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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I think mine has to be the blow up dolls, I always always laugh when they pop up from behind the sofa, even though ive seen it a million times.

Followed closely by the jewellery scan, you know the guy selling those gold chains who pretends to be have a heart attack etc ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never liked it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

definitely the chandelier........

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"definitely the chandelier........"

oh yes, one more turn del!

a classic

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

sooooo many to choose from

one that always makes me laugh is when Del Boy falls through the bar trying to be all cool

one that makes me sad is when Del Boy takes a beating to get some money for Rodders. Rodders is shouting at del through the bathroom door and all you see is Del taking it while tending to his cuts and bruises - proper East End!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I liked the one where they went to fancy dress as Batman and Robin and stopped that Councilor getting mugged

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

I have never watched the programme

I love David Jason, but that series never grabbed me

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"I liked the one where they went to fancy dress as Batman and Robin and stopped that Councilor getting mugged

and then the party had become a wake cos the guy died ad they were the only ones dressed up - classic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All wonderful, Jolly boys outing classic. Or when little Damien was born and the theme tune would go through rodney hysterical or when Rodney was ringing up about his own job brilliant plonker.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I also loved the one where they won that competition and went abroad and Rodney had to pretend to be 15

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

I could'nt pick a best one

the usual ones that every one has already said along with the hangliding one after del get Rodney sunburnt by turning the sunbed up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like Mother Natures Son, when he discovers Peckham Spring. I'm laughing now thinking about it lol

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"All wonderful, Jolly boys outing classic. Or when little Damien was born and the theme tune would go through rodney hysterical or when Rodney was ringing up about his own job brilliant plonker."

another one with a bit that makes me cry, when Del Boy is talking to his son

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

Has to be the blow up dolls and Del falling in the bar...Triggers face when he can't figure out where he has gone is a classic.

A question though, how the hell did Trigger deliver all those lines without laughing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think mine has to be the blow up dolls, I always always laugh when they pop up from behind the sofa, even though ive seen it a million times.

Followed closely by the jewellery scan, you know the guy selling those gold chains who pretends to be have a heart attack etc .."

The blow up doll one and the yuppie one when he fell thru the gap at the wine bar

and triggers reaction

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has to be the blow up dolls and Del falling in the bar...Triggers face when he can't figure out where he has gone is a classic.

A question though, how the hell did Trigger deliver all those lines without laughing."

ooooooooo spooky

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By *ue care and attentionWoman
over a year ago

birmingham

"I could'nt pick a best one

the usual ones that every one has already said along with the hangliding one after del get Rodney sunburnt by turning the sunbed up

" Is that our mobile phone I can hear Rodney?"..."No Del, we ain't got a mobile phone!" All with a straight face...classic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i must say miami twice was so well thought out . del as a mafia boss look alike . john sullivan at his best lol

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

"Has to be the blow up dolls and Del falling in the bar...Triggers face when he can't figure out where he has gone is a classic.

A question though, how the hell did Trigger deliver all those lines without laughing.

ooooooooo spooky

Haha, sure is.

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By *ll of a QuiverCouple
over a year ago

Douglas

"i must say miami twice was so well thought out . del as a mafia boss look alike . john sullivan at his best lol

We love that one too.

Racquel's face is a picture when Del is announced as public enemy No1 on the news.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I liked the one where they went to fancy dress as Batman and Robin and stopped that Councilor getting mugged

yep, this one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Or when they went searching for rare butterfly and painted there mums headstone in flouresent paint. All classic

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

"I liked the one where they went to fancy dress as Batman and Robin and stopped that Councilor getting mugged

lol the batman scene i couldnt get my breath laffing also freddy the frog episode,the jolly boys outing, peckham spring episode, and the french one where the whole village looked like uncle alberts....ranks up there with Dads army ,timeless classics great scripts ,actors and memories

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Its inoffensive, timeless humour, with great loveable characters, brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I could'nt pick a best one

the usual ones that every one has already said along with the hangliding one after del get Rodney sunburnt by turning the sunbed up

" Is that our mobile phone I can hear Rodney?"..."No Del, we ain't got a mobile phone!" All with a straight face...classic

Yep, and as mentioned the acting all cool in trendy bar, falling through it after flashing his "filofax" and priming trigger to just talk about money trig. "I saw one of them five pound notes the other day",and just the constant,of trigger calling rodders, Dave!, lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love the falling through bar, chandelier, blow up dolls, the one where they replaced the dead budgie they thought they had killed whilst decorating only for the owner to come home and say the budgie was already dead lol.

....oh, and the crying Mary episode

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Omg so many to choose from.The auction with the watch,when he fell through the bar looking cool or the episode running through the streets as bat man and robbin.My favourite has to be the chandelier falling,still giggling to this day.Class script....xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think mine has to be the blow up dolls, I always always laugh when they pop up from behind the sofa, even though ive seen it a million times.

