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**Hugh** · 18-02-2015, 20:08

Actually, they're all whiteboards now, as it's easier to read/write on a lighter background, and easier to clean (and chalkboard is an American term, whilst blackboard* is a UK term)....

Re the dog's name, it reflected the mores and habits of the film's time (the 1950's) - you know, marital rape being legal, back-street abortions, homosexuality being an imprisonable offence, average annual holiday allowance was 16 days, food rationing still happening, it being legal to say "No blacks, no dogs, no Irish", average life expectancy for a man being 65, polio, tuberculosis, rickets, etc.

Ah, the good old days....

18-02-2015, 20:08	#17
Hugh laeva recumbens anguis Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 68 Services: Premiere Collection Posts: 43,549	Re: Are we being offended too easily? Actually, they're all whiteboards now, as it's easier to read/write on a lighter background, and easier to clean (and chalkboard is an American term, whilst blackboard* is a UK term).... Re the dog's name, it reflected the mores and habits of the film's time (the 1950's) - you know, marital rape being legal, back-street abortions, homosexuality being an imprisonable offence, average annual holiday allowance was 16 days, food rationing still happening, it being legal to say "No blacks, no dogs, no Irish", average life expectancy for a man being 65, polio, tuberculosis, rickets, etc. Ah, the good old days.... __________________ Thank you for calling the Abyss. If you have called to scream, please press 1 to be transferred to the Void, or press 2 to begin your stare. If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.