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[Steve Terry]

[Tony Bryer]

So true. In the sixth form we had a class in marketing, business or somesuch, meant to widen our perspectives beyond our A-level subjects. Our teacher was 60ish and it was extraordinary to us that he might understand the then new Dolby system, let alone be able to explain to us.

The original author of what is now my ProSteel program still provides background advice and a second opinion when needed. He's just bought a laptop so he can work on his computer programming in the garden of his residential home. Pretty good for 90 next birthday!

[Clot]

:) Quite!

[Java Jive]

[Java Jive]

Years ago, I used to live in the Gloucester area, and Glyn Worsnip (I think that was the name) used to write a weekly column in the local rag.

There is a church in Westgate St missing the top of its spire. IIRC, what actually happened is that after the war it was deemed unsafe (war damage?), so the top 10 to 15 feet were removed and replaced by a cap. What to do with the bit that had been removed? It was re-erected in a bit of park round the back of the cathedral, near a supermarket entrance, about a quarter to half a mile away from the original church.

So, for April Fool's Day, Glyn Worsnip invented this c*ck 'n' bull story that actually there was a complete church underneath the park, with just its spire still showing above the surface. Laughter all round ... Soon long forgotten in the wider scheme of things.

However, many years later, again around April 1st, he related that recently he had happened to walk by the spire, and overheard one old dear telling another about the buried church!

Does that explain your subtitles?

And who remembers the famous BBC Spaghetti Farm spoof-documentary?

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[Bill Wright]

No, that's not possible in today's world. Suppose the film featured a black person who was depicted as characteristically lazy and stupid, but was very funny? That wouldn't be allowed would it?

Bill

[Bill Wright]

I used to be able to claim that until the other day, when Katie, (7) explained to me the finer points of operating a mobile phone. "Look Grandad, you do this!"

Bill

[Bill Wright]

Was this before the watershed?

Bill

[Steve Terry]

Only in the 1970's

Steve Terry

[Ray.Milne]

Steam drives out the air, seal lid, steam returns to water leaving a partial vacuum in the tin.

Outside air pressure now greater then inner air pressure and tin crumples.

Used to do it with 5 gallon cans in school.

Gander.

[james]

In message , Bill Wright writes

Treating the customer as an idiot has been the hallmark of English advertising that has cost several agencies their accounts.

There was a dreadful series of super market ads that depicted a senile customer played by Prunella Scales being looked after by smiling, patronising sales staff.

The were confused AA customers who knew a man who did.

About 30 years ago British Airways sacked the agency who portrayed their customers as senile fools boarding an airplane, each one clutching what he or she imagined was a priceless amphora. A smiling stewardess took the urns off each pax in tern and put them in the hold with dozens of other priceless amphora.

[james]

In message , Ivan writes

A big yes here! Although I don't hear so many of the heart-sinking statements that I used to hear: "So I reformatted the hard disk. Defragging hard disk seems to be all the rage now.

[Roderick Stewart]

Indeed.

But if we're talking about people one sixth of my age, that could be a different matter...

Rod.

[tony sayer]

In article , Cash

[Brian Gaff]

Its also aimed at disabled people as well I've been told. and its seemingly OK to be patronising to us as well, from the sort of literature some of my friends have seen in libraries etc, about the scheme.

Whatever happened to dignity and tolerence?

Are we merely there as figures of fun? Brian

[Brian Gaff]

Can one complain to the ASA about stuff on the BBC? Brian

[Brian Gaff]

It was probably in the watershed, or was that the woodshed?

grin.

Brian

[Ivan]

Well in the cold light of day definitely after my watershed, which usually starts around 8.00 PM..

[dennis]

[james]

In message , "dennis@home" writes

What a strange thing to say! Some folk, myself included, don't want high fidelity and humping speakers around. I go for convenience. For me sheer luxury is having an entire 9-hour book reading or several concerts on one CD.

All I know about the Joint European Torus project is that it's all about nuclear fusion and all that stuff is way over my poor head.