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Our days are numbered as Cecilia calls on the Prime Minister to shut down the Deathlist.

I suspect when the grim reaper arrives at her door to inform her that she has "kicked the bucket", no doubt she will grimace and inform him it's, "kicked the bouquet" and shut the door in his face.

Rosters arghton 1) Kenneth Kaunda 2) Jimmy Carter 3) Bob Dole 4) Martti Ahtisaari 5) Norman Tebbit 6) Dilip Kumar 7) Bob Barker 8) Rosalynn Carter 9) Tony Bennett 10) Benedict XVI 11) Arlene Dahl 12) Mikhail Gorbachev 13) Sirikit, Queen Mother of Thailand 14) Paavo Lipponen 15) NLE Choppa 16) Eva Marie Saint 17) Henry Kissinger 18) Isabel Peron 19) Bill Cosby 20) Elizabeth II 21) Ozzy Osbourne Banana 1.Reuven Bulka 2.Bob Dole 3.David Gulpilil 4.Chris Croucher 5.Jeanette Lee 6.John Connolly(FBI Agent/Snitch) 7.Litsa Menounos 8.James Whale 9.Terry Lubbock 10 .F. W. de Klerk 11. Larry Pressler 12.Vic Elford 13.Gary Burgess 14.Jack Hanna 15.Jim Molan 16. Kat Bjelland 17.Sarah Harding 18.Philipp Mickenbecker 19.Jana Bennett 20.Alan Dean Foster 21. BJ Thomas Bibliogryphon 1.  Abdelaziz Bouteflika 2. Bob Dole 3. James Ivory 4. Glynis Johns 5. Boris Pahor 6. Peter Ackroyd 7. Gudrun Ure 8. Stanley Baxter 9. June Lockhart 10. Jimmy Greaves 11. Katherine, Duchess of Kent 12. William Russell 13. Cleo Laine 14. David Gulpilil 15. Barbara Knox  16. Larry Niven 17. Alexandria Ogilvy 18. Yoo Sang-chul 19. Linda Nolan 20. Leslie Phillips  21.June Brown Book 01. Kat Bjelland 02. Bob Dole 03. Sarah Harding 04. Carlos Timoteo Griguol 05. Litsa Menounos 06. Abdelaziz Bouteflika 07. David Gulpilil 08. Yoo Sang-Chul 09. Bill Turnbull 10. Benedict XVI 11. Jyrki Kasvi 12. Rob Bolland 13. Fritz Pleitgen 14. Rainer Langhans 15. Balakrishna Pillai 16. Jim Molan 17. Shannen Doherty 18. Jeanette Lee 19. Steve McMichael 20. Tom Smith 21. Tom Parker BuffaloPhil 1. Sarah Harding 2. Kat Bjelland 3. Bob Dole 4. James Whale 5. Jimmy Greaves 6. David Gulpilil 7. Alexei Navalny 8. Tom Parker 9. Jean-Louis Trintignant 10. Gerd Muller 11. Ruthie Tompson 12. Bob Barker 13. Betty White 14. Norman Lloyd 15. Kane Tanaka 16. Pope Benedict XVI 17. Shannen Doherty 18. Jimmy Carter 19. Jake the Snake Roberts 20. Ghislaine Maxwell 21.Dilip Kumar captainchorizo 1 Bob Dole 2 David Gulpilil 3Kat Bjelland 4 F. W. de Klerk 5 Antonio Inoki 6 Tim Bilton 7 Jeanette Lee 8 James Whale 9 BJ Thomas 10 Sarah Lilian Priest 11 Jana Bennett 12 Ally McLaws 13 Douglas Hurd 14 Luis Echeverria 15 Mwai Kibaki 16 Sarah Harding 17 Rick Laird 18 Otis Taylor (NFL Football) 19 Lex Luger 20 Mikis Theodorakis 21 Henry Silva CaptainHemlock 1. Bob Dole 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Yoko Ono 4. B. J. Thomas 5. Olivia Newton-John 6. Tom Parker 7. Jeanette Lee 8. Sarah Harding 9. Louis Gossett Jr 10. Grace Slick 11. Norman Lloyd 12. Robert Macneil 13. Oz Fox 14. James Caan 15. Shannen Doherty 16. Frank Field (American meteorologist) 17. Willie Mays 18. Chevy Chase 19. Rod Carew 20. Bhad Bhabie 21.Gordon Lightfoot chilean way 1. Benedict XVI 2. Henry Kissinger 3. Arthur H. Smith 4. Eileen Ash 5. Jimmy Carter 6. Nehemiah Persoff 7. Willie