Leaderboard

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.

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.

I've been trying to come up with a name for this situation that happens on forums. Person A makes a joke (possibly the joke is not immediately obvious). Then person B responds to person A's post by basically repeating the joke or the punchline, or overtly stating the humorous part that was implied in the original. Person B then gets several likes from forum members, while person A, who wrote the initial witticism, doesn't. but all person B did was show they understand the joke, or at best reword it, they didn't create it. Possible names: A like thief A like burglar A like parasite A piggy-like (from piggy back) [I was thinking person A could respond to person B's posts by saying "Enjoy your piggy-likes"] An example, relating to Boris Johnson *News article about Boris and his policy on child support* A: Boris shows his deep understanding of this policy area B: lol he has so many kids he's become an expert A: Enjoy your piggy-likes, asshole

Is he actually ill? Or just 81?

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

Here’s me hoping that someone could take over the cup during the last few weeks of the year. If no one does take over the cup in the next few weeks then I guess I could host another year (though 2021 would definitely be my last year as host). I’m just bringing this up again as I don’t think anyone wants this great pool to die.

Duncan Campbell, born 1926 in Springburn (the only one to that area and age, there's another born 1928) but both have no middle name. Married June Noble Presley, who died in Pitlochry in 2010 aged 73. They got married in Fraserburgh (!) in 1958. Again, he's a middle name-less wonder. There are 2 options for him on the probates but... they seem too far away from Weymouth for my liking (Winchester/Brighton). No sign of death notices in the Scotlands Record, checking every Duncan Campbell since 2010. Question - did Elvis actually have a Scottish born cousin called June? Because her surname is spelt differently and I'm not finding links to her bar this Wiki page at half past midnight. The free version of 192 is also at a loss finding anyone of that age called Duncan Campbell in Weymouth. And this is where I head to bed for now, having assumed this would be an open and shut case. Never assume, clearly...

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!

Jack Steinberger is a hit for me and three more...

Fantasy author and inspiration for George R R Martin, Phyllis Eisenstein, has died at 74: https://locusmag.com/2020/12/phyllis-eisenstein-1946-2020/

Tweaked to Sir Cunto This is why the admin team are actually awesome. At times

The tabloid media thinks we do.

Sir Creep himself gave has given the blessing to be designated Sir Cunt til the New Year. It has been done, no other way to quite get in the jovial Cuntmas season mood.

Stop giving away the fact that GGACP is the best podcast for deadpool form-spotting....

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

Also, this Metzger guy looks like Telly Savalas' racist doppelganger.

Tonight’s foray is into some swill from Missoula, Montana called Moose Drool. First (only other) time I had this was in a time forgotten bar in Bisby, Arizona. Why a microbrew from Montana was shipping to some wee bar in the western deserts of Arizona 1500 miles away was always an intriguing ‘more questions than answers’ thing. Lo and behold I found a 6-pack (cans ugh) first time in 15 years. Was a good brown ale I kept in my memory bank. SirC