Thunderbirds/Gerry Anderson - FAB

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Here in the UK there is a Specsavers (opticians) advert running at the moment and the character at the end of says "F.A.B."

I have no idea what this means - YES i know I could "google" it but I thought I would ask here first - just to see what all of you thought it means

I will start with "F**K ARSE B****D" :wink:

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I don't know if you wanted a serious answer ;) but...
Wikipedia wrote:The characters use the radio sign-off "F.A.B." rather than "Roger" or "Out". Anderson was often asked what F.A.B. stood for, but stated it in fact simply stood for "fab" (short for "fabulous"), a 1960s catchphrase.
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I always preferred "Spectrum is Green"!
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Andy TG wrote:I will start with "F**K ARSE B****D"
Oh, if that's the tone we're setting.... :roll:

"Fannies Are Brilliant!"

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smiscandlon wrote:I always preferred "Spectrum is Green"!
But shouldn't it have been, "Spectrum is green. And red. And blue. And yellow. And orange. And purple. And..."?
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smiscandlon wrote:
Andy TG wrote:I will start with "F**K ARSE B****D"
Oh, if that's the tone we're setting.... :roll:

"Fannies Are Brilliant!"

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Thank you for making my day - I think thats great :D
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Andy TG wrote:
smiscandlon wrote:
Andy TG wrote:I will start with "F**K ARSE B****D"
Oh, if that's the tone we're setting.... :roll:

"Fannies Are Brilliant!"

:lol:
Thank you for making my day - I think thats great :D
You'll never be able to watch Thunderbirds again without thinking of that every time they say FAB! :lol:
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smiscandlon wrote:
Andy TG wrote:
smiscandlon wrote: Oh, if that's the tone we're setting.... :roll:

"Fannies Are Brilliant!"

:lol:
Thank you for making my day - I think thats great :D
You'll never be able to watch Thunderbirds again without thinking of that every time they say FAB! :lol:
Well I always thought that FAB meant something other that "Fabulous" - and seeing as the puppets are made of wood I am sure there is some footage the public are never going to see :wink:
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Andy TG wrote: and seeing as the puppets are made of wood I am sure there is some footage the public are never going to see :wink:
I take it you have never seen Team America World Police then
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Be thankful.. I had to watch it at a friend's.. thankfully he fell asleep halfway through and I could turn it off. f**king dismal. :urff:
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Dark wrote:Be thankful.. I had to watch it at a friend's.. thankfully he fell asleep halfway through and I could turn it off. f**king dismal. :urff:
Is it really that bad? "Spookily" ( :roll: ) enough it's gonna be broadcasted in this useless country I live in, tonite. Since I haven't seen it yet I was planning to watch it... :?
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jande wrote:
Andy TG wrote: and seeing as the puppets are made of wood I am sure there is some footage the public are never going to see :wink:
I take it you have never seen Team America World Police then
@ Jande - I have seen that Movie - but for the life of me could NOT remember the name at the time I posted my comment ;-) - Thanks for reminding me :-)
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Andy TG wrote:Here in the UK there is a Specsavers (opticians) advert running at the moment and the character at the end of says "F.A.B."

I have no idea what this means - YES i know I could "google" it but I thought I would ask here first - just to see what all of you thought it means

I will start with "F**K ARSE B****D" :wink:

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