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Nobel Prize winning scientist in 2020 so of course not.

You realise this is complete and utter bollocks you stupid dick. If it had been Arnold Schwarzenegger who was confirmed winner on 14.12.20 he would still be 46th President and those numbers would still add up to 46.

And now Earl Hutto (wiki), Representative from Florida (1979–1995) is dead at 94.

REJECTED PICK Margaret Keenan the covid vaccine woman. WHY As intimated earlier in the week, shes only known for being an unknown who happened to get a vaccine. If she dies of the vaccine, she'll only be famous for dying. I think you'll find the dictatorial lead of msc is harsh but fair. If this annoys anyone's shortlist, kindly bemoan those who spent years picking 20 year old no names with kids and terminal cancer. Being less grumpy and/or Scottish, the rules are fairly flexibile and lenient but she can't flex over them. It'll be the age. And lack of notability... I'm only doing this for names actually suggested we had to turn down, because who wants a list of 10, 000 Mirror last christmas stories? Don't say yes...

On balance, I would leave him off the 2021 list. The fact he's lasted 8 years in his current state indicates that he is in a relatively stable condition. Yes there's a decent chance he could die next year but I would say there's far more chance of someone with stage 3 or 4 cancer or MND passing away. He could potentially live for another 20 or even 30 years like this.

In 1979, the pop world lay at the feet of The Dooleys, but where are they now?! (Rhetorical question, no answers on postcards please) Personally, I was never caught by the Dooleys.

OK, who is the American equivalent of The Nolans? The Australian equivalent? Sorry, only the UK cares about people like them who had 2.5 hits 40 years ago and who were 'big in Japan'. Sure, one hit wonders (and I know The Nolans weren't, in the UK) can be fun and fondly-remembered, but nowhere else on earth do they make front page news with their ongoing cancer battles and love lives 40 years after the fact and get stints on daytime talk shows. That is a uniquely British phenomenon.

Steinberger dead.

The three you mention were all probably comfortable leaving behind a body of work as their legacy. Aside from ten minutes singing the refrains of I'm in the Mood for Dancing and Don't Make Waves which she merely sang one fifth of, there is little substantial to leave as an artistic legacy

He's more poorly than this statement let's on. That's all I can say currently.

Hello Everyone, as the 2020 season is coming to a close and we are all terribly excited to see who is going to win that close race at the top of the 2020 competition, here is the thread for the next round of this all-encompassing, difficult to manage deadpool. The general rules: Send me 50 main team names by pm or just post them in this thread, if you want, from now on until Dec 31st 2020, 23:59 GMT. You can choose one joker with double points - and you can also submit up to five substitutes in case one of your 50 dies before the end of the submission window. You may also choose new subs before the game starts if they die. Submission form: Just give them in the normal "First name", "Last name" format You don't need to number them before! No need to give birthdays! And only note their claim to fame if there might be confusion, for example: Kamala Harris (wrestler) - Update 2020: Well, this one is dead. Kamala Harris (US senator) - Update 2020: Well, this one is soon president. The scoring is [year of birth] - 1900 = score. So someone born in 2001 will get 101 points in case of death You may submit the following people: living, not having set a precise date of death (by execution, dignitas, or whatever), at least 18 years old on the beginning of January 1st, 2021, and being somewhat notable. "Somewhat notable" means: they should at least be notable for something else aside from being terminally ill. "Something else" being something that has an effect on society. Terminally ill activists are okay if they've done at least something generally beneficial, a campaign, a book, or a winning court case. If they're only in the news because of their tragedy or because they need our sympathy I will not accept them. So no "cancer mums with cancer kids", no "terminally ill fans", no "ordinary person in a coma because of a car crash". This also counts for brothers/sisters/children of notable people - unless they are so notable that every relative is also notable by default, like the House of Windsor, or maybe the Bush family. Unfortunately, it is me who will decide if the person is famous enough. Previous BBC coverage will usually convince me. More details: Notability is getting ever more diffuse nowadays, it is a difficult thing to judge. Some more guidelines: Media personalities and such will be accepted in any case if they have a social media account with more than 100.000 followers. So, as a contrast to last year, Criscilla Anderson is now a valid pick! A person that gets rejected in the DDP will also be rejected here - no exceptions. Family/friends of people, i.e. reality TV appendages like Litsa Menounos: Yes, they will be allowed if they actually play a meaningful part in these shows, as Litsa Menounos did. No, they will not be allowed if they only accidentally get an imdb entry because of an accidental appearance, or because they say a few sentences in a documentary. Also: "Oldest Person of XYZ" will always be allowed - even a completely irrelevant person (in the grand scheme of things) will be accepted if they are the oldest person of their country, or last survivor of World War II, Korean War, etc... Usually those people do not give many points, but maybe 5 pts is better than zero? And they are of a certain "historic relevance", you know President Tyler's grandson, and such. Anyway, I will allow them. Substitution phase: On the 1st of July 2021 GMT you may switch 5 old people still alive for 5 new ones for whom all the above rules also apply. When is a hit a hit: If the person permanently dies in 2021 (GMT!) and their death gets noticed in written form by qualifying media outlets within 2021 or the first seven days of 2022. The QO rules are: Everything accepted by the Derby Dead Pool 2021 plus The New York Times. Your host: I will also submit a team and will do so two posts below by December 15th at latest and hide the names with "XXXXX XXXXX" and reveal them on January 1st. Main reason for not already submitting right now is that I want to avoid the situation of 2019, when I ran out of subs and then filled the gaps with "new" names, especially Edmund Capon, who revealed his illness mid-December. So I hope I will not run out of subs if I submit a little later. As in last year, I will also make use of the substitution window, but only use 2 names. After all, there's always a pretty broad consensus of a couple of names (example 2019: Ivan Milat, Michael Sleggs, Tom Long), so I wouldn't steal anyone's names by picking those who are universally known anyway. Also, I will substitute on the 30th of June, so you can see my two names. I will not read your submission emails until January 1st (I think you can check that) to prevent the impression that I might take a name from your posts for other deadpools. This also means that I might discuss borderline acceptable picks with you on January 1st or 2nd. We will have to talk then. If you're unavailable, I will replace a disqualified name with one of your substitutions. Remember, the disqualification in some cases might come only after the DDP committee has decided, so maybe not before the 2nd week of January. If you post your team right in this thread, you save me some work but also give away names. If you pm me, please make sure that I know what the mail is about in the header "Death By Numbers", "Team submission" or something like that. If you have other questions, you can also ask in this thread!

