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Len Ashurst, former Sunderland defender and manager, reported dead aged 82: https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/19605086.former-newport-county-sunderland-great-len-ashurst-dies/ DDP Pick.

I will defend DI by admitting I came up with the new compromise darts thread title and if folk don't like it I am man enough to blame the copious amount of whisky I was/am drinking when asked for my opinion.

Leon Brown, an American bodybuilder in the golden age of the sport, has died. Brown was the first ever bodybuilder featured in Sports Illustrated. https://fitnessvolt.com/bodybuilder-leon-brown-died/

Charles G. Sellers, an American historian and author known for his book The Market Revolution: Jacksonian America, 1815-1846, has died. He was 98. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/books/charles-g-sellers-dead.html (Behind paywall)

Well, the missing link here is, of course, Hank Scorpio:

Was it "exactly" a year, i.e. the one-year-contract was over? How unfortunate that the relationship didn't see the movie release and can't assist in the marketing. Will Tom now have to "date" a woman closer to his own age?

Buggered ruggers? I’m not good with quirky thread titles but I think that’s an improvement? The problem with “boofhead” (and I read the above explanation) is that the reference is so niche that nobody gets it. The word is synonymous with “idiot”, which makes no sense… trust me, as someone who played both football and rugby on an amateur level for years, the players of the latter are generally far more intelligent!

Insideeko isn’t a legit website. It’s a bot that scrubs info from elsewhere, including off of social media platforms, and dozens of times it’s declared ppl dead who are the victim of hoaxes.

Will Minimalists become Classical Musicians, Mollie Sugden and Al become 20th Century British Sitcoms, and Jacques Brel’s Jelly Jewellery become Music in this new grey functional world? It’s snowflake culture and dumbing down gorn mad, I tell you. Did we fight the Thread Wars for this?

Ask and you shall receive (legit thought all this time that "boofhead" was a rugby-specific slang, rather than more general "idiot" one...)

Will go to space with Blue Origin this October - making him the oldest person in space ever. https://nypost.com/2021/09/24/william-shatner-to-go-to-space-in-jeff-bezos-rocket-ship/

Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, a pioneering funk musician and bandleader for the James Brown band during its most popular period, died on Sept. 23 at age 80. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alfred-pee-wee-ellis-dead/

Both of Gooseberry's stories in this thread yesterday make it sound like the Bond Girl was rescued from the latest Bond Villain. tbf, Elon Musk is basically a less cool version of Hugo Drax.

Eggchasers or "people who think it's acceptable behaviour to defecate in a pint glass".

It's "rugger buggers".

Hadn't seen a photo of Bob Mills in ages, looks like he's been in bed with his dinner, lunch, breakfast and elevenses.

For those of you confused - in the scrum, the boofhead is sandwiched between the tighthead and the loosehead, with the lock forwards' hands hanging on to his (or her) balls. It's a sad but (I suppose) inevitable, and perhaps even justified, sign of the modern times in which we live that thread titles must adapt to current health and safety regulations. Though I will give a small, sad shake of the head when 'Andy Fordham - will he lose his liver?' becomes 'Darts Players' and 'Geoff Duke' transmogrifies into 'Motorcyclists'. I think the boofheads addition might have been my doing, way back when - possibly in some cackhanded tribute to Gunjaman5000 or some other such macho Antipodean sort. Farewell the once-talented Mr Ripley. (Edit: oh sorry, I see he and his boofheads live on in the subtitle)

A Chinese man has died from a fatal gas buildup after he chugged 1.5 litre Coca-Cola bottles for 10 minutes. He consumed the beverages to stay hydrated in the heat (it would've had the opposite effect). Several hours later, he began experiencing a swollen stomach and severe pain. He would later pass-on despite receiving treatment. He did, however, skip the Mentos. https://nypost.com/2021/09/24/chinese-man-dies-after-guzzling-1-5-liters-of-coca-cola/

Bruce Fleisher, a prolific golfer who won once on the PGA tour during a long career, but had greater success on what is now the Champions Tour, has died. He was 72. Fleisher won 18 times on the latter. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/2021/09/24/golfer-bruce-fleisher-who-shined-pga-tour-champions-dies-72/5847766001/

Tori McCarthy, a comedienne, singer, actress and director, whose IMDB credits include a cross-section of roles, notably producer of 10 projects over the past decade, has died. McCarthy had been battling leukemia. https://insideeko.com/tori-mccarthy-death-obituary/

yes please

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58674452 Jitender Maan Gogi, notorious Indian gangster who murdered and kidnapped people, including a local singer has died in Delhi. He was shot in a courtroom by two gunmen posing as lawyers. These two men were then killed by the police.

Chris Jones, a musician and the brother of singer-model-actress Grace Jones, has died. He was 73. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/09/chris-jones-syracuse-raised-musician-and-brother-of-grace-jones-dies-at-73.html

Two more... Third baseman Bill Sudakis (wiki), died on 15 September, aged 75. Source is his Baseball Almanac page. and Joan Berger (wiki), AAGPBL of the Rockford Peaches, died on 11 September, aged 87. Death notice.

Danish poet and politician Yahya Hasan, most well known for his bestselling eponymous poetry collection released in 2013, died at only 24 years. https://www.bt.dk/samfund/yahya-hassan-er-doed He was a former member of the political party "Nationalpartiet" and was recognized for his outspoken criticism of Islam.