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Ah the internet never forgets Here is a cut and paste about the limericks. This is from a contest whose requirements were to use the words Lewinsky and Kaczynski (the Unibomber) in a limerick. Winner: There once was a gal named Lewinsky Who played on a flute like Stravinsky 'Twas "Hail to the Chief" On this flute made of beef That stole the front page from Kaczynski. First runner up: Said Bill Clinton to young Ms. Lewinsky We don't want to leave clues like Kaczynski, Since you look such a mess, Use the hem of your dress And wipe that stuff off of your chinsky. Second runner up: Lewinsky and Clinton have shown What Kaczynski must surely have known: That an intern is better Than a bomb in a letter Given the choice of how to be blown

Overheard on 60s radio that a member of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap just died - Kerry Chater - https://williamsonsource.com/obituary-kerry-chater/ First death from the group it looks like. The dwindling tally of intact 60s bands goes down another.

Olsen Filipaina dies at 64: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-olsen-filipaina-dies-aged-64-kidney-failure-new-zealand-balmain-tigers-north-sydney-bears/news-story/e3eadd88d802a3efc04e58c133b9f217

Not sure how reliable the report is but Abune Antonios is reported dead here: https://erena.org/patriarch-of-the-eritrean-orthodox-church-abune-anotnios-passes-away/ If established, he is going to be a hit. A non-QO hit, but a hit nevertheless. Prove me wrong.

Death Notice for Sir Christopher Slade, former Lord Justice of Appeal, aged 94: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/255336/slade Aside: Brother of the late Julian Slade, who wrote the musical Salad Days, and also of the very much alive Adrian Slade, former President of the Liberal Party.

Yawn. Can't believe the BBC consider that worthy of a breaking news notification. They're just as guilty for needlessly hyping the hysteria around COVID and scaring the population as the rest of the broadcasters. My dad is the same age as Charles. He's 3x jabbed, but a stroke survivor. Had COVID 2 weeks ago. His worst symptom was feeling tired with a "wee headache". Charles is healthy, presumably jabbed and has already had it in the past. There's a next to zero chance of any complication developing.

Unbelievable, it's almost like some folk on here are journalists and media folk feeding their point scoring deaths around...

BBC mentions Abune Antonios' death. Does this count?

Hmmm whatever could it be....

Vahe Danielyan (wiki) as well.

http://www.90minut.pl/news/317/news3176299-Stefan-Zywotko-nie-zyje.html Nope, Stefan Zywotko dead at 102. Henry Hu, Lu Yuanjiu and David Musuguri remain from the notable people born in January 1920.

It's very possible (in my opinion), that COVID never leaves us and there'll be wave after wave, like the annual flu waves, and I think it's possible that many, many people will basically get re-infected every few months or so. I think everybody will have one or two weeks per year a bit under the weather, if there are any symptoms at all.

Saleh Ajeery is an unique hit for @arghton Gunnar Ljungdahl who died off the radar is an unique hit for @Predictor https://www.dn.se/familj/till-minne-gunnar-ljungdahl/ (in swedish) paywalled CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Riding high in the UK charts right now - in the wake of it's impending cancellation - is the Neighbours theme. Singer Barry Crocker is 86. Composer Tony Hatch is 82. Maybe not next year, but surely not too many years left in them.

Having the best round of anyone - shame there’s only one team in Tallinn!

