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He's 10 years younger than the average lifespan, ya twat. SC

Abe Vigoda

Now there's an idea for a DL Con .....

So she’s not even going to that gig? What a waste of an article then...

Twenty Second Leaderboard 2017: (*=Joker) 1st: Grim Up North - 2377 Points [14/25] (Wetton; Westhuizen; Coward; Skellern; Morano; Christie; Fawkes; Campbell; Forsyth; Meads; Booth; Dawn; Downie; Berkowitz) 2nd: Shaun Of The Dead/Sean - 2169 Points [12/25] (Hollingworth; Skellern; Kaufman; Noakes; Sallis; Christie; Meads; Hall; Bettencourt; Booth; Downie; Berkowitz) 3rd: The Unknown Man - 2035 Points [10/25] (Wetton; Noakes; Christie; Kohl; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Booth; Downie; Berkowitz) 4th: The Dead Cow - 1987 Points [12/25] (Sarstedt; D. Carrington; Westhuizen; Skellern; Morano; Sallis; *Van-Zandvliet; Campbell; Hall; Zazu; Booth; Downie) 5th: JoeyRuss - 1854 Points [13/25] (Snuka; *Wetton; Westhuizen; Langhorne; Morano; Pirsig; Bayldon; Allman; Sallis; Campbell; Kristal; Booth; Downie) 6th: Death Impends - 1656 Points [13/25] (Youguang; Nakamura; Hale; D. Carrington; Corey; Skellern; Rockefeller; Sallis; Hart; Forsyth; Bettencourt; Downie; Darrieux) 7th: msc - 1611 Points [14/25] (Snuka; B. Simpson; McGill; Wetton; Coward; Skellern; Hewlett; Lakovic; Sallis; Christie; Van-Zandvliet; Meads; Bradley; Downie) 8th: Toast - 1583 Points [10/25] (Sims; Westhuizen; Sumner; Coward; McGuinness; Sallis; Campbell; *Forsyth; Hall; Dotrice) 9th: JiroemonKimura - 1478 Points [10/25] (*Snuka; Cordero; Mohren; Skellern; Christie; Hofer; Del Rio; Campbell; Bradley; Downie) 10th: Sir Creep - 1476 Points [12/25] (Soares; McGiffin; Wetton; Skellern; Morano; Lakovic; Carey; Christie; Van-Zandvliet; Campbell; Meads; Qureshi) 11th: gcreptile - 1380 Points [11/25] (Hollingworth; Youguang; Snuka; Mohren; Rockefeller; Morano; Kaiser; Kristal; Zazu; Brown; Ruzickova) 12th: drol - 1284 Points [9/25] (Soares; *Snuka; Bossom; Clifton James; Sallis; Hart; Campbell; Darc; Dotrice) 13th: Book - 1120 Points [7/25] (Sarstedt; Tyler-Moore; Kohl; Bergmann; Campbell; Wain; Hefner) 14th: Deathers - 1054 Points [7/25] (Westhuizen; Kaufman; Berry; Morano; Campbell; Dawn; Domino) 15th: Captain Chorizo - 1008 Points [6/25] (Hollingworth; Suzuki; Morano; Darc; Downie; Barber) 16th: Rotten Ali - 840 Points [6/25] (Hurt; Wetton; Christie; Kohl; Blazer; Booth) 17th: Pedro67 - 766 Points [5/25] (Skellern; Walcott; Sallis; Lewis; LaMotta) 18th: Whoaml - 714 Points [7/25] (Sarstedt; Hale; Westhuizen; Berry; Rockefeller; Lewis; LaMotta) 19th: RadGuy/Phantom Of The Midway - 713 Points [7/25] (Snuka; Tyler-Moore; Westhuizen; Morano; Sallis; Christie; Kristal) 20th: Bibliogryphon - 682 Points [5/25] (Dalyell; McCowen; *Freeman; Norman; D. Simpson) 21st: Widows Peak - 458 Points [1/25] (*Forsyth) 22nd: YoungWillz - 376 Points [3/25] (*Snuka; Bayldon; Campbell) 23rd: ImNotHades - 307 Points [2/25] (Fresco; Sarosy) 24th: Rockhopper penguin - 223 Points [3/25] (Westhuizen; Berry; Dreyfus)

