I'll be lighting four candles tonight, or should it be fork handles.

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"Foxfield"  wrote in message 
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> I'll be lighting four candles tonight, or should it be fork handles.


Fork `ANDLES, please.  He`ll be sadly missed.  I bet we grt a feast of his 
works soon though - I hope.  No-one can hold fork `andles to him these days!

Pat P

On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 13:25:49 +0100, Foxfield wrote:


> I'll be lighting four candles tonight, or should it be fork handles.


You know when I heard that sad news this morning I thought just the 
same thing. Some one had misquoted fork 'andles in another group just 
last night as well.

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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:11:37 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
, wrote:


>> I'll be lighting four candles tonight, or should it be fork handles.
>
>You know when I heard that sad news this morning I thought just the 
>same thing. 


Greatly missed in this household too.
I think that you will find that 4 candles was written by my old English
teacher and Script associate Peter Vincent :-)

andon        
-- 
To steal a persons words is plagiarism,
To steal from a whole newsgroup is research.

Dave Liquorice wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 13:25:49 +0100, Foxfield wrote:
>
> > I'll be lighting four candles tonight, or should it be fork handles.
>
> You know when I heard that sad news this morning I thought just the
> same thing. Some one had misquoted fork 'andles in another group just
> last night as well.


Yes, he was a true comic genius. He had a unique gift for spinning
humour out of the English language. 

Jp

Foxfield wrote:

> I'll be lighting four candles tonight


Aye, a sad loss.  But he lived a good and happy life.

In the authorised biography of Ronnie Barker, by Bob McCabe, Barker is 
quoted is having written the "Fork 'andles" sketch in his guise of Gerald 
WIley.
John
"andon"  wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:11:37 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
> , wrote:
>
>>> I'll be lighting four candles tonight, or should it be fork handles.
>>
>>You know when I heard that sad news this morning I thought just the
>>same thing.
>
> Greatly missed in this household too.
> I think that you will find that 4 candles was written by my old English
> teacher and Script associate Peter Vincent :-)
>
> andon
> -- 
> To steal a persons words is plagiarism,
> To steal from a whole newsgroup is research. 

On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:19:05 GMT, "John Storey" ,
wrote:


>In the authorised biography of Ronnie Barker, by Bob McCabe, Barker is 
>quoted is having written the "Fork 'andles" sketch in his guise of Gerald 
>WIley.


I am happy to leave the credit with Mr B then.

Certainly the script for that show was written by RB (as GW) and PeteV.
There were contributions from at least a 12 others too. Many household
names. They fed each other constantly which is one reason why they
collectively produced such terrific entertainment. P Vincent was playing
with his fork (and any number of similar utensils) a number of years before
that show was written.

Ronnie Barker and his writing guise Gerald Wiley certainly made my 
world a happier place to live in. 
andon        
-- 
To steal a persons words is plagiarism,
To steal from a whole newsgroup is research.

"andon"  wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:19:05 GMT, "John Storey" 
> ,
> wrote:
>
>>In the authorised biography of Ronnie Barker, by Bob McCabe, Barker is
>>quoted is having written the "Fork 'andles" sketch in his guise of Gerald
>>WIley.
>
> I am happy to leave the credit with Mr B then.
>
> Certainly the script for that show was written by RB (as GW) and PeteV.
> There were contributions from at least a 12 others too. Many household
> names. They fed each other constantly which is one reason why they
> collectively produced such terrific entertainment. P Vincent was playing
> with his fork (and any number of similar utensils) a number of years 
> before
> that show was written.
>
> Ronnie Barker and his writing guise Gerald Wiley certainly made my
> world a happier place to live in.
> andon


And they managed to do so for years by being naughty but not filthy, and not 
seeking approval by the number of times they could fit the "F" word in, 
either!  I don`t think anyone has made me laugh as much as they did - 
especially in their musical sketches (brass band, etc.)

Pat P

On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:43:27 GMT, "Pat P" ,
wrote:


>
>"andon"  wrote in message 
>news:g4i5k1th1iqkqha9i1pnnk435qem7n60vb@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:19:05 GMT, "John Storey" 
>> ,
>> wrote:
>>
>>>In the authorised biography of Ronnie Barker, by Bob McCabe, Barker is
>>>quoted is having written the "Fork 'andles" sketch in his guise of Gerald
>>>WIley.
>>
>> I am happy to leave the credit with Mr B then.
>>
>> Certainly the script for that show was written by RB (as GW) and PeteV.
>> There were contributions from at least a 12 others too. Many household
>> names. They fed each other constantly which is one reason why they
>> collectively produced such terrific entertainment. P Vincent was playing
>> with his fork (and any number of similar utensils) a number of years 
>> before
>> that show was written.
>>
>> Ronnie Barker and his writing guise Gerald Wiley certainly made my
>> world a happier place to live in.
>> andon
>
>And they managed to do so for years by being naughty but not filthy, and not 
>seeking approval by the number of times they could fit the "F" word in, 
>either!  I don`t think anyone has made me laugh as much as they did - 
>especially in their musical sketches (brass band, etc.)
>
>Pat P
>

Did you laugh at all the jokes and sketches?
Even the ones written but the Monty Pythons guys?
The Goodies? The Dave Allen writers?
The Ronnie Barker experience was a meeting of 
The truly Greatest writers and delivered by a consummate performer.

andon        
-- 
To steal a persons words is plagiarism,
To steal from a whole newsgroup is research.

