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Re: What have you learned from Jam?

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William ClarksonJun 3, 2009
 

 
I thought I was,at first, but then I heard the episode I was thinking of again. It was actually Clement who said it. Thanks again Dean, I found what I was looking for quickly.

Here is what I had in mind:
MM: Ducking and diving is not allowed in the shallow end of the swimming pool. Neither is heavy petting, bombing, smoking cigarettes, taking drugs, using heavy machinery, eating beans on toast, going to the loo, hopping on one leg, doing the long jump...

BUZZ

NP: Clement you challenged.

CF: I thought there was an element of deviation in being in the shallow end of the swimming pool and going to the loo. You have to get out of...

NP: You always go in the deep end, do you?

PM: I go from the diving board! And also, it was a bit of a list, wasn't it!

NP: It was a great list. And she was getting...

CF: We don't like lists!

NP: She was getting back at Clement over his lists!

PM: We don't like lists, we've never liked lists on Tunbridge Wells.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Miriam" <delmelza@...> wrote:
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> LOL- are you Channeling Wendy Richard? She objected several times to clement's listings- once she did if Before clement even did it!
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> ( clement/paul/wendy/tony slattery-sorry don't know the show # so I defer to Dean or someone else on that info.
> it's on the Canned Laughter cassette 1993-it's one of my top 5 JAM Episodes) Miriam
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> --- In just-a-minute@..., "William Clarkson" <punch37179@> wrote:
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> > I agree with you both about the herbaceous borders. Absolutely great.
> > But, Miriam, you did a bit of a list. We don't like lists. ;)
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> > --- In just-a-minute@..., Robert Torres <bobbyshaddoe3004@> wrote:
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> > > The herbaceous borders thing is perhaps my favorite bit to ever emerge from Just a Minute, or really from anything related to British comedy. 
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> > > --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Cat <camc_84@> wrote:
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> > > From: Cat <camc_84@>
> > > Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: What have you learned from Jam?
> > > To: just-a-minute@...
> > > Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 4:11 AM
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> > > That herbaceous borders thing had me laughing for weeks!
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> > > I've also learned that circular breathing is very useful when delivering minute-long speeches on obscure topics.
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> > > I've learned that Nicholas gets up to all sorts in the darkest hours of the night!
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> > > --- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, "Miriam" <delmelza@ .> wrote:
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> > > > -What I have learned from JAM---- hmmmmm
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> > > > 1. that certain Plants can "outwit' you
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> > > > 2.that in k.Wms day the recordings of JAM were a Longggg way from Great Portland street :)
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> > > > 3. never put emolison paint in a Punette
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> > > > 4. People in china and India learn English from the show ( how confused they must get!)
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> > > > 5. Nicholas gets Tons of letters from all over the world but really they are written by Paul Merton
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> > > > 6. Never say Capt Vancouver was gay!
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> > > > 7. there is a 50% chance that Glyes B will do his hamlet/omeltte joke- given half a chance
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> > > > 8. Paul Merton can make a very fast Ham sandwich
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> > > > 9. Clement does Not know how to make a cornish pasty !
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> > > > 10. Clement can list about anything!
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> > > > Well that is just a small part of what I have learned from JAM but the main things are- I always LOL at the show and that listening to a show ( epecially at work or on the bus) can make a Day Saner! Miriam
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> > > > -- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, "William Clarkson" <punch37179@ > wrote:
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> > > > > Dean,
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> > > > > I want to thank you for putting the transcripts online. There isn't a day which goes by that I don't listen to Just a minute. Tonight I found myself trying to remember quotes from the show. It was easy by typing the speakers name and what little dialog I remembered. Tonight I was trying to remember:
> > > > > I burn the candle at both ends, it will not last the night, but oh my friends, and oh my foes, it gives a lovely light.
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> > > > > But without Jam, I may have never heard of Stanley Holloway's Albert and the Lion, or known countless other facts,people or poems alluded to over the years. I'm always curious when I don't know something someone (usually Clement) quotes, or refers to, and I look it up online.
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> > > > > So what I'm wondering from the rest of the group, what have you learned from Jam?
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> > > > > (don't everyone quote PM's educational show joke at once pls)
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