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George W Bush was abroad when Reagan died to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-day. Presidents don`t cancel major trips just because their predecessor is on their last legs. It makes no difference where in the world you are especially in terms of addressing the nation as can be done technologically and that address will already be planned and ready to go.

Joe Biden arrives in Ireland today, so I would assume that Jimmy is (presumed to be) safe at least for the next days: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/apr/11/joe-biden-northern-ireland-ireland-rishi-sunak-conservatives-uk-politics-latest

Maya/the tamperer 'Feel it' is on twice....and has been for some time, the last several posters (including me) failed to notice this. Given Biblio's -2 it looks as if it should be on 34 rather than 36, can the next voter remove the higher one (or drop a chimney on it).

As I'm not running any pools next year (I've earned the rest I feel, plus it'll give me more free time to be really bad at Slay the Spire), I might run a Crowdsourced Wrestler Deathlist. I think we have enough learn'd fans of the graps here to make that worthwhile.

36 B*witched – C'est la Vie 35 Manic Street Preachers — If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next 35 Fatboy Slim – Praise You 35 Cornershop — Brimful Of Asha 35 ATB —9P.M. (Till I come) 35 The Tamperer ft. Maya – Feel It 34 Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevins – It´s Like That 34 Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate 33 Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way 30 All Saints – Never Ever 28 Britney Spears – Baby One More Time 28 All Saints – Bootie Call 27 Spice Girls – Viva Forever 26 S Club 7 – Bring It All Back 26 Christina Aguilera – Genie In A Bottle 26 Wamdue Project – King Of My Castle 26 Armand Van Helden ft. Duane Harden – U Don´t Know Me 23 B*Witched – Rollercoaster 23 Billie – Because We Want To 22 Madonna – Frozen  22 Celine Dion — My Heart Will Go On 21 Ricky Martin – Livin´ La Vida Loca 21 Usher – You Make Me Wanna... 21 Five – Keep On Movin´ 21 Aqua – Dr. Jones 21 Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee) 21 Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat  20 Boyzone – All That I Need 20 Boyzone – No Matter What 20 B*Witched – To You I Belong 20 Steps – Heartbeat / Tragedy 20 B*Witched – Blame It On The Weatherman 20 Ronan Keating – When You Say Nothing At All 19 Jamiroquai – Deeper Underground 19 Geri Halliwell – Lift Me Up 18 Billie – Girlfriend 18 All Saints – Under The Bridge / Lady Marmalade 17 Aqua – Turn Back Time 16 Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) 15 Blondie – Maria 14 911 – A Little Bit More 13 Robbie Williams — Millennium 12 Cher — Believe +4 11 Another Level — Freak Me 10 Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away 10 Robbie Williams – She´s The One / It's Only Us 10 Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza -3 10 Geri Halliwell – Mi Chico Latino -3 Biggest selling single of 1998 and hanging on by her fingernails you philistines. I'll die on this rock (very soon it seems). And Doctor Jones is a better Aqua song than Turn Back Time? Really?

Al Jaffee is a hit for @The Unknown Man, @theoldlady, @GuyFromFuture, @Death Impends, @Funeralopolis, @The Daredevil and @Thatcher CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yeah, I saw that and figured it's The Guardian so she did actually answer the questions. Then again, David Crosby (oft fingered hereabouts as a dodgy pick) was happily unleashing his drol humour on social media, rehearsing his band ahead of some gigs, and then he went for a nap. He was younger than Tina Turner

See the pre-coronation merch table is already groaning with delights:

I will piggyback along with BP's hit named above and add a shout for Ben Ferencs' death (April 7) to be added to both our scores. Hey, nice choices, BP! -WF

Superstar Billy Graham from his hospital bed, today. Continues to apparently suffer from heart failure, covid, deafness, an ear infection, a skull infection, kidney failure and ninja attacks but remember to send that money to his Go Fund Me so God can cure him again...

The next James Bond film will see 007 transition from a man to a woman. Cocktopussy

A human fart can be louder than a trombone. I discovered that at my daughters school concert.

