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50 years time Rad - Damn, RIP Drol, who just died today... wait a minute... BREAKING NEWS. Jakes dead, Betancur dead, even Le Duc Anh. All of them dying the day after Drol. Well, better go check Ghost-Twitter. Ghost-Twitter: Dead-Drol - GODDAMMMIT! Dead-msc - LOL. Dead-charon - No sympathy to the wrong un Rangers fans. Dead-Willz - Isn't it weird we've got the afterlife on twitter now, and omnipotence, and still no one knows what the fuck happened to Magere Hein?

My father is 87 today!

All but two teams anticipated that John McCain would Arizone out this year - the least popular pick in collective score (though Leah Bracknell and Marieke Vervoort are on one less team). machotrouts and time were the only teams maverick enough to bet on the survival of a glioblastoma-addled octogenarian, which has proven a decision as unwise as making Palin your running mate. Both put him very low, meaning there's very little impact on the scoreboard, but it could still prove a crucial death as one of the affected is the current runner-up. 1. theoldlady 4 2. machotrouts 8 3. John Key 9 4. Torva Messor 10 5. Grim Up North 12 6. deadsox 16 7. Wormfarmer 19 =8. CaptainChorizo 20 =8. Joey Russ 20 =8. YoungWillz 20 =11. msc 21 =11. The Dead Cow 21 =13. CastAway 22 =13. drol 22 =15. Bibliogryphon 23 =15. Death Impends 23 =15. Mercarte 23 18. Pedro67 24 19. gcreptile 25 20. CharonsCrew 29 21. Garn2 32 22. Dr_T 33 =23. Deathray 34 =23. Spade_Cooley 34 =25. Bentrovato 37 =25. FixedBusiness 37 =25. Toast 37 28. Sean 40 29. paddyfool 45 30. Book 46 31. Phantom of the Midway 50 =32. Dead Wait 51 =32. The Unknown Man 51 34. GraveDanger 55 =35. Sir Creep 57 =35. time 57

Quick updates on some of them. Prem turns 98 today! He celebrated his birthday offering alms to a religious authority. Can walk unaided and looks 20 years younger. On the other hand he refused to receive general Prayut who is now Prime Minister citing health reasons. This basically means government's days are numbered. Jean de Luxembourg is on vacation with his family in Cabasson, France. Looking at the photo, he put definitely too much cotton in his underwear, but he looks decent nonetheless. Belisario Betancur could not attend Ivan Duque's proclamation as president citing health reasons. Rumours floating around he does not support the new government. Anyway his health is generally good. Francisco Morales Bermudez published an autobiography which he declares is his political testament. Could not attend the book presentation citing health reasons. Lee Teng-hui had his residence damaged during a storm in South Taiwan. He is doing apparently very well. Milos Jakes released an interview defending his political legacy. No one has plans about dying. It will be a long wait....

Bollocks.

But at least McCain was able to drive across a bridge

Ok, so just got this news. Let us not forget he was a hawk, a warmonger, a trickle-down economist who expected the American people shafted by the banks to work extra hard to bail them out under all that Arizona folksiness. Nevertheless, as is usual with such folks, they realise too late when their God is opening his arms that maybe, just maybe, there's a better way. His denigration of and votes against Trump policies were probably part of that. And let us not forget that probably every game runner including myself has been put to a lot more work for little reward than Joe The Plumber was ever promised. Goodbye John, and good luck.

Feel bad for the McCain family, but I can't really bring myself to like him. For all the good things he did, there was a ton of bad. From saying "I hate the gooks", to singing "bomb bomb bomb Iran", to inflicting Sarah Palin and the Tea Party upon America.

