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George injured in car crash.... (he wasn't driving)

Bye-de-bye A tap in pun for the DDP... The Mirror has nicked that one...

Fuck, why didn't Tivo remind me of this? It wasn't as bad as it sounds. Are you sure? Are you REALLY REALLY sure? I enjoyed it. Apart from the Rory McGrath & Will Mellor bits...

Fuck, why didn't Tivo remind me of this? It wasn't as bad as it sounds.

Ouch - don't try this at home!

She ain't the next Christopher Reeve anyway

Strange. That report says she broke her collar bone. is your collar bone not part of your neck? I'm not an expert on atonomy I'm afraid Nor much else it would appear.

Actually, one of the forum's nicest guys has already blown that chance ! As someone who often has to send blind e-mails to multiple recipients I know how easy it is to mistakenly hit the wrong button, and that's all it was - a mistake, and, to paraphrase Einstein - the person who has never made a mistake has never done anything.

That's more 'meh' news than mehrnews

He died nearly eight years ago, you thick twat. What the fuck has happened to this forum? Its now infested with the kind of shite that throw their old sofas out onto the street outside their "social housing" tenement. This thread typifies why the fucking place is more shit than its ever been, its not even subtle or clever. I mean, it wasnt even me that used to whinge about post quality, those that did must be slitting their wrists as we speak. Erm, maybe he just meant... that he'll be posthumously alleged to be a perv. Y'know, like John Peel or Jim Davidson. Maybe, if that's what he meant, he could have written that. I'm crap at mind reading.

Hold on a minute. Not everyone on this thread has mentioned names based solely on "ooh bad perm" or "oh he wears a tasteless jumper". Of the names I referred to, one was based on having met him, and while I think he is a lech and nothing more, it wouldn't surprise me to hear other people put forward his name if only to jump on the bandwagon, one was based on something a good friend of mine told me about her older sister's encounter with the chap when she worked at Jersey airport, again the consensus was lech but nothing worse and one was based on something I thought I had read on another thread here but I'd be more than happy to admit I'm wrong. I didn't intend to tar all posters with the same brush. If you look back through the thread, certain contributors seem to have just posted lists of names - no back-story, no explanation of why they've nominated them, just naming names for the sake of naming names, as if guilty by association. Anyway, apologies if I've offended you. Accepted

interesting, though I can't find a Sunday schedule (yet). There does seem to be a strange program called 'Closedown' every night though! I seem to remember the AS&J & HC were 8pm BBC2 mondays, though I could be wrong ( I was a kid too back then).

This post has outraged me. Why? The programme was,I think, called Out of Town and it was on Sundays in and around the time when something even more boring used to be on called All our Yesterdays ( which was about WW2) I think the programme lasted longer than the fuggin war too. I believe Jack Hargreaves was also a director of the then Southern TV franchise. That, just about, sums up Sunday TV in the 1970s , Morning service, Out of Town, some tit doing DIY ( Mike somebody?) Alias Smith and Jones, The High Chapperal and Follyfoot. I now feel mega old. PS: He never skinned any moles but he did a lot of ploughing and showed us his tools in his fake shed. Surely The High Chapperal and Alis Smith & Jones were Mondays? Sunday TV in the 70s - The Big Match (Hugh Johns or Brian Moore, possibly Gerald Sinstadt, depending on region), boring old film, possibly starring Gina Lollobrigida, early evening news, The Golden Shot, The Flaxton Boys, Stars on Sunday, On the Buses/Doctor in The House, slightly less boring old film, possibly starring Marlon Brando, bath, then bed.

Otavio Missoni, co-founder of the eponymous fashion house and father of Vittorio, has died aged 92.

Hold on a minute. Not everyone on this thread has mentioned names based solely on "ooh bad perm" or "oh he wears a tasteless jumper". Of the names I referred to, one was based on having met him, and while I think he is a lech and nothing more, it wouldn't surprise me to hear other people put forward his name if only to jump on the bandwagon, one was based on something a good friend of mine told me about her older sister's encounter with the chap when she worked at Jersey airport, again the consensus was lech but nothing worse and one was based on something I thought I had read on another thread here but I'd be more than happy to admit I'm wrong. I didn't intend to tar all posters with the same brush. If you look back through the thread, certain contributors seem to have just posted lists of names - no back-story, no explanation of why they've nominated them, just naming names for the sake of naming names, as if guilty by association. Anyway, apologies if I've offended you.

I think this thread is more about whom we may have suspected as we were growing up and to confirm our suspicions. But sure, when the names are released as people get arrested or brought in for questioning, it's either a "NOOO! NOT SO-AND-SO" or "*shrug* no surprises there". That may be your interpretation, but some posters seem to be just throwing in every name they can remember who might have worked for the BBC, had access to children or a dodgy beard/haircut/wig/pullover or any combination thereof. Start reading through the thread from the beginning and you'll see what (and who) I mean. If there is any anecdotal evidence for even a small percentage of the names being thrown into the mix, lets hear it, othertwise its just as tedious as iain/notaguest/guestguest posting about any death, illness or stubbed toe of any minor celebrity, regardless of relevance. I believe you are pissing into a gale force wind Sir. You will only be successful in soaking your trousers. Put yer dick away and forget about it, they aint worffff it!!!! Very eloquently put. You are, of course, right.

as was pointed out 3 posts and 5 hours earlier! ^^^^

though to be fair he has been for nigh on 50 years

I think this thread is more about whom we may have suspected as we were growing up and to confirm our suspicions. But sure, when the names are released as people get arrested or brought in for questioning, it's either a "NOOO! NOT SO-AND-SO" or "*shrug* no surprises there". That may be your interpretation, but some posters seem to be just throwing in every name they can remember who might have worked for the BBC, had access to children or a dodgy beard/haircut/wig/pullover or any combination thereof. Start reading through the thread from the beginning and you'll see what (and who) I mean. If there is any anecdotal evidence for even a small percentage of the names being thrown into the mix, lets hear it, othertwise its just as tedious as iain/notaguest/guestguest posting about any death, illness or stubbed toe of any minor celebrity, regardless of relevance.

I'm guessing old enough.

Not a film as such, but today's Google-doodle is pretty good. http://www.youtube.c...d&v=bV-7-miaRDU

You are at liberty to create your own site with your own list of celebrities and make it as 'challenging' as you want, with whatever spread of ages you want. I'd guess the committee might even let you post a link to it here.

I'd just like to point out that lots of people had dodgy pullovers/beards/hair/wigs in the 70s (and other decades). Many people worked with children in the 70s (and other decades). Many people worked for the BBC in the 70s (and other decades). It doesn't make them all 'nonces', 'rapists' or 'kiddy fiddlers'. This is (in my opinion) the most puerile, pointless thread currently in existence on this (and probably many other) forum/a What purpose does it serve? Its like a load of kids in the school playground pointing at another kid and calling him names. By all means, have a serious discussion about who is and isn't a sexual predator; talk about how surprised we all were about Stuart Hall, and how surprised we weren't about Jimmy Savile, but can we do away with the 'so-and-so' must be a paedo because he had dodgy hair and worked on a kids TV show? Rant over.

Never knew he had a knack for slapstick comedy I never knew he was in WWE.

That's 2 days in a row that an iconic figure has died but was not ever on the list! Surely there must be a special thread for him somewhere at least! He's on my list. Deathrace is still going isn't it?