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    Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy and paste commands, dies at 74.

    Or, to do it properly:
    https://x.com/nemox2001/status/1823658290808553941
    …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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      Originally posted by WTFH View Post
      Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy and paste commands, dies at 74.

      Or, to do it properly:
      https://x.com/nemox2001/status/1823658290808553941
      He first died on 16th Feb 2020 according to Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Tesler

      Have there been a few Ctrl X + Ctrl Vs since then?
      England's greatest sailor since Nelson lost the armada.

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        Alain Delon BBC News - French film giant Alain Delon dies aged 88
        https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2n6y4g700o

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          John Clegg, 90, aka "la di dah Gunner Graham" of "It ain't half hot mum" fame.

          https://uk.news.yahoo.com/style/bbc-...114729155.html

          Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 21 August 2024, 09:19.
          When the fun stops, STOP.

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            https://www.theguardian.com/football...r-dies-aged-76

            Sven Goran Eriksson, 76

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              Dangermouse's Daddy Brian Trueman!

              https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...haracters.html

              Brian Trueman dies aged 92: Tributes are paid to writer of kids' cartoons from Danger Mouse to Count Duckula - who also gave voice to many of their beloved characters
              • Childrens' cartoon creator and writer Brian Trueman dies at 92
              • He wrote Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, as well as Cockleshell Bay
              • Tributes have already begun pouring in for the late writer

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                James B. Sikking, 90. Who he? Lieutenant Hunter, Hill Street Blues.

                https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...kking-obituary
                When the fun stops, STOP.

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                  Herbie Flowers
                  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjw41pp7vmo
                  walking on the Other side now.

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                    James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies aged 93 - BBC News

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                      <Placeholder>Harvey Weinstein</placeholder>

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