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Never really "got" Andy Capp or understood why it was treated as top-tier comic

It was on the front page of my paper's Sunday comics section...
French coffee pot abode
  02/18/19
Never once laughed at Andy Capp Never laughed at Family C...
Mildly autistic telephone prole
  02/18/19
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razzle-dazzle forum dingle berry
  02/18/19
Right. But Family Circus was just a little one-panel thing....
French coffee pot abode
  02/18/19
Family Circus is for old women with the easiest "kids s...
sinister office wagecucks
  02/18/19
Yeah, it wasn't even really supposed to be funny I think.
French coffee pot abode
  02/18/19
well it’s clearly no peanuts or c&h. otoh, it was ...
sexy heaven trust fund
  02/18/19
Maybe I just was't old enough to get it. Hagar was kind of...
French coffee pot abode
  02/18/19
rate foxtrot as an hbo original series.
sexy heaven trust fund
  02/18/19
most of those old comics were no good
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
rick o'shay was decent...as was that one with the phantom--s...
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
Far Side was 180 as shit
Spruce Awkward Place Of Business Stage
  02/19/19
maybe the best ever
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/19/19
why is it the two best comics of all time ended with the art...
Bossy vigorous university
  02/19/19
alley oop was good
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
Never read Alley Oop --wasn't it a dramatic comic. I never r...
canary big-titted toilet seat background story
  02/19/19
eh, sort of in between drama and adventure...social commenta...
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/19/19
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith was ok
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
WTF, I never ever heard of those
French coffee pot abode
  02/18/19
about an old hillbilly man who lived in a shack up in the hi...
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
B.C. was good
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
Dick Tracy was ok
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
I liked Mister Boffo and of course the Far Side.
French coffee pot abode
  02/18/19
Gasoline Alley --boring
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
Mary Worth--boring & worthless
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
Little Orphan Annie--mundane
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
Marmaduke--total bore
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
the phantom was pretty good...they had an asian cook whose b...
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
Prince Valiant was decent...so-so
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
is that the one where he comes home drunk and beats his wife
Coral Love Of Her Life
  02/18/19
it doesn't quite go there, but close
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/18/19
yes, which is why you have to be mid thirties to understand ...
odious cuck
  02/19/19
[Flo] stands on the front step and shouts: “Me ‘...
odious cuck
  02/19/19
Its good working class brit humor
milky arousing quadroon
  02/18/19
1. Dilbert *huge gap* 2. Zits 3. Hagar the Horrible ...
dead orange address internal respiration
  02/19/19
(scott adams’ mom)
sexy heaven trust fund
  02/19/19
If you doubt that Dilbert isn't the best comic in history, y...
dead orange address internal respiration
  02/19/19
i’m just kidding. love dilbert. my favorite one was wh...
sexy heaven trust fund
  02/19/19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspaper_comic_strips
confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse
  02/19/19
Herman was 180
Wonderful corner
  02/19/19
anyone else old enough to remember bloom county?
Bossy vigorous university
  02/19/19
*Crunch*
hilarious haunting school goyim
  02/19/19
I liked Ask Shagg
Abnormal becky
  02/19/19
Sherman’s Lagoon or GTFO
Adulterous Immigrant Nibblets
  02/19/19
Read this article and I bet your views will change http:...
Brindle Fiercely-loyal Idea He Suggested Round Eye
  02/19/19
ty, this is the kind of scholarship I was looking for
French coffee pot abode
  02/19/19
Jaysus! That is a dissertation not an article
canary big-titted toilet seat background story
  02/19/19
let me sum up the entire strip for you: Andy likes to go out...
Diverse base useless brakes
  02/19/19
his hot fries are pretty damn good
Big boistinker
  02/19/19
...
canary big-titted toilet seat background story
  02/19/19
Equally good but very different from Chester's Hot Fries. ...
hilarious haunting school goyim
  02/19/19
i never realized until now that andy capp was british, but t...
Onyx Effete Shrine
  02/19/19
I didn't realize until years later that his name was a pun o...
French coffee pot abode
  02/19/19
I never realized this until I read this post
odious cuck
  02/19/19
Great Hot Fries
obsidian supple doctorate ape
  02/19/19
...
talented violent hominid
  02/19/19
ran here
aromatic windowlicker sanctuary
  02/19/19


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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:20 PM
Author: French coffee pot abode

It was on the front page of my paper's Sunday comics section, right under Peanuts, and later Calvin and Hobbes. It sucked, as far as I could tell (as a young child).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805952)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:21 PM
Author: Mildly autistic telephone prole

Never once laughed at Andy Capp

Never laughed at Family Circus, never really “got” that one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805960)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:22 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle forum dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805962)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:23 PM
Author: French coffee pot abode

Right. But Family Circus was just a little one-panel thing. Andy Capp got top billing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805973)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:24 PM
Author: sinister office wagecucks

Family Circus is for old women with the easiest "kids say the darndest thing" schtick ever. I don't think its good or impressive, but there is a certain amount of genius in the scam.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805983)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:25 PM
Author: French coffee pot abode

Yeah, it wasn't even really supposed to be funny I think.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805989)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:22 PM
Author: sexy heaven trust fund

well it’s clearly no peanuts or c&h. otoh, it was much better than cathy or marmaduke. it was right in line with hagar the horrible and blondie.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805967)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:24 PM
Author: French coffee pot abode

Maybe I just was't old enough to get it.

