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As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know. And then there is... The Committee.

It’s joined to her right arm

Biblio once described losing in the Cup solely by a FFBI pick (before those got axed) as feeling like the opposition dived for a penalty. I quite liked that one.

William j. Keating has died https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fox19.com/2020/05/20/bill-keating-former-congressman-enquirer-publisher-dead/%3foutputType=amp

Not famous for anyone except me, but my grandmother is turning 100 today. I’ve waited so long to finally say it ! welcome to the 100 club mamie !

It's fucking ridiculous! What is it with the British that they desperately need to champion people as heroes? The NHS staff have done what the NHS staff are meant to do. The fact that it is a prolific virus with a high transmission rate is neither here nor there and, yes, I am fully aware of the governments failings on PPE. It is like having Firemen( persons) spending the bulk of their career getting cats down from trees and putting out car fires and, suddenly, like, they have a REAL shout to go on. You become a doctor, nurse, fireperson, soldier on the strict understanding that you may, one day, be called in to do some heavy shit, like go to war or summat. If you want to clap for our 'heroes' do it for the staff at Tescos or the Bus drivers and all the others that earn even less than a nurse and were still dealing with the public, and dying, long before they were finally given 'protection' from the rest of us virus riddled bastards. You know what will really happen though, Chris Witty will probably get knighted, as will other associated heads of this and heads of that, and within they will sprinkle the odd old duffer who knitted face masks in their porch. We created dear old Tom, so desperate were we to have somebody to hang our fucking coats on and focus on. He did his bit, many thanks, but the press and the media whipped up the public into a frenzy and the rest is history. One day we may just actually get on with things instead of looking for people we can create 'heroes' out of.

Hi I believe George Stewart is alive Ex Brentford and QPR He was recently living in Pertshire He was born on the 18th of October 1920 So hopefully he will make 100

Ok, so I said I wouldn't do any more. However... Aquarian Dream. According to the sleeve notes on Tough! by Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers released in 1966, Claude Bartee is referred to as being in his "late twenties" (so anywhere between 1937 and 1940 I guess) and a native of Detroit. https://www.amazon.com/Tough-PUCHO-LATIN-SOUL-BROTHERS/dp/B07T3TWYHJ. I've seen him referred to as sideman for Pucho and also Grant Green so it's the same guy. That's it.

Bob Wilson, Frank McLintock, Charlie George, Bob McNab, Pat Rice, John Roberts, Peter Simpson, George Graham, Eddie Kelly, Peter Storey, George Armstrong, Jon Sammels, John Radford and Ray Kennedy according to one YouTube source.

Yup, and Garland and Driscoll’s were entirely avoidable.

Good on her, I hope she has had a great day and has many more birthdays to come.

Oooh, no thanks. Kind of you, but I'll stick to being a grammar Nazi.

Thank you The word committee does make it sound more grand , formal and organized than what it may well be like in reality! A drunken WhatsApp group chat in December deciding who goes on the list perhaps more accurate! I always imagine them meeting in a ten Downing Street type cabinet committee room ordering pots of tea and brainstorming on A4 paper!

I would elevate @msc and @Toastto the committee if it was in my hands. They are both amongst my favourite posters on here especially @msc and that would be the main reason for my decision. Their posts and demeanours are thoughtful , intelligent, friendly and likeable and @Toast has sass in the perfect doze quantity! I think they'd enhance the choices the committee make with their own personal interest stamp and being a bit leftfield with their recommendations. I think they could persuade and charm the other committee members into including a fair few of ther choices thus spicing up the end result!

If I sat on the committee there’d be serious injuries.

drol as he seems to make good predictions and always following up on foreign names that others may miss

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Didn't that other knight of the realm, Sir Jimmy Savile, raise huge amounts of cash for the NHS as well? Just enquiring.

John Cruickshank scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross just turns 100, happy birthday

So if some Doris snuffs it aged 116 in 2043 she'll be classed as the last veteran even if she only made the teas in some airfield canteen? Fuck off man!

I too get a strong feeling that a death is due pretty soon although I dont get the strong vibes around Olivia De Havilland.Im not saying it won't be her but I'm not getting feelings around her name. Bob Dole, Leslie Phillips, Lester Piggott and Joanne Woodward are the names were I get vibes.

News: US woman, 96, speaks Welsh for first time in 40 years. Or so they thought. Turns out she just had a stroke.

Why would he have ever won a Grammy (are we counting lifetime achievement awards?) I think the joke is that he was famously pissed off at not winning a Grammy.

Little Richard not a hit here

I can't believe I'm still at least two hits away from victory. I also can't believe that Stephen Sondheim saw his 90th birthday, and that Sidney Poitier is still alive.