Goodness Gracious Me was broadcast in Oz. Bloody funny show, though I don't remember the Skipinder skit.
Mal: There's plenty orders of mine that she didn't obey. Wash: Name one! Mal: She married you!
'War Stories'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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evil jimi - Jul 24, 2004 11:22:26 am PDT #7058 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Kate P. - Jul 24, 2004 3:44:51 pm PDT #7059 of 9843
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
(B. is starting pre-kindergarten, etc.).
Seriously?? I remember when he was born! It doesn't seem like it was that long ago.
Fay - Jul 24, 2004 4:12:24 pm PDT #7060 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
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Hiya! All is well in the land of the Pharaohs - I've now completed my first year of employment in my shiny new career. Go me!
Meanwhile, should explain that on Goodness Gracious Me they either got the actual reels of Skippy or else constructed something close using footage of kangaroos - I presumed it was the real thing. Only they had Skippy thinking out loud, with a Punjabi accent, and having an alcohol problem, and just generally being very funny.
Gus - Jul 24, 2004 7:39:25 pm PDT #7061 of 9843
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Six AM-ish in Bern. My new apartment (above a Gasthaus, for those who know what that means) is near a bakery. The air coming through the window is probably fattening. Switzerland is all about sugar and yeast and chocolate. Poor dead Dr. Atkins' ghost haunts Switzerland, shaking his head.
Since no one wanted to advise me on the satellite TV issue, I got Sky+ (German). Go ahead and correct me.
Goodness Gracious Me was available in the States on BBCA for a while. It was not very accessable for a Yank, or anyway, for this Yank.
Kate P. - Jul 24, 2004 7:42:13 pm PDT #7062 of 9843
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Hey Gus! Sounds like Switzerland is treating you very nicely.
Gus - Jul 24, 2004 7:53:47 pm PDT #7063 of 9843
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Hey Kate! Yup. Switzerland feels a whole lot like home. As soon as I get better at the languages (my German just plain sucks, my French is more often wrong than not, and my Italian ... t shudder ), it will be a lot better.
Hmm. Reading back over that paragraph makes me guess that my English is also a little problematic. Maybe I should just point and nod.
billytea - Jul 24, 2004 8:03:03 pm PDT #7064 of 9843
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Six AM-ish in Bern. My new apartment (above a Gasthaus, for those who know what that means)
It means you're having trouble spelling Gushaus, that's what it means.
Gus - Jul 24, 2004 9:40:51 pm PDT #7065 of 9843
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
My lazy goilfriend has finally awakened. Now we will go out on the cobblestones for a short walk to the bakery and have a nosh that would make Dr. Atkins cry. Sure, there will be rain and thunder, and the day will be a little muggy, but these are things that do not disturb two Strangers in a Strange Land. Have a smiley day, O Un-Americans.
meara - Jul 24, 2004 9:47:47 pm PDT #7066 of 9843
Wow, Gus, Switzerland sounds amazing! I'm kinda jealous! Also impressed by your language abilities--even if your french and german aren't great now, you already speak a bunch of things, and I'm sure they'll be very good very soon!!
Mmm, bakery...I live above a 7-11, which is more convenient (24 hours!) but less yummy.
evil jimi - Jul 25, 2004 3:44:38 am PDT #7067 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Just thought I'd mention for anyone who has yet to get all the Angel or Buffy DVDs: starting October 13, 2004, you can buy the complete season sets for under $60 each on ezydvd.com.au. Not sure how long it will last, or if other sites/shops will have it for the same price, so start saving your pennies and get in quick.