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Title: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
Post by: Uncle Mort on January 03, 2008, 09:17:03 AM

George MacDonald Fraser, journalist and writer has died.

Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7169047.stm)

His Flashman series of book are excellent, not high literature, but well written and great fun.

Title: Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 03, 2008, 09:57:07 AM

Quote from: Uncle Mort on January 03, 2008, 09:17:03 AM

George MacDonald Fraser, journalist and writer has died.

Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7169047.stm)

His Flashman series of book are excellent, not high literature, but well written and great fun.

Flashman was my hero.  sad24:

A charismatic bounder and a cad, what I always wanted to be. cry:

Title: Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
Post by: Grumpmeister on January 03, 2008, 11:48:39 AM

If it helps we could always call you Glimmerman from now on Darwin  whistle:

Title: Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 03, 2008, 11:54:36 AM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 03, 2008, 11:48:39 AM

If it helps we could always call you Glimmerman from now on Darwin  whistle:

Vot? You gentiles haf no idea. ::)

Zimmermann maybe?

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As in 'Blues' if you are looking for an earworm perhaps.

Title: Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
Post by: Snoopy on January 03, 2008, 11:57:04 AM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 03, 2008, 11:48:39 AM

If it helps we could always call you Glimmerman from now on Darwin  whistle:

I was thinking he meant more "Nice but Dim"  ;)

Title: Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 03, 2008, 12:09:24 PM

Quote from: Snoopy on January 03, 2008, 11:57:04 AM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 03, 2008, 11:48:39 AM

If it helps we could always call you Glimmerman from now on Darwin  whistle:

I was thinking he meant more "Nice but Dim"  ;)

rubschin:

Title: Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
Post by: TG on January 03, 2008, 01:58:05 PM

I would reccomend his autobigraphy of his war years 'Quatered safe out here' - highly entertaining.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Quartered-Safe-George-MacDonald-Fraser/dp/0007105932