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amcfatboy t1_itzccyg wrote

Reply to comment by That-Disaster-5746 in My great aunt Penny and my great uncle Joel a year before they were married in 1969. Out of five siblings, they’re the only couple still together today. by madzquinn7

Also the BBC was growing in stature back then. It's broadcasting capacity was lengthy, and reached areas even VOA had trouble getting to.

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amcfatboy t1_iu01i2b wrote

Oh sure, so the one about woman playing the white savoir by granting a blank man a date or even marriage to prove her elders a thing or two is just great, but we can't talk about the British Broadcasting Company.

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That-Disaster-5746 t1_iu393az wrote

You're more blunt than i wanted to be, but yeah. I don't get the BBC reference. What are you referring to? Not a Brit so I'm probably missing some cultural context.

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