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Since the very notable names born in the 20s are fading out, here's a quick list, from 1924 to 1929, of the 10 people whose Wiki page was created the earliest, for each year. 1924 Jimmy Carter: former POTUS, Absolute King of Immortals, God of Deathlist Robert G. Shulman: American biophysicist, doing very well. Eve Marie Saint: American relic actress, in good health... 6 years ago. Tomiichi Murayama: Japanese PM, minor issues here and there. Khamtai Siphandone: likely on life support for a while, uberfrail. Charlie Smith Dannelly: North Carolina State Senator, doing well. Marshall Allen: Sun Ra Arkestra leader, doing unexplicably well for a hard-living character like him. William H. Webster: former FBI director, doing very well. Torsten Wiesel: Nobel Prize, doing very well despite having declined a bit recently. Lee Adams: Lyricist. 1925 Leo Esaki: Nobel Prize, still doing very well. Mahathir Mohamad: Malaysian legendary PM, extensive heart issues, miracolusly doing well. Daniel J. Evans: senator and governor, frail but recently less frail than before. Ann Fagan Ginger: political activist, still doing well. Dick Van Dyke: DL legend, still doing very well. Roy Haynes: Jazz legend, unexplicably alive despite hard living for 99 years. Peter Murray: British DJ and DL pick, quite overdue at this point. Alan Bergman: recently widowed composer. Adele Addison: operatic singer, Van Vetchen's portrait, not seen in a while? June Lockhart: Lessie's mum and perennial dead pool pick, not seen in a while? 1926 Mel Brooks: comedy legend, still well, but won't be a surprising death just in case. David Attenborough: Brit legend who is reportedly doing well, but I think he has vastly declined recently. Alan Greenspan: US economist, fading from the public scene quickly. Jean-Pierre Serre: French mathematical genius, still acting as he is in his 30s, but for how long? Tsung Dao-lee: Nobel Prize and Immortal, not seen in years. Lou Donaldson: Jazz saxophonist and another unexplicably longeve guy. Gyorgy Kurtag: legendary composer, still giving interviews last year. Abdoulaye Wade: Senegalese president and Immortal. Rumoured dead multiple times, but seemingly unsinkable. Roscoe Bartlett: Legendary US representative, now living off-grid. George Ariyoshi: Hawaii governor, very frail for years. 1927 William J. Perry: Secretary of Defense who was scammed by Theranos, doing incredibly well. Herbert Blomstedt: Swedish conductor, hospitalised in December, but still working. Vernon L. Smith: autistic Nobel Prize, unsinkable. John Kander: composer, doing very well. Pierre Alechinsky: fuck, is he still alive? Major avant garde artist. Doc Severinsen: Jonny Carson's sidekick, doing well. LK Advani: BJP patriarch, frail. Marcel Ophuls: another one "still fucking alive"? William Labov: apparently huge name in sociology. Leontyne Price: American soprano, a bit overdue at this point. 1928 Desmond Morris: ethologist, DL pick, doing well. James Watson: Nobel Prize who faked dying for years in order to avoid obvious controversies stemming from his ideas. Noam Chomsky: DL pick, on the brink of death for months. Tom Lehrer: legendary comedic songwriter, very reclusive. Jean Marie Le Pen: immortal patriarch of French right wing, hospitalised multiple times in recent years, bit overdue. Zhu Rongji: Chinese PM, has suffered from Parkinson's for the last ten years, permanently hospitalised for five years. Hans Blix: OH, NO, HANS BRIX! Elias James Corey: Nobel Prize, father of the retrosynthetic approach and known in the field to be quite a slaver. John Little: MIT professor, Little's law namesake. Dr. Ruth Westheimer: survived massive stroke last year. 1929 Jurgen Habermas: disfigured German sociologist, WW2 veteran. Frank Gehry: legendary architect. Len Deighton: British writer who feels a bit overdue. Bob Newhart: Comedic genius who has been dying for the last five years. Alfred Moisiu: Overweight Albanian president, doing incredibly well. Eddie Stobart: agriculture fuhrer of UK, not seen in a while? Hal Lindsey: apocalyptic prophet, not seen in years. Eric Kandel: Nobel Prize, doing well as you expect from decrepit academics. Jim Whittaker: legendary climber and mountaineer, going strong. Ramon Luis Rivera: Puerto Rican retired politician, looks frail.

Actually, yes, Crem is right here. Axing one of his colleagues while the poor chap is in hospital (but still planned to campaign as he's recovering), then letting the Scots leader u-turn on his decision to run, looks very poor.

You've clearly never watched any of those 'you are what you eat' type programmes that appear from time to time. Also the semi 'fasting' 5:2 which he wrote a book on and there was a tv promoter show about. I watch practically no TV unless I read about it somewhere first for a review and even I know who he is .

