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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:22 pm
by Istenem
i know that jeremy beadle had the second video phone so i'll go for him
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:24 pm
by harry 3
Who's the author ?
Rushdie/Archer possibly.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:48 pm
by Cardinal Sin
The author is Douglas Adams.
The man in question is a well known gadget fiend.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:55 pm
by Istenem
trevor baylis?
if this is right it is my bad as he is a family friend.
but it is probably not right.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:00 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Nice bit of name-dropping
The chap in question was also the last "Pipe Smoker of the Year" before the award was discontinued.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:01 pm
by Istenem
that'll be clarissa dickson-wright then
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:14 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Surely you jest?
Just in case you're not, this chap has appeared in numerous TV shows including Countdown. He also suffers from bi-polar disorder.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:21 pm
by Istenem
stephen fry? i'm a huge fan
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:28 pm
by Cardinal Sin
It is he.
And now it is you.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:32 pm
by Istenem
too kind, didn't realise he was a pipe smoker or a mate of douglas adams. you live and learn.
okay: some dozy doris in dorset had her house burn down (nearly) yesterday in a blaze caused by what?
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:42 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Anything to do with flammable alcohol?
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:51 pm
by Istenem
nope it has to do with a magnifying glass effect of something but there is a delicious irony.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:48 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Heh. I had to cheat in the end.
She certainly didn't see that one coming
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:14 pm
by harry 3
is it a glass eye ?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:58 pm
by Istenem
nope, this is old news now so i will spill the beans. she was a clairvoyant and the fire was caused by her crystal ball.
over to anyone who wants it