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American World War II veteran Bud Anderson (Wiki) reported dead at 102

Grave Pyres Celebrity chef Dave Myers has died of cancer at the age of 66. Best known as half of the "Hairy Bikers" – for Americans on the forum, that's basically the British version of Sons of Anarchy – along with Si King, he presented 37 different shows over 20 years; 34 of which had "Hairy" in the title, and 31 "Bikers". Non-fans of food/hair/cancer may also remember him for his lovably hapless run on series 11 of Strictly Come Dancing. Despite lasting several weeks in the contest, he remains Karen Hauer's worst-scoring partner, with an average score of 18.3 – narrowly followed by fellow celebrity chef Simon Rimmer on 18.5. Myers also has the honour of being the 1st member of the series 11 cast to die – narrowly followed by Tony Jacklin (2025, lymphoma), Sophie Ellis-Bextor (2026, murdered on the dancefloor), and Rachel Riley (2027, IDF friendly fire incident). It looks like 27 Inverse Dead Pool players saw him in those Knorr ads, thought "well, he's not dead there", and put him on their teams. One player who put too much stock in him is @maryportfuncity, who earns 23 points – the same total that Dave and Karen got for their highest-scoring Strictly dance, a waltz to 'Take It to the Limit' by the Eagles. Also taking it to the limit is @The Unknown Man, who gets 21 points – perhaps he didn't know which man he was picking? Things are also looking hairy for two 18-pointers: @BuffaloPhil (as seen dreading this update above), and my mother, whose tactic of allocating points on the basis of "aw, he seems nice" sees her back in the running for last place, with a total of 34 points. However, between this and Toby Keith, former 3rd-placer @diego is badly led astray by his apparent faith in celebrities being well enough to keep doing their jobs: 19 points on Myers takes him to a total of 36. GAINED TOTAL = 1. TQR 0 = 1. Grimgrass 0 = 1. Captain Hemlock 0 = 1. wannamaker 0 = 1. arghton 0 = 1. chilean way 0 = 1. Spade_Cooley 0 = 1. The Immortal 0 = 1. Toast 0 = 1. Great Uncle Bulgaria 0 = 1. The Old Crem 0 = 1. MariNisia 0 = 1. Pedro67 0 = 1. machotrouts 0 = 1. Clorox Bleachman 0 = 1. ladyfiona 0 ▼ 17. deadsox +1 1 ▲ 17. Summer in Transylvania 1 ▲ 17. Hell 1 ▼ 20. Nick +2 2 ▼ 21. Death Impends +3 3 ▼ 22. Bibliogryphon +4 4 ▼ 23. An Fear Beag +5 5 ▲ 23. Perhaps +2 5 ▲ 23. theoldlady 5 ▼ 26. Lafaucheuse +6 6 ▼ 27. Newjack +7 7 ▲ 27. CastAway +1 7 ▲ 27. Funeralopolis 7 ▼ 30. YoungWillz +8 8 ▲ 30. Book 8 ▲ 32. Annami 9 ▲ 33. tracy +1 10 ▲ 34. Joltin Joe 11 ▼ 35. JoeMoneypenny +12 12 ▲ 36. CaptainChorizo 13 ▲ 36. Famous6Eva 13 ▲ 36. Torva Messor 13 ▼ 39. Bentrovato +14 14 ▼ 39. LizLemon +8 14 ▼ 41. BuffaloPhil +18 18 ▲ 41. GuyFromFuture 18 ▲ 43. livingbygrace 19 ▲ 43. YorkshireBanker 19 ▲ 43. MalePoster 19 ▼ 46. The Unknown Man +21 21 ▲ 47. Sleepiestpeep +2 22 ▼ 48. maryportfuncity +23 23 ▲ 48. Thatcher +3 23 ▲ 48. gcreptile 23 ▼ 51. MortalCaso +6 25 ▼ 52. msc +16 28 ▼ 52. En Passant +9 28 ▼ 54. Sideik +11 29 ▼ 55. max_bossetti +13 30 ▼ 56. machotrouts' mum +18 34 ▼ 57. diego +19 36

Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars I don't really care about this one tbh. There are a few other songs in this round that do the same thing and, off the top of my head, "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem and Rihanna. Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight Meghan Trainor's "Dear Future Husband" from 2015 sounds suspiciously similar to this one, and is a much worse song. Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) Produced by Stargate, this one still holds up. Rihanna's red hair era was a big deal. Karaoke favourite of women who think loud=good. Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag Jessie J was clearly so bored of this song's popularity that she had to make it interesting to herself, so she would pepper live performances with quirky noises. Tinie Tempah — Pass Out Insane for a debut single. As an American you might know Labrinth more for the Euphoria soundtrack, but he was pushing the envelope in the UK mainstream a decade earlier. "I've been Southampton, but I've never been to Scunthorpe" is a classic quote. DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder It's dubstep and D&B in one song, I don't know what you want me to say!!! I used to worship the ground DJ Fresh walked on. No one is agreeing with me though. Owl City — Fireflies Did you know Taylor Swift wrote one of her most beautiful love songs, Enchanted, about a single meeting with this guy, and he did a response song which mentioned her by name, and she never responded? Something something autism. I would simply kill myself. B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes The pop-rap/scene crossover for the ages. Taio Cruz — Dynamite Legendary! One of the least British-sounding songs by a British artist, which is why it's so transcendent. Iyaz — Replay God bless anyone whose iPod was stuck on replay in 2010, because they wouldn't be able to Google it. An instantly-dated line. Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me In my school's music class, there was keyboard/piano sheet music for this song, and my very white and nerdy music teacher would savour reading out "cluB can'T hanDle mE". Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song Scouting for Girls' 2007 debut was a bit before my time. I remember alcoholic uni lads and ditzy Ford Ka girlies, i.e. my older cousins, loving them. This is one of their less obnoxious efforts, but I'd suggest Love How It Hurts is their best. Adele — Someone Like You One of the best awards show performances of all time (OF ALL TIME) I know I posted the shit radio performance of "Chasing Pavements" but she has always been a powerful and emotive singer, and it all comes together here. Should be in the final, fight me. Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me Example was hot shit in 2010/11. You had to be there. I heard this song for the first time when I was in Blockbuster for the last time. I still think the production on this is really good and ignore the lyrics. Also this song is in my narrow baritone range which I appreciate. Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are I remember the first time I heard this, it was really nice. Future married couples soon caught on. Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat I thought Rizzle Kicks were really cool in 2011. I even bought white trainers and got grass stains on them because I heard it in a song. Not sure how much talent they had beyond being in the right place at the right time (which is an Olly Murs song coincidentally). David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You LMFAO were truly the party rockers of all time. Weird song if you think about it. B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You B.o.B. is a flat-earther now...

He was something more than just a veteran. He was one of the last flying aces of WW2, and the last living American triple ace. German ace Hugo Broch, born exactly a week before him, survives him, and still seems to be doing well. I can't think of other notable aces from WW2 left at the moment, though surely someone more is still there. EDIT: Perry J. Dahl (wiki) minor but still alive at 101.

He had a brother. Disappointingly not also called John as then he'd be Mewtwo.

Jayapataka Swami has been hospitalised and discharged, so +20 points for drol, Hell, Lafaucheuse and arghton. Alberto Fujimori has been discharged, so +10 points for Summer in Transylvania, Grimgrass, En Passant, WEP, CaptainChorizo, ThereWillBeDeaths7, EvilGrimace, Hell, Lafaucheuse. Also Susana Baca has been finally discharged, so +10 points for deadsox, Hell, ThereWillBeDeaths7, Captain Chorizo and GuyFromFuture. Yuriko, Susana Baca and Nelson Acosta have spent 10 days more in hospital, so +5 points for a lot of people. Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalised, discharged, hospitalised, spent 10 days in hospital and discharged, making a grand total of +45 points for gcreptile, Lafaucheuse, Perhaps, En Passant and diego. Josip Manolic has died, so it's -10 points for diego. Lafaucheuse +170 ThereWillBeDeaths7 +120 gcreptile +105 Hell +100 Perhaps +95 Summer In Transyvlania +85 EvilGrimace: +80 En Passant +75 DeathByArsenic +75 WEP +70 drol +65 arghton +65 ladyfiona +60 diego +55 Grimgrass +50 CaptainChorizo +45 The Immortal +35 deadsox +35 livingbygrace -10 Famous6Eva -5 GuyFromFuture 5

At the Damiani Centenary Gala Dinner (14 March 2024) So Sophia has fully recovered and the DL had the right instinct to leave her alone in 2024.

Got my first coin with the King`s head on it today.

The 2024 DL has now fallen behind the 2017 DL and 2019 DL, becoming the slowest performing yet, since 2015. Jonnie Irwin & Frank Field should have risen the total up to 5; they were unnecessary misses, no others to put in that category so far this year.

Him, Gossett and Corman shuffling off is a drag. You've all been spared many annoying posts from me in the fall where I argue passionately for them to be on next year's list. Also, probably the last guy I would have expected death confusion over. Guessing someone broke an embargo based on TMZ and THR both posting the same statement.

