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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Thu Dec 28, 2017, 01:11 AM Dec 2017

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"Fawlty Towers: I know nothing"

I was addicted to this English TV show when I lived in Portland, Maine back around 1990.

“Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away."
Stars: John Cleese

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"Fawlty Towers: I know nothing" (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 OP

He's from Barcelona! House of Roberts Dec 2017 #1

We watched them MFM008 Dec 2017 #2

I loved that show. Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #3

Back in the day, a close friend laughed so hard she 'broke her water' watching it Brother Buzz Dec 2017 #4

One of my favorites too, but... MarianJack Dec 2017 #5

House of Roberts

(5,677 posts)

1. He's from Barcelona!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2017, 05:14 AM

Dec 2017

MFM008

(19,998 posts)

2. We watched them

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2017, 06:25 AM

Dec 2017

My dad loved British comedy. We saw these till we memorized them.
They should have made 100 of them.

Arkansas Granny

(31,812 posts)

3. I loved that show.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2017, 06:57 AM

Dec 2017

Brother Buzz

(37,739 posts)

4. Back in the day, a close friend laughed so hard she 'broke her water' watching it

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Dec 30, 2017, 03:58 PM

Dec 2017

We still laugh about it.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

5. One of my favorites too, but...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Dec 31, 2017, 12:17 PM

Dec 2017

...don't mention the war.

PEACE!

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