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Sorry to hear about Richard Todd,He was a paracute officer during the Second World War ,He paracuted into Normandy the night before D-Day and was among the first to meet Maj. John Howard and his glider force defending Pegasus Bridge.In the film "The Longest Day",Todd played Howard ,while another actor played him.
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"The Longest Day" in black & white rather than the colourized version is one of the greatest war films ever made with a stellar cast that I doubt you could do, let alone make today. Richard Todd was one of our finest actors and it always surprised me he never got a Knighthood himself-perhaps next time it will be posthumously given because he deserves it for his campaigning especially during the Remembrance week. I saw him earlier on television describing how he parachuted in and even back then in 2005 the emotion of it got to him, yet he always kept a stiff-upper-lip by gadfrey; some men can do that and still remain manly-he was one of them and rightly now has become a legend.
I must just regale you with this spooky tale. I was watching a re-run of QI-XL on Dave ja vu(1hr later) channel here in Britain and I heard a story by Emma Thompson about St Anthony, the patron saint of lost things and she maintained that if you ask him out loud to help you find something lost it will within half an hour turn up. Okay now I know what you are thinking, what a load of codswallop(as did Stephen Fry and the others) but two days ago I was looking for my Santa hat-its a sort of tradition to hand out the first presents wearing it in our house. I searched high and low in cupboards and the wardrobe where it is supposed to be the rest of the year but nothing. The next day I thought what the hell, for a laugh, I decided to ask for divine help so I shouted out "Help me St Anthony to find this lost hat!" - the thing she said you are supposed to say. I then picked up a bag that had some of my last year's Christmas presents in it and I moved a set of crossword books in a holder to one side and blow me there was the hat! I had looked in there before and hadn't seen and since then I had rifled everywhere else. Coincidence? Some sort of supernatural thing? or just blind luck? You be the judge but either way I found that damn hat!
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''We're gonna play for Britain, We're gonna do or die. Well, England canna do it Cos they didna qualify.'' The group consisted of Holland, Scotland, Peru and Iran. Holland were the serious world cup contenders and Scotland would struggle against them, but it was a cinch that Scotland would knock over Peru and Iran and qualify second in the group...
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Dr Kelly WAS murdered
Here's an interesting story & one i always though suspiciouse?
"Dr Kelly WAS murdered and there has to be a new inquest, say six top doctors." 05th December 2009 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-murdered.html
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Yes, but there's potential for severe embarrassment in a group like that. Just imagine if they lost a game, or didn't get through to the next round - they'd never live it down, and the Scots would be chortling till the end of time
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I agree there is an element for severe embarrassment but if England have the right squad out, everyone is fit and well and they are up for it, as I believe they will be, then we shouldn't have anything to worry about. We know the USA have got better, lets face it you don't put two goals past Brazil that easily or indeed nearly beat them but then again we have Gerrard, Rooney and Lampard amongst our team and with all three firing on all cylinders there shouldn't be a problem. Let the Scots chortle, guffaw or whatever you want to use, they aren't there WE are, simple as that. I reckon if we get through and play France the Irish will be on our side. As the popular song goes "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life..." anyway its months away so plenty of time to prepare.
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