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Tongo dead at 65.

Well I mean the last one went so well...

Reports that Pun Plamondon, US activist who founded the White Panther Party and was once on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has died:

I don't agree but if that is the case it is surely a damning judgement on the quality of the opposition

Rupert Murdoch, the famed and powerful Australian-born American billionaire businessman, investor and media tycoon, who earned his fortune as the founder of the influential media conglomerate News Corporation, is 92 today. Dominique Sanda, the brilliant French actress and ex-model, well remembered for her role in the 1971 Academy Award-winning film "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis", which was named Best Foreign Language Film, a sensational performer with rare and fleeting public appearances, who won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, is 72 today.

When Jimmy goes, Biden will be the oldest living president or ex-President.

Buckley is the first US senator to become a centenarian in over 20 years. Until now Strom Thurmond was the most recent centennial.

5 years ago today comedian and entertainer Ken Dodd died aged 90, and I was so tickled that I progressed to the next round of the Deathlist Cup that year on the back of that!

The Beautiful South has had an easy ride, particularly considering how average the song is.

I’m going to show my support by not watching it, just like every other week. “And that’s four runs for Sheffield Athletic” will not be heard in my residence, oh no sir! The last time the masses smelled football-related bullshit, they got the European Super League called off within a week.

Bobby McFerrin is 73.

Yes it has : From 1981 to 1989 : Reagan He was 2 years older than living former presidents Nixon and Ford, and 13 years older than his predecessor Carter. From 5/1/1933 to 4/3/1933 : Hoover From the death of former president Coolidge to the end of his term From 1913 to 1921 : Wilson He was 1 year older than his living predecessor Taft, and 2 years older than living former president Theodore Roosevelt. From 17/1/1893 to 4/1/1893 : Harrison From the death of former president Hayes to the end of his term From 1857 to 1861 : Buchanan He was 13 years older than his predecessor Pierce and 9 years older than living former president Fillmore From 14/12/1799 to 1801 : John Adams From the death of former president Washington to the end of his term I think I haven’t forgot one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Wreford I mean this in the nicest possible way... what the fuck search engine are you using? AskJeeves? Altavista?

Now Nigel Farage sticks the boot in: Maybe he should look back at his own pronouncements on foreigners and consider just how close his language came to 1930s Germany.

This will stretch beyond football before long. Fantastic.

I could understand it to some degree if he was a political presenter, but he's a sports presenter FFS! It's not as if he said it on air, and frankly he didn't say anything that wasn't true. This is getting frightening. I despair.

It has frequently been said that Lineker could earn more at a rival broadcast ( remember that Jeff Stelling has been trying to retire for two years) we only know what he is paid because he works for the BBC. As soon as he goes the same voices will be saying that the BBC cannot attract quality talent. This is pure distraction. The question should be Why is the current Tory party so vile?

You and me both - I've played the b-side of They're Coming... a couple of times on my radio show, to the 99.9% of posters who haven't a clue about this, the record is infamously weird because - basically - it's the a side, played backwards!

Brian Clough Ron Santo Bernard Matthews Alan Young All need updating Went down to the oldest pages of the forums and basically all of them are dead but never tagged as such, half of the threads from 2004-6 are just one post on the day of a celeb's death so I don't know if it really matters.

