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Topic: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 1 / 29
Dean BedfordJul 29, 2011
 
 
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
just-a-minute group:

one on one poll - FIRST SEMI-FINAL

o Clement FREUD
o PAUL MERTON


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3057417

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!
 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 2 / 29
deanbedfordJul 29, 2011
 
 
So... we are down to a final four. But we must cull two more...

They sat together for 20 years on Just A Minute. The surreal improviser or Just A Minute's most frequent panellist?

Tough choice... let's have two days to vote and choose between CLEMENT FREUD and PAUL MERTON.

VOTE NOW!

> To vote, please visit the following web page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3057417

 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 3 / 29
deanbedfordJul 30, 2011
 
 
A reminder to vote on this... just one vote in it at the moment. I'll keep it open for another 12 hours or so.



> CLEMENT FREUD or PAUL MERTON????

VOTE NOW!
>
> > To vote, please visit the following web page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3057417
>

 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 4 / 29
Don JudgeJul 30, 2011
 
 
not so Dean, 19 votes when I last looked...
 
--
Cheers

Don   __o
      \<,
.....O/ O




From: deanbedford <dbedford@...>
To: just-a-minute@...
Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2011, 21:33
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
A reminder to vote on this... just one vote in it at the moment. I'll keep it open for another 12 hours or so.

> CLEMENT FREUD or PAUL MERTON????

VOTE NOW!
>
> > To vote, please visit the following web page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3057417
>




 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 5 / 29
DeanJul 30, 2011
 
 
but the vote is 10 to 9 – just one vote between them.
 
 
 
 
From: Don Judge
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute
 
 

not so Dean, 19 votes when I last looked...
 
--
Cheers

Don   __o
      \<,
.....O/ O




From: deanbedford <dbedford@...>
To: just-a-minute@...
Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2011, 21:33
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
A reminder to vote on this... just one vote in it at the moment. I'll keep it open for another 12 hours or so.

> CLEMENT FREUD or PAUL MERTON????

VOTE NOW!
>
> > To vote, please visit the following web page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3057417
>




 
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Topic: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 6 / 29
Dean BedfordJul 31, 2011
 
 
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
just-a-minute group:

one on one arm wrestle - SECOND SEMI-FINAL

o Peter JONES
o Kenneth WILLIAMS


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3057609

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!
 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 7 / 29
deanbedfordJul 31, 2011
 
 
Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.

You now have two days to chose between PETER JONES and KENNETH WILLIAMS.

That lasst vote was really close - you have two days to choose between these two greats.

VOTE NOW!

> To vote, please visit the following web page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3057609

 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 8 / 29
Espen KrømkeJul 31, 2011
 
 
On 31. juli 2011 12:55, deanbedford wrote:
 

Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.



That's... Unbelievable!


 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 9 / 29
Steve KenrickJul 31, 2011
 
 
I know this is only a bit of fun, but I would have been much happier if the poll had finished after the quarter final, when we had narrowed the list down to four people, i.e. a panel. The problem I have now and I know it's very silly to have these thoughts, is that every choice leads me to feel disloyal to the person who doesn't get my vote. It's true that I could have abstained but then I would feel like a wimp!  Life is hard, isn't it?

Having said that, I see we have had very little lobbying during the course of this poll, so (hoping that I'm not upsetting Dean or anybody else)..........

VOTE FOR KENNETH



 


To: just-a-minute@...
From: dbedford@...
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:55:16 +0000
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.

You now have two days to chose between PETER JONES and KENNETH WILLIAMS.

That lasst vote was really close - you have two days to choose between these two greats.

VOTE NOW!

> To vote, please visit the following web page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3057609



 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 10 / 29
Steve KenrickJul 31, 2011
 
 
Yes, interesting result. 

It would also be interesting to know the ages of the voters.

For myself, in recent times, I was happiest when the panel included both Clement and Paul. 


To: just-a-minute@...
From: espen.kromke@...
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:13:15 +0200
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
On 31. juli 2011 12:55, deanbedford wrote:
 
Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.



That's... Unbelievable!



 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 11 / 29
Julian BishopJul 31, 2011
 
 
45, but then I voted for Paul

Whatever happens now, we have a posthumous winner



Julian Bishop
+44 7771 822106
www.julianxbishop.wordpress.com
@julianxbishop
www.julianbishop.linkedin.com


On 31 Jul 2011, at 12:55, "Steve Kenrick" <steve.kenrick@...> wrote:

 

Yes, interesting result. 

