Jeremy Beadle
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Shaper
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 00:45
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I'm not entirely sure how many of the American people on these boards will know of Jeremy Beadle, but he passed away last night. He was only 59, and, as far as I know it was pneumonia. Here's the wikipedia link. It's so weird. Watching "Beadle's About" was a staple of my Saturday evenings when I was about 7 or 8... :( [ Thursday, January 31, 2008 00:49: Message edited by: Benjamin Barker ] -------------------- Nikki's Nook - White, two sugars. :) Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 00:55
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Huh. Interesting how the internet makes everything seem immediate. I wonder if I ever would have heard of this otherwise. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 01:02
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I immediately thought that this thread was about Sweeney Todd..I was wrong about that..@_@ -------------------- But after revenge is taken, nothing remains but a painful scar... You ain't evil until you hear this! Looking for group to slaughter the world.. Posts: 732 | Registered: Saturday, June 24 2006 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 07:14
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I remember Beadle's About! They aired it over here a long(ish) time ago, too. It was a pretty decent candid camera show, or maybe I was just the right age for enjoying it. Can't say I'm very saddened by his death though, considering I haven't heard anything about him since those days. Posts: 353 | Registered: Monday, January 9 2006 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 10:13
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Apart from the TV (which was pretty good anyway - they show repeats sometimes over here), he was a writer, and after his TV career waned, he raised over £100 million for charity, which is all the more amazing when you consider he was battling cancer as well as the genetic disorder he was born with. So yeah, I can live without the threat of a TV comeback, but he did a lot of other things in his life. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - White, two sugars. :) Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 14:12
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Hmmm well of course I remember the dubious Beadle's About and You've Been Framed, but I was actually a bit surprised (and impressed) with his charity work. In other news, I was also saddened to hear that Miles Kington has died. C'est un unhappy chose, mais at least il a inventé une langue très belle. [ Thursday, January 31, 2008 14:12: Message edited by: Micawber ] -------------------- Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 14:38
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The death rate for celebrities really does seem unusual this year... Perhaps its just because more attention is being brought to it, but nevertheless. Anyway, I suppose I might as well continue to theorize on the next one down... Morbid though it is, I suspect Fidel Castro will not make it through this year. Edit: I'd like to note my loose definition of "celebrity", meaning generally someone who is well known, and liked in enough circles that their passing would be mourned by a substantial population. [ Thursday, January 31, 2008 14:41: Message edited by: Actaeon ] -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 16:41
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Esto nobis praegustatum In mortis examine. It's a coincidence, like when the U.S. had three school shootings in one week. -------------------- set_name(1,"Excalibur"); Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 19:08
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What is this now, the third dead celebrity thread? Just make a universal dead celeb '08 thread, with gambling for those who wouln't make it. Famed people are falling like birds, so it shouldn't get to inactive, plus there would be mourning. -------------------- "I'm happy I'm the mentally disturbed person I am." -Nioca "Yes, Iffy is a demon." -Iffy "To fly, throw yourself at the ground and miss." -The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, January 31 2008 19:24
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Celebrity whatchamacallit seems to have returned to normal now. -------------------- set_name(1,"Excalibur"); Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |