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 |  |  |  SPAIKUS Here are some Spaikus submitted by BBC 7 listeners>
Prize winning entries are starred
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 |  | Doug Owen
Spike turns in his grave, Is that the best you can do! It's not even funny
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Terence Milligan Or Spike to your admirers You really were ill
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When I was at School, We hoped,when Milligan died, They would repeat Q
|  |  |  |  | Paul Schofield
Henrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry! What is it Minn? Spikes gone.
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 | Steve Martin
It was Milligan. Who fought and thought they're all mad. We've gorn mad again.
|  |  | Duncan Ross
Now he is worm food Most will never remember How bad Q9 was.
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 | Clive Lever
What's haiku, Henry? A Short rhyme, you silly Min! What's LowKu, Henry?
|  |  | Rob Priddy
Eccles is wiv me Yee-hee 'cos they ded-ed him And now we are free
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 | John Lewis
Thanks, dear old Spike, Goon but never forgotten: I laughed till I cried.
|  |  | Judith Towler
From black depths he mined Sparkling words, sharp, jagged thoughts And raw compassion
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 | John Clays
Goon for a laugh say ‘ellooo Eccles’ and in a funny voice sing name
|  |  | Amos How
Writing praise for Spike In seventeen syllables Is far too diffic
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 | Bill Taylor
Spike has been deaded Goon now, but not forgotten I don't like this game!
|  |  | Bill Taylor
Haiku's inventor Must have had seven fingers On his middle hand
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 | Nick Smith
Not so long ago Nothing was all that funny Thank you so much Spike.
|  |  | Ian Davies
O Spike, we'd all Q Through goonish puckoonish night For you - a spaiku!
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 | Glenn Prigmore
Spike would have liked To be reincarnated as a pike And bit a nun on the bum
|  |  | David Cope
Wallop on me nut! Spike, you made me laugh so much, I thought life was up.
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 | Mike Smith
Spike Milligan. Who? Played trumpet, wrote books - oh, and The Goons and Q, too.
|  |  | Paul Haysom
Spike spoke words of fun It gave me pains in the tum Now he's gone, no sun.
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 | Paul Prebble
Born Nineteen Eighteen Trilogy in seven books Died Two Thousand Two
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