Thread: 2015 Celebrity Death Pool Board: Oblivion / Ship of Fools.
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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Another year, another Death Pool. The rules are pretty much the same as ever:
1. You must pick up to 13 well-known people who you think will shuffle off this mortal coil in 2015. That is, starting from 00.01 UTC (GMT, really) on January 1st 2015 and ending at 23.59 UTC on December 31st 2015, as determined by the United States Naval Observatory.
2. The definition of "well-known" is that their deaths will be reported by at least one major news outlet. Examples outlets include (but are not limited to) The Guardian, CNN, IMDB, Al Jezeera and the Church Times.
3. All selections must be real natural born people. No fictional characters, abstract entities or "corporate persons" will be accepted.
4. Points are awarded according to the following formula: 100 minus the celebrity's age at the time of death. For example, if the person you choose dies at the age of 67 you will earn 33 points. Should you pick someone who is 100 years old when they die you will receive no points; should your person be over 100 you will lose a point for every year after 100.
5. You earn 50 bonus points if the death occurs in such a way as to clearly prove the existence of God (for example, if some doofus dies from burns after trying to torch a church) or in such a way that a Darwin Award is granted posthumously.
6. You cannot choose anyone under the age of 18.
7. You can choose an inmate scheduled to be executed but you only earn points if the person dies by some means other than the state-sponsored execution. For example, a shiv in the stomach counts; lethal injection does not.
8. You are disqualified if you contribute in any way to the death of one of your chosen candidates. Exceptions will be made if you are a police officer or member of the armed services and kill someone in the line of duty.
9. All entries must be submitted on this thread no later than 23.59 UTC on December 31st 2014. No entries will be accepted after this time. You may make changes to your list up until this time but only if someone pops their clogs before the beginning of the year or if you've put someone in twice. Surprisingly this does sometimes happen.
There are also some bonus awards:
Inside Track with the Grim Reaper Award: given for picking the first death of 2015.
Quantity Not Quality Award: given for picking the most people who croak in 2015, regardless of their points value.
Sudden Death: given for picking the last death of 2015.
A new one for this year is the Why Does it Always Happen to Me Award. This will be given to the person who changes the most 2014 picks who then die in 2015. To qualify for this award you must have entered lists for both years.
Because this has been running for a number of years we've learned that the same questions and complaints get lodged each time so here's the disclaimer: this is only a game. The Ship, its management and their associated lackeys do not necessarily endorse the death any human being. One should not necessarily view this as a "wish list"; reviewing past years will show that truly evil and nasty dictators seem to have a habit of lingering while those figures we truly respect and admire often don't. The Circus is a place for games, not discussion of the rights or wrongs of those games; if you want to discuss the ethics of this one there are other places you can do that.
I will keep records through the year and will occasionally post scores and other interesting facts.
Good luck to you all and bad luck to your nominees!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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I couldn't see anything there about those with known illnesses. For example, I can think of one or two who have terminal conditions. Therefore, they seem more likely than the average person to go pining for the fjords. Does this not confer an unfair advantage?
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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The thing about those with terminal illnesses is that they may well go this year, but might hold out until the following. So include them, if you are certain that they will die in 2015.
Of course, giving one of your picks a terminal disease would be disallowed under rule 8. Not to mention the laws of most countries.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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One year I made my selection after Googling cancer sufferers. It proved not to be a particularly successful strategy. It seems to me that medical advances make a quick death less likely for all sorts of illnesses. Selecting older candidates might be more likely to gain you success but the points tally will not set any records.
Posted by balaam (# 4543) on
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This year I'm going for the 27 club, as it is a common age for musicians to die. All the folloeing are 27 or turn 27 in December 2014 or in 2015.
1. Adelle
2. Vanessa Hudgens
3. Big Sean - Rapper
4. Asap Rocky - Rapper
5. Tulisa Contostavlos
6. Kevin Jonas
7. Rihanna
8. Jessie J
9. Kendrick Lamar
Should they go out together there is a whole band who would qualify for the 27 club:
10. Jack Barakat - guitarist in All Time Low
11. Rian Dawson- drummer in All Time Low
12. Alex Gaskarth - Singer/Guitarist in All Time Low
13. Zack Merrick - bassist in All Time Low
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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OK, here we go:
1. Justin Bieber
2. Michael J. Fox
3. Britney Spears
4. Burt Reynolds
5. Tom Cruise
6. Robert Redford
7. Paris Hilton
8. Charlie Sheen
9. Rush Limbaugh
10. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
11. Fidel Castro
12. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
13. The Duke of Edinburgh
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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With that clarified (and the reason for my question will become clear).
1. Clive James
2. Mary Midgley
3. Prince Philip
4. Christopher Lee
5. Richie Benaud
6. Rupert Murdoch
7. Paul Gascoigne
8. Billy Graham
9. Norman Tebbit
10. Ursula Le Guin
11. Sister Wendy Beckett
12. Burt Reynolds
13. Leonard Nimoy
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Well, this is my list, pretty much as last year, with a few changes for people I have killed off this year.
1. Billy Graham
2. Boy George
3. HM Queen Elizabeth II
4. Paul Gascoigne
5. Robert Mugabe
6. Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead)
7. Michael Crawford
8. Leonard Nimoy
9. Prince Philip
10. Stephen Hawking
11. Dick Van Dyke
12. Bernard Cribbins
13. Bruce Forsyth
Posted by Uncle Pete (# 10422) on
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Death comes to the Ship (Uncle Pete’s version)
HM The Queen
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The Right Hon. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Sir John Major
HH The Pope Emeritus
HH The Pope Francis
Dalai Lama
Robert Mugabe
Peter Mansbridge
Max Keeping
Lloyd Robertson
Jean Chretien
George Herbert Walker Bush
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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Some of mine have rotated off, which means it doesn't look good for them. It seems being on my list is the gift of life.
Lindsay Lohan
Dick Cheney
Muhammad Ali
Charlie Sheen
Valerie Harper
Aaron Hernandez
Justin Bieber
Rob Ford
Burt Reynolds
Margaret O'Brien
Frankie Muniz
Wilko Johnson
Sam Simon
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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OK, I'll play:
1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2. Michael J Fox
3. Paul Gascoigne
4. Sting
5. Shia LaBoeuf
6. Russell Crowe
7. HRH The Prince of Wales
8. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
9. The Lord Howard of Lympne
10. The Lord Kinnock
11. Alex Salmond MSP
12. Miley Cyrus
13. Lindsay Lohan
Posted by ChaliceGirl (# 13656) on
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1. OJ Simpson
2. George Herbert Walker Bush
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Billy Graham
5. Zsa Zsa Gabor
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. Justin Beiber
8. Charles Manson
9. Queen Elizabeth II
10.Fidel Castro
11.Nancy Reagan
12.Miley Cyrus
13. Britney Spears
Posted by Jack the Lass (# 3415) on
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1. Robert Mugabe.
2. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
3. Prince Harry.
4. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
5. Donald Trump.
6. Brad Pitt.
7. Sir Alex Ferguson.
8. Macaulay Culkin.
9. Robbie Shepherd (Scottish broadcasting legend - definitely hoping this is the kiss of life...)
10. Queen Elizabeth II.
11. Ion Iliescu (former president of Romania).
12. Anne Widdecombe.
13. Nigel Farage.
Posted by Og: Thread Killer (# 3200) on
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1. Steve Guttenburg
2. Robert Mugabe
3. Burt Bacharach
4. Stephen Sondheim
5. James Last
6. Duke of Edinburgh
7. Charles Aznavour
8. Shane MacGowan (Pogues front man)
9. Charles Taylor (Liberian bad dude)
10. James Spader
11. James Caan
12. Shane Warne
13. Edward Schreyer (former Governor General of Canada)
Mostly the same.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Partly kiss-of-life, partly why-isn't-he-dead-yet. Feel free to decide which is which ...
1. HM Queen Elizabeth II
2. HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
3. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
4. George H.W. Bush
5. David Bowie
6. Sir Mick Jagger
7. Sir Bruce Forsyth
8. Fidel Castro
9. Robert Mugabe
10. Gerry Adams TD (to balance things now Paisley's gone)
11. Michael J. Fox
12. Lindsay Lohan
13. Justin Bieber
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Spot the theme.
1. Russell Brand
2. Russell Howard
3. Russell Grant
4. Russell Crowe
5. Russell Martin (Baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates)
6. Russell Martin (Footballer, Norwich City)
7. Russell Watson (Singer)
8. Russell T Davies
9. Leon Russell
10. Jack Russell (England cricketer)
11. Catherine Russell (Actor)
12. Michael Russell, MSP
13. Andre Russell (Cricketer, Jamaica)
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I think I only scored with Ian Paisley this year so just the one change:
1. Rupert Murdoch.
2. General Than Shwe.
3. L K Advani.
4. Narendra Modi.
5. Newt Gingrich.
6. Jean Marie LePen.
7. Robert Mugabe.
8. Raj Thackeray.
9. Pat Robertson.
10. Elizabeth Windsor-Mountbatten
11. Mitt Romney.
12. Gerry Adams.
13. Philip Mountbatten.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
Spot the theme.
10 you could think of, 3 you had to Google?
Posted by Caissa (# 16710) on
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1. Rob Ford
2. Gordie Howe
3. Benjamin Netanyahu
4. Duke of Edinburgh
5. Robert Mugabe
6. Jimmy Carter
7. George H.W. Bush
8. QE II
9. Hosni Mubarak
10. Billy Graham
11. Bashar Al-Assad
12. Fidel Castro
13. Stephen Hawking
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sipech:
quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
Spot the theme.
10 you could think of, 3 you had to Google?
Wiki, but 10/13 is correct.
Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on
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You may spot a theme to my list as well...
Tony Bennett
Neil Sedaka
Brian Wilson
Darlene Love
Yoko Ono
Barry Manilow
Johnny Mathis
Ronnie Spector
Phil Spector
Ted 'Kingsize' Taylor
Paul Shaffer
Mark Hudson
Gerry Marsden
Posted by An die Freude (# 14794) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Starbug:
You may spot a theme to my list as well...
Tony Bennett
Neil Sedaka
Brian Wilson
Darlene Love
Yoko Ono
Barry Manilow
Johnny Mathis
Ronnie Spector
Phil Spector
Ted 'Kingsize' Taylor
Paul Shaffer
Mark Hudson
Gerry Marsden
Claimants to the title of "the fifth Beatle"?