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35 ATB – 9 P.M. (Till I Come) 35 Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next 35 Fatboy Slim – Praise You 34 B*witched – C'est la Vie 33 Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha 33 Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way 33 The Tamperer ft. Maya – Feel It 32 Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevins – It´s Like That 32 All Saints – Never Ever 30 Spice Girls – Viva Forever 28 Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate 26 S Club 7 – Bring It All Back 26 Britney Spears – Baby One More Time 26 Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee) 26 All Saints – Bootie Call 26 Christina Aguilera – Genie In A Bottle 24 Celine Dion – My Heart will go on 24 Wamdue Project – King Of My Castle 24 Armand Van Helden ft. Duane Harden – U Don´t Know Me 23 B*Witched – Rollercoaster 23 Billie – Because We Want To 22 Aqua – Turn back time 21 Usher – You Make Me Wanna... 20 Aqua – Dr. Jones 20 Boyzone – All That I Need 20 Boyzone – No Matter What 20 B*Witched – To You I Belong 20 Steps – Heartbeat / Tragedy 20 911 – A Little Bit More 20 B*Witched – Blame It On The Weatherman 20 Ronan Keating – When You Say Nothing At All 20 Five – Keep On Movin´ 20 Geri Halliwell – Lift Me Up 19 Geri Halliwell – Mi Chico Latino 18 Billie – Girlfriend 18 All Saints – Under The Bridge / Lady Marmalade 18 Madonna – Frozen 17 Blondie – Maria +4 17 Cher – Believe 17 Jamiroquai – Deeper Underground 17 Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat 17 Another Level – Freak Me 17 Ricky Martin – Livin´ La Vida Loca 16 Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) 16 Robbie Williams – Millennium 14 Spice Girls – Goodbye 13 Vengaboys – We're Going to Ibiza 12 Boyzone – You needed Me -1 10 Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away 10 Robbie Williams – She´s The One / It's Only Us 00 Chef – Chocolate Salty Balls -5

Cui Naifu, China's Minister of Civil Affairs 1982-1993 dead at 94/95. As far as I know he was at the time of his death one of the oldest living Chinese ministers...The older ones according to Wikipedia are Song Ping (105), Zou Yu (102), Zheng Tuobin (99), He Jingzhi (98), Wang Bingqian (97), Zou Jiahua (96), depending on when Cui Naifu was born maybe also Zhu Rongji (94), Yang Zhenhuai 杨振怀 (94) and Lü Peijian (94). Zhenhuai and Peijian are the only ones not mentioned here before. Edit: There's also Lin Zongtang 林宗棠 (96), former Minister of the Aerospace Industry and Huan Yicheng 黄毅诚 (96) Energy Minister and great friend of Russia.

"Much better" and "doctors are astonished by his quick recovery (sic!)" according to Silvio's own TV Mediaset. Indian style.

Duplication of Olive.

Because Firestarter isn’t anywhere near The Prodigy’s best. Breathe, Out Of Space, Warrior’s Dance, I could go on. Can you name a better Gina G song than Ooh Aah? Didn’t fucking think so

78 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 50 Spice Girls – Wannabe 46 White Town – Your Woman 40 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast at Tiffany's 38 The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work 37 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 30 Gina G – Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit 28 Mark Morrison – Return of The Mack 25 Olive — You’re not alone 25 The Prodigy – Firestarter -6 17 Various Artists – Perfect Day +4 16 Aqua – Barbie Girl

Unfortunate pronunciation of his surname.

A DDP pick of mine after this stroke annoucement last year but didn’t know he has fully recover, crap…

Question is it because he's able to be discharged, or was it marginal and the fact that the docs (surely Catholic) didn't want the Pope to miss Palm Sunday play a factor?

57 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 45 Olive – You’re Not Alone 40 The Prodigy – Firestarter 36 Spice Girls – Wannabe 35 Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's 34 Mark Morrison – Return of The Mack 33 White Town – Your Woman 33 Will Smith – Men in Black +4 32 Aqua — Barbie Girl 30 Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger 29 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 28 Gina G – Ooh Aah … Just A Little Bit 27 Blur — Beetlebum 27 The Verve – The Drugs Don´t Work 26 Spice Girls – Spice Up Your Life 24 Spice Girls – Mama / Who Do You Think You Are 24 Various Artists – Perfect Day 22 Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There 21 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman 21 The Fugees – Ready Or Not 21 Spice Girls – 2 Become 1 20 The Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun 17 Michael Jackson – Blood On The Dancefloor 16 The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin´ Beats 16 Eternal & BeBe Winans – I Wanna Be The Only One 14 Spice Girls – Too Much 14 L L Cool J – Ain´t Nobody 11 George Michael – Fastlove 11 Tori Amos ft. Armand van Helden – Professional Widow (It’s Got To Be Big) 00 The Prodigy – Breathe -6

Hmm, I was under the impression that they had posted it on social media, but apparently not. So it seems a bit harsh.