spiderman
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| posted on 19/12/11 at 07:48 PM |
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Originally posted by steve m
my one would be Neil Armstrong, he opened the building i work in with Richard Branson, and i was in portugal on leave !!!!
Steve
You work with Richard Branson? I would have thought with all his money he would not need to go to work everyday. 
Spider
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steve m
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| posted on 19/12/11 at 07:53 PM |
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yes i do work in a building that was opend by RB, and Neil
i work for Virgin Atlantic, well at the moment, as i might be resigning tomorrow,
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spiderman
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| posted on 19/12/11 at 08:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
yes i do work in a building that was opend by RB, and Neil
i work for Virgin Atlantic, well at the moment, as i might be resigning tomorrow,
A mate of mine used to work for him when he was starting up selling records from the back of a van, in the 60's/70's.
It is amazing that people that amass a huge fortune quite often start from nothing. Never met him but by all accounts a top bloke. 
I hope you may resign due to happy reasons and not bad ones.
[Edited on 19/12/11 by spiderman]
Spider
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jacko
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| posted on 19/12/11 at 08:20 PM |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8040997/British-IVF-pioneer-Professor-Robert-Edwards-wins-Nobel-Prize-for-medicine.html
I would of liked to meet these two men
Prof/Edwards and Dr Patrick Steptoe
without these two man i would not have a Daughter
Jacko
[Edited on 19/12/11 by jacko]
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bobinspain
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| posted on 19/12/11 at 08:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by spiderman
quote:
Originally posted by steve m
yes i do work in a building that was opend by RB, and Neil
i work for Virgin Atlantic, well at the moment, as i might be resigning tomorrow,
A mate of mine used to work for him when he was starting up selling records from the back of a van, in the 60's/70's.
It is amazing that people that amass a huge fortune quite often start from nothing. Never met him but by all accounts a top bloke.
I hope you may resign due to happy reasons and not bad ones.
[Edited on 19/12/11 by spiderman]
Spiderman,
Not wishing to detract from RB's achievements, but his parents were able to re-mortgage their home when he was 21 and bale him out
to the tune of a reputed £50k for 'tax irregularities.' (A figure not unadjacent to £600,000 in today's money). Not many parents are
in a position to do that !
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spiderman
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| posted on 19/12/11 at 09:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bobinspain
quote:
Originally posted by spiderman
quote:
Originally posted by steve m
yes i do work in a building that was opend by RB, and Neil
i work for Virgin Atlantic, well at the moment, as i might be resigning tomorrow,
A mate of mine used to work for him when he was starting up selling records from the back of a van, in the 60's/70's.
It is amazing that people that amass a huge fortune quite often start from nothing. Never met him but by all accounts a top bloke.
I hope you may resign due to happy reasons and not bad ones.
[Edited on 19/12/11 by spiderman]
Spiderman,
Not wishing to detract from RB's achievements, but his parents were able to re-mortgage their home when he was 21 and bale him out
to the tune of a reputed £50k for 'tax irregularities.' (A figure not unadjacent to £600,000 in today's money). Not many parents are
in a position to do that !
Just goes to show you should not believe everything you hear or read. I suppose with that sort of saftey net a lot more of us could make a good go at
a succesful business.
Spider
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/12/11 at 08:13 AM |
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I'd like to meet Jim Al Khalili (or Brian Cox, if Jim's busy). Both of them are great presenters and explainers of physics.
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Nash
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| posted on 20/12/11 at 08:29 AM |
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Oi, thats war lass ya tarkin aboot.
It's What You Do Next That Counts.
Build It, Buy It, Drive It:
Southern Kit Car Club
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TheGiantTribble
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| posted on 20/12/11 at 09:18 AM |
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Three names spring instantly to mind
Sir Patrick Moore, Carl Sagan, and Murry Walker. Could I have more than an hour....please
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Benzine
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| posted on 20/12/11 at 09:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TheGiantTribble
Three names spring instantly to mind
Sir Patrick Moore, Carl Sagan, and Murry Walker. Could I have more than an hour....please
If we're including people that are no longer around then I'll add Carl Sagan to my list too Brian Cox wants to be Carl Sagan but...
isn't
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nick205
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| posted on 20/12/11 at 01:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Wouldnt mind an hour to myself to be honest!
Bang on there Loggy - an hour to myself would be time well spent. I wouldn't ask to much, just a quiet corner of a quiet pub next to the fire
with a couple of pints and a decent book.
Failing that, an hour with Kylie wouldn't go amiss
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