# "Mind the Gap" voice is no more

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 15, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-voice-is-no-more/752280 "2016-04-15T16:28:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-voice-is-no-more/752280/1 "2016-04-15T16:28:56Z")

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[Phil Sayer](http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/travel/london-tube-announcer-death/index.html), who was the voice of the London Underground warning passed away. It always made me smile when those doors and I heard those three words.

RIP Phil

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-voice-is-no-more/752280/2 "2016-04-15T17:31:53Z")

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> “We are sorry to announce that this service terminates here,” his wife Elinor Hamilton said in the statement.

What a unique way to announce you’ve departed the station.

i’ve traveled by Underground every time I’ve visited London and had a T-shirt that said “Mind the Gap”. If it’s still in the back of my closet, I will wear it this weekedn im his memory.