RIP George the Tortoise

Quirkafleeg · 10 May, 2004, 05:01:01 PM

A nation morns...

Link: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=507719§ion=news" target="_blank">More fan mail than presenters

Krustabi · 10 May, 2004, 05:04:29 PM

Jesus Christ, first Caron Keating and now this. Being a Blue Peter presenter must be an emotional landfield...

(Apologies if this seems tasteless)

The Amstor Computer · 10 May, 2004, 07:29:45 PM

Mmmm... crunchy meat pies

Quirkafleeg · 10 May, 2004, 07:33:07 PM

'old age' right... we all know the rats got 'im

Mr C · 10 May, 2004, 07:34:25 PM

They're going to bury him tomorrow after parading his carcass through the streets of London, verrry sloooowly so all the proles can get a final gawk at his shelled majesty. A dark time for England, nation morns, candle in the wind, the queen makes broadcast, small children weeping, huddled masses, Paul McCartney makes record, Tony Blair grins maniacally, our boys, jumpers for goalposts, add own cliche here, blah blah, etc, etc.

VampiraJen · 10 May, 2004, 07:46:27 PM

i've never heard of hus, but god rest his turtle-y soul.......

Adrian Bamforth · 10 May, 2004, 07:54:15 PM

Hmmm, I wondered why I found a frozen meat pie in the cardboard box when I opened it.

ADE

Tweak72 · 10 May, 2004, 09:44:52 PM

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/431580.stm

Tweak72 · 10 May, 2004, 09:45:28 PM

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/431580.stm" target="_blank">soup anyone?

Richmond Clements · 10 May, 2004, 09:49:33 PM

Live fast, die young.

GordonR · 10 May, 2004, 09:50:35 PM

I read about the special 'tortoise memorial' episode of BP too.

Good lord. What's the world coming to?

No wonder the Volgans conquered us in 8 hours...

-=>DEMONIZER<=- · 11 May, 2004, 12:54:32 AM

It's good to see one of the few remaining decent eductational kids programmes still has producers prepared to treat a long-serving tortoise's death with the dignity and respect he deserved.

I heard Janet Ellis on Vine today - not without a bit of good humour, but also with a genuine tribute to the 80-odd-year-old.

And he pissed on Kriss Akabusi!

R.I.P. George - you the Testudinidae.

Richmond Clements · 11 May, 2004, 01:56:56 AM

I heard that too. Great little interview.

Adrian Bamforth · 11 May, 2004, 07:24:49 AM

But then Ellis is the queen of the animal death announcement.

ADE

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