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Former mayor of Los Angeles, Richard Riordan, a Republican, dead at 92: https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-04-19/richard-riordan-los-angeles-mayor-dead DDP pick

That’s because we used to be plagued by spammers trying to advertise their shit so the swear filter was adjusted to block out the drug names.

Aaron Carter cause of death revealed to be a combination of drowning and the effects of a couple of drugs (including difluoroethane) https://variety.com/2023/music/news/aaron-carter-cause-of-death-revealed-1235425956/ Edit: Okay something really freaky is going on. I couldn't post this with the name of either the brand name or the generic version of the other drug included in the story. Every time I posted it, the word 'SPAM' would get substituted in.

Dave Wilcox, a Hall of Fame San Francisco 49ers linebacker, has died. He was 80. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36238405/hall-famer-dave-wilcox-former-49ers-lb-dies-age-80

Just leave gaps in the word eg X a n a x

let me try: SPAM. yeah the word doesn't work: x.a.n.a.x

49 B*witched – C’est La Vie 46 Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground +4 45 All Saints – Never Ever 45 Fatboy Slim – Praise You 43 Britney Spears – Baby One More Time 42 Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way 42 Madonna – Frozen 39 Cornershop – Brimful of Asha 38 Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next 35 Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevins – It’s Like That 34 ATB – 9 P.M. (Till I Come) 32 Armand Van Helden ft. Duane Harden – You Don´t Know Me -2 29 All Saints – Bootie Call 24 Steps – Heartbeat / Tragedy 24 S Club 7 – Bring It All Back 7 Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee) -6

Imagine Dragons‘ Dan Reynolds and estranged wife Aja Volkman’s separation has moved to the next step, as she has officially filed for divorce. “I finally listened to one of his albums,” said Aja, “and I can’t live with such dreadful music.” AsC

Guys, this is wrong. @Sir Creep copied the wrong scoreboard again. I swear the stupid cunt does it deliberately. This is the corrected one: 46 Fatboy Slim – Praise You 44 All Saints – Never Ever 44 Jamiroquai – Deeper Underground 43 B*witched – C’est La Vie 43 Britney Spears — Baby One More Time 43 Madonna — Frozen 42 Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way 39 Cornershop — Brimful of Asha 38 Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next 36 Armand Van Helden ft. Duane Harden – You Don´t Know Me 35 ATB – 9 P.M. (Till I Come) 31 Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevin – It’s Like That 29 All Saints – Bootie Call  25 Steps – Heartbeat / Tragedy 24 S Club 7 – Bring It All Back 19 Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee) 10 Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate 07 Aqua – Turn Back Time 

You don’t want to do that. The initiation ceremony to become one of them would make even David Cameron and his pig-fucking chums wince.

English actress Elisabeth Sladen died on this day 12 years ago, aged 65. Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator Patricio Aylwin died on this day 7 years ago, aged 97.

Hayden Christensen is 42 today.

She was also in Hallowe'en 3 (the one without Michael Myers) and had one of the more memorable death scenes when she tries to fiddle with the microchips on one of the masks.

Sorted. Thanks!

2 days before his 102nd bday

Bob Knight hospitalised and recently released for an 'acute illness'. Declining health reports in 2019, looking frail in videos in 2020, and no longer replying to fanmail as of last year due to illness are all noted here. I don't fancy his chances of seeing the year out.

Good news! Actually, I can’t even bring myself to talk about or look at a picture of that old dead twat Nigel Lawson, so let’s just appreciate how completely opposite (ie. wonderful) his daughter is and just move on, except to congratulate Great Uncle Bulgaria for being promoted from ‘Every other fucker’ to having his own name on the scoreboard of this prodigious pool. Shove this up your red box…the latest scoreboard: Banana - 4 Engineer - 2 En Passant - 2 Newjack - 2 Grim Up North - 2 Book - 2 gcreptile - 1 Death Impends - 1 RoverAndOut - 1 Charles d’Irlande - 1 Joemoneypenny - 1 Dying Probably - 1 Toast - 1 BuffaloPhil - 1 Spade Cooley - 1 TQR - 1 GuyFromFuture - 1 Great Uncle Bulgaria - 1   Every other fucker - 0

Antal Jancsó, Hungarian player has died aged 88. Obit (In Hungarian).

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

Pawel Krolikowski dead: https://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/gwiazdy/pawel-krolikowski-nie-zyje-mial-58-lat-aa-GP1R-YNtq-x8kE.html

Following the Death of Peter Firmin and lack of action elsewhere on site I have created a top 20 kids TV list. (British) Gudrun Ure - Supergran (b.1926) Freddie Jones – The Ghosts of Motley Hall (b.1927) Bernard Cribbins – The Wombles (b.1928) Denise Bryer – Terrahawkes (b.1928) K M Peyton – Flambards (writer) (b.1929) Joy Whitby – Catweazle (producer) (b.1930) Rolf Harris – Cartoon Time (b.1931) Alison Prince – Trumpton (writer) (b.1931) Brian Trueman – Dangermouse (b.1932) Carmen Munroe – Playschool (b.1932) John Cunliffe – Postman Pat (b.1933) Biddy Baxter – Blue Peter (b.1933) Michael Aspel – Ask Aspel (b.1933) Raymond Briggs – The Snowman (b.1934) Tom Baker – The Book Tower (b.1934) James Bolam – Grandpa in my Pocket (b.1935) Sheila Steafel – Ghosts of Motley Hall (b.1935) David McKee – Mr Benn (b.1935) Anne Wood - Teletubbies (b.1937) Leila Williams – Blue Peter (b.1937)

Terrible news about Peter Falk. I didn't even know he had Alzheimer's!

Former Kentucky guard Ed Davender, the only Wildcat with at least 1,500 points and 400 assists, has died. He was 49. The school announced Saturday that Davender died Thursday night after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week. SC https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/sports/colleges/former-kentucky-guard-ed-davender-dies-at-49/2016/04/30/95f4b600-0ee1-11e6-bc53-db634ca94a2a_story.html

Dave Henderson, a solid player for the As. Hit a big homer in Game 5 of playoffs: RIP SC http://bit.ly/1ml2R5J?cc=3a26c0a564c606454a1f15629a9c4258

Karen Silkwood died in mysterious circumstances 39 years ago today