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 Indy 31 Mar 2016
Ronnie Corbett has died at the age of 85.

Him and his other half were legends.
RIP
 mypyrex 31 Mar 2016
In reply to Indy:

Think I'll light four candles for him
RIP Ronnie
Jim C 31 Mar 2016
In reply to Indy:

Many happy family evenings spent in his company over the decades. Sad news .
 toad 31 Mar 2016
In reply to mypyrex:

I trust the grave diggers won't need forks, as they all need new handles
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 krikoman 31 Mar 2016
In reply to Indy:

Sorry
 Hat Dude 31 Mar 2016
In reply to krikoman:

"Language Timothy"
 jon 31 Mar 2016
In reply to mypyrex:

> Think I'll light four candles for him

> RIP Ronnie

That's about your best ever, Pyrex!
 Trangia 31 Mar 2016
In reply to Indy:

A sad day

Some may have looked down on you, but I will always look up to you - a giant of British comedy
 wercat 31 Mar 2016
In reply to Indy:
Very nice tribute by Michael Palin on R4

I think one of my favourites apart from "The Worm That Turned" mini serial is the FUNEX SVFX FUNEM SVFXNM sketch.
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 Big Ger 31 Mar 2016
In reply to Indy:

Sad news. Thanks for the laughs Ronnie.
In reply to Indy:

Yes a sad loss. One of the few showbiz personalities that I had any time for. A great entertainer in his day and genuinely nice guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him once, on a petrol forecourt in Gullane back in 1982.
 Dave Garnett 01 Apr 2016
In reply to wercat:

> I think one of my favourites apart from "The Worm That Turned" mini serial is the FUNEX SVFX FUNEM SVFXNM sketch.

A surprisingly useful code for texts. I introduced my teenage son to it and we often use it. He loves that his cool IT-savvy friends are utterly mystified!

I once enquired discreetly whether he was behaving himself at an (underage) party: FU+NEBR? To which he was able to reassure me: 9.
 BnB 01 Apr 2016
In reply to Indy:

Corbett was neighbour in my youth and we would often be entertained by the sight of a shimmering turquoise Rolls Royce apparently driving itself to and from the golf course. He really was that short of stature. But what a great entertainer. I loved his solo shaggy dog stories delivered from the armchair.
 wercat 01 Apr 2016
In reply to Dave Garnett:

Yes, once it's understood it's an excellent way of communicating! I just can't help picturing Ronnie Barker's face while doing it.
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