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Same here. I knew of Monty because of the Monty Hall Problem

I've never watched a single one of these.

Good point! I've just cast a belated vote.

So sorry, YW.

Oh, I remember the Protopopovs! Mainly because my mum used to like saying the name.

I think he might also bring an end to the Scavenger Bingo Deadpool !

It's fair to deploy when someone has posted news that has already been posted in the same thread.

There is no rule that deaths or other news may only be posted in one thread. We have many topics, and a lot of people fit into more than one. It's appropriate to post them in any relevant thread.

Will he do a David Bowie?

It'll much more funnier if he does die and become the 15th death since no one could vote for him... My post should count as a vote.

It doesn't make me uncomfortable, because I see it in the context of the time. In 1970 the word 'Paki' was no more insulting than 'Aussie' or 'Scot'.

Did Billy Graham die and nobody tell me?

That's missing the point, surely. As usual, the joke is on Alf here. He's been set up to take the piss out of his racism. As for "today's standards" - absolutely anything seems to be interpreted as racist these days. I find it quite preposterous. People are vilified for using the most innocuous words.

And so we go from permabanned to permatanned

Ah, but what about being Marianne Faithfull in 'Girl On A Motorcycle'?

Whatever that is, I am definitely not clicking on it.

Here he is as Tom Ripley in Plein Soleil (1960). You will know the remake in its original (source) title The Talented Mr Ripley.

more likely Rudolph.

Don't get me started!

Just looked at the DL obit. "Booth was best known for his role as Mike Rawlins in the shockingly racist 1960s/70s BBC sitcom, Till Death Do Us Part." I do feel it's inaccurate to describe 'Till Death Us Do Part' (sic) as "shockingly racist". The main character (Alf Garnett) was indeed racist, but he was constantly ridiculed by his daughter and son-in-law (Booth) who found his racism reprehensible. The show reflected the generation gap where the younger characters had more liberal attitudes. Alf was usually the butt of all the jokes: the audience laughed at him and not with him.

I'm upset that you forgot about Lady Lucan.

First Ladies? Nah.

1. Funny, that was about the time I stopped watching it. 2. It was only on twice a week then, of course. I used to watch Eastenders, Emmerdale and Brookside as well, but when they started being on nearly every day I gave up and went cold turkey on the lot.

Careful around that woodshed, now.