R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen

[P. G. Tipps]

How true!

When I talked about fashion in matters of Death & Sex, I was, of course, referring to the 'talk' rather than the 'walk', Pab ...

[mangerton]

Who was it who said, "Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait!"?

[P. G. Tipps]

Who was it who said, "Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait!"?

Mais oui!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35363394

[ahinton]

How true!

When I talked about fashion in matters of Death & Sex, I was, of course, referring to the 'talk' rather than the 'walk', Pab ...

You might unwittingly and inadvertently be digging yourself in deep here, P. G.; whilst talking and walking are possible during death but each must cease once it has occurred, it is au contraire possible to talk but nigh impossible to walk during sex...

[P. G. Tipps]

You might unwittingly and inadvertently be digging yourself in deep here, P. G.; whilst talking and walking are possible during death but each must cease once it has occurred, it is au contraire possible to talk but nigh impossible to walk during sex...

I've led a very sheltered life, ahinton!

I'll have to take your word on the last point ...

[ahinton]

I've led a very sheltered life, ahinton!

I'll have to take your word on the last point ...

You shouldn't need to; you could at least make some effort to work it out for yourself and form your own conclusions. No obligations, naturellement...

[johncorrigan]

In Clive James' celebrations of his last days 'Reports of My Death' this excellent celebration of Leslie Nielsen with an appearance by Caliban as the Beast.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/feb/20/clive-james-shakespeare-tempest-leslie-nielsen-film

[Nick Armstrong]

In Clive James' celebrations of his last days 'Reports of My Death' this excellent celebration of Leslie Nielsen with an appearance by Caliban as the Beast.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...e-nielsen-film

Good article, John, thanks for the link!



"Caliban, however, sounds so like an internet troll that he could easily be updated into a modern version...."




'....The forum’s invisible beast – it made hideous footprints in the dust as it came thumping on inexorably to attack our boys'




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