George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.

On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

A pint down The Winchester is in order I think

On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:56:49 -0700, harry wrote:

On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.

George Cole actually served in the RAF during WW II.

"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.



Are you always two days behind in the news?

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On 06/08/2015 19:10, stuart noble wrote:
On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

A pint down The Winchester is in order I think

No, a large scotch! Pints were for the workers.

In article ,
says...

A pint down The Winchester is in order I think

I think the Winchester closed when the actor playing the much put-upon
proprietor died years ago.

Mike.

In message , stuart noble
writes
On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

A pint down The Winchester is in order I think

Wouldn't a vodka and tonic be more in keeping ?

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On Thursday, 6 August 2015 19:23:03 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
Are you always two days behind in the news?

This is Usenet.

What do you expect, Instant Messaging (tm) ?

Owain

"MJC" wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...

A pint down The Winchester is in order I think

I think the Winchester closed when the actor playing the much put-upon
proprietor died years ago.

Mike.

Glyn Edwards is still very much alive - at least according to Wiki.

And he fared rather better in "Minder" than he did in "Get Carter"
where he was stabbed to death by Michael Caine.


michael adams

....

"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.


Always Harry, isn't it ? Just keep your dumb-arsed thoughts to yourself for
once ... :-(

Arfa

"Bob Eager" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:56:49 -0700, harry wrote:

On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.

George Cole actually served in the RAF during WW II.

But didnt do anything much there.

"newshound" wrote in message
...
On 06/08/2015 19:10, stuart noble wrote:
On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

A pint down The Winchester is in order I think

No, a large scotch! Pints were for the workers.


It was a VAT, wasn't it ?

Arfa

On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

**I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend.

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In article ,
newshound wrote:
On 06/08/2015 19:10, stuart noble wrote:
On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

A pint down The Winchester is in order I think

No, a large scotch! Pints were for the workers.

Obviously no Minder fans here. It was a large VAT.

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In article ,

"MJC" wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...

A pint down The Winchester is in order I think

I think the Winchester closed when the actor playing the much put-upon
proprietor died years ago.

Mike.

Glyn Edwards is still very much alive - at least according to Wiki.

And he fared rather better in "Minder" than he did in "Get Carter"
where he was stabbed to death by Michael Caine.

There's not a lot of people wot know that.


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"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
...
On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

**I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend.

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One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back Minder
episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-)

Arfa

"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
...


"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
...
On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

**I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend.

--
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www.rageaudio.com.au


One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back Minder episodes in
tribute over the weekend ... :-)

Arfa


A Life of Bliss

34 episodes available as Mp3's

https://archive.org/details/ALifeOfBlissBbc


michael adams

....

On Thursday, 6 August 2015 22:10:50 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.


Always Harry, isn't it ? Just keep your dumb-arsed thoughts to yourself for
once ... :-(

Arfa

Celebrities are not heroes ****-fer-brains.
Heroes put their lives at risk to defend others.
Only the brain dead would use the term "football hero".
Only the brain dead would think any actor was a "hero".
Even the words they speak are not their own for they are brain dead too bye and large.

On 07/08/2015 07:22, harry wrote:


Celebrities are not heroes ****-fer-brains.
Heroes put their lives at risk to defend others.
Only the brain dead would use the term "football hero".
Only the brain dead would think any actor was a "hero".

Good god! harry can speak sense.

In article ,

Glyn Edwards is still very much alive - at least according to Wiki.

Oh dear, my apologies to Mr Edwards for over-exaggerating a report of
his death! (I wonder who I was confusing him with...)

Mike.

On 7/08/2015 6:21 PM, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 01:32:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
...
On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

**I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend.

--
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One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back
Minder episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-)

Arfa

Although, SWMBO and I caught one a couple of years ago. Despite both
being massive (childhood) fans, we had to admit, it hadn't aged well

Best left as a memory.


**I rather liked the one where Arfur purchased some hearses. Said the
funeral director, about the cars: "....silent as an angel's fart."

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On 7/08/2015 8:34 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 7/08/2015 6:21 PM, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 01:32:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
...
On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

**I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend.

--
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One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back
Minder episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-)

Arfa

Although, SWMBO and I caught one a couple of years ago. Despite both
being massive (childhood) fans, we had to admit, it hadn't aged well

Best left as a memory.


**I rather liked the one where Arfur purchased some hearses. Said the
funeral director, about the cars: "....silent as an angel's fart."


**A Scottish accent, I recall?

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On 7/08/2015 8:42 PM, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 20:35:03 +1000, Trevor Wilson wrote:

On 7/08/2015 8:34 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 7/08/2015 6:21 PM, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 01:32:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
...
On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real'
Arthur Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

**I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend.

--
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One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back
Minder episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-)

Arfa

Although, SWMBO and I caught one a couple of years ago. Despite both
being massive (childhood) fans, we had to admit, it hadn't aged well


Best left as a memory.


