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Timothy the Obscure
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"At Last" won her her first Grammy, though, which is probably why it's better known among those who aren't hard-core R&B fans.
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BessLane
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Joe Paterno, embattled former head coach at Penn State, has died at age 85.
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Queen Mousie
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Did anyone have Actor, James Farentino's name on their list? He passed away at age 73 of heart failure.
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Queen Mousie
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Actor, Robert Hegyes who played Juan Epstein in the 70's sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter" Age 60.
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BessLane
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Don Cornelius , founder of Soul Train was found dead this morning.
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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quote:
Originally posted by Sylvander:
I trust that non-US and UK media also count as „major news outlets“. I am happy to provide access to our equivalent of the Church Times if the need arises.
I apologize because I should have replied to this earlier. The short answer is 'yes'.
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
Brian Clough
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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Okay.
So I've finally finished putting the leaderboard together*, and you can find it here**. I've made some changes to the layout, so please can you check it in your browser and if there are any problems (like it's too wide, or the table structure doesn't work, or anything else) then let me know and I'll fix it.
I'll get around to putting the scores in soon, I promise. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
* It's only taken me until Feb. 2nd. Huh!
** I've also added a link in the OP, so that it's easy to find.
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Brian Clough
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
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It looks great to me, IF. And I appreciate all the effort you have put into it so I, for one, will not complain about any alleged "delay." If it were left to me, we wouldn't have a scoreboard up for this year until some time in 2014.
So, thank you and please accept a well-deserved ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Piglet
Islander
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Completely echo what Hedgehog said - and putting us in alphabetical order was inspired.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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Amen and amen.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Nice.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Amazing Grace
High Church Protestant
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Oh, well done, iF. I appreciate the alphabetical - I always had to ask myself "how early did I submit my list last year?" Easier to read in table format, too.
Looked good in both IE8 and Firefox.
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Memory Eternal! Sheep 3, Phil the Wise Guy, and Jesus' Evil Twin in the SoF Nativity Play
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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Okay, current scores are now included, although I think there are only two deaths reported which have a bearing on the scores. I hope the format is clear. Once again, let me know if I've made any mistakes or you have any other comments.
Thanks.
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
Brian Clough
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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Looks good IF, thanks.
I've heard that Robin Gibb, Danny Baker and George Michael are bouncing back to good health so I'm glad to have been of service.
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http://saysaysay54.wordpress.com
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Japes
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Thanks, IF.
I love alphabetical order
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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quote:
Originally posted by Imaginary Friend:
Okay, current scores are now included, although I think there are only two deaths reported which have a bearing on the scores. I hope the format is clear. Once again, let me know if I've made any mistakes or you have any other comments.
Thanks.
beautiful work, much hurrahs!
but... small spelling error. "Quality not Quantity Aware"
I'm sorry. I'll shut up now.
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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quote:
Originally posted by comet:
but... small spelling error. "Quality not Quantity Aware"
I'm sorry. I'll shut up now.
No, no, no! That's exactly the kind of thing that would drive me nutty if I was reading what was actually written rather than what my (overly opinionated) brain assumes is written. So thanks for pointing that out. It should be fixed now. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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I don't suppose anyone had Don Cornelius. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Niteowl
Hopeless Insomniac
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Star on Broadway and film, Ben Gazzara
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Wm. Shakespeare
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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A Cassavetes alum. Good man.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Queen Mousie
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I can't be sure if this really belongs here, but here goes anyway. ZaZa Gabor, with one foot in the grave, and the other on a banana peel, turns 95 today!
She is having a big party, and has invited Steve Allen as one of her guests. Mr. Allen, by the way - has been dead for several years.
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Light User
Apprentice
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Science fiction author Samuel Youd (he used the pen name of John Christopher), has died at the age of 89.
He was one of my picks.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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I just read that Whitney Houston has died. She was 48.
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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I just caught that, too. How odd that "cause and location" are unknown or unreported at this time, which sounds suspicious. Such a voice yet such a troubled life. May she rest in peace, finally.
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by no_prophet:
quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
I just read that Whitney Houston has died. She was 48.
or not.
That link says 13 September.
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
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I'm inclined to go with newer stories than 13 September.
CBS News
CBC
USA Today
To name a few.
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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No one's a prophet in Canada anymore.
Who had her on their list, I wonder?
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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Curiosity Killed... and Kaytee did.
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Brian Clough
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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Well, they have (thank God) ruled out foul play and at least initially have ruled out drugs. She was found in a hotel room in Beverly Hills, where there was to be the annual pre-Grammys party for her mentor, Clive Davis. So all very apparently normal. Sorry I can't post a link but at the moment my browser crashes with anything remotely related to her.
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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link
and I confess that I'm bad, my first thought was 52 points. I knew she was back in rehab at the end of last year, or had discharged herself early.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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My first thought was 'shit, she's not on my list'.
What a sad end to a sad life though.
Auntie Doris x
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kaytee
Shipmate
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My first ever points.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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quote:
Originally posted by Wesley J:
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Originally posted by no_prophet:
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Originally posted by jedijudy:
I just read that Whitney Houston has died. She was 48.
or not.
That link says 13 September.
...of perhaps 2001? (Reference to the 9-11 attacks.)
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Houston has long been rumored to have drug problems, and in Tuesday's edition of the New York Daily News — which was evidently published before horrific terrorist attacks brought the city to a standstill — Seltzer denied fresh reports that her celebrity client was on drugs.
[ETA quote]
[ 12. February 2012, 11:58: Message edited by: jedijudy ]
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Dee.
Ship's Theological Acrobat
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Poor Soul,
I hope she has found the peace and rest she never had in life. Felt kind of bad that the first thing I thought was, I wonder if anyone had her on their list?
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Errrm...
Dee, I read the news blurb on Facebook and came straight here. Yeah, I know.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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Sine Nomine made some comment about Zas Zsa Gabor on another thread the other day, and my thought was "yeah, but she'll only be worth two points".
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Dee.
Ship's Theological Acrobat
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Phew,
I feel better, at least I am not alone in my depravity
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Piglet
Islander
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Not at all - do you know how many of us on this thread thought "Wow - 73 points!" when we heard about Amy Winehouse?
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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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Yeah, I thought "Damn--73 points, and I dropped her from my list because I thought she got her shit together..."
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
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NY Mets and Hall of Fame Catcher Gary Carter has died, age 57. Brain tumor. He was one of the greats.
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Sarasa
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Didn't have Dory Previn, but sad to hear of her death. I thought songs like 'Lady with a braid' were really brilliant.
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Japes
Shipmate
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Frank Carson has died, aged 85.
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Cottontail
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Japes:
Frank Carson has died, aged 85.
Ah, bless him. 15 points for me.
I loved the quote from his family: "It's quieter down here now. God help them up there!!"
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Red alert for Nelson Mandela!
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Sioni Sais
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Steve Kordek, inventor of the pinball machine as we know it, has died at 100.
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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Niteowl
Hopeless Insomniac
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Jan Berenstein of Berenstein Bears fame.
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