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My current and long time choice of avatar is Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, star of the silent movies. He was one of the Keystone Cops and a close friend of Buster Keaton. Although one of the highest earners and biggest attractions of the silent film era Arbuckle is more likely remembered for a sex scandal where a wannabe film starlet Virginia Rappe died not long after a party that Arbuckle had attended. Although she was an alcoholic with a history of mental illness and abortions her death was attributed at the time to Arbuckle who was accused of raping her and causing internal bleeding as a result of his heavy weight and also having used a bottle to rape Rappe with. Even though the first two court cases ended in mis-trials and the final one found him not guilty Arbuckle's career was in ruins and he never recaptured the status he'd once enjoyed.
 
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GroveRanger said:
My current and long time choice of avatar is Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, star of the silent movies. He was one of the Keystone Cops and a close friend of Buster Keaton. Although one of the highest earners and biggest attractions of the silent film era Arbuckle is more likely remembered for a sex scandal where a wannabe film starlet Virginia Rappe died not long after a party that Arbuckle had attended. Although she was an alcoholic with a history of mental illness and abortions her death was attributed at the time to Arbuckle who was accused of raping her and causing internal bleeding as a result of his heavy weight and also having used a bottle to rape Rappe with. Even though the first two court cases ended in mis-trials and the final one found him not guilty Arbuckle's career was in ruins and he never recaptured the status he'd once enjoyed.
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I thought yours was a young winston Churchill <laugh>
 
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monacoger said:
Can't afford a two week holiday and can only just afford a 12 day holiday if his missus gets him free parking at the airport.
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I think you have become confused Iain, the free parking is a bonus not a deal breaker and If I had taken 14 days holiday in July I probably could not have gone away for 7 days in October (also with free airport parking). Thinking of going to Madeira.
 
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I think you have become confused Iain, the free parking is a bonus not a deal breaker and If I had taken 14 days holiday in July I probably could not have gone away for 7 days in October (also with free airport parking). Thinking of going to Madeira.
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I think you have become confused Iain, the free parking is a bonus not a deal breaker and If I had taken 14 days holiday in July I probably could not have gone away for 7 days in October (also with free airport parking). Thinking of going to Madeira.
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That doesn't really make sense, but whatever you say, Russell<ok>
 
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