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Tom Photiou
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posted July 09, 2015 04:41 PM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SOFTLY-SOFTLY-BBC-TV-1969-16mm-film-episode/141709334738?_

Really? "000 pounds, and its a lost episode, seems he had it all along [Big Grin]

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Brian Fretwell
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posted July 09, 2015 05:21 PM

It's not lost the BBC have a digibeta copy (taken off this print years ago) and the seller only bought it a couple of weeks ago on ebay for £750.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted July 09, 2015 05:28 PM

Yet another example of "rip off" Britain Brian! [Wink]

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Dave Groves
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posted July 10, 2015 07:32 AM

And where exactly is Tracy Island? Sounds like a holiday destination!!

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Dominique De Bast
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posted July 10, 2015 10:54 AM

Dave, as there is an 100 £ p. & p. to Belgium mentionned, I wanted to see where the Tracy island is. I found that : "Tracy Island is the home of the Tracy family in the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson 1960s television series Thunderbirds. Located in the South Pacific Ocean, the heavily camouflaged island's ulterior function is to serve as the secret base of the International Rescue organisation." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Island Maybe that explains the high amounts asked [Big Grin]

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David Ollerearnshaw
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posted July 10, 2015 12:48 PM

Delivery by Thunderbird 1. Thunderbird 2 flying ahead to set up mobile cinema in pod 6.

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Tom Photiou
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posted July 10, 2015 01:37 PM

He actually paid £750 for this, hehehe, what a maroon,

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Terry Sills
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posted July 10, 2015 02:29 PM

Tom
I think you meant 'moron' but the definition of maroon is a person stranded on an island! Tracy Island perhaps. Let's hope so.

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Dominique De Bast
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posted July 10, 2015 03:47 PM

Thanks, Terry, that makes things clearer. I looked for the translation of "maroon" and found that is was a colour (bordeaux), an explosive (pétard) or, as a verb, leaving (abandonner) someone on a desert island or an isolated place. So I was a little bit puzzled [Wink]

Why did they try to build the Babel tower ?

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Terry Sills
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posted July 10, 2015 04:07 PM

Dom
Yes - a common language - one speech. Why did it not happen? You would think after all this time!!!??

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Dominique De Bast
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posted July 10, 2015 04:45 PM

A world only in French, what a dream [Wink]

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Bill Phelps
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posted July 10, 2015 05:05 PM

Whenever Bugs Bunny says..."what a maroon"....he is really saying...."what a moron"....

So when I read Tom's comment I instantly thought...moron!

Bill [Smile]

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Steve Klare
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posted July 10, 2015 08:52 PM

Just like Yosemite Sam calling people "idjits"!

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Tom Photiou
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posted July 11, 2015 03:20 AM

Correcto monodo, i use maroon as in Bugs Bunny, and in my favourite BB he uses "ultra maroon" [Big Grin]

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Dominique De Bast
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posted July 11, 2015 07:34 AM

I don't know how they transleted that in French (cartoons are, except Tex Avry, dubbed) but here is a gift for the French members of this forum (no interest for the others, I'm afraid) : Bugs Bunny with the Belgian accent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cZmQXcyMEY

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Terry Sills
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posted July 11, 2015 02:01 PM

Tom
Shouldn't that be 'correctomundo' - or is that another Bugs Bunny euphemism?
Are you sure you're not trying to wind me up lol.???

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