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The Clamp

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The only thing that is remotely sad about his passing is that it wasn’t the result of a stair-well nonce bashing.
 


















The Clamp

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Out of interest Mr Clamp do you know what Nonce stands for?
On Google there is a claim it means not on normal courtyard exercise.

I suspect this is similar to the made up Port Out Starboard Home retrospective acronym for posh.

A “backronym”, if you will.
 




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Nonce likely comes from the Victorian phrase for nonsense poems full of strange words and creatures; Nonce poems or Nonce words.

The Jabberwocky would be an example of a Nonce poem.

Edit; could also derive from the word Nance, to be gay or effeminate.

Or indeed from Lincolnshire dialect “nonse”, meaning a good for nothing, n’er do well.


Source; Google
 




GT49er

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Oh dear, how sad, never mind.



Shame though - I used to really enjoy his programmes on the tele back in the day. Sun Arise was a pretty good single at the time, too. Oh well, little did we know back then.
 


Pavilionaire

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Rolf Harris's paedophile actions are indefensible, while his death is the final chapter in a sad story.

However, I wish to acknowledge his positives. I am 54 and as a kid Rolf Harris was brilliant, the way in which he created a painting whilst telling an anecdote really endeared kids and parents to him, and I am sure there are many people now who owe their love of art to him.

For kids of the 70s it is difficult to square fond childhood memories with Operation Yew Tree's uncovering of widespread sick sexual behaviour. The first record I ever bought was "I'm The Leader of The Gang" by Gary Glitter. One of my favourite shows was 'It's a Knockout' presented by Stuart Hall and - like every kid - Jim'll Fix It and Top Of The Pops were must-watch TV, with Jimmy Savile a genuine superstar.
 


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