Comedian Tim Conway is suffering from dementia apparently and is "almost entirely unresponsive". https://people.com/tv/tim-conway-dementia-daughter-asking-conservatorship/

And death continues to walk amongst us. What will the Orange Cheeto have to say in tribute to McCain? That will be fun to watch the Twitter rage. That's my round dozen for the year and still plenty more to be harvested. 1 )Herman Wouk (Sailor), 2) Billy Graham (Preacher), 3) Olivia De Havilland (Maid Marion),4) Hosni Mubarak (felon), 5) Javier Perez de Cuellar (Sec Gen #5), 6) Clive James (A life critical), 7) Leslie Phillips (Left hand down a bit), 8) Denis Norden (Frank’s other half), 9) Bernard Cribbins (Diggin’ a hole, 10) Daniel arap Moi (Sometime African politician), 11) Michael Anderson (Logan’s Run), 12) Kirk Douglas (Ear-ear), 13) George H W Bush (Naughty old man), 14) Barbara Bush (1st lady), 15) Carol Channing (Thoroughly Modern Millie), 16) Stanley Donen (On the Town), 17) William Frankland (Immune to death), 18) Hal Holbrook (Presidents man), 19) John McCain (Prisoner of war), 20) Clint Walker (Cheyenne Bodie), 21) Vera Lynn (Will we meet again?), 22) Tom Lehrer (Pigeon poisoner), 23) Mary Carlisle (WAMPAS baby), 24) Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Old Tory survivor), 25) Gottfried Böhm (Build ‘em high), 26) Joe Jackson (Dad), 27) Walter “Fritz” Mondale (Veep), 28) James Randi (Just an illusion), 29) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Breathing death mask), 30) Desmond Morris (Naked Ape), 31) Bill Maynard (Magic Selwyn), 32) Lewis Gilbert (Reaching for the sky), 33) Jean Heywood (Billy’s gran), 34) Nathaniel Tarn (Beautiful contradictions), 35) Harold Prince (Hello Broadway), 36) Franco Zeffirelli (Tea with Mussolini), 37) Mangosuthu Buthelezi (KwaZulu), 38) Betty White (One time mayor of Hollywood), 39) Robert Mugabe (Ex-everlasting president), 40) Clu Gulager (Billy the Kid), 41) Ennio Morricone (For a few dollars more), 42) Mary Wilson (Private Eye diarist and poet), 43) Benny Golson (Hard-bop), 44) Frank Williams (Vicar), 45) Stuart Whitman (Cimarron Strip), 46) Patricia Routledge (Hyacinth), 47) William Russell (Companion), 48) Alasdair MacIntyre (After Virtue), 49) Stephen Hawking (Deep thought), 50) Barbara Rush (Woman of means).

Oh and thanks for all the points.

Thank you for breaking that news ! P.S see above ..

When your 81 year old son pre deceases you you know you've lived too long !

8th Death of 2017? I'll say Glen Campbell. (JK, I pick Herman.)

Because he has been heartless and cruel to McCain before he got ill.Wishing him well would be seen rightly as hypocrisy.If Trump had any decency though he would have made a statement apologising for denigrating him and say he is praying for him and his family as some things stretch beyond political arguments.This is Trump though so that won't happen.

"My son as an amazing Crook.The best in fact. He has made a huge impact on this country.His credentials are huge"

And now reports are coming in that Mueller plans on indicting Trump Jr soon. Fun times...

Looks like Kemp outlasted a good number though....

The Curse Of The Deathlist Forums strikes again!

ROTTEN LUCK 9/50 21st August 2018 Icelandic actor Stefan Karl Stefansson has died of cancer to give The Crowdsourced Deathlist another success. Stefansson was a highly regarded actor in his homeland, appearing on stage in Shakespeare and Chekhov plays, and appeared in a number of Icelandic TV shows. However, he became world famous for his role as antagonist Robbie Rotten in LazyTown, a popular kid's TV show (for which he self-taught himself English). Stefan was appearing on his 2nd list, and was 43. Despite the best efforts to be Number One, he was only selected in 20th place.

Best song of the 1960's, I reckon. Very close 2nd.

FACTS OF DEATH 8/50 6th August 2018 Actress Charlotte Rae has died to give The Crowdsourced Deathlist another success. She was best known as Edna Garrett in Diff'rent Strokes (a show in which she outlived several of the younger cast), and the character was spun off into its own show, The Facts of Life. Previously to the role which gave her fame, she had roles in all the early regular American TV of the 1950s and 60s, from Play of the Week to The Phil Silvers Show. She also had success as a Broadway actress, twice nominated for Tony Awards. Rae continued acting well into her 80s with appearances in ER and Girl Meets World. Reports of Rae's battle with cancer were widely sourced last year, which led to her debuting on the list in 14th place.

I can't help but wonder if he died yesterday while watching BBC news watching his party implode on itself.