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beau-jolly
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberI'm placing a last minute tenner or Mandela.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberWho had Sir Patrick Moore?
I know one of you did...
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Nowherefast
offlineMemberPoor old Patrick Moore. Personally the only public figure this year that I'm genuinely sad to hear has died. His continued existence was one of curiously comforting nostalgic idiosyncratic Britishness that made all the purile shit and uncertainty of modernity almost bearable.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberI agree.
The degree of Scroat's predictive abilities far surpasses those of my phone.Posted 5 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberQuick! Can I put a tenner on Scroat?
Posted 5 months ago # -
Midfield Diamond
offlineMember"In a list of xylophone-playing astrologers, he was near the top... "
ASTRONOMERS!! He hated astrology, saying it proved only one thing - there's a mug born every minute.
Also, " ... curiously comforting nostalgic idiosyncratic Britishness ..."
Great words Nowherefast, agree wholeheartedly, but he also insisted that he was English, not British!
Great character, RIP.
Posted 5 months ago # -
beau-jolly
offlineMemberA smokin' Helmut Schmidt (94)
A slimline Denis Healey (94)
The vultures gather around Mandell (94)
In the triple I think Nelson Mandella may sadly give us the Christmas clog popperPosted 5 months ago # -
beau-jolly
offlineMemberHe's got a lung infection so we whipped out some gall stones. hmmm. Sadly I doubt he'll be opening any Christmas cards. I hope I'm wrong.
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Is it me, or are the BBC using "elegant sense of style" as a euphemism for homosexuality in this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20730869
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Tripod
offlineMemberIs it me, or are the BBC using "elegant sense of style" as a euphemism for homosexuality in this article
Hardly a euphemism, since this is from the same article: He retired to Cowes on the Isle of Wight where he ran an art gallery with his longtime partner Mark Fear.
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beau-jolly
offlineMemberHarold "carry on" Camping. Gets me every time!
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