Guest iain Posted August 19, 2005 A month or so ago we were all speculating whetehr 92 year old Michael Foot or 88 yea rold Denis Healey would die first.Instead 2 senior Labour politicians have died totally unexpectedely in their 50s.Robin Cook and Mo Mowlam.Just goes to show that for all our predictions ,God always has the last laugh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VileBody 11 Posted August 19, 2005 Has anyone noticed that it's generally Labour politicians who die early? Can't imagine why, but does seem to be a trend - Gaitskill, George Brown, Crossland, John Smith, Cook and Mowlam all spring to mind. The only real premature deaths among senior Tories I can think of were IRA victims. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted August 19, 2005 The only real premature deaths among senior Tories I can think of were IRA victims. ... not forgetting this guy (though I'll grant you he wasn't senior): Stephen Milligan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 19, 2005 HE DIED IN RATHER EMBARRASSING CIRCUMSTANCES AS I RECALL... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Strangelove 14 Posted August 19, 2005 HE DIED IN RATHER EMBARRASSING CIRCUMSTANCES AS I RECALL... What, were you there Caps-Lock Man? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 302 Posted August 19, 2005 I was about to say, no need to shout Something to do with oranges, wasn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted August 19, 2005 "God... he is the biggest c*cksucker of them all" The Mole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald rick 9 Posted August 19, 2005 "God... he is the biggest c*cksucker of them all" The Mole I don't remember reading that in Wind in the Willows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted August 19, 2005 "God... he is the biggest c*cksucker of them all"The Mole I don't remember reading that in Wind in the Willows. I think you'll find it was from Tales of the Riverbank with Hammy Hamster. I seem to recall he spent an awful lot of time hanging out down at the docks. Something to do with buying hot molasses or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted August 19, 2005 Re the politicos there may be something in this early Labour deaths theory. The amazing thing is how many Tories live to ripe old ages when corpulence seems like the body shape of choice. Ted Heath's health can't have been helped by his heart having to pump the blood round thousands of miles of extra capillaries whilst the blob that is Nicholas Soames continues to roam until this day, older and twice the size of Robin Cook. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Our Sole 5 Posted August 19, 2005 Re the politicos there may be something in this early Labour deaths theory. The amazing thing is how many Tories live to ripe old ages when corpulence seems like the body shape of choice. Ted Heath's health can't have been helped by his heart having to pump the blood round thousands of miles of extra capillaries whilst the blob that is Nicholas Soames continues to roam until this day, older and twice the size of Robin Cook. Perhaps the party has done a deal with Satan, or maybe she is still among them....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baz 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Has anyone noticed that it's generally Labour politicians who die early? Can't imagine why, but does seem to be a trend - Gaitskill, George Brown, Crossland, John Smith, Cook and Mowlam all spring to mind. The only real premature deaths among senior Tories I can think of were IRA victims. When it comes to Tories, there no such thing as a premature death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 19, 2005 Commie. Nice signature TF. The prediction of the end of the Romanovs and the creation of the most threatening communist state on earth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 19, 2005 Commie. Nice signature TF. The prediction of the end of the Romanovs and the creation of the most threatening communist state on earth. I love ' The Dear Leader ', and ' The Dear Leader ' loves me. Together we shall be, one big happy family. Being a member of deathlist I'm surprised you are a supporter of Rasputin - I mean if ever there was a man who refused to die at their time it was him. If I'm not mistaken it took 5 steps: 1: Poisened 2: Shot at close range. 3: Tried to escape after being shot only to be shot again. 4: Beaten with chains. 5:Thrown in an iced over river. He was still alive when he was thrown in the river. Just a bit like Clive Dunn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 19, 2005 The guy in your avatar. Or atleast it looks like him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VileBody 11 Posted August 22, 2005 Would be nice to say that it was only a leftie thing but all those Politburo types tended to live for gazillions of years. Still I suppose they weren't really lefties.... Maybe it's because all the hand-wringing Labour types spend so much time wracked with middle class guilt as they exploit the trappings of power while the huddled masses remain oppressed - a good Tory doesn't give a damn, so won't lose any sleep over it. I know I don't and it keeps me healthy. -ish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites