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Sorry just saw this. I'm not anyone's burner account, I am indeed the forum member with the exact same name as the team who plays the Derby Dead Pool. Not been posting because it's been a busy year, sorry.....but not a former member. A current member. Just a quiet one. It sounds like I'm being confused with someone who's been banned.....so it's unfortunate I've been quiet, but it was purely voluntary. Also not sure how I prove I'm not the banned person, but perhaps the fact I'm here and still playing the pool is enough. Hope so. Edited, trying to make sense of it. OK, it looks like maybe I got confused with Charon again. I am not Charon, and never have been. Charon's boat is the ferry of the dead, Charon's Crew are the dead people in it, hence the name. I didn't know there was a Charon here already when I picked the name. I'm not the person banned for being a twat. Mind you, I am a twat though.

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SIR YES SIR David Attenborough!

We keep bringing up Beverly Cleary as a notable old person, yet there isn't a thread for her. She has written books such as Henry Huggins (1950), Ralph S. Mouse (1982) and Ramona's World (1999). She's also 104, which means that she's quite the safe bet.

Tony Baylis is on my DDP theme team of #1 hitmakers. He was 85, and apparently in poor health for a while – dementia, prostate cancer, frail and prone to falls. Parkinson's to top it off. Poor bloke had well and truly been through the thresher. He's not a scoring hit yet. He's one of the deepest cuts on my team, but there was a Wurzel who left before they'd even had a hit single (Reg Quantrill) who bagged several qualifying obits in 2016. Baylis was a member for 15 years, and one of only three members of their chart-topping lineup. He was also interviewed by BBC Somerset a few years ago. Top story on BBC Somerset last time I checked is a dog who swallowed a fishhook.

Fairly bog-standard Sabbathian stoner riffage, but it's proving just the ticket on a sunlit, autumnal Sunday morn. You could get through an entire Camberwell Carrot during its epic odyssey.

Mad as a hatter.

Just for future reference, he did end up getting a Mail obit. Might want to pick the other one while we can then...

He'll probably burst into tears after reading that.

Cast your minds back to 2014, and imagine being told that, in just 6 years time, you’d be reading news stories like this: The Taliban have endorsed Donald Trump for re-election as President of the United States.

Wouldn't be surprised if he tested it just before the US election as a goodbye present to Trump..

81 today. OC getting it right on the nose. Paul Bearer 35 Old Crem 35 Redrumours 30 The Unknown Man 30 paddyfool 25 MPFC 25 Buffal Phil 20 Kenny 20 Quim Reaper 15 Marenghi 5 Coffin Lodger 5

Wishing you all the best. Don't worry , the vast majority of people get over it within days. You'll be just fine !

Good luck I'm praying for you. I had covid back in Feb/march and I haven't felt the same since. It's why I haven't been posting on here as much tbh ,I feel like I've aged 10 years this year. Been to the doctors and they reckon I could have rheumatoid arthritis though more tests is needed, whether it's connected to covid or not it's not known. The fatigue is terrible aswell .

Reading between the lines she appears to have one of the less aggressive forms of Alzheimer's and it appears to be slower than for many dementia sufferers. With that in mind, she may still have a couple of years left.

One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week.' The florist was pleased and left the shop. When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door. Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week.' The cop was happy and left the shop. The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen doughnuts waiting for him at his door. Then a Member of Parliament came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week.' The Member of Parliament was very happy and left the shop. The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen Members of Parliament lined up waiting for a free haircut.

Dylis Price oldest skydiver in the world won't be doing it again.

Looks fine. No immediate concerns, I reckon. Probably not worth considering until at least ‘22.

Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Airlift's "Candy Bomber", has turned 100.

Midge Ure is 67 today. This means nothing to me.

Does it really matter a fuck anyway? Should you really be giving out awards to the UN just because they decided that they would actually do something about hunger? Should you fuck. They are doing what they SHOULD be doing and should always have been doing. They have been recognised for doing their jobs! A pat on the back for doing what Oxfam, Save the Children and all those other charities have done for over 50 years is not something to shout about, is it.

I hope you recover quickly. This virus is absolutely horrific.

Veteran Indian politician Ram Vilas Paswan died on Thursday after weeks in hospital. He was 74. Paswan, India's Minister for Food, was admitted to a city hospital on Sept. 11 and underwent heart surgery on Oct. 4. _________________________ India will just have to curry on without him I’ll get me coat. SC