Followed closely by the jewellery scan, you know the guy selling those gold chains who pretends to be have a heart attack etc .."

When I saw the title of this thread, the first thing that popped into my mind was the dolls popping up from behind the sofa.

I've seen it a million times too and always crack up. When they're walking the dolls out and the short sighted black man says "good evening ladies" that has me rolling too.

That is closely followed by the episode where Rachel is teamed up with a singer who can't sing his "r's!"

Classics!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

While David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst are the obvious main characters I think Roger Lloyd-Pack delivered some of Fools most memorable lines. My favourite is when he's been presented with an award for saving the council money and he's talking about his broom in Sid's cafe:

Trigger: And that's what I've done. Maintained it for 20 years. This old broom's had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in its time.

Sid: How the hell can it be the same bloody broom then?

Trigger: Theres the picture. What more proof do you need?

Brilliant stuff!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"That is closely followed by the episode where Rachel is teamed up with a singer who can't sing his "r's!"

Classics!

Oh, that episode had me cwying

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"That is closely followed by the episode where Rachel is teamed up with a singer who can't sing his "r's!"

Classics!

Oh, that episode had me cwying

I like the cwying one and the one where he falls though the bar

But the look on Dels face when Damian was born tops the lot xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I love the funny moments but the tender moments to, Del holding his son to the window to show his mum has me in tears, the beating Del took for Rodney and when Rodney gets married. it gives a strong message of love between families all wrapped up in brilliant humour, it just illustrates that you don't need the Frankie Boyles of this world.

I also like the other characters, Dels mates and Rodneys, Denzil, Boycey and Micky Pierce

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Del striving to make himself something, to be a millionaire, but all the time he has everything, strong supportive family ties and really close strong friendships

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

But the look on Dels face when Damian was born tops the lot xx

Rodney: Well, what is it?

Del: It's a bay-bee!

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

"I love the funny moments but the tender moments to, Del holding his son to the window to show his mum has me in tears, the beating Del took for Rodney and when Rodney gets married. it gives a strong message of love between families all wrapped up in brilliant humour, it just illustrates that you don't need the Frankie Boyles of this world.

I also like the other characters, Dels mates and Rodneys, Denzil, Boycey and Micky Pierce

your right there, i will never forget the one where rodney got married and the reception is at the nags head,and del was there at the end alone with just the simply red track playing was so powerful,evidently they shot it infront of a live audience and half of them were in tears .All the really great comedies seem to be able to mix those emothions and wrap it up into great comedy,another one was the end of the final black adder episode ,slowing the final attack down as they went over the top ,and cross fading to the poppies in the fields of flanders to a beating slow drum ,was powerful and genious in my opinion.

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Difficult to pick one particular episode, there are so many to choose from,

One I have always liked though was a episode in the first series when Del and Rodney are in a disco and get chatting to a couple of single ladies,

Del makes out to the girls, that Rodney is a top tennis player, this leads one of the girls to ask Rodney what does he prefer, Grass or Astroturf,

Rodney says, I dunno I have never smoked astroturf!

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

My favourite has to be the scene when Del Boy butt fucked Trigger and then jizzed on grandad's beard.

I *think* that one was real. Sometimes my dreams and reality blur around the edges.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I loved the episode with the satellite dish on their balcony........ planes were coming into land!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Definetly the one where he falls through the bar

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By *uckscouple2007Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

as has been said... far too many to mention ... comic genius and many of them are so watchable over'n'over

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I could'nt pick a best one

the usual ones that every one has already said along with the hangliding one after del get Rodney sunburnt by turning the sunbed up

the hangliding one...love that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the riots when the capri ghia stops the fighting to let them pas or the time pice auction, oh and what is it, its a baby

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By *wingersrus465Couple
over a year ago

Cheshire

They are all classics - the one with the man selling the gold chains was a great one too. It was so funny at the end when Del was in the back of the ambulance telling Arnie to calm down or he would give himself an "heart attack" ha ha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The batman one. Dell looked so funny as an old fat batman and when he started puffing and wheezing it just topped it for me. Then Rodney started fist slapping. I still smile thinking about it.

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Another good one was when they won a competition, a free holiday to Spain, Del forged Rodneys passport, which backfired when Rodneys name came up on the winning Lottery ticket.

Same episode, Rodney is getting close to giving cassandra one, they finally get rid of Del from the hotel room, as Del leaves the room and is about to shut the door he shouts to Rodney, there in the cuboard. (The Johnnies!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All of them! OFAH fan for life

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By *amschwingerzCouple
over a year ago

West

All of the ones with Grandad, some with uncle Albert...but IMO it went down hill fast when they brought in the very bland characters Rachel and Cassandra...all principal characters need feeders, Alf Garnet (his wife and son in law) Fletcher (the other cons) etc etc...this wasnt the case in later episodes of OFAH

They would have been better of linking them up with a couple of brassy types like his old flame June

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jolly Boys Outing and A touch of class

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Alright Dave.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think the chadelier one for me.

