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It's going to be even sadder when someone comes on tomorrow to break the news that Jerry Lewis has died aged 91 on the Dead of 2017 thread.

Yes, it's possible for all of us to croak before January. Those of us with brain tumours, more so.

The thread title is thoughts on the 2017 list and Shauns thoughts on this list is that one particular name is a glaring omission. Categorising that as complaining is just a bit silly.

Don't worry Malcolm forgets he has dementia all the time.

It would be a shame if she doesn't obit because it may well be my fav gamble of the year. An outrageous punt given at the beginning of the year there was no real sign she'd be QO-worthy... and then she challenges Corbyn's seat.

You wait over a year for a presidential hit and then when one comes no one's got him! Oy vey...

Should we assume that you're lying any time you don't qualify a statement with "honestly"?

Bishop Desmond Tutu: 'Continent Mourns: Regrets it wasn't fucking Robert Mugabe.'

Colin Meads is the biggest miss of the year for the committee.

So good you posted it twice.

Yes, he definitely won't be getting a qualifying obit by the looks of it.

Dick Gregory ran for president in 1968 and got the vote of Hunter S. Thompson, but received no votes here.

Congrats to Joey on 4000 posts! And a belated congrats to DI on his 10th anniversary of joining the forum.

One of my favorite Dick Gregory quotes: "Last time I was down South I walked into this restaurant, and this white waitress came up to me and said: 'We don't serve colored people here.' I said: 'that's all right, I don't eat colored people. Bring me a whole fried chicken.' About that time, these three cousins came in. You know the ones I mean, Ku, Klux, and Klan. They said "Boy, we're givin' you fair warnin. Anything you do to that chicken, we're gonna do to you." So I put down my knife and fork, picked up my chicken, and kissed it." RIP to a great man.

It's 330 am. I'm at my place of work and I'm more or less sober watching my friend sleeping, crashed out drunk, waiting for her to wake up, so I can get her out before the morning shift arrives. This is my birthday celebration.

List so far really trying to do a favour for voters in Nov/Dec here.

Sorry, but I don't think you belong on this website.

Man, it's been a while since someone posted here. As for the 2017 names, here are my ideas: Kirk Douglas: Lust for Death (Reference to his 1956 film Lust for Life) Vera Lynn: We'll Meet Again... Or Will We? (reference to her song We'll Meet Again) Billy Graham: Billy Graham's Bible Blasted (reference to the video game Billy Graham's Bible Blaster in The Simpsons) Lord Carrington: One Lord Meets Another Prince Philip: Long Live The Prince Denis Norden: We'll Take It From Here (reference to Take It From Here, one of his radio programs) Pierre Cardin: Out of Style Stan Lee: Lee's Final Cameo on DeathList Olivia de Havilland: Gone with de Havilland Herman Wouk: Mutiny on the Caine (reference to his book The Caine Mutiny) Tony Booth: Till Death Do Us Part (played Mike Rawlins on the show) Bob Dole: Dole Loses Another Election Leah Bracknell: The Late Zoe Tate (Her role on Emmerdale) Jimmy Carter: Malaise (one of his speeches) Gord Downie: Tragically Hip Death Leslie Phillips: Phillips Sorted (he provided the voice of the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter) Robert Mugabe: Forum Member or Not? (No idea for Javier Perez de Cuellar) Jake Lamotta: K.O. Michael of Romania: Say Goodbye to Mihai Betty White: Rosebud (Rose was her character on The Golden Girls; Rosebud was the magnate's dying words in Citizen Kane) (No idea for Nobby Stiles) Queen Elizabeth: God Save The Queen (No idea for Jill Gascoine) Bob Barker: The Price Isn't Right (No idea for Doug Ellis) George H. W. Bush: Read My Lips: Bush is Dead Honor Blackman: Pussy No More (Played Pussy Galore in Goldfinger) (No idea for Ian St. John) Hugh Hefner: Playboy Played David Prowse: The Force Was Strong With This One Jerry Lewis: Martin And Lewis Reunited (No idea for Sandy Gall) Pope Benedict XVI: Arrivederci! (also a reference to his resignation) Fats Domino: Ain't That A Shame (reference to his song of the same name) Hosni Mubarak: Overthrown Yet Again (No idea for Desmond Tutu) Akihito: Tenno Haika? (Japanese for "Are you alright?") Gay Byrne: Gay Byrned (No idea for Liz Dawn) (No idea for Valerie Harper)

Once in a while there will be a musician that I am not familiar with, it depends on the genre. Mostly I tend to gravitate towards country, rockabilly garage punk, punk, and psychobilly. I am excited about tomorrow, as I get to work with Wayne "The Train" Hancock doing his merch table and I usually roadie for him too. Anyway, here's Larry LaPole's autograph on the back of a Trashmen album that he signed at the radio station.

You do realize that it's their list, not ours. So, you can't really complain if someone was on the list or not , even if they're known to be ill...

Dick Gregory dead at 84. It's the fifth time this idiot dies today!

Zimbabwean dollars?