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| | | Well, Cartoon Network ran a Wallace and Gromit Marathon (didn't take long, did it?...) on Sunday. Needless to say, I (and my kids) clearly have been underappreciating this stuff, having never have been lucky enough to actually see it before. We all (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —James Powell
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| | | | | Larry, I think the scene with the Hornby O gauge is classic (the train scenes). Now all we need is for someone to do it in lego :) James P (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) That was actual Hornby? I figured it was some mock up stuff. Cool. I don't know which was funnier, the fact that Gromit could lay track so fast, the fact that there were both curved and straight in the same box, the fact that the box didn't (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —James Powell
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| | | | | | (...) Now (...) No, it wasn't real Hornby. If it was, you would probably have had people having screaming hissy fits :) The Hornby O gauge collecters tend to make lego collectors look 'normal'. But, it was funny as heck! (...) Lar, I bought my dad (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | (...) If you think they're funny, you should see some of the other stuff. When I was posted in Darwin I saw a couple of Aardman collections and they were brilliant. Some of them nearly had me on oxygen just to breath normally. I haven't seen any of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | When I was a kid, they did morph. He was fantastic. Who'd have thought platacine could have a personality! See morph at: (URL) A (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | | (...) platacine (...) Yes, they had a couple of Morph animations. The funniest (and the one requiring the most time on the oxyviva) was the Blib and Blub animation. The "playschool" type woman narrator made it hysterical. I cannot ever remember (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | (...) A few years ago, the whole nation came to a standstill when the showed the the wrong trousers... $17 is amazing value. After the 3rd one, the sales of the cheese they eat (I know the name - I just can not spell it) rocketed in the UK. (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Jeremy Sproat
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| | | | | | (...) There ought to be a warning on the box... ;-) (...) Wednesleydale? Well, it's not like any cheese I've ever had before... (...) Yep. Wrong Trousers is so funny on so many levels, it's...well, funny. I'm trying to get my hands on a copy of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —James Brown
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| | | | | | | (...) Creature Comforts is great. I haven't been able to get my hands on a "real copy" but one of my local video stores has it for rent. James (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | Maybe I am totally clueless (Many leftists are convinced of that), but I have no clue about what these posts have been about. Oh, all knowing Larry P, can you enlighten me? Scott S. Sproaticus wrote: < snipped conversation of wrong trousers? > (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Jeff Boen
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| | | | | | | | (...) very clever, funny and intelligent claymation shorts (3-30 minute pieces) by nick parks (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | Jeff Boen wrote: Thank you Jeff, I remember seeing them now. Man, I can tell I am running by caffeine only today! Scott S. (...) ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Work Page: (URL) Page: (URL) LEGO Page: (URL) to (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | | | (...) Oooh! Oooh! Could you e-mail it to me? I love Creature Comforts!! Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Jeremy Sproat
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| | | | | | | | (...) I'm sorry, but my answer is no. I'm not sure if I acquired the mpeg through illicit means, and it just wouldn't do to perpetuate a shameful act of possible video piracy. And besides... (...) ...I'm getting a real kick out of this! :-, Cheers, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | | | | (...) of (...) Fair enough. The moral issues of this have been flogged a thousand deaths over the 2000 vendor catalogue scans. No need to re-hash them. A real bugger, though! (...) Ooooh you're an evil man!!!! ;-) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | | (...) I think I may have just struck gold! Check out (URL) where's my credit card!!! Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | (...) Cool! I think I just found a second Christmas present for my father! Jeff (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Richard Dee
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| | | | | On Mon, 6 Dec 1999 23:47:15 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) Ardman Animations recently sold out the rights to an American firm, perhaps there is a connection there? (Though if memory serves correctly, I think it was (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Peter Merryman
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| | | | | | (...) Aardman Animations recently signed a 5-picture deal with Dreamworks SKG, that's all. They will produce 5 feature films for Dreamworks, beginning with "Chicken Run", which was mentioned earlier in this thread. You can check out a preview of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Jeff Boen
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| | | | | (...) (love wallace and gromit, got the videos for xmas 3 years ago) i believe Dave's company is aptly titled due to his oft utterance "i'm not wearing any pants!" J (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Wrong Trousers —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | (...) Wow, have you been deprived! I love those shorts! I first saw "The Wrong Trousers in '94(?) with my father at the Biography Movie Theater in DC, during an animation Festival. It was great! After "A Close Shave" came out, we saw that one there, (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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