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New Thu 7 Jun 18 07:34 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - VxFan
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44394076
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New Thu 7 Jun 18 10:15 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Roger.
Odd that the BBC actually LED their news with this, as well as majoring on it in Breakfast.
Priorities seem a bit confused, or is it panem et circenses, to shield the great unwashed from the real stuff?
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New Thu 7 Jun 18 10:38 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Robin O'Reliant
I thought he'd gone years ago. Same with Mary Wilson who has died aged 102.
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New Thu 7 Jun 18 12:09 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Bromptonaut
>> I thought he'd gone years ago. Same with Mary Wilson who has died aged 102.

Knew Stringfellow was still with us - on radio occasionally. Mary Wilson though was definitely dead years ago......
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New Sun 10 Jun 18 20:22 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Bromptonaut
>> I thought he'd gone years ago. Same with Mary Wilson who has died aged 102.

One for the pub quiz now Mary's gone:

Who is the oldest and longest surviving spouse of a former Prime Minister?
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New Sun 10 Jun 18 20:41 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - CGNorwich
"Who is the oldest and longest surviving spouse of a former Prime Minister?"

Is or was?

Was Mary Wilson Died age 102
Is Norma Major age 76


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New Sun 10 Jun 18 21:18 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Bromptonaut
>> Was Mary Wilson Died age 102
>> Is Norma Major age 76

Mary was oldest but the answer isn't Norma Major.
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New Mon 11 Jun 18 12:44 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Haywain
"Mary was oldest but the answer isn't Norma Major."

The (somewhat surprising to me) answer is on here...........

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spouse_of_the_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom

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New Mon 11 Jun 18 13:50 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Bromptonaut
>> "Mary was oldest but the answer isn't Norma Major."
>>
>> The (somewhat surprising to me) answer is on here...........
>>
>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spouse_of_the_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom

As Haywain's link points out answer is Clarissa, Lady Avon who was wife of Anthony Eden/Lord Avon.

I saw the name in the paper in coverage of Mrs Wilson's passing and did a double take as he was born in 1890 something. Clarissa, a niece of Winston Churchill, was his second wife and nearly a quarter century younger. I believe Eden is the only divorcee to me PM of UK.
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New Mon 11 Jun 18 16:51 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - CGNorwich
I'd discounted her. From another age. I can just about remember the Suez Crisis.
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New Tue 12 Jun 18 08:07 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Cliff Pope
>> >> I believe Eden is
>> the only divorcee to be PM of UK.
>>

True, but on the technicality that the UK dates only from 1801:

"The Duke of Grafton (1766–1768) is the only Prime Minister to have divorced and remarried while in office." it says in the link.
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New Thu 7 Jun 18 15:55 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Fullchat
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy s***, what a ride!"
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New Thu 7 Jun 18 16:11 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - commerdriver
>> "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body,
>> but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy s***, what a ride!"
>>
On the contrary for me life's journey is to avoid arriving at the grave as long as possible. The grass looks much better from above than below
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New Tue 12 Jun 18 12:24 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - Cliff Pope
>> >
>> >>
>> On the contrary for me life's journey is to avoid arriving at the grave as
>> long as possible.
>>

You mean by level-pegging with your fellow in the inside lane, holding up a long queue behind you? :)
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New Tue 12 Jun 18 13:01 
 Peter Stringfellow. RIP - commerdriver
>> You mean by level-pegging with your fellow in the inside lane, holding up a long
>> queue behind you? :)
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You get more of the scenery in the inside lane, plenty room for others to overtake if they want to :-)
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