Opposition politicians have chimed in, as have erstwhile fans.
Sophie Hannah, a writer of 'psychological thrillers' and erstwhile poet, has been authorised by the estate of Dame Agatha Christie to devise a new mystery for Monsieur Hercule Poirot".
The Pakistani army, which always had mixed feelings about pummelling their erstwhile Taliban allies, has been only too happy for the civilian politicians in the new government to carry the can for the war on terror.
Greece's outspoken former finance minister has long been loathed by his erstwhile eurozone counterparts, on whom he counterproductively impressed their mediocrity.
The erstwhile Facebook status update has long been usurped by the Snapchat (and now Instagram) Story as the social currency of choice for younger app users.
Ukip's own founder, Alan Sked, has been scathing about his erstwhile colleagues and advised the public to be grown-up and vote Tory.
His erstwhile handle, @senrandpaul, has been retired, although its archived tweets now surface in the @randpaul account.
Mr. Komar appears stuck in an ironic post-Soviet groove; by comparison, his erstwhile partner Alex Melamid has been making paintings of hip-hop stars.
Victory at a price Black America's new champion Pay up or dry up A watching eye What one man can do Rumsfeld's defence ReprintsMeanwhile, however, T. Boone Pickens, an erstwhile corporate raider, has been working on the supply side.
The erstwhile Basketball Hamlet has been frustrating fans and media alike ever since he vacillated on committing to the Orlando Magic at the 2012 trade deadline, a drama that extended into the summer before the Magic mercifully ended it by sending him to the Los Angeles Lakers.
