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https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/cinema-serie-tv/21_dicembre_09/morta-lina-wertmuller-grande-protagonista-cinema-italiano-aveva-93-anni-db0f6264-58da-11ec-95ed-0f7dcc6ae2dd.shtml Lina Wertmüller dead at 93.

I introduce you to the gold standard of deadpool advent. Step 1 - "Oh brilliant, I've found a proper A lister off the radar who is dying and will get an obit. Joker time!" Step 2 - "OK, hang on, maybe they aren't as famous as I thought." Step 3 - "OK, maybe that obit isn't as guaranteed as I thought." Step 4 - "OK, maybe there might be a sniff of the Walter Mitty about their fame levels." Step 5 - Don't pick the person. Step 6 - Wake up on New Years Day to find out Spade Cooley has them on his team as a 14 point unique pick. Step 7 - They die on January 3rd, and get obits from everyone. Mail, Sun, BBC, Sky. Even Boris Johnson stops a press conference to say how sad he is they died. Step 8 - A regular like Willz or Toast or Joey will go "Oh yeah they were really famous in their field but I didn't know they were ill." Step 9 - Feel foolish Step 10 - Repeat next December. I'm currently at Step 4 on a pick. I know how this dance goes!

Slim 400, an American rapper who was picked in a few pools following this incident back in 2019, has died aged 33. Obituaries: The Independent, Metro, Daily Mail

Lead architect for Nintendo on the development of the NES and SNES systems Masayuki Uemura being reported dead aged 78: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-09-masayuki-uemura-the-engineer-behind-the-nes-and-snes-has-passed-away

Ralph Tavares of the hit group Tavares with hits in the 70s and 80s has died: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-ralph-tavares-dead-heaven-25652863 He was 80 and as early as 1984 had left the band. UK #4 November 1976 - Don't Take Away The Music (here doing their Pearly Kings and Queens outfits)

Oh, damn, he's starting to show his age now, and is a lot frailer compared to 10 months ago. At his age there is 1 in 10 chance of recovering from a stroke fully, a considerably shorter than the 3 year average for surviving a serious one, and vastly increased chances of a secondary. This has high odds of KOing his chance to becoming a centenarian now, and imo he is highly highly Deathlisty. EDIT - For search purposes, Thunderbirds and Peppa Pig star David Graham, 96, should go on the 2022 Deathlist.

Bob Dole will have memorial/funeral services from Thursday through Saturday (Dec. 9-11) Should be notable to see who attends and who doesn't from the political elite of the country. Similar to Gen. Powell's funeral recently. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/07/bob-dole-funeral-services-kansas-statehouse-memorial-russell/6424142001/

Lina Wertmüller a hit for @WEP. Congratulations. https://deadline.com/2021/12/lina-wertmuller-dies-first-woman-to-be-nominated-for-best-director-oscar-was-93-1234887711/ next round: 1921 Wanda Półtawska / George Elder 1922 Lucía Hiriart / Ronald Blythe 1923 Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples / Larry Storch 1924 Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg / Leslie Phillips 1925 June Lockhart / Michel Bouquet 1926 Irene Papas / Carl Erskine 1927 Pat Carroll / Harry Belafonte 1928 Nancy Olson / Charles Strouse 1929 Joan Plowright / Don January 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor / Jean-Luc Godard

I've had more people die off my main team entry than I have on my 2021 entry (all teams) all year! Maybe I should have gone down the unique picks route rather than populist. Just waiting on the next faller tbh.

Be interesting to see if Trump turns up. Dole was a (mostly) loyal supporter of him so he shouldn’t have any reason not to.

Queen Elizabeth II Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter Bill Clinton Betty White Eva Marie Saint Bob Barker Bob Newhart Barbara Eden Marla Gibbs Norman Lear Dick Van Dyke Glynis Johns Sidney Poitier Harry Belafonte Pope Benedict XVI Joanne Woodward Estelle Harris Tony Bennett Mel Brooks Angela Lansbury

Ah yes, that was an Abba hit, no? Boulez Deux (aha).

Steve Bronski of Bronski Beat being reported dead: A former DDP pick for me, if true that leaves Jimmy Somerville as the last man standing from the original line-up. Knew him of sorts back in the scene in Glasgow, so this is a very sad day for me if verified. RIP.

Actual news on a DL pick, Jacques Delors misses 25th anniversary bash for his Institute and a dinner held in his own honour, due to being in poor health.

Lina Wertmuller picked by two teams?

Lars Hogh QO: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/16986859/lars-hogh-denmark-odense-real-madrid/

If she had swallowed his earth then he would not have to admit the kid.

Convienient timing

Currently there are over 45 teams in and no one else has picked my joker who I was hoping would be getting Drop 40 points too obviously. So now I'm thinking that they're not going to die, they're not going to QO and I should have given Tom Smith the privilege of shagging up my team for a third year on the trot.

George Layton with David Graham who suffered a stroke earlier this year but is back doing voice over work from home

Julie Brougham has died at 67: https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/127240352/rio-olympics-equestrian-julie-brougham-dies List of the Missed btw.

Hah, he is very quick on the upload. It was more the timing that Meltzer announced 25 mins earlier, and then, suddenly, just as I went to press "submit reply": "New post by Thatcher". The timing was almost psychic.

At this rate, it'll be a simple job. By then you might just have Madonna and three-quarters of Culture Club and Bucks Fizz.

That's very cruel of you. Jabba the Hut is a loveable cuddly sci-fi cult favourite. Michael Moore is just a cult-like giant tit who lives in a galaxy far, far away. I do wonder who will go first. Moore, or his idol Colonel Sanders. I can't see Moore reaching 75. Whereas Bernie is "only" 80, and I can see him going on for another 5-10 years.

Mad that we could all live long enough to see a DDP co-host born late enough to make The Loud House references.