March 7, 200917 yr End may be near for Humphrey B. Bear CHANNEL 9 has taken the company behind children's TV icon Here's Humphrey to court in a bid to wind up its operations. An application in the Supreme Court centres around an alleged $50,102 debt Banksia Productions owes to Channel 9 South Australia. An application was also made to appoint a liquidator. Court documents reveal that the claimed debt is for "rentals and goods and services" but they do not disclose their exact nature. Link So watcha been up to Humphrey??
March 7, 200917 yr I seem to recall he got cancelled once before, but was brought back due to 'popular demand'. Let's face it - he's past it. I think he may have even been on the box when I was a nipper (not sure on that). I don't know why they don't just have him on constant reruns on a cycle of two or tree years - kids soon outgrow him, so they wouldn't be subject to repeats. But IMHO, far better to replace him with Thomas the Tank Engine or similar - at least that has a storyline. E: Clarification
March 7, 200917 yr I seem to recall he got cancelled once before, but was brought back due to 'popular demand'. Let's face it - he's past it. I think he may have even been on the box when I was a nipper (not sure on that).I don't know why they don't just have him on constant reruns on a cycle of two or tree years - kids soon outgrow him, so they wouldn't be subject to repeats. But IMHO, far better to replace him with Thomas the Tank Engine or similar - at least that has a storyline. E: Clarification I am not past it ! And it's those little Koala chappies that live in trees - but even then, I asked one of 'em and he doesn't know what tree years are. He went away muttering about ring-counts, but then he fell asleep again. Thomas the Wank Engine ??? Never !!
March 7, 200917 yr End may be near for Humphrey B. BearCHANNEL 9 has taken the company behind children's TV icon Here's Humphrey to court in a bid to wind up its operations. An application in the Supreme Court centres around an alleged $50,102 debt Banksia Productions owes to Channel 9 South Australia. An application was also made to appoint a liquidator. Court documents reveal that the claimed debt is for "rentals and goods and services" but they do not disclose their exact nature. Link So watcha been up to Humphrey?? Not even real dollars - just those Aussie plastic imitation thingies! I find this spreading of malicious rumours about fine upstanding board members is reprehensible - a slur on the good name of the ursine species. I will counter-sue!! (Can one sue counters??)
March 7, 200917 yr Ping - what box was that, when you were a nipper? Lunch box, orange box or cricket box ??
March 7, 200917 yr Author You've had it pal, run out of town by the Wiggles. May as well move to Thailand and hide in an isolated village. (Post fades out to the theme music from High Noon).
March 7, 200917 yr Good point about him moving to an isolated Thai village. I suggest one of the hill tribe villages up north-west. He'd be inconspicuous there (and it's a bit cooler - with all that fur). He could try the Karen - those neck rings would suit a brown bear.
March 8, 200917 yr I've lived in enough isolated villages - and up in the hill-tribe areas there are not enough food choices for me. It's alright for my black-and-white cousins who only eat banboo, but they are even picky about the bamboo varieties - as bad as those pesky little koala chappies and their eucalypts. Although I am basically an omnivore, I do fancy plenty of salmon in season. So how many salmon have you caught in Chiang Rai. Also those neck rings - they'd look really silly on such a well-dressed chap as myself, with natty hat and all.
March 8, 200917 yr Is that an ouzi in your paws (it should be ouzo)? Do you shoot the salmon while they're shooting the rapids?
March 8, 200917 yr Mai pen rai the salmon got a couple the other day. Looking at the photos of salmon teh scea posted, I find myself stumped: How do they even float? Let-alone swim upstream? It's a mystery to me...
March 8, 200917 yr If ya want easy pickings for salmon. Hit the Wharves in Otago's harbour, Near Dunedin New Zealand.Just chuck a line in, fab results.
March 8, 200917 yr Mai pen rai the salmon got a couple the other day. Looking at the photos of salmon teh scea posted, I find myself stumped: How do they even float? Let-alone swim upstream? It's a mystery to me... I had trouble working out how a Fancy Blueback could also be a Red Salmon. Then it hit me like a sock in the eye.
March 8, 200917 yr Author Mai pen rai the salmon got a couple the other day. Looking at the photos of salmon teh scea posted, I find myself stumped: How do they even float? Let-alone swim upstream? It's a mystery to me... They sit on the bottom, I've trained the dog to catch them. Wears him out though.
March 9, 200917 yr Author He's just a soi dog with a bit of Doberman in him. Very affectionate and a good watch dog.
March 9, 200917 yr He reminds me of the last dog I had. I never had a dog so brave and loyal. Good watchdog too...
March 10, 200917 yr Author Humphrey's an excellent watchdog. In high crime areas there's not even any need to feed him.
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