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d000hg replied

1 April 2016, 12:37
Originally posted by ZARDOZ View Post

Surely you must have decided if they are left or right wing?

Media types are always liberal champagne lefties according to DA
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unemployed replied

1 April 2016, 11:53
Originally posted by Unix View Post

Using someones death to boast about shopping in Waitrose.

Truly shocking , although i doubt he does . He`s a canny Landlord every penny counts

Only twunts shop at waitrose. Everyone know`s they sell the same tulip at inflated prices, Don`t they ??

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SlipTheJab replied

31 March 2016, 23:13
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

I must say I never once saw him in Harrods or Fortnums.

Well Ronnie C was always on the 'Lidl' side
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ZARDOZ replied

31 March 2016, 22:57
Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

Does it matter? They were all brilliant and we should not try and compare or judge them against each other.

Surely you must have decided if they are left or right wing?
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d000hg replied

31 March 2016, 20:29
He always seemed a genuinely good guy. And off the top of my head I cannot recall his jokes being at other peoples' expense either.
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Unix replied

31 March 2016, 14:30
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

It was an anecdote, you sad, sad ******
Says more about you than me that you think shopping in Waitrose is something to boast about.

I shop there as well, just wanted to mention that.
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DodgyAgent replied

31 March 2016, 13:09
Originally posted by ZARDOZ View Post

Eric and Ernie one trick ponies IMHO. Wheras two Ronnies were writers, and comedy actors in their own right. Could you imagine Eric Morcambe playing both Fletcher and Arkwright?

Does it matter? They were all brilliant and we should not try and compare or judge them against each other.
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woohoo replied

31 March 2016, 12:53
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

It was an anecdote, you sad, sad ******
Says more about you than me that you think shopping in Waitrose is something to boast about.

You two really are the definition of twunts.
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ZARDOZ replied

31 March 2016, 12:30
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

Eric > Barker > Corbett > Ernie

Eric and Ernie one trick ponies IMHO. Wheras two Ronnies were writers, and comedy actors in their own right. Could you imagine Eric Morcambe playing both Fletcher and Arkwright?
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OwlHoot replied

31 March 2016, 12:27
Originally posted by Unix View Post

Using someones death to boast about shopping in Waitrose.

I must say I never once saw him in Harrods or Fortnums.
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sasguru replied

31 March 2016, 12:20
Originally posted by Unix View Post

Using someones death to boast about shopping in Waitrose.

It was an anecdote, you sad, sad ******
Says more about you than me that you think shopping in Waitrose is something to boast about.
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Unix replied

31 March 2016, 12:15
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Very sad news. He frequented the same Waitrose as me, drove a Jag. Down to earth friendly chap with a nod and smile for everyone.
ONe of the funniest men on TV ever. RIP.

Using someones death to boast about shopping in Waitrose.
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sasguru replied

31 March 2016, 12:02
Very sad news. He frequented the same Waitrose as me, drove a Jag. Down to earth friendly chap with a nod and smile for everyone.
ONe of the funniest men on TV ever. RIP.
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OwlHoot replied

31 March 2016, 11:46
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

which made the final stretch of the A14 before Cambridge more bearable. ...

Yes, very sad, although he was 85

Talking about the A14 going past Cambridge, anyone know when they will be removing the 40 MPH limit, due (according to the signs) to "incomplete safety barriers"?

They must have spent a fortune widening that stretch, so why didn't they complete the blasted safety barriers at the time?! Or if they wanted to save even more pennies, why not simply skip the tarmac and have a multi-lane rutted goat track, with a 10MPH limit and signs saying "incomplete safety road surface" ?
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norrahe replied

31 March 2016, 11:37
Originally posted by stek View Post

Aww....

R.I.P indeed!
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