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Toggy tea slurper
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 Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject: Another Honour for Terry |
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From BBC news website
Wogan receives home city honour
Broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award in his home city of Limerick.
The Irish-born TV and radio personality was presented with the honour by prime minister Bertie Ahern, who hailed him a great ambassador for the city.
"We want to thank you for the hours of entertainment you have provided to millions on both sides of the Irish sea," said Mr Ahern.
Wogan's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show attracts nearly 8m listeners each week.
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gfloyd
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I dont know how much real connection Wogan has to Limerick. His family lived there for a few years while his father was posted there with work, but in truth I think he is more of a Dubliner. Still Limerick doesnt have too many other claims to fame.
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Toggy tea slurper
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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Erm, he was born there, I would say that's a pretty good connection.  |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Toggy tea slurper wrote: | | Erm, he was born there, I would say that's a pretty good connection. |
To paraphrase the Duke of Wellington, being born in a stable does not make one a horse.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Well he went to school there too... |
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| I was born in Balham, what does that make me? |
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Hamish Imlach was born in India, but he was still a Glaswegian, well thats what he told me. Bit like when he was playing in a club in Glasgow, he was asked if he was a proddie or a catholic, his reply was, "atheist". Ten minutes later the guy came back & asked, "are ye a proddie atheist or a catholic atheist" 
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Toggy tea slurper
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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I'm beginning to regret starting this thread.  |
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| Toggy tea slurper wrote: | | I'm beginning to regret starting this thread. |
not wishing to gang up on you Toggy... but I'm afraid I agree with the others ... sorry 
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Toggy tea slurper
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Thanks a lot for ruining a perfectly good thread with all your nit picking.
I've clearly overstayed my welcome so I won't be bothering any of you again. |
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nod
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Where's your cat gone, has it taken offence as well ?  |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:33 am Post subject: |
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| Toggy tea slurper wrote: | Thanks a lot for ruining a perfectly good thread with all your nit picking.
I've clearly overstayed my welcome so I won't be bothering any of you again. |
Oh come on. Not need for the melodrama.  I like Terry as much as anyone. It doesnt mean we cant poke some fun at him every now & then. Heck that's what most of his listeners do during his show. My only point was that he has verylittle association with Limerick now or indeed when he was growing up. His dad only went there for a few years through work. You could argue his true home is Dublin (if you read his autobiography).
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| Toggy tea slurper wrote: | Thanks a lot for ruining a perfectly good thread with all your nit picking.
I've clearly overstayed my welcome so I won't be bothering any of you again. |
sorry Toggy - don't take offence 
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| Or if you do, replace it afterwards! |
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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I wish they would stop giving him lifetime achievement awards, it makes it sound like it is all over!
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nod
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| It makes a change from waiting until someone is dead before saying how good they were. |
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