Full of hate as predicted. All the opposition's fault naturally that his extremist views elicited an extreme reaction. Fico, Farage and Bolsonaro are the living proof that only the good die young.

Tom Bower goes on the LotM last picked 2023.

The official: The follow up:

Oh bollock!

Precisely. Don’t watch trash TV. My definition of that covering soaps, most gameshows, awkward dating programmes, anything with Gordon Ramsey, “talent” shows, Doctor Who (sorry to the diehard fan girls on here but the new episodes are cheesy and awfully written), hospital/A&E programmes, just about all of Channel 4, Strictly, staged “comedy” panel shows, and anything about fat people, dieting or weird Scottish doctors with their poo charts.

As above, Bill Spence is for the LotM having been last picked 2023 (sorry @Gooseberry Crumble) https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_S.html#spenceb022

6/6/2024 57 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 40 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 31 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love 25 The Four Seasons — Silver Star -6 21 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth +4 12 David Dundas - Jeans On

Unlikely. (to put it mildly) Ludicrous comparisons. And I'd be surprised if you don't manage to offend quite a number of people with those analogies. I didn't personally lose anyone to the first two, or a suicide or financial catastrophe to the latter one, but even I'm annoyed at your choices here. Pack it in.

I have never gone for absolute definitive lists for example the Time lists one last time was hell to research as many of the lists were not visible for non-Time subscribers Like with most games there is a balance between getting a hit (that is reported) or getting a unique - because Uniques here have a special place in the game the wider the category possibly the quicker the game but all three way of winning have been acheived in the five games so far. Buffalo Phil got one in each category which on the face of it looks the easiest way to win There was one suggested category that got dropped because of lack of definition - Atheist Musicians

Probably putting one in.

If you want to DM the initial thoughts before going public so we can kick around any boundary issues. As I said there is no hurry I probably will not launch the new game until second week of July

The Hare's Pool would like to apologise to the families of the following people, the deaths of whom it has precipitated by posting an update to the scores earlier this week. It would also like to apologise in advance to the families of whichever poor bugger carks it prematurely on account of this one! 2nd June: Jeanette Charles 2nd June: Janis Paige 3rd June: William Russell 4th June: Parnelli Jones The main reason for the premature update is that we have a new leader. William Russell was a popular pick (1 pick short of making the "Most Popular Picks" team), but the only one of the leaders who had him was @John Key who hits the front as we head towards the halfway stage. @Hellnow lies just outside the podium places in 4th, while @MariNisiais well positioned in 6th. Only one player had 2 hits in this update - a certain @Death Impendswho continues to slowly stalk the leaders. Don't say you were not warned! Top 6 is as follows, full scoreboard is on Page 1. John Key (773 points) 8 hits [Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, Derek Draper, Frank Field, Joe Shannon, Jonnie Irwin, Josip Manolic, Rob Burrow, William Russell] Arghton (720 points) 9 hits [Abdul Taib Mahmud, Beverly Lahaye, Jaako Valtanen, Ma Shitu, Paul Vachon, Solihin GP, Swami Smaranananda, Tin Oo, Zhang Lixiong] Gcreptile (637 points) 9 hits [Corey Williams, Frank Field, Franz Beckenbauer, Jason Smith, Jonnie Irwin, Josip Manolic, Paul Vachon, Thomas Stafford, Zhang Lixiong] Hell (634 points) 8 hits [Charlie Bird, Derek Draper, Frank Field, Glynis Johns, Jonnie Irwin, Josip Manolic, Rob Burrow, William Russell] Captain Chorizo (529 points) 7 hits [Glynis Johns, Jaime De Arminan, Lynne Reid Banks, Paul Vachon, Philip De Gaulle, Rob Burrow, Roland Bertin] MariNisia (519 points) 6 hits [Alice Munro, Glynis Johns, Gudrun Ure, Jack Burke Jr., Thomas Stafford, William Russell]

American actor Tom Bower (Wiki) who played Marvin in Die Hard II dead at 86 Other films he appeared Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), Crazy Heart (2009) and Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

Well, Cameron's a local boy like I said, but Coutinho was hand-holding in Hungerford the other day, so yes. He can promise absolutely anything , in the confident knowledge that he won't have to do any of it.

