General discussions - RIP Tom Sharpe

Print Page | Close Window

RIP Tom Sharpe

Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Topics not related to music
Forum Name: General discussions
Forum Description: Discuss any topic at all that is not music-related
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93896
Printed Date: February 22 2025 at 07:35
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com

Topic: RIP Tom Sharpe

Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Subject: RIP Tom Sharpe
Date Posted: June 07 2013 at 14:02

I may be the only one who thinks he deserves a thread here. But, I just wanted to thank him for hours of smiles, smirks, grins, giggles laughter, hysterics and tears (uncontrollable hysterical laughter) during my teenage years.

I read all his books and the most well known were the Wilt books. Although admittedly good and very funny it was the South African Police novels like Riotous Assembly that I remember and one of the first scenes was the S African police's version of aversion therapy using electricity to attempt to put the officers off the pleasures of lustful thoughts towards black women. I died.

Anyway RIP and thanks.

-------------
Help me I'm falling!

Replies:

Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 07 2013 at 14:37

RIP

-------------
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: June 08 2013 at 05:03

RIP

I had many laughs on account of him. Read the entire Wilt series (which I admit steadily declined after The Wilt Alternative), and also Indecent Exposure, Blott on the Landscape, The Great Pursuit and Porterhouse Blue. All great fun.

-------------
Bigger on the inside.