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KeithMacdonald Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 29/03/2021 at 12:37, RJS1977 said: I would have thought Thunderbird 4 might be more useful (not sure the Mole would work underwater). That said, International Rescue's remit was really only situations where life was at stake, so unblocking a canal isn't something they'd normally do. Good news chaps! I now have permission to reveal the secret plot-spoiler. It's a remake of a classic Thunderbirds episode, where they battle the dastardly villianous Zombites in Egypt. Quote An ancient tribe living beneath the Lost Pyramid of Khamandides in the Sahara Desert may not sound like much of a threat, but Scott finds out they are the hard way when three of their fighter jets shoot him down! The Zombites stand out from the usual Thunderbirds villains for how fabulously outlandish they are; a secret base, cool fighter planes, their own personal monotrain and even an unintelligible secret language are certainly a far cry from the usual “come and get us, wise guy!” gun-toting renta-goons seen throughout the rest of the series. https://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/top-5-thunderbirds-guest-villains/ What happened in the original episode? (I hear your ask) Quote Unfortunately we don’t get to find out anything about their history or origins although it’s implied that some sort of natural gas is being refined to power the underground city and fuel their jets, which of course leads them wide open for that most popular of Gerry Anderson plot resolutions; a massive explosion. As mentioned previously International Rescue’s inadvertent contribution to the extinction of the Zombites rather flies in the face of their main goals of saving lives and helping people, but on the other hand they shot down Thunderbird 1 and that’s never okay. As even Thunderbirds is now eco-friendly and Health & Safety conscious, the remake couldn't blow things up and release massive amounts of CO2, so they crashed the Zombites into the Great Bitter Lake while (conveniently and completely coincidently) no shipping was there. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Oh, by the way, while we're talking Thunderbird villians, and making it a tiny bit "on topic" (railway related)... Quote Many Thunderbirds villains were out to make a quick buck but none of them hatched their plans on quite so elaborate a scale as Warren Grafton, a shady businessman who hoped Lady Penelope and later Jeff Tracy would help finance his dream of a fully automated monorail system – track and train alike! I can neither confirm nor deny that Elon Musk is attempting to do something similar with Hyperloop. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted March 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) On 29/03/2021 at 12:41, Baby Deltic said: Should have been a 66! Edited March 31, 2021 by J. S. Bach 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2021 35 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: Should have been a 66! Going on my (limited) knowledge of modernish loco's, shouldn't it have been a 60? Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 8 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Going on my (limited) knowledge of modernish loco's, shouldn't it have been a 60? Mike. Where's Virgin Trains Thunderbird 57307 Lady Penelope when you need her? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_57#/media/File:57307_at_Castleton_East_Junction.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Jamiel Posted March 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) I have done a search for this and really, I know this is bad, but no one having said this is clearly remiss of the forum. Have just had my vaccination, it was really easy. ‘Just a little prick.’ ‘Don’t be so personal, I’ve never had any complaints.’ In reverence to Carry On, Julian Clarry, Kenneth Williams (Julian and Sandy) there is no way I could not add that. Queue the groan button. Edited April 3, 2021 by Jamiel 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmoordave Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 The other day my girlfriend and I were kissing on the sofa and she said "let's take this into the bedroom". So I said "OK, you get the other end......." 1 1 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Stubby47 Posted March 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) Teacher : Today's letter is 'N'. Johnny, tell the class something you're not good at, that starts with 'N'. Johnny: Spelling. Edited March 31, 2021 by Stubby47 2 1 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted March 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Jamiel said: I have done a search for this and really, I know this is bad, but no one having said this is clearly remiss of the forum. Have just had my vaccination, it was really easy. ‘Just a little prick.’ ‘Don’t be so personal, I’ve never had any complaints.’ In reverence to Carry On, Julian Clarry, Kenneth Williams (Julian and Sandy) there is now way I could not add that. Queue the groan button. Thats why they tell you its going to be "a little scratch", so's the nurses don't get embarrassed... 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 nurse? embarrassed? 1 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, raymw said: nurse? embarrassed? I suspect nurses have to attend anatomy lessons and just to be pedantic the term is “sharp scratch” (I’m a getting it all right sort of bloke) Edited April 1, 2021 by Hibelroad Made a mistake, ironic really 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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exmoordave Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 My girlfriend's dog died, so I got her an identical one - and she was livid. She said "What am I going to do with 2 dead dogs!" 1 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Two people talking down the pub... A: Ken Dodd died today. B: Did 'e? A: No, Doddy. 2 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted April 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2021 53 minutes ago, Obi-Jiff Kenobi said: Two people talking down the pub... A: Ken Dodd died today. B: Did 'e? A: No, Doddy. They got the Diddymen to carry the coffin they carried him off in.. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Obi-Jiff Kenobi said: Two people talking down the pub... A: Ken Dodd died today. B: Did 'e? A: No, Doddy. 2 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 A. Did you know Michael Miles had died? B. No A. Bong Yes that’s an antique joke too. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 40 minutes ago, Hibelroad said: A. Did you know Michael Miles had died? B. No A. Bong Yes that’s an antique joke too. Died 17 February 1971 (aged 51) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Miles Yep. I can definitely confirm that is old. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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