Slave to the Grave

Dear Rockabilly, I personally enjoy both reading and contributing to this site. It is the only opportunity I have to write in English on a daily basis. What is the point of a tirade in German (when you seem quite capable of using English), when the majority of people it's aimed at can not understand. Saves the need for a coherent, well thought out argument I suppose.

Oops, wrong Max Schmeling thread

Dear Rockabilly, I personally enjoy both reading and contributing to this site. It is the only opportunity I have to write in English on a daily basis. What is the point of a tirade in German (when you seem quite capable of using English), when the majority of people it's aimed at can not understand. Saves the need for a coherent, well thought out argument I suppose.

As to Rockabilly's nationality, who knows or cares. One thing is for sure though, he does type with a strange lisp.

More than the French? Surely not. Or even the Argies (see earlier contributions)...... Argies! In Europe! Man the lifeboats! If he is feeling well enough, our old friend Maradona can sing their entry in next years Euro-vision song contest. A version of 'You Need Hands' perhaps.

I don't know, you go and make a cup of tea and a whole thread disappears.

Thankyou Josco, I was beginning to think I was in trouble for starting the disappeared 'disappearing threads' thread. Paranoid? Moi?

This might be the time to mention that it doesn't seem to be working at the moment.

I'm afraid you are probably right. In this uniform world that seems to be so readily embraced by some, we will all soon be speaking the same language. My money is on Mandarin, but American (the 'English' bit will probably be dropped in your lifetime) might be a good outside bet. Just a thought.

The swear filter; another tea casualty?

Dodo deado, Dodi deado, Di deado, Dando deado ... Surely Dido's looking dodgy ? Another one for Mr Yeti perhaps?

Jim, this is a forum which takes a light-hearted look at death and if you'd taken the time to read through some of the posts, you would have seen that all of us are fair game and that there are probably more suitable sites for your enquiry. The problem with posting on the internet is that you are judged solely by what you type. No-one here knows anything for certain about anyone else so posts are taken on face value. Taking these things into account, you did sound like a celebrity stalker and Honez's response was deserved.

Alger Hiss, who, unfortunately for Deathlist watchers, and his family and friends actually died in 1996 aged 92, could be described as a true American icon. Not the America of the Christian right, but that of Thomas Jefferson et al. The only thing louder than the Judge's gavel during the McCarthy inspired trials was the whirling noise as the founding father's of this great nation span in their graves. His only crime perhaps was choosing the wrong country to practice his freedom of expression. I know the same could be said of communist Russia, but I don't think they ever claimed to be the land of the free. A Lawyer, he was readmitted to the Bar in 1975, after the government's misconduct during his trial was revealed. Just a thought

I think you can take solace in the fact that undoubtedly, you are looking considerably better than he is now.

Oh bugger, I forgot about him,

Reading through it reminds me of a 'night bus' journey home through London. You're tired. Drunkeness is beginning to give way to hang-over. You sit there looking at the floor trying not to bring attention to yourself, hoping not to get mugged, or talked to by the nutter you always find on the top-deck. Then who gets on the bus but a 'tanked up' Jim Davidson, Gary Bushell and that bloke in the Sun who makes political comments. These fine examples of manhood then proceed to talk bololcks with the group of equally daft foreign exchange English Language students who are making a right nuisance of themselves in their funny shoes. It's pointless, and you know you shouldn't, but you're too tired and drunk to resist, you join in............for this reason I'm already dreading the passing of the 'milk snatcher'. I fear our Burberry clad friends (genuine and fake) and their counterparts in Buenos Aires are already unfurling the flags in preparation. Another cup of tea, another disappearing thread perhaps,....I hope.

Larry it's a trap, don't put the kettle on!

There is already a thread on Brooke Astor on the Deathlist itself which has some information. Click here to go there. Edit: Thanks, STG, this thread has been merged with the proper topic and I have disabled your link. TH

Ronnie Burgess played in the same excellent Tottenham Hotspur team as the recently departed Bill Nicholson and Alf Ramsey. They of course went on to manage the best club side to play English football (Tottenham Hotspur 1960-61, according to ex- Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson and my Dad anyway), and the best English national side (England 1966) respectively. Isn't "excellent Tottenham Hostpur team" an oxymoron? Apologies if you've heard this before.... A Spurs supporter walked past a video shop and sees a poster announcing a video for sale "Tottenham - the golden years". As a supporter, he rushed in to buy a copy and was told it'd cost £300. When he asked why it was so much, he was told that it also comes with a Betamax player to watch it on. Unfortunately a Standard 8 Cine projector would have to used.

Ronnie Burgess played in the same excellent Tottenham Hotspur team as the recently departed Bill Nicholson and Alf Ramsey. They of course went on to manage the best club side to play English football (Tottenham Hotspur 1960-61, according to ex- Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson and my Dad anyway), and the best English national side (England 1966) respectively.

I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough water! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! At the end even the Frenchie relized that the common Brit is empty-headed. For heaven's sake lighten up, its a quote from Monty Python.

And Amanda.

I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough water! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

Trust a Frenchie to suck up to the Germans. I suppose it's better than collaborating with them like most of them did between 1940-1944. One Man Jury, you have completely misunderstood my post. I suggest you look up the word sarcasm in the dictionary.

Rockabilly, through this thread I have learnt more about Max Schmeling's achievments, both inside and outside the boxing ring, than I probably would have done anywhere else, and my admiration for him has grown as I have read. From you however, I have learnt that the English are basically brain-dead, ill-educated cowards who drink bad beer. Oh, and of course, the English are not very good at football. The Germans are by implication, intelligent, well educated, brave, drink the best beer in the world, and are the best at football. Few countries can look back on the 20th century with complete pride, but I think the English have a better case than Germany. Except of course on the football pitch, well done Germany. Greetings from France.