Posted by Barefoot Friar (# 13100) on
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1. Lou Holtz (former American football coach and current analyst)
2. President Jimmy Carter
3. Barbara Bush
4. HRH Queen Elizabeth II
5. Paris Hilton
6. Britney Spears
7. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (a.k.a. Lady Gaga)
8. Dan Rather
9. Brad Arnold (Three Doors Down lead singer)
10. Tom Lehrer
11. Kim Jong-un
12. John Patterson (former governor of Alabama)
13. Oprah Winfrey
This is my first time to play, so I decided to stack my list with older people who are more likely to ring down the curtain. I added a couple younger entertainers because the drug OD threat is always there, along with the odd fluke of luck. I highly doubt I'll win against you experienced death pickers, but it will be fun seeing if anyone I chose actually kicks it.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Barefoot Friar:
... you experienced death pickers ...
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
Posted by Spike (# 36) on
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Here's my kiss of life for 2015
- Windsor Davies
- Tommy Steel
- Prince Philip
- Barry Humphries
- Caroline Aherne
- Ken Dodd
- Bruce Forsyth
- Denis Healey
- Nicholas Parsons
- Lemmy
- Billy Connolly
- June Whitfield
- Roy Hudd
Posted by Kyzyl (# 374) on
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1. Duke of Edinburgh
2. Fidel Castro
3. Betty White
4. Malcolm Young
5. Terry Pratchett
6. Macauley Culkin
7. Billy Graham
8. Barack Obama
9. Stephen Hawking
10. Walter Mondale
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Bill Cosby
13. Michael J. Fox
Posted by spork (# 18260) on
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My list of 13 are:
1. Sir Terry Wogan
2. Sir Bruce Forsyth
3. Tony Blackburn
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Rolf Harris
6. Nigel Forage
7. David Cameron
8. Paul McCartney
9. Ringo Starr
10. Muhammad Ali
11. Harry Styles
12. Declan Donnelley
13. Anthony McPartlin
[ 11. December 2014, 18:20: Message edited by: spork ]
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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OK, here's mine:
1. Duke of Edinburgh
2. Pope Benedict
3. Tom Jones
4. Shirley Bassey
5. Bruce Forsyth
6. Queen Elizabeth
7. Stephen Hawking
8. Mohammed Ali
9, Billy Graham
10.Terry Pratchet
11.Kim Jong Un
12.Robie Williams
13.Rolf Harris
Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on
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My list for 2015:
1 Anastacia
2 Douglas,Michael
3 Fox,Michael J
4 Franklin,Aretha
5 Gahan,Dave
6 Hallyday,Johnny
7 Harris, Calvin
8 James,Clive
9 John, Elton
10 Michael,George
11 Minnelli, Liza
12 Morrissey
13 Spector, Phil
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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Haven't done this for a couple of years...
1) Ringo Starr
2) Keith Richards
3) Rolf Harris
4) Pele
5) Baroness Trumpington
6) Bruce Forsythe
7) George H W Bush
8) Prince Phillip
9) Mark “The Undertaker” Calaway
10) Tracey Emin
11) Brian Matthew
12) Paul Gambaccini
13) Jimmy Tarbuck
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Irrelevant piece of trivia but Baroness Trumpington once offered to give me a bath! I declined at the time as the local chain gang [Mayor and Lady Mayoress] were present - and I'm a shy, retiring type.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Barefoot Friar:
... experienced death pickers ...
Are they any relation of the Death Eaters in the Harry Potter books? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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I think I last played this in 2011, when one of my Regular "survivors", Peter Falk, actually got me some points. I'd like to say that it's out of respect for him that I haven't played since. More like I forget to organise myself before the end of the year
So here's my new list of Survivors, with Robert Downey Jr (he seemed such a sure bet 8 years ago) getting back in, using Columbo's place. Seems like none of my other regulars* - have died in the interim, so I haven't "lost out" by not playing all these years ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
Buzz Aldrin
Ursula Andress
Bernie Ecclestone
Robert Downey Jr.
Lou Ferrigno
Aretha Franklin
Elliott Gould
Shane McGowan
Gary Numan
Delia Smith
Adam West
Roy Wood
Stanley Baxter
*ETA - I've been playing since 2008, so how's that for an experienced "death picker" ?
[ 22. December 2014, 14:15: Message edited by: Wet Kipper ]
Posted by Stejjie (# 13941) on
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Never had a go at this before, but here's my list (which may end up being a mish-mash of those that others have posted):
1) HM The Queen
2) Prince Charles
3) Sir Bruce Forsyth
4) Kim Jong-un
5) Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne
6) Justin Bieber
7) Terry Pratchett
8) Michael Schumacher
9) Sir Bobby Charlton
10) Dennis Skinner
11) Sir Christopher Lee
12) Nigel Farage
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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- Prince Philip
- Justin Bieber
- Bob Dylan
- Pope Francis
- Martin Crowe (NZ cricketer)
- Jimmy Carter
- Ringo Starr
- Jeremy Clarkson
- Ben Johnson (the disgraced Olympic athlete)
- Olivia Newton John
- Paulo Coelho
- Barbara Bush
- Madonna
a few ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
s amongst them, a few ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
s that I'm wrong, some random idiocies, a hunch or two, an existing condition ...
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Oh, and not Joe Cocker
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Here goes:
1. Benedict, Pope Emeritus
2. Robert Schuller
3. Valerie Harper
4. Fidel Castro
5. Burt Reynolds
6. Mary Tyler Moore
7. Bret Michaels
8. Stephen Hawking
9. Glen Campbell
10. Mamnoon Hussain
11. Rush Limbaugh
12. Danny DeVito
13. Fuad Masum
Posted by Dal Segno (# 14673) on
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An attempt to have a list stuffed with people that are not in other people's lists.
Tony Blair (ex PM of UK)
Gordon Brown (ex PM of UK)
Bob Hawke (ex PM of Oz)
Malcolm Fraser (ex PM of Oz)
Geoffrey Palmer (ex PM of NZ)
Jim Bolger (ex PM of NZ)
George HW Bush (ex President of USA)
George W Bush (ex President of USA)
Benedict XVI (ex Pontiff)
Teresa May (current home secretary of UK)
Ben Elton (author)
Neil Gaiman (author)
Terry Pratchett (author)
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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This year I decided to go with Baseball Hall of Famers. The years listed after the names are the years of birth. And some are on the "You mean they aren't already dead?????" list.
- 1. Bobby Doerr (1918)
2. Red Schoendienst (1923)
3. Yogi Berra (1925)
4. Tommy Lasorda (1927)
5. Jim Bunning (1931)
6. Henry "Hank" Aaron (1934)
7. Bill Mazeroski (1936)
8. Brooks Robinson (1937)
9. Willie McCovey (1938)
10. Gaylord Perry (1938)
11. Steve "Lefty" Carlton (1944)
12. Mike Schmidt (1949)
13. Cal Ripken, Jr. (1960)
In advance, I apologize to all the people who I have left off from my previous year's list because I realize that they will now all start dropping like flies.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Which is why we have the new award.
Posted by Heavenly Anarchist (# 13313) on
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1 Nancy Reagan
2 Prince Philip
3 Tom Baker
4 Nicholas Parsons
5 Stephen Hawking
6 Fidel Castro
7 Terry Pratchett
8 Robert Mugabe
9 Michael Schumacher
10 Muhammad Ali
11 Pope Emeritus Benedict
12 Clive James
13 Ronnie Corbett
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Only a few more days to get your list in. This year I am using a list of winners of the Booker Prize for Fiction for my inspiration.
1. Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
2. John Peter Berger
3. David Rhames Storey
4. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie
5. Thomas Michael Keneally
6. John Maxwell Coetzee
7. Anita Brookner
8. Keri Hulme
9. Penelope Liveley
10. Peter Philip Carey
11. Kazuo Ishiguro
12. Dame Antonia Susan Duffy (AS Byatt)
13. Ben Okri
Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on
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Okay, here we go.
1. Sam Simon
2. Rob Ford
3. Alberto Fujimori
4. Paul Gascoigne
5. Leonard Nimoy
6. Muhammed Ali
7. Clive James
8. Liz Dawn
9. Chris Woodhead
10. Hosni Mubarak
11. Hugh Jackman
12. Phil Spector
13. George Bush Sr
Posted by Bob Two-Owls (# 9680) on
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I've got a little list...
1. Tony Blair
2. David Cameron
3. Alex Salmond
4. Ex-Pope Benedict XVI
5. Derek Jacobi
6. Justin Bieber
7. Stephen Hawking
8. John "Ozzy" Osbourne
9. John Cleese
10. Peter Sallis
11. Jean Alexander
12. Russ Abbott
13. Burt Kwouk
Got a bit lost at the end so googled Last of the Summer Wine. Not many points in it but a good chance...
Posted by Rev per Minute (# 69) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
I think I only scored with Ian Paisley this year ...
Sorry to return to this late, but did you ever expect to write this sentence, WW? ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on
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1. George H. W. Bush
2. Leon Brittan (politician)
3. Tony Blair
4. Muhammed Ali
5. Michael Douglas
6. Miley Cyrus
7. Pope Benedict
8. Ian Brady
9. Paul Gascoigne
10.Robert Mugabe
11. Vladimir Putin
12. Bashar al-Assad
13. Rolf Harris
Posted by Japes (# 5358) on
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Jeremy Clarkson
Val Doonican
Michael Douglas
Bruce Forsyth
Barry Manilow
Robert Mugabe
Ennio Morricone
Paul McCartney
Terry Pratchett
Harry Styles
Anne Robinson
Rolf Harris
Justin Beiber
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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1. Muhammad Ali
2. George H. W. Bush
3. Amanda Bynes
4. Jimmy Carter
5. Dick Cheney
6. Desmond Tutu
7. Aretha Franklin
8. Billy Graham
9. Valerie Harper
10. Lindsay Lohan
11. Pope Francis
12. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
13. Francis Cardinal George
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Rev per Minute:
quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
I think I only scored with Ian Paisley this year ...
Sorry to return to this late, but did you ever expect to write this sentence, WW?
![[Projectile]](graemlins/puke2.gif)
Wot a'norrible thought!
