tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3871751513690510221..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Perfect BlendStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56846844504912077112008-02-16T23:36:00.000+00:002008-02-16T23:36:00.000+00:00My name is Ruth and I used to be a NEIGHBOURS addi...My name is Ruth and I used to be a NEIGHBOURS addict in the late 80s and possibly into the early 90s.<BR/>Toasted sandwich for lunch & Neighbours a winning combination.<BR/>I must also admit to listening to the Archers. This addiction started in utero on the World Service and despite all attempts to wean me off the aforementioned radio soap there appers to be no cure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50209992426363089602008-02-13T14:36:00.000+00:002008-02-13T14:36:00.000+00:00Sim, I could mention a few far lower-brow things y...Sim, I could mention a few far lower-brow things you enjoy other than Neighbours, but....<BR/>as it's Lent, I'll refrain :o) xMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258174963559478615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5311388161955315192008-02-13T09:31:00.000+00:002008-02-13T09:31:00.000+00:00Oh dear Simon, I'm an Australian and I don't even ...Oh dear Simon, I'm an Australian and I don't even watch Neighbours. I was always more of a Home and Away girl; if I watched anything. I do have the piano music for the Neighbours theme song though:)<BR/><BR/>I guess my guilty TV pleasure is Gilmore Girls! I just love it - but lots of literary references though.<BR/><BR/>SarahPossum Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001214613992203628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58755857698636062532008-02-12T23:43:00.000+00:002008-02-12T23:43:00.000+00:00Nice to know I'm not the only one!Bookfool - don't...Nice to know I'm not the only one!<BR/><BR/>Bookfool - don't worry, all the Latin I know is gleaned from Just William... and you have inadvertently seen an ex-Neighbours cast member! The Australian in House (Casey? Cage? Chase? something like that) was Billy Kennedy.<BR/><BR/>Karen - Madge died in 2001 or so, very sad. Harold still going! Joe Mangel's daughter, Sky, came back and was around for a while, before launching an unsuccessful pop career. Joe himself was back in for six months or so.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10886674005289876692008-02-12T23:10:00.000+00:002008-02-12T23:10:00.000+00:00Well, since I don't recite Latin to myself and I'm...Well, since I don't recite Latin to myself and I'm terrified of Ulysses, I'm not sure I ever hit the word "highbrow", but when I need a mental break I watch either House, M.D. or NCIS -- neither of which take themselves too seriously. Love that. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, I've never seen Neighbors, Coronation Street, or Eastenders-- not even when I've visited the UK.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22699834444455970022008-02-12T21:57:00.000+00:002008-02-12T21:57:00.000+00:00I remember Neighbours from when Kylie and Jason we...I remember Neighbours from when Kylie and Jason were in it, so that will date me. Are Madge and Harold still going? And wasn't there someone called Joe Mangle? It's all coming back...Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46930731106424831992008-02-12T19:19:00.000+00:002008-02-12T19:19:00.000+00:00Strangely enough I used to watch Neighbours when I...Strangely enough I used to watch Neighbours when I was in Oxford. And so, apparently did all the undergraduates -- when I was a part-time tutor, I found out very soon that it was no good arranging tutorials during those magic hours when everyone was glued to Ramsay Street. Coincidentally I am about to blog about McEwan and agree entirely with your opinions here.<BR/>HarrietAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-88371859949036777972008-02-12T14:29:00.000+00:002008-02-12T14:29:00.000+00:00I watch Neighbors whenever I am in the UK, and hav...I watch Neighbors whenever I am in the UK, and have done for years!<BR/>sherryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74959105297058758232008-02-12T08:52:00.001+00:002008-02-12T08:52:00.001+00:00Oh, Neighbours on Channel 5. So strange. Neighbour...Oh, Neighbours on Channel 5. So strange. Neighbours with adverts? Hmmm.<BR/><BR/>I remember running home for tea in summer of 1987 (a wee child of seven) and hearing the Neighbours music blare from every house I passed. The streets were empty. Like a nuclear holocaust. Or the World Cup. <BR/><BR/>P.S I couldn't possibly admit to watching America's Next Top Model. Several seasons. I also couldn't admit to being deliriously excited when I discovered they were filming Scandinavia's Next Top Model in my NYC hotel lobby. (I always did wonder if they could see me lurking in the background, trying to look inconspicuous whilst attempting to fathom which girl was being sent home. It became clear when one lovely gal rushed by in floods of tears. Poor thing.). Nuff said.LGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053652815215539023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-11895236027087270762008-02-12T08:52:00.000+00:002008-02-12T08:52:00.000+00:00Not sure if it's a vice but it sure ain't literary...Not sure if it's a vice but it sure ain't literary - The Simpsons. And who says the Americans have no sense of irony...?Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.com