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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!

BeckyAMumsnet · 28/03/2024 12:07

I just can't get on with the new Robert, despite their best attempts to bed him in... RIP Graham Blockey.Anyway! As this board's most dedicated bunch, we just wanted to let you know that we've tweaked the topic title to include podcasts. Nothing else has changed.

BeckyAMumsnet · 28/03/2024 12:21

There's a few of us @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g though we can't match Olivia's dedication. My relief at a break from Mia's sanctimony has been overshadowed by annoyance at new Robert and the ill-considered tree surgery business venture. FWIW I'm team Jolene. George has not got over his problem with older women, clearly. Emmur has some nerve on her and I reckon Brad should cut him loose.

BeckyAMumsnet · 28/03/2024 12:37

@LikeTalkingToLassie that neatly sums him up. My skin crawls when he's on. Totally see what you mean and sorry you're not keen. We changed the description because many threads are about podcasts and so wanted to include those MNers. We've changed it now to lowercase though.

BeckyAMumsnet · 28/03/2024 12:42

@Abra1t yes! Really want Ed n Emmur to succeed and hope they're not being set up to fail yet again but surely you'd give it a go first - yanno go work for a tree surgeon for a while to see if you can do it and won't cut an arm off, get some contacts etc? Their whole biz is inspired by a tree falling on her car ffs.

BeckyAMumsnet · 28/03/2024 12:45

LikeTalkingToLassie · 28/03/2024 12:40

@BeckyAMumsnet , thank you. Much appreciated.
I'm not a huge fan of podcasts but am a The Archers addict. Smile I lurk in Pedants' Corner too.

@Abra1t , I imagine Emmur as being shortish and quite slight. She might be strong from kneading dough and carrying trays, but would they be the right muscles.

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