Obituary - an example to us all

In today's Times, a bloody good obit of a bike racer and obvious
complete nutter, who has just pegged out aged 101.

never heard of the man, but I particularly liked:

"At l5 he passed his motorcycle driving test, with this advice from his
examiner: "The art of good motor cycle driving lies in keeping your
speed down." He proceeded to ignore it with a vengeance."

And also:

"Just before his 22nd birthday, when riding his bike on ice, he skidded
and suffered a double skull fracture. He was in a coma for nine days,
and some papers were already publishing his obituary. But as soon as he
regained consciousness he discharged himself from hospital. He was being
driven home on a horsedrawn sleigh through heavy snow, when it capsized
and he sustained fresh head injuries."

They had big balls in those days.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-45-1649272,00.html

 

His name rings a bell from passing mention of 30s derring-do, but like
all those old geezers, I assumed he'd already croaked it.

 

hmmm age 101 therefore born about 1903
add 15 end of first world war passed bike test hmm not sure
startint to smell fishy
cracked skull again fishy
hmm lets let it lie
ifn its true top man
my old mams 87 and takes my yam out for a blast now n then never ever
max's mind

 

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 21:43:11 +0100,

Never heard of Ernst "Big Bollocks" Henne?

Blimey. <stunned>
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What's fishy about it? The bloke was born, rode some bikes and cars, had
some accidents, made a living then pegged it.

 

What *are* you on about, you illiterate fuckhead?
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Salad Dodger says...

I think that the fuckwit is trying to say that driving tests weren't
introduced until much later than 1918.

Quote taken from:

http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/050601/17/fk6hk.html

"Wednesday June 1, 03:00 AM
Seventy years of being put to the test

EXACTLY seventy years ago today a Mr J Beene handed over the princely
sum of seven shillings and sixpence (37½ pence), spent half an hour
driving around town under the supervision of an instructor and became
the first motorist in the UK to pass the driving
test."

 

Here's a clue. Ernst Henne was born in Bavaria, raced BMWs in the
German championship, then raced Mercedes in the German championship,
then became one of Germany's biggest Mercedes dealers.

I doubt very much he tried to pass his bike test in Blighty.

I still think you're giving YammyRsole too much credit, btw.

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Salad Dodger says...

That'd make me a fuckwit too cos I didn't follow TOG's link.

Good point

Thje fact that I'm a tolerant individual, who sees the good in
everyone, goes without saying

 

Oh, indeed.

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AOL

 

Grimly Curmudgeon formulated on Saturday :

I think the point being made was that driving tests were not introduced
until much later than 1903 + 15.

 

The fellow lived in foreignland though.

 

You're sick.

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