Hardest I've laughed all day Critttter. The empty queue us thus forgivable.

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Very insightful. And 'fleshly tabernacle', har, har, harrr...

>> ^snoozedoctor:
.. "absolute pitilessness"...

And speed. Less than a minute in some cases. Surgeons back in the day were BIG men apparently. Sorta like lumberjacks I imagine.

God I love the 21st century.

Fun fact: "[Listerine was] [f]irst formulated by Dr. Joseph Lawrence and Jordan Wheat Lambert[2] in 1879 as a surgical antiseptic, it was given to dentists for oral care in 1895 and it was the first over-the-counter mouthwash sold in the United States in 1914. The mouthwash was named in honor of Dr. Joseph Lister, a pioneer of antiseptic surgery."

And he got to drain pus from TWO *British monarchs! Lucky devil!

Seriously, it's a *long story, but well worth the watch. Great find, Serious Surgeon.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

Is this Takeshi's Castle? I've seen it on tele here a few times, I can't stomach it for long but I have to appreciate the awfulness. Again, the overdubbing and commentary (by Red Dwarf's Dave Lister!) is what makes it.

Yup AWFUL. If it had ever been made it would have killed Red Dwarf for me.

I remember seeing an interview with Doug Naylor a while ago in which he talked about going to Hollywood to try to get backing for the Red Dwarf movie. It was horrible! The suggestions/demands from the studio were just jaw-droppingly stupid! The straw that broke the camel's back was when they asked Doug Naylor if he would replace Craig Charles (Lister) is Hugh Grant and Kochanski could be played by Emma Thompson. He got up and left at that point!

ETA:
I found the transcript of the Q&A with Doug Naylor where he talks about this:

Question No. 4 - Who's starring in the film if there is one?
The British cast, smeghead!
Five years ago a huge American film company, who are a household name, wanted to make the Red Dwarf movie and were prepared to put the money up so long as I agreed to an all-star American cast. For some insane reason I said, 'No.' I said we had to use the British cast. They said, 'How about a compromise? What about using British movie stars instead?' I laughed and said, 'Like who?' This is true. I swear this is true. They said, 'How about... Hugh Grant? He could be Lister. And what's Emma Thompson doing these days? She could be Kochanski.' I thanked them for their time and ran from the building.