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Okay, here's a quick update. Mainly to remind you of the substitution period on July 1st. Post up to 5 replacements here in this thread on July 1st, UK time zone. If your replacement dies on July 1st, they only count if you posted here before their time of death. If your replacement died before, even if it was only found to be the case after, they don't count. If it is unclear whether they died before you placed them into your team, I will tend towards being lenient. Fame requirements are the same as half a year ago: I allow any name if it is more than just a sob story. Terminally ill fan who gets into the news because of his illness = no. Terminally ill fan who was a household name before his illness = yes Terminally ill fan who gets into the news, founds a cancer awareness charity, becomes an MBE, changes laws, plays a role in society, etc... = yes By the way... any "Oldest person of/in XYZ" is allowed. Not much harm done, I suppose. But sometimes, 5 points is better than 0. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay, so since last update we only had three hits: Helen Legh, Beth Chapman and Maria Robucci (MASSIVE 3 points to Pedro!). So the half-time standings is this: 1 GCReptile 866 2 Death Impends 843 3 Cpt Chorizo 831 4 Clorox Bleachman 767 5 Devon Death Trip 739 6 Phantom of the Midway 738 7 msc 690 8 Banana 688 9 Joey Russ 687 10 drol 638 11 Grim Up North 587 12 Skinny Kiltrunner 578 12 Sir Creep 578 14 YoungWillz 297 15 Book 245 16 Yorkshire Banker 230 17 Prophet 209 18 The mad hatter 177 19 John Key 175 20 markb4 172 21 Gooseberry Crumble 157 22 Fixed Business 151 23 Grave Danger 145 24 Pedro 67 140 25 theoldlady 134 26 The Unknown Man 115 27 Deathray 110 28 The old crem 93 29 Bibliogryphon 41 30 The Quim Reaper 33 I scored with both Legh and Chapman and get the lead. And with me not using the replacements - I think it was good while it lasted! DI missed the Chapman hit, but among his close competitors only Cpt Chorizo had her.

Yeah, it's cup time early and casino time later. I kinda canvassed a 12 month run, then thought, acht, complements the Cup, why not?

It ground shares with the Cup. iirc Willz was inspired to put something in the quieter half of the year by the Cup coming to an end one time. I like its non-uniformity.

If Bilford dies, I'll be in touch. I might just figure it out by then anyway.

Little update on the location. The Hague withdrew because they couldn't find a suitable location to held it. So there is now a shortlist of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem, Maastricht, Breda and Den Bosch. They have to send in a plan and in August the city is selected. Edit: Breda is now out to, because the costs for the city where to high.

Yeah, I sort of have a growing rep for dropping folk in the DDP who promptly snuff it. Only Gilbert survives from my 2018 drops, so look out for a decision on the likes of Barry DuBois and Carmen Callil end of December. This year, 11 days in, Steffan Lewis snuffed it. My greatest ever "doh" moment however was dropping the great Derek Martinus in 2014, as I had second guessed my ITK "death bed" info, only to gift him as a unique hit for a Diana Rots style team!

It's just that I forget that these things have ended and then somebody kicks the bucket and I get all excited thinking I've scored some points somewhere, only to find they were a pick in this pool and it finished three months earlier ......

Fucking hell, Swifts must be fucking shite.

Threw my folk in the Random.org washing machine once more and sent in my attempt to make the threepeat.

I’m in now. Randomized it again, but then I switched a few names from the sub bench to the main team and vice versa in order to try to avoid a repeat of my past performances. Which means those who were brought into the sub bench has now been cursed.

For all those I denied Luis Alvarez, favour done, mwahahahaha.

That’s not FAIR!

Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, was killed on this day 105 years ago, aged 50. This event triggered the start of World War I.

So I have 12 validated teams. Thanks. Now the heavy hitters are entering and, needless to say, I'm having issues with selections, and I am somewhat dredging notoriety from some of those picks! Anyhow, I'm generally on players' sides and will seek out fame if I can find it. But I shouldn't have to, you know, ha! I will always ask if a player wants to insist on a selection if I'm minded to allow on a basis not put forward by a player. Be kind to the game runner, I've just had a bereavement myself and running a casino is difficult enough, lol. Keep them coming, and remember don't be too late as I still have to validate teams before the deadline.

Happy 93rd bday!

Ed Cushman must of done something really bad in another life or pissed the big G off bad.

Even Joan of Arc left a carbon footprint.

Assuming no hits by Sunday are teams rolling over?

It would be ironic if this was the truck.

Joseph Corrao, the man responsible for the death of Pinky, a popular flamingo at amusement park Busch Gardens, was killed after he was hit by a truck. His death occurred 2 months before he was to go to trial for his involvement in Pinky's death. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-accused-flamingo-s-death-fatally-struck-truck-n1021881

It could be Rotterdam or anywhere. Phone call to Paul Heaton

I think the colour best describing him is pebble shore.

If he makes 2019 he is almost guaranteed a place.He looks like death warmed up even if he doesnt have cancer or some other terminal illness he is clearly frail enough for a cold to kill him.He is skeletal.