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United States Army general John A. Wickham Jr (Wiki) dead at 95

This Field Cannot Be Left Frank Frank Field, the Birkenhead Social Justice Party MP for Birkenhead from 2019 to 2019 – also previously known for his brief 40-year stint as a Labour MP – has died of prostate cancer at the age of 81. A small-c conservative who was repeatedly courted for a potential defection by the big-C Conservatives – a party he was a member of in his youth – Field was considered a "maverick" and "independent thinker" in the Labour Party. He advocated for the return of national service, proposed further restrictions on immigration and abortion, denounced Jeremy Corbyn as a "force for anti-Semitism in British politics", featured on the Telegraph's list of the UK's "100 most influential Right-wingers", and was personal friends with Enoch Powell and Margaret Thatcher – all the usual signifiers of a Labour MP – but also, uncharacteristically for his party, campaigned against child poverty. Thankfully, he left before Starmer had to suspend him for these extreme left-wing beliefs. Despite being the 13th least picked candidate in the Inverse Dead Pool 2024, things were on the uptick for him – he was the 11th least picked in 2023, and the least picked outright in 2022, the year after he first checked into hospice care. I look forward to writing Jimmy Carter's obit in 2026. Former Inverse champions @Bibliogryphon and @YorkshireBanker are among the few who fielded Field as a candidate, but they only risked a respective 2 and 3 points on it. Someone whose chances have been levelled by playing Field, with 15 points, is @GuyFromFuture. Frankly, I'm beginning to think you aren't really from the future at all. Much like Frank when he went for his prostate exam 10 years ago, we have movement at the bottom. With my mum's team mainly being whoever she doesn't want to die, I have an outsize influence on her picks in the short descriptions I give of people she isn't really familiar with – "Frank Field, Labour MP" got 14 points, but if I'd described him as "Frank Field, hardline Brexiteer", it'd probably be 0. So, arguably, I'm responsible for her taking back last place. You're welcome, @diego. 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 = 17. Summer in Transylvania 1 = 17. Hell 1 = 20. Nick 2 = 21. Death Impends 3 ▲ 22. An Fear Beag 5 ▲ 22. Perhaps 5 ▲ 22. theoldlady 5 ▼ 25. Bibliogryphon +2 6 ▲ 25. Lafaucheuse 6 = 27. CastAway 7 = 27. Funeralopolis 7 ▲ 29. YoungWillz 8 ▲ 29. Book 8 ▼ 31. Newjack +2 9 ▲ 31. Annami 9 = 33. tracy 10 = 34. Joltin Joe 11 = 35. JoeMoneypenny 12 = 36. CaptainChorizo 13 = 36. Famous6Eva 13 = 36. Torva Messor 13 = 39. Bentrovato 14 = 39. LizLemon 14 = 41. BuffaloPhil 18 ▲ 42. livingbygrace 19 ▲ 42. MalePoster 19 ▲ 44. The Unknown Man 21 ▼ 45. YorkshireBanker +3 22 ▲ 45. Sleepiestpeep 22 ▲ 47. maryportfuncity 23 ▲ 47. Thatcher 23 ▲ 47. gcreptile 23 ▲ 50. MortalCaso 25 ▲ 51. En Passant 28 ▲ 52. Sideik 29 ▲ 53. max_bossetti 30 ▼ 54. GuyFromFuture +15 33 ▼ 55. msc +8 36 ▲ 55. diego 36 ▼ 57. machotrouts' mum +14 48

Iranian president Raisi involved in helicopter accident. https://ifpnews.com/helicopter-pres-raisi-accident/

Amarildo also suffering from Alzheimer's , but at the moment does not look bad at all.

Another one bites the dust

19/5/2024 47 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 46 America - A Horse With No Name 45 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 36 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain +4 35 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 34 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 32 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 29 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 20 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday - 12 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies 00 Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream -6

What sort of fucking melon calls their kid John-Thomas?