I think this is one of those rare occasions when I can usefully use that old, and rather yukky, expression:
quote:
I wouldn't even touch him with yours, let alone mine!
Posted by la vie en rouge (# 10688) on
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Mine are all still alive and I’m too lazy to think of anyone else. They can ride, with a couple of sick-looking adjustments. They’re mostly rather despotic and not very nice people.
1. King Mswati III of Swaziland
2. Fidel Castro
3. Hosni Mubarak
4. Mullah Fazlullah
5. King Bhumibol of Thailand
6. Silvio Berlusconi
7. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
8. Islam Karimov
9. Nursultan Nazarbayev
10. George Bush Snr
A few non-despotic picks:
11. Michael Douglas
12. Ben Jonson (Olympic cheat and famous anabolic steroid abuser - bad for the heart)
13. Peter Stringfellow (long shot - but I personally have a theory that he's dead already and just hasn't stopped moving about)
Posted by BessLane (# 15176) on
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Here's my picks for 2015 in no particular order:
1. Tony Stewart(NASCAR driver)
2. Gordie Howe
3. Lou Holtz
4. Miley Cyrus
5. Bob Dylan
6. Bobby Orr
7. Phil Mickelson
8. Willie Nelson
9. Terry Prachett
10. Alice Walker
11. G. H. W. Bush
12. Taylor Swift
13. Pope Francis
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by BessLane:
7. Phil Mickelson
On the 13th, by Tom Watson, with the pitching wedge.
(reference to the 2014 Ryder Cup)
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on
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Missed out last year, so here we go:
Bruce Forsyth
Tony Blair
Paul Gascoigne
HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Craig Charles
Cliff Richard
Terry Wogan
Kevin Pieterson
Robert Mugabe
Bill Clinton
Vanessa Feltz
John Major
Neil Kinnock
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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Another one who pushed it too long and missed last year. My ten:
1 Sam Simon
2 Valerie Harper
3 Clive James
4 Morrissey
5 Joost Van Der Westhuizen
6 King Bhumibol Adulyadej
7 Jerry Lewis
8 Harper Lee
9 Muhammad Ali
10 Buddy Ryan
[ 31. December 2014, 13:37: Message edited by: Gwai ]
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Gwai:
Another one who pushed it too long and missed last year. My ten:
Thirteen is the usual number.....
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Feckin' Nora, it's the 31st again! How did that happen?
In which case, here's last year's squad, as far as I am aware pointless as it were). Should any of them have pre-empted me, I'll add in Jules Bianchi.
1. Aretha Franklin
2. Bashar Al-Assad
3. Rush Limbaugh
4. Sharif Ahmed (Somali President)
5. George H W Bush
6. Jimmy Armfield
7. Michael Douglas
8. Paul Gascoigne
9. Hilary Clinton
10. Alan Stanford
11. Bernie Madoff
12. Tony Blair
13. Jerry Lee Lewis
AG
Posted by Beautiful Dreamer (# 10880) on
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Before I submit a list, may I ask a question?
If we see someone commonly mentioned, is it okay if we ask why? Sometimes it's kind of obvious, like somebody who's old, sick or a drug addict. But what if you really don't know, like certain musicians or actors? Then again, I might just be "behind" on my celebrity gossip!
It would just be out of curiosity, nothing else.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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ISTM, there are several reasons including wild cards and hope.
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Gwai:
Another one who pushed it too long and missed last year. My ten:
1 Sam Simon
2 Valerie Harper
3 Clive James
4 Morrissey
5 Joost Van Der Westhuizen
6 King Bhumibol Adulyadej
7 Jerry Lewis
8 Harper Lee
9 Muhammad Ali
10 Buddy Ryan
Missed somehow that I listed ten not 13.
11 Ryan Buell
12 Terry Pratchett
13 Wilco Johnson
[ 31. December 2014, 17:57: Message edited by: Gwai ]
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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Thanks, S.C!
Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on
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Here it is:
1. Dick Cheney
2. Hosni Mubarak
3. George H.W. Bush
4. Fidel Castro
5. Barry Manilow
6. Rush Limbaugh
7. Bill Wyman
8. Abp. Desmond Tutu
9. Malcolm Young
10. Bashar al-Assad
11. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
12. Mary Tyler Moore
13. Valerie Harper
Largely the same as last year, but Robert Mugabe better watch out, 'cause I've dropped him for being too durable, and also for not being worth enough points. That's done in several people over the past few years...
Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on
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Carried over from last year because I don't think any of them have died!
1. Ken Dodd
2. Prince Philip
3. Val Doonican
4. Michael J Fox
5. Michael Schumacher
6. Lesley Phillips
7. Fidel Castro
8. George Michael
9. Miley Cyrus
10. Murray Walker
11. Billy Graham
12. Muhammad Ali
13. George Bush Snr
Happy 2015 ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Auntie Doris x
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on
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In under the west coast US wire, as usual. Most of the people on my 2014 list survived!
1) Hosni Mubarak
2) Fidel Castro
3) Bashar al-Assad
4) George HW Bush
5) Mohammed Morsi
6) Michael Schumacher
7) Amanda Bynes
8) Valerie Harper
9) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
10) Rev. Billy Graham
11) Mohammed Ali
12) Jimmy Carter
13) Lindsay Lohan
Posted by An die Freude (# 14794) on
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1. Omar Treviño Morales
2. Alexey Navalny
3. Barack Obama
4. Kim Jong-Un
5. Michael Schumacher
6. Justin Bieber
7. Lindsay Lohan
8. Miley Cyrus
9. Bashar Al-Assad
10. Mohammed Morsi
11. "Jihadi John"
12. Mokhtar Belmokhtar
13. Vladimir Putin
Posted by guinness girl (# 4391) on
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I'm in - first year I've remembered in time to enter! My list:
Clive James
Billy Graham
Robert Mugabe
Bernard Cribbins
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Paul Gascoigne
Fidel Castro
Terry Pratchett
Muhammad Ali
Bruce Forsythe
Honor Blackman
Julie Andrews
Joan Collins
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Beautiful Dreamer:
Before I submit a list, may I ask a question?
If we see someone commonly mentioned, is it okay if we ask why? Sometimes it's kind of obvious, like somebody who's old, sick or a drug addict. But what if you really don't know, like certain musicians or actors? Then again, I might just be "behind" on my celebrity gossip!
It would just be out of curiosity, nothing else.
Please feel free to ask about anyone at all although I suspect most of us have more randomness than certainty in our picks.
However, there is only thirty five minutes to post your own list so I would get a move on if I were you.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Possibly I should have said there are only thirty five minutes but now time is up anyway.
Thank you to everyone who has put a list up. I will look through them all in the next day or so and see what interesting statistics can be extracted.
Let the excited perusal of the 2015 obituary columns begin!
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Rogue - do you have the historical lists? I would be interested in how many entries have been on lists in most years. And who has been saved from the reaper for longest, by being on lists.
Just out of idle curiosity.
Posted by Og: Thread Killer (# 3200) on
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Because of this game, or just morbid fascination with the figures of the world of my life dying while I still breather, I go to Wikipedia's recent death pages every week or so to see if I missed somebody.
Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on
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So did anybody have Mario Cuomo?
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Ellie-May Clampett has taken her last dip in the ce-ment pond.
AG
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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This year there are forty four entrants. One person only put forward twelve candidates for re-location to other realms so we have got 571 nominations in total. We were most generous to Prince Philip who attracted the attention of sixteen of us. Next most popular was George HW Bush with fourteen votes and then twelve each to Pope Benedict, Queen Elizabeth and Robert Mugabe.
Our oldest nominee was Zsa Zsa Gabor who would yield three points to one person if she died today. At the other end of the age range is Justin Bieber who would be worth eighty points to nine people. However, Jihadi John might claim either of these extremes if he/she is ever identified.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Ex-Miss America, New York City politician Bess Myerson is dead at 90.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
Ex-Miss America, New York City politician Bess Myerson is dead at 90.
I just noticed that she died on 14 December 2014 -- but I doubt that anyone had her on their lists, so it shouldn't affect the scores.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Bernard Jordan has died, aged 90. Who he? I hear you ask... well, obviously a chap with admirable get up and go!
AG
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Absolutely, Sandemaniac - when I read about his exploits to get to the anniversary celebrations, I thought, "good for him".
May he rest in peace (or excitement, if that's what he'd prefer).
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom Day:
Missed out last year, so here we go:
Bruce Forsyth ...
Good goddess .. I thought he died about twenty years ago
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Not at all, Zappa - he only retired from presenting Strictly Come Dancing in 2013.
86, very much still alive and kicking.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Today we mourn the passing of those who were murdered at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine , including the cartoonists Cabu, Charb, Tignous and Georges Wolinski in addition to the economics journalist Bernard Maris.
Posted by Heavenly Anarchist (# 13313) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Piglet:
Not at all, Zappa - he only retired from presenting Strictly Come Dancing in 2013.
86, very much still alive and kicking.
I took him off my list this year as he looked so spritely on the Christmas special.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Rod Taylor has departed to the Twilight Zone, along with unlikely companion, comedy actor, Lance Percival .
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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quote:
Originally posted by ArachnidinElmet:
... comedy actor, Lance Percival .
He would have been on my "been dead for years" list, although he was only 81. He was one of those actors who seems to have been there for ever.
RIP.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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He was on TW3, so he must have started very early - many of those involved are dead now, so it always seems like anyone involved in that must also be.
He was a great performer RIP.
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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No-one's mentioned Richard Meade, 3 day eventer?
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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I've been seeing this for a few days, but keep forgetting to post that Andrae Crouch has died.
I can't honestly call myself a fan, but I know he did a lot to popularise gospel music amongst white people.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Anita Ekberg is living la dolce post-vita.
Posted by Kyzyl (# 374) on
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Taylor Negron, character actor and comedian...
TMZ Taylor Negron
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Brian Clemens, screenwriter for The Avengers* (amongst others), has died aged 83.
AG
*the British one, not the Marvel one! A bloke in a bowler hat is so much more satisfying than a bunch of superheroes.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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In the photograph in the BBC link, why is Steed's umbrella growing out of Purdey's head?
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
Brian Clemens, screenwriter for The Avengers* (amongst others), has died aged 83.
AG
*the British one, not the Marvel one! A bloke in a bowler hat is so much more satisfying than a bunch of superheroes.
