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A little-known fun fact is that Tippi Hedren did a lot of work with resettling Vietnamese refugees in the 70’s and 80’s and at one point got her manicurist to teach a group of them how to do nails. Those of you across the Atlantic might not be aware but today almost all nail salons in the United States are operated by Vietnamese immigrants, and we have Tippi to thank.

4/3/24 49 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 46 Coldplay — In My Place 42 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 41 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 40 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 40 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 40 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River  38 Dido — White Flag 38 Pink — Get The Party Started 38 Busted — Year 3000 -6 34 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out +4 31 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 30 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 25 Scooter — The Logical Song 23 Girls Aloud — Jump 11 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love 06 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 06 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage I'll leave the low-hanging fruit for someone else, good work people. I don't mind the Darkness track so I'm not going to downvote, but equally not going to step in to save it. Instead, time to start thinking towards the endgame and moving something down that has ridden too high for too long.

He's just built different.

Karlheinz Stauber was the oldest man in Germany since 2 Feb 2023 (1 year, 15 days), born in Landshut, Bavaria, on 25 Oct 1914 and died in the same place on 17 Feb 2024, his successor is Karl Haidle born on 2 Sep 1915 in Baden-Wuerttemberg where he still lives https://markt.idowa.de/traueranzeigen/traueranzeige/familienanzeigen/todesanzeigen/acf64d20-ea95-4b9a-8178-6d0f054a48c5.html

Thread for classic Hollywood actress and iconic Hitchcock blonde Tippi Hedren. 94 and reportedly suffering from quite advanced dementia. DL-worthy in terms of fame.

4/Mar/2024 50 Coldplay — In My Place +4 49 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 44 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 42 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 41 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 40 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 40 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 38 Pink — Get The Party Started 38 Busted — Year 3000 34 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 32 Dido — White Flag -6 31 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 25 Scooter — The Logical Song 24 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 23 Girls Aloud — Jump 11 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love 06 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 06 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage

Ed Ott, who played over 550 Major League games, mostly for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom he played a key role in their 1979 World Series victory, has died. He was 72. https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/former-pittsburgh-pirates-world-series-champion-ed-ott-dies-at-age-of-72

I have wisdom beyond my years. And there's a lot of those behind me! I'm like a fine wine. Locked in a cool cellar and rattling when the wind blows.

Chris Mortensen, a fixture on ESPN's NFL coverage for decades, has died at the age of 72.

Eskendereya, American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire has died aged 17. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275360/eskendereya-sire-of-mitole-dies-in-japan

W. C. Clark, ‘Godfather of the Austin Blues’, has died aged 84. He worked and toured with James Brown, B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Well, if you haven't got any fags you can't smoke them.

Posting obsessively isn't going to speed up, or slow down, his ultimate demise, you creepy weirdo. Let us know when you have something useful to tell us. As Abraham Lincoln probably didn't say "better to stay silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt."

Yep. The headline should be changed to 'Oldest Irish-born person living in Ireland has died'.

Remember when Dr. Inspector PLANet said no one has ever seen any documents proving Perez Mora was born in 1909? He was on to something big time with that one. Also, unrelated but I accidentally uploaded a random image which is a church baptismal record of some 2-day-old boy from 29 May 1909 to this post. Can anyone tell me how to delete it?

Vidar Eide was the oldest known person in Norway as of 28 Apr 2022. He was born on 3 July 1914 in Torvikbygd, Vestland, and died on 27 Feb 2024, he was the oldest living man in Norway as of 14 Mar 2020. Lina Anundsen born in Siljan , Telemark and Margit Larsen living in Vestlandet were born on 12 Nov 1914 and are the oldest living people in Norway now.The oldest living Norwegian man is Odd Borlaug born on 31 Mar 1917 and lives in Vestlandet https://www.nrk.no/vestland/norges-eldste-person_-vidar-eide_-er-dod_-109-ar-gammel-1.16781893

Marie Guerne was born on 26 March 1912 in Lucerne and died on 23 February 2024 in Orvin, Canton of Bern. She was the oldest known person in Switzerland as of 16 November 2020 (3 years and 99 days) and was the longest-lived as the oldest in the country since Rosa Rein who was between 3 September 2006 and 14 February 2010 (3 years and 164 days) and the oldest known person born in Switzerland since 9 March 2021 His successor is Anna Furrer born 23 June 1913 https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/als-sie-geboren-wurde-war-deutschland-noch-ein-kaiserreich-aelteste-schweizerin-mit-111-jahren-gestorben-id19473172.html

How long before someone suggests Bazball is dead?

No idea. But, as we say in Scotland, wid!

Bill Camer, an important name in the golden era of horse racing in Sydney, has died. He was 92. https://www.racenet.com.au/news/cox-plate-doncaster-milewinning-jockey-bill-camer-dies-aged-92-20240127

‘Sparky’ not so spunky.

He is also the sixth-longest serving senator in US history, being a senator for nearly 43 years.

Chuck Grassley is now the fifth-oldest sitting Senator in US history, having surpassed Dianne Feinstein's age at her time of death.

Well, it's more interesting than baseball.

Doug Moscrop, racing journalist and tipster from the North East of England - most notable for his daily tips on Tyne Tees's various local news shows, aged 77. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/heartbreak-doug-moscrop-north-east-16142236