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LeftishBrit

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4. RIP

Reply to non sociopath skin (Original post)

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 07:16 PM

Dec 2012

All the great figures of my youth are dying. I was a huge fan of Patrick Moore as a kid, and wanted to become an astronomer, if not an actual spacewoman, when I grew up. I didn't, of course, but I'm still grateful to him for all the inspiration!

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... and so farewell Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore ... [View all] non sociopath skin Dec 2012 OP

What an institution Sir Patrick was! longship Dec 2012 #1

I really enjoyed the Guardian obituary non sociopath skin Dec 2012 #2

Gotta love this bit: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #3

Yes, I notice that too! Bomb defusing = a rest cure! LeftishBrit Dec 2012 #5

RIP LeftishBrit Dec 2012 #4