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I thought that Karl Otto Alberty was on the German side and not one of the escapers.

Sorry, posted a comment on another thread about Angus Lennie. How many escapers are now left. We know about David McCallum and William Russell, but is that all

I see that Shooie McFee has turned up, at last. Another escapee gone.

Don't know whether this is any other thread, but I'm reading about a young Chinese guy, in his 20's, who has died from a heart attack after making 4 donations in a week to a sperm bank. The subtitle in the paper describes him as a stroke victim!

Gone for Olivia, for no apparent reason.

I'd put him up there as being the best Bond villain just edging out Oddjob...what a dentist he had. RIP Richard Kiel

Brilliant!

WHat job???????? Never done a days work in his life since marrying the fragrant princess in 1947. Good luck to him.

Thanks for the clarification, Magere, being relatively new to the forum, I didn't realise that such words as the one describing enhancing pills waqs not allowed. But yes, they are the ones. Must have been a hard decision for him!!!(sorry)

Roger Moore admitting to taking SPAM, but, apparently, it didn't work for him/ What the fuck did he need SPAM for?

Reading today that , now with Dickie Attenborough going to the great pavilion in the sky, Prince Philip is the last surviving member of the Lords Taverners which began in 1950, with 100 members. How does the old bugger keep going??

I read the article with interest, and for me, given modern technology and scientific progress, it seems the most convincing theory yet. Kosminski was always well and truly in the frame, but in a way, it would be sad to reach a final and definite conclusion to this long-running saga.

Fuck all to do with him whether the bitch is retained in any form. We will be 'democratic' after a 'Yes', and if we say 'boot the hoor', he will have to follow. Imo, the SNP have held this back for decades (even though I have always voted 'Nat'), as if they had made it clear they would disband afterwards, then that would have overcome many objections. I loathe the Royal Family and would happily line them all up against a wall and machine-gun the lot. What are you, a fucking Russian?

I see in this morning's papers that Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers has pulled out of a tour due to a sudden illness. He said that he was still getting a buzz out of appearing on stage, but he had triple by-pass surgery in 2007. A possibility for next year then. My only fear would be that song "You'll never walk alone" will get to No 1 if Gerry pops it.

Just got back from the gym. They've got a new machine in. Only used it for half an hour, as I started to feel sick. It's great, though. It does everything...KitKats. Mars Bars, Snickers, Potato crisps, the lot...........

Larry Parnes dominated the music scene at that time, so much so that I'm struggling to think of another record producer of that era, never mind "downhill gardening", and it was only when the groups emerged in 1961/2 that other record producers came to the fore

One of the best one-liner comediennes ever. R.I.P.Joan

I must be of the same era as your dear old Dad, because, if I remember correctly, there were a host of male singers around the late 1950's and early 1960's who were managed by a guy called Larry Parnes, who was an up-hill gardener, and these boys were given names such as Vince Eager, Dickie Pride, Marty Wilde, Adam Faith and more commonly Joe Brown. I'm sure there were others and they appeared on programmes such as "Oh, Boy" and the 6,5 Special. Think of those names...Eager, Pride, Wilde, Faith and of course Richard appearing on "Oh Boy"....maybe the writing was on the wall then!

I hadn't realised that he was Jewish and had to endure anti-semitic heckling whilst playing, Still a good innings at 103

I saw the pictures of the Nurse Pooley, and what's the betting that he wants to go back asap. Don't know whether to applaud him if he does want to go back to Africa, but you would hope his family try to talk him out of it

I think we will finish the year with another 8 going, making 14/50. My 8 are, as they say, in no particular order, Simon, Rainer, de Havilland,Clive James, van der Westhuizen, Sallis, Asner and Whitlam. Thought about a James double-up, but went for Clive rather than P.D.

I agree What a message to send out to the world!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought that the award was some kind of spoof, but no, there he was accepting the award, cheesy grin on his face, and apparently receiving this for establishing charities in Africa You couldn't make it up. Pass the sick bag!!!!!!!!!

Agreed wholeheartedly with the Doctor..........this is a punt on the names listed, and if one or two have got through the net, so fucking what? Did your particular list include for example Robin Williams, a totally unexpected passing for anyone. Get a life ( no pun intended)

Two Texans were out on the range talking about their favourite sex positions. One said " I think I enjoy the rodeo position the best". "I don't think I've ever heard of that one" said the other cowboy ,what is it?" "Well, it's when you get your wife down on all fours, and you mount her from behind. Then you reach around and cup each one one of her breasts in your hands and whisper in her ear "Boy, these feel just like your sister's". The you try and stay on for 8 seconds!!

Now that the Clacton by-election has been called and Carswell seems to be becoming the first UKIP MP, why doesn't Boris Johnson offer himself as the Tory candidate for Clacton and leave Uxbridge to James Cracknell? I would see that as the only way the Tories could hold the seat in Clacton and I would love to wipe the lop-sided grin on Carswell's face. I'll give him credit for resigning though annd not just crossing the floor.