RIP 2022
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Sad to hear that about Gorby. Along with Reagan one of the great leaders of the last 50 years.
And he had the coolest Spitting Image puppet.
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@Victor-Meldrew Lauded in the west, reviled in Russia.
Reagan on the other hand is a great leader by default, given what came after him.
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@Victor-Meldrew Lauded in the west, reviled in Russia.
Reagan on the other hand is a great leader by default, given what came after him.
"Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" - one of the great speeches. And Gorbachev was just the man to do it.
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American boxer Earnie Shavers who fought Muhammad Ali passes away aged 78
AMERICAN boxer Earnie Shavers who fought Muhammad Ali has died aged 78. The Alabama heavyweight – who had one of the hardest punches in history – won 74 of his 89 professional bouts bet…
Sad news, another from that golden era of fighters gone…..off to join Ali, Frazier, Lyle and Norton.
Whenever questions come up about who was the hardest puncher this guy is pretty much ALWAYS at the top. Have a look at this vid a few seconds in, how the fuck Larry Holmes got up from that is anyones guess ( and went on to fucken WIN ) it woulda killed most guys ! Biggest single shot I can recall in any combat sport ever.
Word is that Foreman and Frazier flat out refused to fight him ( not sure how true that is )
Ali said he hit him so hard it shook his ancestors back in Africa……
He also auditioned for a role in one of the Rocky movies and hit Sylvester Stallone so hard that he threw up and had to lie down ( they gave the part to Mr T instead )
RIP to the Acorn, thanks for the memories and sore heads !
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2022:
grinning like a wanking Jap
This is going straight to the pool room...
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Best headmistress I ever had
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@Stockcar86 that is sad news - what a awesome dad and human being. Loved his The Talisman series with Stephen King. Sad that they didn't get to the third novel. Going to check out his back catalogue, I'm sure I missed a bunch of his books.
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BBC Rugby commentator and former Wales Captain, Eddie Butler.
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BBC Rugby commentator and former Wales Captain, Eddie Butler.
That's way too young to die. Sad loss.
Not an outstanding commentator in the mould of Bill McLaren or Andrew Cotter but much, much better than most and I always found him very fair and unbiased. Wrote some excellent stuff for the newspapers as well.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RIP 2022:
BBC Rugby commentator and former Wales Captain, Eddie Butler.
That's way too young to die. Sad loss.
Not an outstanding commentator in the mould of Bill McLaren or Andrew Cotter but much, much better than most and I always found him very fair and unbiased. Wrote some excellent stuff for the newspapers as well.
Far too young
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Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 24 November 2013. Richie McCaw's All Blacks looked like they'd fall at the final hurdle in their quest for the perfect season.
"One Minute to go......." Rest In Peace, Eddie.
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Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 24 November 2013. Richie McCaw's All Blacks looked like they'd fall at the final hurdle in their quest for the perfect season.
My abiding memory and uplifting memory of that game (apart from the result) was watching Clive Woodwhinge's face on TV after the game. Looked like he'd been eating lemons laced with wasps.
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Liked his writing, disliked his commentary. Not really a fan but agree, too young and horrid for his family.
