Ernie Wise

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Fri 19 Dec, 2008 5:35 pm

i always thought he lived off upper accomadation road?

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 19 Dec, 2008 6:25 pm

Chrism wrote: Oh, I've just checked, he was the first person to make a mobile phone call in the UK on Jan 1 1985. He rang Vodaphones offices. I wonder what he said!! He said,'HELLO!!!! EH??? I'M ON THE TRAIN!!!!!!' No, Im joking, what he really said was,' Congratulations, you've won a fabulous holiday for two in sunny......"

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Fri 19 Dec, 2008 7:51 pm

He probably asked when there'd be someone else to phone.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Fri 19 Dec, 2008 10:37 pm

drapesy wrote: There's no such place as 'Ardsley'... there's 'West Ardsley' and 'East Ardsley' but not 'Ardsley' (or North and South neither!!) Not strictly correct, there's a place called Ardsley near Barnsley, however the one's in Morley are East and West - I lived in West Ardsley for ten years - and a very strange place it was. I'd just become accepted i.e. I had my own "reserved" seat in the Hare and Hounds Sunday lunchtime, when I moved away.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Fri 19 Dec, 2008 10:38 pm

Chrism wrote: Wasn't Ernie Wise the first person to send a text message or use a cash point card??? The late Reg Varney was the first person to use a cash card in 1967!!

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Sat 20 Dec, 2008 12:43 pm

Trojan wrote: Chrism wrote: Wasn't Ernie Wise the first person to send a text message or use a cash point card??? The late Reg Varney was the first person to use a cash card in 1967!! Why is it comedians get to do these things??

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Thu 04 Mar, 2010 8:52 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/pe ... 9145.stmIt says here that it doesn't look much like him and TBH close up it doesn'thttp://www.thevisitor.co.uk/morecambe-news/Sco ... 6123615.jp

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Thu 04 Mar, 2010 10:54 pm

The likeness is appalling, looks like someone has just emptied a bag of concrete out into the street.It reminds me of the Fred Dibnah one in Bolton, awful. Do these sculptors know who they are supposed to be making a bust/monument of .... I think not

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Thu 04 Mar, 2010 11:04 pm

Depends what they are asked to do. Mrs Wise paid for it and asked for a likeness that refelected his spirit and charm rather than a detailed replica of her husband.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Fri 05 Mar, 2010 11:10 am

Chrism wrote: Trojan wrote: Chrism wrote: Wasn't Ernie Wise the first person to send a text message or use a cash point card??? The late Reg Varney was the first person to use a cash card in 1967!! Why is it comedians get to do these things?? If Ernie Wise made the first mobile phone call, he would probably have said" Has any body seen the play what I wrote!"LOL