Spike Milligan

[emmie]

Madcap genius. a piece in today's paper about guests on desert island discs. One Guest Spike Milligan. I love this. x

a snippet.
before the host had time to start the show, this was Spike..

an Irishwoman gets into bed with her husband and says, "I've set the alarm for six,
and he says, Why, there's only two of us.


choosing The chieftains Women of Ireland, Milligan explained why,

"I have latent Celtic roots you know, he told Plomley
"You can see them hanging out sometimes"

[Psybbo]

thanks em10, enjoyed those x

[tommy-h]

Listen someone`s screaming in agony - luckily I speak it fluently.lol

[askyourgran]

He was certainly a madcap genius. I believe he suffered severe depressions which made him difficult to live with.

[thenry]

There was a baboon who one afternoon
Said 'I think I willl fly to the sun'
So, with two great palms strapped to his arms
He started hiis take-off run

Mile after mile he galloped in style
But never once left the ground
'You're running too slow' said a passing crow
'Try reaching the speed of sound!'

So he put on a spurt
By God how it hurt
The soles of his feet caught fire !!!!

[Kerosene]

What a genius Spike was. Completely bonkers and hilarious, loveable and exceptionally likeable.

I loved the one he told many years ago that his wife answered their phone extension in an upstairs bedroom only to hear Spike on the phone - downstairs - asking her to come down and make him a cup of tea - hilarious!

[seadogg]

His line from the goon show about the german warship that sailed up the Thames to London and signalled "Hands up England"

[DTCwordfan]

with my artistic background, I have to quote this:

“Said Hamlet to Ophelia,
I'll draw a sketch of thee.
What kind of pencil shall I use?
2B or not 2B?”

[seadogg]

Nice one D.T. Used to be a 2B man but on 4B now. It must be addictive.

[Graham-W]

His gravestone epitaph is actually in Gaelic to gain approval from the church.
"Duirt me leat go raibh me breoite"
Or, as others have said," I told you I was ill".

[emmie]

glad you all liked the post, must go, have a good day all.

[HowardKennitby]

The Goon Shows are being broadcast on Radio4 Extra on Tuesdays at the moment if anyone is interested.