The Happy Reaper

I love the paragraph at the top of page three, about making an initial response. "This... would usually take the form of an expression of sorrow." Usually? Under what circumstances would it be anything else?

Yup, he pretty much peaked with Right said Fred, and Hole in the Ground. I wonder if they'll get Bernard Cribbens to sing at the funeral. If he does, let's hope it's 'Right Said Fred'. The other one would be in bad taste...

The circle of life!

He doesn't look ill, he just looks like his face is melting, and he's had that terrible affliction since he was born. Look at Bill Wyman, though! Isn't that Geldof? This was at Rupert Murdoch's wedding blessing, wasn't it? It was on the news last night and they mentioned Lloyd-Webber but when I looked up the picture changed and I didn't get a proper look.

Absolutely massive one for soap-land. Basically the father of soap. The man responsible for Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Ken Barlow, Emily Bishop, Rita Knox and Annie Walker among hundreds, if not thousands, of other TV creations. I'm sure we can forgive him that! (Who's Rita Knox - you mean Littlewood/Fairclough/Sullivan surely?) You forgot Tanner... But the actress is Barbara Knox, which is where the confusion arose.

You could say that about Saddam Hussein...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35453541 Did anybody see that one coming?

Does evolving into a Starchild count as dying?

They keep showing the clip where he climbed Nelson's Column without a safety harness. I literally can't watch it and have to look away.

Nobody has mentioned his glorious scenery-chewing role as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves yet. Made up for Costner's Caifornia accent.

Reminds me of Nigel Lawson, who went from this to this

Murray Walker - no reason.

And that was only because the Queen misheard. It was supposed to be Sir Lemmy...

Web pages which appear to have finished loading, but just as you go to click on a link an advert opens at the top, which shoves everything down the screen and you end up clicking on the wrong thing!!!

Hi, folks! I've been hanging around the list for a while but thought I might as well sign up. What the hell, wasting another hour or so a day spending constructive time with like-minded people can't do any harm. Anyway, I live in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, I'm over 21 and still in possession of all my faculties - at least as long as I remember to wear the tin-foil lined hat.

Oh, it's not a biggie. Don't go to too much trouble.

I only joined today (though I've been following the List for months). Didn't realise spaces were allowed in my user name so can it be changed from TheHappyReaper to The Happy Reaper? (My brother is the grim one.)