George has passed away

[puggit]

Sad day

[url]BBC link here|http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/animals/newsid_3699000/3699547.stm[/url]

[B17NNS]

thought you meant Best for a minute there

[kerfuffle]

I like what you did there

Course he had it coming, what with his drink problem.

>> Edited by kerfuffle on Friday 28th October 10:51

[shadytree]

Was it a slow death ?

[ultimasimon]

B17NNS said:

thought you meant Best for a minute there

Yeah so did I - especially after the recent thread.

[L100NYY]

I hope they're right and he hasn't just gone into hibernation for the winter!

[C C]

...and on next weeks show. How to make your own tortoiseshell fruit bowl!!

[bor]

Liverpudlians distraught.

[shadytree]

ultimasimon said:

B17NNS said: thought you meant Best for a minute there Yeah so did I - especially after the recent thread.

I think that was his intension

[AlexH]

That was very very poor, but I did laugh!

[Mrs trackside]

Very sad indeed. But he had a good life, I'm sure.

Fairwell George. R.I.P.

[B17NNS]

bor said:

Liverpudlians distraught.

[nervous]

B17NNS said:

bor said: Liverpudlians distraught.

ooo, thats good.

[bjwoods]

Why is it sad or why does anyone care...
As far as I know he was a footballer in the seventies, and since then he has been pissed violent and abusive drunk ( to his wifes)

I really don't understand the interest.

B

[C C]

..Apparently he was frightened out of his shell when someone surprised him with a set of air-horns playing Dixie, during his early morning constitutions.

[caduceus]

shadytree said:

Was it a slow death ?

[sb-1]

bjwoods said:

Why is it sad or why does anyone care... As far as I know he was a footballer in the seventies, and since then he has been pissed violent and abusive drunk ( to his wifes) I really don't understand the interest. B

Someones confused?

[alltorque]

haha, the thought of a pissed up tortoise trying to play football has got me in stitches

[tuscan_v8]

I'm shell shocked !!

[dinger]

83 !!!! spent half of that sleeping