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  • Опубліковано 2 жов 2024

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  • @noaerrr
    @noaerrr 2 роки тому +18

    F natural had sustained A major problem, love it.

  • @Larry
    @Larry 2 роки тому +17

    its a shame theres no actual footage/audio of the missing bong.

    • @F2SOnYouTube
      @F2SOnYouTube 2 роки тому +4

      Yes

    • @jacobmassey3897
      @jacobmassey3897 Рік тому +2

      That was literally the only thing I watched the video for 😂

    • @Ajch3n1664
      @Ajch3n1664 6 місяців тому

      ​@@jacobmassey3897same

  • @davedogge2280
    @davedogge2280 2 роки тому +16

    That's a coincidence because in 1986 when I walked into the shared communal area in my student flat, my bong was missing as someone decided to take it and use it.

    • @kevincooper1982
      @kevincooper1982 2 роки тому +3

      😆

    • @MadBiker-vj5qj
      @MadBiker-vj5qj 2 роки тому +6

      To misquote "Hitch-hikers"... always know where your bong is.

    • @meh3247
      @meh3247 2 роки тому +2

      @@MadBiker-vj5qj BLASPHEMER!
      May Zarquon hide your towel and when you find it, it's mouldy.

    • @iam3mondoot
      @iam3mondoot 2 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣

  • @killbotone6210
    @killbotone6210 2 роки тому +19

    Big Ben is a national treasure and has kept a watch over countless nonces in Westminister.

    • @meh3247
      @meh3247 2 роки тому

      ...and their cocaine dealers, hookers and paymasters, oops... I meant lobbyists.

  • @fidelcatsro6948
    @fidelcatsro6948 2 роки тому +6

    Wow i remember Challenger space rocket explosion on the news in Jan 1986!!

  • @killingforcompany
    @killingforcompany 2 роки тому +29

    The lady at the start has more puns per minute than Arnold as mr Freeze!

  • @carwashslayer4235
    @carwashslayer4235 2 роки тому +4

    This is quite interesting. I wish they did happen to show the chime that was missing. When your used to hearing a chime then if something sounds different then many people will know. Westminister did after all give the chimes their most common name.

  • @Greenpoloboy3
    @Greenpoloboy3 2 роки тому +7

    i love big ben

  • @krunkle5136
    @krunkle5136 2 роки тому +5

    I couldn't with my fear of heights.

  • @robinvanags912
    @robinvanags912 2 роки тому +3

    'London Plus' - from Elstree at the time?

    • @desandmick
      @desandmick 2 роки тому +2

      From Lime Grove. The move to Elstree in 1989 coincided with the change to Newsroom South East.

    • @robinvanags912
      @robinvanags912 2 роки тому

      @@desandmick Thank You.

  • @meh3247
    @meh3247 2 роки тому +7

    It was me. Maaan.

  • @MadBiker-vj5qj
    @MadBiker-vj5qj 2 роки тому +6

    Maybe we need a "bong-finder general" to cope with these dire emergencies. Can I apply for the job please, I know all about bongs. ;-)

    • @meh3247
      @meh3247 2 роки тому +1

      Matthew HOPEkins, is that you?

    • @MadBiker-vj5qj
      @MadBiker-vj5qj 2 роки тому +1

      @@meh3247 Nope, someone else. ;-)

  • @Gothiczartan
    @Gothiczartan 17 днів тому

    What about the queen's life guards and horse guards of London of the 1970s and 1980s?

  • @TheHarrip
    @TheHarrip 2 роки тому +3

    This be thy foot 🤣
    ......Looks at My foot.

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 11 місяців тому

      Hopefully a clanger dudn't drop on it.

  • @FrikiObsoleto
    @FrikiObsoleto Рік тому

    In La Plata (Argentina) happens frequently with a 1883 church and it can take lot of years for a decent repair.

  • @jebus182
    @jebus182 2 роки тому +2

    pun for all the family

  • @jamesnicholson2503
    @jamesnicholson2503 2 місяці тому

    200ft?? Try 315 ft,from the belfy to the top is I thnk 15ft,but the rest of the tower smack on 300 ft 96 m.

  • @NeilPrasad_1905
    @NeilPrasad_1905 2 роки тому +1

    Hold up, which bell didn't chime at that time? F, G, A or C?

  • @postmodernrecycler
    @postmodernrecycler 2 роки тому +1

    When will the bells be back now that the renovation is complete??