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Shame it wasn't out of a window. I heard that happens very often in Russia.

The annual @christhebarker "Sgt Pepper" cover of the year's deceased has been released (no key as yet, so if anyone can tell me who the guy sitting at the front is, I'd be grateful. eta, don't worry I know now!)

Issei Sagawa, prominent Japanese cannibal who didnt go into prison for this, dead at 73: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japanese-cannibal-issei-sagawa-who-walked-free-dies-at-age-73 DDP pick last year, not this year.

Another "last of a country's WW II fighters" death, this one with better documentation: Sgt. Horacio Castilleja Albarrán, whom Mexico’s Defense Department says was the last veteran from the relatively small contingent that fought in World War II from that country, has died. He was 98. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/last-of-mexicos-world-war-ii-veterans-dies-at-age-98/2022/12/01/578d3542-71cf-11ed-867c-8ec695e4afcd_story.html

That’s how old it is!

Hate the Tories? Hate the sausage roll cunts? Then stream this on a loop from 16th December.

Marty Feldman died on this day 40 years ago, aged 48. Feldman was a comedian known for his bulging eyes, which came from a condition that was a complication of thyroid disease. This may have been worsened by a childhood injury, vehicle crashes, and botched attempts to fix it. Originally wanting to be a musician, Feldman soon decided to become a comedian. In 1955, he made his first TV appearance on the show Showcase as part of the comedy troupe Morris, Marty and Mitch. Feldman would then become a scriptwriter on shows such as Bootsie and Snudge, Round the Horne, and The Frost Report, often collaborating with Barry Took. In 1967, Feldman made his official acting debut on At Last the 1948 Show alongside future Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman, as well as The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor. Feldman would soon get some shows of his own, although they were short-lived. Feldman's health was in a tumultuous state in the 1970s, and in 1974, he made his final appearance on British TV with Marty Back Together Again in response to claims of bad health. Produced by Dennis Main Wilson, Feldman performed a variety of sketches, including three Tom Lehrer songs ("Pollution", "National Brotherhood Week", and "The Vatican Rag")- Feldman had consulted Lehrer during the production of the special, and the songs were used as a musical interlude. From there, Feldman took to acting in films, and became a close collaborator with Mel Brooks. He played Igor (Eye-gore) opposite Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein, and had a starring role in Silent Movie as Marty Eggs. Feldman made one final TV appearance in a 1980 episode of The Muppet Show. Feldman died of a heart attack during the production of the film Yellowbeard (written by and starring his colleague Graham Chapman, who was present with him). The film was dedicated in his memory.

William Rice, a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal for his service with the Tuskegee Airmen, flying in a P-51 Mustang as a Red Tail Fighter with the 332nd Fighter Group in Europe during World War II, has died days before his 99th birthday. https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-tuskegee-airman-dies-carey-20221201-tvypm6mlsfaavku5zvtm3njzuq-story.html

Sylvia La Torre, Filipino singer and actress. Known as Queen of kundiman and grandmother of actress Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, dead at 89

He's right above Meat Loaf/Robbie Coltrane

Death Notice for Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight, a former UK Military Representative to NATO: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/260984/knight Wiki refers to his marriage as extant, but the death notice specifies that Patricia has already died.

Chemistry: Rudolph Arthur Marcus Peace: Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Literature: Alice Ann Munro Medicine: Hamilton Othanel Smith Physics: Leo Esaki Economic Sciences: Harry Max Markowitz

When the dust settled on the scare that resulted from her positive test does anyone know how many practising pornsters were also found to have HIV? Roughly when will we expect them to join our annual top 50?

Cuban born American actor Steven Bauer celebrates his 66th birthday today. His best known film will certainly be Scarface (1983) with Al Pacino. Other film credits include Primal Fear (1996), Raising Cain (1992), Traffic (2000) and Behind enemy lines(2009). Younger audiences are more likely to know him from his roles in hit US television series Ray Donovan and Better call Saul. Serbian born professional tennis player Monica Seles celebrates her 49th birthday today.

German architect Meinhard von Gerkan dead at 87: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/starb-in-hamburg-stararchitekt-meinhard-von-gerkan-mit-87-jahren-gestorben-8953066.html Prominent for constructing the Berlin airports, good and bad, then extremely prolific all over the world, e.g. Shanghai or World Cup stadiums in South Africa. The activity of his business concealed his ill health to me.

Chemistry: John Charles Polanyi Peace: Muhammad Yunus Literature: Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio Medicine: Eric Richard Kandel Physics: Ivar Giaever Economic Sciences: Daniel Leigh McFadden

can you also hit 'like' on my comment from 2016 for no reason?

Source is a Twitter message from "King of Sweden". Sounds reliable.

Arthur Foulkes please

Jimmy Carter please

Luke Bell's death was from an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to the autopsy.

US SErial Killer Lonnie David Franklin, better known as "Grim Sleeper", died at 67 years: https://people.com/crime/grim-sleeper-serial-killer-lonnie-franklin-dead/

Big one

German writer and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe died on this day in 1832 in Weimar, aged 83. regards, Hein

I agree, but....a fart can only exist when there's sufficent "pressure-build". Is super-compressed methane heavier than equal bodyt mass??? these questions need answering.... The pressure build in a human, or other animal, anus is nowhere near 'super compression' in scientific terms. I'd understand 'super-compression' to mean a state near to producing chemical changes in the gas or the state of the gas. Thanks for all of this. I finally have an understanding of the Big Bang Theory! Still in the dark about the farts, though.