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Actually that brings up a fair point, as a couple years ago I lamb-basted FB people in general for wishing 'happy birthday' to the dead. It's one thing to say 'me mum would have been 80 today', it's another to say 'happy birthday mum'. I detest the latter. In fact I should put that in Words (or phrases) I Don't Like. SC

The video attached to the link is awesome....the lawyers holding Cosby from advancing, and his 'blind' arse staring in the direction of the topless broad being tackled by cops. Get me some popcorn and an easy chair! SC

Jack Smethurst is 86 today.

Nabi Tajima equals Lucy Hannah's 117y 248d today, therefore taking the 3rd oldest ever verified person spot

There’s never a chloroform soaked rag around when you need one

Just a thread to look at life expectancy figures. Worldwide, life expectancy, which is basically the median expected span of years from birth to death based on current age-specific death rates, is increasing year on year (with the current global population average at 70.5 between 2010 and 2015, according to the UN). Individual countries range from a life expectancy of 83.7 (and rising) in Japan to 50.1 in Sierra Leone. As an aside, it's worth noting that the median is nor the same as the mode, since of course the distribution is skewed; for instance, in Western European countries like the UK, although life expectancy is in the early 80s, the most likely age that an average individual might expect to die based on current stats is in their late 80s. Country averages only tell you so much, as well; for instance, in the USA, if you break it down by state, life expectancy ranges from 75.0 in Mississippi (similar to Malaysia, Romania or Brazil) to 81.3 in Hawaii (similar to the UK or Ireland). And if you break it down still further, ie by county, life expectancy in the USA ranges from 66 (well below the international population average) to 87 (well above Japan); and generally the lowest performing counties have not been rising in life expectancy along with the rest of the country over the last couple of decades. What gets a little disconcerting, meanwhile, is that life expectancy may now be peaking in both the USA (which has recently had two successive years of small drops in life expectancy, with a rise in drug overdose deaths, homicides, suicides, and road traffic deaths, while other causes of death remained largely static) and the EU (which has recently had a one year drop in life expectancy, although I'm not aware of the breakdown by cause). Since life expectancy measures only the risk of dying before very old age (it doesn't matter a jot to such calculations in any country on earth whether you die at 85 or 115), it is particularly weighted in favour of measuring the deaths of the young, and thus works to some extent as a quality of life indicator. The homeless, the unemployed, and people with severe mental illnesses certainly have much lower life expectancies than the average, for instance. Is it fair to ask, then, whether things are getting worse? (In the west at least, and for everyone but deathlisters, obituary writers and undertakers, that is, since the combination of this peak with our aging population may presage a bumper crop for the reaper ahead).

Get go.

Hate to break the sad news to you, Zsa Zsa, but it's not her birthday as she died fucking ages ago.

No, that’s disgusting. I just have a massive set of balls.

If THIS is any indication....it's going to be entertaining as hell. As Bill Cosby was walking into court a naked woman jumped in front of him shouting "Women's lives matter".

"Surprised his son isn't playing on the album with him." -- Peter Falk

From Hair Spool To Hare's Pool: Award winning hairdresser Derek Elvy has lost his battle with spinal cancer and is a hit here. https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/102944042/awardwinning-wellington-hairdresser-dies

It was me.

I thought she will be dead by now... actually a couple of months ago.. apparently she is quite strong or something...

So, was it an artistic impression or did one of the founding fathers model the boxers? I'd say the entire forum is united in wanting to know the answer

The photo isn't the best quality, but he still looks bad. I have trouble seeing Willie Nelson hit 90.

Incidentally, London's murder rate, and recent changes in it, is nothing exceptional compared to the UK overall: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/05/how-does-londons-spate-of-killings-compare-with-other-cities The last available homicide rate in London of 12.2 per million is well below the highest in England and Wales, which is seen in Greater Manchester with 19.1 homicides per million people. Which in turn is much less than, say, the USA average of 49 per million people, or the global average of 62 per million people. EDIT: And even if we were to go just on the basis of the recent spike in the last three months, 50 homicides from a population of 10 million in 3 months equates to 20 per million in a year. High for the UK, but not massive globally.

I am very happy to say that I have finally been able to mow the lawn. Well, I say lawn, it's mostly moss, but with some brutally overgrown tufty patches. For once the grass went into proper winter hibernation, so there was no need to do it after the end of October. However the incessant rain and snow has created a jungle with no opportunity to get at it until today. Add to that the fact that the elderly lawnmower has spent the winter inside a very leaky shed (the winds having ripped off all the roofing felt) and you will understand that I was very relieved when it started at the second pull and coped with the dreaded task effectively if a touch reluctantly. Maybe I should have posted this under Weather.

We are reporting shingles? Will 'sniffles' be next?

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...

I’m well aware it was posted someplace besides THE BILL COSBY THREAD. You can’t fix stupid. As Y-Dub says, for completeness: Bill Cosby’s daughter, Ensa Cosby, who came to her father’s defense last year against accusations that he had sexually assaulted numerous women, has died at age 44 from a chronic kidney disease, a family spokesman said on Monday. Hey at least she wasn’t changing a tire. Too soon? SC

Let's hope the water hasn't been drugged...

Never forget that Anna Karen was a burlesque dancer back in the 60s before donning the glasses and grease to play Olive: