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Sorry Bingley, I have to agree with Mav. After all, Lady Penelope pretty much was Sylvia Anderson (or was it the other way around?) and she gave my mate Gerry a hard time!
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Thanks, Bingley - those references are great.
I particularly like the Thunderbirds one - all you need to know on one page.
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So "Thunderbirds" became "Les sentinelles de l'air"? I suppose that's a more informative title, really, though not as exciting IMHO. But is there not a French equivalent for "thunderbird"?
"Tonnereoiseau"?? Uh, maybe not that literal!
Actually, I'll have to see if "thunderbird" is in the English dictionary. I suspect not.
Was Stingray's title translated too?
It's always interesting how translation is hardly ever a matter of swapping words for supposed equivalents in another language.
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I saw an article a while ago protesting that the re-runs filling TV now just show the ages of the TV programmers
Well, mav, the programmers' ages (or at least their knowledge of past programs) has to be a factor in their choice of what to re-run. In the case of most Gerry Anderson stuff, it's fine by me.
Every time Thunderbirds is shown it appears to grab a new generation, quite apart from the fogeys like me that are enjoying it, what, 3rd time around? I think Gerry Anderson really plugged into what kids love with the show.
In other words, it is a classic!
(A very moderate statement from a very moderate fish)
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Oops a wee bit off-thread there
FishonaBike, now that you've had a chance to look about a bit, would you care to define "off-thread" in a way that would make sense in AWAD terms?
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would you care to define "off-thread" in a way that would make sense in AWAD terms?
Hmmm, I think this is a similar problem to that of defining when a creature has evolved into a different species.
Or better:
If you start with a caterpillar and end up with a butterfly (or more likely, a whole - errr - sprocketpool of them) does the butterfly contain the caterpillar?
Does it matter?
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fish with cycling abilitiesWell, Fishy, we've long accepted this board seems to have revolutionary tendencies, but now... well I guess the only difference between the two is getting your Rs in gear 
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This is ridiculously late I know, but I just had a small epiphany (an epiphanette?) - I realised that one new word that I like very much is one used widely here. Emoticon is, I think, a wonderful neologism. Just saying the word makes me think smiley thoughts. It is interesting that even here, among people with very exacting standards of language, emoticon seems to have become right at home. If those whose language skills I envy are comfortable using it, emoticon must be a very acceptable new word.
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getting your Rs in gearSadly I haven't yet managed to find Reverse gear on any of my bikes, mav. But if we're talking revolution, I can always just turn back the way I came. Here we go round the goldfish bowl The goldfish bowl, the goldfish bowl... 
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