03:46PM

Thankyou for saying that so I didn't have to sound old, Skids!

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: geg (---.watf.cable.ntl.com)
Date: October 06, 2008 07:47PM

If I ask who Fred MacMurray is, will that make me sound young, or merely ill informed?

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.range86-136.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 06, 2008 09:05PM

A good question. Go watch 'The Apartment', 'Double Indemnity' and 'The Absent Minded Professor' and then let us know.

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: October 07, 2008 12:02AM

<Writes titles on scrap of paper>
<carefully files under discarded shoe for safety>

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: October 07, 2008 04:05AM

Or watch 'My Three Sons' - a US sitcom of the 1950s - all Brylcreem and no underwear and no one goes to the toilet or farts.

Even the dog doesn't lift his leg on anything. Ghastly!

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (58.163.128.---)
Date: October 07, 2008 05:41AM

Excellent animation in the opening credits though. Very much 'of the time'.

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.41.11.183.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: October 07, 2008 10:28AM

geg Wrote:
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> If I ask who Fred MacMurray is, will that make me
> sound young, or merely ill informed?


young? Possibly
ill-informed? Not really
unable to use IMDB or Google? Probably

(Excuse the dig - us oldies forget what happened earlier today, but can reminisce for weeks on an old much-loved movie/tv show/radio series.)

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: October 07, 2008 10:46AM

Apologies, geg. I may have been a little blunt on the MacMurray issue.

Down, Skidz, down.

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: October 07, 2008 12:17PM

Bunyip, how do you know that there was no underwear in My three kids? And did the same conditions of underwearlessness apply in "leave it to beaver"?

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: geg (---.watf.cable.ntl.com)
Date: October 07, 2008 12:28PM

<Concludes Fred MacMurray only for old people with unhealthy Wikkipedia fixation and rapidly looses interest.>

<Wonders what else might be under discarded shoe as probably much more entertaining>

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (149.135.105.---)
Date: October 07, 2008 01:08PM

<Wanders off in huff at unwarranted accusation of wikipedia fandom, as only likes uncyclopedia>

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: geg (---.watf.cable.ntl.com)
Date: October 07, 2008 01:24PM

Apologies to Bonzai Kitten because Fred MacMurray absolutely not on uncylopedia.

Am now feeling well enough informed to place own post.

<Turns round to see age catching up with her>

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: October 07, 2008 01:53PM

I feel I should point out that 'The Apartment' is a classic movie and should absolutely be watched at some point.

Now please carry on with the levity.

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.41.153.29.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: October 07, 2008 01:58PM

<Follows the instructions from Ray Sawyer, but fails to levitate>

<wonders why anyone would bother with uncyclopedia if it doesn't even include Fred MacMurray>

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: geg (---.watf.cable.ntl.com)
Date: October 07, 2008 09:13PM

For the levitation instruction page - obviously

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.41.158.133.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: October 08, 2008 08:30AM

I promise to try: the Ray Sawyer (Dr.Hook & The Medecine Show - the one with the eye-patch) instructions don't work!

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: October 08, 2008 11:21AM

Have you tried substituting a flamingo?

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.41.52.217.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: October 08, 2008 11:37AM

for what?

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.41.52.217.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: October 08, 2008 11:37AM

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removed 'cos it was a double post



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/08/2008 11:38AM by SkidMarks.

Re: Forget Lost in Austen
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: October 08, 2008 12:18PM

I can accept the accusation of maturity, just received note that 20 year high school reunion is being organised. That makes me feel old!

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