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 posted on January 1st, 2003 at 02:25 PM |
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OK I've found some Red Dwarf fans among fellow Vee Dubbers!!
Rimmer and Lister in their quarters
Conversation
Lister: Rimmer, you've been doing Esperanto for eight years. How come you're so utterly useless?
Rimmer: Oh, speaks! And how many books have you read in your entire life? The same number as champion the wonder horse: zero!
Lister: I've read books.
Rimmer: Uh, Lister, we're not talking about books where the main character is a dog called "Ben".
Lister: I went to Art College!
Rimmer: You?
Lister: Yeah!
Rimmer: How did you get into Art College?
Lister: The normal way you get into Art College. The same old, usual, normal, boring you get in. Failed me exams and applied. The snatched me up.
Rimmer: Ah, but you didn't get a degree, did you?
Did Lister get a degree???? Pick the right answer and explain why if you like |
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| posted on January 1st, 2003 at 04:47 PM |
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Sorry - Not familiar with Red Dwarf. 
Another consequence of my deprived childhood!
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| posted on January 1st, 2003 at 05:42 PM |
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Bronze, how sad!!
I was looking for Rimmer's timetable for study revision and decided to do a poll. The weather is bad here today, it's felt like late
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| posted on January 1st, 2003 at 05:59 PM |
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I think we have at least three RD freaks here. I must get around to owning them as they come out on DVD.
Andrew
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| posted on January 1st, 2003 at 06:24 PM |
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I love the off beat British comedy, it's the best!!!
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| posted on January 1st, 2003 at 06:35 PM |
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I have seen a few episodes, and liked the humour but I guess it must have been in a timeslot that was inconvenient to me. Got a few net friends in the
US who are VWheads + SMEGheads too. Cant picture an american watching non US TV but it must happen. Hmm they like monty python too. Maybe I am too
harsh on our bomb dropping allies. Or maybe they think Britain is a US state.
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| posted on January 1st, 2003 at 07:33 PM |
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Very spooky!!:alien
Good to here there are some people in the US with a sense of humour. I found when I was over there that our dry humour flies over their heads. We can
be a bit harsh on them at times, hey but so can they. Naive is a word I'll use ahead of ignorant. Met some really great people over there who
actually thought for themselves and you could have a decent conversation with. Also had some crazy woman come running down the street after me
thinking I was a star from her favourite soapy, which I'd never heard of before, scary!! |
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| posted on January 2nd, 2003 at 01:28 AM |
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I love Red Dwarf... but I think there is very good comedy from most places. States has given us Simpsons, Frasier, Friends, Sex and the City &
South Park.
South Park especially is totaly influenced by British comedy, Matt and Tres say their biggest influence is Monty Python.
Used to like the Paul Hogan show... back in the day
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| posted on January 2nd, 2003 at 07:48 AM |
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SMEG HEAD. My BF's son wears my smeg head t-shirt. He wore it to school one day and the science teacher told him ehat smeg mean't. We
have a brand of fridges over here called Smeg (scuse my ignorance - you probably have them in Oz too) and every time nipper sees an ad for them he
bursts into laughter. Oh to be 15 again.
I love Red Dwarf. They don't put it on the tv here very often now though.
In fact apart from The Office and The Fast Show there isn't many good comedys on anymore. |
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| posted on January 2nd, 2003 at 08:08 AM |
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I've heard of SMEG appliances but not sure if we have them here
I love a good comedy. Have to admit I like Frasier and Friends. South Park is wicked but I did get sick of it. I tend not to watch reruns of these
though like I do the British comedies
Hmmm, one thing I miss about cutting off cable TV is the lack of a comedy channel
Went to see Craig Charles at the Melbourne Comedy Festival 3 years ago, wicked |
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 posted on January 2nd, 2003 at 07:50 PM |
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Listers answer
No he didn't get a degree at Arts College
Here's how long he lasted at uni
Lister: 97 minutes. I thought it was going to be a good skive and all that, you know? But I took one look at the time table and just checked out, man.
I mean, it was ridiculous. They had, they had lectures at, like, first thing, in the afternoon. We're talking half-past twelve everyday.
