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I think the 'MH is a tosser tag' has a lot to do with his single man days when he was always seen with a glamourpuss on his arm...''How does he do it?'', as if we didn't know. In the mid-90's I saw him in the main restaurant at the Festival Hall, sat at a table holding court with 4 such glamourpusses...I sooooo wanted to go over and ask them the 'Mrs Merton question' :-)

I too and laughed out loud at the mick hucknall interview (esp at the bit about Gordon Brown and Tony Blair..penultimate para I think) but I thought it was written like one of those 'parody' type interviews and wasn't sure it was for for real.


haha RD - that killer 'mrs merton question' works every time!


Mr Paul Hewson is chippy these days.

MrBen Wrote:

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> bsand Wrote:

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> > Les Dawson in the co-op at Blackpool 1896

> looking

> > miserable as sin and giving out intense leave

> me

> > alone vibes.

>

> yeah well....we all get days like that. How cheery

> are you in the co-op?

1896 ? did the COOP exist then?

Ridgley Wrote:

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> A friend of my mine is a film extra , he worked

> on the Gladiator film which stars Russell Crowe he

> said he was a rude stroppy and arrogant and the

> rumours are true about his bad breath.



Ah yes, Maximus, Aurelius, Halitosius

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