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Sir Norman Wisdom

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by DevAdvocate, Nov 11, 2014.

  1. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    One of ER's favourites.

    Anyhoo, watched a documentary about him last night and he really was an incredible man.

    Left home at 13 and walked from London to Cardiff (It took him two weeks) to get a job on a ship.

    Played mutiple musical instruments and was Army flyweight boxing champ.
     
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  2. Girvan Loyal 1690

    Girvan Loyal 1690 Nobody's safe now

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    ****
     
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  3. RAVENBLACK

    RAVENBLACK Well-Known Member

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    Didn't know that was on.

    Some guy right enough.
     
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  4. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    Amazing life.
     
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  5. Otto Flayshow

    Otto Flayshow Well-Known Member

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    It's no coincidence that they're both more popular in Albania than they are here.
     
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  6. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    Ebola is more popular than ER.
     
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  7. RAVENBLACK

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    There's no need to drone on about it.
     
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  8. Ponders Revisited

    Ponders Revisited Well-Known Member

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    Charlie Chaplin was a big fan of Wisdom, calling him his 'favourite clown.'

    Not sure what he thought of ER, though.
     
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  9. RAVENBLACK

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    I couldn't stand Charlie Chaplin.

    Give me Laurel & Hardy, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton and The Marx Brothers any day.
     
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    Worked on a ship but couldn't put up a deck chair.
     
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  11. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    Not in Albania.
     
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  12. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    Norman Wisdom is an amazing man by any standards.

    A man that overcame everything life threw at him, not once, not twice, but multiple times.

    When he sings "don't laff at me, cos am a fool", if that doesn't bring a tear ter yer eye yer no human.
     
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  13. Null

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    Norman wisdom...

    **** off <doh>
     
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