Dr Strangelove 14 Posted October 4, 2010 This is such a shock I only saw Norman last week RIP Nlorman How was he looking? He looked good Is there a Madame Tussauds on the Isle of Man? No they could not afford it Oh a guessing game. I like these. Did you see him in a film Yvonne? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted October 4, 2010 This is such a shock I only saw Norman last week RIP Nlorman How was he looking? He looked good Amazing...Considering the fact that he suffered a series of strokes.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted October 4, 2010 RIP Norman. another hit on my list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,086 Posted October 4, 2010 Finally got a hit in 2010. Thought it would never come. The one time I went to Albania in the 90s I saw Wales v Albania and the Welsh fans wore Norman Wisdom hats. I don't think the locals knew what was going on. And why the hell are Sharon and Ruby Mohammed still alive? (that's Ariel Sharon, obviously not Sharon Mohammed). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted October 5, 2010 Sounds like he had a pretty poor life to start with... His mother left home when he was nine, leaving him in the charge of his alcoholic father. His father gave him away to a family in Deal, Kent. The young Norman eventually tracked down his father, only to have the door slammed in his face when he showed up. He never saw him again.Leaving school at 13, he became an errand boy with a grocery store, He also worked as a a coal miner, waiter and cabin-boy, where the crew would make him box for money. As a teenager, he slept rough on the streets until someone suggested he join the army, seeing service in India and finally finding somewhere he felt he belonged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted October 5, 2010 I don't think anybody picked him as the sixth death of 2010.. 2 people picked him as the 6th death. myself and one other Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted October 5, 2010 Did Maryport just kill Norman Wisdom? Uncanny post by Maryport - 1 hour 19 minutes latter to have then have Dead added as the next post especially since the previous post was on May the 17th - That sort of closeness only happens on the real deathbed cases. Class act Sir Norman, you hit your comic timing again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pagad Ultimo 6 Posted October 5, 2010 2 people picked him as the 6th death. myself and one other And me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted October 5, 2010 I don't think anybody picked him as the sixth death of 2010.. 2 people picked him as the 6th death. myself and one other I couldn't find the thread last night - I was relying on memory when I posted that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted October 5, 2010 QUOTE (Spade_Cooley @ Oct 4 2010, 10:27 PM) Did Maryport just kill Norman Wisdom? There's no evidence! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted October 5, 2010 QUOTE (Spade_Cooley @ Oct 4 2010, 10:27 PM) Did Maryport just kill Norman Wisdom? There's no evidence! You say that like it's going to be a problem. Your innocence won't last long on the inside MPFC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted October 5, 2010 QUOTE (Spade_Cooley @ Oct 4 2010, 10:27 PM) Did Maryport just kill Norman Wisdom? There's no evidence! You say that like it's going to be a problem. Your innocence won't last long on the inside MPFC. Haha, you'll have a bumhole like the flag of Japan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted October 6, 2010 I didn't see it myself, but I am told that Sky were covering the story, and announced that they were shortly going to be showing a clip of Leslie Phillips giving his memories of Norman. As they went to the next story, they ran a line underneath reading "Norman Wisdom dies, Leslie Phillips next" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yvonne 360 Posted October 7, 2010 It is to be a public funeral: http://www.manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=47852 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-11493337 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted October 7, 2010 It is to be a public funeral: http://www.manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=47852 I think the least you could do, as the Poet Laureate of the IOM, would be to compose a special poem and read it out at his sevice. Granted, they may not let you into the church but a stout box to stand on and a megaphone would suffice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yvonne 360 Posted October 15, 2010 The Norman Wisdom story is on BBC 2 now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Still Here 3 Posted October 24, 2010 I liked Norman but his time was well up. A good innings. Would have loved to be at his funeral... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,086 Posted October 23, 2020 Happy 10th anniversary of your death Norman (a few days late) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,129 Posted October 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Youth in Asia said: Happy 10th anniversary of your death Norman (a few days late) Happy?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,086 Posted October 26, 2020 Happy for those who selected him on their 2010 list, like me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
