[BNM] [OT] Arthur C Clarke has died

[Dave Phelan]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Alex Farran <alex at alexfarran.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:28:35 +0000, "Dave Phelan" <dave.phelan at gmail.com> said:
>
>  > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Rebekah <rebekah at pinnacle.net.uk> wrote:
>  >> I bet a lot of underage boys in Sri Lanka are breathing a sigh of relief...
>
>  > Really?
>
>  No not really.  The Sunday Mirror made unsubstantiated allegations
>  shortly before Arthur was to receive his knighthood, so at his request
>  the ceremony was delayed.  The Sri Lankan goverment made repeated
>  requests for the interview tapes, but the Sunday Mirror didn't supply
>  them.
>
>  This is not the time or the place to bring the subject up in my
>  opinion.

I was aware of the allegations, and I believed they were proven untrue.

My 'Really?' was questioning the accuracy of Rebekah's assertion.

I was overly brief, but better that than unbearably rude.

Cheers all for the facts.

Dave Ph
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