You rang?
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Piglet:
In the photograph in the BBC link, why is Steed's umbrella growing out of Purdey's head?
Maybe it's a very, very large hairpin?
AG
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Piglet:
In the photograph in the BBC link, why is Steed's umbrella growing out of Purdey's head?
She looks like Mary Lou Who.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
]She looks like Mary Lou Who.
For a minute there I thought it was my brother on the right!
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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At risk of sounding dreadfully facetious, Dozy is dead.
AG
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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quote:
Trevor Ward-Davies, best known as Dozy from the 60s pop group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, has died at the age of 70.
They couldn't have had much profile outside of the UK, since I don't think I've ever seen or heard them referenced once. And I think I'd remember a name like that.
It musta been hell for DJs to have to say that every time they played one of their songs.
Posted by Uncle Pete (# 10422) on
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Charlie Farquharson is dead. ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
.
He was one of the few actors who could make me cry with laughter in his shows and in print. When I return to Canada, I will re-read him.
[ 18. January 2015, 06:49: Message edited by: Uncle Pete ]
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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I don't know if she was on anyone's list, but Anne Kirkbride, better known as Deirdre Barlow from Coronation Street has died.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Those of us of a certain age will remember the influence of The Swingle Singers, founded by Ward Swingle, on people's understanding and appreciation of Bach in the late 1960s. Ward Swingle is now doo-wopping with the Master himself.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Uncle Pete:
Charlie Farquharson is dead. .
He was one of the few actors who could make me cry with laughter in his shows and in print. When I return to Canada, I will re-read him.
You ever seen his "KORN Almanac" parody of the Farmer's Almanac? Some of the jokes in there were pretty risque.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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We did a Swingle piece when I was a junior in high school. Great fun!
Doo Doo bee doobedoobedoo, doobedoobe...
A sad loss.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Although I don't think anyone had him on their list, 9I am seeing several FB posts saying that Marcus Borg has died. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
Although I don't think anyone had him on their list, 9I am seeing several FB posts saying that Marcus Borg has died. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Borg
Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on
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quote:
Originally posted by MSHB:
quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
Although I don't think anyone had him on their list, 9I am seeing several FB posts saying that Marcus Borg has died. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Borg
Assuming that is reliable... although I did also find a reference on Twitter ... still, rumour.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Religion News Service is reliable and has it as well.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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25 points for anyone who had Leon Brittan.
AG
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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quote:
Originally posted by MSHB:
quote:
Originally posted by MSHB:
quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
Although I don't think anyone had him on their list, 9I am seeing several FB posts saying that Marcus Borg has died. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Borg
Assuming that is reliable... although I did also find a reference on Twitter ... still, rumour.
Well, I tend to think that the 10 different priests, scholars, and seminarians who all flooded my newsfeed at the name time were pretty reliable sources.
Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
Well, I tend to think that the 10 different priests, scholars, and seminarians who all flooded my newsfeed at the name time were pretty reliable sources.
And King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has died. http://www.smh.com.au/world/saudi-arabia-king-abdullah-dies-new-ruler-is-brother-salman-20150122-12wioq.html
Yes, Mamacita, I was wondering about your unnamed sources!
Posted by la vie en rouge (# 10688) on
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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has shuffled off his mortal coil. Ten points to me.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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And a prize, I think, for being first?
AG
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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No. Someone had Leon Brittan.
Unless King Abdullah died first but was reported later?
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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It's like buses... you wait for ages, then two com along at once!
AG
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sipech:
No. Someone had Leon Brittan.
Unless King Abdullah died first but was reported later?
Do we have an absolutely, definitely and confirmed DoD for King Abdullah? I suppose getting reliable news out of Saudi Arabia is only slightly easier than getting Bibles in.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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I'll take a trip down there and find out personally. Will the Ship of Fools research fund cover the cost?
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Only if you MW his funeral. (We'll make an exception for a non-Trinitarian place of worship.)
Posted by Heavenly Anarchist (# 13313) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
quote:
Originally posted by Sipech:
No. Someone had Leon Brittan.
Unless King Abdullah died first but was reported later?
Do we have an absolutely, definitely and confirmed DoD for King Abdullah? I suppose getting reliable news out of Saudi Arabia is only slightly easier than getting Bibles in.
The BBC said this evening that he was buried today within hours of his death as is usual custom, so it would appear Leon Brittan died first.
Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on
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Ernie Banks, "Mr. Cub," has made the celestial All-Star Team. I hope they have a World Series in Heaven, so he can finally get to play in one.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
Ernie Banks, "Mr. Cub," has made the celestial All-Star Team. I hope they have a World Series in Heaven, so he can finally get to play in one.
And despite having loaded my list with Baseball Hall of Famers, I am ashamed to admit that I did not include him. He'd probably still be alive if I had. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
Ernie Banks, "Mr. Cub," has made the celestial All-Star Team. I hope they have a World Series in Heaven, so he can finally get to play in one.
Posted by Kyzyl (# 374) on
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Tangerine Dream has lost a section...
Edgar Froese
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Joe Franklin, generally regarded as the creator of the talk show, has a whole new lineup of celebrities to interview.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Including Demis Roussos
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Rod McKuen has died at 81.
RIP Rod, you woke a lot of people up to poetry and Jacques Brel.
Posted by Og: Thread Killer (# 3200) on
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Miss Farnaby has finally gone to meet Mulbery's Dad
Loved her in Marple too, and in Henry V many years ago.
[ 31. January 2015, 20:43: Message edited by: Og: Thread Killer ]
Posted by Heavenly Anarchist (# 13313) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Og: Thread Killer:
Miss Farnaby has finally gone to meet Mulbery's Dad
Loved her in Marple too, and in Henry V many years ago.
It is as the mother in 'Oranges are not the only fruit' that I will always remember her as.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Pianist Aldo Ciccolini is tickling the ivories up yonder.
Posted by Uncle Pete (# 10422) on
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Fuddle duddle, eh? I booted Knowlton Nash for Max Keeping. Guess who croaked, eh?
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Lotte Hass has gone to sleep with the fishes.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Japanese inventor Kenji Ekuan, who designed high-speed trains including the famous Bullet Train, as well as Yamaha motorcycles and (not forgetting) the Kikkoman Soy Sauce dispenser bottle, has ridden the train to glory.
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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Bob Simon's next reports will not be broadcast in this world.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
Lotte Hass has gone to sleep with the fishes.
I missed this! My brother has a couple of their books. The photographs of giant clams and manta rays made an amazing impression.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Steve Strange, of the New Romantic band Visage, has died aged 55.
Far too young.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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I heard about that last night. Very sad - he was just a few years older than me.
He was involved in all sorts of electronica as well. He will be missed.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Louis Jourdan has died at 93.
Heck, he was one good looking man.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Michele Ferraro, creator of Nutella, goes to spread diabetes to the Angels.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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quote:
Originally posted by lilBuddha:
Michele Ferraro, creator of Nutella, goes to spread diabetes to the Angels.
I hope they bury his vile concoction with him.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Singer Lesley Gore has died of cancer at age 68, and we'll cry if we want to.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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That's not funny.
( )
NOT. FUNNY.
( )
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I appreciate that nobody will have this character on the list, though many should have guessed, but English Cricket died today in Wellington, New Zealand after a long illness. Mourned by a many except a few diehards in St Johns Wood, North London who are still not completely sure that life has completely ended.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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A man who has given many parade fans something to wake up to on January first: Raul Rodriguez has been ushered on high in a flower covered chariot. Perhaps something like this.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
English Cricket died today in Wellington, New Zealand after a long illness. Mourned by a many except a few diehards in St Johns Wood, North London who are still not completely sure that life has completely ended.
Odd. I recall the obituary marked the date as the 29th of August 1882.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
I appreciate that nobody will have this character on the list, though many should have guessed, but English Cricket died today in Wellington, New Zealand after a long illness. Mourned by a many except a few diehards in St Johns Wood, North London who are still not completely sure that life has completely ended.
A long illness, but a rapid final decline.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sipech:
Odd. I recall the obituary marked the date as the 29th of August 1882.
Random tangent - the editor of the Sporting Times lived, at the time of publication, in a house where I spent six years in its later incarnation as a boarding school.
AG
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
I appreciate that nobody will have this character on the list, though many should have guessed, but English Cricket died today in Wellington, New Zealand after a long illness.
What, again? How many times is that?
Or is it like Mark Twain, reports of whose death were "greatly exaggerated"?
Perhaps not ...
[ 20. February 2015, 11:00: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Now that Mrs. Fox is flirting in Heaven, there are only two left - Private Pike and the Vicar.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Dan Topolski has died at 69. Dan Who? you may ask, but he made a huge contribution to British rowing and sculling becoming consistently world class, rather more than one or two guys every decade or so.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and an influential figure in higher education, the Roman Catholic Church, and national and international affairs, died on Thursday, February 27, at 97.
Posted by Sparrow (# 2458) on
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Just seen that Leonard Nimoy has died.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Farewell Leonard Nimoy.
You lived long and prospered.
Posted by Og: Thread Killer (# 3200) on
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His last tweet is going to be on tshirts for years.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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He has finally Beamed Up.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Sad loss. He was a superb and wise man, not just in his character, but in real life.
RIP.
Posted by ChastMastr (# 716) on
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God bless him.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Points for three people.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Malcolm Boyd is running with Jesus.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
Malcolm Boyd is running with Jesus.
I hadn't thought about him in years. Back in college -- quite a few years ago -- I was a big fan of his books. Then he came and spoke on campus and I was very disillusioned with him.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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Chicago White Sox great Minnie Minoso is now playing in the hereafter.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
Malcolm Boyd is running with Jesus.
I hadn't thought about him in years. Back in college -- quite a few years ago -- I was a big fan of his books. Then he came and spoke on campus and I was very disillusioned with him.
Just out of curioisity, may I ask what you found disillusioning about him?
I never read his books, but from second-hand reports, some it sounded kinda cheezy.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Stetson:
quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
Malcolm Boyd is running with Jesus.
I hadn't thought about him in years. Back in college -- quite a few years ago -- I was a big fan of his books. Then he came and spoke on campus and I was very disillusioned with him.
Just out of curioisity, may I ask what you found disillusioning about him?
I never read his books, but from second-hand reports, some it sounded kinda cheezy.
