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Jim Giles retires

Started by Markk, November 05, 2006, 05:53:58 PM

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Markk

November 05, 2006, 05:53:58 PM
Good riddance.  I tired of his use of the word "guff" instead of "gulf" years ago.

waterboy

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November 05, 2006, 07:27:36 PM
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Originally posted by Markk

Good riddance.  I tired of his use of the word "guff" instead of "gulf" years ago.


Ok-mug-gee.[:D] He doesn't look well. I hope his cancer has not returned. A nice guy.

TheArtist

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November 05, 2006, 10:30:52 PM
Always seemed like a nice guy with a pleasant, kind, caring, personality.  Is a familiar face that will be missed.  I rank him right up there with Don Woods, remember the gusty cartoons he would draw? and Lee Woodward and one can not of course forget King Lionel.   Time moves on.
"When you only have two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other."-Chinese proverb. "Arts a staple. Like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Those who think it is a luxury have only a fragment of a mind. Mans spirit grows hungry for art in the same way h

okieinla

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November 06, 2006, 01:16:33 AM
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Originally posted by TheArtist

Always seemed like a nice guy with a pleasant, kind, caring, personality.  Is a familiar face that will be missed.  I rank him right up there with Don Woods, remember the gusty cartoons he would draw? and Lee Woodward and one can not of course forget King Lionel.   Time moves on.


I interned the summer of '83 at Channel 6 and I only have nice things to say about Jim Giles.
He was very nice & always had encouraging words to us dorky interns.
I loved Gusty & King Lionel! Isn't Gusty the official state cartoon? Would be fun to see some of those old segments again.

deinstein

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November 08, 2006, 11:46:16 PM
You're a nerd if you don't like Jim Giles.

[}:)]

eb1983

#5
November 21, 2006, 08:59:50 PM
We will miss you, Jim!!
Thanks for the many years....[:)]

Sardonicus Rex

#6
November 22, 2006, 02:30:38 PM
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Originally posted by TheArtist

Always seemed like a nice guy with a pleasant, kind, caring, personality.  Is a familiar face that will be missed.


I had the pleasure of meeting and visiting with both Jim and his wife a couple of weeks ago. Half an hour isn't necessarily enough to make a thorough judgment, but he was just as nice and easygoing in person as he is on TV.

oicutey

#7
November 29, 2006, 12:22:47 PM
I used to go to school with Jim's Grand-daughter. I used to hear nothing but wonderful things about him. He sounds like a wonderful grand-dad. Honestly, I'm a little sad to see him go. He was one of the few people that could calm me down during a tornado warning when I was a kid. I think it was the kind face, and voice. Next tornado season I'm gonna be just as scared again!

I'll miss you Jim Giles! Thank you for everything!

Conan71

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November 30, 2006, 02:54:17 PM
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Originally posted by waterboy

quote:
Originally posted by Markk

Good riddance.  I tired of his use of the word "guff" instead of "gulf" years ago.


Ok-mug-gee.[:D] He doesn't look well. I hope his cancer has not returned. A nice guy.


My wife and I wondered about that.  We happened to tune into 6 the night he announced his retirement.  He's lost a lot of weight and his voice also sounded a little shaky.
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

Trams

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December 01, 2006, 06:35:17 PM
I'm sure we'll all miss his colorful, Christmas sweaters also.

Phireman

#10
December 03, 2006, 12:58:30 AM
I guess Travis now has the responsibility of advising us when the sky is falling.

South_Tulsan

#11
December 04, 2006, 12:59:16 AM
Great guy.
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