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Many thanks to you, @TQR. The quality of your work as a host/member of this place is really good and fun. I'm a big fan of your sense of humour.

You, Astrokat and theoldlady are always so on the ball! Love your work, thank you for continuing to help keep the game in order

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It's been apparent that updates to the site have been more sparse, and those who can read between the lines could probably tell that it meant my time as front page co-host is flaming out. I'm making it official now - I'll be stepping down as DDP co-host at the end of this year and we'll need someone new to write down whatever Wikipedia tells you to think about this recently-deceased Romanian stenographer. Wait, no, that's a vintage LotLer if there ever was one... But yes, I decided back in November that 2024 would be my last year, it's been an interesting ride and exposed me to some fascinating stories I wouldn't have otherwise known if I didn't have to write their obit. But I am tired now and it is time to pass on the reins. I don't have any successor lined up at the moment, so if any of you are interested let me know.

Hang on. Rwanda policy is crap shocker. Says Tory wanting to be reelected. I said 2 weeks ago, they'd be better saying utterly nothing the Tories. But oh no. All bets are off

23/6/2024 83 John Newman — Love Me Again +4 61 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 60 Lorde — Royals 59 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 54 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 43 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 25 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 20 Avicii — Wake Me Up -1 13 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child 04 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 00 Rihanna — Diamonds -5

Easier said than done. You may be impervious.

From around the same time, I thought his role as the shadowy, mysterious "X" character in JFK was one of the best parts of that film.

The Gift that keeps on giving

Gosh, that's very low comprehension of the text there.

I just told Donald Sutherland that Jimmy Carter outlived him. He is...um....not taking it very well

After a hiatus of three years, I'm bringing back the much loved Poker Tournament to Deathlist. There's been a change of premises, but fear not, the Halls of Fame and Shame have been reconstituted faithfully to the original standard. Sadly, the petting zoo was privatised and all loss making animals have sadly been put down. But worry not, feel free to take a dip in the Casino's swimming pool - just don't go off the deep end! (I'm keeping George the Dolphin in there!). The manager's desk will be open as usual for helpdesk purposes. Just remember there's a lot of football, Olympics and a General Election or two going on, but TVs have been placed at suitable locations to distract players, especially if I get my arithmetic wrong! Once again, you don't have to know how to play. It's all skill (you pick the team) and luck (the cards you are dealt decide your fate). Just make sure you read the rules, select your victims and enjoy the thrill of the accumulation of points over the summer, autumn and winter. I ask you - is there any better feeling that you will get off a dusty Forum in a dark corner of the internet? I think not! Who will cash in their chips? You decide! Just make it clear who you are picking, as this cuts down my workload tremendously. Don't assume just because I have the title of manager that I am also a mind reader or psychic - those facilities are not yet available here! There are a couple of points of order: 1. Only members of the Forum whose name was registered on or before 1 January 2024 may enter. This avoids the need for me to calculate scores for former members now banned setting up temp accounts to enter and people who have joined since who may end up after a short period that the Forum is not for them and disappear. 2. I'm disallowing Yahoo obits. (I can already hear the howls from some former players!). The trend seems to be in that direction, so call me a trailblazer. It was one of the reasons I called it a day last time, but other Qualifying Obit providers are available. So PM your teams to me, I'll deal your cards and then you can relax. Whatever will be, will be. Que sera, sera.

i must be allergic then

23/06/24 42 David Bowie - Life on Mars? 41 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street +4 40 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 38 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash  27 R Dean Taylor— There’s A Ghost In My House 25 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 25 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 19 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 19 America - A Horse With No Name  18 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 18 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 18 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 17 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 16 The Four Tops - A Simple Game 00 The Four Seasons - Silver Star -6

23/06/24 42 David Bowie - Life on Mars? +2 40 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 38 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 37 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 27 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash  27 R Dean Taylor— There’s A Ghost In My House 25 The Jam - The Eton Rifles +1 25 David Bowie - Sound and Vision +1 19 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 19 America - A Horse With No Name  18 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 18 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 18 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 17 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 16 The Four Tops - A Simple Game -5 06 The Four Seasons - Silver Star -1

Yep. Means he could fuck off to America straight away rather than having to hang around for a few months

23/Jun/2024 79 John Newman — Love Me Again 57 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 57 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 56 Lorde — Royals 50 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 41 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum +4 27 Avicii — Wake Me Up 25 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child 23 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 13 Rihanna — Diamonds -6 10 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 06 Jessie J — Domino

I greatly enjoyed your punny headlines and I can definitely tell you enjoy musical obituaries the most. Hopefully, we have a @Gooseberry Crumble full of enema deaths in the next six months so, you can exit with a bang!

One of the movies that he might be under rated but I liked him in is Backdraft.. He played the character very well

Damn, really sad On the one hand, 88 is a respectable age and he had one hell of a career. On the other hand, it still hurts because he was that type of actor who elevates every film they're in.

Previous post Following post Iilham added 6 points rather than 4 to The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl. As a further 8 points have been added on since then we should now have 26 The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl Please would the next person to post use this score.

Because he's on the 2024 DeathList

* Awaiting sir creep to come by and moan about why this thread hasn’t been closed by the second post.

Newlywed man from India axes eight family members to death before dying by suicide. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/man-axes-eight-family-members-including-three-kids-dies-by-suicide-in-madhya-pradesh/articleshow/110520083.cms