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probably the biggest ever death from Star Wars. sad loss. RIP Biggest?

It ain't over till it's over, peeps.

Wow. I swear he died like 4 years ago. I must have a poor memory or something. He died in 2012. Joey Joey Joey. You can count on the OCD folks here to miss the humour completely. SC That's because it wasn't funny

He's always been thin, gaunt even. It's a bit of a mystery why he was picked, unless there was an unfounded rumour of ill-health. His defence during tax evasion charges argued brain damage from repeated falls meant he couldn't comprehend the complexities of his earnings. That's the major health issue related to him. But it might be an Ernest Saunders kind of brain problem, eh? I wouldn't underestimate Lester in the Cunning Stakes As for falls, he was a Flat jockey although he did begin his racing career over hurdles IIRC. I daresay he may have had a few falls over the course of his career, but while falls are regular occurrences for NH jockeys, falls in Flat races are pretty rare. In other words, it's all bollocks.

He's always been thin, gaunt even. It's a bit of a mystery why he was picked, unless there was an unfounded rumour of ill-health.

I don't get why all the anger towards the poor security bloke, rather than the bitch who complained.

Who would have bet on the old boy outliving Gerald Grosvenor?

The GRO charges £9.20 and postage - which isn't too bad until you realise to fullify explore a branch of your family tree you need a death, marriage and birth certificate for both partners in a marriage, then you may well need marriage certificates for ex-wives to verify names or you might need birth certificates of siblings (unless you're lucky enough to have parish records transcribed or are able to get down to the local record office for where they were born). Oh and often to easily access the record indexes (with no actual records) you're paying by the month anyway. And then you get the helpful ancestors who've been extremely vague in filling out form locations and have common names. A good site for those of you who are into genealogy is here - loads of helpful folk. I always try and get certificates from the local registrar, rather than the GRO. It's no cheaper, but they are often more helpful and will search for the right one based on any info you can give them. Also they have the actual original documents, and some will send you a copy of it if it can be scanned. (Not all the books are in a suitable condition for scanning though.) The GRO has no access to the originals, and can only send you a copy of the transcript that was sent to them by the local registrars. I like to see my relatives' own signatures, if they could sign their names. Useful if you want to compare with a signature on another document, especially in the case of common names. You can sometimes cut corners with marriages, as the same certificate will be found in the parish register. So if you know where they married, you can get a copy from the county archives. A lot of records are scanned into online archives now by volunteer armies or commercial operations. For BMDs since certification isn't exactly the same record? Parish records, yes. You obviously don't get the same info for baptisms and burials as you do on the certificate, but marriages are the same. There be two books, one for the parish register and one for the registrar*, and they are both filled out and signed at the same time. So the parish register copy shows the same details as you would see on the certificate. *not before 1837, obviously

I would have once, but it can be a mistake. Things get given away to someone who gets in first, or even thrown away. Not that the latter applies in this case, but I think there's a good case for proceeding along the lines suggested by Biblio and msc.

I think Shaun might be using his phone to quote. Yeah, I just meant the mechanics of it. In this case the closing square bracket has fallen off. With multiple quoting, carnage soon follows

The GRO charges £9.20 and postage - which isn't too bad until you realise to fullify explore a branch of your family tree you need a death, marriage and birth certificate for both partners in a marriage, then you may well need marriage certificates for ex-wives to verify names or you might need birth certificates of siblings (unless you're lucky enough to have parish records transcribed or are able to get down to the local record office for where they were born). Oh and often to easily access the record indexes (with no actual records) you're paying by the month anyway. And then you get the helpful ancestors who've been extremely vague in filling out form locations and have common names. A good site for those of you who are into genealogy is here - loads of helpful folk. I always try and get certificates from the local registrar, rather than the GRO. It's no cheaper, but they are often more helpful and will search for the right one based on any info you can give them. Also they have the actual original documents, and some will send you a copy of it if it can be scanned. (Not all the books are in a suitable condition for scanning though.) The GRO has no access to the originals, and can only send you a copy of the transcript that was sent to them by the local registrars. I like to see my relatives' own signatures, if they could sign their names. Useful if you want to compare with a signature on another document, especially in the case of common names. You can sometimes cut corners with marriages, as the same certificate will be found in the parish register. So if you know where they married, you can get a copy from the county archives.

Wait! With those ears, are we sure he's not an elf and therefore immortal except for death in battle?

Can you all see where the quoting went wrong?

But Peter Falk doesn't have Alzheimers's, does he?

Something of interest in that article:

Good luck with the boat though

Bloody hell, are there any straight men on here?

Let's be clear. Sir Creep is proposing to buy the boat. Your comments are misplaced.

I thought it was Spike Milligan for a moment.

Don't lose any time, because while you are waiting a decent interval before mentioning it, some less scrupulous person will have collared it.

dammit what am i paying these people for? How am i going to get those points willy doesn't die. Ffs But would he orbit? (sic)

Akihito. Sounds like a nasty cough.

Well it shouldnt be. You mean the place itself?

I've decided I need some new teaspoons. The ones I have are a motley assortment, ranging from neglected silver plate to cheap crappy bendy ones. There is one decent one. Strong and plain with a sleek design, and a decent size. Is there a brand name on this, I wondered, so I might be able to get some more. I examined it closely, and read ..... Virgin Atlantic

For many years now I have maintained a strict policy of never asking whether a seat etc is free. Because invariably the answer will be No, even though the alleged occupiers are nowhere in sight. Example. On a busy ferry crossing I fancied a quick G&T in the bar and a read of the paper. There were very few seats available, but I spied a group of four seats around a table, with one man sitting and various coats etc scattered on two of the other seats. Without saying anything, I sat down in the empty seat. It took him two seconds to lower his paper and snap "Somebody's sitting there!" "Yes", I replied. "I am sitting here. I am going to sit here until I have finished my drink. Then I shall go. I shall of course leave if your friends come back before that." He angrily rustled his paper in reply. Twenty minutes later, nobody having returned to the table, I drained my glass, picked up my paper and rose. "There, " I said. "That didn't hurt anyone, did it?" He jumped straight into my trap. "It would have been POLITE if you had ASKED, " he blustered. Sweetly I replied, "But if I had asked, you would have said No. And that's why I never ask any more." I would add that when the shoe is on the other foot, my response to such questions is along the lines of "My friend(s) will be coming back but you're welcome to sit here in the meantime." People like you are cunts. Most people are nicer than you give them credit for and assuming people are going to have a negative attitude makes you a c**t. This is interesting. The swear filter took out c**t singular, but left cunts (plural) alone.