Nelson 8. Jerry Lee Lewis 9. Noam Chomsky 10. Alejandro Jodorowski 11. Earvin "Magic" Johnson 12. Francisco Morales Bermúdez 13. Josip Manolic 14. Isabel Perón 15. Bob Dole 16. Bob Barker 17. Leslie Phillips 18. Harry Belafonte 19. Jimmy Greaves 20. Jake "The Snake" Roberts 21. Anthony Hewish DeathImpends 1.Kat Bjelland 2.David Gulpilil 3.Bob Dole 4.Susie Steiner 5.Larry Pressler 6.Sarah Harding 7.Ally McLaws 8.Michael Cullen 9.James Whale 10.Antonio Inoki 11.Jeanette Lee 12.BJ Thomas 13.FW De Klerk 14.Vic Elford 15.David Norris 16.Greg Gilbert 17.Tom Parker 18.Kane Tanaka 19.Norman Lloyd 20.Yoo Sang-chul 21.Joyce Randolph drol 1)David Gulpilil 2)Bob Dole 3)Kat Bjelland 4)B. J. Thomas 5)Greg Gilbert 6)James Whale 7)Tom Smith (rugby) 8)F. W. De Klerk 9)John Harvey 10)Larry Pressler 11)Tom Parker 12)James Whale 13)Norman Lloyd 14)Yoo Sang-chul 15)Gerd Muller 16)Mikis Theodorakis 17)Thich Nhat Hanh 18)Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 19)Zhu Rongji 20)Roger Corman 21)Jimmy Greaves Dying Probably 1.Jimmy Carter 2.Rosalynn Carter 3.Marsha Hunt 4.Bob Barker 5.Bob Dole 6.Elisabeth Waldo 7.Akihito 8.Elizabeth II 9.Henry Kissinger 10.Jean-Marie Le Pen 11.Norman Lloyd 12.Renee Siminot 13.Olivia Newton-John 14.Hamako Mori 15.Betty White 16.6ix9ine 17.Dick Cheney 18.Caren Marsh Doll 19.Nehemiah Persoff 20.Betty Lynn 21.June Brown Etushispusingupdaisies 1. Tom Parker 2. Sarah Harding 3. Douglas Hurd 4. B.J. Thomas 5. Tom Weiskopf 6. Kane Tanaka 7. F.W De Klerk 8. Shannen Doherty 9. James Whale 10. Greg Gilbert 11. Len Goodman 12. Linda Nolan 13. Norman Tebbit 14. Nigel Lawson 15. Tom Smith (Scottish rugby captain b.1971) 16. Bob Dole 17. Yoo Sang Chul 18. Jeff Bridges 19. Lars Hogh 20. Michael Caputo 21. Bernard Tapie Gcreptile 1. David Gulpilil 2. Bob Dole 3. Susie Steiner 4. Peter Tobin 5. Larry Pressler 6. Ally McLaws 7. Kat Bjelland 8. Francoise Hardy 9. Philipp Mickenbecker 10. Suzy Friton 11. Rick Laird 12. Albert Raboteau 13. Frederik De Klerk 14. Antonio Inoki 15. Stephen Lewis (Canada) 16. Raul Castro 17. Mick Bates 18. John "Zip" Connolly 19. Phil Read 20. Jake The Snake Roberts 21. Ady Barkan GreatUncleBulgaria 1 Bob dole 2 Bob Barker 3 Lesie Phillips 4Pete Murray 5 Clarissa Eden 6 Linda Nolan 7 Richard Bonynge 8Barry Briggs 9 Marian Fuks 10 Tommy Banner 11 Jean Hindmarsh 12 Ove fundin 13 Pope Benedict 14 Jane Berbie 15 J-L Trintignant 16 David Gupilil 17 Jane Morgan 18 Dion Dimucci 19 Scarlett Moffatt 20 Freda Payne 21Sarah Harding GrimUpNorth 1 Bob Dole 2 Larry Pressler 3 BJ Thomas 4 Vic Efford 5 Michael Cullen 6 David Gulpilil 7 Nick Hitchon 8Tom Smith 9 Sarah Harding 10 Gary Burgess 11James Whale 12 Tim Bilton 13 Yoo Sang-chul 14Julia Reichart 15 George Alagiah 16Tom Parker 17 Ady Barkan 18Rob Burrow 19 Gavin Robertson 20Norman Fowler 21Derek Draper GooseberryCrumble 1.Francis Graham Smith ( retired astronomer) 2.Bob Dole 3.Michel Aoun 4.Phyliss Coates 5.Mohammed Al Fayed 6.Pope Benedict 7.Kenneth Kaunda 8.Dick Hyman 9.Jimmy Greaves 10.Duggie Brown 11.Terry Medwin 12.Raquel Welch 13.Sheila Lerwill (former British Olympian) 14.Joyce Fairbairn 15.Deborah James (uk journalist) 16.James McDivitt (US