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I don't think we had that show locally Dave...that's my excuse anyways :lol:
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Well, Mike, it's certainly an unusual topic for a thread and it's increased my knowledge of triolets by 100%. Although my knowledge of toilets remains about the same :lol:

The best thing is the reminder of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In from the late 60s. I adored that program and thought it was the funniest programme I'd ever seen. I wouldn't miss it. How I laughed at those catch-phrases such as the 'Look it up in your Funk and Wagnall!'. Even when you knew it was coming - it was just as funny. Remember the german soldier peeping from his hiding place? 'Interesting. Veeerrry interesting...'

And Goldie Hawn was hilarious. It was the show that made her a star.

I guess you had to be there but thanks for the memories anyway. Off to search YouTube for some clips, I think. That should cure me!

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Interesting. Veeerrry interesting...'
'but stupid' was the full phrase IIRC Ian. *-) EricT
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Dig it man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMPR9Dal ... detailpage
Includes a poem by John Wayne at 9:20 ... a triolet it is not




Good thread Mike, Started Well ended with a Laugh ..
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Oh btw
a future told is in the video..
Gold star to the first who posts what it was
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In the 1960s, there was a US comedy series called "Laugh In"
If I'm correct it used to be aired late on a Saturday night around 11.30ish (I think) as when we finished work in the hotel off we would dash to watch the Rowan and Martin 'Laugh In'. Like Ian, I used to think it was the best programme screened on TV. :excited:

Couple of years ago there was a replay of one of their shows, eagerly I sat down and watched it along with my very dubious wife (who knows only too well what my choices of TV programmes are like) :$ Well, after the first ten minutes I was cringing in the chair at what I used to think was hilarious :hide: the wife took one look at me, sighed, then muttered something personal before I sheepishly suggested looking for something else to watch. :$ :wasntme:

Can't believe that after watching that I used to think it was brilliant...........my sense of humour has certainly changed since the sixties!! :-O

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'Laugh In' was revolutionary for it's time period but as you say now it looks very dated.

I used to love it at the time though.
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Apart from the laughs, lots of short skirts, legs and the delicious satisfaction of seeing Goldie Hawn. :) :) :)
Aaaaahhhh, another time, another mind-set......as our dear friend says.....still like girls, but forgotten why.

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airboatr wrote:
Oh btw
a future told is in the video..
Gold star to the first who posts what it was
:hello:
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Dan Rowan in 1969 said, ..in a News of the Future bit.

"Berlin, 20 years from now - 1989. - There was dancing in the streets today as East Berlin finally tore down the wall."


....... Not completely accurate. But close enough. ;)

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Laugh In was mandatory viewing for me. I used to laugh myself silly when the did the "here comes da judge" bits. I loved Lily Tomlin as the telephone operator too, As Nigel #1 observed, time has taken a toll on a lot of the humour that was relevent at the time. But as Mike notes, cute blondes in bikinis and short skirts are rather timeless.

I always thought the idea for Laugh In came from a British show, like most really good shows. That Was The Week That Was, I think.

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Goodnight Dick :lol:
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