It would also be interesting to know the ages of the voters.

For myself, in recent times, I was happiest when the panel included both Clement and Paul. 


To: just-a-minute@...
From: espen.kromke@...
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:13:15 +0200
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
On 31. juli 2011 12:55, deanbedford wrote:
 
Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.



That's... Unbelievable!



 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 12 / 29
Espen KrømkeJul 31, 2011
 
 
42, but I voted for Paul too.


On 31. juli 2011 13:52, Steve Kenrick wrote:
 

Yes, interesting result. 

It would also be interesting to know the ages of the voters.

For myself, in recent times, I was happiest when the panel included both Clement and Paul. 


To: just-a-minute@...
From: espen.kromke@...
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:13:15 +0200
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
On 31. juli 2011 12:55, deanbedford wrote:
 
Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.



That's... Unbelievable!




 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 13 / 29
PaulJul 31, 2011
 
 
--- In just-a-minute@..., Espen Krømke <espen.kromke@...> wrote:
>
> 42, but I voted for Paul too.
>
>
> On 31. juli 2011 13:52, Steve Kenrick wrote:
> >
> > Yes, interesting result.
> >
> > It would also be interesting to know the ages of the voters.
> >
> > For myself, in recent times, I was happiest when the panel included
> > both Clement and Paul.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To: just-a-minute@...
> > From: espen.kromke@...
> > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:13:15 +0200
> > Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute
> >
> > On 31. juli 2011 12:55, deanbedford wrote:
> >
> > Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.
> >
> >
> >
> > That's... Unbelievable!
> >
> >
> >
>

Not really. People associate JAM with Clement Freud more, and he is recently deceased, which is another reason people will vote for him.
 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 14 / 29
Lynn Vesley-GrossJul 31, 2011
 
 
51, I voted for Clement; very difficult decision though


From: Paul <plwimsett@...>
To: just-a-minute@...
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:53 AM
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 


--- In just-a-minute@..., Espen Krømke <espen.kromke@...> wrote:
>
> 42, but I voted for Paul too.
>
>
> On 31. juli 2011 13:52, Steve Kenrick wrote:
> >
> > Yes, interesting result.
> >
> > It would also be interesting to know the ages of the voters.
> >
> > For myself, in recent times, I was happiest when the panel included
> > both Clement and Paul.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > To: just-a-minute@...
> > From: espen.kromke@...
> > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:13:15 +0200
> > Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute
> >
> > On 31. juli 2011 12:55, deanbedford wrote:
> >
> > Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.
> >
> >
> >
> > That's... Unbelievable!
> >
> >
> >
>

Not really. People associate JAM with Clement Freud more, and he is recently deceased, which is another reason people will vote for him.




 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 15 / 29
Espen KrømkeJul 31, 2011
 
 

Not really. People associate JAM with Clement Freud more, and he is recently deceased, which is another reason people will vote for him.


Vote for him because he is deceased? I don't understand that either. Plus, Paul are no nobody when it comes to JAM either... he's an as essential part of current day JAM as Williams was back in the days (in my humble opinion of course)!

It's not that I criticize those who voted for Clement, of course not, there's no "right" or "wrong" here. It's just... Clement? That grumpy, high horse elitist old man? I just don't understand it. Not against Merton!



 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 16 / 29
PaulJul 31, 2011
 
 
I'm 37. I must admit that I found Clement to slightly drag things out over the last ten years on the show. Maybe it was his slow and drawling delivery but to my mind it just seemed to get slower and slower in the 2000's.
 
Just my 2p worth
 
Paul
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 12:52 PM
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Yes, interesting result. 

It would also be interesting to know the ages of the voters.

For myself, in recent times, I was happiest when the panel included both Clement and Paul. 


To: just-a-minute@...
From: espen.kromke@...
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:13:15 +0200
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
On 31. juli 2011 12:55, deanbedford wrote:
 
Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.



That's... Unbelievable!



 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 17 / 29
DeanJul 31, 2011
 
 
maybe we should have been debating each poll as we went along? It would have made things more interesting.
 
It is as Steve said all just a bit of fun. I do think it will be an interesting result if neither of the show’s biggest stars are in the final (currently Peter Jones is leading Kenneth Williams). Perhaps both Paul and Kenneth are both big turn-ons and – for some anyway, turn-offs.
 