astronaut) 17.Connie Stevens 18.Jim Guy Tucker (former governor of Arkansas) 19.Freddie Viggers (retired black rod) 20.Tina Turner 21.Wilbur Smith GuyfromFuture 1 Kat Bjelland 2 Derek Chauvin 3 Eugenia Cooney 4 Reuven Bulka 5 Astrid Swan 6 Asian Da Brat 7 Polo G 8 Amanda Bynes 9 Alice Munro 10 Harry Belafonte 11 Sarah Harding 12 Teresa Stratis 13 Jeanette Miller 14 Abdullah The Butcher 15 Hazel McCallion 16Gordon Pinsent 17 Irene Papas 18 Shirley Hughes 19 Jean-Louis Trintignant 20 Scotty Bowman 21 June Brown  JoeMoneyPenny 1.Lisa Lu 2.Kim Yong-nam 3.James Hong 4.Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa 5.Miiko Taka 6.Belle Delphine 7.Tiffany Yuen 8.Meg Wynn Owen 9.Eileen Atkins 10.Gwyneth Ho 11.Tatum O'Neal 12.Gerd Muller 13.Robert Kuok 14.SmilingBoris 15.Queen Ratna 16.Shirley Bassey 17.Tsin Ting 18.Lata Mengeshkar 19.Adele Yoshioka 20.Agnes Chow 21.Petula Clark JoeyRuss 1.David Gulpilil 2.Kat Bjelland 3.Bob Dole 4.Vic Elford 5.Rick Laird 6.Antonio Inoki 7.F W De Klerk 8.Susie Steiner 9.Ally McLaws 10.Larry Pressler 11.Reuven Bulka 12.Terry Lubbock 13.BJ Thomas 14.Jeanette Lee 15.James Whale 16.Sarah Harding 17.Jeffrey Foskett 18.Tom Weiskopf 19.Miguel Van Damme 20.Pat Martino 21.Alan Dean Foster MariNisia 1) Bob Barker 2) Glynis Johns 3) Bob Dole 4) Yuriko Kikuchi(1920 born Dancer/Choreographer) 5) Walter Mirisch 6) Renée Simonot 7) Dilip Kumar 8) Norman Lloyd 9) Jimmy Carter 10) Phyllis Dalton 11) Giorgio Napolitano 12) Mikis Theodorakis 13) Jean-Louis Trintignant 14) Lina Wertmüller 15) Jacques Delors 16) Imelda Marcos 17) Isabel Perón 18) Jean-Marie Le Pen 19) Harry Belafonte 20) Cleo Laine 21) Leslie Phillips markb4 1) Tom Parker 2) Norman Lloyd 3) Renée Simonot 4) Ruthie Tompson 5) Shannen Doherty 6) Joan Copeland 7) Yoko Ono 8) Glynis Johns 9) Bob Dole 10) Henry Kissinger 11) Pope Benedict XVI 12) Bob Barker 13) Olivia Newton-John 14) Mort Sahl 15) Johnny Gilbert 16) Val Bettin 17) Larry Storch 18) Noam Chomsky 19) Jimmy Carter 20) Katherine Jackson 21) Barbara Walters msc 1. Terry Lubbock 2. Vic Elford 3.. Kat Bjelland 4. Rick Laird 5. Bob Dole 6. David Gulpilil 7. Rob Bolland 8. Ally McLaws 9. James Whale 10. James Harman 11. Annabelle Gurwitch 12. Sarah Harding 13. Susie Steiner 14. Mick Bates (Leeds player) 15. Jimmy Carter 16. John "Zip" Connolly 17. Jeanette Lee (Black Widow) 18. Greg Gilbert 19. Carlos Griguol 20. Rabbi Reuven Bulka 21. Litsa Menouno Perhaps 1.Bob Dole 2.Kat Bjelland 3.David Gulpilil 4.Yoo Sang-chul 5.Vic Elford 6.Maria Farmer 7.Jim Molan 8.Sarah Harding 9.Greg Gilbert 10.Billy Bingham 11.Jeanette Lee 12.Gary Burgess 13.Tom Parker 14.Princess Mikasa 15.Ally McLaws 16.Mustafa Ben Halim 17.Jack Hanna 18.Tim Bilton 19.Jesse Kinch 20.Mwai Kibaki 21.Lee Elder Redrumors 1.The Queen 2.Jimmy Greaves 3.Jimmy Carter 4.Ken Hom 5.Lester Piggott 6.Dick Lester 7.Judith Durham 8.David Attenborough 9.Douglas Hurd 10.Arthur Scargill 11.Eileen Derbyshire 12.Lady Eden 13.Bob Dole 14.P/J Proby 15.Brenda Lee 16.Arlene Dahl 17.Imelda Marcos 18.Yoko Ono 19.Pete Murray 20.Duke of Kent 21.Duchess of Kent Salmon Mousse 1. Bob Dole 2. David Gulpilil 3. Larry Pressler 4. Kat Bjelland 5. Gerd