18th May 44 America - A Horse With No Name 42 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 40 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4 39 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 36 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -6 34 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 28 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 28 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 27 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 18 Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream 18 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies 07 Medicine Head - One and One is One  07 Limmie and the Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic

18/May/2024 43 America - A Horse With No Name 42 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 38 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 36 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4 35 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes -3 30 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 28 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 28 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 27 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 21 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies -1 21 Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream 16 Medicine Head - One and One is One -1 13 Limmie and the Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic -1

18/May/2024 72 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +4 70 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 66 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 43 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 40 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 39 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 37 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 36 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 34 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 34 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 34 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 33 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 33 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 30 Iyaz — Replay 30 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 29 Owl City — Fireflies 29 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 29 Adele — Someone Like You -3 28 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 27 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 24 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 19 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat 19 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 18 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 03 Example — Stay Awake -3

I can’t keep up, I missed the whole “is he/isn’t he” Dabney Coleman excitement! Congrats @diego 1924 - Walter Bingham / Lili Lentz 1925 - Tony Christopher / Micheline Lannoy 1926 - David Frankham / Rowena Jackson 1927 - William Daniels / Rosemary Harris 1928 - Jean-Marie Le Pen / Nancy Olson 1929 - Mark Rydell / Thelma Barlow 1930 - Gene Hackman / Katherine Jackson 1931 - Robert Duvall / Claire Bloom 1932 - John Williams / Anouk Aimee 1933 - Quincy Jones / Sian Phillips

In his first official (no, seriously!) portrait since the coronation, King Charles finally gets his wish of being a tampon.

May 18 43 America - A Horse With No Name 42 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 42 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 39 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes +4 36 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 34 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 28 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 28 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 27 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 18 Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream 15 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies -6 13 Medicine Head - One and One is One 07 Limmie and the Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic

Confirmed that it goes up to 2022 before having a rather lovely meal. 2023 will probably land in the latter half of the year, around the same time as Q4 of the regular index.

I went and read this whole topic and I'm happy that my name hasn't been mentioned once!

17th May 42 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 39 America - A Horse With No Name 38 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 38 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 37 Hawkwind - Silver Machine -4 32 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash +4 29 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 27 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 26 Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream 25 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 22 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies 17 Medicine Head - One and One is One 17 Limmie and the Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic 03 Mungo Jerry - Alright, Alright, Alright -2

1924 Khamtai Siphandone / Ella Jenkins 1925 Calvin Tomkins / Ruth Slenczynska 1926 Philip Springer / Barbara Clegg 1927 Lee Montague / Emma Lou Diemer 1928 Harold Becker / Ethel Kennedy 1929 Len Deighton / Joan Plowright 1930 Clive Revill / Tippi Hedren 1931 Larry Merchant / Barbara Bain 1932 Frank Layden / Nancy Kassebaum 1933 Parnelli Jones / Bernadette Chirac

5/17/2024 41 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 40 David Bowie - Life on Mars? +3 37 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 37 America - A Horse With No Name 35 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +1 34 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 29 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 27 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 26 Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream 25 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 22 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies 17 Medicine Head - One and One is One 17 Limmie and the Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic 6 Lindisfarne - Lady Eleanor -3 5 Mungo Jerry - Alright, Alright, Alright -3

17/5/2024 69 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 68 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +4 66 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 50 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 43 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 37 Owl City — Fireflies 37 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 36 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 35 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 34 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 34 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 34 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 31 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 30 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 29 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 29 Iyaz — Replay 28 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 28 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 28 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 26 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 24 Adele — Someone Like You 24 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 19 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat 19 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 15 Roll Deep — Green Light -6 13 Example — Stay Awake

17/May/2024 76 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +4 69 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 66 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 50 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 43 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 37 Owl City — Fireflies 37 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 36 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 35 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 34 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 32 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 32 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 31 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 30 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 29 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 29 Iyaz — Replay 28 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 28 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 28 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 26 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 24 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 21 Roll Deep — Green Light -1 20 Adele — Someone Like You -4 19 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat 19 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 13 Example — Stay Awake 00 Bruno Mars — Grenade -1

In a world of much uncertainty, there are two things us deathlisters can take for granted. One is that Jimmy Carter is "coming to the end" and this may be James Whale's "Last Christmas".

Yes, because there was no point in voting negatively for the first place song, as it always got more points and I liked the second place song (Gorillaz), and if you look at the 3 places you'll see that you alternated between 2 songs basically, both of which I didn't. I liked it and didn't want it to stay there