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I could swear that I'd looked at the Bernhard font family as well as Bernhardt at the weekend, but I think you've nailed it. Well done, RustyNail.

I spent over 10 years in the sign-making business myself, so I've had plenty of experience matching fonts. Back in the '90s, we still used printed font catalogues the size of phone books a fair bit, and many fonts were only available as dry transfer lettering. It's quite possible that this font was never digitized to TTF/Type 1. BTW. The end credits use the same font as the title screen for each episode.

Ernie Lively played Longstreet B. Davenport in three episodes: 'Duke of Duke' (S2E13), 'The Runaway' (S2E14) and 'Follow That Still' (S2E15). He also appeared as Dobro in 'One Armed Bandits' (S1E01) and as Clyde, The Guard in 'The Ransom of Hazzard County' (S6E20). Mickey Jones played B. B. Davenport in 'Granny Annie' (S2E10). Charlie Dell played Emery Potter in 'People's Choice' (S2E11), 'Coltrane vs. Duke' (S4E04) and 'Dukescam Scam' (S4E14). Morgan Brittany played Mary Lou Pringle in 'The Hazzardville Horror' (S3E04), and it's the only episode where any of the Pringles appear on screen. The house in that episode is said to have belonged to her Uncle, Ezekiah Pringle (Zeke), but he is never seen. The episode where the Dukes need to fix their tractor is 'New Deputy in Town' (S4E21), and they say that Mr. Pringle owes them money for a roofing job. The only other reference I can find is a mention of Pringle's Pond in 'The Great Bank Robbery' (S4E06).

I've never found an exact match, and I've looked several times over the years. My latest search found PL Bernhardt Light to be quite close. Certain letters like the R and Q are very good matches, but others like the C and G aren't so good. It's also a little too wide, but I can't find a "narrow" or "condensed" version. If anyone else has had better luck, please let us know.

This isn't really my area of expertise, Roger. I think Roth has given us a good start. For what it's worth, I think the show's GL builders removed the side markers and back-up lights from cars as part of their makeover (after the early shows), and this car seems to still have both. I'm sure you'd love this to be a screen-used car, RHoughton, but either way, you have a General Lee and I don't .

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.