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I dislike Panto's shows with a passion! Am I on my own?

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    #32
    narddog
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    Biggins wrote: »
    As the thread title says "I dislike Panto's with a passion! Am I on my own?"?


    O no you're not..


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    #33
    juan.kerr
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    OP, how do you feel about Twank?


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    #34
    WoollyRedHat
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    When I was a youngun and went to the panto, and there was a pause in which the actors froze, I focused my stare on one to try and break their character, because I was an evil child.


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    #35
    ShadowHearth
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    wtf is panto? :confused:


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    #36
    Biggins
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    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    wtf is panto? :confused:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEOs5BOpzBE


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    #37
    Biggins
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    juan.kerr wrote: »
    OP, how do you feel about Twank?

    I feel the person is one letter too many!


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    #38
    bb1234567
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    Biggins wrote: »
    As the thread title says "I dislike Panto's with a passion! Am I on my own?"
    I cannot stand the stupid, irritating, silliness of it all.
    I never got them as a kid in what was supposed to be entertaining use/value and as an adult, they are even worse through an adult perspective.
    I avoid them like they are a dose of the plague.


    Now I know "each to their own" - and rightly so. Thats the way it should be.
    I wouldn't nor shouldn't impede anyone else's enjoyment of such shows.
    I am just wondering if anyone feels the same as me... that they are a load of stupid cobbers?

    Yeah theyre awful, but I dunno I love them at the same time:) Gets me in the christmas mood, and makes me feel really good. Are pantos an Irish thing or do they do them around the world?


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    #39
    Bruthal
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    Biggins wrote: »
    I feel the person is one letter too many!

    Is she that well built?


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    #40
    ProudDUB
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    Loved going to the Maureen Potter ones in the Gaiety when I was a kid. Real sense of occasion about them and the place. All the ones I've been to since were a real chore to sit through. Thought that the oh so adorable Billy Barry Kids Brats were Satans Children from a very early age. Said that in school once, and the nuns sent a stiffly worded letter home to my mammy. She was none too impressed, but my father pissed himself laughing over it. He hated being dragged to them every year. Good times !


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    #41
    Biggins
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    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Yeah theyre awful, but I dunno I love them at the same time:) Gets me in the christmas mood, and makes me feel really good. Are pantos an Irish thing or do they do them around the world?

    I think (open to be wrong) that they are mainly an Irish/British thing in the form that we get them.


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    #42
    Capt'n Midnight
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    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Loved going to the Maureen Potter ones in the Gaiety when I was a kid. Real sense of occasion about them and the place.
    +1

    But you wouldn't wish Twink on anyone


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    #43
    ProudDUB
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    No I wouldn't, but I did take my nieces to some of the pantos that she did with Dustin The Turkey. This was back in his Faith of Our Feathers days, when he was actually being funny. This was also around the time when Twink almost lost her house from the shady solicitor goings on. She got some fierce awful (but very funny) slaggings from Dustin about it all. I am no fan of the woman in general, but I remember thinking fair dues to her for taking that night after night. It went over my nieces heads, but I thought it was hilarious.


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    #44
    Pottler
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    I for one love Panties, especially if they're on a beautiful, shapely woman and I have no idea what the rest of ye weirdos are on about.


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    #45
    Ziegfeldgirl27
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    I have honestly never been to a panto in my life, not even as a kid. I am however going to Dublin this weekend to see Jedward's panto with my niece :confused:


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    #46
    Biggins
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    Ziegfeldgirl27 wrote: »
    I have honestly never been to a panto in my life, not even as a kid. I am however going to Dublin this weekend to see Jedward's panto with my niece :confused:

    Bring a book to read! :D


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    #47
    Fox_In_Socks
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    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Loved going to the Maureen Potter ones in the Gaiety when I was a kid. Real sense of occasion about them and the place. All the ones I've been to since were a real chore to sit through. Thought that the oh so adorable Billy Barry Kids Brats were Satans Children from a very early age. Said that in school once, and the nuns sent a stiffly worded letter home to my mammy. She was none too impressed, but my father pissed himself laughing over it. He hated being dragged to them every year. Good times !

    The Billy Barry Kids. Never understood why people liked them? The bloody Toy Show would be on the Late Late and instead of showing toys, you'd hear "oh it's the Billy Barries!" from my aunts or mother like it was a treat or something.

    Satan's Children isn't the phrase for it.:mad:

    (No offense to former Billy Barrys on here)


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    #48
    gobnaitolunacy
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    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    wtf is panto? :confused:

    A live action transvestite Youtube clip.


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    #49
    gobnaitolunacy
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    Fox_In_Socks wrote: »
    The Billy Barry Kids. Never understood why people liked them? The bloody Toy Show would be on the Late Late and instead of showing toys, you'd hear "oh it's the Billy Barries!" from my aunts or mother like it was a treat or something.

    Satan's Children isn't the phrase for it.:mad:

    (No offense to former Billy Barrys on here)

    I've yet to meet a child or former child who actually liked the little sh*ts.


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    #50
    Fox_In_Socks
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    gobnaitolunacy wrote: »
    I've yet to meet a child or former child who actually liked the little sh*ts.

    Well, everyone is a former child, but I get you.:)


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    #51
    gobnaitolunacy
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    Fox_In_Socks wrote: »
    Well, everyone is a former child, but I get you.:)

    Well, if they are a child, they would be a current as opposed to a former, child:D


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    #52
    poolboy
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    Hated pantos as a kid have kids myself now have always said I would do anything for them but it turns out I wouldn't. They are going on Wednesday and daddy is refusing to go saw a clip of that twat from tv3 singing gangnam style on tv and I decided I couldn't do it persuaded granny to take the ticket thank fcuk


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    #53
    spankysue
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    Never been to a panto in my life, but I can't stand Twink so I don't think I missed anything good :)


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