themaninblack

Hmmm good point. Perhaps I should mean by going into hiding = not liggin' at every ponsy event in London!

I think the worst mistake Rushdie ever made was to go into hiding in the first place. He should have faced down the islamists and said 'Do your worst!'....

Is anyone going to vote Saxon?

What programme was that on? I can remember the sketch. Twenty years ago, doesn't time fly...20 YEARS since The Smiths split! I remember when they were celebrating 20 years of Sgt Pepper, now it's 40 years!

You're the Grandmaster alright!

He's not laughing any more. According to a few sources, Bernard Manning was a prison guard for Rudolf Hess at Spandau Prison. Maybe that's where he picked up the bulk of his material. Yeah, but Rudolf's timing was rubbish!

Bloody hell. He's only 67 ... he looks at least 10 years older. I agree, I was quite surprised at his age too. I hope he doesn't peg it though, I quite like old Jim. Well there was an episode of Only Fools and Horses where his character talks about 'retirement' (albeit probably early retirement) but that was when the actor was about 45! He's always looked old....

Bloody hell. He's only 67 ... he looks at least 10 years older. That was me ... forgot to log in. BTW the legend is correct .. I don't have a girlfriend .... in fact I'm not even of that persuasion. Your handle is Lady Die and your avatar is Molly Sugden in a pink wig....

Allingham was in the air force. He's also the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland. Although Patch isn't the last global trench veteran, it must be noted, but he is the one who has talked most (fascinatingly) about it. Of course! He's one of the founding members of the RAF, how could I forget that! So he was on active duty... So how many are left who fought in the trenches?

You sod! I was about to do that... I just couldn't find the thread in time...great minds and all that! However I was going to ask a question at the end of my post. What part did Henry Allingham play in the war if Patch is considered the last man in the trenches?

Yes I know about this fella. I thought he was killed when a British Army pistol accidentally dropped out of his pocket when he was in an Irish bar....or something like that. Wasn't he wrapped up in the 'Plot to make Mountbatten PM' involving Thatcher's aide Ariey Neave? Hmmm...mysterious!

External or internal?

Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers...went missing in February 1995....

I think it's apt on the anniversary of the end of the Falklands War to quote Margaret Thatcher... "Rejoice at that news....."

People from certain parts of Birmingham and London might shed a light on why the Jamaican police were pointing the finger at the Pakistani team, if you know what I mean...

I cannot believe that Joey Ramone, from that most New York of bands, The Ramones, is buried in Hollywood...What a sell-out!

Death......by Mau Mau! (I couldn't resist it)

Phew Devon! I thought he'd eaten one wild mushroom too many for a second...

Wrath of Sod? Wrath of Mod? Wrath of Dodd? Over to you....

Couple of years at the most I think....

Bloody hell! First Baudrillard, now Rorty...Paul Virillio had better watch his back!

For me it was the wheel, if that had hit anyone.... It was a wheel that done for Ayrton Senna back in 1994. Just goes to show how much safer cars are these days, I thought Kubica was a goner...

Best GP I've seen since.....oh I don't remember! But Hamilton, talk about beginner's luck! Crash, Bang, Wallop everywhere and he glides serenely through.....Alonso's got his work cut out, that's for sure! Here's a tidbit, on Saturday Cook's it was mentioned that 1979 champion Jody Schecktor has a range of sausages on the market. Fancy that!

Paris Hilton isn't dead. It's probably the last boyfriend she cheated on. In fact I knew somebody who knew someone else that slept with her, I know (Turn your head) tell me about it. You could probably play a six degrees of seperation game - six routes to have Paris....

Blimey, is he still going? When he dies he'll still get levitation!