If we entered a time of Civil Unrest/Armageddon/Zombie Attacking, what would we do?
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Ian
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by Ian Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:48 pm
I watched part one of BBC series 'Back In Time For Dinner' last night.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... er-1-1950s
I ended up crying for laughter over their attempts to open a tin can at footage10:19. How can they not know how to use a tin opener? The final open tin is obviously not the one they started with.
We have a couple of 'Swing-away's' which I believe are the best going and among the back ups is a:
I wonder what they would have done with that and I can even open a tin without an opener, this works well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbxKbI9Ik4o
Surely opening a tin is a basic skill everyone has? It must have been a set up.
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by Tommygunn Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:54 pm
I would refer the honourable gentleman to the popular television programme "the only way is Essex" and further suggest that, in the event of it being necessary, it would be referred to as "natural selection"
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by Christel Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:15 pm
Tommygunn wrote: I would refer the honourable gentleman to the popular television programme "the only way is Essex" and further suggest that, in the event of it being necessary, it would be referred to as "natural selection"
Well said.
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by Airbrush Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:20 pm
That's what a big f*** off knife is for.
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by Les Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:10 pm
Ian wrote: Surely opening a tin is a basic skill everyone has? It must have been a set up.
They never had to learn how to use a can opener ....... McDonald's do it for them.
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by Doz Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:21 pm
Unbelieveable...
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by whoowhoop Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:50 pm
You will likely find that most of such "incidents" are contrived to make the series more watchable. It normally depends on what the agenda is.
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by snayperskaya Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:08 am
The only things that comes out of "tins" in our house are either 54r or x39....
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by bradaz11 Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:53 am
snayperskaya wrote: The only things that comes out of "tins" in our house are either 54r or x39....
who doesn't like a good tin of baked beans or tuna/salmon! pilchards on toast = yum. all tinned
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