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Jacques Chirac a hit for @FixedBusiness @time @Toast @gcreptile & @RoverAndOut Full score sheet Bibliogryphon* bg 1/0/1/1/1 Fixed Business fb 1/0/2/0/0 Captain Chorizo cc 0/0/0/1/1 Time* ti 2/0/2/1/1 Toast ti 2/0/2/0/0 YoungWillz yw 1/0/0/0/1 msc mc 0/0/2/1/1 Yorkshire Banker** yb 0/1/1/1/0 Sir Creep (Do I Need A Joker?)* sc 0/0/3/2/1 GCReptile* gr 1/0/2/0/0 Death Impends** di 0/0/3/2/0 Spade Cooley** sp 0/1/1/3/1 Rover & Out ro 1/0/3/0/1 Grim Up North gn 0/0/3/2/1 FujimoriNoMorey fm 1/0/1/2/0

Wrong again Corbyn.

Happy 71st Birthday, Lovely Livvy! I couldn't find any news about her actual health, which wasn't posted here last month. It seems she's still fine: "I'm doing really well and I'm really healthy. It was a challenging year because I broke my sacrum and I had to learn to walk again and everything. But I am strong and I am back and I'm feeling good and loving every minute." https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019090977482/olivia-newton-john-suprise-evening-oprah-gayle-king/

Le roi dean1991 est mort. Bonne chance, Roi Arsewipe I!

Woops, just voted for Ginger Baker, forgetting that this isn't the thread yet...

Jacques passed away. Sir creep and Mercarte are the winners!

This didn't age well...

Or anyone prepared to fall off their bike and roll around until the ambulance arrives?

Chirac takes me to a Hateful 8 hits...

This doesn't move anyone else into a winning position but it is a reminder the game lives and breathes.

This Parliament will fall before Christmas. Once the October 31st cliff edge is cleared one way or the other, the opposition will give Boris his election. Can't believe there's only been one scoring hit in this pool in 2 and a half years. There have been at least 41 changes of party allegiance in this Parliament but none have led to a by election. Death is becoming less of a factor, probably due to improved healthcare and younger MPs. It seems in future, appointments or elections for other posts are more likely causes of by elections: Regional Mayor, Police and Crime Commissioner, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly... To illustrate the point, here's a rough breakdown of the last 10 Parliaments according to reasons for by elections: 1979-1983: 20 by elections, 15 deaths, 2 new roles, 1 party change, 2 others 1983-1987: 31 by elections, 11 deaths, 5 new roles (15 Northern Ireland Unionists had by elections in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, all but one re-elected) 1987-1992: 24 by elections, 20 deaths, 4 new roles, 1992-1997: 18 by elections, 16 deaths, 2 new roles 1997-2001: 17 by elections, 10 deaths, 5 new roles, 2 others 2001-2005: 6 by elections, 4 deaths, 2 new roles 2005-2010: 14 by elections, 8 deaths, 2 new roles, 4 others 2010-2015: 21 by elections, 6 deaths, 6 new roles, 2 party changes, 7 others 2015-2017: 10 by elections, 3 deaths, 4 new roles, 3 others 2017-2019: 5 by elections, 1 death, 2 recalls, 1 new role, 1 other Things to consider for the next round. And as Biblio says, there's going to be a febrile atmosphere and the potential for more upheaval to come.