Please always mention the name of the person in the body of your post. If it's only in a quote or an image the search function won't pick it up.

Yes, it doesn't count. It seems mostly copy/pasted from the legacy obit, i.e. it's a paid obituary. "Please join us in celebrating..." Btw, the Silvio Luiz obit seems a bit flimsy but I couldn't yet find any conclusive evidence that it's a simple google translate from something else, or that it's AI-generated. So for now, I assume that it's just poorly done but it counts. Still, that site seems to be the only one providing something english - and so far, not auto-translated. But I am open to objections. On the other hand.... while it was very strange that an influencer with +500.000 followers (That's not just Cup-qualifying but DDP-qualifying!) didn't receive an obit, the person behind the account, i.e. Tyler Powell, did receive a QO: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2024/05/man-dies-of-injuries-after-fall-in-giraffe-enclosure-at-deer-tracks-junction.html The obit doesn't mention the social media account - but for this game it still counts, so the arghton vs. wannamaker game is basically a competition of suboptimal obits: Perhaps 0-4 GuyFromFuture arghton 4-4 wannamaker Banana 0-0 msc DevonDeathTrip 0-4 max_bossetti

Yes, but Dido > Adele. There. I said it.

19/05/2024 73 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 73 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 70 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls +4 42 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 41 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 39 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 36 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 37 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 36 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 36 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 34 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 32 Taio Cruz — Dynamite  32 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 31 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 28 Iyaz — Replay 26 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 26 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 25 Owl City — Fireflies 24 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 20 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me  20 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You  19 Adele — Someone Like You 18 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat -1 12 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You -5

TQR subtracted 7 rather than 6 from Carly Simon - You're So Vain. Since @RoverAndOut then added 4, we should have 37 - Carly Simon - You're So Vain 19/05/24 45 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 43 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 42 America - A Horse With No Name 36 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy +4 36 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 33 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 31 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain -6 30 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 26 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 18 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies 12 Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream

Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler..?

Nobody does bottle episodes like Moffat! Superb. A reminder that the Doctor didn't move for 95% of the episode. Didn't realise Mundy was our new companion, interesting that RTD has let Moffat introduce her, at least this iteration. Also, I've completely missed the Susan Twist connections: who has she played in the other episodes? I'll have to have a rewatch when I get some time...

King Lear's dogs were called Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart. There's a sentimental poem about a dog called Tray that was often recited in my mother's house when drink had been taken. The Irish Harper and His Dog

Oh shit no what a crying fucking shame

19/5/2024 81 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 77 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 70 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 46 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 43 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 41 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 36 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 36 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 36 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 33 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 32 Owl City — Fireflies +3 32 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes +1 31 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 30 Taio Cruz — Dynamite -2 30 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out -2 26 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 24 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 24 Iyaz — Replay 20 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 18 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 17 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 13 Adele — Someone Like You -2 12 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 06 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat

Sun 19 May 46 America - A Horse With No Name +4 45 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 43 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 37 Hawkwind - Silver Machine 36 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 31 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 30 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 30 The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 26 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday 18 The Drifters - At The Club/Saturday Night At The Movies 06 Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream -6

Former PM Manmohan Singh, BJP heavyweights LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi and former VP Mohammad Hamid Ansari vote from home. Manmohan looks rough as usual, but on the other hand being able to sit is good for someone his age who was given ten years to live 15 years ago. Ansari has a blanket covering his legs. All very big names in India, I'd bet atleast two of that group will obit.

Honest answer? Racing drivers were still dying in the late 1990's. Not in F1, but around that time, we lost Gonzalo Rodriguez, Greg Moore, Jeff Krosnoff in Indycar and an host of others in other racing. Wasn't beyond the realms of possibility that the rather aggressive on-track Schumacher brothers might have had a similar fate (Of course Schumacher senior broke his leg in 1999)

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

Top of the list? God sake.

Yvonne Furneaux is 96 today.