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Good article about the impact of smartphones and so I'll media on teens: https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/teen-friendship-decline-depression/

I've noticed that too, but especially with Americans.

Yes, the phone zombies are taking over! It's as though people have ADHD and need to be constantly stimulated and can't just be quiet with their thoughts or have a conversation with someone. There will probably be a generation of people with neck problems as they get older from looking down at...

Well, actually when it goes up on Monday!

Wi Will watch this tonight.

At 1:31 it looks like Marina's hair has been pointed up over her red hat to make it look like a reference to the devil as it looks a little like horns. Is that just me reading too much into it, or do you think it was deliberate?

Looking forward to watching this one and seeing your take on the Pearl, Howard and Marina triangle. I always thought their situation has elements of farce. It'd be interesting to know if Roy Clarke was influenced by farce when creating those characters.

I've now watched ep 2 and going to work my way through the rest.

I've just watched ep 1 of Summer Wine Decanted and enjoyed it, but unfortunately at times the narration is drowned out by surrounding noise.

Just for fun:

Maybe it was partly his voice and wearing a hat that obscured his full appearance that reminded me of Del's dad.

Was the bloke who played Davenport in "Diversions with Davenport" also Del's dad in an episode of Only Fools and Horses?

This always cracks me up: And instead of Ollie being thrown out like Howard, his wife leaves instead.

And Pearl would be looking to splat Marina with a pie, and Cleggy would be hiding away from the melee indoors.

The f and c words are in the OED and date back centuries.

"Bloody Nora" is another old phrase, but nothing to do with SW.

A song about quiet every day courage in the face of adversity, IIRC written about a child who had cancer:

Does anyone use the word oik anymore, or is it just me?

Wally was a popular insult after it was made famous in Only Fools and Horses but is hardly used nowadays.

Wait till you hit 50 ☹️