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Old 09-01-2010, 10:20
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There is an interesting thread about Coronation Street so I thought we could have one about the rest of the soaps. So here is Emmerdale's.
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Old 26-02-2010, 22:00
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I don't understand why the Wyldes paid £500,000 for the church in Emmerdale and yet the pub cost only £400,000
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Old 23-07-2010, 04:00
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Who would decided to open a chocolate factory in a hut in the middle of the country? At least the curtain factory made sense xD
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Old 23-07-2010, 07:04
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Who would decided to open a chocolate factory in a hut in the middle of the country? At least the curtain factory made sense xD

I can only assume that the savings made in the cost of the building (it's in the middle of nowhere) and the localised workforce offset the increase in travel costs.
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Old 23-07-2010, 08:23
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I can only assume that the savings made in the cost of the building (it's in the middle of nowhere) and the localised workforce offset the increase in travel costs.
It'd cost them a bomb to get ingredients shipped over and then someone has to drive there and then, when they sell the chocolates, someone has to take them from the factory.
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Old 23-07-2010, 13:07
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It'd cost them a bomb to get ingredients shipped over and then someone has to drive there and then, when they sell the chocolates, someone has to take them from the factory.
Well there is a haulage company in the village which seem to go here, there and everywhere, so they probably take care of imports and exports
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Old 23-07-2010, 13:09
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Still it'd cost a lot of money to ship stuff in and out, not to mention how small the factory is...where does the conveyor belt go to?
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Old 27-07-2010, 19:49
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Rodney is astounded that the car was rented.....oh please. Whats the first thing you do when obtaining a new car ..even if it is a gift (assuming you are law abiding)...register it? insure it? in either case the "fraud" would have come to light.

Bloody ridiculous
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Old 27-07-2010, 21:14
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I may be completely wrong here but would Laurel work at the factory all day? I always thought vicar's wives were like the First Lady and were around to help out their husband - if they had a job it would be part time.
The conveyor belt is a joke - the staff are all crammed round something no bigger than a ruler.
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Old 31-07-2010, 16:54
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The speed with which Ashley was able to gain permission for Shadders to be buried on Dingle property. Surely this would take more than half an hour to arrange considering all Town Halls are staffed by little jobsworths? I always thought you could only bury someones ashes on unlicensed ground, otherwise people would be burying their Grannies, dogs, cats and people they dont like in their back (or front)gardens.
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Old 01-08-2010, 17:02
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I thought wouldn't a mature lady like Diane, who has had cancer herself, would have thought Charlie looked very well for someone supposed to be suffering a brain tumour. He was in the pub every night and dashing over to France, etc. It never seemed to cross her or Rodney's mind.
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Old 01-08-2010, 17:17
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Who would decided to open a chocolate factory in a hut in the middle of the country? At least the curtain factory made sense xD
christ, dont get me started on the unrealisticness of that factory!
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Old 01-08-2010, 17:19
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christ, dont get me started on the unrealisticness of that factory!
lol there is so much wrong with it xD
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Old 01-08-2010, 17:55
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christ, dont get me started on the unrealisticness of that factory!
What purpose is that factory? They all stick chocolates into boxes around a short conveyor belt. Where are the chocolates made? Where does that conveyor belt go to?
(Love the banter all the same - you can't beat a bunch of women gossiping at work)
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Old 01-08-2010, 19:36
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What purpose is that factory? They all stick chocolates into boxes around a short conveyor belt. Where are the chocolates made? Where does that conveyor belt go to?
(Love the banter all the same - you can't beat a bunch of women gossiping at work)
The conveyer belt isn't meant to go anywhere. All the sweeties are meant to be packed into boxes before they fall off the end.
Dunno where it comes from though - I suspect from wherever the sweeties are made
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Old 02-08-2010, 12:11
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The conveyer belt isn't meant to go anywhere. All the sweeties are meant to be packed into boxes before they fall off the end.
Dunno where it comes from though - I suspect from wherever the sweeties are made
I'm suprised they don't have the theme tune to Bertha playing in the background. After all, that's what the machine reminds me of...
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Old 14-08-2010, 19:47
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The lady prison officer taking an interest in Ryan is a SOR. As if she would lend him books and "tell him when his mother arrives". A bit too caring imho. Not very professional either. She'll be locking herself in with him at night at this rate.
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Old 14-08-2010, 20:12
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The conveyer belt isn't meant to go anywhere. All the sweeties are meant to be packed into boxes before they fall off the end.
Dunno where it comes from though - I suspect from wherever the sweeties are made

It's the Oompa-Loompas who make the chocolate that appears on the conveyor belt.

They moved to Emmerdale from Loompaland to escape from the Whangdoodles, Hornswogglers and Snozzwangers. Unfortunately, no one told them that in Emmerdale they have the Dingles, the Kings and Viv..............!!!
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Old 20-08-2010, 20:12
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This Scarlett "business" is stupid. She is supposed to be showing her brothers that she isn't an airhead, how exactly? By acting as an airhead?

Didn't think much of Bob and Val rolling around in the Woolie, sorry, not funny at all.
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Old 21-08-2010, 22:55
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This Scarlett "business" is stupid. She is supposed to be showing her brothers that she isn't an airhead, how exactly? By acting as an airhead?

Didn't think much of Bob and Val rolling around in the Woolie, sorry, not funny at all.

The barking with Bob and Lizzie was embarrassing as well.
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Old 08-09-2010, 17:13
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The notion that Pauline Quirke and Dr Viv would be pals, even Viv going so far as to take fashion advice from a woman that dresses like an unmade bed.
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Old 08-09-2010, 18:27
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Surprised not one mention of Leyla's shop yet.
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Old 08-09-2010, 18:31
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Lots of the Emmerdale businesses make no sense. As if anyone would go into a restaurant in a tiny B&B in the middle of nowhere when there is a good pub next door
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Old 08-09-2010, 18:39
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Has there ever been more a cliche-ed scene in which Andy went to see that counsellor. The counsellor tells him , very sharply," if you're not interested get out of my office" So he does , but then turns and sits down and the counselling continues.

In real life you would just walk out out, but it happens so often in soaps, that at the last moment they change their mind.
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Old 11-09-2010, 15:07
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This Scarlett "business" is stupid. She is supposed to be showing her brothers that she isn't an airhead, how exactly? By acting as an airhead?
At first Scarlett hated Eve working there after she tried it on with her boyfriend's Dad (ie John). Suddenly Scarlett invited Eve to be her business partner!
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