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I get fed up of explaining this to people, but look up the Crown Estate. George III signed over its revenues to the Treasury. Once the Royals have been paid their "wage" out of it (and only a few of them are on the payroll now), there is a lot left over for the Treasury. It was and remains a good deal for the country and its taxpayers.

Which of his 20-odd UK top 40 singles was his "one hit"? Avicii was responsible for at least two of the defining sounds of 2010s pop ("everything trying to sound like 'Levels'" and "everything trying to sound like 'Wake Me Up'"). He's hardly Rednex. (Rednex were better, but that's not the point.)

National Enquirer rant coming up The whole Roswell UFO crash bollocks wouldn't have happened to the same degree without them. In these days of massive selling books on the subject etc. etc. people forget a couple of things. Firstly, that there were loads of UFO books written from the early 1950s to late 70s within which Roswell barely figures. Secondly, that the revival of the case started when the National Enquirer dug out a copy of the Roswell Daily News which reported the recovery of a crashed flying saucer (based on an army air force press release which was rapidly retracted). After which the first best-selling book was written, loads of witnesses came forward claiming first hand involvement in recovery of a UFO or at least a presence on the crash site and it all got really silly (to the point that most of the spectacular eye-witnesses have now had their claims shredded and the obvious Roswell movie to make would be one in the style of Mel Brooks). Oh aye, and...the compelling evidence all points in one direction; suggesting the only thing recovered was a secret balloon assembly used for spying purposes and definitely nowt to do with ET (and the flying saucer press release was an attempt to cover this up that caused more problems than it solved).

MasterChef 2017 semi finalist, Matt Campbell dies after the London Marathon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-43864835

Only the National Enquirer.

Never fails to find a Hobbit no matter where they are holed up.

Going into labour right now... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-23/duchess-of-cambridge-kate-goes-into-labour-royals/9688964 I'll go for a girl named Adelaide.

Well I suppose the Dickie O'Sullivan lunatics rambling in an irrelevant place tradition has needed resurrecting for a while....

I think the album is definitely a great one though. One song in particular that I keep playing is The Lamia. That’s really such a great song, so great that I would add it to my Spring 2018 playlist... Only to remember that Spotify doesn’t have that album on Spotify. Grr. Makes it more disappointing that it’s the only Genesis album not on there...

Who's going to track the scoring on this? It's going to be a bit more demanding than just looking for a single QO.

Most people outside this site isn't aware of above mentioned musicians health issues (not everyone was exposed like Whitney) and by SHOCK I mean a huge impact on news. This thread is exclusive to superstar acts and yes Aretha is a superstar and it will fill the headlines all over the world once she dies. Avicii was a shock but not the way Amy Winehouse was. People are sad because he's young, not because he was A-list superstar. Technically he was a one hit wonder.

In after the lock.

If you wanted a passable odds wager on America's first female president Michelle might be worth a punt

I wonder who'll go last from this picture or who will go first after GHWB. My bets are Melania and Hillary respectively.

Perhaps the best introductory post ever...

Humble Crumble

Sir C...obviously you don't get Scottish colloquialisms....

*8 months from now* 28. Rosalynn Carter Former First Lady of the USA

The vast majority of my team seem to be holding its own and not scoring in the first half of the year. The kicker, of course, is when none of them score in the second half as well...

I always thought the Fisher/Reynolds event had more to do with the sudden and shocking nature of Carrie’s death. I’m not saying George won’t go relatively soon but it may take a few months for his health to decline as he realizes he can’t live without Barbara.

Agreed. I think Bush Sr. will go this year but I’d be surprised if it happens that soon.

HW the obvious one but I've been going for Wouk every poll this year, I'm sticking with him darnit. ...well, I guess I'm still going for HW then!

For this reason, when I quote a post containing images, I often delete them if it's not really necessary to show them again.

Definitely up for this again. I enjoy the randomness of it.

Watching the first episode of Series 2, Lionel Blair has the "tributes have been paid" look about him. Old, and slightly creaky. Wont see another US President, imo. Bill Oddie looks knackered in the heat, has the old man bloat going on. So far, none are really jumping out like Shrager in Series 1 though.