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Debs.

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Seaman Staines: no-more
« on: 24 July 2009, 13:15:21 »

Jest in peace: Capt. Pugwash creator dies (aged 88). :'(

Master Bates, Ben Dover, Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy....'et al'  ::)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8166946.stm



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[attempt at humour]Master Bates, Ben Dover, Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy....'et al'[/attempt at humour] ::)
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Re: Seaman Staines: no-more
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Re: Seaman Staines: no-more
« Reply #2 on: 24 July 2009, 13:21:13 »

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Sorry to bust the myth Debs but it was not true http://stason.org/TULARC/tv/british-comedy/9-What-were-the-characters-in-Captain-Pugwash-called-Brit.html


I know, I know ;)......but the 80`s myth is still a 'giggle-worth' isn`t it!  ;D
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« Reply #3 on: 24 July 2009, 13:21:17 »

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Master Bates, Ben Dover, Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy....'et al'  ::)
None of those characters ever existed
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« Reply #4 on: 24 July 2009, 13:24:52 »

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Sorry to bust the myth Debs but it was not true http://stason.org/TULARC/tv/british-comedy/9-What-were-the-characters-in-Captain-Pugwash-called-Brit.html


I know, I know ;)......but the 80`s myth is still a 'giggle-worth' isn`t it!  ;D


I agree, it definatly raised a few smiles in our house, It is one of those things that you really wanted to be true.
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Re: Seaman Staines: no-more
« Reply #5 on: 24 July 2009, 13:27:25 »

I am just sat here giggling to myself over Roger the cabin boy.
I don't no why but I have tears rolling down my face, it has brought back memories of a chap called Roger I used to work with.

Sorry everyone.
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Re: Seaman Staines: no-more
« Reply #6 on: 24 July 2009, 13:33:59 »

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Sorry to bust the myth Debs but it was not true http://stason.org/TULARC/tv/british-comedy/9-What-were-the-characters-in-Captain-Pugwash-called-Brit.html



I know, I know ;)......but the 80`s myth is still a 'giggle-worth' isn`t it!  ;D

you child.. ;) ;D
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Re: Seaman Staines: no-more
« Reply #7 on: 24 July 2009, 13:42:50 »

Siemens have (or had) an office in Staines
They had a temporary telephonist who was answering calls with'Good morning, Siemens Staines'
She lasted about an hour before being dismissed
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Siemens have (or had) an office in Staines
They had a temporary telephonist who was answering calls with'Good morning, Siemens Staines'
She lasted about an hour before being dismissed

 ;D Hahahaha!.......I`d so-love that to be true! ;D
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Siemens have (or had) an office in Staines
They had a temporary telephonist who was answering calls with'Good morning, Siemens Staines'She lasted about an hour before being dismissed



Splendid, PF ;D ;D ;D


Drove past that place for years, had I known of that, I would have ventured inside - in the interests of satisfying the enquiring mind of course. 8-) ::) ::)
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Siemens have (or had) an office in Staines
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She lasted about an hour before being dismissed

 ;D Hahahaha!.......I`d so-love that to be true! ;D
It was :)
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlYfLwIknXM[/media]
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlYfLwIknXM[/media]
Ah the trumpet hornpipe
Difficult to play the B part with the descending chords on a melodeon I find
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlYfLwIknXM[/media]
Ah the trumpet hornpipe
Difficult to play the B part with the descending chords on a melodeon I find


...the fact that you can is sufficiently impressive in my view 8-) ;)
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