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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

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 S Club 7 – Bring It All Back 18 Steps – Heartbeat / Tragedy -6 11 Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee) +4 Me trying to save this song despite it probably being futile:

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.

I've heard the magazine will defend themselves by hiring an AI Atticus Finch!

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

Elena Pampoulova was a Bulgarian tennis player. She has won one single and three WTA doubles titles, Pampulova's career-high ranking is world No. 62, and doubles career-high ranking No. 38, both achieved in September 1996, she died on 19/Apr at age 50 https://www.flashnews.bg/pochina-tenisistkata-elena-pampulova-bergomi/

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

50 Fatboy Slim – Praise You 46 Jamiroquai – Deeper Underground 45 Britney Spears – Baby One More Time 45 B*witched – C’est La Vie 45 All Saints – Never Ever -6 44 Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next 43 ATB – 9 P.M. (Till I Come) 42 Madonna – Frozen 38 Cornershop – Brimful of Asha 37 Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way 36 Armand Van Helden ft. Duane Harden – You Don´t Know Me +4 34 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 20 Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee)  10 Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate 07 Aqua – Turn Back Time

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11991441/Michael-Parkinson-88-makes-rare-public-appearance-Dickie-Birds-90th-birthday.html Michael Parkinson makes a rare public appearance at Dickie Birds 90th birthday party.

Yes, I was unsure which year they meant, but I assumed that they refered to the initial news. Could be wrong, but it's probably not that much of a difference.

Yet, none of them recovered from a brain metastasis tumor at 90. He really is the King of immortals.

A reminder to us all that Alzheimer's is contagious.

Raquel Welch died of cardiac arrest and was suffering from Alzheimer's.

Swedish singer/songwriter Jack Vreeswijk now dead after 4 years of colon cancer. https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/gER7B9/jack-vreeswijk-ar-dod

I see nobody has opened a thread for this in 2020, so I decided to open it up. So, who were you close to picking that you ended up discarding. Will tell mine whenever I’m more awake

Just glanced at a picture of David Tennant from his new play Good and my first thought was that it was Charles Hawtrey

Phillip Balsam, who co-wrote and composed around 200 songs for Fraggle Rock, including the show’s theme song, has died according to the Jim Henson Company’s Facebook page.

The sole remaining Monkee, Micky Dolenz is 77 today

Mikhail Gorbachev is 91 today

Ben Stokes Mason Greenwood Rita Ora Tom Holland (Actor) Adele

Roger Becker, a British Tennis player who was the youngest player to play for Great Britain at the Davis Cup at the age of 18 in 1952, a record which stood until 2005, has died aged 83.

Wrong. DL isn't the least bit interested in American sports figures. There are those here (LMAO) who would suggest the UK media 'might not publish an obit' for Starr, or Jim Kelly for instance. As if. ​I can't say Gordie Howe was a miss, he had experimental injections with an unknown shelf life. Now we know. Bart Starr is a lock to die inside of 18 months. So yes, he should be in the top 15 of DL next year if he makes it. But you'll not see him. Or Jim Kelly. Or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Or Stan Mikita. Or..... ​(Before I hear it let's nip this shit in the bud: Ali transcended sports.) ​SC Thought Jim Kelly had been cancer free since 2014?

Some news on Jimmy Greaves, who will probably need care for the rest of his life. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3224039/Jimmy-Greaves-stroke-fund-closing-30-000-target-former-England-team-mate-George-Cohen-calls-fans-support-Tottenham-legend.html