First Bob Saget, now Filipaina: a terrible year for the Olsens. Olsen Filipaina was an eggchaser on the league side of things, and apparently a pretty influential character who helped break barriers for players of Samoan descent in New Zealand. However, what you care about is the points: four active teams went for the the uce stand-off. An Fear Beag recovers from that early knockback to go ahead in his tie, ThereWillBeDeaths7 likewise now leads in his encounter, Sir Cunto gets his first points on the board and Annami looks like he might be handing out the first squonking of the tournament to Hell. LizLemon 0 v. Masterffull 0 Sir Cunto 3 v. theoldlady 0 Salmon Mousse 6 v. MortalCaso 0 Wormfarmer 0 v. grobler 0 TQR 3 v. Gooseberry Crumble 0 HDS 0 v. Pedro67 3 wannamaker 0 v. Famous6Eva 0 JoeMoneypenny 0 v. Sideik 3 GuyFromFuture 0 v. Captain Hemlock 0 Annami 9 v. Hell 0 ThereWillBeDeaths7 6 v. MariNisia 3 Grim Up North 3 v. the_engineer 0 Predictor 0 v. Great Uncle Bulgaria 0 YoungWillz 0 v. Pop_Zeus 0 BabyBlue 4 v. An Fear Beag 6

Mollie Walker got a local obit just yesterday, maybe the beginning of something more? https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/home/169814/oldest-woman-in-britain-dies-days-before-birthday.html

As reported elsewhere, Olsen Filipaina, dead at 64.

Wayne Couzens down with Covid I see. Slightly contradictory report; one minute saying he's 'seriously ill' - the next 'a source' says it 'looks like he will be OK.' https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/killer-cop-seriously-ill-with-covid-in-prison-262163/?fbclid=IwAR0az9VB8AIzLRHEbIhjGCSklD7oj2IKwirr1KDGDOpo5HW0okj4figonJ0

As I own one of Betty’s records and none of her ex’s, she’s clearly the more talented one. Either that or I prefer sleazy funk to jazz or whatever mutant genre you wish to put Bitches Brew and the 70s stuff into.

Popular American skateboarder and social media influencer Josh Neuman was among the four victims of a small plane crash in Iceland, his family and local authorities confirmed. Neuman's family said in a statement on Monday that the 22-year-old died "doing what he loved," noting he had just experienced Iceland's northern lights in what he called "the happiest day of [his] life." (I'm guessing not) He was on a sightseeing flight to create commercial content for the Belgian streetwear brand Suspicious Antwerp, according to The Associated Press. The company confirmed that the occupants of the plane — which had been missing since Thursday — were a Suspicious Antwerp employee, an Icelandic pilot and "two content creators." The AP reports that the other victims were Suspicious Antwerp sponsorship manager Tim Alings, 27; Belgian skydiver and influencer Nicola Bellavia, 32; and 49-year-old Haraldur Diego, a prominent aviator and pioneer of photography tours. SC

I was only about 8 months old for the silver, but I have seen the slides of the street party. It looked fun. I was living in Germany for the Golden so I missed that. I don't remember the diamond but I don't remember in being widely celebrated here on Mona's Isle. One thing I remember for the Golden was a friend of mine telling me that her nieces, who were around 5 and 6 had misunderstood what it was all about and were in their front garden waving little union flags and shouting 'The Queen Mother is dead, The Queen Mother is dead'. One of them had an obsession with drawing pictures of the Queen Mum in her coffin too and I often find myself wondering what their forum names in here are.

I can't quite remember the whole story, but 20+ years ago someone ran a competition to write a limerick containing the names Kaczynski and Lewinski. I think these were two of the winners. Monica Lewinsky has shown, What Kaczynski must surely have known. That a head job is better Than a bomb in a letter, If there's something that needs to be blown. Said Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky: You don't want to leave clues like Kaczynski. So since you look such a mess, Take the hem of your dress, And wipe that stuff off of your chinski. There was a third as well which had the lines: She played "Hail to the Chief", on that flute made of beef....but I don't remember the rest.

Ted has terminal cancer with at most 2 years to live, according to a letter from the man himself.

Live through 2021 with a new documentary about Kim Jong-Un: https://www.nknews.org/2022/02/kim-jong-un-completely-withered-as-he-suffered-for-the-people-state-tv-says/ Kim Jong-Un's weight loss is also being brought up: “His body completely withered away, and he showed his motherly side by greatly suffering and worrying to realize the dreams of the people,”