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So Farewell, Neil Armstrong
No. This cannot be. This is what it really means to get old. You defined my youth.
(Still wish you'd got the words right, though).
Love you forever, man.
So Farewell, Ray Bradbury
The Golden Apples of the Sun, The Illustrated Man - brilliant.
They didn't half mess up The Martian Chronicles on the telly though, didn't they?
So Farewell, Vidal Sassoon
Apparently you were a great hairdresser.
All I know is that I hated reading First World War poetry for O-Level English.
So Farewell, Prof Ferdinand Alexander Porsche.
I understand your cars are popular with a certain section of the market. If I had the money, I have to admit I'm a Maserati man myself, but well done to you, anyway.
So Farewell, Jim Marshall
I have one of your amps. Only a little one. But I am not worthy. Sorry.
Statistic of the Week...
In the year to March 2011, 6,005 people were admitted to hospitals after being bitten or struck by a dog.
Bonzo was also admitted suffering from exhaustion.
So Farewell, Ronnie Wolfe
Writer of the classic line: "I hate you, Butler!"
So Farewell, Christopher Hitchens
Shame you never got be on Question Time with your brother again. That was brilliant!
So Farewell Ken Russell
Ann Margret in beans and chocolate...mmmmm. Brilliant!
So Farewell, Bert Jansch.
I have a guitar. Two actually. Bet you had more - and I bet you could play them a damn site better than me, too. Well, that's a no-brainer, really.
So Farewell, Steve Jobs
Erm ... I never owned or worked on anything by Apple. Sorry. I have friends who do, though.
So Farewell, The US Manned Space Programme
Thanks for the memories.
(I finally got to the Kennedy Space Center last year. Terrific.)
So Farewell, the Earl of Harewood.
Opera buff extraordinaire.
I lived down the road from your house for years - but I never went. Sorry.
Why did you insist on pronouncing it "Harwood?"
So Farewell, Archduke Otto von Habsburg
Father of the European Parliament.
Wonder if he ever dreamed of being Holy Roman Emperor...
So Farewell, Nathan Clark.
I have two pairs of your boots. Love them.
(Look him up!)
So Farewell, Clarence Clemons.
The Big Man - Born To Play!
The E Street Band has lost another.
So Farewell, Miriam Karlin
I missed the obits last week - how?
"Everybody out!"
So Farewell, Gil Scott-Heron
They are televising revolutions now, it seems.
Still a good song though. Thanks.
Late Pope Beatified In Vatican City
"Thought he would have been on time for that!" Said an observer.
So Farewell, Elizabeth Sladen
I had a bit of a crush on you when you were Doctor Who's companion, Sarah Jane.
So Farewell, Trevor Bannister
"Are you free, Mr Lucas?" "I'm free."
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