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Re: In Memory of "Friends" Departed
« Reply #5730 on: December 07, 2018, 12:47:20 PM »
Peter Boizot 89

Founder of Pizza Express the chain that changed so much about informal eating out in the UK.  And imho despite many and better imitators, still a great place for a spur of the moment meal

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-46468449

RIP  (Revel in Pizzas)

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« Reply #5731 on: December 07, 2018, 03:47:01 PM »
Had a call from an old mate today. Lovely guy. Got diagnosed with cancer on Tuesday. Six weeks to live!!

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« Reply #5732 on: December 07, 2018, 03:50:27 PM »
Had a call from an old mate today. Lovely guy. Got diagnosed with cancer on Tuesday. Six weeks to live!!

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Poor sod...

...hasn't even checked-in to the hospice yet and you have him in the 'Departed' thread...  noooo:
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« Reply #5733 on: December 07, 2018, 03:51:21 PM »
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I was feeling sad....
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« Reply #5734 on: December 07, 2018, 04:13:37 PM »
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I was feeling sad....
not surprised

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« Reply #5735 on: December 14, 2018, 12:25:09 PM »
Sondra Locke 74

Was actually a fair actress (in both senses) before her Eastwood years

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46564964

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« Reply #5736 on: December 14, 2018, 12:34:58 PM »
Sondra Locke 74

Was actually a fair actress (in both senses) before her Eastwood years

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46564964

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« Reply #5737 on: December 14, 2018, 12:35:57 PM »
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Re: In Memory of "Friends" Departed
« Reply #5738 on: December 17, 2018, 12:24:08 PM »
Bloodhound supersonic car project  3-ish

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-46480342

Shame but I could never figure out how they thought this would ever be worth it

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It lives!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-46591860

Some people have more money than sense but good on him
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« Reply #5739 on: December 17, 2018, 01:15:54 PM »
Bloodhound supersonic car project  3-ish

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-46480342

Shame but I could never figure out how they thought this would ever be worth it

 cry:  anyway

It lives!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-46591860

Some people have more money than sense but good on him

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« Reply #5740 on: December 22, 2018, 08:27:39 PM »
Paddy Ashdown  rubschin:

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« Reply #5741 on: December 22, 2018, 08:34:34 PM »
Paddy Ashdown  rubschin:

Bladder cancer  rubschin: rubschin: scared2: scared2:
I was hoping you hadn't seen that one, every case is unique though

As for Ashdown I'm struggling to find anything good to say about him.
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« Reply #5742 on: December 22, 2018, 08:52:44 PM »
Paddy Ashdown  rubschin:

Bladder cancer  rubschin: rubschin: scared2: scared2:
I was hoping you hadn't seen that one, every case is unique though

As for Ashdown I'm struggling to find anything good to say about him.

A bit of a twat politically... but didn't he have quite a war record...?  rubschin:
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« Reply #5743 on: December 22, 2018, 09:09:50 PM »
Paddy Ashdown  rubschin:

Bladder cancer  rubschin: rubschin: scared2: scared2:
I was hoping you hadn't seen that one, every case is unique though

As for Ashdown I'm struggling to find anything good to say about him.

A bit of a twat politically... but didn't he have quite a war record...?  rubschin:
Reading his obit not really, that was more his father

But seems he was an MI-6 agent for a time and I suspect we'll never hear what he did there or didn't

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33440958
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« Reply #5744 on: December 22, 2018, 09:14:33 PM »
Paddy Ashdown  rubschin:

Bladder cancer  rubschin: rubschin: scared2: scared2:
I was hoping you hadn't seen that one, every case is unique though

As for Ashdown I'm struggling to find anything good to say about him.

A bit of a twat politically... but didn't he have quite a war record...?  rubschin:
Reading his obit not really, that was more his father

But seems he was an MI-6 agent for a time and I suspect we'll never hear what he did there or didn't

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33440958

Just a cunt then... ::)
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