He was very rude, very egotistical. He was actually a bit of a prima donna.
(Yeah, the books are rather cheesy, but I was very young at the time and quite impressed with them.)
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I have some friends who will mourn him deeply. He was the spiritual director of one woman I know.
Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on
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Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons, has died aged 59. A brilliant and generous man.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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So we bid farewell to Terry Pratchett. A bringer of joy to so many, in later life he made us think hard about our choice in mortality. Ultimately a choice it seems he has not made.
We wish you hats as splendid in the next life as you wore in this.
*Hugs to Granny Weatherax*
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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I forgot to put him on my "Kiss of Life" list this year.
It's 34 points I wouldn't have wanted anyway.
RIP Sir Terry.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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(okay, that could be in the RIP thread when it happens, but here for now)
Posted by An die Freude (# 14794) on
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Rumour has it that Vladimir Putin may be dead, gone, or ill with aggressive cancer. If so, I guess it proves what many poets have written - that Death is a democrat.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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Which is why the game requires the death to be reported by a reputable source. Too many unverified rumors. Fidel Castro has been "dead" at least five different times to my memory...
Posted by An die Freude (# 14794) on
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I am aware of that rule, but it is also not uncommon for the thread to be on the lookout for someone seemingly moving towards the exit, lex Michael Schumacher and others.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Well, Putin seems pretty dead now, doesn't he?
Meanwhile, Andy Rogers of Free is no longer All Right Now.
AG
Posted by Matt Black (# 2210) on
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Keep those eyes peeled for Shaw Taylor's obit. Only dix points, mind.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Vale, Malcolm Fraser.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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(Del Segno scored ... Mal's been looking so fit in recent years I thought he give us a few years yet).
Posted by Dal Segno (# 14673) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Zappa:
(Del Segno scored ... Mal's been looking so fit in recent years I thought he give us a few years yet).
Now I feel bad. I've already lost two from my list
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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John Renbourn, folk musician and songwriter, has died at 70.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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I'm positive no one had him, but Gary Dahl is now selling Pets Rocks of Ages.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
John Renbourn, folk musician and songwriter, has died at 70.
Not dead but currently in intensive care is another prominent singer/songwriter:
Joni Mitchell. I hope it's not too serious
Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on
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Cynthia Lennon, first wife of John, has died.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Robert Schuller has joined the choir of the great glass cathedral in the sky.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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The scores at the moment are:
Leading the death pickers is Gwai with 75 points. Then comes Cottontail with 58 and Dal Segno with 50. These three each have 2 from their list who will not feature in 2016 and they jointly lead the "Quality not Quantity" leaderboard.
The first anticipated death of the year was Leon Brittan who netted North East Quine the "Inside Track with the Grim Reaper" award.
The most recent death was Robert Schuller (as noted above) and if nobody else were to die this year Lyda*Rose would win the "Sudden Death" award.
Three people have scored on the "Why Does it Always Happen To Me" leaderboard. balaam and piglet for Terry Pratchett and Og: Thread Killer for Edward Brooke.
Apart from the two mentioned above this years celebrities who will not see the 2016 new year firework shows are Abdullah al Saud, Leonard Nimmoy, Sam Simon, Terry Pratchett and Malcolm Fraser. There are reports that Mullah Fazlullah has been killed but these are not yet confirmed so I am awaiting further news, as is la vie en rouge.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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quote:
Originally posted by The Rogue:
... on the "Why Does it Always Happen To Me" leaderboard. balaam and piglet for Terry Pratchett ...
I always feel a wee bit guilty if I take someone off my list and they snuff it the following year.
Maybe I'll leave Robert Mugabe off next year ... ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Piglet, that is sooooo tempting!
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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Stan Freberg has died.
As has The Dukes of Hazard's James Best
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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As reported elsewhere on the Ship Richie Benaud has died aged 84.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
As reported elsewhere on the Ship Richie Benaud has died aged 84.
Richie was one of the few modern commentators I never got the chance to meet. I used to work at a cricket ground and met many of them for ODIs about 10 years ago.
He always seemed a perfect gentleman. Those are 16 points I didn't really want.
Mourning, everyone.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Hedgehog:
Stan Freberg has died.
Stan was a brilliant radio artist (I think that's the word), using that medium in a way that neither the written word nor any kind of screen can. How else, as in his words can you, "Fill Lake Michigan with icecream!"
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Dr Margaret Rule, archaelogical director of the Mary Rose excavation, has died. One of the people responsible for my love of history, nothing this side of dementia can erase being glued to the TV watching the ship break surface for the first time since 1545.
Between her and Ritchie, it's put a bit of a damper on the day. Two lives well lived.
AG
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Günter Grass has died at 87.
Posted by la vie en rouge (# 10688) on
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Originally posted by The Rogue:
There are reports that Mullah Fazlullah has been killed but these are not yet confirmed so I am awaiting further news, as is la vie en rouge.
Nah. He’s alive. When the CIA blow up the Taliban high command, they aren’t shy about letting everyone know about it.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Ronnie Carroll is crooning among the stars.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Percy Sledge is now loving angels instead.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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Y'all won't know him, but Vernon Peeples is now giving the Angels belly laughs and teaching them that mullet (the fish, not the hair style) are actually birds.
Rest in Peace, honorable Sir.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Chicago, is dead at the age of 78. I think I may be the only one with him on my list.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Mary Doyle Keefe, the model who Norman Rockwell used for his iconic World War II poster Rosie the Riveter, has finished fighting the good fight.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Keith Harris has gone to headline the ventriloquist act at the pearly gates.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Tire manufacturer François Michelin is outfitting the chariots of the gods.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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The Belgian footballer, Gregory Mertens has, as had been expected, died after suffering heart failure during a football match on Monday.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Ben E King has joined the heavenly choir.
AG
Posted by balaam (# 4543) on
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Ruth Rendell is no more.
But who dun it?
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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I think it is valid to note that Rebecca Ellison has died. While not famous herself, her passing has been widely reported, because she is married to some lad who kicks a football about.
Posted by Uncle Pete (# 10422) on
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Ruth Rendall has died.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
I think it is valid to note that Rebecca Ellison has died. While not famous herself, her passing has been widely reported, because she is married to some lad who kicks a football about.
Although I had never heard of her, I found myself feeling very sad when I read the story - not just for the loss of such a young life, but because they seemed to be devoted to each other, which is something of a rarity in Mr. Ferdinand's profession.
May she rest in peace.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate is now serenading the angels.
Posted by An die Freude (# 14794) on
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I can't find the thread from 2014, but I believe I had the North Korean general who was supposedly executed the other day - but removed him for this year because the country seemed to stabilise.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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King of the Blues, B.B. King has died.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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quote:
Originally posted by lilBuddha:
King of the Blues, B.B. King has died.
The thrill really is gone.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Happy Rockefeller, wife of former New York governor and U.S. vice-president Nelson Rockefeller, is enjoying happiness in heaven.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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John Nash, the mathematician who inspired the movie A Beautiful Mind, died along with his wife in a taxi accident.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
John Nash, the mathematician who inspired the movie A Beautiful Mind, died along with his wife in a taxi accident.
Geez. What were the odds?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Anne Meara, a very fine comedienne, has passed. I used to enjoy watching and listening to her routines with her husband Jerry Stiller, when I was a kid.
Posted by Kyzyl (# 374) on
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Author Tanith Lee
Tor Page
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Jack D'Arcy from Gregory's girl has died. I do think that anyone from that film deserves a mention.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Don't think many spotted this coming. Charles Kennedy, the former Lib Dem leader, has died. Ridiculously young too, I might add.
RIP Charlie.
Posted by Heavenly Anarchist (# 13313) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sipech:
Don't think many spotted this coming. Charles Kennedy, the former Lib Dem leader, has died. Ridiculously young too, I might add.
RIP Charlie.
Very sad, he was a good and principled man.
Posted by Uncle Pete (# 10422) on
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Jacques Parizeau est mort, Jacques Parizeau has died.
Premier of Québec during the almost-successful sovereignty referendum in 1995, he will be forever remembered, against his will, in Canada as famously blaming his defeat on bankers and the ethnic vote. (aka J*w* and n***ers) His supporters are trying to whitewash his reputation, but to me he stands as a shining example of never giving a public speech while drunk.
Nevertheless, he was a brilliant economist, who did some fine things. His family will miss him.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist:
quote:
Originally posted by Sipech:
Don't think many spotted this coming. Charles Kennedy, the former Lib Dem leader, has died. Ridiculously young too, I might add.
RIP Charlie.
Very sad, he was a good and principled man.
Probably too principled for party politics. This is very sad.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Shocked and saddened to hear of Charles Kennedy's death - way too young, and by all accounts a decent and honourable man.
RIP.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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Pete wrote:
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in Canada as famously blaming his defeat on bankers and the ethnic vote. (aka J*w* and n***ers)
Actually, it was "money and the ethnic vote", and while I have heard the first part interpreted as anti-semitic, I think it's just as plausible that he meant the corporate money that had been poured into things like the Unity Rally.
I know all respectable, tolerant Just Society fans are supposed to be appalled at what Parizeau said, and I was too. That said, as an Albertan, I've lost track of the number of times I've heard someone in polite company say "The reason Alberta is such a right-wing backwater is because of all the American farmers who moved there in the early 20th Century", without provoking anything but murmurs of assent.
[ 02. June 2015, 14:52: Message edited by: Stetson ]
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Tariq Aziz, a Chaldean Catholic and deputy prime minister of Iraq under Sadaam Hussein, and familiar to American TV viewers as the voice of Iraq during the Iraq War, is (let us hope) advocating the cause of persecuted Christians at the only throne that matters.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
Tariq Aziz, a Chaldean Catholic and deputy prime minister of Iraq under Sadaam Hussein, and familiar to American TV viewers as the voice of Iraq during the Iraq War, is (let us hope) advocating the cause of persecuted Christians at the only throne that matters.
Well, whatever else may be said about the regime Aziz served, it did, if largely by default, keep the country's Christian population relatively well protected.
[ 05. June 2015, 17:18: Message edited by: Stetson ]
Posted by basso (# 4228) on
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Ronnie Gilbert has died.
I'm not really a folkie, but she was part of my youth. Songs like "The Golden Vanity" I'll always hear in her voice.