"andon"  wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:43:27 GMT, "Pat P" ,
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"andon"  wrote in message
>>news:g4i5k1th1iqkqha9i1pnnk435qem7n60vb@4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:19:05 GMT, "John Storey"
>>> ,
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In the authorised biography of Ronnie Barker, by Bob McCabe, Barker is
>>>>quoted is having written the "Fork 'andles" sketch in his guise of 
>>>>Gerald
>>>>WIley.
>>>
>>> I am happy to leave the credit with Mr B then.
>>>
>>> Certainly the script for that show was written by RB (as GW) and PeteV.
>>> There were contributions from at least a 12 others too. Many household
>>> names. They fed each other constantly which is one reason why they
>>> collectively produced such terrific entertainment. P Vincent was playing
>>> with his fork (and any number of similar utensils) a number of years
>>> before
>>> that show was written.
>>>
>>> Ronnie Barker and his writing guise Gerald Wiley certainly made my
>>> world a happier place to live in.
>>> andon
>>
>>And they managed to do so for years by being naughty but not filthy, and 
>>not
>>seeking approval by the number of times they could fit the "F" word in,
>>either!  I don`t think anyone has made me laugh as much as they did -
>>especially in their musical sketches (brass band, etc.)
>>
>>Pat P
>>
> Did you laugh at all the jokes and sketches?
> Even the ones written but the Monty Pythons guys?
> The Goodies? The Dave Allen writers?
> The Ronnie Barker experience was a meeting of
> The truly Greatest writers and delivered by a consummate performer.
>
> andon


Isn`t that just what I was saying?

Pat P

On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:21:28 GMT, "Pat P" ,
wrote:


>
>"andon"  wrote in message 
>news:ouj5k1dc9i4je3f6bjs38pa2f5b4elgpj9@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:43:27 GMT, "Pat P" ,
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"andon"  wrote in message
>>>news:g4i5k1th1iqkqha9i1pnnk435qem7n60vb@4ax.com...
>>>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:19:05 GMT, "John Storey"
>>>> ,
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In the authorised biography of Ronnie Barker, by Bob McCabe, Barker is
>>>>>quoted is having written the "Fork 'andles" sketch in his guise of 
>>>>>Gerald
>>>>>WIley.
>>>>
>>>> I am happy to leave the credit with Mr B then.
>>>>
>>>> Certainly the script for that show was written by RB (as GW) and PeteV.
>>>> There were contributions from at least a 12 others too. Many household
>>>> names. They fed each other constantly which is one reason why they
>>>> collectively produced such terrific entertainment. P Vincent was playing
>>>> with his fork (and any number of similar utensils) a number of years
>>>> before
>>>> that show was written.
>>>>
>>>> Ronnie Barker and his writing guise Gerald Wiley certainly made my
>>>> world a happier place to live in.
>>>> andon
>>>
>>>And they managed to do so for years by being naughty but not filthy, and 
>>>not
>>>seeking approval by the number of times they could fit the "F" word in,
>>>either!  I don`t think anyone has made me laugh as much as they did -
>>>especially in their musical sketches (brass band, etc.)
>>>
>>>Pat P
>>>
>> Did you laugh at all the jokes and sketches?
>> Even the ones written but the Monty Pythons guys?
>> The Goodies? The Dave Allen writers?
>> The Ronnie Barker experience was a meeting of
>> The truly Greatest writers and delivered by a consummate performer.
>>
>> andon
>
>Isn`t that just what I was saying?
>
>Pat P 
>

So I go on andon and on :-(
At least I acknowledge my faults :-)

andon        
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:43:27 GMT, "Pat P" 
wrote:


>
>"andon"  wrote in message 
>news:g4i5k1th1iqkqha9i1pnnk435qem7n60vb@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:19:05 GMT, "John Storey" 
>> ,
>> wrote:
>>
>>>In the authorised biography of Ronnie Barker, by Bob McCabe, Barker is
>>>quoted is having written the "Fork 'andles" sketch in his guise of Gerald
>>>WIley.
>>
>> I am happy to leave the credit with Mr B then.
>>
>> Certainly the script for that show was written by RB (as GW) and PeteV.
>> There were contributions from at least a 12 others too. Many household
>> names. They fed each other constantly which is one reason why they
>> collectively produced such terrific entertainment. P Vincent was playing
>> with his fork (and any number of similar utensils) a number of years 
>> before
>> that show was written.
>>
>> Ronnie Barker and his writing guise Gerald Wiley certainly made my
>> world a happier place to live in.
>> andon
>
>And they managed to do so for years by being naughty but not filthy, and not 
>seeking approval by the number of times they could fit the "F" word in, 
>either!  I don`t think anyone has made me laugh as much as they did - 
>especially in their musical sketches (brass band, etc.)
>
>Pat P
>

Indeed. The humour was excellent. Not a swear word in hearing, and those
sketches were long, and generally shot in one, which says alot for their
acting skills. Not like in standup these days, where there always seems to
be  great deal of "thinking" time between gags. 
(Although the Irish guy on Jack Dee's show last week was supurb.)

J.