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VikingHumpingWitch New Member "My philosophy in life is keep dry and keep away from children. I got it from a matchbox." Posts: 8,018	Sir John Mortimer dies Jan 16, 2009 15:42:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by VikingHumpingWitch on Jan 16, 2009 15:42:59 GMT Link: www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/16/rumpole-john-mortimer-dies Aww, I loved the Rumpole books when I was a yoof.
	“It’s well known that the chimneys from the gas chambers at Auschwitz are fake, built after the war ended.” Nick Griffin

minge tightly New Member Posts: 1,934	Sir John Mortimer dies Jan 16, 2009 15:53:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by minge tightly on Jan 16, 2009 15:53:24 GMT This is one of those threads which you open up and are then utterly stumped for any kind of response. Except this one of course...

VikingHumpingWitch New Member "My philosophy in life is keep dry and keep away from children. I got it from a matchbox." Posts: 8,018	Sir John Mortimer dies Jan 16, 2009 15:54:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by VikingHumpingWitch on Jan 16, 2009 15:54:39 GMT Well he wasn't in my Celeb Death Pool.
	“It’s well known that the chimneys from the gas chambers at Auschwitz are fake, built after the war ended.” Nick Griffin

mids New Member Posts: 61,021 Member is Online	Sir John Mortimer dies Jan 16, 2009 15:56:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mids on Jan 16, 2009 15:56:12 GMT Errr, yes. I never read the books or watched the telly programme. I know who he was though.

minge tightly New Member Posts: 1,934	Sir John Mortimer dies Jan 16, 2009 15:58:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by minge tightly on Jan 16, 2009 15:58:45 GMT Was he the old bloke who looked as if his face had eaten itself to leave only a couple of milk bottle bottoms visible?

mids New Member Posts: 61,021 Member is Online	Sir John Mortimer dies Jan 16, 2009 16:02:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mids on Jan 16, 2009 16:02:40 GMT Yeah he wore giant's glasses. From a real giant too.

cobblers Guest	Sir John Mortimer dies Jan 16, 2009 16:05:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cobblers on Jan 16, 2009 16:05:50 GMT National Treasure Sir John? I'm not sure he was a literary giant exactly, but entertaining and by all accounts a very nice and charming man. Practically invented champagne socialism too.