[kj] Bloke on a bridge

[PHIL TOFIELD]

one of my favourite Pete & Dud sketches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0poi3sIkSa8

On 1 October 2010 04:06, GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com> wrote:


> It's amazing how dry British humor is, even when silly and potty-humor

> like below. The last time the US had anything as dry was probably "Bob and

> Ray" (I think), who probably both

> died in the 80s or 90s (one was the dad of Chris Elliott, the actor w/the

> beard and balding head who was in "Something About Mary"). I remember owning

> an album (I think my dad got for me) of theirs,

> and they did a whole bit about production in a paper clip factory, acting

> about as serious as you can be. Bob Newhart's early standup (as well as all

> his tv show characters) was pretty dry too, but

> not really similar to UK humor.

> My life, and the lives of tens of millions of Americans, it pretty much run

> by Seinfeld re-runs. People often call the show "brilliant" (yes, Americans

> use the term but to mean "really smart", not just "really good" like

> it's used in the UK). I wouldn't call it that--just usually great acting,

> usually very good writing...but I think the reason it's still so huge (even

> though it started 20 years ago) is b/c the show TOTALLY satirezes Americans,

> esp.

> the single, 90s, "nobody's good enough to date me" me-first types.

>

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> From: karen.weil at sddt.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:43:45 -0700

>

> Subject: Re: [kj] Bloke on a bridge

>

> You vulgarian, you.  ; )

>

> k.w.

> SoCal

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>

> *To:* gathering at misera.net

> *Sent:* Thursday, September 30, 2010 6:26 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Bloke on a bridge

>

> I don't know, they've always given me a good laugh. :D

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWpRcRCUKsY&feature=PlayList&p=4284BB5883982C50&index=0&playnext=1

>

>

>

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> From: paulwady at hotmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:47:15 +0100

> Subject: Re: [kj] Bloke on a bridge

>

> I first got this sung to me in 1987....My god, why is it so funny??  The

> more under the influence you are, the funnier it gets????

>

> Someone explain it to me.  Please??  Pete N Dud.  Miss yer both.  x

>

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