Here is what I think about definitive picks: 1)King Michael: three weeks ago we all believed he was fucked. Though he is still with us he has a great probability of dying before 2018, anyway it does not seem imminent anymore. I'd say he has very good chances. 2)Bob Newhart. Only old and not so much. It would be an incredibly lucky strike to score with him. Very little chances 3)Rabbi Einhorn. Cranky old, but not much more. I'd say little/normal chances, but knowing Spade he'll be dead by tomorrow. 4)Wilson Harris: Incredibly old, but no known illnesses. Lucky strike needed here. Little chances. 5)Ami Brown: She was on her deathbed a month ago. Her hour must be very near. Excellent chances. 6)Carol Channing: Old good health sufferer. Very very lucky strike needed. Little chance. 7)Peter Overton. Oh, terminally ill from May. Very good chances 8)Lucia Hiriart. Old and fat but not in immediate danger. Seems a bit random. Very little chances. 9)Shane McGowan: Always ill but again he is not on the menu this year it seems. Little chances. 10)Nobby Stiles. Yes, he is going away and soon as he is spending his days sleeping in a nursing home for the terminally ill. Very good chances. 11)Naryan Dutt Tiwari: Old and suffered a stroke, but it has been a month since it happened. Still Good Chances. 12)Franco Zeffirelli: Ok, he is ill and old, but not so ill. He made some appearances recently so he seems to be heading for 2018. Little chances. 13)Valerie Harper: Not likely. She has cancer, but is still working. I think December is out of question. Very little chances. 14)Billy Graham. Oh, come on, he is just eternal. Little Chance. 15)Andrew Apostoli: Unknown, but very ill as I can understand. Very good/excellent chances. 16)Johnny Halliday. Very ill but seems a lock for 2018. Medium chances. 17)Leslie Phillips: Oh, he is still alive. How the hell? Medium chances- 18)Patrick Cryne: He has been terminally ill for a long time, but many already wrote his name on 2018 list. Good Chances. 19)Bill Lucas. Just old, but could be a surprise. Little Chance- 20)Leah Bracknell: From a rational point of view she is fucked, but from a yoga/ new age point of view she is perfectly fine. So only Good Chances. 21)Marsha Hunt. Only old, but still fit. Dim chances. 22)Mark E. Smith: He is clearly ill, but not on his deathbed. Discreet chances. 23)Rayya Elias: Same as Leah Bracknell. Good Chances. 24) Quen Elizabeth II. Impossible. 25)Vanessa Goodwin: Yes, really on the clock. Excellent chances. So it is between Ami Brown, Vanessa Goodwin and Andrew Apostoli. Anyone else would be a surprise, you decide if big or small.

Just on the theme of oldest Internationals, I 'think' Eliezer Spiegel was Israels (or whitever they were called back then). Died last week aged 95. Dob 20/6/22.

As usual with these kind of fortune teller folks, she was pretty vague on who'd actually die, but here's what google would tell you: To be honest, she is not risking much with these predictions. Road accidents happen all the time and old artists die every month (or rather, every week).

I think the above is becoming pertinent. I think the opening for entries for next year normally happens around this week. I'm finalising my teams and would like to get them in before the festive. Not terribly urgent for me (I normally punt the teams in around mid-December) but if folk like Phantom of the Midway are off on holiday or away, the situation might be a little more keen, especially if there are to be changes to the rules. Anyway, good luck to TMIB in his last few weeks and to Spade who has to deal with the forthcoming deluge....

But there will no doubt be some sad news soon to balance this.

That one was wasted on 43.4% of DLers.

Twenty years since violinist Stéphane Grappelli bowed out, aged 89. Here he is playing with Pink Floyd on 'Wish You Were Here' (comes in just after 3 minutes)

Charles E. Merrill, an American philanthropist and co-founder of the Merrill Lynch wealth management company, has died aged 97.

Womankind will feel his hand for years to come...

Cowardice seems to be a theme here; creating a scene in the court-room to be expelled to deny your victims proper closure, drinking poison to avoid going to gaol.

31 years ago today, Cary Grant died at the age of 82. Following the news of his death, some guys at Warwick University decided to make a website that predicts who's next. That website is this website.

Angela Lansbury wades into the sexual harassment debate with slightly less insight than Jessica Fletcher.

BREAKING NEWS: Another actress steps forward to accuse Kirk Douglas of sexual assault. "It was horrible", said Ms. Zeta-Jones, 48. "For some reason, he insisted that I call him (sugargrandaddy), and kept yelling (I'm Spartacus! I'm Spartacus!) after it was all over.", added the Welsh thespian. Never underestimate the imagination of tabloids.

lol @ the idea Kirk Douglas has consensual sex

Marilyn Monroe. There, I said it...

I am really surprised, but happy as he was a likeable character, George A Cooper is still alive. He played janny Mr Griffiths in Grange Hill from 1985 and left in 1992 at the age of 67. He is now 92 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_A._Cooper This guy -

Best love song ever

Or the likes of Lemmy who died a month ahead of a gig I had tickets for

Henry Winkler is 72,he played The Fonzie in popular 70's American sitcom Threes Company. Due to his age he should be considered for 2018 teams