Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[prendrelemick]

This year we had Father Ted - a brilliant comedy. Still a repeat, but at least it hasn't been on for a while.

That was the highlight of the evening. This could be the greatest comedy moment on TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbd3...1&feature=fvwp

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Thanks for the "Father Ted", that is funny. I'll be sure to add that to my bag of tricks!

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[Paulclem]

That was the highlight of the evening. This could be the greatest comedy moment on TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbd3...1&feature=fvwp

You're right. All of the episodes we great. It's a great series Gilliatt.

[MystyrMystyry]

http://becauseitreallyispersonal.wor...-in-the-world/

[The Atheist]

This year we had Father Ted - a brilliant comedy. Still a repeat, but at least it hasn't been on for a while.

It's just finished being repeated here.

Brilliant stuff, even though it's clearly dated.

Thanks for the "Father Ted", that is funny. I'll be sure to add that to my bag of tricks!

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Alas, Ted is no longer with us, Dermot Morgan having died tragically young at 45, in 1998.

Funny how so many brilliant comedians die young.

[prendrelemick]

Athiest, I would just like to acknowledge your countryman Billy Bowden's contribution to the annoying of the Aussie nation yesterday, by not raising his crooked finger to Alistair Cook, despite the ongoing celebrations from the home side.

[The Atheist]

Athiest, I would just like to acknowledge your countryman Billy Bowden's contribution to the annoying of the Aussie nation yesterday, by not raising his crooked finger to Alistair Cook, despite the ongoing celebrations from the home side.

Haha! Never let a chance go by...

Haven't seen any of this one, the weather's been too good for cricket. Did they appeal? Aussie will crumble in the second innings - if you can get 150 up, it'll be enough for another innings and.

[prendrelemick]

Appeal! It was high fives and whoops allround. Cook had tucked his bat under his arm and was about to walk, when Billy said hold on a minute, let's just check where the bowler's foot landed...

[The Atheist]

Appeal! It was high fives and whoops allround. Cook had tucked his bat under his arm and was about to walk, when Billy said hold on a minute, let's just check where the bowler's foot landed...

Oh really?

I'll have to look that up on Youtube or Cricinfo. Beautiful.

[soundofmusic]

The past few New Year's Eves have been just tiring. This year was too, but we had a laugh. We stay in; either at ours or the Mother in aw's and the TV is usually dire. It has now become a bit of a tradition to watch Jools Holland's Hootenanny with the once good, but now terribly aged, singers murdering theirs and others songs.

I'm glad to see the tradition of terrible New Year's Eve TV continuing across the pond.

Aged rant - and why is that I wonder? It's because those TV planners think that all under 25 year olds will be out, and so it doesn't matter.

Oh gosh, I just checked out the hootenanny...almost as depressing as Dick Clark; noticed Kylie Minoque...poor woman, trying to sing in 6 inch heels with those invisible braces on; why do 40 year old people wear braces?

New Year's does come with one small TV perk in our part of the world. We have a Scinece Fiction channel that runs 24 hours of continuous "Twilight Zone" episodes every New Year. It is nice to have on during the holiday down time.

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Indeed, have you checked out Hulu...twilight zone, outer limits, Alfred Hitchcock ...I'm currently watching Hitchcock with Betty davis, Jessica tandy...love it...

That was the highlight of the evening. This could be the greatest comedy moment on TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbd3...1&feature=fvwp

Good stuff, I have to find some full episodes...

It's just finished being repeated here.

Brilliant stuff, even though it's clearly dated.



Alas, Ted is no longer with us, Dermot Morgan having died tragically young at 45, in 1998.

Funny how so many brilliant comedians die young.

Sad, the show is great...

[The Atheist]

...why do 40 year old people wear braces?

For the same reason women have face/butt/boob/tummy lifts; the same reason men have hair transplants or take drugs which grow hair but make them impotent.

I have no idea what the reason is, but I'm pretty sure it's all the same one.

They should be more like us and grow old [dis]gracefully!

[prendrelemick]

I am certainly trying to grow old disgracefully, It's difficult though because I have three female daughters who keep a close eye on me. Not to mention Mrs P who is growing more prim and proper by the year. I still have small victories of sartorial inelegencies,(wearing wellies at garden parties) getting drunk at social gatherings, using salacious language in polite company, but it is all strangely unfullfilling, I am becoming a caricature of the cumudgeonly Yorkshireman.

[Paulclem]

I am certainly trying to grow old disgracefully, It's difficult though because I have three female daughters who keep a close eye on me. Not to mention Mrs P who is growing more prim and proper by the year. I still have small victories of sartorial inelegencies,(wearing wellies at garden parties) getting drunk at social gatherings, using salacious language in polite company, but it is all strangely unfullfilling, I am becoming a caricature of the cumudgeonly Yorkshireman.

I got a hip flask for xmas this year, but Mrs paulclem wouldn't go to town with me if I took it along. It is an allotment only item apparently. Good for the cold weather in the tea. but what about coffee in town. I can be surrepticious.

[prendrelemick]

Purely medicinal of course, You can't be too careful with all this flue about.

[soundofmusic]

For the same reason women have face/butt/boob/tummy lifts; the same reason men have hair transplants or take drugs which grow hair but make them impotent.

I have no idea what the reason is, but I'm pretty sure it's all the same one.

They should be more like us and grow old [dis]gracefully!

It's really a shame with the bald fellows I know; it seems that they have enough hair on their arms, legs and back...just nothing on the head;
a shame they become impotent for hair, alot of women like the yul brenner look.

Actually, I had to have my top wisdom teeth pulled and the others began to shift; that may be what the age onset braces are for...

I still have small victories of sartorial inelegencies,(wearing wellies at garden parties) getting drunk at social gatherings, using salacious language in polite company, but it is all strangely unfullfilling, I am becoming a caricature of the cumudgeonly Yorkshireman.

I find that it's less pleasurable acting scandelous because no one reacts; they just sit there and look like they aren't getting the punchline

I got a hip flask for xmas this year, but Mrs paulclem wouldn't go to town with me if I took it along. It is an allotment only item apparently. Good for the cold weather in the tea. but what about coffee in town. I can be surrepticious.

Did they forget to tell you that you don't carry the hip flask on your hip? You have to tie it with a bit of long string and carry it along with the other treasures