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Grenville wrote:
Spargo wrote:I must admit, I may have been a part of the "bread & butter sandwiches" scandal on Fatty's show in the early 90's :lol:


It was part of our listening in our late teens as well. A few of us took turns calling him up with the bread and butter sandwiches line. He bit every time.


We'd do similar as teenagers on the Arch Tambakis show.

I liked Bob .. Whether I agreed with him or not was never relevant, seemed a pretty transparent character and called things as he saw them. Met him and one of his wives (Pam I think) one night outside the old Hyatt (now Intercontinental) and they were both really nice people. Was quite saddened to hear of his passing.
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Spargo wrote:
Magellan wrote:
Spargo wrote:I must admit, I may have been a part of the "bread & butter sandwiches" scandal on Fatty's show in the early 90's :lol:

Now that definitely rings a bell. Can you remind me what that was about?

Long story short, you had to get on air & talk about anything to him really but somehow just blurt out "I love bread & butter sandwiches" mid conversation. He didn't realise what was going on until it was happening a few times a night. He used to get really worked up calling us wakkas, wankers, dickbrains etc. We were only 15-16 at the time.


Ah yep, took part myself back in the day, was good fun!
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/arts/ ... .html?_r=1

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Florence Henderson aka Carol Brady

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Andrew Sachs, the man who played Manuel in "Fawlty Towers", has passed away following a four year battle with dementia, aged 86.

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/ ... t2ei1.html

Here's arguably his greatest exchange with Basil:

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I still use "Even-shually" to this day. No one knows what I'm on about but I still remember mimicking my favourite characters as a kid. Now, I just can't help mimicking him, even as an adult.

RIP Manuel!
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Si si piggy on the roof, oink oink.
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"Is not rat is hamster". A very funny man.
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"This Basil. This Basil's wife. This smack on head." The poor guy took so many genuine physical assaults in the name of comedy.
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Quite shocked to hear that Alan Thicke, from "Growing Pains" has apparently died, aged 69.

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GWW wrote:Quite shocked to hear that Alan Thicke, from "Growing Pains" has apparently died, aged 69.

RIP

Also wrote and performed this classic sit-com theme song:

"Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there...and finding it." - Oscar Wilde
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Yep, and "Facts of Life" too apparently.
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I think everyone was shocked - he was playing ice hockey with his son and had a heart attack.

I liked him in Growing Pains
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There's only 16 days left for famous people to die this year, God only knows who else we'll be adding to this list before this horrid year is out.
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Bernard Fox/Dr Bombay.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at the age of 99.
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George Michael aged 53
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Wedgie wrote:George Michael aged 53


Wow does anyone know if he was ill beforehand?
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Wedgie wrote:George Michael aged 53

So yesterday really was his "Last Christmas"...
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Spargo wrote:
Wedgie wrote:George Michael aged 53

So yesterday really was his "Last Christmas"...


But the very next day, he gave it away.
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