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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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Don't mention the war

Where does the expression "Don't mention the war " comes from? thanks
  

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I think it's from an episode of "Fawlty Towers" where Basil is entertaining some German guests at the hotel. He tells his staff: "Don't mention the War", then, after a bang on the head can't stop mentioning it himself. The episode is called "The Germans" and I guess came out in around 1975.

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  • I think it's from an episode of "Fawlty Towers" where Basil is entertaining some German guests at the hotel.
  • He tells his staff: "Don't mention the War", then, after a bang on the head can't stop mentioning it himself.
  • The episode is called "The Germans" and I guess came out in around 1975.
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I think it's from an episode of "Fawlty Towers" where Basil is entertaining some German guests at the hotel. He tells his staff: "Don't mention the War", then, after a bang on the head can't stop mentioning it himself. The episode is called "The Germans" and I guess came out in around 1975.
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