ultimatevacman
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Does anyone like Wombles? Dysondestijl and I do.
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For those who don't know what Wombles are - here's a bit (a lot) of info...
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Wombles are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures that live in burrows, where they aim to help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways. Wombles were created by author Elisabeth Beresford, and originally appeared in a series of children's novels from 1968.<sup> </sup> Although Wombles supposedly live in every country in the world, Beresford's stories are concerned with the lives of the inhabitants of the burrow on Wimbledon Common in London, England.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The characters gained a higher national profile in the UK in the mid-1970s as a result of a BBC commissioned children's television show which used stop motion animation. A number of spin-off novelty songs also became hits in the British music charts. The Wombles pop group was the idea of British singer and composer Mike Batt.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Womble motto is "Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish". This environmentally friendly message was a reflection of the growing environmental movement of the 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-independent.co.uk_2-0" class="reference">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wombles#cite_note-independent.co.uk-2</sup></span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wombles are essentially burrowing animals. They have retractable claws (like cats), but as they mostly live in long-established burrows, they rarely use these even for digging. Their size and physical appearance has changed somewhat over the years: in the original editions of the books, Wombles are pictured as bear-like and between 4 and 5 feet (about 1.5 metres) in height, making them only slightly smaller than adult humans. This changed with the TV series where they were portrayed as being about knee-high to humans, with pointy snouts like those of raccoons. In the book and movie Wombling Free they are described as "short, fat, and furry", roughly between three or four feet (about 1 metre) in height.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wombles are herbivores and are very fond of mushrooms. They eat a variety of plants, fungi, and tree products that human beings cannot (or will not) eat, so daisy buns, acorn juice, fir-cone soufflé, elm bark casserole and grassbread sandwiches are part of the Womble menu - augmented by any food left behind on the Common by human beings. All Wombles are strong swimmers and can survive for long periods even in ice-cold water. Several sub-species of Womble are revealed throughout the books: the Loch Ness Monster is actually a clan of water Wombles and the yeti of the Himalayas are giant snow-white Wombles. Wombles have a sixth sense which allows them to sense green spaces and wildlife; this is first mentioned in the Wandering Wombles but developed to a keen long range telepathic sense by Dalai Gartok Womble in The Wombles Go Round The World.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wombles are extremely long-lived. For example, in The Wombles Great Uncle Bulgaria recalls being "a young Womble" at the time of Queen Victoria's coronation in 1837 suggesting that he is somewhat - but not very much - older than 140. However the song Minuetto Allegretto begins with the words "Back in 1780 when Bulgaria was a Lad", indicating that he is at least 200. (However, as this was written by Mike Batt and not by Beresford it could be considered less canonical.) Other sources indicate the life expectancy of a Womble is over 200 years, with some reaching 300. In the feature-length special World Wide Womble Day Great Uncle Bulgaria's 300th birthday is celebrated - again probably not canonical, as the novels frequently feature Great Uncle Bulgaria complaining that he will never understand humans even if he lives to be three hundred, implying that this age is not common amongst Wombles.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Womble mode of reproduction is never explained. Wombles of both sexes exist (the males being apparently more numerous than the females) but there is never any mention of conjugal union. Though all the Wimbledon Wombles are often described as being "a family", the family relationships between them are never specified. There are a few possible exceptions such as "Cousin" Yellowstone and "Great Uncle" Bulgaria, though these titles might be honorific; Cousin Yellowstone refers to Bulgaria as "Uncle Bulgaria" before Bungo informs him that he is now "Great Uncle Bulgaria". Also Ness refers to the other water Wombles as her "sons".</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hope that helps
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For those who don't know what Wombles are - here's a bit (a lot) of info...