I never really got the falling through the bar one but was surprised to learn it was never in the original script. It just happened.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"All of the ones with Grandad, some with uncle Albert...but IMO it went down hill fast when they brought in the very bland characters Rachel and Cassandra...all principal characters need feeders, Alf Garnet (his wife and son in law) Fletcher (the other cons) etc etc...this wasnt the case in later episodes of OFAH

They would have been better of linking them up with a couple of brassy types like his old flame June"

That wouldn't have worked because the whole philosophy behind The Trotters were their aspirations to move up a class. Raquel & Cassandra epitomised everything Del & Rodney wasn't and the end result was that Cassandra DID elevate Rodney but Raquel was pulled down to Del's level by Del's immitable and unstoppable force of nature. I think the girls were a perfect piece of casting and a brilliant piece of writing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"All wonderful, Jolly boys outing classic. Or when little Damien was born and the theme tune would go through rodney hysterical or when Rodney was ringing up about his own job brilliant plonker."

That one right there...

"The only job i fancy in the paper...and it's already bloody mine!"

Still cracks me up that episode. Absolute gold.

I love thw whole series...all of them. if ever you feel down chuck a couple of episodes on and it changes your mood.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If its a boy they are gonna call it cassandra...after cassandra...if its a boy they are gonna call it rodney....after Dave"

God bless trig.

"Ive had this broom for 25 years...its had 14 new handles and 13 new heads"...or words to that effect.

What a character

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I also like the other characters, Dels mates and Rodneys, Denzil, Boycey and Micky Pierce

Yeah the tender moments...the one where Del orchestrates the 'trapped in a lift' scenario to get Rodney to talk about the miscarriage is fantastic acting and writing. Only those two actors could have pulled that off...great stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bit of a thread revival---

But the old ones are been shown on BBC1 around 2pm every afternoon.

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

I've never watched this series. I love David Jason, but I cannot explain why it just never appealed to me.

But saying that yes the chandalier scene and falling through the bar are often shown on compilation programmes and they are very funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I could never understand what was funny about a show who's main character was a dole-scrounging, tax-avoiding thief.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A Touch of Glass - Owing to the chandelier scene

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

The birth of Damian funny and moving at the same time brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To Hull and back and jolly boys outing

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"I could never understand what was funny about a show who's main character was a dole-scrounging, tax-avoiding thief."

Dole scrounging?

Fortunately millions of people saw the programme as a comedy and not a documentary on South London society...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the one that sticks in my mind is the 1 where derek meets raquel for the first time

the station meet

raquel : oh it's just like brief encounter

derek : that is one my most favouritest films. i love the bit where the spaceship comes down

classic line

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

cant decide between chandelier and superman.

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By *uckscouple2007Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

"cant decide between chandelier and superman. "

wasn't it Batman & Robin barbs?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"cant decide between chandelier and superman.

wasn't it Batman & Robin barbs?"

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By *o Peep n WoodyCouple
over a year ago

suffolk

"sooooo many to choose from

one that always makes me laugh is when Del Boy falls through the bar trying to be all cool "

So funny

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

"I think mine has to be the blow up dolls, I always always laugh when they pop up from behind the sofa, even though ive seen it a million times.

Followed closely by the jewellery scan, you know the guy selling those gold chains who pretends to be have a heart attack etc .."

the dolls is my favourite too, closely followed by the clay pigeon shooting with his sawn off shotgun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"sooooo many to choose from

one that always makes me laugh is when Del Boy falls through the bar trying to be all cool

So funny"

ha ha I used that one when I was teaching English abroad. Givvem a bito culcha.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The one with the dolls is amazing. But there are so many. The chandelier one, the BatMan and Robin one, the one at the auction with the lesser watch. All amazing, but its all to do with the partnership with the 2 actors. You could never remake that.

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By *uckscouple2007Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

"The one with the dolls is amazing. But there are so many. The chandelier one, the BatMan and Robin one, the one at the auction with the lesser watch. All amazing, but its all to do with the partnership with the 2 actors. You could never remake that."

nothing to do with John Sullivan's writing then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

dont think any of them were funy at all!! only joking the best comedy ever made!! trigger does it for me hes a genius!! lol well maybe genius is pushing it a bit!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very difficult to pick a favourite episode as they're all brilliant. I tend to think of specific scenes and Delboy falling through the bar had me in fits when it first aired. It still makes me chuckle now but the impact of seeing it first time round will always remain up there as an all-time comedy classic moment.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

nothing to do with John Sullivan's writing then?

Very interesting point.

To a degree of course the writing has something to do with it.

BUT

There is no way on Gods earth that it would have been half as good if the chemistry between the pair was not there.

I strongly believe that any actors without the chemistry could never have acted their way through it however good an actor they were.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To Hull and back

Kills me when they think they can hear voices and Denzils in the back of the wagon hollaing

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