Talk:Mike Read

Hilarious that his Guardian 'Comment is free' post and the comments on it are, this is no place for the 'commandments' running joke from it. Some of the reviews of his musicals ("hard to feel anything other than incredulous contempt") on the other hand... Lovingboth 14:05, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Where is My Fanny?

Some years ago, Read penned a musical - the name of which escapes me - from which a song called My Fanny escaped, being played several times on TV and radio, though it possibly wasn't a pop chart hit. It's lyrics included the line "Where are the baths where they taught you to swim". Can anyone elaborate? NB: The song may have course been named after a Welsh girl whose name sounds like "My Fanny", but who knows. I think it's important that this musical work is not lost to history. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.12.121.252 (talk • contribs).

Did you mean "Myfanwy" or was this just an excuse for some cheap innuendo and the opportunity to say "My Fanny escaped"? ;-) Fourohfour 15:08, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

If Myfanwy is pronounced "My Fanny", then yes, that is the song. No, it wasn't for innuendo purposes (though I didn't know what to think when I first heard him talking about it). Can you give any more details please of when this was released etc? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.12.121.252 (talk • contribs).

No idea personally, sorry. Fourohfour 18:00, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Disputed. WTF is going on here?!

Can anyone explain why there have been so many edits in the past month, and what all those changes are about. I notice that some vandalism and/or nonsense has slipped through since I last saw this (e.g. "(that is, until he realises they're 'gay'!)", "featured heterosexual rock stars"). Not good for an article that already had people inserting crap and dubious facts to start off with.

What's going on?! Fourohfour 15:30, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

These facts are not dubious. They are simply unfeasible. See the 'I'm backing Boris' link for details. Drella Melmoth 17:11, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

No, the "dubious" facts I referred to was nonsense over the guy's birth date and blatant garbage that had been changed or added to a few months back, before this wave of edits kicked off. Fourohfour 17:59, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Is this article feasible?

After checking with a couple of Cockney builders it seems this article is feasible. But we must build more 'underground' spaces for these articles - in fact put them all 'underground'. Then hopefully we can sell this article from official merchandise stores across the Capital. I will also make sure we find a WikiLaureate who can write about this article in song and verse. Relax - don't do it.

OK, It seems the feasible joke is related to Mike's ideas about car parks from his unpublished manifesto that made the light of day in his comment is free piece. While it is the style of the article and not the facts contained within, I think I agree that the running joke is not "feasible" Biscit 21:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Do people think they're being funny

I don't care if people actually hate Mike Read (I'm sure the prime motivator in his life was keeping his job) - I'd prefer it if they actually went out and murdered Mike Read than create work for people here on Wikipedia. Stevebritgimp (not signed in). Done.Stevebritgimp 11:49, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Do you think you're being funny or something? You're entitled to think what you like, but "I'd prefer it if they actually went out and murdered Mike Read than create work for people here on Wikipedia" isn't appropriate here. Fourohfour 22:12, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Cleanup- amount of vandalism allowed into this article is a disgrace

This article has had a problem with intermittent addition of nonsense, and possibly vandalising fact-changes going back months no. However, since the start of July or thereabouts it has gone up vastly and this garbage is being left in the article.

For example:-

• Comparison shows subsequent addition over one week of nonsense about "feasible".
• Comparison (as described above) includes more "feasible" nonsense, blatant vandalism ("heterosexual rock stars") and lame jokes ("Although he wasn't given the chance by the British public it is not beyond doubt that he could feasibly have completed a bush tucker trial and fed his camp mates in a humanitarian fashion as befits the man.").

The article is now so full of this crap mixed up with legitimate edits that it would be wiser to revert to a *much* earlier version and figure out what (if anything) since then was worth retaining. To use the current version and attempt to filter out the nonsense/vandalism would almost certainly allow a lot of it to slip through. Fourohfour 12:14, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

• I agree with this - hence my over the top comments above - not really an interested party to this article, but stumbled across it. It may be something that has to die down - given the possible link to the London Mayoral Elections, which Mike Read has decided he is not standing for. Of course the vandals could put something about that instead. Wait and see I think. Stevebritgimp 21:53, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I think the comments about his sexuality and feasibility should be laid to rest as this man has just died - let's just remember the good times.