Who's together by then? You can still taste the toothpaste
Well we had 10 posts and 5 votes (all for the 97 minutes)
Anyway classic Lister reason |
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| posted on January 2nd, 2003 at 08:09 PM |
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Wow its really been a long time since i have seen Red Dwarf, they used to re run it all the time, maybe the over did it but i loved it.
I think our comedy is really great, love most of the british stuff its either very messed up or quite intelligent, Like a fair bit of US stuff too!
Not really seen any Aussie Comedy! Do you have your own
Rob
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| posted on January 2nd, 2003 at 08:28 PM |
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Not so much sitcoms but some good live or recorded comedy/variety/political satire type shows
Melbourne comedy festival is coming up soon they usually televise a couple of the big shows later on. Usually the big Gala Comedy Show which raises
money for Community Aide Abroad/Oxfam; the Golden Moose Awards for best new comedy and some of the great debates
There is a fringe comedy festival at the same time/part of it
Here's the site but at the moment, no shows are announced yet but it must be soon. I get my program and study it up as soon as it's out
Can't wait:bounce
[url= http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/]http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/[/url] |
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| posted on January 2nd, 2003 at 08:29 PM |
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Uh no - How 'not wwith it' am I.
If it's anything like Montt, Black Adder, The Young One or The Goodies then I could really get into it quite easily.
Couldn't help but laugh here the other day when I was reading quotes of Faulty Towers. John Clease is my favourite - I think I might have my
Drama kids doing the 'ministery of silly walks' one term next year.
I will keep an eye out for Red Dwarf and make sure I tune in when it's on next.
Cheers
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| posted on January 2nd, 2003 at 08:39 PM |
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Bronze, it's along the lines all of those:thumb
and a bit of 'Withnall and I' thrown in
It's just set in space!!:alien
It is available on video from the ABC shops. Not sure if video stores have it?
A few of us were sitting in our circle on the week-end and started talking about 'Thunderbirds', we all knew it and loved it, then talk went
on to RD. Must be why our little group gets on so well and are usually laughing our heads off!!:thumb
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| posted on January 4th, 2003 at 06:26 PM |
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Sorry Jenz, but I'm NOT a big fan of Red Dwarf, but I have seen EVERY Seinfeld episode 5 times including the Pilot which was on the other day..
which only had Jerry, George & Kramer in it. The Cafe was Different and Jerry's Bike was missing from His unit. and NO Elaine !!!!!
I used to watch the Goodies and Monty Python, but I still watch Fawlty Towers every chance I get.... I also enjoy Becker..
I have watched MOST old Australian Comedy shows which were great at the time.... :thumb
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Any Star Trekkies.... fans....
Yes, I have to admit.... I am a Star Trek fan, and also enjoy "most" Sci Fi shows..
If its believeable I can watch it.... If I don't think its believeable I can't watch it.
I like to watch the later show.. I think its called "Enterprise" but I don't like "deep space Nine " sometimes.....:puke
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| posted on January 6th, 2003 at 08:12 AM |
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OK a new movie just released out of the US
Bowling for Columbine - for anyone who enjoys left of centre
http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/media/clips/index.php
Film doco by Michael Moore
MICHAEL MOORE is America's clown prince of the proletariat. In his hit documentaries (Roger & Me, The Big One) and TV shows (TV Nation, The
Awful Truth), this working-class hero from Flint, Mich., comes across as a blundering Everyman -- a merry prankster in ball cap who likes to ambush
corporate villains with a camera. But behind the cartoon persona is a wily promoter with a shrewd sense of politics. Moore, 48, is the most
flamboyant, and tenacious, voice to emerge from the American Left since the yippie heyday of 1960s radicals like Abbie Hoffman.
Now the link works. Go to 'A Brief History of America'. Very South Park
:o
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| posted on January 6th, 2003 at 12:49 PM |
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Red Dwarf Season one is out on dvd, I gave it to R for Christmas. Only took us two nights to watch it
Lurv Red Dwarf
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| posted on January 6th, 2003 at 08:34 PM |
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* Big smile from Jen when she saw Jay had been online!!*
How's Canada!!!! Been thinking of you!!!
Knew you'd surface eventually.
Sounds like two nights well spent:thumb |
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| posted on January 7th, 2003 at 01:45 PM |
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Yeah Jen I'm here
Didn't get much sleep last night - think I'm still adjusting to the time zone...
Anyway, check the 'greetings from Canada' topic for the details 
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