John Inman dies
I hate it when someone on tv you grew up watching passes away, very sad.
Used to watch 'Are you being served' when i was a kid, didnt get half the jokes when i was that young (our cat was actually called 'Pussy' so i didnt get why those jokes were so funny till i was older) !
Used to watch 'Are you being served' when i was a kid, didnt get half the jokes when i was that young (our cat was actually called 'Pussy' so i didnt get why those jokes were so funny till i was older) !
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One particular group was very very far right politically, they literally had a portrait of Hitler on the wall. Louis chatted to them for a while and one of them suddenly mentioned that he LOVED "Are You Being Served", he thought it was hilarious. Louis immediately started going "I'm free!", which upset the man somewhat... :-)
John Inman - scourge of fascism!
"Hello mum?"
"Hello? Hello? Who's that"
"It's me mum, I'm in Dubai"
"Where?"
"DUBAI!"
"Goodbye dear"
and hung up.
:D
Heard it on Radio 7 about a year ago.
Rest in peace John.
love are you being served
i have one with frankie howerd samples in it, and anothert hat samples a clockwork orange
Apparently he had been ill for some time.
Our cat was called 'Minge' so it was doubly confusing.
However, I agree, it was a very sad bit of news. Shame I cancelled my Sky subscription, so I can't watch the show any more - will have to dig out the movie spin-off video and watch that instead.
Did anyone see the Banzai 'Lady One Question' clip where John Inman was interviewed? It was very uncomfortable viewing.
My mates older brothers used to do joke about my mums cat, i never used to get them until i was a bit older !
eg "Your cat was out in the rain today, so is your mums pussy wet ?", i stupidly would say 'yes why' and wonder why they laughed so much. Plus 'does your mum stroke her pussy', "of course i would reply' and wonder why they laughed so much
The minute i realised what the word 'pussy' meant (hey i was young !) i was livid plus quite embarassed !
I was at school with a teenage lad who led a sheltered life. The class comedian once asked him if he liked pussies, and his reply was "Yes, my auntie has one. Sometimes she lets me stroke it". He had no idea why his answer made everyone laugh.
On another occasion he was asked if his mum used Tampax. Of course he didn't know what it was but he came back the next day, shrugged his shoulders and told everyone she used something called Lil-lets.
The thing is, he was the one who was being mature and the others were the idiots. I mean, would you really ask someone "do you like pussies?" or "what kind of tampon does your mum use?" if you were over the age of 18?
It's like "mature" games are usually the ones aimed at 15 year olds, whereas real adults are perfectly happy with a game of something completely inoffensive like tetris.