The Fred Dinage Thread Posted Tue Oct 24 13:34:24 BST 2000 by 'Justine Pegg'

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Posted By 'Dan F' on Tue Oct 24 14:04:22 BST 2000:

At last, a thread devoted to a true star of UK TV. Remembering all those programmes: South Sport, Calendar, How, World of Sport, Friday Sportshow, Coast to Coast, Meridian Tonight, Southern Gold... And it's Fred DinEage, I think.

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Posted By 'JP' on Tue Oct 24 14:23:37 BST 2000:

You are right. I spend so much time text messaging it's a wonder I can spell my own name correctly.

thanx 4 that dan!

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Posted By 'Dan F' on Tue Oct 24 14:27:07 BST 2000:

>You are right. I spend so much time text messaging it's a wonder I can spell my own name correctly.
>
>thanx 4 that dan!

I am an expert on FD. For HE is my hero! How!

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Posted By 'JP' on Tue Oct 24 15:25:08 BST 2000:

Fred is the presenter's presenter. He always looks as if he's about to smirk and say something rude.

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Posted By 'Dan F' on Tue Oct 24 15:32:35 BST 2000:

Fred himself was a big fun of that other Stalwart of Southampton, Jack Hargreaves.

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Posted By 'Jake' on Tue Oct 24 21:31:47 BST 2000:

Actually, it's Dinenage, I think you'll find. I should know, I am here in sunny Southampton with his face next to mine on a daily basis. Not in a sexual way, but oh how I wish...

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Posted By 'Dan F' on Tue Oct 24 21:43:38 BST 2000:

>Actually, it's Dinenage, I think you'll find. I should know, I am here in sunny Southampton with his face next to mine on a daily basis. Not in a sexual way, but oh how I wish...

Debbie Thrower reveal yourself!

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Posted By 'Mike J' on Wed Oct 25 14:45:01 BST 2000:

>Actually, it's Dinenage, I think you'll find

Oh, surely it's *Dineage*. World Of Sport seemed somehow more urgent with him at the helm.

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Posted By 'Jake' on Wed Oct 25 18:12:55 BST 2000:

Dinenage - check out http://www.meridiantv.co.uk/whats_on/features-news/sandcastles/ for confirmation.
I win.

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Posted By 'Jeanette' on Wed Oct 25 23:19:54 BST 2000:

I was gutted when they replaced him on 'Pass The Buck' with Eamonnn Holmes.

It's just not the same without Fred's Facts.

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Posted By 'Dan F' on Thu Oct 26 09:11:58 BST 2000:

>I was gutted when they replaced him on 'Pass The Buck' with Eamonnn Holmes.
>
I think Fred looked out of place. He is so associated with regional ITV that he sits uneasily in anything by the BBC.

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Posted By 'Mike J' on Thu Oct 26 10:22:40 BST 2000:

>Dinenage - check out http://www.meridiantv.co.uk/whats_on/features-news/sandcastles/ for confirmation.
>I win.

Well, it's hardly conclusive, but I'll concede based on the fact that entering 'Fred Dineage' into Yahoo gets you 52 references to the great man, and 'Fred Dinenage' gets you 83.

A difference of opinion, Geoffrey...

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Posted By 'Mike J' on Thu Oct 26 10:30:10 BST 2000:

>entering 'Fred Dineage' into Yahoo gets you 52 references to the great man, and 'Fred Dinenage' gets you 83.

I checked properly this time and the split is 37:26 in favour of the extra 'n'. Someone's going to have to ask the guy...

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Posted By 'Jake' on Thu Oct 26 14:06:33 BST 2000:

>>Dinenage - check out http://www.meridiantv.co.uk/whats_on/features-news/sandcastles/ for confirmation.
>>I win.
>
>Well, it's hardly conclusive, but I'll concede based on the fact that entering 'Fred Dineage' into Yahoo gets you 52 references to the great man, and 'Fred Dinenage' gets you 83.
>
>A difference of opinion, Geoffrey...


I doubt Meridian TV, his employers, would get the spelling wrong though. I'll look on Meridian Tonight this evening, that'll clear it up.

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Posted By 'Jake' on Thu Oct 26 20:20:37 BST 2000:

I have now watched Meridian Tonight, and I am, as I always knew, right. It's Dinenage

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Posted By sheep on Fri Oct 27 21:06:33 BST 2000:

I have mistakenly contributed to this thread thinking it was about Fred Dibnah honking his horn with excitement at explosives.

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Posted By 'Jeanette' on Sat Oct 28 13:41:01 BST 2000:

I didn't know you were into men with big chimneys!

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Posted By 'Mike J' on Sat Oct 28 18:59:43 BST 2000:

>I have now watched Meridian Tonight, and I am, as I always knew, right. It's Dinenage

Well, congratulations. My excuse is that, rather than actually living in an area where he broadcasts regularly, I haven't seen him on TV in about 10 years.

I think you should write to all those web-page authors who also mistakenly think it's 'Dineage'. There's even six references to 'Dinage' out there.

Country's going to the dogs, I tell ya.

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