Few people could claim to have turned comedy into an art form. Spike Milligan did.
Milligan's War is a compendium of his memoirs of WWII from avoiding recruitment to the mud of Italy. While his humour was often very hit or miss, the times when he got it right was usually a direct hit on your laughing gear and several times I have found myself cackling out aloud in a public place. Not that I have a problem with that, mind you.
Yeah, it's old but it's still funny. Rest in peace Spike. We knew you were sick.
It's written on your tombstone.
Milligan's War - Spike Milligan.
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Milligan's War - Spike Milligan.
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Re: Milligan's War - Spike Milligan.
J.D. wrote:Few people could claim to have turned comedy into an art form. Spike Milligan did.
Milligan's War is a compendium of his memoirs of WWII from avoiding recruitment to the mud of Italy. While his humour was often very hit or miss, the times when he got it right was usually a direct hit on your laughing gear and several times I have found myself cackling out aloud in a public place. Not that I have a problem with that, mind you.
Yeah, it's old but it's still funny. Rest in peace Spike. We knew you were sick.
It's written on your tombstone.
I have it on audio books that I listened to years ago. Very very good. Read by Spike himself.
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I read these last year and really enjoyed them. Was there ever a man more unsuitable for war?
The humour is relentless, only stopping for the odd harrowing moment that you can tell genuinely messed his mind up.
The humour is relentless, only stopping for the odd harrowing moment that you can tell genuinely messed his mind up.
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I've got a box set of his war writings somewhere , I just went looking for it but can't seem to find it , it was givin to me as a gift probably twenty odd years ago , really funny stuff . I'm a big Spike fan as you could probably tell by my avatar . Dam it I'll worry untill i find those books now .
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I'd love to have that. I'm sure it can be found easily enough. I'll have to look around for it.norbs wrote:I have it on audio books that I listened to years ago. Very very good. Read by Spike himself.
You can probably guess, I'm a big Milligan fan.
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Re: Milligan's War - Spike Milligan.
Same.
When I was 15 I got "Adolph Hilter, my part in his downfall" for Xmas, another book from him almost every Xmas after.
Became a big Goons fan after, I'd love a link to the Audiobooks.
A few years ago, when Spike was getting on, we went to Woy Woy, just left a thank you note in his letterbox.
When I was 15 I got "Adolph Hilter, my part in his downfall" for Xmas, another book from him almost every Xmas after.
Became a big Goons fan after, I'd love a link to the Audiobooks.
A few years ago, when Spike was getting on, we went to Woy Woy, just left a thank you note in his letterbox.
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Nice.Cutter wrote:A few years ago, when Spike was getting on, we went to Woy Woy, just left a thank you note in his letterbox.
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Re: Milligan's War - Spike Milligan.
It can be organised easy enough. Just give me the odd reminder.J.D. wrote:I'd love to have that. I'm sure it can be found easily enough. I'll have to look around for it.norbs wrote:I have it on audio books that I listened to years ago. Very very good. Read by Spike himself.
You can probably guess, I'm a big Milligan fan.
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Re: Milligan's War - Spike Milligan.
Brilliant. I was near wetting myself watching that! Thanks.
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