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I think that's harsh on Gordon Brown and even Theresa May tbh. Fair enough on Cameron, Johnson and Truss though. I remember when I used to look at that 20 year period of Hayes/Garfield/Arthur/Cleveland/Harrison/McKinley for US Presidents and think its a real low when Chester A Arthur was your best President in 20 years. (OK, its not Garfield's fault he got shot almost instantly but it did sort of kill his list of achievements in office!) How little did I know of the future...

Long-time commissioner of Major League Eating (including during the controversial Kobayashi/Chestnut feud years) Charles Hardy has died of cancer aged 57. A former competitive eater himself, at his death he still held the world record for cabbage (6 pounds and 9 ounces in 9 minutes).

I don't like it. Never liked it. I'm not a fan of Stevie Wonder's music generally.

Daniel Dae Kim is 55.

He also did The World At War, which I found out just now. Another evocative soundscape https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CtB9e_Tev0Q

He's an AI generation formed from a lacklustre prompt written by an incompetent fascist on a major comedown. Thank your fucky stars you're (apparently) several thousand miles away from the spineless, lying, disconnected, apathetic, incapable, insensitive, uninspiring, robotic little prick.

When asked about the incident, the Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden *pauses to sigh in despair* said he thought the British people were "sick of these stupid stunts". Not as sick as they are of these stupid cunts running the country deep into the ground.

