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What does TPTB mean?
Moooooooooooooo
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The powers that be
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The Powers That Be
i.e the management, producers , idiots in charge etc An example - " TPTB over on Corrie are a set of ******s "
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It means 'the powers that be' as in producers and suchlike!
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Another example, "The best TPTB was Lorraine Newman"
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Another example, "The best TPTB was Lorraine Newman"
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Another example, "The best TPTB was Lorraine Newman"
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Another example, "The best TPTB was Lorraine Newman"
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The Pungent Twazzock Brigade
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Ah I see Lorraine has joined us
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Going to go out on a whim on this one and say that not many will agree with that statement
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Going to go out on a whim on this one and say that not many will agree with that statement
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Another example, "The best TPTB was Lorraine Newman"
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Another example, "The best TPTB was Lorraine Newman"
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It means the god like creatures in Angel.
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The Powers That Be
i.e the management, producers , idiots in charge etc An example - " TPTB over on Corrie are a set of ******s " ![]() Knew a comment like this was coming lol. Give them a break!
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The Pillocks That Be
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The Pies That Bind????
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And this is an example of irony
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Can't beat a bit of love and warmth eh?
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I always thought it was 'The Production Team's Bullshit' and I'm not even joking. I thought it was something soaps DS made together
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This thread comes as a relief to me because I've been meaning to ask for ages but was afraid to look stupid haha. I always thought it was something to do with the Coronation Street EP Blackburn for some reason! The powers that be makes a lot of sense though
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The powers that be
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