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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14 points for anyone who had James Last
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger:
14 points for anyone who had James Last
Back in the 1970's he was my parent's #1 choice. No party or BBQ was complete without his classics arrangements played very loud!
I expect the Heavenly harps will be drowned out at times.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Hermann Zapf creator of the Zapf Dingbats, Palatino, Optima, and many other fonts has died.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Cookery writer and home economist Marguerite Patten has died at 99.
I hope the funeral spread will do her justice.
AG
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Ron Moody will be imploring the cherubim to "pick a pocket or two".
Posted by marzipan (# 9442) on
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Christopher Lee has died aged 93 (I thought he was much younger!)
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Its a bad day for cinematic bad guys.
Posted by Og: Thread Killer (# 3200) on
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quote:
Originally posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger:
14 points for anyone who had James Last
My childhood is dying off.
Thankfully things keep being added to replace them.
![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
Not sure I should be happy about getting points. ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif)
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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Harry Rowolht died on June 15. I have his translation of Winnie-the-Pooh, obtained back when I was trying to learn German.
Hey, it is important to learn how to say "Rum-tum-tiddly-um" in a foreign language! Otherwise people think you are illiterate!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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James Horner, the film score composer who wrote the music for Titanic, has died in a transport accident.
Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on
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Sir Christopher Woodhead, former chief inspector of schools in England, has died aged 68.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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I really hope that Donald Featherstone doesn't cover the heavenly lawn with pink flamingoes.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Will 8 angels be enough to greet him? Actor Dick Van Patten will now find out.
[ 24. June 2015, 06:27: Message edited by: lilBuddha ]
Posted by LeRoc (# 3216) on
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On a small theatre stage up there, Dutch singer Thé Lau is teaching the angels about his love for language.
A hero of mine. He is missed.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Steed has gone
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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quote:
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Steed has gone
The quintessential English Gentleman!
Posted by Celtic Knotweed (# 13008) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
quote:
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Steed has gone
The quintessential English Gentleman!
Sandemaniac and I discovered this whilst having a pre-dinner drink earlier this evening. We raised our glasses to the gentleman, having watched the Avengers episode which starred Christopher Lee the other week in memory of Mr Lee.
Posted by Uncle Pete (# 10422) on
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If my parents and some of us kids were playing cards, the game was abandoned (to resume later) when the Avengers' theme song was played. It was family hour on the telly.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Chris Squire bassist of the group Yes has been found dead.
Posted by Matt Black (# 2210) on
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Sir Nicholas Winton, the 'British Schindler', has now himself been saved by a higher power.
Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt Black:
Sir Nicholas Winton, the 'British Schindler', has now himself been saved by a higher power.
Goodness! I was talking about him yesterday . I know his daughter. He would have been minus points though!
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt Black:
Sir Nicholas Winton, the 'British Schindler', has now himself been saved by a higher power.
The article calls him a "reluctant" hero. And whilst I recognise this is poor reporting skill, I would point out he not not at all reluctant in his heroism. He was reluctant in the desire to seek praise for it.
Posted by Matt Black (# 2210) on
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Agreed totally.
Meanwhile....
Douze points for Val Doonican
[ 02. July 2015, 09:50: Message edited by: Matt Black ]
Posted by Japes (# 5358) on
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12 points for me!
Luckily no one was in the workshop when I said this accidentally in my out loud voice..
Posted by Bishops Finger (# 5430) on
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No disrespect to the late great Ron Moody (MHRIPARIG), but we sometimes tend to forget that Dickens' Fagin - the deliberate corrupter of children - is one of the nastiest and most evil characters in English literature.
I'll get me tatty ol' coat......
Ian J.
Posted by Kyzyl (# 374) on
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No more Jerry Weintraub Productions
New York Time Weintraub
Posted by Alaric the Goth (# 511) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
Chris Squire bassist of the group Yes has been found dead.
Indeed, sadly. I only went to see them once, at Manchester Apollo I believe, in 1998. Chris Squire was one of my favourite members of the band, and the person mos t consistently in 'Yes'.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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17 points if you had Omar Sharif.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Roger Rees has died.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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The Heavenly Chorus is now enriched by the magnificent voice of Jon Vickers. I saw/heard him several times at the Metropolitan Opera, and his Parsifal will stay with me forever.
Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on
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Very sad to hear of the death of Jules Bianchi, aged just 25.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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...he was my substitute, if any of my first team popped off before January 1st.
Probably inevitable given what happened, and no-one goes into motor racing not knowing there's a risk, but all the same...
AG
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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It is always risky, but he is the first death in the sport since Ayrton Senna, so these days it is a comparatively safe sport. Injuries are always a possibility, but death or serious,life changing, injury are very rare these days. This is a sad loss to the sport, and to his friends and family.
I saw an suggestion that Owen Chadwick has died - can anyone confirm or deny this?
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Looks like as if Owen Chadwick died on Friday 17 July - it's all over Twitter and on his Wikipedia page referencing Life at Selwyn
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Well-known novelist E. L. Doctorow has died. I heard him speak about ten years ago, and have an autographed copy of his "City of God."
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Just heard on the BBC that actor Theodore Bikel has died. He's someone else I saw perform live (twice as Tevye and once in a solo concert of folk songs, etc.)
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Former star of The Apprentice, Stuart Baggs, is now trying to flog harps to angels. 27 is no age to go.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, former president of India died this week - he was a good guy, deeply interested in working with young people. He was also one of the primary folk in the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Bombs and rockets as well, but I'd rather remember him for other reasons.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sipech:
Former star of The Apprentice, Stuart Baggs, is now trying to flog harps to angels. 27 is no age to go.
Oh wow. I mean he was a total jerk, but that is par for the course. I think he had a lot of potential as a businessman, given time.
Posted by la vie en rouge (# 10688) on
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Taken my predilection for picking members of the Taliban high command, I am rather surprised that Mullah Omar never featured on any of my lists. Not that he would have counted for any points anyway, since he apparently shuffled off his mortal coil in 2013.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Cilla Black has died - age 72. 28 points if anyone had her.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Cilla Black and Paul O'Grady filmed a pilot show for a Marks and Gran sitcom about 18 months ago. It looked promising and I assumed it was Paul O'Grady's health held it back, but maybe it was both of them.
They got bored of the official warm up guy's efforts* part way through the filming and took over, which was hilarious, as they started telling stories of their friendship, things they've done on holiday together. They both came over as incredibly warm and wanting to give people a good time.
* Live recordings of TV shows employ a comic to warm up the audience and keep them "entertained" while the set is reset. From experience these are second string comics and don't change their material that often, if at all. I've seen the artists get as fed up of the same old same old jokes and cynicism a few times and start chatting to the audience themselves. Or cover when the guy for hire hasn't turned up, which is a whole lot better.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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Les Munro has rejoined his squadron.
AG
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Probably not on anyone's list, and possibly not well-known outside Canada, but television presenter, designer and Personality I Didn't Know Was a Newfoundlander Chris Hyndman has died, aged only 49.
RIP.
[ 04. August 2015, 20:46: Message edited by: Piglet ]
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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10 points for anyone who had George Cole
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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quote:
Originally posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger:
10 points for anyone who had George Cole
He was so brilliant for so long it is hard to choose his best role - perhaps Sir Giles in Blott on the Landscape?
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Piglet:
Probably not on anyone's list, and possibly not well-known outside Canada, but television presenter, designer and Personality I Didn't Know Was a Newfoundlander Chris Hyndman has died, aged only 49.
RIP.
I was so shocked to read about Chris's death.
I used to watch "Steven and Chris" when it showed here a few years ago. Delightful man.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
quote:
Originally posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger:
10 points for anyone who had George Cole
He was so brilliant for so long it is hard to choose his best role - perhaps Sir Giles in Blott on the Landscape?
I wall always remember him as Arthur Daley (or Flash Harry, a pre-cursor I guess). I know he did so many other things since that time, but he made that role his own, made the character type - loveable wheeling-dealing rogue - his own style.
The fact that Arthur Daley has become a watchword for a dodgy dealer. Rather than, say, Lovejoy (who was not dissimilar, and early).
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
quote:
Originally posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger:
10 points for anyone who had George Cole
He was so brilliant for so long it is hard to choose his best role - perhaps Sir Giles in Blott on the Landscape?
I wall always remember him as Arthur Daley (or Flash Harry, a pre-cursor I guess). I know he did so many other things since that time, but he made that role his own, made the character type - loveable wheeling-dealing rogue - his own style.
The fact that Arthur Daley has become a watchword for a dodgy dealer. Rather than, say, Lovejoy (who was not dissimilar, and early).
I can't imagine any character played by George Cole being nasty: that's why he employed "Minder". OTOH, Ian McShane (who played Lovejoy) does look potentially evil (so will never go short of work) and never needed a minder.
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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A couple that I haven't seen mentioned (apologies if I've missed them):
WWF/E legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Doyen of horse racing commentators Sir Peter O'Sullevan
[ 07. August 2015, 18:33: Message edited by: The Phantom Flan Flinger ]
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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quote:
Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
Taken my predilection for picking members of the Taliban high command, I am rather surprised that Mullah Omar never featured on any of my lists. Not that he would have counted for any points anyway, since he apparently shuffled off his mortal coil in 2013.
I've checked back and nobody had him in 2013 or 2014 so the scores for those years do not need to be adjusted.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Since I last summarised the state of play in April we have lost another 6 celebrities on our lists giving a total for the year of 13. The average age at death of these daisy pusher-uppers is a little over 80.
Leading our main competition is Cottontail with 90 points, followed by Gwai (75) and Dal Segno (50). In total 19 people have scored any points so 25 need to work on their predictive skills for next year. Although there are still five months left this year for any late rallies.
The quantity, not quality award is currently shared between Cottontail and Sipech with three each.
As things stand the most recent death was Val Doonican which would mean that Japes and Auntie Doris would share the Sudden Death award if nobody else on our lists were to die.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
... Lovejoy ... never needed a minder.
He did have Eric and Tinker Dill looking out for him though. Anyway, he operated the nice end of Essex, where chaps are gentlemen*.
[tangent]
* The auction-rooms in the books identified as that of the villain Charlie Gimbert were actually those in which my late father-in-law spent his entire career. He wasn't a villain though ...
