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Christos (not) alive. The former Greek premier wasn't too keen on communists, and accordingly there's no mass distribution of points here with only MariNisia smashing plates and going "OPPA" in celebration. Just 3 points though as he was also picked by the bye-receiving Old Crem. BabyBlue 4 v. An Fear Beag 0 ThereWillBeDeaths7 0 v. MariNisia 3

Dead.

Former Greece President Christos Sartzetakis dead at 92 years: https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1176800/former-resident-christos-sartzetakis-dead-at-93/

Alex Ingram, former terror player and vice chair for Ayr United and a good friend of Alex Ferguson, dead at 77: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/ayr-united-mourning-legendary-player-26128789 Seeing as I'm about.

I am not going to enforce the rule in this round because it would be unfair to do so after the game as gone so far and I take responsibility because I didn't pick up on it at the start of the game (and no other player raised an objection) but techincally All You Need Is Cash will be an ineligible pick in future rounds because it did not have a theatrical release. This will be a bit of a tricky one when it comes to modern releases because of streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon have now become eligible for Oscar nomination even though they do not always have a theatrical release. I think I will introduce a cut off date after which streaming releases will be allowed and any TV movies released before this time will not. However to be clear this will not detract from a win by @YorkshireBanker if he achieves it in this round

Christos Sartzetakis is dead, one of @MariNisia 's picks https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1176800/former-resident-christos-sartzetakis-dead-at-93/

Remi De Roo, last living English-speaking bishop at the Second Vatican Council dead at 97: https://bccatholic.ca/news/canada/bishop-remi-de-roo-dies-at-97

1922 Yuri Averbakh/Rachel Robinson 1923 Bob Barker/Glynis Johns 1924 Russell Nelson/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Alan Bergman/Pat Silver Lasky 1926 David Attenborough/Lee Grant 1927 William Daniels/Estelle Parsons 1928 Bob Cousy/Ethel Kennedy 1929 Frank Gehry/Lata Mangeshkar 1930 Buzz Aldrin/Joanne Woodward 1931 Raul Castro/Sylvia Pinal

1922: Norman Lear/Mildred T. Stahlman 1923: Henri Kissinger/Diana Kennedy 1924: Jimmy Carter/Maria Riva 1925: Dick van dyke/Angela Lansbury 1926: Roger Corman/Hanae Mori 1927: Benedikt XVI/Rosalyn Carter 1928: Burt Bacharach/Ruth Westheimer 1929: Peter Higgs/Liz Sheridan 1930: Warren Buffett/Mary Quant 1931: Mikhail Gorbachev/Barbara Eden Congrats @MariNisia

It's written a little overly dramatic: He's still tweeting like crazy, not on his deathbed yet. Still, cant tell if it's just a regular chemo cycle that's about to begin, or whether the tumour starting growing again. The latter would not be what I'd like to hear in February (nor would, Tom). Edit: It still seems though that some March appearances are still on?

1922     Rhoda Wurtele / Jean Malaurie 1923 Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat / Jack Burke 1924 Carole Cook / Geoff Brown 1925 Lucine Amara / Gerald Stern 1926 Queen Elizabeth / Mel Brooks  1927 June Brown / Pope Benedict 1928 Yvonne Furneaux / Joss Ackland 1929 Lady Pamela Hicks / Stuart Hall 1930 Tippi Hedren / Rolf Harris  1931 Claire Bloom / Robert Duvall

Norman was a frequent header of the ball, so I wonder if it's dementia linked, but not confirmed to the media. I really can't understand why there is such desperation to announce deaths on social media, it's getting worse and worse. Surely just wait for the club to announce it officially via the family. In Norman's case, he is a legend for Spurs so it's not as if he'll die under the radar.

Well, I was looking for info on Princess Felicitas von Salm-Horstmar, as you do, picked in the DDP. Well, she's alive, apparently, her birthday seems to be 31st of March 1920, and well, that would make her the second-oldest European royal ever, according to this list: http://www.royaltymonarchy.com/royfacts/longlives.html She recently overtook the Queen Mum, and now only has Princess Alice in front of her, still at a healthy distance though.

Popular 70s TV actor Donald Gee has died aged 84. Z-Cars, plus all the usual stamps of acting nobility - Yes Minister, Forsyte Saga, Corrie...

There's a twig on my family tree with a most unusual surname, but incredibly there are two Miriam Joyce Wankbadgers born in the same year in the same registration district. (The surname isn't really Wankbadger.)

British army officer and fundraiser Tom Moore died on this day a year ago, aged 100. American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker and choreographer Gene Kelly died on this day 26 years ago, aged 83.

Nobody has actually proposed another lockdown. I think what “we guys” largely want is a complete Gooseberry enema-style clear out of abhorrent, lying narcissists. The biggest step is to remove this corrupt administration we have now; not just the leader, the whole thing, even if the alternative isn’t as promising as it should be.

Something feels rather odd about this.

Occasionally I check for reuters.uk obits, but as a non-UK person it was never reliable for me.

Carleton Carpenter QO takes the DDP to 36: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/carleton-carpenter-mgm-broadway-actor-212755063.html

I should add, and repeat, that what remains for me to do is to update the team data, i.e. name changes, years in DDP, (THEME) designations, team descriptions, and highest rank. I have to change a little in the way the DDP files work to make it more automatic. It's a long-term investment so to say, and it will be done. But for the time being some of these team things might be a little out of date or wrong.

Papoulias dead https://m.naftemporiki.gr/story/1815894?

Did you hear about the bloke who masturbated 100 times in one night? He fell down the stairs the following morning and broke his pyjamas...

Travel writer Simon Calder has 'no further plans' to visit Wales after abuse "A travel writer said he received "such intense abuse" when he suggested people visit Wales that he has "no further plans" to book a stay in the country. Speaking on ITV's This Morning earlier this week, Simon Calder listed Gwynedd and Ceredigion, as well as Belfast and Edinburgh, as places people could go. But he said he then received a torrent of abuse via email and social media."