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American child actress Joyce Arleen (Wiki) dead at 91 She appeared during the Golden Age of Hollywood in movies like The Great McGinty, The Gay Sisters, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and This is the Life.

This is the only thread worth visiting nowadays.

Prince (Ƭ̵̬̊) died on this day 7 years ago, aged 57. - Prince was his real name- his fellow musician father, John Nelson, named him after his stage name, "Prince Rogers". - Prince wrote his first song when he was 7 years old. It was called "Funk Machine". - Prince was skilled at basketball. His high school coach called him an "excellent ball handler". - Prince has a shade of purple named after him, named after his "Love Symbol #2". This is what the particular shade looks like: - Michael Jackson's "Bad" was originally going to feature Prince- the latter turned down the offer due to the opening line "your butt is mine". - Prince was nominated for ten Razzie awards between 1985 and 2000, winning three: Worst Actor and Director for Under the Cherry Moon, and Worst Original Song for "Love or Money" from the film. - Prince appeared on TV twice: a Muppets Tonight episode in 1997, and a 2014 episode of New Girl (which was the lead-out program following Super Bowl XLVIII). - Prince died from a fentanyl overdose. He was cremated and his ashes were placed in a 3D-printed urn shaped like his mansion. - Prince sang "1999" 17 years before 1999, and died 17 years after that year.

I was not familiar with this before this game but of the ones that were new to me on this list this was probably my favorite

Osman Abdrahim, one of the last Finnish Tatars who fought in WWII, dead at 102.

It's so infrequently we agree about any of this I'd like to take this brief moment to say you are an absolute credit to the borough and locale of (checks notes), Bracknell, Berkshire. Lovely place, and the better for your presence in it. Less amused about this, can't have everything though.

Rita Lakin (Wiki), American screenwriter, active from around 1962 to 1981 dead at 93

Justice Secretary and Deputy PM Dominic Raab has resigned from the government over the bullying report. Obviously it’s all the lefty lawyers’ fault that Raab was found to have been a 28-carat arsehole to his colleagues. Sunak was handed the report before midday yesterday and, despite his pledge to lead a government of integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level, was as usual too weak to act upon the findings, instead letting Raab get away with an apology-free resignation that hits out at the report. Can’t wait to sack this shower of shit at the next GE.

Somehow, Iggy Pop has reached the age of 76.

Just saw this on Twitter and I am trying to imagine what this game would involve. Do the brothers have to try to find some cultural integrity whilst trying to avoid losing their virginity to horny raging fan girls? (I came here to post this because it felt a bit mean for Twitter and I trust the posters here have a more collective and nuanced sense of humour)

I really wish we could mute threads...

I see what you did there.

109 and still driving https://news.yahoo.com/man-109-still-drives-car-203838450.html

I see another of Melon Usk’s rockets has come a cropper. Starship was probably too ambitious a name; maybe go with Airplane or Zeppelin for the next one. Nothing’s gonna stop him now, I’m afraid.

Expert confirms Carter’s time under hospice care is not unusually long. Average timespan is 60-70 days. Carter is around day 62. https://people.com/politics/jimmy-carter-hospice-length-expert/

Not so sure about Trump, to put it politely. I could easily see Obama and Bush making it well past 90 though.

That doesn't mean there aren't opportunities for mischief.

Parkash shifted to ICU.

Predictable Scotch. Yes scotch not scots, cause I know it winds you up. You're welcome to your independence. 1/2 the population of London is the same number as your whole country which is mostly buried under snow anyway. @msc @Windsor @Paul Bearer @Clorox Bleachman @ive run out of people off the top of my head I know are scots scotch here Madge will win something here through talent and your 500 miles boys are already out and walking another 500.

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:

Cuts out a lot of noise.

You can now trump him. http://trumpdonald.org/ Edit: Photo added.

[mode = nerd] From that website I glean that 45 people born in the 19th century are still with us. After all, those born in 1900 were also born in the 19th century, for the same reason that the 21st century began on 1 January 2001: there was no year 0. [/mode] regards, Hein We may as well name & shame them, for all the fruit pickers out there. In a jingoistic spirit, I'll have my fiver on Grace Jones to beat the Japs and the Yanks and take a surprise gold in 2017. All that nightclubbing will keep her fit and healthy. 1. Besse Cooper USA 115 (World and Olympic champion) 2. Dina Manfredini Ita 115 (European champion) 3. Jiroemon Kimura Jap 115 4. Misawo Okawa Jap 114 5. Kame Nakamura Jap 114 6. Marie-Therese Bardet Fra 113 7. Mamie Rearden USA 113 8. Hatsue Ono Jap 113 9. Hina Shikawatari Jap 113 10. Ichi Ishida Jap 113 11. Maria Redaelli-Granoli Ita 113 12. Elsie Thompson USA 113 13. Jeralean Talley USA 112 14. Beryl Kapaun USA 112 15. Kame Takamiyagi Jap 112 16. Toshi Higano Jap 112 17. Susannah Mushatt Jones USA 112 18. Bernice Madigan USA 112 19. Soledad Mexia Mex 112 20. Evelyn Kozak USA 112 21. Ine Atarashiya Jap 112 22. Mitsue Nagasaki Jap 112 23. Terue Ashida Jap 112 24. Emma Morano-Martinuzzi Ita 112 25. Takeno Fujita Jap 112 26. Grace Jones UK 112 27. Tome Tamura Jap 112 28. James Sisnett Barbados 112 29. Yoshino Tanaka Jap 112 30. Maria Gravigi-De Candia Ita 112 31. Anna Henderson USA 112 32. Maggie James USA 112 33. Shun Moshino USA 112 34. Amelia England UK/USA 111 35. Antonia Gerena Rivera Puerto Rico 111 36. Ethel Lang UK 111 37. Paule Bronzini Fra 111 38. Nabi Tajima Jap 111 39. Yasuko Kimura Jap 111 40. Germaine Degueldre Bel 111 41. Anna Stoehr USA 111 42. Maria Richard Bel/Fra 111 43. Ryo Tobee Jap 111 44. Eugenie Dauzat Fra 111 45. Merle Barwis USA/Can 111