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The legend Lovelock has his own thread, @Bibliogryphon. I'll fight anyone who says the Gaia theorist, the guy who said global warming was going to be a thing before everyone (bar LFN of course) was even born, doesn't deserve his own thread. And by fight, I mean "passive aggressively post a face palm emoticon reaction on their post" of course.

Piers is a twat who talks over people which is irritating seeing as he is more than capable of destroying these utter morons without doing so.Oh obesity is an issue just funny that the only one to admit it is the only obese cabinet minister.Age I reckon is a big factor too.She could have mentioned the test and trace fiasco , confused messaging inconsistent rules lack of protection for care homes lack of enforced quarantining and lack of public faith in woefully incompetent hypocritical and intellectually challenged ministers. Again although it was a rare instance of a minister giving a straight answer it is putting all the blame on the public and none on the government or scientists who are driving the government.

She didn’t like what she’s just said being put back to her. That’s what happened. Coffey is by far the bigger bellend of the two which, when the other is Pierced Organ, is quite some achievement.

He's the co-discoverer of DNA so a pretty big name in science, but yeah, the OP should have, you know, not assumed folk just know that.

DISEASE-Y LEAVIN' 18/50 19th September 2020 Not long after Frankie Banali's death, the Crowdsourced DeathList once more benefits from a heavy metal drummer putting his sticks down in the form of Lee Kerslake. Kerslake played with a number of short-lived bands before joining Uriah Heep in 1971, a group that has delivered a number of hits such as "Easy Livin'" and two hits for the CSDL (2017 scorer John Wetton was part of Heep for two years). Kerslake left the group in the late 70s over frustrations with their manager, and soon joined forces with another chap who was recently left bandless - Ozzy Osbourne. Yep, the Prince of Darkness manages to outlive another collaborator. Kerslake's span with Ozzy was brief but fruitful, drumming on classics like "Crazy Train" on Ozzy's acclaimed Blizzard of Ozz debut album. After unamicably parting ways with Ozzy (a frosty relationship made all the worse by royalty disputes), Kerslake returned to Heep for a few decades until largely retiring from touring in 2007. Kerslake had been unwell for many years - nicknamed "The Bear" in his youth for his beard and burly physique, going off the above picture "The Walrus" might be a more apt descriptor for the aged Kerslake. He announced in late 2018 he had terminal prostate cancer, which saw a reconciliation with Ozzy (who sent him the platinum discs of their two albums) and an enthusiastic backing from CSDL participants for the next two years. The 73-year-old's death marks the 18th hit for the CSDL, and he placed 21st in his second appearance.

Aww man, Columbo legend! DDP pick as well, as you can see from his description on site I was a bit surprised to find out he was still alive!

Rather belatedly, a proper obit for Philip Martin

On this Burns night, we should wish a Happy 88th Birthday to Sir Boyd Tunnock, grandson of Thomas, and current owner of the family company that bears their name.

After talking with Joey, he's given me the okay to complete the 2020 obit backlog in order to help him fully focus his CSDL duties on this year. Stay tuned...

One year since "the most significant death of the year", when Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash

MPs effort to protect hedgehogs is being headed up by Chris Grayling. Which, sadly, probably means they’ll be extinct by the end of the month.

Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Colombian Minister of Defence, has died. Held other Ministerial posts including Education (92-93), Interior (97-98) and Foreign Affairs (18-19). He had been serving as Defence Minister since 2019.

Rick Will, a three-time Grammy nominee for his work as a musical producer & engineer and whose career saw him earn credits on more than 350 albums, including having worked with prolific Aussie artists Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel and Boy & Bear, has died. https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/rick-will-producer-obituary/

Yeah, he's missed his opportunity though - a month back he could have managed Debenhams

1469 tomorrow to leave the worldometer UK death count at exactly 100,000.

Aberdonian?

My apologies. Didn't know about the birthday thread (till now)

SUPREME COURT NOW RUTHLESS 17/50 18th September 2020 Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has faced judgment day aged 87 in the 17th success for this year's Crowdsourced DeathList. A feminist trailblazer of steely determination, she turned the sexism that impeded her early career into her focal passion, co-founding the ACLU's Women's Rights Project and successfully arguing a number of discrimination-based cases before the Supreme Court. She was henceforth elevated to the US Court of Appeals by Jimmy Carter and then finally to the US Supreme Court by Bill Clinton, her nomination overwhelmingly approved 96-3 in a bygone era from before Newt Gingrich and friends broke US politics. Initially seen as a cautious and moderate-leaning jurist, Ginsburg tacked leftward over the course of her time on the top bench, with her fiery dissents towards right-wing rulings cementing her as a liberal hero. She became the extreme rarity of a SCOTUS pop culture icon - good luck getting an average American to recognize the face of Stephen Breyer or Samuel Alito - even earning the rap-tinged moniker "The Notorious RBG". But timing is often everything in politics, to Ginsburg's detriment. Opting not to retire under Obama even with a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, fragile ol' Ruthie now faced the daunting task of having to survive the Trump administration. This Supreme kept us hangin' on for years with her medical history - colon cancer, the aforementioned pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer round 2, falls, infections in her bile duct stents, Mitch McConnell poisoning her coffee... in the end, it was pan can round 3 that killed Ginsburg, marking a death that illustrates how maybe a political system where a frail old lady dying can cause that much pandemonium isn't really ideal. Ginsburg was making her second CSDL appearance, with a strong showing at 11th place.

Finally recovered. It was really downplayed, as he had been in hospital till yesterday. Now back to nursing home.

Arik Brauer dead at 92 https://www.vienna.at/wiener-kuenstler-arik-brauer-starb-mit-92-jahren/6875177/amp

I am well aware that I need to catch up on the remaining 6 obituaries from last year, but unfortunately my wellbeing still isn't that great. However, I will try to keep up with the current year's list and hopefully not have a backlog like last year.

LARRY KING DEAD, ONLY ON CNN* 1/50 23rd January 2021 Talk host legend Larry King has died at 87 to bring its first score to the crowdsource list. He began his career back in 1957 for a local Miami station, and went through various gigs in that time frame. From conducting an interview with Bobby Darin to being a color commentator for the Miami Dolphins he slowly began to rise in the ranks in local TV, although his career was briefly in jeopardy when he was accused of grand larceny. Eventually, he began his show Larry King Live in 1985. The topics that he covered was really wide topics including UFO conspiracy theorists to interviews with celebrities and politicians. Perhaps his most important interview was when Ross Perot announced his candidacy for President in 1992, which lead to the most successful run of a third party run since John B Anderson, ie absolute garbage. He quit doing Larry King Live in 2010, where he was unfortunately replaced by twat Piers Morgan. Outside of his talk show appearances he was known for his seven wives, which made him a male version of Elizabeth Taylor. He also made an appearance in WWE Raw in 2012, and had the pleasure of taking a four minute phone call during Dave Rubin's live show. In recent years, his health became a major focus on his life. First he faced a cancer bout in 2017, and then went into a coma for a few weeks. However, it was COVID that seemingly ended it for him (although the cause of death is not officially confirmed despite the likeliness of what caused it). Really, how the fuck did the committee not bring him onto their list? This was his second appearance on the crowdsourced list, jumping all the way to 12th on the list. *tribute to a DDP team sadly no longer playing

How? Johnson dead and new PM in his place still equals 6....