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Wallace · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: Antiques Roadshow

We get antiques roadshow here on TV weekday arvos at 4.30pm
If I get the chance I watch it.
A few weeks ago, they mentioned at the start of the show about a kid and his model steam engines who was on a previous show showed them
Apparently people contacted the show and donated more to him. He was only young, about 12 or 13.
He ended up with a lot, and from the pics theu showed (that he sent in) he had some nice rare ones too.

Anyone got any info on that episode?

I'm not sure what year it was originally shown, as they would be behind a bit here.

If the show ever comes to OZ, I might send my daughter on with my engines, and she can say she collects them.
Might get some donations

Pity though at her age of 3 1/2 she call of them steam trains, and explain how the Chimneys on them are like "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (the original)

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tmuir · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:48 am Post subject:

The antiques roadshow that was on this week had someone with a fantastic bing loco and tender, didnt see what guage but it was larger than a Mamod loco and longer. As you said Wallace it was probably filmed 2 years ago.
We are still watching unshown episodes of Time Team in OZ, I'm sure that stopped filming them atleast 2 years ago.
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Wallace · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:57 am Post subject:

I missed that episode

Speaking of being behind.

I used to watch Grange Hill. I loved that show.
This was in the late 80's when I was about 12.
We had a kid move over here from the UK.
I became, and am still good mates with him. I couldn't beleive that the epsidoes over there had some teachers, who were still students in the episodes here.

Now that, was a good show

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yosa · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:25 am Post subject:

What do you reckon was your worst show guys?

I reckon yours was "Prisoner Cell Block H"

I reckon ours was "Blakes 7"

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Wallace · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:29 am Post subject:

tmuir · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:31 am Post subject:

yosa · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:36 am Post subject:

What about "Bluey Hills" mate? Is he still going.

He used to start chasing some criminal down the street, and in the next shot he'd catch him, but he'd be wearing a different tie.

Coronation Street is an institution over here mate. Never really bothered much myself. At least it seems to be relatively light hearted though.

We have another one called Eastenders, nobody ever smiles, and the Christmas special always leaves you wanting to cut you wrists.

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Wallace · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:59 am Post subject:

yosa · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject:

Right on both counts Wallace. Bluey Hills was about a big fat guy with a moustache.

Eastenders starts with an aerial view of London.

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Mamodman123 · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:25 pm Post subject:

Was it Eldarado or something? Cost the BBC millions

The new crossroads was pants aswell, when it came back

. Apparently the original was filmed just down the road from me

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yosa · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject:

The new and the old Crossroads where pants mate.

What about Emmerdale

does anybody care?

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Mamodman123 · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:28 pm Post subject:

tmuir · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject:

I remember bargarse. I used to watch that one Friday night before going out drinking, whilest sitting in drinking with firends.
I loved the starting sequence, showed 'Bargarse' eating about 4 hotdogs and skulling about 6 cans of beer.
Final episode was hilarious, all killed by a fart joke...
Bargarse had just finished eating another curry or something like that and let a huge one rip and someone walked into the room and lit up a cigarette, it cut to the outside of the building and it all blew up.
Not so funny when I tell it but was to watch.

On another note Wallace do you remember when for a short period of time a brewery in OZ made Duff beer.
Complete Simpson rip off and in a very short period of time the Simpsons series owner told then stop or we will sue you to death.
I used to drink it and throw the cans in the bin. An opened 6 pack of Duff now fetches up to $800 Australian on a good day.

The dodgey flatbase seller on ebay OZ has a six pack for sale and it is at $137.50 at the moment.
To think if I'd only saved the beer instead of drinking it I could pay off my house now.

Last year someone sold a carton of it and the starting bid was $2000
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tmuir · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject:

Mamodman123 · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject:

Duff beer?

you were drinking it?

got a link Tmuir?
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