Dear Life… Alice Munro is a solo hit for GuyFromFuture : Yoshiro Nakamatsu moving to the official list and Jose Mujica as new sub -------------------------------- She had a Good run ! Gudrun Ure is a solo hit for GuyFromFuture again : Jamal Yunos enters the list and Sven Goran Eriksson as new sub -------------------------------- Med-wins a point ! Terry Medwin is a solo hit for YorkshireBanker : Alain Delon in and Jane McAlevey as new sub -------------------------------- Dijkstra discharged ! Sjoukje Dijkstra is another solo hit for YorkshireBanker : Margaret Barton in and Antonia Fraser as sub 3 -------------------------------- Turning the last Paige ! Janis Paige is a solo hit for @BuffaloPhil : Violetta Chamorro in and a new sub needed please ! -------------------------------- … and in the midst of all these solo hits… Robbed from life ! Rob Burrow is a much awaited hit for bibliogryphon, Book, Captain Chorizo, Commtech Sio Bibble, diego, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Handrejka, ladyfiona, msc, Sean, Summer in Transylvania, theoldlady, Toast and a miss for @max_bossetti and @ThereWillBeDeaths7 : can you both choose another sub please ? Bibliogryphon : Julie Goodyear moves to the official list and Patricia Routledge enters the sub list Book : Theo Burrell in and Georg Kock as sub 3 CaptainChorizo : Jamal Yunos in and Jane McAlevey as third sub Commtech Sio Bibble: Noam Chomsky to the official list and Erik Jansen as new sub diego : Noam Chomsky to the list and Siphandone as sub n°3 @gcreptile : Jane McAlevey in and another sub needed please @Great Uncle Bulgaria : Terry Paine in and another sub needed please ! Handrejka : Joanne Woodward in and Roberta Flack as third sub ladyfiona : Lili Elbert in and Wayne Eddy on the sub bench @msc : Kathy Brown as n°1 official pick and another sub needed please ! Sean : Chuwit Kamolvisit in and Alan Bergman on the sub bench Summer in Transylvania : Antero Laukkanen in and Alberto Fujimori waiting for his turn theoldlady : Pope Francis to the official list and Chomsky as new sub Toast : Theo Burell in and Chomsky as sub n°3 Torva Messor : Steve McMichael in and Erik Jansen on the sub list wannamaker : Jamal Yunos in and Jose Mujica to complete the sub list Wep : Jamal Yunos on the official list too and Georg Koch as new sub @YorkshireBanker : Bob Packwood in and another sub needed please ! -------------------------------- Doctor… Who ? William Russell is a hit for Commtech Sio Bibble, Sean, Toast and Torva Messor Commtech Sio Bibble : Sven Goran Eriksson in and Jose Mujica as new sub Sean : Nelson Acosta in and Kevin Campbell on the sub bench Toast : Judy Loe in and Stephen Darby as new sub @Torva Messor : Jamal Yunos in and Georg Koch as sub n°3. You never chose Sven Goran Eriksson if I'm not mistaking but Jamal Yunos instead (p. 10)

Here you are. 1 Actors (generic term covering M & F) who have appeared in Doctor Who Current or retired members of the UK House of Lords Participants in the US presidential elections (Presidents, Vice Presidents First and Second Ladies, Challengers and their running mates) International Test Cricketers Artists who have had a UK No. 1 Hit single (either solo or as part of a group) 2 Presidents and Prime Ministers of the current 28 European Union countries (past and present). Boxers who have held any of the world title belts of any 4 organisational bodies WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO. Any actors who appeared in the TV series Dallas. Including cast members, co-stars, guest stars, special guest stars "and starring" actor (357 episodes over 14 years.). As per the wiki page "List of Dallas (1978 TV Series) cast members. Grammy award winners Anyone who has been in a film with Kevin Bacon. 3 Any actor who has appeared in an official EON James Bond film between Dr No & No Time To Die. Any player who was part of a FIFA Men's World Cup Finals squad. Anyone who has won a Nobel Prize in any category. Any human deemed to have achieved spaceflight. Any on-stage performer for a country in a Eurovision Grand Final. 4 Any actor to appear on screen in any Star Trek franchise (TV or Film) Any player who was part of an MLB World Series Champion team Distinguished Pulitzer Prize Winners Summer Olympics Gold Medal Winners UK Government cabinet ministers 5 Anyone who has appeared (credited) in an episode of Coronation Street (1960-present) Anyone who has win a competitive Brit Award (1977-present) (Popular music only classical Brit awards do not count in this game) Anyone nominated for an acting Oscar (Best actor/actress or Best Supporting actor/actress) Anyone who has started a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix (1950-present) Anybody who has appeared on Time's annual 100 Most Influential People in the World list (2004-present)

The only thing I've turned on the TV for in months is Inside No 9, and then the wonderful film 'A Foreign Field' which happened to be on BBC4 after it and which I hadn't seen for years. Go to iplayer and watch it! It will make you laugh a lot and cry a bit, and you will never forget it.

Oh crap, I hope he's found safe. I loved his Pain, Pus & Poison documentaries.

I am not against reason previous categories

@Bibliogryphon... Emma Lou Diemer was one of my candidates, but she died last week. My new pick is Estelle Parsons. My apologies for my mistake.

He seems very astute about the industry as well, arguably something more may want to pay attention to. His whole comment about different categories of actors was fascinating!