Müller 6. B.J. Thomas 7. Tim Bilton 8. Brian Henderson (Aussie newsman) 9. Rembert Weakland 10. Pat Martino 11. Jeanette Lee 12. Mila Ximenez 13. Raul Castro 14. Antonio Inoki 15. Peter Angelos 16. Ady Barkan 17. Jean-Louis Trintignant 18. Jose Maria Marin 19. Bob Jenkins (announcer) 20. Cecile Dionne 21. Tom Weiskopf theoldlady 1. Kat Bjelland 2.. Bob Dole 3. Kenneth Kaunda 4. Jimmy Carter 5. Abdelaziz Bouteflika 6. Bill Turnbull 7. Sarah Harding 8. Yoko Ono 9. Gerd Muller 10. David Gulpilil 11. James Whale 12. Tim Bilton 13. Dilip Kumar 14. Ruthie Tompson 15. Peter Tobin 16. Leslie Phillips 17. Norman Lloyd 18. Tom Smith 19. Tom Parker 20. Linda Nolan 21. Jimmy Greaves Therewillbedeaths7 1. Bob Dole 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Henry Kissinger 4. Mwai Kibaki 5. F. W. de Klerk 6. David Gulpilil 7. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 8. Mildred Kornman 9. Iris Apfel 10. Leslie Phillips 11. Noam Chomsky 12. Kenneth Mayhew 13. Harald V of Norway 14. Gerd Müller 15. Rosalynn Carter 16. Ady Barkan 17. George Kooymans 18. Bob Newhart 19. Jerry Lee Lewis 20. Kat Bjelland 21. Glynis Johns TheUnknownMan 1. Sarah Harding 2. Tom Parker 3. David Gulpilil 4. Jimmy Carter 5. James Whale 6. Shannen Doherty 7. Loretta Lynn 8. Isabel Peron 9. Janis Paige 10. Norman Lloyd 11. Yoko Ono 12. Doc Severinsen 13. Jimmy Greaves 14. Bernard Tapie 15. Giorgio Napolitano 16. Imelda Marcos 17. Mikis Theodorakis 18. Tom Smith 19. Yoo Sang-Chul 20. Dick Van Dyke 21. Bob Dole TorvaMessor 1 Alexei Navalny 2 Bob Dole 3 Kat Bjelland 4 Ruthie Tompson 5 Renée Simonot 6 Sarah Harding 7 Roger Angell 8 Marsha Hunt 9 Norman Lloyd 10 Pierre Soulages 11 Boris Pahor 12 Tom Parker 13 Nehemiah Persoff 14 Henry Kissinger 15 David Gulpilil 16 June Spencer 17 Walter Mirisch 18 Caitlin Flanagan 19 Reuven Bulka 20 B.J. Thomas 21Ben Ferencz Wormfarmer 1bob dole 2rick laird 3sarah harding 4shannen doherty 5b j thomas 6jeanette lee 7james whale 8kat bjelland 9norm coleman 10tom weiskopf 11guy lafleur 12sir michael cullen 13michael caputo 14yoo sang chul 15otis taylor 16mila ximenez 17david gulpilil 18luis echeverria 19dilip kumar 20leslie phillips 21 ruthie tompson YorkshireBanker 1. Margaret Stuart Barry 2. Terry Medwin 3. Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples 4.Phyllida Law 5.Lucio Tan 6.Mary Ward 7.Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton 8.Nerys Hughes 9.Kenneth McAlpine 10.June Spencer 11.GFOTY 12.Norma Waterson 13.Rosemary Squires 14.Herbie Flowers 15.Vangelis 16.Charmaine Solomon 17.Frank Williams (actor) 18.'Action'Mike Jackson 19.Sandy Gall 20.Gudrun Ure 21.Melissa Jaffer Yvonne 1. Bob Dole 2. Henry Kissinger 3. Kane Tanaka 4. Lucile Randon 5. Donald Zec 6. Ann Fortune 7. Arnold Yarrow 8. Clarissa Eden 9. Queen Elizabeth II 10. Sir Michael Anthony Epstein 11. Betty White 12. Jack Burke 13. Angela Lansbury  14. Luis Echeverria 15. Pamela Sharples 16. Vic Seixas 17. Glynis Johns 18. Bob Barker 19. Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat 20. Carole Cook 21. Budge Patty There are the 32 teams competing. If I accidently left anyone out/made an error on your roster,let me know

