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winston replied to the topic General Open Thread – TV Shows (2)

@blenkinsopthebrave That would be excellent! I will admit that rash .rule-breaking Kirk is my favourite captain but I wouldn’t want to be on his ship. Picard was a very calm and reasonable captain, not so prone to risking the lives of his crew. Much better to serve under him.

Maybe the Incredibles could take on the deplorables and the t…[Read more]

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winston replied to the topic On The Sofa (9)

@janetteb @thane16 I also went to school through the 70s and the kids were tough on anyone who dressed or looked different. We did not have a lot of money for 4 of us kids and my Mom couldn’t and wouldn’t indulge our “need” for Levis and platform shoes. At the time I resented her willingness to throw me to the lions but I guess it made me st…[Read more]

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thane16 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9)

@blenkinsopthebrave Oh yes we agree -that is Puro (me) and Thane . I like Dreyfus’ performance a lot -and Francois Truffaut (no doubt I spelled that wrong) It is optimistic and at points very funny too.

@JanetteB I understand totally! It was an awful time in one way, wasn’t it?

Puro

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janetteB replied to the topic On The Sofa (9)

@thane16 Oh yes schools in the 70s were brutal. I was bullied for wearing white socks on my first day at high school. I was so confused as to why it mattered. My best friend, whose mother was on a pension would not go to school on casual dress days as her Mum could not afford to buy her Levis. And it varied from school to school too. In our school…[Read more]

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thane16 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9)

@blenkinsopthebrave

Oh no! About Close Encounters…. Mum loves it and we’re watching it again (I don’t remember watching it when I was four except I remembered the scary bits) . Mum likes it because of the musical elements and she says that’s one reason why she was fascinated by music. In Adelaide Kodaly systems of music weren’t taught and so in…[Read more]

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thane16 replied to the topic BBC Approved Spoilers

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thane16 replied to the topic BBC Approved Spoilers

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