**I rather liked the one where Arfur purchased some hearses. Said the
funeral director, about the cars: "....silent as an angel's fart."


**A Scottish accent, I recall?

I recall Welsh, and the joke being his name was Mr. De'ath

**YES! LOL.


Funny how some things can last for 30 years, beyond my recall of LaPlace
transforms and Fourier analysis.


**So true.

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"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
...
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

A disturbance in the force...

mz

"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 22:10:50 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.


Always Harry, isn't it ? Just keep your dumb-arsed thoughts to yourself
for
once ... :-(

Arfa

Celebrities are not heroes ****-fer-brains.
Heroes put their lives at risk to defend others.
Only the brain dead would use the term "football hero".
Only the brain dead would think any actor was a "hero".
Even the words they speak are not their own for they are brain dead too
bye and large.




A hero is someone to aspire to. They need not risk their lives to be a hero.

I would call Stephen Hawking a hero and he has never shot a Muslim.



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"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 22:10:50 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.


Always Harry, isn't it ? Just keep your dumb-arsed thoughts to yourself
for
once ... :-(

Arfa

Celebrities are not heroes ****-fer-brains.
Heroes put their lives at risk to defend others.
Only the brain dead would use the term "football hero".
Only the brain dead would think any actor was a "hero".
Even the words they speak are not their own for they are brain dead too
bye and large.


Don't call me **** fer brains you arrogant opinionated arsehole. And as
ever, you are wrong, as one of the official dictionary definitions of the
word hero, is

"the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc." Quoted synonyms
are "lead" and "star"

All of which, I think, qualifies George Cole in his role as Arthur Daley in
Minder.

And since you are talking brain dead, only the brain dead would live in a
ridiculous eco-bollox mud hut like yours ...

****, as ever ...

Arfa

On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:13:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 22:10:50 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real'
Arthur Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.


Always Harry, isn't it ? Just keep your dumb-arsed thoughts to
yourself for once ... :-(

Arfa

Celebrities are not heroes ****-fer-brains.
Heroes put their lives at risk to defend others.
Only the brain dead would use the term "football hero".
Only the brain dead would think any actor was a "hero".
Even the words they speak are not their own for they are brain dead too
bye and large.


Don't call me **** fer brains you arrogant opinionated arsehole. And as
ever, you are wrong, as one of the official dictionary definitions of
the word hero, is

"the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc." Quoted
synonyms are "lead" and "star"

All of which, I think, qualifies George Cole in his role as Arthur Daley
in Minder.

And since you are talking brain dead, only the brain dead would live in
a ridiculous eco-bollox mud hut like yours ...

And he's completely ignored the point I made about George Cole serving in
the RAF...

"Bob Eager" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:13:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 22:10:50 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real'
Arthur Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.


Always Harry, isn't it ? Just keep your dumb-arsed thoughts to
yourself for once ... :-(

Arfa

Celebrities are not heroes ****-fer-brains.
Heroes put their lives at risk to defend others.
Only the brain dead would use the term "football hero".
Only the brain dead would think any actor was a "hero".
Even the words they speak are not their own for they are brain dead too
bye and large.


Don't call me **** fer brains you arrogant opinionated arsehole. And as
ever, you are wrong, as one of the official dictionary definitions of
the word hero, is

"the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc." Quoted
synonyms are "lead" and "star"

All of which, I think, qualifies George Cole in his role as Arthur Daley
in Minder.

And since you are talking brain dead, only the brain dead would live in
a ridiculous eco-bollox mud hut like yours ...

And he's completely ignored the point I made about George Cole serving in
the RAF...

He was no hero when he did that, never got to fly anything,
just a temporary radio operator well after the war had ended.
And he didnt even volunteer for that, just a conscript.

On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 3:42:40 PM UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Larchlap Reilly is not a fence.

On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:13:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

Don't call me **** fer brains you arrogant opinionated arsehole. And as
ever, you are wrong, as one of the official dictionary definitions of
the word hero, is

"the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc." Quoted
synonyms are "lead" and "star"

All of which, I think, qualifies George Cole in his role as Arthur Daley
in Minder.

Umm, no. It qualifies Arthur Daley - for he was the character, not George
Cole.

Having said that, Arthur was much more of an anti-hero.

In article ,
harry wrote:
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.

Interesting to see your preference is for someone whose job was to kill
thousands over one who brought pleasure to millions.

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On 07/08/15 21:15, ARW wrote:

A hero is someone to aspire to. They need not risk their lives to be a
hero.

I would call Stephen Hawking a hero and he has never shot a Muslim.

I wonder what would happen if he decides to go a bit Davros with his
next chair. bzzt.

