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Captain Tom Moore (ed. RIP)

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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    superclive98 said:
    Now over £15 million. Absolutely staggering.
    I've loved seeing him on the TV, not just for what he is doing but for what he has to say. What an inspiration to us all. 
    Well, he is getting on a bit.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Chizz said:
    superclive98 said:
    Now over £15 million. Absolutely staggering.
    I've loved seeing him on the TV, not just for what he is doing but for what he has to say. What an inspiration to us all. 
    Well, he is getting on a bit.
    Perhaps I should have said motoring. I reckon he must have been a flying machine in his younger days. 
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    It was all going so well.

    Then they chose 'that' song...
    talk about lower the tone!

    Can we take the knighthood back?!?! ;)
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    Sarrf_London said:
    RaplhMilne said:
    Not wishing to pee on the parade, but for all the fact that Captain Tom is obviously a lovely charming and decent man, are we not going a little over the top. Over the course of a week or so he has walked up and down a garden. This has been captured by the media, and instead of £1000 , Millions has been raised. 

    There are others out there who have toiled and given up their lives for years in supporting charities. No doubt their financial count will be no where near Toms. However, their personal sacrifice would have been massive and in many cases life changing. Are we shouting out for knighthoods and Dameship for them.

    i think we are in a world where, people seem to want to reward media attention. Yes, it’s a great story and a fantastic sum of money has been raised. An yes I have contributed myself. But, a knighthood...... 
    The honours system has all sorts of unpleasant implications, but few ordinary people get knighthoods for charity or other deserving causes. They get OBEs, CBEs MBEs.

    Knighthoods are reserved for mainly arselickers.  Name me ten altruistic aristos. Richard Branson doesn't count.

    This can often be so true.

    If Tom had donated £20m to the Conservative Party, he'd be made Sir Tom Moore.

    As he's initiated 'only' raising £20m for the people, I'm afraid that barely counts.
    Best he can hope for is MBE, if he's lucky.

    But he never started this for his own personal recognition; he did it because he wanted to help in someway. And he has, a terrific contribution.


  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,679
    Well done Captain Tom
  • Isawsummersplay
    Isawsummersplay Posts: 1,427
    When you listen to Captain Moore and then to Trump, it really is going from the sublime to the ridiculous. Who needs Captain America when we've got Captain Tom.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Ward 4 Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,897
    Legend despite failing a drugs test - like maradonna, heard he tested positive for everything other than covid 19
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    I heard he tried to do a runner with the 20 mill and got as far as the bus stop. 
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  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,805
    Honestly? Some peeps 😱
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Received 25,000 birthday cards
  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,106
    Just been made an honorary Colonel. Wonderful honour. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Many Happy Returns Colonel Tom Moore
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Happy Birthday to a hero
    Heres to passing the 30 million mark later today
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,761
    Happy 100th Birthday Captain Tom.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    What an absolute legend this man is. Proud to be English. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,142
    Echo the above great flyover too that has just occurred....
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    30M now, Incredible. Was just watching him on BBC. Such a lovely man too
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,612
    edited April 2020
    BBC just showed a clip of him on a Blankety Blank, many years ago. Still got the cheque book.


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  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Over 125,000 birthday cards, a fly past from Spitfire and a Hurricane and the man is made a Colonel, he has a Number 1 in the charts, yet HE thanks everyone else....a very special person....Happy Birthday Col Tom!!! and Thank you. 
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    His daughter and her company, Maytrix, make for interesting reading.
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    He has also been made a member of the England cricket team. I wonder what number he will bat. Happy Birthday to a wonderful & inspirational man.
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,698
    Big_Bad_World said:
    His daughter and her company, Maytrix, make for interesting reading.
    I've seen speculation that they're making money from the JustGiving donations but I can't see any proof of it. Seems like someone thinks the page organisers get the transaction fees which isn't true?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited April 2020
    I think the Just Giving site takes a cut but not the individuals involved in the fund raising.
  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,106
    happyvalley said:
    He has also been made a member of the England cricket team. I wonder what number he will bat. Happy Birthday to a wonderful & inspirational man.
    Well he's already made 100 not out, so surely he should be an opener?
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,761
    edited April 2020
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    I think the Just Giving site takes a cut but not the individuals involved in the fund raising.
    When you make a donation via Just Giving, they advise that they do not charge the charity but that if you want to add small amount for Just Giving's expenses you can do that.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,080
    Another 100 year old man raising money!

    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200501-100-year-old-londoner-walks-100-laps-to-help-refugees-this-ramadan/
  • N01R4M
    N01R4M Posts: 2,577
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Another 100 year old man raising money!

    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200501-100-year-old-londoner-walks-100-laps-to-help-refugees-this-ramadan/
    Over £26 000 so far, to be divided between 26 charities. 
    I hope this gets the same publicity in the national press that Captain Tom's effort did (although I won't hold my breath)
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    edited May 2020
    Let’s not turn this into a racial discussion really is no need ffs 

    captain toms effort is unreal, it’s gathered momentum because it’s for the nhs

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