graveyard johnny Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, RidingPie said: There was a great disturbance in the force! am still waiting for someone to ask if he got run over? see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Former Premier League footballer Papa Diop 42 with a form of MND. 1 Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun mc Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Just found out Pete Bland passed away at the weekend - died from Covid. Not a national figure, but a legend in the fell and road running community in the the North West. Sponsored and arranged countless events over the past 40 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 He would have belonged on the surprised they're still alive thread had I known but alas Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of France for seven years before Mitterand. Political father of the TGV and very much a pragmatic pro-European. https://www.politico.eu/article/former-french-president-valery-giscard-destaing-dead-at-94/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, M j M said: He would have belonged on the surprised they're still alive thread had I known but alas Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of France for seven years before Mitterand. Political father of the TGV and very much a pragmatic pro-European. https://www.politico.eu/article/former-french-president-valery-giscard-destaing-dead-at-94/ I thought he'd gone decades ago. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) One of the great commentating voices of these lands, and im not a golf fan Peter Alliss Edited December 6, 2020 by Mumby Magic Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: One of the great commentating voices of these lands, and im not a golf fan Peter Alliss "I was watching Carol Vorderman the other day and I got aroused...not bad for me...7 letters..." Simply fantastic. "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) Peter Alliss total legend . Didn’t really give a stuff . Read an article saying the beeb used to warn him what to say and not say and he always ignored them knowing they couldn’t do a thing , the people adored him ! Remember him going on about Tiger Woods gripping lowdown on his shaft and everyone in the background laughing like crazy . Endless funny commentary lines , but brilliant at describing the moment as well . The voice of a sport like Ted Lowe , Murray Walker , Richie Benaud etc Pro celebrity golf as well , watched that every week ! Edited December 6, 2020 by DavidM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, DavidM said: Peter Alliss total legend . Didn’t really give a stuff . Read an article saying the beeb used to warn him what to say and not say and he always ignored them knowing they couldn’t do a thing , the people adored him ! Remember him going on about Tiger Woods gripping lowdown on his shaft and everyone in the background laughing like crazy . Endless funny commentary lines , but brilliant at describing the moment as well . The voice of a sport like Ted Lowe , Murray Walker , Richie Benaud etc Pro celebrity golf as well , watched that every week ! Completely agree they at times may not have been the best but sone sports are connected to them. The name slips my mind but the snooker commentator. Peter o Sullivan. Sports legends in a different manner Edited December 7, 2020 by Mumby Magic Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Old Frightful said: "I was watching Carol Vorderman the other day and I got aroused...not bad for me...7 letters..." Simply fantastic. Effing brilliant. "Coming from East Hull people automatically think you should go and play for Hull KR. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse" - Kirk Yeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun mc Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Mountaineer Doug Scott Member of the first team to ascend Everest by its SW face. They were late up there and actually slept on the summit! Gave a lot back to the Nepalese community in later life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55225903 Chuck Yeager, aged 97 which considering what he achieved fame for is frankly remarkable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, Shadow said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55225903 Chuck Yeager, aged 97 which considering what he achieved fame for is frankly remarkable A name I've known since I was a kid and would spend all my time reading books on every little bit of aviation from the history to the details of every nut and bolt on a Pratt and Whitney radial engine! I still do now, but more so then! RIP Chuck! Forever resting up in the sky where you were most at home! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Ged Stokes ex Workington Coach 1 Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: Ged Stokes ex Workington Coach Absolutely terrible news , really gutted and feeling for his family who came here , loved the area and played such a big role in the West Cumbrian community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: Ged Stokes ex Workington Coach Thats ######..... met him a couple of times. Top bloke.... scary as ell.... but a top bloke Edited December 8, 2020 by Robin Evans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Sadler Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Walter E Williams, who was born into a Philadelphia ghetto and was raised in a one-parent family, but became the Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He was a brilliant public intellectual. He told a story about being sent to Korea as a young man during the 1950s. He had to fill in a form about himself, and, under 'race', wrote 'Caucasian'. When the Chaplain told him he must have made a mistake, he said no he hadn't, because if he had written 'Negro' he would have been landed with all the lousiest jobs in the unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 4 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: A name I've known since I was a kid and would spend all my time reading books on every little bit of aviation from the history to the details of every nut and bolt on a Pratt and Whitney radial engine! I still do now, but more so then! RIP Chuck! Forever resting up in the sky where you were most at home! I have a similar affliction towards aviation. The x1 project was pioneering stuff .... pushing the boundaries. Given his flying history its amazing how he lived so long. The Keith Richards of flight history 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaBull Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Shadow said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55225903 Chuck Yeager, aged 97 which considering what he achieved fame for is frankly remarkable A man who played a large part in my aerospace direction. A sad day indeed. Blue skies and tailwinds Gen. Yeager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Sorry already posted Edited December 8, 2020 by Spidey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 John Lennon. 40 years ago today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim2 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 20 hours ago, Robin Evans said: Thats ######..... met him a couple of times. Top bloke.... scary as ell.... but a top bloke Almost exactly what I would have written. RIP Ged. "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Harold Budd - not a musician I've heard much of, but heard about a lot. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Sadler Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 19 hours ago, Robin Evans said: John Lennon. 40 years ago today. If he hadn't been gunned down, I wonder how Lennon would have adapted to the modern era of social media. He wasn't easily pigeonholed, was always outspoken and didn't suffer fools gladly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Paolo Rossi - italian soccer legend 64 2 see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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