Humphrey's demise

[Rich]

nooo ...you think?

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[emcf]

Well we had noticed, but being polite Brits we didn't like to mention it, in any case of far greater importance is the news that Clive of India has finally passed on aged 225yrs.

shame, although he did have a good innings...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4837988.stm

guess that's the way of the world - live life in slow motion and be around for ages but live life at fast forward and end up like james dean!

they are going to carbon date the shell to get an age of the old lad