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Geoffrey Perkins Is Dead At 55

Posted by kdawson on from the arthur-dent-removes-his-hat dept.

Dynamoo writes "Legendary comedy writer and producer Geoffrey Perkins has died in a road accident in London. Perkins was until recently the head of comedy for BBC TV. Earlier in his career he produced the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, and was a writer, director, and producer of many comedy shows including Spitting Image, The Fast Show, and several others. He also invented the game of Mornington Crescent. The world will be a less joyful place without him."

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  1. You want comedy? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    The Democratic Party has been an excellent source.
    As Charlie Martin points out:

    this week, it looks like the Obama campaign's "Chicago Rules" have turned out to be bringing a knife to a gunfight.

    --
    Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear
  2. big-haired ex-beauty queens with AK-47s by mosel-saar-ruwer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dude, remind me again what we are "in danger of" here?

    "In danger of" falling head-over-heals in love?

    Here she is as the starting point guard on the state championship women's basketball team [playing with a STRESS FRACTURE, no less]:
    .

    i.dailymail.co.uk

    Here she is early in her career as a sportscasterette:

    web.me.com

    And here she is as Governorette of Alaska, sitting on a Grizzly Bear couch, with a stuffed King Crab on the coffee table, wearing flip flops and red toenail polish to work:

    graphics8.nytimes.com

    Again, I ask you in all seriousness - what's not to like here?

    I'm not even sure that Angelina Jolie is qualified to play this chick in the movie version, and AJ played Lara Croft, for Goodness's sake.