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    Wally would be proud of this bird.

    I had no idea racing pigeons or even pigeons were this fast! Or could fly this far. A range of almost 1,00 miles (1,600 km) and speeds of up to 80mph (130kph) with a tailwind with average of 37 mph (60kph) on a calm day. - Info from racing pigeon Wiki. I think Wally would be pleased to have...
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    First of the Summer Wine on YouTube

    I found someone has posted them on YouTube, for those who have yet to see First of the Summer Wine or wishing to watch again that do not have the DVDs. They go by the username knockitoffnow89. Seems to be full episodes and not mangled by anti-CP trickery (only watched a bit of the 1st ep)...
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    Tom's Waldo dog puppet question of sorts

    Do any of you know of a mini-version of Tom's Waldo dog puppet available? Or, something that looks similar? Or, another Last of the Summer Wine iconic type item - a small Welly, perhaps? I ask because I had an interesting idea occur to me the other night while planning visiting locations of...
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    Pretty Holmfirth Evening Christmas Lights 2023

    Another great video by Huddersfield Outdoors. Makes me wish I was there enjoying the evening.
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    Nice 3D video on how a steam locomotive works - Union Pacific "Big Boy"

    The train fans on here should appreciate this. Immediately thought of the trio and their escapade with a steam engine when I watched this one. I knew they were complicated machinery but did not realize how much so. Kudos to the folks at Animagraphs for this one.
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    Shinyglow Mug!

    Hi all, Think I have a new favorite mug and thought I might show off a bit. Just arrived yesterday afternoon. A friend sent this nice Shinyglow mug to me as a gift. Thank you friend! :) First cup of coffee in it this morn and looking forward to a cup of tea in it this afternoon. Sorry if...
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    3D breakdown of 18th century HMS Victory battleship

    Discovered this really cool youtube video last night that does a deep dive into a legendary sailing ship. It zooms in and goes through each deck to show how it was made, what each room was for and more. Absolutely fascinating. Top tier History Channel type level of video production. They...
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    Charity bicycle ride for Doddie Weir & MND awareness.

    Thought this was a really nice thing they did. I was unaware of rugby legend Mr. Doddie Weir before this video and really pleased to see the outpouring of support for him from fellow players and fans. A 555 mile ride in 48 hours with some 200 riders from Cardiff, Wales to Edinburgh, Scotland...
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    Raquel Welch gone at 82.

    Sad to read that Raquel Welch has passed away Wednesday at 82. :(
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    Outdoor facilities and use there of...

    Sorry on the subject matter, just kinda wondering on how things were back then. Curious about about the outside 'facilities' for how things were in the time frame of the show. Before they were converted to indoor ones. I'm drawing a distinction between full public ones such as would be near...
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    Peter's LotSW audio books commentary, only 3 series?

    Quite some time ago links were posted on here for audio books of the show. Some were just the audio from the first eight series. Others had an extra commentary / narration by Peter Sallis. I did not see them recently after a quick search, will try again later. Glad I dl'ed back then. With...
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    Gina Lollobrigida gone at 95

    Saw that Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has passed away. I am a little more familiar with Sophia Loren from movies. Still know of her and that she was an icon.
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    Sgt. Cannon and PC Ball - Boys in Blue (1982)

    Stumbled across this recently but not had the chance to watch yet. Looks good and funny, have not seen a feature film with them yet outside of LotSW. I know we have some Cannon and Ball fans here so thought I would share in case you missed it or just wanted a re-watch. :18:
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    Young Foggy as Solicitor!?

    Just recently discovered a show called Is It Legal (1995) with Richard Lumsden who played a young Foggy in First of the Summer Wine (1988). In this show Richard plays Colin a naive and stupid mistake maker who is made a junior partner that takes over the spot from his retired father. Only...
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    Historical photos of grocery stores from the 1900's and up.

    Saw this the other day and it had me thinking of Open All Hours. It has a lot of interesting pictures of stores through the ages along with narration. How grocery stores and general stores have changed over the decades since the 1900's. It mostly focuses on the stores in the U.S. but I think...
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    Merry / Happy Christmas, origin wonderings...

    I had often wondered over the years about UK shows using "Happy Christmas" while American shows tend to use "Merry Christmas". What the difference between happy and merry really is. After a quick little search I found out why through the linked article...
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    Another nice article on LotSW

    Found this in my news feed this morning from British Comedy Guide. Is a nice article talking well about our show. A pleasant read and wished to share. It touches on the three 'eras' of the show amongst other things. Plus, I do like how they took the lyrics of the theme song and interwove them...
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    R1 DVD Vintage Extras

    The complete box set has all the Christmas specials along with the original episodes, but appears to be lacking a few extras / specials that are on the R1 "Vintage" DVDs. Which is a shame because I think they really should have been included to complete the package. The 30 Years of Last of the...
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    Main, front page possible glitch

    Since trying Firefox browser recently I noticed on our main page that a facebook add overlaps most of the Community Forums button. Did not notice it doing that when using Google Chrome browser in the past. Could be just something peculiar with my setup. Still able to click around the advert...
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    Why Squirrels as title of show?

    I have been watching some episodes of my The Squirrels DVD's and am curious as to why it was named so. I'm liking it, it is funny. Ken Jones of The Wackers is in it as well as Patsy Rowlands of Hallelujah! The dvd set does mention that it only contains 22 existing of the 29 episodes. That...
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