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 Thursday 5th March Ripping Yarns episodes 3 and 4
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 27-02-2026 10:27
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Starting at 7.45pm (UK time). Episode 3 Escape from Stalag Luft https://archive.org/details/ripping-y...t+112B.mkv Episode 4 Murder at Moorstones Manor https://archive.org/details/ripping-y...+Manor.mkv "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 27-02-2026 17:25
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Cheers M Kid! I'll bring my shovel with me again. How's the rainfall been up your way? Edited by trevor travis on 27-02-2026 17:42 Vote Og.
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 27-02-2026 17:50
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The great thing is, we can now see a clear career development path opening up for M Kid. After that it'll be N Kid, then O Kid, then P Kid, Q Kid and...finally... R Kid. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 27-02-2026 17:57
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The great thing is, we can now see a clear career development path opening up for M Kid. After that it'll be N Kid, then O Kid, then P Kid, Q Kid and...finally... R Kid. There will be a R Kid in the hurdy gurdy family until the end of time. It's a nice thought. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 02-03-2026 13:36
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There will be a R Kid in the hurdy gurdy family until the end of time. It's a nice thought. I think of the Hurdy-Gurdys less as a family, more as a dynasty. Has anyone else read any stuff that might be deemed rippy-yarny? I read 'King Solomon's Mines' as a kid and (more recently) 'The Riddle of the Sands', which was fab. Then there were all those Biggles books that seemed mandatory at primary school. I seem to remember a Biggles short story called 'The White Fokker'. Couldn't make it up, tho' Capt W E Johns obviously did. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 03-03-2026 12:19
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There will be a R Kid in the hurdy gurdy family until the end of time. It's a nice thought. I think of the Hurdy-Gurdys less as a family, more as a dynasty. Has anyone else read any stuff that might be deemed rippy-yarny? I read 'King Solomon's Mines' as a kid and (more recently) 'The Riddle of the Sands', which was fab. Then there were all those Biggles books that seemed mandatory at primary school. I seem to remember a Biggles short story called 'The White Fokker'. Couldn't make it up, tho' Capt W E Johns obviously did. The 4 Feathers by A E W Mason is a definite ripper! What about John Buchan? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 03-03-2026 16:10
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There will be a R Kid in the hurdy gurdy family until the end of time. It's a nice thought. I think of the Hurdy-Gurdys less as a family, more as a dynasty. Has anyone else read any stuff that might be deemed rippy-yarny? I read 'King Solomon's Mines' as a kid and (more recently) 'The Riddle of the Sands', which was fab. Then there were all those Biggles books that seemed mandatory at primary school. I seem to remember a Biggles short story called 'The White Fokker'. Couldn't make it up, tho' Capt W E Johns obviously did. The 4 Feathers by A E W Mason is a definite ripper! What about John Buchan? 'The 39 Steps'! Of course. Did that at school. Epic. Will check out A E W Mason. Have you read the 1908 classic 'The Lost Lands of Liquid Gold' by A E I O U Thwhistleton-Throbwarbler? Rollicks all the way. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:38
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Greetings, gang! I hope they’ve cast John Inman as the camp commandant (so to speak). Then the PoWs can shout “I’m free” when they emerge from the tunnel |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:41
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I still get mixed up between Thwistleton-Throbwarbler and the Hon. D J Twistleton-Smyth-Smith. Which one rediscovered the (previously)lost temples of Svalbard??
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:42
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I still get mixed up between Thwistleton-Throbwarbler and the Hon. D J Twistleton-Smyth-Smith. Which one rediscovered the (previously)lost temples of Svalbard?? Someone from a cadet branch of the family. You'd approve. |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:43
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Howdy Doodily Do!
Vote Og.
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:43
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Bonsoir, M'kid and the cumberland creep meaning CB.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:44
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Tonight, one ripping yarn and a whodunnit that isn't really a ripping yarn. |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:44
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Looks like first episode is less than 30 minutes this week, so we can start second one at 8.15pm. I've just had my wee!
Vote Og.
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:44
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Howdy Doodily Do! And bonsoir to you 2 TT Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:44
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Bonsoir, M'kid and the cumberland creep meaning CB. A trifle harsh. I bet you make a harsh trifle. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:45
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Looks like first episode is less than 30 minutes this week, so we can start second one at 8.15pm. I've just had my wee! I've got a BIG cup of tea... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:45
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Started... Has anyone ever successfully escaped from Horizon? |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:45
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STARTED! Soolin is looking lovely this week! Vote Og.
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:45
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Hi-de-hi, campers! |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:46
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I remember reading some Rider Haggard stuff at my friend John's house. The books belonged to his father, can't remember why I was there alone long enough to peruse Solomon and his mine etc, but I knew they'd be confiscated if I took them home, so to speak, even supposing Mr B would lend them to me. Great stuff though.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:46
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I once had to wear lederhosen for an Austrian-themed cheese and wine evening. #ChafingIssues |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:46
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Bonsoir, M'kid and the cumberland creep meaning CB. A trifle harsh. I bet you make a harsh trifle. I make an awful trawfle too. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:46
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M Kid, you didn't put up the full title: you were missing the 112B at the end!
Vote Og.
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:47
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Started... Has anyone ever successfully escaped from Horizon? I know someone who tried it - twice - and is still with us. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:47
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Rule One: nicknames only. Or, at a push, Horizon usernames. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:47
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I once had to wear lederhosen for an Austrian-themed cheese and wine evening. #ChafingIssues What did the other person wear? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:47
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No-one wants to escape with Phipps. Where’s Donald Pleasance when you need him? |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:48
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I think I'd be the same - who wants to stage an escape when you've only just woken up. Must be a better time to do it!
Vote Og.
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:48
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I once had to wear lederhosen for an Austrian-themed cheese and wine evening. #ChafingIssues And you're goiing to do it again for Eurovision, aren't you! "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:48
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I once had to wear lederhosen for an Austrian-themed cheese and wine evening. #ChafingIssues What did the other person wear? Nothing. I mean nothing Alpine |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:49
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No-one wants to escape with Phipps. Where’s Donald Pleasance when you need him? Going blind with James Garner. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:49
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Careful, Phipps. It may be a (von) Trapp |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:50
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I think I'd be the same - who wants to stage an escape when you've only just woken up. Must be a better time to do it! What - when you're asleep?? "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:50
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Maybe we should try escaping from this forum, while M Kid is looking the other way!
Edited by trevor travis on 05-03-2026 19:51 Vote Og.
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:50
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The entire British officer class in World War One came from Surrey. Fact. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:51
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Never mind Pleseance, it's Keiller!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:51
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Maybe we shpuld try escaping from this forum, while M Kid is looking the other way! I've tried multiple times. She caught me before I made it to Switzerland with Julie Andrews |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:52
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All together now: “all along the watchtower…” Other religious magazines are available.
Edited by Cygnus Bazza on 05-03-2026 19:53 |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 05-03-2026 19:52
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Posh British accent means “outside” gets pronounced “ite-side”. |
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