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On a lighter note, today is the last ever edition of the Independent newspaper. The front cover has a blank page with the words "Stop press" on it. Quite possibly it's first and last joke in its final edition.If they had made jokes like that when it was running, I might have bought it more often.
I remembered we tried it when it first came out, and gave up on it because it was so dour and seemed too independent to give in to the urge to write something fun :-(
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I'm more upset at the death of Asad Shah, than I am over the death of a mediocre rag.After "Stop Press" it should read "Yes Please."
Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "I'm more upset at the death of Asad Shah, than I am over the death of a mediocre rag.I find myself in agreement here, his death undermines all of us
Yeh, agreed re Asad Shah, that's grim.Not too upset re the independent. I wrote them a letter once, they printed it, but they removed a few choice words and used my letter to argue the exact opposite point to the one I was making. I'm sure it really amused them but I never bought it again.
Apparently Patty Duke has just died, aged 69. She was the mother of Sean Astin - Sam in LOTR, and well known in her own right.
She was also known as Patty Duke Astin for a while as she was married to John Astin, who played Gomez Addams.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001157/?r...
Ronnie Corbett has died, aged 85. It flashed up on the BBC as I was reading another article.Sad day
Just seen that. Very sad indeed, although 85 could be worse.
Yes it is sad, used to see him in the High Street quite often with Mrs C, they lived just along the road by Muirfield GC. Very dapper and very pleasant.
And its goodbye from him....
Yes sad to see the other partner in the much loved duo bow out.
It's sad, but the world would have been a poorer place without them both. Such a unique character and voice. Rest in peace Ronnie Corbett, in whatever giant armchair takes your fancy!
I just watched this clip, I hadn't seen before. Ronnie C interviewing Julie Andrews, played by Michael Palin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWn-D...
Wonderful absurdity. Watch Ronnie trying desperately not to corpse.
Excellent! I do like Michael Palin very much, and they were a great combination here.
a friend of mine had it on facebook so it seemed to appropriate not to share
RIP Ronnie Corbett.Loved the four (k) candles picture Jim.
Friend of mine shared it on facebook and it seemed just so appropriate.I also feel he'd have loved the fact that the Daily Telegraph had a two page tribute to him, and it was April 1st :-)
Agony Aunt Denise Robertson died yesterday at the age of 83.
I've just seen it GL, I didn't realise she was as old as that. I used to watch This Morning before they moved back round the corner and she was a lovely lady and very well thought of.
I'm sure she helped many people over the years.
I was listening to a discussion about her and I think it was Richard Madeley, said that she would do the on-air stuff then spend hours afterwards answering the phones in the back room.
"It's a wrap!" The voice behind Admiral Ackbar has become a force ghost...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-ca...
Apparently David Gest died yesterday, 'under unexplained circumstances'. Which means he was alone in a hotel room, and there was no obvious cause of death.
The world's full of people I've never heard of till they die.
Kath wrote: "The world's full of people I've never heard of till they die."I was thinking that last week.
Kath wrote: "The world's full of people I've never heard of till they die."Absolutely, and I'm struggling to miss them.....
I've only heard of him because of the Big Brother thing where one of the contestants thought it was him who died when David Bowie's wife said "David's dead"
Until yesterday my only knowledge of David Gest was as the former Mr Liza Minelli. But according to the news he produced a Michael Jackson show, a Cliff Richard album and all sorts of other stuff.
Yeah, I was just reading the BBC article and he seems to have been quite successful in his own right. I suppose producers aren't usually well known it's the people they are producing for that get all the glory.
I sort of half-recognised the name but CBATG.
I also see some people who have died and think "I thought they were already dead."
I don't know half the people you lot talk about, alive or dead.
don't worry Patti, I doubt I know two thirds and I live in the same country
Comes from not being interested in 'celebrities', I suspect.
Am I the only one who can't work out what CBATG stands for?
Can't Be Arsed To Google!
Rosemary the fourth plinth wrote: "Can't Be Arsed To Google!"Ironically I had to google it ;-)
I knew someone would say that!
I'm shite at celebs too but I had heard of David Guest (shockingly unconvincingly dyed black hair) and Ronnie Corbett. ;-)
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