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I,ll always remember the death of ROD (" Thud ") HULL the comedy ventriloquist falling to his death from the roof of his house in 1999 as he was trying to adjust his TV ariel during a football match. I presume that EMU was responsible? If reports are to be believed Emu had every reason to be aggrieved. Hull spent thirty odd years with his hand rammed up the poor things ass using him as a tool to grope females in his audience! see this for more : http://biffovision.blogspot.com/2006/05/sp...poil-child.html Hull also managed to accumulate many lovers and wives during his career which is beyond comprehension. Perhaps Emu formed part of the menage a trois? To be honest I think most of us would have preferred to bed down with the long-legged blue glove puppet than "Thud" Hull any day of the week!

How did The Sun do that exactly??

Well it would be very kind of you if you stuck to the thread and gave me your opinion on the aforementioned subject as a reward for my efforts, Maryport. I might even start another thread as Im still firin' !!

Whatever happened to these two who used to used to enjoy gentle competition against one another back in the good old days of TVs Ready Steady Cook?? Those were the days when Fern Britten entertained us by sliding across the studio floor on whipped cream and Ainsley Harriott kept his tongue in his mouth (well sometimes!). I really miss Rich and Pat as they were'nt up themselves like other TV chefs!! I have particular fond memories of Patrick in a checked shirt and tie looking like someones dad doing a barbecue and Richard wearing gawdy t-shirts that looked like they had been used to clean up a pile of sick! This was true entertainment !!

Gazza seriously ill after birthday bash!! Former England footballer Paul Gascgoine was taken to hospital for emergency surgery after bursting a stomach ulcer on his 40th birthday bash. Gazza was celebrating with friends at the Marriott Hotel in Gateshead when he suddenly became ill. It is understood he suffered a suspected perforated stomach ulcer - which causes sudden, sharp, severe pain and usually requires immediate hospitalisation and sometimes surgery. He was taken to Newcastle General Hospital at around 7pm on Sunday before being transferred to the city's Royal Victoria Infirmary where it is understood he was due to undergo emergency surgery. Speaking at his home earlier today, Gazza's best friend Jimmy "Five Bellies" Gardner said he had been with Gazza yesterday when he fell ill. He said: "I was by his side all day yesterday. I'm going to visit him in a couple of hours - I'm not sure what's wrong with him." On Saturday, Gazza's agent Jane Morgan said he would be celebrating his birthday with friends and family in his hometown. A friend, Steve Wraith, editor of North East football magazine Players Inc, said: "I haven't seen him recently but I see him every now and again. "Obviously as a mate I would be concerned if he's ill and I hope he makes a quick recovery." This was the second visit to hospital in days for the former midfielder, who was in a London hospital last week. It was reported Gascoigne had complained of chest pains just days after a trip to Dubai and was taken to Barnet General Hospital in North London on Friday and had tests including an ECG heart scan. But the ex-Newcastle and England midfielder claimed he only went for treatment for burnt feet. Gazza who has battled with booze for a number of years said he burnt his feet on hot sand in the Gulf resort. Dad John said his son had a "reaction to medication" taken after he burnt his feet. Gazza who was staying at an £85-a-night motorway services hotel since his holiday told a newspaper: "I wasn't drunk, it's just my feet. "In Dubai, I stupidly played football on the sand without shoes on and I burnt my feet and now they are really sore." His agent Jane Morgan said: "Paul categorically denies having any heart palpitations." Just two years ago, on his 38th birthday, he returned to Tyneside after a fortnight in rehab. He checked into an American clinic suffering from depression then arrived back home in Gateshead to spend his birthday with family and friends. Gazza was raised in Gateshead and won the hearts of the Geordie public when he pulled on the black and white shirt at St James' Park. His career also included spells at Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough and Everton, and he played 57 times for England. In 1990 he was the BBC Sports Personality of the Year after bursting into tears on the pitch at the Italia 90 semi-final after receiving a booking which would have seen him suspended for the final had England won. Since then he has tried his hand at comedy, advertising, fashion, TV presenting, singing and writing. He has also penned a best-selling autobiography.

Its probably because I havent usually got time to think up silly posts and as today is bank holiday Im making up for lost time.

I cant believe how seriously some people take this site. These flamers must feel guilty for coming here in the first place and take it out on posters because of they're own backward morality. To quote the last words of legendary rock drummer Keith Moon to his girlfriend "If you don,t like it you can f*** off!" Words of wisdom indeed!

Is it not this one then? Plenty of rants here: http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?...l=pool%20hunter

Add links please ??

What does everyone think about the idea that the late performer Roy Castle contracted lung cancer through passive smoking? Did he really suck that much in through his trumpet, or was it something to do with tap dancing in working mens clubs in the 50s/60s/70s?

I found this first-hand account of Bonds last days: http://www.grahambond.net/loop.html I especially liked the bit about the bloodstained patchwork jacket at the end... I wonder if it,ll ever come up on Ebay!!

Some info about the man here: http://music.yahoo.com/library/default.asp...o&add=& Apparently obsessed with magick and had all kinds of allegations following him around, including paedophilia, ended up under a train completley mangled apart from the pentacle necklace around his neck.. yum!

Can anyone remember seeing Tommy Cooper drop dead on stage during a televised Royal Variety Performance back in the eighties? I can still remember him keeling over and someone trying to get the curtain down as quickly as possible. A lot of the audience were still laughing and clapping as though it was all part of the act (the best part in my opinion!) There must be footage remaining somewhere of this as I cannot believe its all been destroyed. A long with the Kennedy assassination footage it must have been the most unexpected event ever to be caught on film. [Topics merged - ff]

Thats it! I reckon if we all impersonated pensioners from the age of 20 we could reverse the aging process significantly. Clive Dunn was probably younger then Ian Lavender when Dads Army was being filmed and also when he starred in the childrens hit tv show "Grandad", yet succesfully fooled us into thinking he was a silver-haired old duffer with bent legs and a bit of a hearing problem. So Im going to forget the anti-wrinkle creams and go for the surgical stockings instead. I won,t wash my clothes for the next ten years so they stink of urine and stale buscuits, and then everyone will be amazed at how young I look if and indeed when I do get old. Well Dunn Clive !!!

I think I might try that one tommorow! Do most people just grind to a halt or do they completely freak? I saw someone go off once when I was at school. This girl literally started screaming and tried climbing up the class room wall!

It costs some people millions in cigarettes to get lung cancer, old Roy did,nt cough up a penny did he? Could he get into the guiness book of records as having smoked more of other peoples cigarettes without flashing his own? Could hundreds of jazz club-goers be entitled to some sort of compensation? Maybe he should have stuck to blowing and not sucking!

Ted Rogers who used to compere 3-2-1 in the eighties did,nt hang around that long after the programme ended... http://www.eyespider.freeserve.co.uk/drwho.../kklak/ted.html Its a pity really as I fancied hiring him to experience those super fast fingers... I bet his wife appreciated them!