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First Jim Bowen, now Eric Bristow. Non dart player went first.

Ah, April. As the weather gets warmer, the DDP hits get fewer. But - not to fret - as the Windy City Deadpool is here to save us all from a summer of deadpooling boredom! Basics: Pick a team of 21 people. The higher their rank, the more points they get when they die and obit. Submit it to me via PM or on this thread, by the end of April. Scoring System: 1st pick: 500 points 2nd pick: 450 points 3rd pick: 400 points 4th pick: 350 points 5th pick: 300 points 6th pick: 275 points 7th pick: 250 points 8th pick: 225 points 9th pick: 200 points 10th pick: 180 points 11th pick: 160 points 12th pick: 140 points 13th pick: 120 points 14th pick: 100 points 15th pick: 85 points 16th pick: 70 points 17th pick: 55 points 18th pick: 50 points 19th pick: 45 points 20th pick: 40 points 21st pick: 21 points As you can see the margin slowly decreases from 50 to 25 to 20 to 15 to 5 until the 21st pick. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by whoever has the most unique hits. Bonus Points Luck Of The Irish Bonus-Anyone who dies March 17 is worth a bonus 50 points Día de Muertos aka Day Of The Dead Bonus-Anyone who dies btwn Oct 31 and Nov 2 is worth 31 points Belsnickel Bonus-Anyone who dies on Dec 25th/Christmas Day get's a 25 point bonus Festivus Miracle-Anyone who dies on Dec 23 get's a 23 point bonus Auld Lang Syne -Anyone who dies on New Year's day get's a whopping 1 point bonus Acceptable Obits: Anything accepted by the Derby Dead Pool, plus The Independent. Plus the following national American news sources: - New York Times - LA Times - CBS News - Fox News -TMZ Plus the following International news sources: http://www.cbc.ca/ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ http://www.heraldscotland.com/ https://www.univision.com/ * Cancer Mum's/Athlete's Wives(IE Tiffany Youngs) and other Famous For Being Ill Types will not be accepted even if they get a qualifying Obit Duration: The competition lasts from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019. Get your team in before Big Ben welcomes the month of May.

Banks. Nat West in particular. I spent a fruitless 20 mins on the phone trying to amend a standing order only to be told- you need your Nat West mini device to allow me to do that over the phone. So instead I then had to drive 15 mins across the City to a branch - the last branch not in the City Centre. Got to the branch signs up saying it’s closing next month. Woman on the counter was rude no name badge , wouldn’t order me a mini device. I was so fed up I walked out the branch into TSB next door who confirmed with some pride that this branch wouldn’t be closing, yes you can amend standing orders over the phone and I can switch my accounts in 7 days with no loss of service to myself nor my SOs and DDs. Well done Nat West. 17 years of loyalty down the drain. And more importantly well done TSB for making banking suddenly seem much easier again

Photo of Mad Mike Hoare taken for his 99th birthday. This sets it up.

I've decided to start a thread for 77 year old glamour puss and actress Raquel Welch. Not just because I think she is deserving and has more than enough name recognition to warrant her own thread but because she has unusually stopped posting on all of her social media accounts twitter, Instagram and Facebook four months ago. This is making me suspect something may well seriously be amiss with her health wise. Naturally there could be a reasonable alternative explanation but I suspect otherwise and think it is worth flagging up. Gorgeous picture is from her breakout film role that jumpstarted her career.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/country-legend-kenny-rogers-cuts-short-farewell-tour-10105938 Given the announcement that American country and western singer Kenny Rogers has had to cut short his farewell tour due to health challenges .I thought it was high time this big name star of country and western music had his own thread .He certainly deserves one . Yes they are playing down the seriousness of these health challenges but I think it is a timely reminder that its about time he had his own thread .

My extra comments in bold. "Fun" vague fact: A long time ago, I contributed to the same book as one of the above. The book is long out of print and thankfully forgotten!

There's two bands with variations on that name: Firstly, Spirogyra, a UK acid-folk act associated with the Canterbury Scene. They put out three albums in the early 1970s to little success, and reformed a few year ago. Barbara Gaskin was the most notable member. Secondly Spiro Gyra, the US jazz fusion act. Former around the time the other act folded for the first time, still going. Had a big hit in the late 1970s with Morning Dance.

Sid Waddell surely commentating?

http://news.dwnews.com/china/news/2018-04-04/60050083.html "Multiple organ failure" according to Google Translate.

Jean Marie Le Pen is hospitalized since a week http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2018/04/06/97001-20180406FILWWW00095-jean-marie-le-pen-hospitalise-depuis-une-semaine-pour-une-grippe.php

Jean Marie Le Pen is hospitalized since a week http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2018/04/06/97001-20180406FILWWW00095-jean-marie-le-pen-hospitalise-depuis-une-semaine-pour-une-grippe.php

He's a fucking tit still.

I've thought it for a while but it was only recent events that prompted me to turn thoughts into action like I did when Loretta Lynn had her stroke. It was @YoungWillzupdate on his health that was the nudge actually not your post which just confirmed my own feelings.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/04/05/legendary-anime-director-isao-takahata-passes-away-at-82 Studio Ghibli Founder and Oscar nominated Directed/Screenwriter Isao Takahata is dead at age 82 His most famous works include The Tale of Princess Kaguya,Grave Of The Fireflies and Only Yesterday

Toast and Bibliogryphon score with Bristow.Same against me except replace Kevin Spacey with Andrew Lansley.

Charles should grow a beard. He'd get more respect if he went full King Lear.

Barry Maguire, 83 this year and his website hasn't been updated for a while. Just thought I'd mention him, because I've heard a rumour is quite unwell at the moment, perhaps even on the eve of destruction...

@Joey Russ How is the health of former Governor George Nigh (aged 90)? One we should be looking out for?

Stoked for Richard Osborn-Brookes to turn out to be a nutjob like the dude who shot those gypsies in the early 2000s.

He gonna take time off to find out what condition his condition is in. Kenny Rogers is certainly deserving of his own thread at this point, should someone have interest. SC

"Palm reading specialist thinks his condition may dramatically decline in the future" they don't get smarter than that

Fergie86, a year that is outstanding. keep up the good work and be strong every day.....every hour of every day.

Bill Cosby is having his re-trial Today. Will be interesting to see how he wiggles out of this one!

Dunno what a 180 has to do with a BDO player.