It was something that was mentioned on a Richard Herring podcast at one point and I can't remember which one. Take with a pinch of salt, but given his well-known shittiness I don't think I'm besmirching a good name.
Edit: Couldn't find the particular reference, but I came across this astonishing batshittery.
Edit 2: Found it. It was the Charlie Higson RHLSTP, pertinent part starts at 58 minutes.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Thu 24 Sep 2020, 11:17,
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Thx, will check it out.
I appreciate your finding it for me, cheers.
(, Thu 24 Sep 2020, 16:58, Reply)
No problem.
And thank you for making me back up my claims.
It's good to confirm my memory isn't turning figures in my past into kiddy fiddlers arbitrarily.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Thu 24 Sep 2020, 19:20,
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Accusing someone of being "a bit noncey" and then wondering if you were making it up seems like the wrong way to go about things...
Why not just quote exactly what Higson said?
p.s. Dahl's misanthropy, racism and anti-semitism had been discussed at great length. Here's one example: www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160912-the-dark-side-of-roald-dahl
He wrote some fantastic, brilliantly dark, books for kids, however. It's the old conundrum of whether the failings of the artist are relevant to appreciation of the art.
(, Fri 25 Sep 2020, 0:11, Reply)
That's not what happened, but it's an easy strawman to knock down, isn't it?
I remembered the accusation that he made inappropriate comments about little girls' knickers. I then said that I heard he was a bit noncey. This is the normal way to go about things.
Being asked to cite something and being glad my memory isn't faulty in this respect is not the same as thinking I was making it up.
If you can't work out why I didn't quote Higson in the first comment, the clues are in the follow ups.
And yes, Dahl was a cunt despite all of that.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Fri 25 Sep 2020, 15:33,
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Hmm, I am not convinced
The links suggests that Dahl was rude, inappropriate, and hated children.
That's very different from "a bit noncey".
(, Fri 25 Sep 2020, 4:14, Reply)
Depends on your definition of 'a bit noncey'.
Making inappropriate comments about little girls' knickers is indeed inappropriate, it's also a bit noncey imo.
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He said...
That this was his last chance to bang Sakura whilst she was still 12.
What the fuck are you trying to do here?
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