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Just learned that our well travelled mate passed away last Month

Neville John Oakes passed away on 18th September 2024 aged 74 years. He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends

That Thurrock 7 finally got his man. RIP

Condolences to his family if you're in touch please Enzedder.

A character and a half in his day.

RIP to a larger-than-life character on the old bored.

Really sad news.

RIP Globus.

Rip globby

Bless him. RIP.

Dammit! RIP.

Taken that final salute.

I enjoyed our jousting.

Absolutely hatstand, RIP Globus

RIP, a larger than life character

Really sad to hear that, not least as we will soon move to Oundle.

Legend in his own way / mind.

RIP.

RIP Globus, always had a tall tale to tell.

Ah, Globus. The only bored member I ever put on ignore.

RIP.

Sad news, enjoyed the daily crossword threads RIP

RIP
Had been in poor health for some time I believe?

Wound up folk so so much without even trying that hard.

A Legend in his own lunchtime! Sadly missed.

RIP.

Added plenty of colour to the board in a rather unique way!

tabascoboy wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 8:58 am Sad news, enjoyed the daily crossword threads RIP

Yup, it's mostly thanks to him I've been enjoying cryptics for the last, er, 15 years maybe? More perhaps. I still do 3-4 grids a week, and try to spread the love of that great game in my (French) circles, so I have a thought about him every now and then after all these years.
Enzedder, if ever you're in touch with his surely lovely "Management", extend our sympathy to her please.

Smooth sailing, Neville.

Very sad news.

Who can forget some of his greatest hits!
The Foinaivon bet
First ever UK bungee jump
Running up a mountain at night
Taking the salute on Armistice Day
The mortuary story
Counting to a million out loud in 48 hours
Removing dangerous asbestos from a derelict building wearing scuba gear
Appearing on University Challenge

SaintK wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:52 am Who can forget some of his greatest hits!
The Foinaivon bet
First ever UK bungee jump
Running up a mountain at night
Taking the salute on Armistice Day
The mortuary story
Counting to a million out loud in 48 hours
Removing dangerous asbestos from a derelict building wearing scuba gear
Appearing on University Challenge

The Mortuary one was an absolute belter. Hooked me in good and proper. Hopefully he was as eccentric in real life as he was on the old place. RIP

Enzedder, do please extend my belated condolences to Globus's "Management", or let me know (if you know) how I might do that myself.

Sad news indeed.

RIP Globby, a character for sure. From the sidelines it always amusing to see his exaggerated one-upmanship, a gifted WUM.

Well he had a good life.

A lot of tall tells.

All my condolences to the management.

Was convinced he was a construct for some time. Had some correspondence with him a few years back and he was a decent person. Someone needs to tell the Thurrock 7 his nemesis has passed.
He’s sawed his last skull open. RIP

Sad news indeed. RIP, a real character who never failed to entertain.

An old sailor never dies, he simply turns to Port.

RIP Globus. one of the most entertaining posters on both boreds.

RIP Globus.

Sad to hear this, the taking the salute story still makes me chuckle.

RIP

Someone dying is sad, but I won't miss him. Blowhard and liar.

I would joke about the need for firm evidence of his demise, given his occasional loose grip on accuracy, but that would be mean-spirited.

He was one of a kind, and I'm very sorry to hear this news.

RIP Globus. He sure was a character.

Sandstorm wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:30 am Someone dying is sad, but I won't miss him. Blowhard and liar.

Wasn't there some harassment of a female poster also?

LoveOfTheGame wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:34 am RIP Globus. He sure was a character.

He was, only registered on here this year so never interacted with him, but he knew how to tell a tale

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:46 am

Sandstorm wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:30 am Someone dying is sad, but I won't miss him. Blowhard and liar.

Wasn't there some harassment of a female poster also?

Yeah, that lovely lass with the wolfhounds.

Sandstorm wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:30 am Someone dying is sad, but I won't miss him. Blowhard and liar.

Yeah, thanks for your contribution.

Just out of curiosity, when was the last time you were aggrieved by one of his posts?

Gumboot wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 7:17 pm

Sandstorm wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:30 am Someone dying is sad, but I won't miss him. Blowhard and liar.

Yeah, thanks for your contribution.

Just out of curiosity, when was the last time you were aggrieved by one of his posts?

Mate, I been interacting with Gloatbus a lot longer than most. He was a knob 90% of the time.

I knew I shouldn't have sent the link to here to his Mrs.

Apologies to "The Management" in advance

Enzedder wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 9:42 pm I knew I shouldn't have sent the link to here to his Mrs.

Apologies to "The Management" in advance

Jeez Enz, you could have warned us!!