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FarmerBrowne · 24-04-2020 11:26pm

I had a telephone call from a man, he did not give his name, but he tell me, ‘Get you kitchen painted or you be in big trouble John.’

somesoldiers · 25-04-2020 2:39am

I read a story to my young lad (can’t remember which one) and one of the lines is “you’ll be in big trouble”....I always add “John” at the end

Joe_ Public · 25-04-2020 10:38am

Ok, I'll get shot for this but i thought the trigger persona could be overplayed at times, but he did also get some sharp lines such as when he cons rodney into nominating himself for chair of the tenants association or when boycie, talking about naming the baby, says they dont want to be premature, trig turns and says, "yeah Marlene said something about that."

The Nal · 25-04-2020 10:59am

"Why ask"?

TCDStudent1 · 25-04-2020 6:44pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Ok, I'll get shot for this but i thought the trigger persona could be overplayed at times, but he did also get some sharp lines such as when he cons rodney into nominating himself for chair of the tenants association or when boycie, talking about naming the baby, says they dont want to be premature, trig turns and says, "yeah Marlene said something about that."

I think he was better in the earlier seasons. They made him a little too dim in later seasons.

FarmerBrowne · 26-04-2020 12:26pm

Fancy an Indian?

El_Duderino 09 · 26-04-2020 12:33pm

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

I think he was better in the earlier seasons. They made him a little too dim in later seasons.

Yeah there were times when he was an effective thief and other times he was barely a functional human. The character was a bit dim in the first episode when he was selling the stolen briefcases (haggling with del) but at other times he was completely clueless. Bit inconsistent.

matchthis · 26-04-2020 12:40pm

Trigger thinks he sees a ufo outside the pub window while sitting with Rodney and Del. Turns out it’s not a flashing light, just him blinking

Joe_ Public · 26-04-2020 12:52pm

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

I think he was better in the earlier seasons. They made him a little too dim in later seasons.

I thought maybe part of it was the reactions of other characters to his stupidity, maybe overdone a tad. But only nitpicks in the overall scheme of greatness.

Always loved the story about Jason McAteer been nicknamed Trigger until he signed for Liverpool and had to be renamed Double Trigger as they already had a Trigger on their books.

El_Duderino 09 · 26-04-2020 1:12pm

matchthis wrote: »

Trigger thinks he sees a ufo outside the pub window while sitting with Rodney and Del. Turns out it’s not a flashing light, just him blinking

Yeah that was going too far.

tastyt · 26-04-2020 1:17pm

Dirty Barry

JoeA3 · 26-04-2020 3:03pm

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

I think he was better in the earlier seasons. They made him a little too dim in later seasons.

Yeah they definitely changed his character over the seasons. Early on he was a bit of a shady petty thief, a little dim, but that wasn’t played upon as much in early seasons. Rodney was actually a bit afraid of him - “Why do they call him Trigger, does he carry a gun?”

In later seasons the shady petty crime aspect of his character was forgotten about and he was just a simpleton road sweeper.

A great character though

FarmerBrowne · 26-04-2020 3:54pm

tastyt wrote: »

Dirty Barry

Margaret Thatcher ruined his industry.

El_Duderino 09 · 26-04-2020 5:41pm

FarmerBrowne wrote: »

Margaret Thatcher ruined his industry.

At last, someone's got something good to say about her.

TCDStudent1 · 26-04-2020 8:04pm

FarmerBrowne wrote: »

Fancy an Indian?

Great line! Definitely wouldnt get away with that scene these days!

El_Duderino 09 · 26-04-2020 8:34pm

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Great line! Definitely wouldnt get away with that scene these days!

Why? It was supposed to be inappropriate in the scene. The Miranda only pretended to tolerate it because she wanted to scam them out of the painting. Rodney tried it later and got a slap across his Bo Grace.

TCDStudent1 · 26-04-2020 8:49pm

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Why? It was supposed to be inappropriate in the scene. The Miranda only pretended to tolerate it because she wanted to scam them out of the painting. Rodney tried it later and got a slap across his Bo Grace.

oh yeh, thats true.

FarmerBrowne · 26-04-2020 11:03pm

Take it on board if you wish.

FarmerBrowne · 28-04-2020 9:51pm

I don't like being called a cowboy! No one's ever called me that before!! I am not a cowboy.

Del: BRONCO

branie2 · 28-04-2020 11:47pm

Roast bleedin' pork!

branie2 · 29-04-2020 7:00pm

Hell of a parting you've got there, son.

sligojoek · 29-04-2020 11:19pm

Tomorrow night on Yesterday TV. 8.00pm The Story of OFAH

FarmerBrowne · 01-05-2020 11:50pm

Mr Trotter, when I said strip to the waste I meant the top half.

Edgware · 02-05-2020 12:19am

Del Boy " Uncle Albert don't mention During the war"
Uncle Albert " During the 1939 to 1945 conflict with Germany"

B.A._Baracus · 23-05-2020 10:11pm

Guess the episode

DanielODonnell · 23-05-2020 11:29pm

A few years ago I bought a bar mat for £50 that was used on the Nags Head pub set. My mother ended up throwing it in the bin as she thought it was an old one.

angel eyes 2012 · 23-05-2020 11:41pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Guess the episode

Hole in One

ancapailldorcha · 24-05-2020 11:02am

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Guess the episode

That's when Albert falls down into the pub cellar.

The Nal · 24-05-2020 11:13am

Hello Mike. How's that deep fryer Del sold you?

TCDStudent1 · 24-05-2020 11:55am

The Nal wrote: »

Hello Mike. How's that deep fryer Del sold you?

