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mangocrazy
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by mangocrazy » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:04 pm
Surely you can't be serious?
I am, and don't call me Shirley...
R.I.P. to a very funny man who was part of probably the best spoof movie of all time - Airplane. It couldn't be made today, more's the pity...
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D-Rider
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by D-Rider » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:12 pm
Yes - another loss
Looks like he picked the wrong week to quit breathing.
“Scientists investigate that which already is. Engineers create that which has never been.”
-- Albert Einstein
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Falcopops
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by Falcopops » Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:05 am
Yup a funny man, preferred the Airplane movies over the Naked gun ones though.
Call the Hospital.
Why, what is it?
It's a big white building with nurses and doctors, but that's not important right now!
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Samray
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by Samray » Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:22 am
Nice beaver.
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
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hobbit
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by hobbit » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:12 am
Is this some kind of bust ?
I failed my telepathy exam, and I left my crystal ball in my other trousers . . .
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back_marker
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by back_marker » Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:42 pm
Samray wrote:Nice beaver.
Thank you, I've just had it stuffed.
Racing is life - anything before or after is just waiting.
- Steve McQueen
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Samray
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by Samray » Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:50 pm
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
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Kwackerz
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by Kwackerz » Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:10 pm
hobbit wrote:Is this some kind of bust ?
I'd originally thought they had meant Brigitte Nielsen.

Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly
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Tweaker
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by Tweaker » Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:18 pm
Will we get re-runs of Police Squad? I really hope so.

The ride is the reason ........ the destination is just the excuse.
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Gio
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by Gio » Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:12 pm
He was born in the same city as my mother (Regina, Sas.)
I really hope they do a rerun of ALL his films, he was a genius.
RIP.