Hagar was kind of funny sometimes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805978)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:27 PM
Author: sexy heaven trust fund

rate foxtrot as an hbo original series.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805997)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:23 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

most of those old comics were no good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805976)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:27 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

rick o'shay was decent...as was that one with the phantom--steve canyon...

but brenda starr was not much good...

neither was Dondi...and what about that little girl with the black frizzy hair...nancy, was that her name?

Dagwood Bumstead was marginal...his sandwiches were the only good thing about it...sarge and beetle bailey was also stupid...

dennis the menace was annoying...and the tv show was worse..

l'il abner was ok...



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37805998)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:23 AM
Author: Spruce Awkward Place Of Business Stage

Far Side was 180 as shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806282)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:28 AM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

maybe the best ever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806294)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 8:54 AM
Author: Bossy vigorous university

why is it the two best comics of all time ended with the artist retiring early?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806941)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:39 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

alley oop was good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806071)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:32 AM
Author: canary big-titted toilet seat background story

Never read Alley Oop --wasn't it a dramatic comic. I never read that shit (Dondi, The Phantom, Prince Valiant, etc.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807378)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 11:50 AM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

eh, sort of in between drama and adventure...social commentary/parody, a lot of it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807799)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:41 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith was ok

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806085)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:46 PM
Author: French coffee pot abode

WTF, I never ever heard of those

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806114)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:52 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

about an old hillbilly man who lived in a shack up in the hills

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806151)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:44 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

B.C. was good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806102)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:46 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

Dick Tracy was ok

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806113)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:47 PM
Author: French coffee pot abode

I liked Mister Boffo and of course the Far Side.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806122)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:48 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

Gasoline Alley --boring

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806125)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:50 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

Mary Worth--boring & worthless

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806139)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:51 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

Little Orphan Annie--mundane

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806145)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:53 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

Marmaduke--total bore

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806153)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:57 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

the phantom was pretty good...they had an asian cook whose button kept popping off his shirt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806170)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:59 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

Prince Valiant was decent...so-so

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806181)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:54 PM
Author: Coral Love Of Her Life

is that the one where he comes home drunk and beats his wife

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806160)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:58 PM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

it doesn't quite go there, but close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806177)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:13 AM
Author: odious cuck

yes, which is why you have to be mid thirties to understand its genius

I'm pretty sure his wife knowcking him on the head with a rolling pin was the punch line of a good 50% of these

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807273)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:20 AM
Author: odious cuck

[Flo] stands on the front step and shouts: “Me ‘usband knocks me about!!” Andy responds with an announcement of his own: “Don’t believe a word she says! – She’s punch drunk!!”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807319)



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Date: February 18th, 2019 11:57 PM
Author: milky arousing quadroon

Its good working class brit humor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806171)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:03 AM
Author: dead orange address internal respiration

1. Dilbert

*huge gap*

2. Zits

3. Hagar the Horrible

4. Blondie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806199)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:05 AM
Author: sexy heaven trust fund

(scott adams’ mom)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806208)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:06 AM
Author: dead orange address internal respiration

If you doubt that Dilbert isn't the best comic in history, you haven't read the other shitty ones.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806215)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:13 AM
Author: sexy heaven trust fund

i’m just kidding. love dilbert. my favorite one was when the boss was shown to be incompetent. classic! reminded me of my boss!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806245)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:08 AM
Author: confused soul-stirring old irish cottage crackhouse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspaper_comic_strips

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806228)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:12 AM
Author: Wonderful corner

Herman was 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806241)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 8:55 AM
Author: Bossy vigorous university

anyone else old enough to remember bloom county?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37806944)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 9:15 AM
Author: hilarious haunting school goyim

*Crunch*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807006)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 9:17 AM
Author: Abnormal becky

I liked Ask Shagg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807009)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 9:23 AM
Author: Adulterous Immigrant Nibblets

Sherman’s Lagoon or GTFO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807026)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:00 AM
Author: Brindle Fiercely-loyal Idea He Suggested Round Eye

Read this article and I bet your views will change

http://www.planetslade.com/andy-capp-reg-smythe-v3.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807193)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:11 AM
Author: French coffee pot abode

ty, this is the kind of scholarship I was looking for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807259)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:35 AM
Author: canary big-titted toilet seat background story

Jaysus! That is a dissertation not an article

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807389)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:10 AM
Author: Diverse base useless brakes

let me sum up the entire strip for you: Andy likes to go out for beers with his mates and play some pool, darts, etc. His wife doesn't like it and drags him home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807253)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:28 AM
Author: Big boistinker

his hot fries are pretty damn good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807361)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 10:33 AM
Author: canary big-titted toilet seat background story



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807384)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 1:03 PM
Author: hilarious haunting school goyim

Equally good but very different from Chester's Hot Fries.

Sometimes I mix em up together in a bowl!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37808260)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:08 PM
Author: Onyx Effete Shrine

i never realized until now that andy capp was british, but then again i haven't read one since i was probably 8

nor did i really get the "andy capp" play on words

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807932)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:09 PM
Author: French coffee pot abode

I didn't realize until years later that his name was a pun on "Handicap"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807942)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:17 PM
Author: odious cuck

I never realized this until I read this post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807984)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 12:20 PM
Author: obsidian supple doctorate ape

Great Hot Fries

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37807994)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 1:04 PM
Author: talented violent hominid



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37808263)



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Date: February 19th, 2019 1:15 PM
Author: aromatic windowlicker sanctuary

ran here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4204650&forum_id=2#37808323)