[/tangent]
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Susan Sheridan who played Trillion in HHGTG, has died.
I have also hear suggestions that David Nobbs - writer of Reginald Perrin - has died, but no confirmation yet. Reggie Perrin was one of the most brilliant series ever when it first aired.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
I have also hear suggestions that David Nobbs - writer of Reginald Perrin - has died, but no confirmation yet. Reggie Perrin was one of the most brilliant series ever when it first aired.
This is sadly true. David Nobbs was a brilliant writer, Perrin was only the most prominent of his creations. Here's his website.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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I can't believe that John Scott, Organist and Director of Music of Saint Thomas Church and Choir School in New York, and before that at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, has died. I had the privilege of hearing him just two weeks ago (as well as previously).
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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I was just coming to post this, Pigwidgeon. Very sad indeed - we met him a few times through the Cathedral Organists' Association. A gentleman and a truly gifted musician.
May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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12 points to anyone who had Stephen Lewis (aka Smiler from Last of the Summer Wine).
Source
Thanks for making us laugh.
Posted by basso (# 4228) on
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It's a little sad that this went nearly unnoticed. I didn't see an obituary until I got a copy of today's FT.
Frances Kelsey has died. Most won't recall her name, but she was the FDA scientist who prevented the approval in the USA for the sale of thalidomide.
In an era of distrust of government, she's an example of its power for good.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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I did notice this (BBC web site, I think), and thought she did do a great job. I wish we had had someone like her in this country.
Posted by Baker (# 18458) on
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This is my first post on these fora. I found this place while looking for info on Martin Crowe, and as I play two other death pools, decided to register. I'll see you all for the 2016 game! The rules here seem to be pretty much the same as in the other places I play
This will give me a chance to have three different lists. So many celebrities, so little time.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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quote:
Originally posted by basso:
It's a little sad that this went nearly unnoticed. I didn't see an obituary until I got a copy of today's FT.
Frances Kelsey has died. Most won't recall her name, but she was the FDA scientist who prevented the approval in the USA for the sale of thalidomide.
In an era of distrust of government, she's an example of its power for good.
Paywall nonsense, Frances Kelsey.
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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RIP Batgirl
[ 19. August 2015, 09:31: Message edited by: The Phantom Flan Flinger ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Suvra Mukherjee, wife of the President of India has died aged 74.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks, has died.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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The angels are screaming in delighted horror as Wes Craven joins the the DGA*
*Director's Guild of the Afterlife
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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We bid farewell to Dean Jones. I must admit, I didn't know he had still been around.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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No more kicks on Route 66, Martin Milner now patrolling under a higher authority.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Former England cricket captain, Brian Close, is now teaching batting techniques to the seraphim.
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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As Eric Morecambe used to say, you could always tell the cricket season had arrived by the sound of leather on Brian Close. A truly fearless man.
AG
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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I should have left Sir David Willcocks, former choirmaster of King's College on my list; he's now hearing his magnificent descants* being sung by the Heavenly Choir.
May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
* Obviously they're the descants used in Heaven - if they aren't, I'm going t'other way.
[ 17. September 2015, 15:04: Message edited by: Piglet ]
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Brian Sewell has died. Apparently, he was as grumpy and miserable as his public persona indicated
Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on
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Anyone have Jackie Collins?
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Tributes are coming in for American theologian Phyllis Tickle whose death has been announced tonight.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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It really is over now that it's over. Baseball great Yogi Berra has died at the age of 90. Ten points to anyone who had him on their list.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
It really is over now that it's over. Baseball great Yogi Berra has died at the age of 90. Ten points to anyone who had him on their list.
“You should always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise, they won’t come to yours.” - Yogi Berra, R.I.P.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
It really is over now that it's over. Baseball great Yogi Berra has died at the age of 90. Ten points to anyone who had him on their list.
He is on my list. I thought that would protect him. I must be losing my touch.
Posted by Trudy Scrumptious (# 5647) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
It really is over now that it's over. Baseball great Yogi Berra has died at the age of 90. Ten points to anyone who had him on their list.
For my purposes I often think this thread should be renamed "What, were they still alive??"
Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on
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The Typhoon has blown its last.
Frank Tyson dies at 85. I guess I'd better go to the cricket thread as well.
AG
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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The best leader the Labour Party never had has died at 98.
I didn't agree with all his politics or actions but he was solid as a rock, possessed moral and physical courage and was the only member of the Labour frontbench Thatcher had real reason to fear.
RIP Denis, united with Edna now.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Goodness - he was definitely on my "I thought he'd been dead for years" list.
RIP.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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He wasn't on Spike's "I thought he'd been dead for years" list. Two points.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Heaven will be enjoying some Creole and Cajun cooking now that Paul Prudhomme has arrived.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Farewell Hugh Scully. You were one of the key elements that made up Sunday tea time, along with the blue tablecloth, the smell of pâté and the taste of buttered crumpets.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
Heaven will be enjoying some Creole and Cajun cooking now that Paul Prudhomme has arrived.
Food will now be better in the afterlife. And a twins' reunion.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Former Conservation foreign secretary, deputy prime minister and chancellor of the exchequerGeoffrey Howe has died at 88.
David Cameron paid tribute to him in that article. I wish he and Osborne listened to him a bit more, for despite being a Thatcherite Tory he had ten times the empathy they show, possibly a consequence of attending Winchester (a genuine centre of excellence, if an expensive one) rather than Eton (where they teach beagling and some truly stupid games).
Posted by Albertus (# 13356) on
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Agreed. And of course one of the three Welshmen (none of whom was Neil Kinnock- others were Hezza and Tristan Garel-Jones who was the fixer behind the scenes) who brought down Thatch.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Any other previous Chancellors of the Exchequer starting to feel nervous after the last week? Nigel Lawson? John Major?
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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Anyone have Gordon Honeycombed?
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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One of Everton's finest, Howard Kendall has died at the age of 69.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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I don't think he was on anyone's list this year, but Labour MP Michael Meacher has died at the age of 75.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Another one from the I-didn't-know-she-was-still-alive files, actress Maureen O'Hara has died at 95.
Posted by Baker (# 18458) on
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My favorite role for her was as Mrs. McLintock, opposite John Wayne.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Lisa Jardine, the oldest daughter of Jacob Bronowski, but an amazing broadcaster, polymath and academic in her own right, died yesterday.
I saw her chair a discussion at the IWM last year on the place of the WW1 artists in history, which was fascinating. As well as chairing that discussion, she wrote something on the new WW1 galleries that the art exhibition accompanied.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Philip French, long time Observer film critic, has gone to the great Odeon in the sky.
[ 30. October 2015, 18:08: Message edited by: ArachnidinElmet ]
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Al Molinaro, character actor on Happy Days, The Odd Couple, etc., has died at 96.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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Yep, yep, yep.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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A new prosecutor for the afterlife, [URL=Former U.S. senator, actor Fred Thompson dies: report http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0SQ2HD20151101]Fred Thompson dies. [/URL]
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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It's going to be a busy day for St Peter:
Playwright and actor Colin Welland has died at 81.
England batsman Tom Graveney at 88.
And
the voice of Radio 4 for many years, Peter Donaldson at just 70.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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Helmut Schmidt has died. I think I had him on my list years ago (when I concentrated on international political figures).
Meanwhile, yet another musical figure has joined the choir, with the passing of Allen Toussaint.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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It's the time of year when Mr Rogue earns his crust. One of racing's greatest jockeys in an era of great jockeys has died. Pat Eddery was just 63.
RIP Pat, and thanks.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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Carol Doda dies at age 78
Not sure how far her fame spread outside of San Francisco, but her act at the Condor was a must-see for years, for San Francisco tourists.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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Not the member of Motorhead I had expected to go, but Phil Taylor has died.
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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Yes, farewell Helmut Schmidt: not only Chancellor of Germany but also a gifted pianist - the recording he is on the the JSBach concerto for four pianos and orchestra is fantastic. He also recorded the Mozart concert for three pianos for EMI, while he was Chancellor.
Now that's what I call a politician with 'hinterland'.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Warren Mitchell has died. He will be known forever for playing the bigoted Alf Garnett in Til Death Us Do Part.
I can't help thinking how apposite it is for him to die now, the day after the attacks in Paris.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
Warren Mitchell has died. He will be known forever for playing the bigoted Alf Garnett in Til Death Us Do Part.
I can't help thinking how apposite it is for him to die now, the day after the attacks in Paris.
Interesting that he was only six years older than the guy who played the son-in-law(Cheri Blair's father). Whereas on All In The Family, the American knockoff, the difference between the actors playing those characters(the SIL being being the film director Rob Reiner) was 23 years.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Madam Cyn, the brothel keeper Cynthia Payne has died aged 82. She campaigned to relax the sex laws in the UK and stood as an MP for the Payne and Pleasure party but was never elected.
Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on
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Well, I just wanted to point out that I am heading into the home stretch with a clean sheet. If you want to feel confident about making it through 2016, PM me and I'll consider putting you on my list. For appropriate consideration, of course.
Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
Well, I just wanted to point out that I am heading into the home stretch with a clean sheet. If you want to feel confident about making it through 2016, PM me and I'll consider putting you on my list. For appropriate consideration, of course.
Me too. It's remarkable how some of my nominees are now bouncing around in apparent full health.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Tree Bee:
quote:
Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
Well, I just wanted to point out that I am heading into the home stretch with a clean sheet. If you want to feel confident about making it through 2016, PM me and I'll consider putting you on my list. For appropriate consideration, of course.
Me too. It's remarkable how some of my nominees are now bouncing around in apparent full health.
Especially those who were diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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An unwanted 60 points for anyone who had Jonah Lomu.
40 is way too young - condolences to the rugby fraternity in New Zealand and beyond.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Not only phenomenal on the pitch but someone who raised the profile of the sport. I'm not particularly a rugby fan but I knew about him and exclaimed out loud when I saw about his death.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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P. F. Sloan, writer of "Eve of Destruction" and many other songs of my teens has died at age 70.
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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Not somebody who was widely known, and unlikely to be reported by mainstream news outlets, but former Yorkshire Television / ITV announcer Redvers Kyle has gone to the great continuity booth in the sky.
Posted by Ann (# 94) on
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Henry VIII has died (as has Captain Beaky)
[ 21. November 2015, 23:08: Message edited by: Ann ]
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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What you mean is Captain Beaky has died. Everything else he did pales beside that. He is probably turning in his grave already that this is what most people remember him for.
