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Offline Uncle Mort

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I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
« on: January 03, 2008, 09:17:03 AM »
George MacDonald Fraser, journalist and writer has died.

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His Flashman series of book are excellent, not high literature, but well written and great fun.
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Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2008, 09:57:07 AM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on January 03, 2008, 09:17:03 AM
George MacDonald Fraser, journalist and writer has died.

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His Flashman series of book are excellent, not high literature, but well written and great fun.
Flashman was my hero.  sad24:

A charismatic bounder and a cad, what I always wanted to be. cry:
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Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2008, 11:48:39 AM »
If it helps we could always call you Glimmerman from now on Darwin  whistle:
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Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2008, 11:54:36 AM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 03, 2008, 11:48:39 AM
If it helps we could always call you Glimmerman from now on Darwin  whistle:
Vot? You gentiles haf no idea. ::)

Zimmermann maybe?



As in 'Blues' if you are looking for an earworm perhaps.
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Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2008, 11:57:04 AM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 03, 2008, 11:48:39 AM
If it helps we could always call you Glimmerman from now on Darwin  whistle:


I was thinking he meant more "Nice but Dim"  ;)
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Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2008, 12:09:24 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on January 03, 2008, 11:57:04 AM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 03, 2008, 11:48:39 AM
If it helps we could always call you Glimmerman from now on Darwin  whistle:


I was thinking he meant more "Nice but Dim"  ;)
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Re: I feel Like I've Lost a Friend (yet again)
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2008, 01:58:05 PM »
I would reccomend his autobigraphy of his war years 'Quatered safe out here' - highly entertaining.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Quartered-Safe-George-MacDonald-Fraser/dp/0007105932

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