Nope. As a Brit of a certain age but with kids, I can say I have never heard of those shows, nor do I know if even kids do the milk and cookie thing, let alone adults.
Chronological mistakes certainly seem to mark someone's age. I find that some USAsians are unaware of the fact that things they take for granted have no significance in the wider world - I can remember the frustration of trying (with others) to to bring certain very popular UK TV shows to the attention of the compilers of the Lexicon, as there were very definite connections a Brit would be aware of, but they ignored them, yet in one place it had a reference to Gilligan's island, which has never aired over here to my knowledge and I only know of from US popular culture references to it elsewhere!
Oh what were the UK TV shows? We have so many UK shows shown here.
We had Gilligan Island here.... I’ve seen one rerun and the main guy was so damn annoying. We get really sporadic US shows, a lot never get a good hold but some inexplicably do. I present you with exhibit A “the Big Bang theory”. I apologise if you love that show...I just.... can’t deal with it.
In particular Porridge, which follows the life behind bars of a petty thief, Norman Stanley Fletcher (ring any bells? Mungdungus?) and Dad's Army, where a group of misfits train together as a protective force during wartime against the threat of hostilities reaching them (but of course has nooo parallels with Dumbledore's Army, does it :p).
These, of course, were extremly popular, long running shows that even sparked films at the time JKR (and myself, there being close in age) was growing up. Hell, even my kids are aware of them, though mainly Dad's Army due to some of the enduring catchphrases like 'They don't like it up'em' or a sardonic 'Stupid boy' that people still come out with today, despite most of the cast actually being dead now!
Wait, whut??? Lexicon wasn't aware of that? Americans in general aren't aware of that? wtf. *shakes head* I'm sure Porridge at least must've played on their public access. It can't have been an expensive property, because I'm sure we had it on CBC for a while, and CBC is perpetually broke and can't afford shiny new stuff.
More wilfully ignorant. I tried twice with the Fletcher connection, two people I know tried to contact them about Dads Army and Porridge, plus a couple of other things. All that happened was an automated 'we got the message' and that was it. At that point I think they were flying high on themselves.
Try contributing to the Fandom Wiki project, maybe? BNFs tend to be the same everywhere: convinced of their own righteousness, convinced of their own superiority.
Chronological mistakes certainly seem to mark someone's age. I find that some USAsians are unaware of the fact that things they take for granted have no significance in the wider world - I can remember the frustration of trying (with others) to to bring certain very popular UK TV shows to the attention of the compilers of the Lexicon, as there were very definite connections a Brit would be aware of, but they ignored them, yet in one place it had a reference to Gilligan's island, which has never aired over here to my knowledge and I only know of from US popular culture references to it elsewhere!
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We had Gilligan Island here.... I’ve seen one rerun and the main guy was so damn annoying. We get really sporadic US shows, a lot never get a good hold but some inexplicably do. I present you with exhibit A “the Big Bang theory”. I apologise if you love that show...I just.... can’t deal with it.
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These, of course, were extremly popular, long running shows that even sparked films at the time JKR (and myself, there being close in age) was growing up. Hell, even my kids are aware of them, though mainly Dad's Army due to some of the enduring catchphrases like 'They don't like it up'em' or a sardonic 'Stupid boy' that people still come out with today, despite most of the cast actually being dead now!
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Yes!!!!!
Wow.
Those were awesome shows too. My parents watched both of them.
I can’t believe it. I had no idea. Thank you!
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