Sir Patrick Moore dies

[DulwichFox]

Sad News..

The Brilliant Astronomer Sir Patrice Moore has died..

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/british-astronomer-sir-patrick-moore-dies-125837317.html

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[Salsaboy]

Very sad.

[computedshorty]

Patric was a well loved personallity. RIP

Patric Moore joined the RAF aged sixteen, this would give him a chance of getting nearer the stars, he rose to be a

Flight lieutenant.

The war had a significant influence on his life: his only romance ended when his fianc?e, a nurse called Lorna, was killed by a bomb which struck her ambulance.

[Mick Mac]

Patrick Moore was an absolute star.

[the-e-dealer]

Patrick Moore was a member of the National Association For Freedom. Which has been described as a front for Racists. I had to stop watching him. He certainly did have some pretty unpleasant views on Women and people of colour.

[Huguenot]

Yeah, I know what you mean, one way of describing them might be 'The British Tea Party'.

They campaigned aggressively against anti-apartheid measures, although this may have been because they thought that this restricted Britsh people's freedom (conveniently overlooking that apartheid restricted African people's freedom).

Many of their members are also members of UKIP, who largely seem to believe that 'The World Should Be Run By Old Priveleged White British Men'.

Sir Patrick was associated with the team, as was Norris McWhirter.

However, Sir Patrick was notoriously against fox hunting, and also supported Monster Raving Loony.

He was against excessive immigration, but was also against the persecution of minorities.

It would be safer to say that he was a hotch-potch of 'empire' views but they hardly constituted an oppressive right winger.

[the-e-dealer]

Old Empire type Makes him sound better - I feel less guilty about watching him in the past he still leaves a nasty taste!

[Jeremy]

Some of his views are pretty unacceptable to many of us in this day and age... but I expect many of our grandparents (or even parents) could be accused of the same thing...

[Mick Mac]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Patrick Moore was an absolute star.

Just to clarify... this was a joke. Did anyone laugh....no, me neither.

[red devil]

My abiding memory of him is staggering blind drunk out of the Coach and Horses in Soho, and literally falling into the back of a black cab...not a bad way to be remembered :)

[the-e-dealer]

I'd have thought he would have chosen a white cab!

[Ridgley]

One of lifes great eccentric:)

[the-e-dealer]

Yes Like Nick Griffin!

[Ridgley]

the-e-dealer said

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Yes Like Nick Griffin!

What do you mean the-e-dealer I Wouldn?t say Nick Griffin is eccentric at all. Just a plan out right Oswald Mosley wana be.

[KidKruger]

Patrick Moore, astronomore.

[Salsaboy]

So it turns out that Patrick Moore was a pead.......What? Not yet? Ok.

[the-e-dealer]

Oh Dear he was a dear old boy. Anti-hunting yet anti foreigner. Have to let him into heaven with a severe warning I think.