He can be number one next year

Premier League Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) - LF, CSB Unai Emery (A. Villa) - None Andoni Iraola (Bournemouth) - RAO, B, W, MN, CSB,SR Thomas Frank (Brentford) - B, CSB Roberto de Zerbi (Brighton) - GUB Vincent Kompany (Burnley) - W, D, CSB Mauricio Pochettino (Chelsea) - B, W, BP, CSB Roy Hodgson (C. Palace) - GUB, B, BP, CSB, MPFC, SR Sean Dyche (Everton) - RAO, LF, B, W, MN, CSB, SR Marco Silva (Fulham) - LF, B, MN, CSB Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) - LF, CSB Rob Edwards (Luton) - W, MN, MPFC, SR Pep Guardiola (Man City) - CSB Eric ten Hag (Man Utd) - None Eddie Howe (Newcastle) - None Steve Cooper (N. Forest) - LF, B, W, MN Paul Heckingbottom (Sheff Utd) - RAO, GUB, B, W, MN Ange Postecoglu (Tottenham) - GUB, B, MN, CSB, MPFC David Moyes (West Ham) - MN, SR Julen Lopetegui (Wolves) - RAO, GUB, LF, W, MN, D, SR Championship John Eustace (Birmingham) - LF Jon Dahl Tomasson (Blackburn) - W, SR Nigel Pearson (Bristol C.) - W Erol Bulut (Cardiff) - LF, B, W, BP, MN Mark Robins (Coventry) - CSB Neil Warnock (Huddersfield) - GUB, B, W, BP, SR Liam Rosenior (Hull) - SR Kieran McKenna (Ipswich) - RAO, LF, MN Daniel Farke (Leeds) - GUB, B, BP, MN, CSB Enzo Maresca (Leicester) - RAO, LF, MN Michael Carrick (Middlesbrough) - LF, B, W Gary Rowett (Millwall) - RAO, LF, SR David Wagner (Norwich) - RAO, BP, MN Steven Schumacher (Plymouth) - RAO, GUB Ryan Lowe (Preston) - W, D Gareth Ainsworth (QPR) - RAO, W, BP, SR Matt Taylor (Rotherham) - LF, W, MN, D Xisco Munoz (Sheff Weds) - RAO, W, MN, CSB, SR Russell Martin (Southampton) - GUB, BP, MN, MPFC Alex Neil (Stoke) - CSB Tony Mowbray (Sunderland) - CSB Michael Duff (Swansea) - MN Valerien Ismael (Watford) - RAO, GUB, B, BP, MN, SR Carlos Corberan (West Brom) - MN, SR League One Ian Evatt (Bolton) - GUB, LF, BP Joey Barton (Bristol R.) - BP, SR Dino Maamria (Burton) - LF Mark Bonner (Cambridge) - MPFC Dean Holden (Charlton) - B, MPFC Paul Warne (Derby) - B, BP, SR Liam Manning (Oxford) - D Darren Ferguson (Peterborough) - RAO, BP, SR Andy Crosby (Port Vale) - D John Mousinho (Portsmouth) - BP Ruben Selles (Reading) - GUB, BP, MPFC Shaun Maloney (Wigan) - RAO, B, MPFC League Two Johnnie Jackson (Wimbledon) - LF John Coleman (Accrington) - W Pete Wild (Barrow) - BP, MPFC Mark Hughes (Bradford) - W, CSB, SR Scott Lindsey (Crawley) - RAO, MPFC Lee Bell (Crewe) - CSB David Horseman (F. Green) - RAO, GUB, BP, MPFC Neil Harris (Gillingham) - LF, B Simon Weaver (Harrogate) - BP Nigel Clough (Mansfield) - BP, CSB Graham Alexander (MK Dons) - B Derek Adams (Morecambe) - CSB Neil Wood (Salford) - D Michael Flynn (Swindon) - GUB, BP Ian Dawes (Tranmere) - GUB, B Phil Parkinson (Wrexham) - LF National League Paul Cook (Chesterfield) - RAO David Unsworth (Oldham) - GUB Kevin Maher (Southend) - RAO, MPFC National League North Graham Fenton (Blyth S.) - MPFC Craig Elliott (Buxton) - D Jimmy Dean (Scunthorpe) - MPFC National League South Danny Scopes (Aveley) - D, MPFC Mitch Brundle (Dover) - GUB Mel Gwinnett (Hampton & R) - GUB Jamie Collins (Havant & W) - GUB Gary Johnson (Torquay) - MPFC Bobby Wilkinson (Weymouth) - GUB Scottish Premiership Derek McInnes (Kilmarnock) - MPFC Michael Beale (Rangers) - LF, SR Malky Mackay (Ross C.) - RAO, LF, D, MPFC Steven MacLean (St. Johnstone) - RAO Steve Robinson (St. Mirren) - D Scottish Championship Dick Campbell (Arbroath) - D Jim Goodwin (Dundee Utd) - W Billy Dodds (Inverness C.T.) - SR Ian Murray (Raith R.) - D Scottish League One Brian Rice (Alloa) - D Darren Young (Stirling) - D Scottish League Two Brian McLean (Clyde) - MPFC Ross Draper (Elgin C.) - D Scott Agnew (Stranraer) - D, MPFC Cymru Premiership Richard Davies (Caernarfon T.) - D NIFL Premiership Rodney McAree (Dungannon) - D NIFL Championship Stevie Small (Ballyclare) - D Key: B - @Bibliogryphon BP - @BuffaloPhil CSB - @Commtech Sio Bibble D - @diego GUB - @Great Uncle Bulgaria LF - @ladyfiona MN - @MariNisia MPFC - @maryportfuncity RAO - @RoverAndOut SR - @Sly Ronnie W - @wannamaker

Longest-serving Japanese PM in history, already stepped down from the role once in 2007 due to chronic ulcerative colitis, has recently visited hospital twice in the space of a few days - sparking concern about his health across Glorious Nippon. He's refused to reveal what the purpose of the visits was, and chronic ulcerative colitis is a risk factor for colon cancer.

Flypaper for weirdos, this thread.

Fri 4 Aug 53 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 47 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 46 Evanescence — Bring Me To Life 46 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation 43 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman +4 38 Kylie Minogue - Slow 37 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love 29 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 26 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World 26 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 26 Liberty X - Just a Little 25 Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love? 22 Pink - Just Like a Pill 20 Christina Aguilera — Beautiful 00 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground -6

4/Aug/2023 43 Queen — Somebody To Love 41 Queen — Killer Queen 39 Sparks — This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us 39 David Bowie — The Jean Genie 33 Sweet — Ballroom Blitz 25 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke -6 24 Elton John — Rocket Man 23 M — Pop Muzik 22 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 21 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 18 The Moody Blues — Question 16 Squeeze — Cool For Cats 08 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds +4

About 15 hours left to get your entry in for this. We currently have 9 entries confirmed, which I've checked and verified. In addition to me, I've got: @Great Uncle Bulgaria @ladyfiona @Bibliogryphon @wannamaker @BuffaloPhil @MariNisia @diego @Commtech Sio Bibble Any other entries more than welcome before Midday tomorrow BST please. @msc? @maryportfuncity? I know you both contributed to the previous game's thread if you want to throw some names together... 17 of the 20 Premier League managers have been picked, one of the other 3 is a sub. All 24 Championship managers are in play though!

