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[Uncle Du 22]

And later on, George Carlin did the voice overs.

[Andy 60]

I'm pretty sure the TV show was originally done with model trains anyway... And Ringo Starr always did the narration in the UK. Never heard of this Mr Conductor character though; that must be an American invention. lol

[Uncle Du 22]

I actually never heard of this Mr. Conductor guy either, and since Kian is a huge fan, I have seen a lot of em. :p

[Drake 53]

Mr. Conductor was from Shining Time Station. He was played by Carlin.

[Bad furday 57]

*gasp!* I guess I'll just have to edit my previous post.

"Not even George Carlin could save the people on the island! ---- nor would he want to!" :p

[Chickenman 9]

One of the biggest mindewoks in his life occurred when daddy sat me upon his lap and turned the television machine to Thomas the Tank Engine, only to hear the voice of George Carlin talking about choo-choo trains.

[Uncle Du 22]

Was it a mind ewok then, or was it when you realized who he was when you got older? ;)

[Chickenman 9]

I meant it was a mindewok for my dad, lol.

[Uncle Du 22]

Haha!!

[Chickenman 9]

Mostly cause my dad love Carlin up until the last few years. Quoted his cleaner material to me for awhile before I came of age.

Then he quoted the dirtier material. :p

Edited May 9, 2009 by Chickenman

[Uncle Du 22]

LOL. I was kinda thinkin', there's not really that much clean material to quote.

Unless you're talking Thomas of course. :p

[Chickenman 9]

Au contraire, sir. The man was a master at wordplay and examining the little intricacies that make the English language so fascinatingly retarded.

I mean, the man is a hero for what he did for free speech, but to me, he was never funnier than when he was wondering why we have three words: flammable, inflammable and non-flammable, when two would work just as well. :lol:

[Uncle Du 22]

:rofl:

I think one of my favorites bits of his was when he was talking about a "near miss" in an airplane. It's not a near miss, it's a NEAR HIT!!! Hahahahaha!!!

[Chickenman 9]

Or how we don't need the save the Earth. The Earth is fine. We're the ones who are ewoked!

[Uncle Du 22]

Yes, and the only reason we're here is because the Earth couldn't make plastic on its own. ;)

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

wow. Thomas the Tank Engine and Shining Time Station. it's like i'm reliving my childhood. *wipes away a tear* :p

[Bad furday 57]

Yes, but this time it's Thomas, the Homicidal Tank Engine! :p

[Andy 60]

I have never heard of this Shining Time Station thingy... *looks it up*

Yeah, it's an American thing. lol

I was a big fan of Thomas when I was a kid... Ringo Starr is the only narrator I remember... And according to wikipedia he only did it from 1984 until 1986... Do you realise how old this makes me feel? :p

[Mara 29]

*pats beeurdy on the head* It's okay. :p

[Bad furday 57]

"And suddenly young B felt quite old...almost patriarch-like." ;)

[Uncle Du 22]

We're not old yet!! :p

[Chickenman 9]

I have never heard of this Shining Time Station thingy... *looks it up*

Yeah, it's an American thing. lol

I was a big fan of Thomas when I was a kid... Ringo Starr is the only narrator I remember... And according to wikipedia he only did it from 1984 until 1986... Do you realise how old this makes me feel?

Holy crap! You were alive when Ringo Starr had a job???

[Andy 60]

Du was alive when he was still in a band. ;)

[Chickenman 9]

BURN!

[Princess 35]

Teen suspended for attending prom