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Sarah FalkFeb 26, 2007
 

 
I just saw it as a silly play on the way that the panellists and
Nicholas often call attention to a hesitation, as Clement did just
then, of course, with "two helicopters". You know, like petty insults:
"I'll [blank] you!" She didn't *really* think she was saying anything
particularly clever in the way of comebacks. Later on, Janey added
onto the joke by supplying, "Two Australias!" Rather sweet, I thought.


--- In just-a-minute@..., "Nathan Leonard"
<dreadedwoekitten@...> wrote:

>
> I thought Clement's comment about her accent was very wittily put and at
> least made sense. I like the way Clement is always willing to play

the bad

> guy. My problem with the helicopter comment was that I saw that

there was

> an inconsistency immediately, so I had no time to find it funny before I
> started questioning it in my mind.
>
> On 2/27/07, Sarah Falk <minerva.moon@...> wrote:
> >
> > Ohmigosh! You didn't enjoy the helicopter joke?! The point, at least
> > as it seemed to me, was that it was a purposely ridiculous statemnt to
> > Clement's purposely ridiculous challenge of her accent.
> >
> > --- In just-a-minute@...

<just-a-minute%40yahoogroups.com>,

> > "Nathan Leonard"
> > <dreadedwoekitten@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Janey Godley, she was another one I wasn't too keen on. For much the
> > > same reasons as Pauline McLynn, really. In fact, it's really down to
> > > one line of hers: when Clement challenged her for repetition of
> > > "mother", and she said "I only had one mother!" That line just

really

> > > displeased me. Oh, and also when she said "You'll need two
> > > helicopters to get out of here now", I really wanted somebody to ask
> > > her what exactly he'd need the second one for.
> > >
> > > But yeah, apart from those two, any of those women would do.
> > >

 
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