Hell yeah, always hard to call these types but he's gone down quickly and lengthy spells in ICU are dead pool gold, soon if not immediately. Frankly, he looks more desperate than happy in that picture IMHO. This thread could get lively from here on in.

Maria Teresa of Spain was born in El Escorial, and died in Versailles 340 years ago, she was the wife of King Louis XIV and Queen Consort of France and Navarre from 1660 until her death. She was the daughter of King Philip IV of Spain and his first wife, Princess Isabel of France.

Additional reading: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/27/us/canada-wildfire-smoke-great-lakes/index.html - In Michigan, the Mackinac Bridge was shrouded in smoke Tuesday. Motorists were asked to drive slowly and with caution due to the reduced visibility on the bridge. (See photo below) - Chicago and Detroit had the worst air quality in the world Tuesday night, with Detroit’s air at one point reaching a “very unhealthy” Air Quality Index of 205 (SirC posted 258!). - A small area east and north of Detroit (right where we live) reached hazardous levels Wednesday morning – that’s considered a “health warning of emergency conditions,” according to the federal government’s Air Quality Index.

As well as the last surviving participant of the coronation of King George VI in 1937.

Anyone else concerned about the state of Andrew Ridgely. He has been looking very thin There have been some worse photos in the Daily Mirror but I can't find them online

Don’t worry guys. I’m sure there’s an underpass somewhere with her name on it. Let’s hope the dim witted ginger prick is sat beside her when this reaches its inevitable conclusion.

Fuck, that means I've forgotten my grand nephew's birthday again.

Reports About George Michael Condition Vary Greatly In The Press by Music-News.com on November 30, 2011 Reports on the health of George Michael from Britain are all over the place as to his current condition and prognosis. Spokespeople for the singer are keeping their “getting better every day” status; however, a number of other British newspapers are making other reports. The Telegraph is reporting that Michael is responding to treatment and “slowly improving” adding that he has been joined at the Vienna hospital by his father, two sisters and current boyfriend Fadi Fawaz. They also say that his last partner, Kenny Goss, is expected to arrive soon. The Sun says that Michael is being treated in a $150,000 bed that is used for critically ill lung patients. The Triadyne Proventa kinetic therapy bed was necessitated by what is said to be a secondary situation that is making it difficult for oxygen to get into the blood. Dr. Carol Cooper, consultant for the Sun explained: The bed has probably saved his life so far. But he is far from out of the woods yet. These beds are lifesavers and exceptionally expensive, even to use. With the lungs not functioning well, the heart has to pump harder to shift the blood around the body, which would make it harder to survive. This bed tries to get the lungs functioning as best they can. The movement helps shift secretions inside the lung to make sure they don’t collect and make you worse. But if he is still being cared for like this, he is very seriously ill. He is in a critical condition, which means he could die. We still don’t know why pneumonia affects some people more than others. But if you are middle-aged, and maybe with other problems such as with your immune system, your outlook is not so good. Today, it is being reported by the Mirror and the Sun that Michael is now on a ventilator with the possibility of long term vocal damage being the result. Dr. Gerrit Wohlt, Michael’s ear, nose and throat specialist, said “In the worst case scenario, being on a ­ventilator could harm his vocal cords. He could end up with a hoarse voice, so a new year comeback is unlikely. He will needs months of rest.” As far as long-term damage, Wohlt said “It depends how long he spends on the ventilator, but in the worst case his illness could seriously affect his singing capacity. The pressure is very close to his vocal cords and it could affect them.” Source: http://www.noise11.com/news/reports-about-george-michael-condition-vary-greatly-in-the-press-20111130

Does this mean you can throw out that packet of three you bought five years ago? My 'Packet of Three' passed their fill by date many moons ago. BTW Windsor, what's a stud muffin?