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I think we may have discussed this before, but there are indeed a large number of expressions and idioms in the English language that involve the word "Dutch". I found a list on a Dutch website (that's not one of the phrases, and the site is in English). The article says that most of these terms came into use in the 17th century when there were many conflicts between England and the Netherlands, and the Netherlands lost the Dutch colony which later became New York. As They Might Be Giants once sang, "Even old New York was once New Amsterdam." Some popular examples are: a Dutch auction, Dutch courage, talking double Dutch and to go Dutch (a Dutch treat).

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I've never heard of a Dutchman panel, but now I've googled it, I wonder if you can make one with an English wheel.

I remember the number of elm trees the UK lost to Dutch Elm Disease, a fungus spread by elm bark beetles, in the '70s and '80s (now more than 25 million, according to Wikipedia). I've not heard of it for years, but there probably aren't many elm trees left. Despite the name, I can't blame Roth. The disease is believed to have originated in Asia, but was identified by Dutch scientists nearly 100 years ago.

I finally got a chance to put this video on at the weekend. It's an interesting artefact, but quite repetitive. Pretty much any ten minutes will give you a good feel for the process, with variations for water towers, houses and trains. I think I'd always assumed that the models were radio controlled, so I was a little surprised to see a burly men shoving them up a ramp, with another was ready to catch them. A quick warning for anyone who hasn't watched it yet: the men involved use a fair bit of bad language, sometimes quite creatively, so don't watch it if that's not your thing.

I can't believe I've never seen this. Now I've got to find a spare hour to watch it! Thanks for letting us know.

Your comment reminded me of this classic clip from UK TV. Comedian Harry Hill used to do a round-up of the previous week's TV, and one of the shows he reviewed/lampooned was celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's investigation into intensive farming:

That's OK, I probably wouldn't have had time to read it, especially since our clocks went forward yesterday, so the weekend was a hour shorter.

Hey, I've just approved my first new member post. I guess I really am a moderator (and it wasn't all a dream)!

I hope you'll be posting pictures of your progress, Iceicebaby.

It's about time I posted something here that's not a tribute to someone who's died. I'm not sure how I missed this one as I really like it. Confusion - The Zutons

You're not that lucky, Roger. Unfortunately, my HNet promotion has come during a busy time at work. I'll try to get up to speed as soon as possible.

Great (as in "Great Scott!") We discussed it in The International Thread (which you started, Roger!).

No, Roger, I won't be expecting that. Now, what did MeadowMufn say this "Delete User" button was for?

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Remember this from the end of January? I ended up getting cast in quite an iconic role from a popular Irish movie that I'd never seen before. We did the filming a couple of weeks ago in the middle of a snow storm, and then left it in the hands of what must be a very skilled editor. The awards night was held last night, which gave me chance to dress up for the evening. Our little movie was voted best picture by the audience (amongst some strong competition), so I'm going to have to get used to having my picture taken .

And only $225 for shipping. What a bargain! Thanks for letting us know, Wakko.

I'm sure everyone knows that today is St. Patrick's Day, so I went to see the local parade this afternoon. Last year, the parade clashed with an important Ireland rugby match, so numbers were down, but this year there was a good crowd until a rain shower about 10 minutes before the end. I thought Roger would like this tractor from near the back of the procession. As far as I can tell, it's from around 1950, and the company that made it is still in business in Boston (that's Boston, Lincolnshire, England - the place that Boston, Massachusetts is named after). It also reminded me of the time that the Dukes painted the General green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. OK, that wasn't the real reason (it was in 'Southern Comfurts' to save y'all searching), but the Dukes did visit Ireland in the animated episode 'Boss O'Hogg and the Little People'.

I looked on a popular auction site, and there are plenty of copies for sale. With the book, they seem to be going for between $10 and $50.

Roger, I'm guessing that this is the LP set that you've inherited. I found it advertised in the July 4th, 1969 issue of LIFE Magazine. Sadly, I have a record player, but not the records.

OK, I know I'm stretching the theme of the thread slightly, but I was doing an online cryptic crossword earlier when I came across this clue: "Illicit booze distilled by night light (9)" Not much of a challenge for a Dukes fan! Answer below if you're stuck:

I hope it's not too expensive or there'll be something broke behind the wheel as well!

I've just seen that Jan-Michael Vincent has died at the age of 74. He apparently died nearly a month ago, but the news is only just being released now. I'm sure that fellow '80s TV fans will remember him best as Stringfellow Hawke in 'Airwolf', but I've gone for a picture of him with Burt Reynolds and Jimmie Best from 'Hooper'.

One of the satellite channels over here was showing the 2005 movie again at the weekend. It seems to come around about once a month, and I always get excited seeing "Dukes of Hazzard" in the listings, before I realize that it's not the TV series. I have the movie on DVD (it cost me €0.25 (currently $0.28) second hand!), and I don't think I've used it for more than screengrabs. I tried watching it through again, but gave up.

I knew this anniversary was coming up, but had a busy weekend and forgot. I could've sworn I'd posted the listing below already on HNet, but couldn't find it. It's from British TV guide the Radio Times, and shows details of the debut of 'One Armed Bandits' (NB. I've rearranged the original layout to make it more screen-friendly). I've just noticed that they misspelled Gy's names as Guy near the bottom.