Comments on: Tony Banks is dead http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:12:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: veebee http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-137152 veebee Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:51:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-137152 No, not a complete tosser after all, despite his own description of himself. Instead a unique and caring man who'll be sorely missed by those who knew him, and many who did not. No, not a complete tosser after all, despite his own description of himself. Instead a unique and caring man who’ll be sorely missed by those who knew him, and many who did not.

]]> By: Daniel http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-137004 Daniel Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:02:43 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-137004 <i>Does personal abuse pass for wit in Britsh politics? </i> yes, you foetus. Does personal abuse pass for wit in Britsh politics?

yes, you foetus.

]]> By: Ray http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136787 Ray Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:44:08 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136787 "Does personal abuse pass for wit in Britsh politics? " Only if it's funny. “Does personal abuse pass for wit in Britsh politics? ”

Only if it’s funny.

]]> By: rea http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136776 rea Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:47:31 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136776 I always was a big Genesis fan, but I never knew the guy played such a prominent role in politics, too . . . I always was a big Genesis fan, but I never knew the guy played such a prominent role in politics, too . . .

]]> By: Peter http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136746 Peter Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:21:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136746 Does personal abuse pass for wit in Britsh politics? No wonder politicians are held in such low esteem if Banks is considered some sort of model. Does personal abuse pass for wit in Britsh politics? No wonder politicians are held in such low esteem if Banks is considered some sort of model.

]]> By: Andrew Brown http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136732 Andrew Brown Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:14:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136732 He was much funnier than those BBC quote, which are merely abusive, can suggest. He was much funnier than those BBC quote, which are merely abusive, can suggest.

]]> By: dearieme http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136593 dearieme Mon, 09 Jan 2006 04:16:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136593 But I know several people who knew him at Uni. Not a kind word said. But I know several people who knew him at Uni. Not a kind word said.

]]> By: P O'Neill http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136587 P O'Neill Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:27:52 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136587 The Chelsea thing may exlain the nice words that David Mellor had for him. I also wonder if there's a difference in the medical strategies followed for him compared to Ariel Sharon. The Chelsea thing may exlain the nice words that David Mellor had for him. I also wonder if there’s a difference in the medical strategies followed for him compared to Ariel Sharon.

]]> By: Randy Paul http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136567 Randy Paul Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:09:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136567 Damn, There goes the Genesis Reunion tour (someone had to do it :-)). A Chelsea fan? Well, at least he got to see them win the Premiership before he died. Damn,

There goes the Genesis Reunion tour (someone had to do it :-)).

A Chelsea fan? Well, at least he got to see them win the Premiership before he died.

]]> By: Bob B http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136563 Bob B Sun, 08 Jan 2006 23:40:53 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136563 Perhaps readers here should be reassured that not all lively political wit in Britain is quite as subtle as was that of Tony Banks. Perhaps readers here should be reassured that not all lively political wit in Britain is quite as subtle as was that of Tony Banks.

]]> By: Lee Bryant http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-136559 Lee Bryant Sun, 08 Jan 2006 23:05:01 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/01/08/tony-banks-is-dead/#comment-136559 Very sad. He was a man of passion and some principles, and will be sadly missed in the characterless political world of the UK today. The few times I met him he really seemed genuinely interested in the issues at hand, and I admired his application and energy. Very sad. He was a man of passion and some principles, and will be sadly missed in the characterless political world of the UK today. The few times I met him he really seemed genuinely interested in the issues at hand, and I admired his application and energy.

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