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#617693 - 10/19/09 07:53 AM A true life Basil skit for Basil
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Loc: island, USA
We are friends with an older couple who own a rather unique Bed & Breakfast. Banjo Ben can attest the place is odd.

We call it Fawlty Towers because everyday brings some catastrophe happens that Basil or Sybil has to deal with. Their family members also call the B&B Fawlty Towers.

Sybil busted her knee miniscus(sp) but refused the simple corrective operation and jetted off to Greece for 3 weeks with a large bottle painkillers.

So Basil is left to manage Fawlty by himself. Tuesday a call comes from the health department that they are sending a fumigation crew to spray for bugs. "Fine, fine, fine, just get over with it" says Basil.

Saturday morning Basil is in the kitchen trying to repair a broken waffle iron. Around 10:00 AM ,two men in all white coveralls and white hoodies arrive with a dolly and tell the girl at the desk they have arrived to fumigate. She calls Basil. "Fine, fine, fine, just get it over with." Basil returns to the waffle maker repair.

The two Health Dept workers load the Fawlty Towers safe onto
the dolly and depart in their white van.

Some time later, Basil returns to the front desk and notices the safe is gone.
"Where's in 'ell is the bloody safe!" Basil screams.

"The health department took it away to fumigate it" replies the girl at the front desk.
Basil pours himself a drink and plops down in a large, stuffed chair. Sybil is due home
this Tuesday! Wendy and I will be elsewhere.


Edited by Tinster (10/19/09 07:55 AM)
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#617704 - 10/19/09 08:47 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Tinster]
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You have got to be kidding, right?
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#617710 - 10/19/09 09:11 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: rlwhitetr3b]
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Loc: island, USA
Originally Posted By: rlwhitetr3b
You have got to be kidding, right?



Nope! We were there last night for a Spanish Flemenco guitar and flute recital.
The grand daughter could hardly keep a straight face as she told us the tale.
Basil said not to worry
they had the hooded thieves on video.

Everyone is quaking in their shoes for when Sybil returns tomorrow.

To say she is stern is an understatement, plus she will have spent
3 weeks with a busted miniscus(sp) and lots of pain.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In the middle of one night, the toilet water feed pipe blew up
and drenched two guests. Poor Basil!

Real Life Fawlty Towers.


Edited by Tinster (10/19/09 09:11 AM)
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#617726 - 10/19/09 09:56 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Tinster]
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This is unreal!!!

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#617730 - 10/19/09 10:15 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Roger]
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Registered: 06/11/06
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Loc: island, USA
Originally Posted By: Roger
This is unreal!!!

Meniscus


It's just great. We love going over to Fawlty Towers.
It's like having the original back- with new episodes
every week!!

We can do the roof caves in on the sleeping guests
skit at some other time.
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#617754 - 10/19/09 12:33 PM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Tinster]
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I dare you to go over there and mention the war!
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#617758 - 10/19/09 12:54 PM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: William]
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Loc: island, USA
Originally Posted By: William
I dare you to go over there and mention the war!



Which war? PR has been in the middle of many wars over
the past 500 years..

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#617763 - 10/19/09 01:02 PM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Tinster]
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I guess you could say the bad guys found the bugs in their security system crazyeyes
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#617815 - 10/19/09 05:10 PM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Gliderman8]
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Well, they can't go far with that safe!
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#622405 - 11/05/09 12:27 PM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Gliderman8]
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Registered: 11/04/09
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Loc: Burbank, CA
Originally Posted By: Gliderman8
I guess you could say the bad guys found the bugs in their security system crazyeyes


LOL! Nailed it.

Since there are a bunch of Fawlty Towers fans here, I wanted to make sure you knew about BBC Video’s Fawlty Towers Remastered ‘lookalike contest’ where you can win a SIGNED DVD from John Cleese, with winners being selected by the man himself! If you’re game, head over to http://tr.im/fawltycontest before 11/15 to get in on this bloody brilliant opportunity!

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#622545 - 11/05/09 06:24 PM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Tinster]
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tinster, thanks, thats the best one ive heard in year!... thumbsup p.s. dinner tonight-- grilled tuna stakes--"so there".. cheers

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#622723 - 11/06/09 09:39 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: anthony7777]
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Loc: island, USA
Originally Posted By: anthony7777
tinster, p.s. dinner tonight-- grilled tuna stakes--"so there".. cheers



Anthony?..................I hate you!!! jester


Edited by Tinster (11/06/09 09:41 AM)
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#622727 - 11/06/09 09:48 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Tinster]
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Originally Posted By: Tinster
Originally Posted By: anthony7777
tinster, p.s. dinner tonight-- grilled tuna stakes--"so there".. cheers



Anthony?..................I hate you!!! jester
hee,hee,hee, got ya, lol now ya know how i feel when ya post em pictures of that juicy "lechon!!!!!! grin

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#622958 - 11/06/09 08:07 PM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: anthony7777]
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Originally Posted By: anthony7777
Originally Posted By: Tinster
Originally Posted By: anthony7777
tinster, p.s. dinner tonight-- grilled tuna stakes--"so there".. cheers



Anthony?..................I hate you!!! jester
hee,hee,hee, got ya, lol now ya know how i feel when ya post em pictures of that juicy "lechon!!!!!! grin



Ya got me good with the tuna, I admit. Although my Chillo entero cooked with Adobo
was a mighty fine meal tonight. So was my outing this afternoon.

drive


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#622999 - 11/06/09 11:37 PM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: Tinster]
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Ahhh, top down weather and sunny sky. What happened to all the black goo that fell out from the fire??
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#623018 - 11/07/09 07:05 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: DART]
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#623028 - 11/07/09 08:25 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: DrEntropy]
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Nice cooler, Doc.!!! Coupla fine meals innat! (hope that's a 24" cooler wink devil )


Edited by bugimike (11/07/09 08:27 AM)
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#623036 - 11/07/09 08:49 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: bugimike]
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#623052 - 11/07/09 09:58 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: DrEntropy]
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When did Safeway start selling fish in a cooler?
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#623055 - 11/07/09 10:11 AM Re: A true life Basil skit for Basil [Re: DNK]
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