Royals older than Queen Elizabeth II Underlined are members of a royal family that currently rules a sovereign state. Names that are disputed/European but not mentioned in the Longest Lived European Royals list are in italic. Not ready, suggestions are welcome Pictures above name. . Marianne, Dowager Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (9 December 1919-) Picture taken around 2019. Wheelchairbound for around 4 years. . Princess Felicitas of Salm-Horstmar, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (31 March 1920-) . Prince Bhisadej Rajani (20 January 1922 - 23 July 2022) Wheelchairbound for years and very frail. 13th in line in the line of succession to the Thai throne. Picture from January 2022. . Induratana Paribatra (2 February 1922-) Thai, relinquished her royal titles in 1953. Last time she was seen was a few years ago, that picture is from 2017. As far as I know no 100th birthday celebration was held. . Archduchess Yolande of Austria (6 May 1923 - 13 September 2023) . Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (4 June 1923-) Very frail, using a pacemaker since 1999 and hospitalised with heart failure and pleural effusion in 2020 and 2021. Hospitalised with covid in 2022. . Ashi Tashi Dorji (29 August 1923-) Sister of Bhutan's Queen Grandmother, picture taken on her 98th . Tunku Ampuan Najihah (1 September 1923 - 8 September 2023) Former Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen Consort) of Malaysia 1994-1999. Wheelchairbound for multiple years. . Marianne Bernadotte, Princess Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (15 July 1924-) Seems to be doing well, but has made less public appearances in recent years. Aunt of the king of Sweden. . Marie Christine of Württemberg, Princess of Liechtenstein (2 September 1924-) . Traute [Becker], Dowager Princess of Lippe (16 February 1925 - 25 February 2023) Widowed in 2015. All pictures I could find are over a decade old. . Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg (2 August 1925 - 10 February 2023) . Alix, Princess Napoléon (4 April 1926-) . Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah (1926 - 12 August 2024) Kuwait, most senior member of the House of Sabah. Exact birthdate not known, could be younger than QEII. Wheelchairbound for over a decade but still sometimes makes appearances and has outlived nearly all of the "old" House of Sabah. Rumored dead in 2020. First picture new(ish), second picture from 2012. And I thought I could add the rest of the 1920s here. . QUEEN ELIZABETH II (21 April 1926 - 8 September 2022) ----Those younger than Queen Liz are below---- . Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa (23 April 1926 - 11 December 2022) Hawaii princess. Suffered a stroke a few years ago. . Le'ul Ras Mengesha Seyoum (7 December 1927-) Ethiopian royal/prince and politician when Haile Selassie was in power. Still active. . Queen Ratna (19 August 1928-) Queen Consort of Nepal 1955-1972, Queen (half)Mother of Nepal 1972-2001 and 2001-2008, briefly Queen Grandmother in 2001. Survived the Nepalese royal massacre in 2001, in failing health for over a decade. . Princess Marie Françoise of Bourbon-Parma (19 August 1928-) . Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (27 August 1928 - 9 September 2023) . Princess Sao Sanda of Yawnghwe (20 October 1928-) . Munefusa Tokugawa (30 January 1929-) Member, branch leader of the Tokugawa clan that ruled Japan as shōguns 1603-1867. . Princess India of Afghanistan (7 June 1929 - 13 October 2023) Daughter of Amanullah Khan who ruled Afghanistan 1919-1929, Founder of Mahmud Tarzi Cultural Foundation . Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (16 September 1929-) Sultan of Zanzibar 1963-1964. "Last days" in September 2020. . Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani (1929 - 21 July 2023) Qatari royal/politician. 1930-1932, short list with no images. Incomplete and I don't intend to search for new names. . Ashi Kesang Choden (21 May 1930-) Queen Grandmother of Bhutan, Queen consort 1952-1972 . Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (11 July 1930 - ) Kuwaiti royal. Not sure if alive. Arabic name: جابر العبد الله الجابر الصباح . Prince Mabandla Ndawombili Fred Dlamini (11 November 1930-) Swazi royal, Prime Minister of Swaziland 1979-1983 . Yi Haegyeong (1930-) Daughter of Prince Yi Kang of Korea. . Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III (1 January 1931-) UAE Sheikh, Ruler of Ajman since 1981. . Atsuko Ikeda (7 March 1931-) Japanese royal born Princess Yori, older sister of Akihito. . Maharaja Karan Singh (9 March 1931-) Jammu and Kashmir Prince Recent 1949-1952. . Princess Seble Desta (1 September 1931 - 3 January 2023) Princess of Ethiopia . Harun Osman Osmanoğlu (22 January 1932-) Head of the House of Osman, claimant to the throne of the Ottoman Empire since 2021. . Fushimi Hiroaki (26 January 1932-) Former Japanese Prince, Prince Fushimi 1946-1947, Head of Fushimi-no-miya since 1947. . Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (12 February 1932-) Norwegian royal, older sister of King Harald V. . Princess Bilqis Begum (17 April 1932-) Daughter of Mohammed Zahir Shah, last King of Afghanistan. . Queen Sirikit (12 August 1932-) Queen consort of Thailand 1950-2016 . Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun (7 November 1932-) Former Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen Consort) of Malaysia 1989-1994. . Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1930/1932 - 25 September 2023) Kuwaiti royal. Not sure if alive. Arabic name: مبارك عبد الله الأحمد الصباح Other Japanese ex-royals: . Iehiko Uji (17 March 1920 - 2008 off-radar) Japanese former royal. Possibly dead? DEAD . Kuniaki Kuni (25 March 1929-)

Yes he can be a knob, his jokes are puerile and he is seen as a bit of a twat but he is head and shoulders above the utter dross there was back in the day and now. His musical knowledge of the greatest ( IMHO) decade in modern music is second to none and he was never too big for his boots to take on Junior Choice where a generation of kids got entertained and were made to feel important by him. He was, is and always will be what he set out to be, a DJ, playing the tunes and talking to the folks listening in. Nah, he was no John Peel or Whispering Bob but millions of us would rather read a tabloid than a broadsheet. Amen.

A former England cricketer (not that one) celebrates his birthday today Jim Parks, who kept wicket for England, Sussex & Somerset, is 89.

Question: Am I being too strict here? Given we only have six months... The idea is definitely to exclude FFBI and try and garner notable persons (FFACOSK - Famous For A Contribution Of Some Kind). The whole world is available and there's plenty of famous people: Nobel Laureates, Criminals, Sports People, Politicians, even Reality TV stars, blah blah blah. Crikey, even Diane Torr would have qualified! The games here have a serious tendency to favour the sick and sick alone. I'd like this one to have a uniqueness about it if at all possible - in fact the entries for the Hare's Pool were nearest to what I'd expect, although a few campaigners got through on the rules. Up to the gang....

In keeping with the recent sports team for new deadpools, I came up with a deadpool somewhat similar to the NFL season and playoffs. Say, from January to September there is a "regular season" where a group of say, 32 deadpoolers is divided into 8 divisions and every fortnight they compete against a different deadpooler for who can get the most hits in those two weeks. Then from the start of September to the end of December are the "playoffs" where the 8 division leaders as well as a couple wild-cards maybe (some of the better ranking non-leaders) compete in an elimination-style competition until a winner is crowned. I'd start it myself, but I've got the Windy City Deadpool to take care of, plus - and I don't want to reveal too much - but I am negotiating plans to take over a popular deadpool starting next year (no, it's not the DDP, are you fucking nuts? ) So, basically, if anyone is interested in hosting something like this: feel free to do it.

No, this is notapotato.