But would JAM still be going if Kenneth hadn’t joined. Could Clement, Derek, Peter and Sheila or Andree Melly have carried the show through the 70s and 80s?
 
And if Wendy Richard or say Tim Rice had ended up as the fourth regular in the 90s... would the show still be going?
 
Anyway... all opinions are welcome!
 
Perhaps I should say though, for those not interested in the polls – and only 20 or so have been voting – that I think we will have  a break for a little while after the final poll in this series. So if you dread every email on this, there’s just the current one and then one more!
 
 
 
 
From: Paul
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute
 
 

I'm 37. I must admit that I found Clement to slightly drag things out over the last ten years on the show. Maybe it was his slow and drawling delivery but to my mind it just seemed to get slower and slower in the 2000's.
 
Just my 2p worth
 
Paul
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 12:52 PM
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute
 
Yes, interesting result. 

It would also be interesting to know the ages of the voters.

For myself, in recent times, I was happiest when the panel included both Clement and Paul. 


To: just-a-minute@...
From: espen.kromke@...
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:13:15 +0200
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
On 31. juli 2011 12:55, deanbedford wrote:
 
Clememt Freud beat Paul Merton for the first place in the final.



That's... Unbelievable!



 
<<<<   5812   >>>>

Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 18 / 29
GeorgeJul 31, 2011
 
 
33, and I voted for Clement. :)
 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 19 / 29
DavidJul 31, 2011
 
 
I am 49 and I have not voted.

I just wanted to say that with personal preference, liking someone better sometimes makes you feel a little disloyal to the "loser".

For example, I can see that Paul Merton is a good player but he is not always my preference. For me Kenneth Williams was nearly always entertaining. Now if I think about that long enough I could easily start to think Paul Merton is rubbish when compared to the "classics" like Kenneth Williams. When in truth I think Paul Merton is quite funny.

I think this may count as my spoiled vote.

Love as always





--- In just-a-minute@..., "George" <george@...> wrote:
>
> 33, and I voted for Clement. :)
>

 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 20 / 29
PaulAug 1, 2011
 
 
> Vote for him because he is deceased? I don't understand that either.
> Plus, Paul are no nobody when it comes to JAM either... he's an as
> essential part of current day JAM as Williams was back in the days (in
> my humble opinion of course)!
>
> It's not that I criticize those who voted for Clement, of course not,
> there's no "right" or "wrong" here. It's just... Clement? That grumpy,
> high horse elitist old man? I just don't understand it. Not against Merton!
>

Not just deceased, but recently deceased, it's just the nostalgia factor, that's all. We don't feel as nostalgic about people long dead. But Clement was a genius.
 
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Topic: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 21 / 29
Dean BedfordAug 2, 2011
 
 
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
just-a-minute group:

one on one arm wrestle - THE FINAL SHOWDOWN

o Clement FREUD
o Peter JONES


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!
 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 22 / 29
deanbedfordAug 2, 2011
 
 
The last poll - the final decision - there can be only one winner!

Who deserves to be our favourite panellist?

The master player whose wit, lugubriousness, and barbs at the chairman made him such a distinctive player of the game for 42 years?

Or the witty actor and playwright who never got really good at the game but often had the funniest lines, poking fun at the others?

CLEMENT FREUD or PETER JONES?

This poll will decide the official favourite player.

VOTE NOW!

> To vote, please visit the following web page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062

 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 23 / 29
mathewAug 2, 2011
 
 
Personally i dont agree with the final 2. Can kind of understand why Clement but not Peter Jones, he wouldnt be in my top 10.

However the public have voted and that is the outcome. Kind of strange results, one final i dont think anyone would have predicted.


--- In just-a-minute@..., "deanbedford" <dbedford@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> The last poll - the final decision - there can be only one winner!
>
> Who deserves to be our favourite panellist?
>
> The master player whose wit, lugubriousness, and barbs at the chairman made him such a distinctive player of the game for 42 years?
>
> Or the witty actor and playwright who never got really good at the game but often had the funniest lines, poking fun at the others?
>
> CLEMENT FREUD or PETER JONES?
>
> This poll will decide the official favourite player.
>
> VOTE NOW!
>
> > To vote, please visit the following web page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062
>

 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 24 / 29
Steve KenrickAug 2, 2011
 
 
I think I would have bet my month's salary on Clement being in the final, but not Peter, as much as I enjoyed him being on the panel.