There's the story of the Mike and Bernie Winters bombing at the Green's Playhouse in Glasgow. One started to stony silence, and when the other walked on, up shouted a loud voice: "Aww shite, there's two of them!" (Although this links to another Playhouse story where the act before a young Nicholas Parsons was due to go on stage was getting killed by the Glasgow crowd. So on walks a very nervous Parsons who stammered through his opening line. "Don't worry, son"!" yelled a voice from the back of the crowd. "We like you!" Anyhow, does anyone remember when Tony Blair won in 1997 and got D: Ream (with future astronomer Professor Brian Cox) to do a concert where they played Things Can Only Get Better over and over again? Just that one song. 10th circle of Hell as Dante put it. Well, that's exactly how I picture a Nolans gig. Their greatest hit - singular.

Was trying to shoot at the covid, missed.

It's in the Express so it must be accurate

Hospitalised for urinary trait infection and heart failure. Nothing serious according to his family.

msc had Bhanwarlal Meghwal who died last month and didn't obit as far as I can see.

Elizabeth II.

I hope the DDP is paying you for all this excellent research! I knew Brown was dead, because I have him on my Wiki watchlist and saw when the page was updated for his death. The source used on the page is Who'sWho/WhoWasWho, a very useful tool for uncovering deaths of any British politicians, bishops, businesspeople, military figures etc. I have a library card login there, so if anyone wants access then DM me! Bishops are tricky, and I would argue careless DDP picks. They seldom get a QO unless they were particularly known for something. Most just get local obits or death notices posted by their respective diocese. In this case though, Brown got absolutely nada!

As per @Ulitzer95, Nobel Laureate Jack Steinberger becomes Hit #12 already. I thought given the category it might get us close to a conclusion, but while a hit for 4 players, 3 of them had already scored with Arthur Ashkin in this category so they're all 3 Nobel Laureates away from victory instead! @Grim Up North moves 2 categories away from the finish - I think?!

Following the death of Valery Giscard D'estang Brian Mulroney is one of the few cold war leaders (of major countries) still alive, along with Jimmy Carter and Mikhail Gorbachev. I wonder who will be the last one standing !

As far as I can see it is only age which would justify the inclusion of DVD and Pierre Cardin. They have been active and neither has specific known health issues

A former Alabama state senator died of Covid-19 last week at age 78, officials said. Former Sen. Larry Dixon, a Republican who also served as the executive director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, died from Covid-19 on Dec. 4, the board said in a statement on Friday. SC

A YouTuber has been arrested after a live broadcast showed him abusing his pregnant girlfriend until she died. Russian YouTuber Stas Reeflay, whose real name is Stanislav Reshetnikov, was accused of forcing Valentina Grigoryeva, his pregnant girlfriend, onto his balcony in only her underwear in freezing temperatures, according to the Sun’s report. The 28-year-old woman then died of suspected hypothermia at his home in the village of Ivanovka near Moscow, all while Reeflay continued to broadcast. During the live stream, Reeflay, 30, could be seen dragging his girlfriend back indoors and putting her on the sofa while trying to revive her. The broadcast continued for over two hours even as he called an ambulance and paramedics arrived and pronounced the young woman dead. SC

They say we’re sick? Hospice hospice hospice. It’s always hospice. What’s worse than a DLer obsessively researching who has entered hospice?... Fairfax County (VA) police have charged Nizhamuding Jureti, 57, of Arlington with sexually assaulting a hospice patient in October. Detectives were first notified on Nov. 11, that an 80-year-old Reston man disclosed to a family member that he awoke to Jureti performing a sex act on him in his home, Fairfax police said in a news release. Following an extensive investigation, detectives charged Jureti on Nov. 20 with one count of forcible sodomy. Jureti is being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. SC