Only Fools and Horses fans are only just cracking one iconic joke from the series.
In a Reddit thread, someone asked members to discuss “jokes or storylines you didn’t get”, and fans of the show didn’t disappoint. Someone gave a lengthy explanation of one quip that baffled them the most from the first ever episode.
“In the very first episode, when Trig is selling the stolen briefcases to Del and Rodney, he mentioned it’s best to carry the briefcase openly so it doesn’t look suspicious, but Del points out his clothes don’t fit and calls him (if I’m hearing it right) ‘an executive hod carrier’,” wrote one confused viewer.
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“What the hell is he saying exactly? I get executive, that’s part of the joke, but what the hell is a ‘hod carrier’ assuming that’s what he even said,” questioned the baffled Reddit user. Luckily someone came to the rescue and explained the rest of the joke to them.
“A hod is a tool used on building sites to carry multiple bricks at once, it is typically slung over the shoulder. Del comments based on what Trig is wearing (rather than the clothes fitting in the case) that carrying a briefcase looks more suspicious than carrying a package,” typed another Only Fools and Horses fan.
Elsewhere in the thread, more fans flocked to share the jokes that they never understood while watching the series. One person wrote: “It was explained to me a while ago so I get it now, but originally didn’t get the Barrats joke on Friday the 14th.”
Another typed: “‘There’s no heavy lifting involved’ – Albert in Frog’s Legacy. Presuming he was taking the mick out of Rodney’s very limited work experience?” One OFAH fan rushed to correct them and added: “No, it’s a joke about Rodney talking about his work experience.”
“‘Curriculum vitae’, which Albert mistakes as a Latin name for a back injury or a part of your spine e.g. cervical vertebrae,” which clearly tickled the original poster, who replied: “Oh is it? That’s rather clever!”
Someone else quizzed one of Del Boy’s jokes: “‘There was dad. He would’ve loved a job, except he suffered from a sticky mattress,” which the poster joked they were “almost too afraid to ask what it meant”.
Despite the cheeky connotation, Reddit users assured them that it simply mean “he was lazy” and “wouldn’t get out of bed”.
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