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Wombles are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures that live in burrows, where they aim to help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways. Wombles were created by author Elisabeth Beresford, and originally appeared in a series of children's novels from 1968.<sup> </sup> Although Wombles supposedly live in every country in the world, Beresford's stories are concerned with the lives of the inhabitants of the burrow on Wimbledon Common in London, England.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The characters gained a higher national profile in the UK in the mid-1970s as a result of a BBC commissioned children's television show which used stop motion animation. A number of spin-off novelty songs also became hits in the British music charts. The Wombles pop group was the idea of British singer and composer Mike Batt.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Womble motto is "Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish". This environmentally friendly message was a reflection of the growing environmental movement of the 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-independent.co.uk_2-0" class="reference">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wombles#cite_note-independent.co.uk-2</sup></span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wombles are essentially burrowing animals. They have retractable claws (like cats), but as they mostly live in long-established burrows, they rarely use these even for digging. Their size and physical appearance has changed somewhat over the years: in the original editions of the books, Wombles are pictured as bear-like and between 4 and 5 feet (about 1.5 metres) in height, making them only slightly smaller than adult humans. This changed with the TV series where they were portrayed as being about knee-high to humans, with pointy snouts like those of raccoons. In the book and movie Wombling Free they are described as "short, fat, and furry", roughly between three or four feet (about 1 metre) in height.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wombles are herbivores and are very fond of mushrooms. They eat a variety of plants, fungi, and tree products that human beings cannot (or will not) eat, so daisy buns, acorn juice, fir-cone soufflé, elm bark casserole and grassbread sandwiches are part of the Womble menu - augmented by any food left behind on the Common by human beings. All Wombles are strong swimmers and can survive for long periods even in ice-cold water. Several sub-species of Womble are revealed throughout the books: the Loch Ness Monster is actually a clan of water Wombles and the yeti of the Himalayas are giant snow-white Wombles. Wombles have a sixth sense which allows them to sense green spaces and wildlife; this is first mentioned in the Wandering Wombles but developed to a keen long range telepathic sense by Dalai Gartok Womble in The Wombles Go Round The World.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wombles are extremely long-lived. For example, in The Wombles Great Uncle Bulgaria recalls being "a young Womble" at the time of Queen Victoria's coronation in 1837 suggesting that he is somewhat - but not very much - older than 140. However the song Minuetto Allegretto begins with the words "Back in 1780 when Bulgaria was a Lad", indicating that he is at least 200. (However, as this was written by Mike Batt and not by Beresford it could be considered less canonical.) Other sources indicate the life expectancy of a Womble is over 200 years, with some reaching 300. In the feature-length special World Wide Womble Day Great Uncle Bulgaria's 300th birthday is celebrated - again probably not canonical, as the novels frequently feature Great Uncle Bulgaria complaining that he will never understand humans even if he lives to be three hundred, implying that this age is not common amongst Wombles.</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Womble mode of reproduction is never explained. Wombles of both sexes exist (the males being apparently more numerous than the females) but there is never any mention of conjugal union. Though all the Wimbledon Wombles are often described as being "a family", the family relationships between them are never specified. There are a few possible exceptions such as "Cousin" Yellowstone and "Great Uncle" Bulgaria, though these titles might be honorific; Cousin Yellowstone refers to Bulgaria as "Uncle Bulgaria" before Bungo informs him that he is now "Great Uncle Bulgaria". Also Ness refers to the other water Wombles as her "sons".</span>
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hope that helps
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I loved Wombles as a kid! 
But now I dont watch them 
I am into channels like
East Enders
Emmerdale
Family Guy
american Dad
Crime wActh
You've been framed
The dumping ground
Tracy Beaker returns
The story of Tracy Beaker
All at sea
Shopping channels
Balamory (sometimes LOL)
Come outside(lovely!)
Britains got talent
The X Factor
Sweat the small stuff
Young dumb and living off mum
Dont tell the bride
Wilfred
Russell Howards good news
Some more I cant remember at 10:12 PM
But now I dont watch them I am into channels likeEast Enders
Emmerdale
Family Guy
american Dad
Crime wActh
You've been framed
The dumping ground
Tracy Beaker returns
The story of Tracy Beaker
All at sea
Shopping channels
Balamory (sometimes LOL)
Come outside(lovely!)
Britains got talent
The X Factor
Sweat the small stuff
Young dumb and living off mum
Dont tell the bride
Wilfred
Russell Howards good news
Some more I cant remember at 10:12 PM
ultimatevacman
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I remember Brum, used to love it as a kid!
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'American Dad',
In Britain, oh the irony!
In Britain, oh the irony!