What I forgot was the British public's love of the underdog, which Peter certainly played up to, as well as our respect for someone who doesn't take the game/competition too seriously.

Not something you'd encounter too often in New Zealand, eh Dean? Winking smile


To: just-a-minute@...
From: mat_bagnall@...
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:43:03 +0000
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
Personally i dont agree with the final 2. Can kind of understand why Clement but not Peter Jones, he wouldnt be in my top 10.

However the public have voted and that is the outcome. Kind of strange results, one final i dont think anyone would have predicted.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "deanbedford" <dbedford@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> The last poll - the final decision - there can be only one winner!
>
> Who deserves to be our favourite panellist?
>
> The master player whose wit, lugubriousness, and barbs at the chairman made him such a distinctive player of the game for 42 years?
>
> Or the witty actor and playwright who never got really good at the game but often had the funniest lines, poking fun at the others?
>
> CLEMENT FREUD or PETER JONES?
>
> This poll will decide the official favourite player.
>
> VOTE NOW!
>
> > To vote, please visit the following web page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062
>



 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 25 / 29
Julian BishopAug 2, 2011
 
 
I would have put money on Peter Jones, but not Clement.  

It's not exactly scientific poll (around 20 each time), but afficiandos like Peter Jones.  I'll say it again.  He can't play the game, but he is very funny

Best regards

Julian Bishop I julianxbishop@... I +44 7771 822106 

www.julianxbishop.wordpress.com
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/julianbishop
http://www.facebook.com/julianxbishop
@julianxbishop

On 2 Aug 2011, at 21:37, "Steve Kenrick" <steve.kenrick@...> wrote:

 

I think I would have bet my month's salary on Clement being in the final, but not Peter, as much as I enjoyed him being on the panel.

What I forgot was the British public's love of the underdog, which Peter certainly played up to, as well as our respect for someone who doesn't take the game/competition too seriously.

Not something you'd encounter too often in New Zealand, eh Dean? Winking smile


To: just-a-minute@...
From: mat_bagnall@...
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:43:03 +0000
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
Personally i dont agree with the final 2. Can kind of understand why Clement but not Peter Jones, he wouldnt be in my top 10.

However the public have voted and that is the outcome. Kind of strange results, one final i dont think anyone would have predicted.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "deanbedford" <dbedford@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> The last poll - the final decision - there can be only one winner!
>
> Who deserves to be our favourite panellist?
>
> The master player whose wit, lugubriousness, and barbs at the chairman made him such a distinctive player of the game for 42 years?
>
> Or the witty actor and playwright who never got really good at the game but often had the funniest lines, poking fun at the others?
>
> CLEMENT FREUD or PETER JONES?
>
> This poll will decide the official favourite player.
>
> VOTE NOW!
>
> > To vote, please visit the following web page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062
>



 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 26 / 29
Antony DawesAug 2, 2011
 
 
 
I'm afraid to admit that I am one of the many who has not yet voted but would love to vote for Peter as my favourite. As I can't remember my yahoo identity I will not be able to vote but would love to see Peter win. He had a long career and was so British in his self deprecating way; so endearing. I can't understand why there is no biography of him. When I move from Australia to England later this month I hope to make Wem in Shropshire (his home town) one of the first places I visit. Surely there I will find some reference to him?!
 

To: just-a-minute@...
From: steve.kenrick@...
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 21:36:01 +0100
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
I think I would have bet my month's salary on Clement being in the final, but not Peter, as much as I enjoyed him being on the panel.

What I forgot was the British public's love of the underdog, which Peter certainly played up to, as well as our respect for someone who doesn't take the game/competition too seriously.

Not something you'd encounter too often in New Zealand, eh Dean? Winking smile


To: just-a-minute@...
From: mat_bagnall@...
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:43:03 +0000
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
Personally i dont agree with the final 2. Can kind of understand why Clement but not Peter Jones, he wouldnt be in my top 10.

