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Bibliogryphon replied to Lord Fellatio Nelson's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
Is Bonnie Langford on wheelchair pushing duty? -
Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s
Bibliogryphon replied to Book's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
As a sketch on a comedy show it is brilliant and an excellent parody (though there are many better) As a contribution to the musical culture of the nation less so -
Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s
Bibliogryphon replied to Book's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
The whole point of the Chicken Song is that it is meant to be annoying Paint your left knee green Then extract your wisdom teeth Form a string quartet and pretend your name is Keith Written by Grant/Naylor of Red dwarf fame -
Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s
Bibliogryphon replied to Book's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
39 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 38 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 34 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 32 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 29 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 26 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 25 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 25 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 24 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 22 Bee Gees – You win again 22 T´Pau – China in your hand 21 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 21 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 20 Berlin – Take my breath away 19 Madonna – La isla bonita 18 The Housemartins – Caravan of love +4 18 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body -2 17 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 16 Wham – The edge of heaven 15 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 15 Ben E. King – Stand by me 14 Europe – The Final Countdown 13 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I just can´t stop loving you -2 12 Boy George – Everything I own 10 Madonna – True Blue 7 Boris Gardiner — I want to wake up with you -2 6 Madonna – Who´s that girl -
Famous celebrity births , pregnancies and babies
Bibliogryphon replied to Gooseberry Crumble's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
Was watching the BBC Football on Saturday and one of the correspondants at the ground was called Betty yet would have been only in her twenties -
dead Nicholas Parsons
Bibliogryphon replied to harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy's topic in DeathList Forum
Brother in law of Julian Sands -
Famous celebrity births , pregnancies and babies
Bibliogryphon replied to Gooseberry Crumble's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
There aren't many Barry, Gary, Nigel, Jeremy, Karen or Wendy these days -
My youngest nephew is 30 years younger than me and today his partner is giving birth to their third child. 25 years is effectively the generational gap
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Bibliogryphon replied to Gooseberry Crumble's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
Penn Jillette called his children Zoltan & Moxie Crimefighter -
Fifth place - I'll take that
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Thanks Probably got lost in a mass of Joneses I will edit my list
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Bibliogryphon replied to Gooseberry Crumble's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
My sister in law has an older sister who was referred to as Bambi but it was not her given name -
I have done my annual trawl of the DDP picks vs my own longlist and have a list of 21 names that were not picked all of whom are at least 90 this year 1. Gloria Whelan (b.1923) – Writer 2. Timothy Dudley-Smith (b.1926) – Former Bishop & Hymn Writer 3. Valdus Adamkus (b.1926) – Politician 4. Margaret Stuart-Barry (b.1927) – Writer 5. William Smithers (b.1927) – Actor 6. Hans Blix (b.1928) – Weapons Inspector 7. Peter Easterby (b.1929) – Horse Trainer 8. Joy Whitby (b.1930) – TV Producer 9. Larry Merchant (b.1931) – Boxing Commentator 10. Caroline Graham (b.1931) – Writer 11. Maurice Gee (b.1931) – Writer 12. Katherine Paterson (b.1932) – Writer 13. Roy Lynk (b.1932) - Scabby Scummy Bastard Union Leader 14. Jeremy Isaacs (b.1932) – Media Executive 15. Alf Dubs (b.1932) – Politician 16. Edward de Souza (b.1932) – Actor 17. Shirley Conran (b.1932) – Writer 18. Yuri Organessian (b.1933) – Scientist 19. Johnathan Gash (b.1933) – Writer 20. Michael Frayn (b.1933) – Writer 21. Sylvia Engdahl (b.1933) - Writer I am not saying these would be better picks and my areas of interest are quite clear from the names selected I lost a lot of data last year so my list of those names that has not been picked for eight years of so is gone but I might be able to update last year's top 20 All of these would be good 20/20+3 names
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Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s
Bibliogryphon replied to Book's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
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Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s
Bibliogryphon replied to Book's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
36 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 33 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 28 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 25 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 24 Bee Gees – You win again 24 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 24 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 23 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 22 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 22 T´Pau – China in your hand 22 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body -2 21 The Housemartins – Caravan of love +3 21 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction +1 21 Madonna – La isla bonita 21 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 21 Berlin – Take my breath away 20 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 20 Boris Gardiner – I want to wake up with you -2 20 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 20 Europe – The Final Countdown 20 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 20 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 20 Mel & Kim – Respectable 19 Madonna – True Blue 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 Wham – The edge of heaven 15 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garret – I just can´t stop loving you -2 14 Boy George – Everything I own 14 Pet Shop Boys – Always on my mind 14 Madonna – Who´s that girl 14 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 14 Ferry Aid – Let it be 13 Cliff Richard & the Young Ones – Living Doll 13 Ben E. King – Stand by me