The bravest animals in the land are Captain Beaky and his band
That's Timid Toad, Reckless Rat, Artful Owl and Batty Bat
They march through the woodlands singing songs
That tell how they have righted wrongs
A work of utter genius.
Posted by Jack the Lass (# 3415) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
The bravest animals in the land are Captain Beaky and his band
That's Timid Toad, Reckless Rat, Artful Owl and Batty Bat
They march through the woodlands singing songs
That tell how they have righted wrongs
Hissing Sid is innocent!
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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Je Suis Hissing Sid.
Posted by An die Freude (# 14794) on
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Not likely to be very missed, but Jihadi John appears to have been killed.
On the other hand, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, previously thought to be dead, at the moment appears to still be among the living. For now.
What's the current score, by the way?
Posted by Baker (# 18458) on
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When will the 2016 game be posted? I don't want to miss it!
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Like Christmas I resist the urge to start the Death Pool earlier each year.
Posted by Baker (# 18458) on
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It's December!
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Baker:
It's December!
And it's still too early. By about a fortnight IMO.
Posted by Uncle Pete (# 10422) on
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On reviewing my 2015 list, I noted that I had forgotten Max Keeping on my list. I hereby claim 27 points for the late, local, broadcaster. He died (not before time) on October 1, 2015, aged 73.
Max Keeping
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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In the four months since my last report just three of our celebrities have died. Max Keeping (as noted above), Denis Healey and Mohammed Emwazi. Good points to An die Freude for the last of these. Can we try to keep me a bit busier in next year's game which has now been opened, please?
Top of the leaderboard is Cottontail with 90 points. Then Gwai & An die Freude with 75 & 73 respectively.
Cottontail also leads the Quantity, not Quality standings with Sipech. They have three each, one ahead of Gwai, Dal Segno, Japes and Stejjie. 22 of the 44 Shipmate entrants this year have yet to score.
If nobody else dies this year (and our current form suggests this is a distinct possibility) the Sudden Death award will go to An die Freude for Mohammed Emwazi.
The new Why Does it Always Happen to Me award is currently going balaam's way who took Terry Pratchett and BB King off this year's list. I'm sure they would like to thank you.
The average age at death of the 16 celebrities whose deaths have been successfully predicted this year is 77.5 years.
Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on
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William McIlvanney has died.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Redoubtable actor Robert Loggia is worth 15 last minute points if anyone had him.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Nicholas Smith, the last surviving member of the cast of Are You Being Served? has died.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Piglet:
Nicholas Smith, the last surviving member of the cast of Are You Being Served? has died.
He is not the one I would have suspected would be the last. The end of a particular era in British comedy.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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Holly Woodlawn.
Believe it or not, I have actually seen her in a movie, Andy Warhol's Trash.
Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on
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quote:
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Top of the leaderboard is Cottontail with 90 points. Then Gwai & An die Freude with 75 & 73 respectively.
Cottontail also leads the Quantity, not Quality standings with Sipech. They have three each, one ahead of Gwai, Dal Segno, Japes and Stejjie. 22 of the 44 Shipmate entrants this year have yet to score.
Yikes! I thought I was doing very averagely. Now I am asking myself: Do I really want to win this. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
(Actually, I am slightly chuffed, which makes me a bad bad human.)
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Anthony Valentine, possibly one of the smoothest baddies on television, has died.
I wasn't a fan of Colditz, but he was rather delicious in Raffles.
Posted by Matt Black (# 2210) on
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With apologies for the Daily Heil link, Rosco P Coltrane has failed to arrest his last Duke
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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OK, this was reported here 3 days after his death. In April.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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RIP Colonel Potter.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Am I missing something? He died 4 years ago.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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For some weird reason his death notice is going all around FB today. Is it his birthday?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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No, just checked, Born 10th April 1915 according to IMDb.com
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Morgan did die in early December, so I can understand the confusion there. James Best, maybe seen in a roundup of this year's deaths?
Two such announcements in a row had me thinking I was missing something.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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quote:
Originally posted by lilBuddha:
Morgan did die in early December, so I can understand the confusion there. James Best, maybe seen in a roundup of this year's deaths?
Early December of 2011.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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If he had just died he would have scored zero points for anyone that chose him.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Not likely on anyone's list, but Native American activist John Trudel has died.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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quote:
Originally posted by lilBuddha:
Am I missing something? He died 4 years ago.
My apologies - I think I clicked a link on FB, and assumed it was "current".
I've also seen several recent references on FB to the death of Dave Brubeck, who died in 2012 according to Wikipedia.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Annette Funicello seems to die about every six months.
Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on
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Not sure how well he was known furth of Scotland, but Prof Howard Marshall has died, aged 81.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
Annette Funicello seems to die about every six months.
Has anyone else noticed that the periphery of their Facebook page regularly has headlines suggesting either (a) the death of Angela Lansbury/Dame Maggie Smith/Cher/Sally Field* or (b) the irretrievable breakdown of a royal marriage?
Doesn't that sort of thing count as libel?
* delete as appropriate
Posted by Trudy Scrumptious (# 5647) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Piglet:
quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
Annette Funicello seems to die about every six months.
Has anyone else noticed that the periphery of their Facebook page regularly has headlines suggesting either (a) the death of Angela Lansbury/Dame Maggie Smith/Cher/Sally Field* or (b) the irretrievable breakdown of a royal marriage?
Doesn't that sort of thing count as libel?
* delete as appropriate
I often wonder about that myself. I mean it's just obvious click-bait, but I've seen both Cher and Sally Field "Facebook ad-dead" in the past week. Maybe the celebs in question just don't think it's worth suing these companies for such clearly fake death stories?
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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They keep doing that to Betty White, which is just Not OK.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Brings Emily Dickinson to mind.
Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on
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Author Peter Dickinson has gone.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Press Association are reporting that former football pundit, Jimmy Hill, has died at the age of 87.
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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Confirmed by BBC
May his chin be in heaven 10 minutes before the rest of him.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger:
Confirmed by BBC
May his chin be in heaven 10 minutes before the rest of him.
Every professional footballer should say a big thank you to the late Jimmy Hill for his near single-handed campaign to remove the £20 per week wage limit for footballers.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Conductor Kurt Masur has died at age 88.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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It's a busy day, with the latest addition being Lord Janner. 13 points for whoever had him.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Meadowlark Lemon, the "clown prince" of basketball's barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters, has died at 83.
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Influential in many ways cinematographer Haskell Wexler has died.
*a cinematographer is one of a good director's best friends.
S/he helps create the "look" of a film.
Posted by Kittyville (# 16106) on
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Lemmy Kilmister has regrettably stolen a march on Schroedinger's Cat (see 2016 Death Pool thread) and gone early.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Spike has him as a "carryover" too.
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on
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He is a sad loss, as a through-and-through rocker. I am amazed that he made it to 70, given his lifestyle.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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According to the Telegraph, the poor bloke had been diagnosed with cancer just a couple of days before he died.
Heaven will be a tad noisier - RIP.
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on
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Stevie Wright of the Easybeats has also gone to the big rock concert in the sky. He was the first Oz based rocker to make it internationally. He was 68.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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A reminder that there are only a few hours to post your lists for 2016 on the new thread.
Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on
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Another one gone to the great gig in the sky...
Specials drummer John Bradbury
Posted by balaam (# 4543) on
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The speech is written, when is the glittering prizegiving?
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Time is now up for all those celebrities who wanted to show us that their time is not up. As it may take a few days for news to filter through completely I will wait a bit until I am sure that the Church Times has had ample opportunity to gather its reports and update its obituary columns before making my final report.
Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on
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Is it true that this year's cash prize is double what it was last year?
Posted by Kittyville (# 16106) on
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Trapper John has snuck in at the last minute.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
Is it true that this year's cash prize is double what it was last year?
Yes. The winner must nominate a charity for it to go to.
Posted by guinness girl (# 4391) on
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so who won?
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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I was wondering that, but I was too polite to ask.
I'm 100% sure it wasn't me though - I suspect that, like old Norwegian Eurovision entrants, I finished up with nul points
[ 11. January 2016, 02:27: Message edited by: Piglet ]
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Sorry, still working on it. Should be sometime this week.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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At last I have the results. Fanfare, please.
The winner of the Inside Track with the Grim Reaper award (first death of the year) is North East Quine, ably assisted by Leon Brittan.
The Sudden Death Award (last death) is shared between Schroedinger's Cat and Spike for Lemmy.
Quantity not Quality is also shared. For predicting three deaths Cottontail (Leonard Nimoy, Sam Simon & Chris Woodhead) and Sipech (Leonard Nimoy, Richie Benaud & Christopher Lee) need mantlepiece space for six months each.
Why Does It Always Happen To Me's inaugural winner is balaam who changed his mind on Terry Pratchett & BB King.
And the main competition was won by Cottontail whose three successes netted 90 points. Gwai was second with 75 points from two and An die Freude third with 73 points from one.
Well done, everyone, and thank you for playing.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Just to complete the records for 2015 there was one death since my last report - Lemmy. Yogi Berra had also died as mentioned in this thread but not picked up by me. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
Final standings were:
90 Cottontail
75 Gwai
73 An die Freude
50 Dal Segno
47 Schroedinger's cat
46 Japes
41 Stejjie
41 jedijudy
40 Sipech
34 BessLane
34 guiness girl
34 Heavenly Anarchist
34 Kyzyl
34 St. Gwladys
32 Spike
27 Uncle Pete
25 North East Quine
22 Mamacita
14 Og: Thread Killer
12 Auntie Doris
12 Lyda*Rose
10 Hedgehog
10 la vie en rouge
Everyone else (21 of us) should avoid any job opportunities which involve any form of prophecy.
Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on
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Woohoo!
What do I do now? Make a speech? Gloat a little? Repent humbly?
Thank you, The Rogue, for your worryingly painstaking work. And thank you also to Leonard, Sam, and Chris. May all three of them now rest in peace.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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Congratulations, Cottontail! Party like it's Dia de los Muertos!
Posted by Japes (# 5358) on
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Congratulations, Cottontail!
I'm impressed with my own score for 2015.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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Oops! I didn't realize that my kiss of life failed someone! The problem: my list this year is the same as last year's!
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