Critic/biographer/documentarian/all-round arts-writer Kevin Jackson reported dead at 66 on Twitter.

DAME PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE: English actress, comedian and singer with a career of 70 years. Patricia Routledge started working in TV in the early 1950s, but she also recorded an album, "Presenting Patricia Routledge", and worked in feature film productions and radio as well. She's an accomplished stage actress. She has had a great career in theatre. She made her stage debut in 1952 and her Broadway debut in 1966. Routledge's singing voice is genuinely impressive. Her vocal range was labelled as a mezzo-soprano and a contralto. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the musical "Darling of the Day" in 1968. She won an Olivier Award for her work in "Candide" in 1988. She found a second home in the Hollywood cinema, starring in a number of successful films such as "To Sir with love" (1967) with Sidney Poitier, "30 is a dangerous age, Cynthia" (1968) with Dudley Moore, "Pretty Polly" (1968) with Hayley Mills, "The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom" (1968) with Shirley MacLaine or "The Imitation Game" (1980) with Nicholas Le Prevost. She starred in the first-ever "Talking Heads" monologue by Alan Bennett. Routledge starred in another two Bennett monologues, delivering a BAFTA-nominated performance for "A Lady of Letters" in 1988. She starred in "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates", a BBC detective drama series from the 90's. She portrayed a formerly working-class woman in the comedy series "Keeping Up Appearances" in 1990. She still gets "Keeping Up Appearances" fan mail from all over the world. Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993. Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004. She received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Lancaster University for her contribution to drama and theatre in 2008. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to theatre and charity in 2017. She received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from University of Chester for her contributions to theater and television in 2019. Honorary president of the Association of English Singers and Speakers. Ambassador for the charity Royal Voluntary Service. A classy lady, a top rated actress and a wonderful human being.

