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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

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.

As I've said before, I see The Committee as being like the corinthian idealist footballers of the 1870s, and the DDP elite as being the cash-hungry proles who went on to dominate the sport with innovations such as "a defence" in the following decades.

She has lost weight and looks very tired/exhausted. But hey - she survived! Again!!!

Marianne Faithfull shares photo and update after recovering from Covid-19 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/marianne-faithfull-shares-photo-and-update-after-recovering-from-covid-19/ar-BB14nDDl?ocid=spartanntp

So basically he has gone from being an unknown ex-soldier to a knight of the realm and national treasure in the space of a few months without even leaving his house.

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

Thank you for so eloquently putting what I’ve been wanting to say out loud for weeks but because I work in social care I’d be fucking slaughtered for it. Unlike me to give a shit what other people think!

I quite like the idea of an alternative deathlist commitee to create and alternative deathlist. I'm therefore inviting the follow members.... I will chair and publish the results (on the forum in December) but not take active participation. I therefore invite the folllowing @Octopus of Odstock (if he decides to turn PMs back on, otherwise welcome to contribute publically.) @Spade_Cooley @msc @drol @Toast @gcreptile @Lord Fellatio Nelson @Lewd_Squirrel @theoldlady @Death Impends I'll PM the details later......

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

MMMDP Form Guide #14 Captain Tom Moore FFS, he's won everything else going for the last few weeks.

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!

That reminds me of this.

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

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

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.

Was it that touchy Canadian bint?

Ffs xD Why am I reading this quote in his voice?

Well unless he was beaten up by a member of his immediate household someone isn't practicing social distancing

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.

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.