Spike Milligan Born: April. 16, 1918 Died: Feb. 27, 2002 Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Mi l l i g a n K B E wa s a p o e t , comedian, wr i ter , mus i c ian, playwright, soldier, & actor. Milligan's early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the U.K. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5, a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus On the Ning Nang Nong, Where the Cows go Bong! and the monkeys all say BOO! There's a Nong Nang Ning, Where the trees go Ping! And the tea pots jibber jabber joo. On the Nong Ning Nang, All the mice go Clang And you just can't catch 'em when they do! So its Ning Nang Nong, Cows go Bong! Nong Nang Ning, Trees go ping Nong Ning Nang, The mice go Clang What a noisy place to belong, is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!


Said Hamlet to Ophelia, I'll draw a sketch of thee, What kind of pencil shall I use? 2B or not 2B?


I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; I left my shoes and socks there - I wonder if they're dry?


'What is a Bongaloo, Daddy?' 'A Bongaloo, Son,' said I, 'Is a tall bag of cheese, plus a Chinaman's knees, And the leg of a nanny goat's eye.' 'How strange is a Bongaloo, Daddy?' 'As strange as strange,' I replied. 'When the sun's in the West, it appears in a vest, Sailing out with the noonday tide.' 'What shape is a Bongaloo, Daddy?'


explain: It's tall round the nose, which continually grows, In the general direction of Spain.' 'Are you sure there's a Bongaloo, Daddy?' 'Am I sure, my Son?' said I. 'Why, I've seen it, not quite, on a dark sunny night, Do you think that I'd tell you a lie?


I saw a little elephant standing in my garden, I said 'You don't belong in here', he said 'I beg your pardon?', I said 'This place is England, what are you doing here?', He said 'Ah, then I must be lost' and then 'Oh dear, oh dear'.


'I should be back in Africa, on Saranghetti's Plain', 'Pray, where is the nearest station where I can catch a train?'. He caught the bus to Finchley and then to Mincing lane, And over the Embankment, where he got lost, again.


The police they put him in a cell, but it was far too small, So they tied him to a lampost and he slept against the wall. But as the policemen lay sleeping by the twinkling light of dawn, the lampost and the wall were there, but the elephant was gone!


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So if you see an elephant, in a Jumbo Jet, You can be sure that Africa's the place he's trying to get!


Jason and Carolyn Smith have been supporting and caring for disabled people for over 20 years and have recently opened their own Education and Activity Centre at Saunders Bank, near the town hall in Burnley. Charter House was opened in February by The Claret’s former striker and now Chief Executive, Paul Fletcher, and will provide a much needed facility for the area. The centre has a large activity hall, a kitchen, and a fabulous, stimulating, sensory room providing an exciting and memorable experience. Mr Smith said the nearest sensory room was in Preston, and he is so disappointed with the lack of local facilities that he and his wife Carolyn have quit their jobs to open their own centre.


Charter House Multi Sensory Room has been equipped to suit the needs of both young people and adults who have physical disabilities, learning disabilities or sensory impairments.


The centre will be providing Sessional activities such as Arts & Crafts, Pottery, Cookery, Indoor Gardening and Music and Exercise. The facility also lends itself to children’s parties and the couple welcome any enquiries on: 01282 429094 or Email: charterhouseburnley@yahoo.co.uk


Down the stream the swans all glide; It's quite the cheapest way to ride.


'The shape, my Son, I'll Their legs get wet, their tummies wetter: I think after all, the bus is better. Spike Milligan.


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