Notable Obituaries.

[Stivino]

Bamber Gascoigne.

 

[transam]

He was the nephew ? Of the duchess of roxborough ? Afaik

she left him her entire estate when she passed away

 

[crystal ball]

I watch UC every week and still expect the announcer to say"and asking the questions Bamber Gascoigne" RIP

 

[Dork Lard]

Sadly, I feel that Bambers passing cannot be fully mourned here on DiyNot's General Discussion section.

First, we will need to explain to them what a "university" is. Then we will need to introduce them to the concept of a "challenge".

Finally, we'll need to draw pikturez of geeky young men with jam jar glasses & healthy young ladies who are obviously aliens from another planet.

I for one will miss him, this world was a better place with him in it.

 

[Mottie]

Fank gawd we 'ave you on 'ere to esplain fings for us.

 

[Lazzy]

questions are really dumbed down nowadays, even I know some of them

 

[crystal ball]

questions are really dumbed down nowadays, even I know some of them

The longer you live the more knowledge you should acquire, older contestants usually do better than young guns on GK

 

[Stivino]

Luc Montagnier, co-discoverer of HIV, dies aged 89 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60340504

 

[crystal ball]

Ian McDonald -King Crimson & Foreigner

 

[Mottie]

Jack Smethurst (Love thy Neighbour)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...peacefully-surrounded-loved-ones-aged-89.html

 

[conny]

Thought he had died years ago to be honest.

 

[Mottie]

Same here. I might have mixed him up with Reg Varney from on the busses.

 

[Mottie]

Jamal Edwards. Only 31.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60457063
I must say I've never heard of him but that's because I'm an old fart.

 

[Stivino]

Procol Harum singer Gary Brooker dies at 76 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60485697

 

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Luc Montagnier, co-discoverer of HIV, dies aged 89 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60340504

passed out when he heard the Austrailians were using it in , wait for it....... drum roooolllll....... A vaccine . ffs.