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Old 10-12-2016, 17:51
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Three weeks after he revealed he was battling cancer, aged 62. Love him or loathe him it's still sad news. At least he left an impression on the world. Be it good or bad.
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Old 10-12-2016, 18:26
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Sad, nothing to dislike about him. Not all writers have to be carbon copies of each other, politically correct or whatever. I'd always turn to his restaurant columns first, on a Sunday morning.
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Old 11-12-2016, 08:17
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I used to enjoy reading his TV column in the Sunday Times even though it was 90% negative. He was a TV critic who didn't seem to like television.
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Old 11-12-2016, 10:51
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Didn't agree with 99% of his views, but he was a fantastically acerbic writer. That sounds incredibly quick - which I suppose is merciful in some ways.
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Old 11-12-2016, 11:57
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I used to enjoy reading his TV column in the Sunday Times even though it was 90% negative. He was a TV critic who didn't seem to like television.
I often found myself agreeing with his column! RIP Adrian.
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Old 11-12-2016, 17:07
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Sad, nothing to dislike about him.
Well, I mean, that isn't correct.
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Old 11-12-2016, 19:56
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Loathsome man... I adored his column and he will be sadly missed. Hearing this news brought a tear to my eye. RIP.
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Old 13-12-2016, 09:42
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RIP, I always loved the Pooh Bear stories.
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Old 13-12-2016, 12:57
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Sad, nothing to dislike about him.
Well that would depend if you were from Wales, The Isle Of Man or Norfolk.

Or whether you agree with the shooting of Baboons for sport.

Or whether you think it's ok to refer to a gay person as 'a dyke on a bike'.
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Old 13-12-2016, 13:13
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Well that would depend if you were from Wales, The Isle Of Man or Norfolk.

Or whether you agree with the shooting of Baboons for sport.

Or whether you think it's ok to refer to a gay person as 'a dyke on a bike'.
He also shared in the prejudice a lot of southern, posh, well paid columnists have towards Liverpool and people from Liverpool...

...but having said that, he could be a very amusing writer and it sounds like he had a particularly nasty form of cancer. So, rest in peace.
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Old 13-12-2016, 13:29
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He also shared in the prejudice a lot of southern, posh, well paid columnists have towards Liverpool and people from Liverpool...

...but having said that, he could be a very amusing writer and it sounds like he had a particularly nasty form of cancer. So, rest in peace.
Yes I liked him, just found it unfortunate that he said some things. I was more pointing out there was quite a few reasons not to like him.
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Old 13-12-2016, 18:00
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Didn't agree with 99% of his views, but he was a fantastically acerbic writer. That sounds incredibly quick - which I suppose is merciful in some ways.
Agree. The quality of his writing 'pardoned' a lot of his views.

I also admire him for his earlier recovery, his active decision to make the most of the new life he found after addiction, and his matter-of-fact approach to death. Regardless of whether people liked him or not, that takes enormous courage. RIP.
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Old 13-12-2016, 21:45
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Agree. The quality of his writing 'pardoned' a lot of his views.
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LOL what??? How does that work?
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Old 14-12-2016, 04:26
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Weird how my post got deleted but other people have pointed out negative attributes and that's fine??

Edit: Actually it didn't - there is another thread on this in 'Print Media'.
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Old 18-12-2016, 19:08
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Can't believe some of these childish posts.

The guys dead.

Its hardly a crime to take the piss out of Wales, or the Isle of Man, or wherever.

It appears that satire died with him.

Get a sense of humour, a life or preferably both...
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Old 19-12-2016, 09:19
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Can't believe some of these childish posts.

The guys dead.

Its hardly a crime to take the piss out of Wales, or the Isle of Man, or wherever.

It appears that satire died with him.

Get a sense of humour, a life or preferably both...
Who said it was a crime? He said a lot of quite nasty things about large groups of people so there's probably a reason why there are a number of people who aren't that upset about his death.
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Old 19-12-2016, 14:01
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Can't believe some of these childish posts.

The guys dead.

Its hardly a crime to take the piss out of Wales, or the Isle of Man, or wherever.

It appears that satire died with him.

Get a sense of humour, a life or preferably both...
You're having a go at people for expressing their opinions, whilst defending the man for doing the same.
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Old 19-12-2016, 14:07
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hes not a showbiz
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Old 19-12-2016, 14:55
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RIP, I always loved the Pooh Bear stories.
Wasn't that AA Milne
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Old 19-12-2016, 15:36
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He always did me a good quote on my car insurance every year
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