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   Ludicity
   

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   Just looking on Twitter and the great man has just tweeted a link to this very story.

   Jolly good work Mr Hack.

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   John Square
   

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   Yes- good one Edward.

   Should someone let Mr. Bailey know it's a spoof, and that he is free to do whatever he likes with his beard? I find it hard to tell what's genuine news these days, and I live here.

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   The All New Jeni B
   

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   Ooh, I'm al of a flutter!! The Bill Bailey reads NB (or at least the FP). I bow before his comedy genius. Who can forget the "Kraftwerk" rendition of the Hokey Cokey, and the techno BBC News theme.

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   Scroat
   

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   Well done Mr Hack. Excellent stuff.

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   MADJEZ
   

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   Fantastic, now if we can just get Oxbridge to wear a Newsbiscuit tshirt on Mastermind. Think of the publicity.

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   sauce
   

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   Yay! Excellent FP and great that the splendid BB noticed it.

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   jp1885
   

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   Coolio!
   Cracker of an FP Ed - you're getting rather good at this sort of thing...

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   fun and games
   

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   It isn't such a shock really that BB saw it. He's quite a "dark" horse, if you get my drift.

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   Scroat
   

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   You reckon?

   Posted 3 years ago #
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    edward hack
    

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    many thanks for kind words.
    I think BB is a sort of 'peoples' comedian - liked by all sorts - fine musician too.
    I had wondered about the 'dark' thingy too - but I reckon DB is female (lack of smut and cynicism, just very funny)

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    sauce
    

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    Hang on, I do smut and cynicism and totally fail to be funny.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    Quaz
    

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    I still chuckle to myself at BB's musical skit about how continental police sirens are more musical. I saw him as one of the rubber bishops at Glasto years ago, fantastic. Keep catching "Black Books" reruns on TV of late, shame that one petered out. He's a bit multi faceted really.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    sauce
    

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    He'd be one of the few "personalities" I'd think it might be fun to actually meet at dinner or something like that: intelligent polymath.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    theumpire
    

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    ... along with Andy Hamilton, who gets my vote every time.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    John Square
    

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    Was he the Cash for Questions MP? Lord, it's all coming round again.

    In other news, I think Dara O'Braiaiaiain may also be a personification of the perfect dinner guest. Very funny, likes a drink, and has a degree in advanced mathematical brilliance with physics and an MPhil in scepticism. Perfect.

    Unless he's a sexual predator, and I didn't know about it. That would be bad.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    edward hack
    

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    Bill Bailey
    Andy Hamilton
    Dara O'Bother
    Can I add Fred McCauley and Jo Caulfield in there too

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    John Square
    

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    Is that a list of sexual predators?

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    The All New Jeni B
    

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    It seems almost churlish to not include "National Treasure" Stephen Fry in that list of dream dinner party company.

    But I think we need some balance, so can I request Johnny Depp, Paul Walker and Keanu Reeves?
    I don't particularly want to talk to them, apart from maybe Johnny, but I'd need something to look at.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    PluckyMunky
    

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    Ithink i would like jordan. but i may be wrong.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    ramblesid
    

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    There should be a spokesman(woman) for all people famous who could come on and say, it wasn't anyone famous.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    Quaz
    

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    Talking of "People I'd like to have dinner with": 'Back in the day' I was at a musician friend's place in Islington and spent a nice afternoon chatting with my friend and a chap he knew through a recent tour, just shooting the breeze. When the Friend's friend had left, my mate said "Oh, he's left me a couple of records he's just made, fancy a listen?". I had a look and blow me if the bloke didn't turn out to have been the man behind one of my favourite (obscure now) techno acts of the time. If I'd have known who he was I'd have spent the afternoon pumping him for tips and asking about the album he made (I was into making music then and wrting for a local mag). On reflection it was nice that I didn't know and he didn't let on, so we had a great natter without any pressure on either side, and I have a happy memory of someone whose work I liked. I later heard that the chap was tickled that I was so chuffed when I found out who he was.

    Posted 3 years ago #

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