1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Alliss, Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (6/42)  1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40)  1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37)  1993: Tony Bennett, Henry Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, George Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56) 1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50) 1995: Holly Johnson, Sean Connery (2/50)  1996: Mr T (1/50) 1997: Kirk Douglas (1/50)  1998: (0/50)  1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50) 2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Desmond Tutu, Liza Minnelli (2/50)  2002: Kirk Douglas (1/50)  2003: (0/50)  2004: Pervez Musharraf, Kirk Douglas, (2/50)  2005: Hamed Karzai, Diego Maradona, Olivia de Havilland (3/50) 2006: Kirk Douglas, Vera Lynn, Abdelaziz Bouteflika (3/50)  2007: Tim Johnson, Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn, Louis Farrakhan (5/50) 2008: Kirk Douglas, Vera Lynn, Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (5/50)  2009: Kirk Douglas, Pierre Cardin (2/50)  2010: Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, John Edrich, Frank Bough, Angela Lansbury (5/50)  2011: Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, John Edrich, Ali Khamenei, Bob Dole, Dick Cheney, Pierre Cardin, Vera Lynn, Michael Douglas (9/50) 2012: Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Hosni Mubarak, Nigel Lawson, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, James Randi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (8/ 50) 2013: Clive James, Prince Philip, Hosni Mubarak, Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Nicholas Parsons (9/50)  2014: Wilko Johnson, Olivia de Havilland, Clive James, Prince Philip, Lynn, Kirk Douglas, Javier Perez de Cuellar, James Randi, Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett, Ed Asner (11/50) 2015: Olivia de Havilland, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Prince Philip, Kirk Douglas, Clive James, Leslie Phillips, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Hosni Mubarak, Jake Roberts, Vera Lynn, Eddie Large (12/50) 2016: Olivia de Havilland, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Prince Phillip, James Randi, Clive James, Bob Dole, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Leslie Phillips, Vera Lynn, Sandy Gall, Desmond Tutu, Lester Piggott, Murray Walker, Jimmy Greaves, Paul Gascoigne (19/50)  2017: Kirk Douglas, Vera Lynn, Prince Phillip, Pierre Cardin, Olivia de Haviland, Bob Dole, Leah Bracknell, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Betty White, Nobby Stiles, Queen Elizabeth ll, Jill Gascoine, Bob Barker, Honor Blackman, Ian St. John, David Prowse, Sandy Gall, Pope Benedict XVI, Hosni Mubarak, Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito, Gay Byrne (24/50)  2018: Kirk Douglas, Leah Bracknell, Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Betty White, Linda Nolan, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Pierre Cardin, Stirling Moss, Bob Dole, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Jill Gascoine, Vera Lynn, Henry Kissinger, Honor Blackman, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Mel Brooks, Pope Benedict XVI, June Brown, Hosni Mubarak, Sean Connery, Louis Farrakhan, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Clive James, Ronnie Wood, Olivia Newton-John, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (34/50) Updated for Jacques Chirac

Nearly 3 months without progress but an EU leader has died! Gets me a third category and Fixed Business and GC a second. Toast and Time get a second EU Leader. This one's taking a while to play out!

This is already on every one lips in France, a big news here...

Definitely sounds like the end.

Unsure where else to put this. Harry Yee turns 101. Invented the Blue Hawaii cocktail. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Yee

It's a brilliant idea.

In the black room with black curtains near the station...

That sounds ominous, but as I think I've said a few times, he's done bloody well to make it to 80.

I bet you 'can't wait' to see her go.

dang 90 years... Barbara.

There was a bit of a debate this morning on Good Morning Britain between Piers Morgan, Susanna Reid, Toby Young and some Extinction Rebellion Co Founder. It centred around Thunberg and her, almost, hysterical rant at the UN bash this past week. Now, without going over the details, what seems absolutely clear to me is that this girl ( yes, a 16 yr old is a girl) has become way more than a focal point for all these Climate change loons who are gluing themselves to the A23 or blocking London etc, no, she has become somebody that is, to those with the most extreme agenda, a Trojan horse, as it were. I do not believe that a single fuck is being given by her 'supporters' and her descent into mental illness, which I think will happen, will be seen as a hit for the greater good and all of that. Naturally, the trolls and those which do not share such extremist views will be blamed. I actually blame her parents who are a couple of wretched fuckers that have hung her out to dry. To clarify, 'extremist views' are those which have included the desire to dismantle capitalism and eradicate economic growth.

The events at Westminster this week mean that an election is probably going to be held before Christmas curtailing this competition. I will start a game for 2019-2024 because the short time frame and the politically febrile atmosphere means that some interesting characters will be in parliament.