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Sir Ian Wilmut reportedly dead: Haven't checked but surely DDP fodder? Edit: Yep, DDP pick.

Argentine paleontologist Ruben Dario Carolini, is dead aged 79. He discovered giganotosaurus , considered by scientists as the biggest animal who have ever lived on earth, in 1993 in his own country. The complete name of that dinosaur is actually giganotosaurus carolinii in his honor.

Akintola Williams (wiki) finally dead (channeling drol) at 104. News report. EDIT: By my record keeping this means that Chris Ogunbanjo (wiki), who turns 100 in December, is the oldest Nigerian with a Wikipedia page (unless he's died off radar).

@YoungWillz Actually a loss from my main team shortlist. That doc was practically an obit. This is also two or three folk I've written down as they looked hellish who haven't made the new year so apologies to Alan Bennett fans in advance...

He talks to Steve-O (because why not) about his unusual funeral plans: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/us-showbiz/star-treks-william-shatner-reveals-30886621 Apparently, he has a new album coming out.

László Hódy (Wiki) later known as Les Hody, Hungarian basketball player, died on 26 May 2023. He first represented Hungary at the 1952 Olympics. After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, he sought refuge and emigrated to Australia. There he changed his name to Les Hody and was able to acquire Australian citizenship. He then played for Australia in 1964 Olympics. In doing so, he became the first Olympian to compete for 2 countries. Fun fact, he was the youngest player for the 1952 Hungary team while he was the oldest for the 1964 Australian team.

Alas, @Gooseberry Crumble is constipated.

Stock Aitken Waterman.

"problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory and other thought processes " So that's why he joined GB News then. This is a joke don't take it seriously.

Jan Jongbloed has died: https://nos.nl/artikel/2488668-voormalig-oranje-doelman-jan-jongbloed-82-overleden . He played professionally until he had a heart attack during a match at the age of 44. A year before his son (21) died while he was stuck by lightning during a football match.

10/sep/23 22:10h 33 Phil Collins — Another Day In Paradise 32 Alice Cooper — Poison 31 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam 28 Rick Astley — Together Forever 26 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis 25 Erasure — Crackers International EP (Stop; The Hardest Part; Knocking On Your Door; She Won't Be Home) 25 INXS — Need You Tonight 24 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 24 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name 24 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything 22 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much 22 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years 21 The Beautiful South — Song For Whoever 21 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 21 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 20 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-Motion 20 Brother Beyond — The Harder I Try 20 Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights 20 Michael Jackson — Leave Me Alone 20 London Boys — London Nights 20 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 20 Lil' Louis — French Kiss 18 Richard Marx — Right Here Waiting +4 18 Milli Vanilli — Girl I'm Gonna Miss You 18 Jason Donovan — Everyday (I Love You More) 18 Bros — When Will I Be Famous? 18 Bros — Drop The Boy 18 Bros — Too Much 16 Kylie Minogue — Got To Be Certain 15 Michael Ball — Love Changes Everything 15 Bobby McFerrin — Don't Worry Be Happy 12 Prince — Batdance  8 Fat Boys & Chubby Checker — The Twist (Yo Twist) -6

Texas country music singer-songwriter Charlie Robison died today, September 10th at 59 years old. Charlie Robison - Wikipedia (found the information via country music facebook groups/his wife's posts). His former wife is Emily Erwin of the (Dixie) Chicks. Edit: Billboard link https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/charlie-robison-dead-1235410190/

Dunno where the current financial mess involving Andrew Bridgen (NW Leicestershire, sitting on a majority of 19,600) has got to. He lost a court case (which he bizarrely claimed to have won) and he was evicted from a property owned by his family and slapped with a demand to pay£800,000 over a year ago. Point being, it's widely believed paying the debt would bankrupt him and - legally speaking - bar him from being an MP. He's still serving last I heard.

He is the second longest lived* and centenarian FIFA WC coach, after Mexican Ignacio Trelles who died in 2020 aged 103. Now the oldest living coach is Uruguayan José Santamaria , he is 94. He is also one of the last surviving players of the 1954 WC. * the death dates of three FIFA WC coaches are unknown : Cuban José Tapia and Czechoslovak Josef Meissner both of the 1938 WC and North Korean Myung Rye Rhun of the 1966 WC.

You’ve voted +3 for simply red and dire straits. Maybe you meant +2?

9/9/2023 32 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 30 The Ting Tings - That’s Not My Name 28 Lily Allen - The Fear 26 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 24 La Roux - Bulletproof +1 24 Ne-Yo - Closer  24 Duffy - Mercy 24 Pink - So What 23 Coldplay- Viva la Vida +1 23 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You 22 Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart +1 22 Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor +1 22 Girls Aloud- The Promise 22 Take That - Greatest Day 21 Lady Gaga - Poker Face 21 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 21 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 21 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 20 Rihanna - Take a Bow 20 Mint Royale - Singin’ in the Rain 20 Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy 20 Leona Lewis- Run 20 Alexandra Burke- Hallelujah 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys  20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 19 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling 18 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance 18 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me 18 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb- (Barry) Islands in The Stream 17 Cheryl Cole - Fight for This Love  15 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire 15 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes 12 The Black Eyed Peas- Boom Boom Pow 11 Chipmunk- Oopsy Daisy -3 9 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone 6 Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band- The Official BBC Children in Need Medley -3

9/9/23, a day Americans and Brits (and the rest of the world) can agree on 72 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 71 Bangles — Manic Monday 70 Erasure — Sometimes 46 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 27 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You +4 27 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 20 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life -6 15 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners

Pedro Romero died on 2018.

And the boy Linaykerrr could never resist a two-yard tap-in.

And watch them reach out to Big Sam and/or Neil Warnock in their desperation

Wim Suurbier hospitalized https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Pays-bas-wim-suurbier-hospitalise/1133917

I'm hoping he'll be able to see in New year by hook or crook, or else I'm in danger of turning "damn, that's annoying" into a catchphrase.

Like my mum always used to say when I wanted something all the other kids already had 20 of - you'll have to wait til Christmas. (No violin music please) Deadpools work by the year, you have to sign up at the end of year with who you think will die in 2016, etc. So the cutoff for sending names in is usually Dec. 31. The main one around here is the Derby Dead Pool. Ignore the fact that the current winning guy has only American TV anchormen on his list and your bafflement as to how they are "famous". Everyone's getting sick of that and we're probably gonna change the rules for next year.