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It "does what it says on the tin", as the Ronseal advert said.
The list of 21 topics triggers anger: Politics, Stupidity. Deceit, Hypocrisy, Rat Race, Protest, and… yes, Anger. But it's funny, too.
It's a 2010 stocking-filler satirising The Little Book of Calm and the Keep Calm and Carry on poster. One unmotivational quote per page, from philosophers, serious and writers, humourists.
— Oct 22, 2020 05:55AM
The list of 21 topics triggers anger: Politics, Stupidity. Deceit, Hypocrisy, Rat Race, Protest, and… yes, Anger. But it's funny, too.
It's a 2010 stocking-filler satirising The Little Book of Calm and the Keep Calm and Carry on poster. One unmotivational quote per page, from philosophers, serious and writers, humourists.
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Oct 22, 2020 12:17PM
The Little Book of Calm will always be linked to Black Books to me. That episode where Manny has accidentally eaten it is wonderful. :-)
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Ditto! We recently binge-watched all of Black Books. Love it.
One of mine, but several are ahead, including Yes, (Prime) Minister, Red Dwarf, Coupling, and Fawlty Towers.
I never saw more than a few episodes of Red Dwarf, but they seemed like a fun science fiction parody. Coupling and Fawlty Towers are definitely among my favourite shows. Father Ted also, and others.
The first series of Red Dwarf was not great. It was only by the third that it became really good.Yes, Prime Minister is amazing, in part because it is still so utterly relevant, especially if you close your eyes and don't notice the clothes and the lack of PCs and mobile phones. And it is very, very funny.
But Father Ted, I never really got into.
I haven't watched Yes, (Prime) Minister since its first run. I think at the time, at least in the beginning, some of it may have gone right above my head, but I do wonder if I would enjoy it more now, because I'm more into politics than when I first saw it.
It's aged very well - in that it really hasn't aged at all. Some of the specific issues are still true (a shiny new hospital with full staff but no patients, battling EU labelling, and many more). It's also interesting to compare with The Thick of It, which is a similar sit, nearly as good, but swearily contemporary.
I’ve never seen The Thick of It. If it has aired here, I’ve completely missed it. But I think I have to find Yes, (Prime) Minister to watch it again. :-)
If you want to sample The Thick of It, or find it hard to find, there's the spin-off film, In the Loop: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226774/It has most of the same characters and style, but they go to the US.