However the public have voted and that is the outcome. Kind of strange results, one final i dont think anyone would have predicted.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "deanbedford" <dbedford@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> The last poll - the final decision - there can be only one winner!
>
> Who deserves to be our favourite panellist?
>
> The master player whose wit, lugubriousness, and barbs at the chairman made him such a distinctive player of the game for 42 years?
>
> Or the witty actor and playwright who never got really good at the game but often had the funniest lines, poking fun at the others?
>
> CLEMENT FREUD or PETER JONES?
>
> This poll will decide the official favourite player.
>
> VOTE NOW!
>
> > To vote, please visit the following web page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062
>




 
<<<<   5829   >>>>

Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 27 / 29
DeanAug 3, 2011
 
 
yr yahoo id is antony.dawes – please vote!
 
 
 
 
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:31 PM
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute
 
 


I'm afraid to admit that I am one of the many who has not yet voted but would love to vote for Peter as my favourite. As I can't remember my yahoo identity I will not be able to vote but would love to see Peter win. He had a long career and was so British in his self deprecating way; so endearing. I can't understand why there is no biography of him. When I move from Australia to England later this month I hope to make Wem in Shropshire (his home town) one of the first places I visit. Surely there I will find some reference to him?!
 

To: just-a-minute@...
From: steve.kenrick@...
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 21:36:01 +0100
Subject: RE: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
I think I would have bet my month's salary on Clement being in the final, but not Peter, as much as I enjoyed him being on the panel.

What I forgot was the British public's love of the underdog, which Peter certainly played up to, as well as our respect for someone who doesn't take the game/competition too seriously.

Not something you'd encounter too often in New Zealand, eh Dean? Winking smile


To: just-a-minute@...
From: mat_bagnall@...
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:43:03 +0000
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: New poll for just-a-minute

 
Personally i dont agree with the final 2. Can kind of understand why Clement but not Peter Jones, he wouldnt be in my top 10.

However the public have voted and that is the outcome. Kind of strange results, one final i dont think anyone would have predicted.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "deanbedford" <dbedford@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> The
last poll - the final decision - there can be only one winner!
>
>
Who deserves to be our favourite panellist?
>
> The master player
whose wit, lugubriousness, and barbs at the chairman made him such a distinctive player of the game for 42 years?
>
> Or the witty actor and
playwright who never got really good at the game but often had the funniest lines, poking fun at the others?
>
> CLEMENT FREUD or PETER
JONES?
>
> This poll will decide the official favourite
player.
>
> VOTE NOW!
>
> > To vote, please visit
the following web page:
> >
href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062" target=_blank>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062
>


 


 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

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kj.naughtonAug 3, 2011
 
 
Hello Antony,

I'm sad to say that I wouldn't get your hopes up of finding too much to do with Peter Jones in Wem.

Shropshire is a lovely part of the world and has much to recommend it. Some say Much Wenlock inspired the modern Olympic movement; Shewsbury is a perfectly pleasant county town and, especially if you're into industrial history (as I am), Ironbridge and its surrounding area is a jewel. Throw in a free and wonderful air museum (at RAF Cosford) and it's one of my favourite areas.

I haven't been to Wem itself so can't comment. You may find a blue plaque on the wall marking his birthplace, but then again you may not. He's most famous for doing sitcoms, voiceovers and panel games which tends to make him overlooked, even in as small a place as Wem apparently is. If he'd died more recently then I'm sure he'd have been more widely celebrated. He would beat some of the tenth-rate "celebrities" we currenly see publishing autobiographies at the age of 18...

Just didn't want you to get your hopes up and be disappointed...

Cheers

kJ



--- In just-a-minute@..., Antony Dawes <antonydawes@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> I'm afraid to admit that I am one of the many who has not yet voted but would love to vote for Peter as my favourite. As I can't remember my yahoo identity I will not be able to vote but would love to see Peter win. He had a long career and was so British in his self deprecating way; so endearing. I can't understand why there is no biography of him. When I move from Australia to England later this month I hope to make Wem in Shropshire (his home town) one of the first places I visit. Surely there I will find some reference to him?!

 
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Topic: Re: New poll for just-a-minute

Message 29 / 29
DeanAug 3, 2011
 
 
 
 
About 12 hours to go on this and at the moment it’s DEAD EVEN  - your vote really could decide this.
 
 
 
>
> CLEMENT FREUD or PETER JONES?
>
> This poll will decide
the official favourite player.
>
> VOTE NOW!
>
> >
To vote, please visit the following web page:
> >
href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062" target=_blank>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/just-a-minute/surveys?id=3058062
>


 


 
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