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Archers thread #162: ‘This is like talking to Lassie’ – how right you are, Fallon! Discuss The Archers here.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 07/03/2024 22:44

Thank you, @PseudoBadger, for kicking off this long, long series of Archers threads.

Archers All views on The Archers welcome here! New blood welcomed, and of course we are always delighted to welcome back former or occasional listeners/posters. We don't all agree on all points, although we do mostly try to be civil about it. Most of us are posting tongue in cheek a lot of the time, so don't worry about revealing that you think cowhide-covered walls are a great idea for a cafe with vegan and vegetarian customers, or other unusual views. Grin

Archers Spoilers: not on this thread, please! We don't wait for the omnibus to discuss the weeknight episodes, but we do try our best to avoid cross-contamination from www.mumsnet.com/talk/radio_addicts/4636789-the-archers-spoilers-thread-7-cant-wait-for-702pm-join-us-here, where spoilers are positively welcomed!

Archers For newer listeners, lurkers or those who just have no idea what we're talking about, @DadDadDad has created this useful thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/3557323-For-Archers-fans-a-guide-to-acronyms-on-the-long-running-discussion-threads-and-any-other-meta-thread-questions-you-may-have - BOOP point for him! (See thread for explanation.)

Title comes from one of the better scripted conversations of recent weeks, when Fallon said ”Harrison, this is like talking to Lassie! Just TELL ME”. So true of so many conversations on TA where you just want to shake them and yell 'Just TELL US, and quickly, so you don't get interrupted before you can say the important bit', but of course they rarely do and days pass before the conversation resumes. @TheBell suggested putting it in the title, so thanks for that.

@OverArmour had a great if more obscure idea, paying tribute to a Peter Greenaway film: The Policeman, The Drunk, The Vet and his Lover. That will do very well as a starting point for the new thread. Will Alistair leave? Will Denise tell John she's leaving him? Will Paul learn to be less noisy? Do any of us care?

I do care a little about Harrison and Fallon. I want Harrison to get a grip and realise he needs a paying job more than the captaincy of the cricket team. I don't care at all about Harry but I think he's been brought in purely as a plot device so with any luck we can all forget about him very soon.

Over to you!

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LikeTalkingToLassie · 08/04/2024 14:33

[Pause] Alisss, Harry is not your problem. You can't fix him. He's manipulative and devious.

I'd be annoyed about the hairbrush too.

Bruisername · 08/04/2024 14:38

I don’t even understand the hairbrush tbh. Sounds like territory marking as Miranda doesn’t strike me as the type of person to forget it

LikeTalkingToLassie · 08/04/2024 14:51

That. She's marking her territory. She's up to something.

Bruisername · 08/04/2024 14:52

How old are Justin, Lillian and Miranda? Is Brian the oldest?

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 08/04/2024 15:25

They have conveniently failed to provide ages for Justin or Miranda; Lilian is 76, Brian is 80.

LikeTalkingToLassie · 08/04/2024 15:34

The Justin actor is approaching 78. The Miranda actor nearly 77.
The characters may be younger.
Brian is older than Lillian.

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LikeTalkingToLassie · 08/04/2024 16:23

Whimper, I've inspired a title.

newtlover · 08/04/2024 16:52

LikeTalkingToLassie · 08/04/2024 14:51

That. She's marking her territory. She's up to something.

deffo

I still think she thinks he's rich (despite having now seen his reduced circs)

BoreOfWhabylon · 08/04/2024 17:27

Well done @LikeTalkingToLassie !

LikeTalkingToLassie · 08/04/2024 17:40

It would be quite normal for someone of Brine's age to have downsized, especially now he's a widower.
I think she's trying to get one over on Justin.

Having said that, he'd be good company and, ahem, everything still seems to be working.

BTW, there's a new thread. https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/radio_addicts/5045824-archers-thread-163-too-much-aggro-not-enough-agri-discuss-the-archers-here

I'm quite happy to fill in a bit of space here, should the muse be with me.

Not my best effort admittedly.

Alisss, can't you see I'm calling?
A guy like me should wear a warning
I’m dangerous, appalling
There's no escape, I can't wait
I need a drink, baby, give me it
I’m dangerous, I'm loving it
Too high, can't come down
Losing my head, spinnin' 'round and 'round
Do you feel me now?

With my niece’s horse, I'm on a ride
I’m toxic, I'm flippin' needy
Manipulative and a bit seedy
I'm walking red flag
Don't you know that I’m toxic?
And I’m stalking you
Don't you know that I’m toxic?

LikeTalkingToLassie · 12/04/2024 21:15

Cos I got a used top-handled chainsaw
An' after we've had tea
MianEd we'll saw together
In perfect harmony

LikeTalkingToLassie · 26/04/2024 19:57

Oh Please, Denise
We don't care about you and Ali-stare
Find the man a brand new squeeze
To get you out of his hair

We want cows, we want sows,
Enough of the cop, let's have harvests and crops
We want some furrows and ploughs
And counting the change in the shop

LikeTalkingToLassie · 27/04/2024 13:55

Denise, Denise, you’re stringing us along
Denise, Denise, you have a husband, John
Denise, Denise, you know it’s really wrong
Denise, Denise, we want you to be gone
Oh Denise, ooh-be-do, we're not in love with you
Denise, ooh-be-do, no Ali-stare and you
Denise, ooh-be-do, no Ali-stare and you

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