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[quote name='VSBfromH' timestamp='1297858952' post='156666'] [quote name='time' post='156664' date='Feb 16 2011, 09:38 AM'][quote name='VSBfromH' post='156661' date='Feb 16 2011, 08:01 AM'][url="http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/8854644.Tributes_paid_to_Brighton_inventor/"]Reg Moores[/url] The inventor of [b]the suitcase on wheels[/b] and the radio microphone has died at his Brighton home. A former RAF man, ice skater and magician, he was also European Whistling Champion :( in 1966.[/quote] Had I realised that this bloke lived that close I'd have gone round and slapped him. There's nothing worse than some flight attendant returning from Gatwick at stupid o'clock in the morning dragging one of these past your window, across the joints in the paving slabs. Its even worse if they're whistling too. (admin, please feel free to transfer to Room 101). [/quote] [url="http://allchampionships.blogspot.com/2007/12/international-whistling-championship.html"]Get your entry in now![/url] [/quote]

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time

Posted 15 February 2013 - 12:38 AM

The blue/green-screen pioneer (allowing images to be superimposed) Petro Vlahos has died aged 96.

Guest

Posted 02 February 2013 - 04:11 AM

Death Impends, on 02 February 2013 - 01:14 AM, said:

Etch-A-Sketch creator Andre Cassagnes was shaken up beyond repair on January 16.

Mitt Romney will be gutted

Death Impends

Posted 02 February 2013 - 01:14 AM

Etch-A-Sketch creator Andre Cassagnes was shaken up beyond repair on January 16.

charon

Posted 14 January 2013 - 07:00 PM

Tom Parry Jones has blown his last @ 77, invented the electronic breathalyser .

http://www.bbc.co.uk...-wales-21005899

Spade_Cooley

Posted 11 January 2013 - 01:01 PM

Octopus of Odstock, on 08 January 2013 - 09:28 PM, said:

Be interesting, albeit now fruitless for you, if he would've got an relevant obit.

Yeah, I think I vastly overrated how famous computer programmers are. No wonder they all their bags thrown on the roof at school.

themaninblack

Posted 09 January 2013 - 08:08 AM

Spade_Cooley, on 08 January 2013 - 09:02 PM, said:

So I thought I was onto something with my pick of computer programmer Mark Crispin, inventor of IMAP protocol (as in the thing that makes email work), for my DDP team. And I was. Except he died on December 28th and his family only just announced the death.

This really, really isn't my deadpooling year.

Unlucky mate, unlucky...

Octopus of Odstock

Posted 08 January 2013 - 09:28 PM

Bad luck. I liked that pick so much, I nicked it for 2014, knowing he would likely not make that long. Be interesting, albeit now fruitless for you, if he would've got an relevant obit.

Spade_Cooley

Posted 08 January 2013 - 09:02 PM

time

Posted 16 December 2012 - 10:36 AM

Whitehouse, on 16 December 2012 - 04:43 AM, said:

Dr. House, INVENTOR OF THE EAR IMPLANT DIES!!

(Capslock for the hearing impared.)

Hugh Laurie invented the ear implant?

Whitehouse

Posted 16 December 2012 - 04:43 AM

Dr. House, INVENTOR OF THE EAR IMPLANT DIES!!

(Capslock for the hearing impared.)

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