In article , Dave Plowman (News)
scribeth thus
In article ,
harry wrote:
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley, has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.

Interesting to see your preference is for someone whose job was to kill
thousands over one who brought pleasure to millions.


Killed thousands as may be Dave, but if Hitler had be able to go on
unchecked how many more would have been through his extermination camps
that was usually measured in Millions;!.

Next discussion, was Hiroshima and Nagasaki worth the candle;-?....

--
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"Adrian" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:13:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

Don't call me **** fer brains you arrogant opinionated arsehole. And as
ever, you are wrong, as one of the official dictionary definitions of
the word hero, is

"the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc." Quoted
synonyms are "lead" and "star"

All of which, I think, qualifies George Cole in his role as Arthur Daley
in Minder.

Umm, no. It qualifies Arthur Daley - for he was the character, not George
Cole.

Well, I'm not going to argue semantics. I knew what I meant. You knew what I
meant. Everyone knew what I meant. Except of course Harry, who has no
understanding of using a word in a colloquial way. All I sought to do was
acknowledge the death (and life) of someone who I thought was a great comic
actor in general, was exceptional in the part of Arthur Daley, and was the
inspiration for the 'net nic that I have used for twenty years or more ...


Having said that, Arthur was much more of an anti-hero.


I'm not so sure about that. Arthur believed that he was a fine upstanding
member of the community, and it was this dichotomy that was responsible for
much of the (often very subtle) comic content of the part Cole was playing.

Arfa

On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 11:53:17 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

Don't call me **** fer brains you arrogant opinionated arsehole. And
as ever, you are wrong, as one of the official dictionary definitions
of the word hero, is

Well, I'm not going to argue semantics.

Riiight...

In article ,
tony sayer wrote:
Interesting to see your preference is for someone whose job was to kill
thousands over one who brought pleasure to millions.


Killed thousands as may be Dave, but if Hitler had be able to go on
unchecked how many more would have been through his extermination camps
that was usually measured in Millions;!.

Not even vaguely the point I was making. Many thousands of the military
gave their lives in that cause.

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On Saturday, 8 August 2015 00:13:43 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 22:10:50 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 15:42:40 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur
Daley,
has died.

RIP, old mate ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144

Arfa :-(

Even sadder the last bouncing bomb pilot has died.
A real hero, nor some bloody actor.


Always Harry, isn't it ? Just keep your dumb-arsed thoughts to yourself
for
once ... :-(

Arfa

Celebrities are not heroes ****-fer-brains.
Heroes put their lives at risk to defend others.
Only the brain dead would use the term "football hero".
Only the brain dead would think any actor was a "hero".
Even the words they speak are not their own for they are brain dead too
bye and large.


Don't call me **** fer brains you arrogant opinionated arsehole. And as
ever, you are wrong, as one of the official dictionary definitions of the
word hero, is

"the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc." Quoted synonyms
are "lead" and "star"

All of which, I think, qualifies George Cole in his role as Arthur Daley in
Minder.

And since you are talking brain dead, only the brain dead would live in a
ridiculous eco-bollox mud hut like yours ...

Drivel.
An actor might play the part of a hero.
Can't think of a single actor who actually is a hero.

I don't remember Daley even playing the part of a hero.

Something here about heros seeing as you are so brain dead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero

On Saturday, 8 August 2015 11:53:22 UTC+1, Arfa Daily wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:13:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

Don't call me **** fer brains you arrogant opinionated arsehole. And as
ever, you are wrong, as one of the official dictionary definitions of
the word hero, is

"the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc." Quoted
synonyms are "lead" and "star"

All of which, I think, qualifies George Cole in his role as Arthur Daley
in Minder.

Umm, no. It qualifies Arthur Daley - for he was the character, not George
Cole.

Well, I'm not going to argue semantics. I knew what I meant. You knew what I
meant. Everyone knew what I meant. Except of course Harry, who has no
understanding of using a word in a colloquial way. All I sought to do was
acknowledge the death (and life) of someone who I thought was a great comic
actor in general, was exceptional in the part of Arthur Daley, and was the
inspiration for the 'net nic that I have used for twenty years or more ...


Having said that, Arthur was much more of an anti-hero.


I'm not so sure about that. Arthur believed that he was a fine upstanding
member of the community, and it was this dichotomy that was responsible for
much of the (often very subtle) comic content of the part Cole was playing.

Arfa

He was a grest comic and paid well for it.
End of story.
Many true heroes ended up dead or maimed.
Unrecognised.
Comparing Daley with true heroes is despicable.

Here is a true heroine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violette_Szabo

And another hero.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Jones

"harry" wrote in message
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Drivel.
An actor might play the part of a hero.

Can't think of a single actor who actually is a hero.


No, of course you can't.

http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWridleyA.htm



michael adams

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