We all knew he was in the grip of a nasty dementia problem, but this news is so saddening.
I was so lucky to have been around when he first bounded onto the screen with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin and Eric Idle. I watched the first episodes with my dad, as we were addicts for the humour of recent predecessors like Tim Brooke-Taylor and Marty Feldman, and after a few pints in the local, it was that enigmatic drawl of the intro to Monty Python which made the week such a great place to be alive in!
I easily remember later showings in the late sixties, laughing uncontrollably as we raced up the stairs outside the flat in Chelsea, trying to get to the Finborough Arms before closing time, and giggling with an Aussie flatmate for ages - all because of really funny men like Terry Jones!
Thanks Terry, you can now start all over again, up there, and it'll be a much funnier place, that's after you've had to make them let you in, especially after your rendition of one of the best-loved lines in any comedy show!
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He had that enviable ability to look on the bright side of life, so I hope he can say something humorous when he gets to the Pearly Gates as he knew more about spam and other menu rubbish than we could ever envisage including the sage and onion stuffing that would do more for Britain's delectations which would make us salivate for the accompanying chorus.
"We use only the finest baby frogs, dew picked and flown from Iraq, cleansed in finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and then sealed in a succulent Swiss quintuple smooth treble cream milk chocolate envelope and lovingly frosted with glucose."
Goosey - we shouldn't forget Spring Surprise. A few politicians could sample those.
Ha ha ha, Goosey! Fabulous!
Was that the 'crunchy frog' recipe?
Surely that is the one where steel bolts shoot out sideways into the cheeks, Mr H?
No, that was an unknown but soon to be released Wallace and Gromit film where their new rotating toothbrush cleaning device misfired. Wallace ended up with the brush stuck sideways in his mouth so Gromit opened a new pack of Bonios accompanied by Spam and chips. All Wallace could say was "Gromit. Thank God we took out Mike's dental insurance recently amalgamated with Goosey Inc or we'd never be able to eat crackers and Wensleydale cheese ever again. Gromit looked skywards and thought to himself "Every cloud has a silver lining!"
Surely that was Ed Miliband, eating a Wensleydale sarnie, Goosey?
No, that was Kevin Bacon in Apollo 13 eating a ham sandwich whilst trying to say "Heeewston, us have a problemo! As for Ed, why not get your chops around that without the press making a thing about it and, TBH, who gives a Edam!
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