Gouri Amma discharged from life.

Marye Anne Fox, a tough-minded chemist who guided UC San Diego through eight often difficult years of growth as the school’s chancellor and who was awarded the National Medal of Science for her insights about sustainable energy, died Sunday at the age of 73. Fox passed away at her home in Austin, Texas, after a long illness, according to a statement by North Carolina State University, where she served as chancellor prior to moving to La Jolla. She was the first woman chancellor at NC State and the first woman to to hold that position as a permanent appointee at UCSD. The titles meant a great deal to Fox, who spent much of her life promoting the interests of girls and women. SC

For years I thought her name was Louise Frometernal

He's just got to go this time for God's sake

Polly-Louisa Salmon, better known by her stage name GFOTY is an English pop singer. GFOTY (abbreviation of Girlfriend of the Year). At this hour... she's alive. Walter Mondale... no. Bibliogryphon... Where's your candidate number 21?

Walter Mondale died on April 19. Candidate of: CaptainHemlock and Dying Probably.

The first time I went to the RSC in Stratford Patrica Routledge played Mistress Quickly in Henry V alongside Kenneth Branagh, Brian Blessed and Peter Miles

I know you're joking but this DL trope has officially jumped the shark now.

There is (or at least was) a parliament deadpool with a lot of participants. I knew someone who was a member of it a decade ago and apparently there was much frustration everyone involved had completely missed the "Gerry Rafferty gravely ill" news.

Amancio Ortega \\ 2nd richest man in Europe and Co-Founder of the Fast Fashion Clothing Company "Zara" turns 86 next year

Former member of parliament Shambhajirao Kakade, died due to age-related ailments in his Pune home on Monday morning, family members said. He was 90 years old. Kakade, the last of socialist leaders from the city, represented Baramati Lok Sabha seat, which is currently the stronghold of Sharad Pawar family. During his active days in politics, Kakade was known as an arch-rival of NCP president Sharad Pawar. SC

Fortunato Franco, one of the pillars of India's last Asian Games gold-winning football team in 1962, died on Monday. He was 84. The AIFF confirmed the news of his death but did not specify the cause of his demise. Franco is survived by his wife, son and daughter. One of India's finest mid-fielders (half-back as per 1960s parlance), Franco was a part of Indian football's golden era between 1960-64. He was a part of the 1960 Rome Olympics squad but didn't get a game but was an integral part of the 1962 Asiad gold winning team in Jakarta. He made 26 appearances for India, including the 1962 Asian Cup, where India finished runners-up, and silver and bronze-winning medal winning sides of 1964 and 1965 Merdeka Cup. SC

Former Connecticut House Republican leader Robert Ward, a key player in state government for decades, has died at age 68. Ward died Sunday at his home in North Branford. The cause of death was not released. Ward served as a state legislator for 22 years, the last 12 as House Republican leader, a position he held for longer than anyone else in Connecticut history. SC

Julian Read, a former campaign adviser to several U.S. presidents, has died in Austin TX of natural causes. A spokesperson confirmed his passing on May 8 and said a memorial service will be held on May 13 at the Texas State Cemetery. Read, who is known as being the first person to deliver the media briefing after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, also served as an advisor to presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. SC

General waste of space and oxygen thief, Indonesian extremist cleric Tenku Zulkairnin, finally ran out of oxygen and died of Covid-19 https://jakartaglobe.id/news/controversial-cleric-tengku-zulkarnain-dies-from-covid

Lots of coverage in the UK too. This from the BBC. Michel Fourniret: Jailed French serial killer dies aged 79 - BBC News

Alex Scott is married to all of BTS who have to work shifts just to keep her satisfied

If not, we certainly won’t be invited to any of her candlelight suppers

AP religion journalist and past TJS pick of mine Rachel Zoll dead with automatic Mail AP QO - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9555981/Rachel-Zoll-admired-AP-religion-writer-dead-55.html