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So sorry, Phil, what a lovely dog. I do hope he won't be your last, there is always a piece of your heart that needs a dog to love.

No. I never met any my age either. I think Raymond is a cool name and due a revival.

It would be such a cool nickname if your real name was actually Ray. But I suspect it isn't.

He has Waiting on a QO, I think.

Might need to check that Clock.

I quite like the sound of that. Let me know when it's happening.

Indeed, I too would have been happy to find him in my suitcase.

Including mine

Only if there was somebody capable of running the country, which there doesn't seem to have been for quite some time.

We desperately need a Guy Fawkes.

I've checked it out, and it's just a cacophony of irritating noises.

Sorry for your loss, Fergie. That's quite a day you're having.

I remember the news reports of this at the time. Intriguing story. Stroppy coroner, families in denial, disputes over CoD .... "A post-mortem established that Mr Haddon-Cave, of Clerkenwell, London, died of electrocution. He was identified by DNA comparison with his brother." Ewww. Sounds messy.

It's more the "choked on own vomit" that drew my attention. I mean, who else's vomit might he have choked on?

Tony Britton, no reason.

Oh I know, but he had an incident-packed career.

I think there's a few that can be joined at any time, like 30/30 and 40/40, if that helps.

I'm surprised that one hasn't cropped up before. It was pretty cringey at the time, and I'm not talking about the language but the sentiment.

It is popular in the UK though, so I would have thought the Daily Mail might oblige since it likes US sports people (or "athletes" as they are all called in America).

Well damn. Where was @Lady Grendel when we needed her to tip us off?

But not the poem.

That's word for word exactly what I said to my neighbour an hour ago. Extraordinary.

see Cat's post two back.

Any more food-named celebs for the list? Jenny Eclair? Kevin Bacon?

That should answer a few questions about why she was known and respected by so many.