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Looks well for someone with stage IV pancreatic cancer........

Rafiq Tarar finally dead.

Nadungamuwa Raja, main casket bearer of the procession of Esala, The Festival of the Tooth dead at 68/69 from a heart attack: http://www.adaderana.lk/news/81029/ceremonial-tusker-nadungamuwa-raja-dies https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sri-lankas-most-sacred-elephant-dead-68-stuffed-posterity/ Yes, the elephant. Due to his important role in that festival, he had his own armed guards. The President of Sri Lanka has issued directives to name him a national treasure.

Frank O'Farrell finally posts the hit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/frank-ofarrell-former-manchester-united-manager-dies-aged-94-p839ctqhx Edit: DDP Pick obvs.

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929-2022) Remember when I said I would take Shahabuddin Ahmed before you? Yes, you said it! you said it! I lied (Last exchange between the Reaper and Tarar) Age at death: 92 Known health issues: Come on, that picture was taken in fucking 2017! Cause of death: Heart attack. Alignment: He had the guts to stand up against Musharraf.

Meeting an Arabian diplomat nonetheless.

Well £800,000 might pay for a few months in a nursing home

Ta-rah to Tarar gets a boom today QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10585357/Former-Pakistani-President-Rafiq-Tarar-dies-92.html

Josephine Veasey QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/03/06/josephine-veasey-british-mezzo-soprano-became-great-favourite/

It was a combination of factors that dragged you down: Quite a number of your picks not hitting any bonuses, and thus not scoring a lot of points. Negative bonuses for "shameless" picks (not in play in 2022 as they are now banned from the DDP) Missing out on a few of the high-scoring picks (Jill Gascoine, Olivia De Havilland, William Frankland) Not hitting some high-scoring picks with your wildcards. It a cruel pool, the Jokers.

Sounds slightly threatening.

Frank O'Farrell is a hit here for me

First in-person engagement since getting covid: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60650285

A wild stab in the dark got me today's Worldle in 3!

Jimbeau Hinson (Wiki), American county music singer-songwriter dead at 70 He wrote the 1981 #1 Hit Country Songs hit, "Fancy Free", for The Oak Ridge Boys' album, Fancy Free. The album was also a #1 on the Top Country Album chart and peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200

Well yeah, and...the fact that those conscripts are often dragged from villages where dire healthcare, diet, health and safety at work are rife. Where coping with life's setbacks often involves serious drinking. Seriously, there's been loads written about Putin and his commanders being amazed at the resolve and resiliance of the enemy in Uktraine, they're not used to facing people who have genuine passion for their country. They imagine Ukranians, wrongly, as the kind of cynical and dispassionate cousins of put-upon and poor Russians.

Ivan Lendl, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, who won eight Grand Slam singles championships is 62 today.

Thanks to Salmon Mousse for the notification of the 2 latest deaths. So added to the list in my last post, we have the following hits: 2nd March - Silas Alexander 6th March - Pau Riba There is a runaway leader of the pool at this early stage, with Salmon Mousse having 8 hits already. In any other pool, that would be impressive. However, as seasoned players of this pool will know, early scores are not really what you are looking for. Can Salmon Mousse continue to rack up the hits to stay in front as the year progresses? Full scoreboard on the first page - here is the top 5: Salmon Mousse (266 points) 8 hits [Gary Burgess, Isabel Torres, Jane Marczewski, Mustafa Kayirici, Pau Riba, Robert Durst, Russell Bishop, Silas Alexander] Gcreptile (124 points) 2 hits [Pau Riba, Silas Alexander] John Key (69 points) 3 hits [Christos Sartzetakis Gary Burgess, Lata Mangeshkar] Captain Chorizo (63 points) 3 hits [Christos Sartzetakis, Jana Bennett, Leonor Oyarzun] Book (60 points) 2 hits [Leonard Fenton, Monica Vitti] Predictor (60 points) 1 hit [Silas Alexander]

Oh, please, some of you fuckers die!

It's doors.

Congratulations Book! As for me, 2nd most hits, 13th place? Oh wow... and es far as I can tell, I already received negative bonusses this year as well...

What a nice resolution! It was a pleasure to read! Thank you very much!

He's looked like that for years

Frankie Boyle joked in late 2020 and at the height of covid: "Please look after yourself your majesty, because there's f**k all point having a week off during this."

On one side he has a walking cane and on the other a walking Caine……