Grim Reaper 186 Posted December 30, 2007 This is the place to discuss Francis Pym Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted January 1, 2008 I'll open up this thread by saying that it's a very good pick - his health has been declining for some years & no longer will I be able to choose him as an unique pick, like I did in 2006. He surely can't keep going on much longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 1, 2008 I agree, he's on my DDP list. It can't be long now. I'm sure he's only hanging on in an effort to outlive Thatcher but it's looking unlikely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 1, 2008 I agree, he's on my DDP list. It can't be long now. I'm sure he's only hanging on in an effort to outlive Thatcher but it's looking unlikely. Ditto... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted January 2, 2008 I agree, he's on my DDP list. It can't be long now. I'm sure he's only hanging on in an effort to outlive Thatcher but it's looking unlikely. Ditto... There seems to be quite a lot of us got him on their DDP list. (Myself included) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest adam Posted March 7, 2008 dead according to BBC I agree, he's on my DDP list. It can't be long now. I'm sure he's only hanging on in an effort to outlive Thatcher but it's looking unlikely. Ditto... There seems to be quite a lot of us got him on their DDP list. (Myself included) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Adam Posted March 7, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7283708.stm dead according to BBC I agree, he's on my DDP list. It can't be long now. I'm sure he's only hanging on in an effort to outlive Thatcher but it's looking unlikely. Ditto... There seems to be quite a lot of us got him on their DDP list. (Myself included) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAFKAG 70 Posted March 7, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7283708.stm dead according to BBC I agree, he's on my DDP list. It can't be long now. I'm sure he's only hanging on in an effort to outlive Thatcher but it's looking unlikely. Ditto... There seems to be quite a lot of us got him on their DDP list. (Myself included) I'll raise a glass of Pimms to that news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 7, 2008 He'll be buried under a landslide probably... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Miser 18 Posted March 7, 2008 Congrats for number 3!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 7, 2008 Looks like it could be a fair trickle of deaths this year to around a dozen or so, so this death is timely and expected... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted March 7, 2008 Francis Pym is the third success of 2008. He is the 163rd hit since 1987. The 2008 list is now in 17th place shared with 1989 and 1990 out of a possible 22 lists. That's all for now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted March 7, 2008 Congrats to DL for keeping up the at-least-one-hit-per-month trend and especially to OoO who is not only off the mark on the DDP, but also gets a CPDP hit when I update (hopefully tomorrow)! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted March 7, 2008 Congrats to DL for keeping up the at-least-one-hit-per-month trend and especially to OoO who is not only off the mark on the DDP, but also gets a CPDP hit when I update (hopefully tomorrow)! Woohoo! Parteeee! Umm.. bringing a little more respect to the news, I am hardly surprised, for, as I might have mentioned before, I worked for the NHS in Bedfordshire in 2003-2004. Pym was receiving regular medical treatment for dementia-type symptons then, so it was obvious he was only going one way, as it were. There were only two famous people receiving major treatment in Beds at that time - one was Bob Monkhouse, who died whilst I was there (the two ARE un-related ) & the 2nd was Pym. Time to get a job with the NHS in London me thinks.... P.S. Pym's cabinet colleague Lord Carrington lives near where I live now. The last I heard (January) he was still doing pretty okay for his age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HSR3 1 Posted March 7, 2008 We're doing considerably better this year than we were this time last year. Last year was fairly unexciting on the whole, apart from the summer which had a load of hits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poetry Man 2 Posted March 7, 2008 If you said to me, it would be him, I'd never have guessed old Francis Pym! Poetry Man in the style of Ogden Nash - March 2008 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted March 7, 2008 Glad that I put Pym on my list for this year. Finally I'm giving my father-in-law a run for his money on this year's dead pool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted March 7, 2008 Deathlist: Bringing families together since 1987 Glad that I put Pym on my list for this year. Finally I'm giving my father-in-law a run for his money on this year's dead pool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,088 Posted March 7, 2008 The demented politico Pym Toddled along to the gym Thatcher said "you're not one of us" and pushed him under a bus The result was particur'ly grim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwynhafyr 0 Posted March 8, 2008 Well it looks like he only just beat Thatcher as she's been rushed into hospital and seems all set to do a Suharto. I'm surprised she isn't on this years list as she now seems a dead (pardon the pun) cert to be next to shrug off this mortal coil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted March 12, 2008 I don't get it. I haven't put too much thought into it. Why is his 'headline' It's Pyms o'clock? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,911 Posted March 12, 2008 I don't get it. I haven't put too much thought into it. Why is his 'headline' It's Pyms o'clock? I'm glad someone else asked because I don't get it either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted March 12, 2008 I don't get it. I haven't put too much thought into it. Why is his 'headline' It's Pyms o'clock? I'm glad someone else asked because I don't get it either. The slogan for the drink Pimms was It's Pimms O'Clock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Miser 18 Posted March 12, 2008 I don't get it. I haven't put too much thought into it. Why is his 'headline' It's Pyms o'clock? I'm glad someone else asked because I don't get it either. The slogan for the drink Pimms was It's Pimms O'Clock For those (like me) who have never heard of the drink Pimms. It is a gin based drink popular in Southern England. Because of reduced demand other versions of Pimms were discontinued in the 1970s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted March 12, 2008 I don't get it. I haven't put too much thought into it. Why is his 'headline' It's Pyms o'clock? I'm glad someone else asked because I don't get it either. The slogan for the drink Pimms was It's Pimms O'Clock I get it now. Thanks for explaining it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
