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Quiz question of the day....
Out of curiosity I am going to quote a famous expression used by a character from a series of books, to see if anyone on here recognises same. If you do recognise what the topic is, feel free to post the answer and to discuss same......!
The quote: "Fossilised fish hooks!".2016 Discovery 4 Commercial
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30th Jun 2016 11:30 am
adam
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Vaguely remembered from my early youth, but had to google to be sure - wont spoil the fun
30th Jun 2016 11:53 am
comedyharvey
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Same here, remembered it but not who. Having googled it, yeah, I used to love those books when I was a kid, had forgotten all about them.Arthur.
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Sounds a bit fishy to me............if it's who I think it isFarewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies
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30th Jun 2016 4:56 pm
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30th Jun 2016 5:10 pm
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Ah yes, the Jennings series of books. Can't remember the fella's name who wrote them, but remember reading that he died recently.
*EDIT* It was Anthony Buckeridge, and it wasn't recently at all, but in 2004.
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30th Jun 2016 9:04 pm
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Congratulations to those who got the answer right!
But seriously, the reason for posting was because I've heard there are plans afoot for a new UK tv series based fairly closely on the entire Jennings series of books, which is great news. I too have long been a fan since my own father gave me the books to read many years ago, and he grew up with them, getting each new one as they came out. Quite what today's youth would make of them with their 1950s setting sans mobile tech etc could be interesting indeed!
It's actually quite difficult to get these books in print these days, I have a set of originals though!2016 Discovery 4 Commercial
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