Leaderboard

Only 3 going strong now

Although Herman Zapf (1918-2015) a famous German type designer and calligrapher died 4 years ago, his widow who was also born in 1918 is still alive. Zapf created fonts such as Palatino (favoured by the writer Dean Koontz), Optima & Zaphifo (!); his widow Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (born on January 2nd 1918) is an equally famous typographer & calligrapher.

Ruthie Tompson has made it to 109! https://twitter.com/DisneyARL/status/1154391473573568512?s=20

Rees Mogg and the DUP together at last. Set your watches back a century or two.

Nice one, Boris. Great Cabinet.

Well, bejebus, Liz Truss Trade Secretary! Indignation about foreign cheese leads to the person who will negotiate our trade deals around the world. Scotland moves closer to independence....

Fellow deathlister Ed Asner offers his support to his former co-star. https://people.com/tv/ed-asner-supports-valerie-harper-cancer-battle/

Czech singer Karel Gott has pneumonia (3,5 years after cancer): https://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/karel-gott-cancels-benatska-noc-festival-appearance-due-to-pneumonia

Just catching up on this thread - that'll be on the digibox to record

North Africa in general has lot to offer in matter of old politicians. Tunisia: *Rachid Sfar (1933), former PM. *Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), president and PM, now exiled, but in good health despite rumours. If for "good health" you mean "terminal prostate cancer" *Hédi Baccouche (1930), former PM who is now a writer. *Hamed Karoui (1927), rumoured to be dead last year, he actually lost his brother a month later circa. His nephew will run for president. *Fouad Mebazaa (1933), President before Essebsi, he condoled his death today. *Habib Ben Yahia (1938) Foreign Minister, now jailed for power abuse. *Abdelbaki Hermassi (1937) Foreign Minister *Ahmed Ben Salah (1926): he was born to bring socialism and revolution in Tunisia, but failed. Now president of his own party. Algeria: *Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937), Ali Bou. Well, you all know the Living Dead and all hope for a state funeral to be held really soon. *Liamine Zeroual (1941), young, but has great health problems and was reported dead different times. *Abdelhamid Brahimi (1936), PM, who is now a writer. *Sid Ahmed Ghozali (1937) Famous for his papillon, was bound to be a presidential candidate last year. *Belaid Abdessalam (1928): a PM who has fought Islamists like no one. *Ali Haroun (1927): member of the High Council of State. Morocco: *Ahmed Laraki (1931), from Laraki family, one-time PM and multiple times Foreign Minister. *Ahmed Osman (1930), PM, brother in law of King Hassan II. *Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924), the real Moroccan star. Goes in and out of hospital for pneumonia, still made it to 95. Human rights activist. *Abdelouahed Belkeziz (1939), Foreign Minister. *Mohamed Benaissa (1937), quite a celebrity in the Country. Libya: *Mustafa Ben Halim (1921): Last PM of the KIngdom of Lybia and one of those who plotted against Gheddafi. Who tried to have him killed many times, of course. *Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1939), Foreign Minister, arrested and released in 2011. Egypt: *Hosni Mubarak (1928), the ethernal fucker *Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), deposed Mubarak. *Kamal Ganzouri (1933), former PM. *Hazem El Beblawi (1936) ousted Morsi. *Ahmad Fathi Sorour (1932), Mubarak associate, who was ousted in 2011 as well. *Amr Moussa (1936) Foreign Minister

Fort William Football Club are delighted to announce the signings of 9 young Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC players on loan until the end of the season. We have signed: Martin MacKinnon- Goalkeeper Donald Morrison- Defender Gabriel Hastings- Defender Ryan Fyffe- Defender Harry Nicolson- Defender Jack Brown- Midfielder Kieran Chalmers- Midfielder Ross Gunn- Winger Roddy Kennedy- Striker “It is with great pleasure that Fort William FC announce a groundbreaking initiative with Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC.” “It has been well documented the difficulties our club has endured both on and off the park over the last 2 1/2 years. We were close to shutting the door last summer but the dedication of a few hardy souls kept the club alive and got a team on the park. There were a few highs and many lows and I salute the resilience of our young team throughout last season.” “A few weeks ago we were approached by Caley Thistle to discuss the possibility of working together in some way to allow some of their talented young players to continue their development. Our policy has always been about nurturing young talent whilst at the same time improving our team so this was clearly attractive to us.” “After lengthy discussions an agreement was reached that will see the best of Caley Thistle’s young footballers showcase their talents in the Highland League whilst supporting Fort William’s existing players and help them improve and develop.” “We understand that some might be concerned that this is some sort of take over from Caley Thistle but this is far from the case. We at Fort William FC have driven this initiative forward and believe it will benefit ourselves, Caley Thistle and Highland football as a whole.” Welcome to the Fort lads. Mid table beckons?

Oh aye and...currently top of the Sickipedia: Can't see Boris staying at no 10 for very long. A Paki is moving next door to him

I was in the park today when a woman came up to me and said, "Are you taking photos of my daughter on your iPhone?" "Yes I'm taking photos of her," I replied, "But it's not what you think." "So what is it then?" she asked. I said, "A Samsung Galaxy."

Aye, has he made a statement about increasing the powers of the Child Support Agency yet?

Oh for ffs. Like I said, it's hot. Lemme fix that later on.

Essebsi becomes an Exssebsi and his death drops pointage for several players. Joey Russ and Death Impends move into podium places, while the Captain's lead is slashed. Bonus: Death Impends gets a pair of 5s - 10 Additional Points. Banana had Essebsi as a sub and draws the 6 Diamonds for 6 Points added. Leaderboard updated.

BBC says Essebsi dead for the QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-49111905

Fucking hell Rees Mogg to Leader of the House.... Online exclusive coming soon: Bercow v Mogg: The Final Battle in Legislative Pedantry

Ah, just today he saved my life again.

Fluffy Mundell lost job as Scottish Secretary. Wonder which of the remaining Scottish Tory toady lickspittles Bawjaws will appoint? They are all only just in the door. Of course, he could go and appoint a Scot representing an English constituency. Like the complete arse he is...

There ain't a fucking thing wrong with John Prine. I will ship TEN pounds of coffee to anyone who posts his demise prior to 2021, and it actually occurs. SC

@Predictor asked a while back who had received the most votes across all the "nth death of 20xx" polls. Well, here's the answer. Brackers is our strongest survivor, and with a bit of luck she could be the GOAT. She's beaten Kirk in under 3 years! 174 188 poll results went into this. This is the very first one, which Ronnie Biggs won easily. In 2005.

Gout dancing does sound rather painful.