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Conference rocks::uk_tv

Title:Television and Films in the UK
Moderator:SAC::EDMUNDS
Created:Wed Apr 13 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:841
Total number of notes:13840

241.0. "One foot in the grave" by BURYST::EDMUNDS ($ no !fm2r, no comment) Thu Jan 18 1990 19:43

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241.1mmmmmmmmmmAYOV24::TADAIRLet,s get the flock outa hereFri Jan 19 1990 12:3910
241.2"Well, it's not chasing balls of wool, is it?"BREW11::LAWTONLooks just like a Telefunken U-47Tue Feb 13 1990 22:5619
241.3YUPPY::WHITEHEADWhat's that loaded gun for?Wed Feb 14 1990 12:186
241.4Sorry, but..AYOV10::MDONNELLYTurn that jungle music downWed Feb 14 1990 15:4711
241.5I like it (am I getting old?)CHEST::ELLIOTWed Feb 14 1990 16:009
241.6YUPPY::WHITEHEADWhat's that loaded gun for?Wed Feb 14 1990 16:039
241.7The title's the best bit!CURRNT::SAXBYDigital? Yeah I worked there ONCE!Wed Feb 14 1990 16:1011
241.8YUPPY::WHITEHEADValentine - commercial crapWed Feb 14 1990 16:3818
241.9A bit TOO touchy?CURRNT::SAXBYDigital? Yeah I worked there ONCE!Wed Feb 14 1990 17:0416
241.10YUPPY::WHITEHEADFairly Volative XanthippeWed Feb 14 1990 17:0915
241.11CURRNT::SAXBYDigital? Yeah I worked there ONCE!Wed Feb 14 1990 17:4428
241.12Not forgotten -PEKING::DUNDONPThu Feb 15 1990 12:225
241.13Yes, but...CRATE::ELLIOTThu Feb 15 1990 16:4911
241.14BURYST::EDMUNDS$ no !fm2r, no commentThu Oct 04 1990 16:281
241.15phew, that was close....AYOV28::MDONNELLYLuckless pedestrianThu Oct 04 1990 19:3910
241.16No sweat!BURYST::EDMUNDS$ no !fm2r, no commentThu Oct 04 1990 19:550
241.17Not one sodding apple!HAMPS::NICHOLLSI'm now SWISS too!Fri Oct 05 1990 13:136
241.18The same old Brittish sit-com formulaAYOV10::MDONNELLYLuckless pedestrianFri Oct 05 1990 15:4413
241.19Victor Meldrew, Vi - ctor Me - el -drewWELLIN::NISBETDougie Nisbet | WLO | 853 4334Mon Feb 24 1992 18:5915
241.20You've signed this cheque "Doddering Arse Hole"COMICS::WEGGSome hard boiled eggs & some nuts.Mon Feb 24 1992 19:3617
241.21LEECHS::hiltonHow's it going royal ugly dudes?Mon Feb 24 1992 20:277
241.22YepKERNEL::MORIARTYWed Mar 04 1992 17:424
241.23Victor Meldrew is my HeroVOGON::KAPPLERSpontaneity is fine in it's place....Mon Mar 09 1992 20:497
241.24I don't bellllllllieve itSAC::LANG_HButton up your overcoatTue Mar 02 1993 15:285
241.25I didn't mean plant it IN the toilet!REPAIR::TRIMMINGSTue Mar 02 1993 18:114
241.26"He's been stuck in there for five hours!"REPAIR::TRIMMINGSMon Mar 08 1993 13:214
241.27The Other Side...WIZZER::MACLEANA Pure Dear In a Wicked WorldWed May 05 1993 13:518
241.28SAC::LANG_HButton up your overcoatWed May 05 1993 15:0914
241.29Horse's Mouth...WIZZER::MACLEANA Pure Dear In a Wicked WorldWed May 05 1993 20:526
241.30AYOV24::TADAIRWhy do I weep?Thu May 06 1993 17:319
241.32One Foot In The AlgarveREPAIR::TRIMMINGSMon Jan 17 1994 13:184
241.33TOOK::GASKELLMon Jul 17 1995 18:2513
241.34Is anyone still there?TOLKIN::JBROWNThe just shall live by faith.Wed Jun 04 1997 01:3114
    Helloooooooooo!  Is anyone still listening?
    
    I hope someone can fill in a word for me from the title song that I
    simply cannot make out.  Here goes:
    
    	They say I might as well face the truth
    	That I am just too long in the tooth
    	So I'm an O.A.B. in ___________
    	But I am not yet quite gone to seed.
    
    Any help would be appreciated.
    
    Thanks,
    Janet
241.35TGRAPH::WEGGSome hard boiled eggs and some nuts.Wed Jun 04 1997 01:4414
        > Helloooooooooo!  Is anyone still listening?
        
        Just about, but this isn't the most active conference on the
        net:-)
        
        >     So I'm an O.A.B. in ___________
        >     But I am not yet quite gone to seed.
        
        I think it's OAP rather than OAB, but I can't place the
        missing word either.  So that's two of us singing it now.
        
        ~Ian.
        
        P.S. Not "retreat" is it?
241.36I don't believe it !!!COMICS::MILLSS"Jump! Jump now!" ...KoshWed Jun 04 1997 18:127
    	They say I might as well face the truth
    	That I am just too long in the tooth
    	So I'm an O.A.P. in reprieve	<------- I think this is the word!
    	But I am not yet quite gone to seed.


Simes. %^)
241.37We've drawn up a short list of 5,000 namesTOLKIN::JBROWNThe just shall live by faith.Wed Jun 04 1997 18:559
    I think I see what some of the difficulty is.  O.A.B. used to be (still
    is?) stamped on pensioner's checks her in the U.S.  It means Old Age
    Benefits.  I imagine O.A.P. means Old Age Pension.  
    
    I suppose I could send a note to Eric Idle and ask him what the missing
    word is........
    
    Janet
    :-) 
241.38And I've been humming the flippin' tune all day as well!CHEFS::CROSSAPunks jump up to get beat downWed Jun 04 1997 20:036
    What about the all powerful Alta Vista? I would have thought that there
    is at least one site out there with the lyrics on.
    
    
    
    			Stretch.
241.39Did you know that there is a rock band with that name?TOLKIN::JBROWNThe just shall live by faith.Wed Jun 04 1997 21:358
    You would think so.  I spent a bit of time looking on the Web yesterday
    and the only lyrics I came across were from the BAND "One Foot in the
    Grave".  These memorable tunes include titles such as "Old Farts",
    "Embalmer", "Menopause", "Cross-Dresser", "I Hate Your Guts", etc.  You
    get the idea.
    
    Janet
    (Mr. Swainey's Mum)
241.40COMICS::MILLSS&quot;Jump! Jump now!&quot; ...KoshFri Jun 06 1997 19:529
Re: Lyrics stuff


Nah. Can't find the lyrics ANYWHERE on the 'net. And I looked. Believe me!

As an aside, O.A.P. stands for Old Age Pensioner, here in the UK.
                                              ^^

Simes %^)