I want a word with you Trotter

Hammer89 · 24-05-2020 12:39pm

I binged on every episode quite a few years ago when I was sick, and no joke had me crying with laugher more than this beauty.

Del: "Michael, Michael, please a bottle of champagne for my partner and me. And make it the best champagne. A bottle of that Dillingers 75. That's Prince Charles's favourite champagne that.

Australian lad: "No, that's Bollingers."

Del: "It's bloody true!"

Micky 32 · 24-05-2020 12:42pm

I love the bit where Rodney announces he’s with a 40 year old and Del reckoned she was even too old for himself and then grandad replies “ i’d have to think twice” lol

spurshero · 24-05-2020 12:47pm

Micky 32 wrote: »

I love the bit where Rodney announces he’s with a 40 year old and Del reckoned she was even too old for himself and then grandad replies “ i’d have to think twice” lol

Loved that bit as well . Hard to beat triggers cousins bus story for me .

bottlebrush · 24-05-2020 1:01pm

spurshero wrote: »

Loved that bit as well . Hard to beat triggers cousins bus story for me .

Or Triggers broom

Micky 32 · 24-05-2020 1:05pm

“. What do you prefer Rodney? Astro turf or grass?”

“ i don’t know i never smoked astro turf”

“ Yooooouuuuuu wally!”

The Nal · 24-05-2020 1:29pm

bottlebrush wrote: »

Or Triggers broom

A deep philosophical issue!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

WhiteMan32 · 24-05-2020 2:35pm

DEL: What do'ya mean it's a bit late. You said it was opened 24 hours a day?
TRIGGER: Yeah - but not at night

JoeA3 · 24-05-2020 2:40pm

WhiteMan32 wrote: »

DEL: What do'ya mean it's a bit late. You said it was opened 24 hours a day?
TRIGGER: Yeah - but not at night

steddyeddy · 24-05-2020 4:16pm

It might sound weird given some of the subject matter but my memories of watching that show were wholesome ones. People might say it was offensive nowadays, however, the underlying sentiments conveyed in the program were anything but.

El_Duderino 09 · 24-05-2020 5:47pm

steddyeddy wrote: »

It might sound weird given some of the subject matter but my memories of watching that show were wholesome ones. People might say it was offensive nowadays, however, the underlying sentiments conveyed in the program were anything but.

Yeah, this keeps coming up throughout this thread. People who assume loads of other people will be offended by it, but nobody has actually said they think it's offensive.

I maintain that calling the mucic the black lads we playing "monkey music" is probably objectively offensive, but apart from that I don't think anyone has said they're actually offended by it.

Micky 32 · 24-05-2020 6:01pm

“ I told them not to have the mutton vindaloo “

steddyeddy · 24-05-2020 6:08pm

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Yeah, this keeps coming up throughout this thread. People who assume loads of other people will be offended by it, but nobody has actually said they think it's offensive.

I maintain that calling the mucic the black lads we playing "monkey music" is probably objectively offensive, but apart from that I don't think anyone has said they're actually offended by it.

I'm not complaining about people finding it offensive. I'm saying that there's bits people could find offensive nowadays. I'm saying that this didn't detract from the overall wholesome sentiment of the show.

B.A._Baracus · 24-05-2020 7:34pm

There's quite a few jokes in there (especially early episodes) that would offend people if they were made today.

You know yourself there's people out there who love to get offended.

Say Your Number · 24-05-2020 7:50pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

There's quite a few jokes in there (especially early episodes) that would offend people if they were made today.

You know yourself there's people out there who love to get offended.

And they're people out there who seek out people expressing offense at something and then spend their time whinging f*cking endlessly about it.

Micky 32 · 24-05-2020 7:56pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

There's quite a few jokes in there (especially early episodes) that would offend people if they were made today.

You know yourself there's people out there who love to get offended.

I wonder if any irish got offended by Del Boy’s comment as he passed a cement mixer and called it an irish tumble dryer lol

FFVII · 24-05-2020 7:57pm

Say Your Number wrote: »

And they're people out there who seek out people expressing offense at something and then spend their time whinging f*cking endlessly about it.

Full circle

Itssoeasy · 24-05-2020 8:00pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Guess the episode

Hole in one just before Albert did his tony jacklin impression.

El_Duderino 09 · 24-05-2020 8:16pm

steddyeddy wrote: »

I'm not complaining about people finding it offensive. I'm saying that there's bits people could find offensive nowadays. I'm saying that this didn't detract from the overall wholesome sentiment of the show.

Yeah. Evidence so far us that absolutely nobody has been offended but plenty have assumed that others would be offended.

The evidence is that people take it in the same spirit that you do.

El_Duderino 09 · 24-05-2020 8:26pm

Say Your Number wrote: »

And they're people out there who seek out people expressing offense at something and then spend their time whinging f*cking endlessly about it.

Yeah and the evidence is that there are loads more people who will imagine people taking offence, and give out about it.

This thread has loads of people complaining about Snowflakes who would take offence. Absolutely no posters have expressed offense. So the people actually taking offense are completely unnecessary for lots of people to complain about all these imaginary complainants.

El_Duderino 09 · 24-05-2020 8:35pm

Micky 32 wrote: »

I wonder if any irish got offended by Del Boy’s comment as he passed a cement mixer and called it an irish tumble dryer lol

They did a few Irish jokes.

The owner of the shamrock pub needed to think about something and Albert said "that shouldn't take long".

There were a couple of Irish jokes when in the episode with Brendan o Shoughnasy. There was a famine joke in there too.

Nobody mentioned being upset by it so far.

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