maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 14, 2005 Writer, hung around with the likes of Sir Stephen Spender and WH Auden. Never got their profile but he's just won an award......and he's 101. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 15, 2005 He might just be famous enough for our purposes though, is he a starter for 2006? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted August 15, 2005 Writer, hung around with the likes of Sir Stephen Spender and WH Auden. Never got their profile but he's just won an award......and he's 101. Did the award come in the form of a telegram from QEII? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted August 15, 2005 He wouldn't pass my fame test. Who is he, what did he ever write? With an unusual name like that we'd probably remember him if he'd done anything notable. Not sure being friends with famous people makes one famous. Except Kato Kaelin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Our Sole 5 Posted August 15, 2005 ...Not sure being friends with famous people makes one famous. Except Kato Kaelin. ...and Jordan of course! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 15, 2005 How could anyone forget the Mortmere Stories or A Renegade in Springtime? If he doesn't make the 2006 list we could at least wish him well when he turns 102 next month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 15, 2005 Tempus, you should send him a card saying: You're 102..Joe Stalin and Hell await!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest adorno Posted August 19, 2005 Upward renounced Stalin in the 1950s. Probably best to put Trotsky instead. Still, why let the truth stand in the way of senile Cold War rhetoric? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mac tonight Posted November 9, 2005 holding up the old red book might seem a bit dated but consider the context, german and british commies where the only serious threat to hitler at the time he was coming to power in the early thirties wouldnt you have joined and plus havent you ever read dickens or anything people are still suffering under those same conditions 37 million under the poor ass line in the u.s. i know you seen a christmas carol. sure stalin blah blah millions dead. upward is famous but some people are scared of commies, aka sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted November 9, 2005 (edited) . Edited March 23, 2009 by Tempus Fugit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted November 9, 2005 Communism really was the solution to all humanities problems, it worked out so well in Russia, China, North Korea. Oh dear, I'm sure it will work one day. It seems to be working in China Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 15, 2009 Ed dead in own thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted February 16, 2009 Ed dead in own thread. I'm guessing that you have a sixth grade education, at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted February 17, 2009 Q. Why did Edward Upward have three 'D's in his name? A. Because if he didn't, then he would have been Eewah Upwah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
