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Dead: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/13/dr-ruth-westheimer-sex-dead/

I'm telling you now, it will all end in tears. Wait a month, until Diego has gone back and "loved" the 50,000 old posts that he previously "liked", and then tell me you are happy with the new emoji. You have been warned!

Will attend the Men’s singles final at Wimbledon

I know this is a fairly tenuous claim to fame, but Mrs DDT and I sponsored Ollie Watkins' kit many moons ago when he was turning out for Exeter City's youth team

Okey doke. Here's the catchup. Nature man Simon Cowell has headed off to the great wilderness, and running wild is a zoo of seven pickers. 25 points for hell, 20 for BuffaloPhil, Etushispushingupdaisies, and Funeralopolis, and 25 sub points for drol, Famous6Eva, and msc. France has fended off fascism once more, for now, but it hadn't been as banner a month for their cultural icons. Within the span of a week, Francoise Hardy had yé-yéd out of here and Anouk Aimée delved into La dolce morte. Around the HPDP we had a hearty helping of French toast: Toast had them both as unique picks hereabouts, gaining 35 points a piece (25 base + 10 bonus). A day before Aimée came the death of dance musician Dario G. The stage name of Paul Spencer, Dario G started off as the name of a musical trio before settling on a solo act, but at the HPDP turntable it was a duo with 30 points each for BuffaloPhil and wannamaker. The death of fell runner Joss Naylor helps DevonDeathTrip climb the mountain of a scoreboard, with a boost of 20 points (20 base + 8 bonus). gcreptile made sure to give union activist Jane McAlevey a seat at the table when organizing his team. He works up a total of 21 points (15 base + 6 bonus). On with the new scoreboard, with the podium static. 1. Torva Messor 235.19 2. Perhaps 215.19 3. Banana 173 4. drol 160.19 5. wannamaker 160 6. BuffaloPhil 157 7. Thatcher 155.19 8. Charles De Gaulle 153 9. MariNisia 151 10. msc 144 11. Toast 140 12. Book 135.19 13. maryportfuncity 130 =14. ladyfiona 125.19 =14. Pedro67 125.19 16. diego 124 =17. Hell 120.19 =17. YorkshireBanker 120.19 =19. chilean way 119 =19. YoungWillz 119 21. DevonDeathTrip 118 22. theoldlady 117.19 23. CaptainChorizo 111.84 24. John Key 110.19 25. An Fear Beag 105 26. Funeralopolis 100.19 27. arghton 98 28. Etushispushingupdaisies 95 =29. Sean 90.19 =29. The Unknown Man 90.19 31. RadGuy 86 32. Imelda 82.19 33. markb4 81 34. gcreptile 76.47 35. BabyBlue 75.19 36. justonecornetto 72 =37. Famous6Eva 67 =37. Grimgrass 67 39. Prophet 65.19 40. The Old Crem 65 41. CalebH 63 42. Captain Hemlock 55.19 =43. DeathBecomesThem 45 =43. GuyFromFuture 45 45. livingbygrace 42 46. WEP 28 =47. Bibliogryphon 25 =47. MalePoster 25 =47. ThereWillBeDeaths7 25 50. DeathByArsenic 16.98 51. JoeMoneypenny 5 =52. Death Impends 0 =52. Gooseberry Crumble 0 =52. Great Uncle Bulgaria 0 =52. Joey Russ 0 =52. LizLemon 0 =52. TheKillingTime 0 =52. time 0 =52. WillyWonka422 0

If he scores winner in the final you’ll be telling that story on mid morning TV on Thursday as they drag it on and on and on.

Project (An) Fear (Beag)!

I wish he'd get that awful laugh a transplant.

But not everyone who reaches 52 makes it to 53

Carr is 52 this year, so probably expected to live another 35 years or so. By this logic, Carr's definitely going first.

Ruth Westheimer is a hit for me: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dr-ruth-westheimer-dead-sex-therapist-1236071098/ next round: 1924 Khamtai Siphandone / Ella Jenkins 1925 Calvin Tomkins / Ruth Slenczynska 1926 Philip Springer / Barbara Clegg 1927 Lee Montague / Estelle Parsons 1928 Harold Becker / Ethel Kennedy 1929 Len Deighton / Joan Plowright 1930 Clive Revill / Joanne Woodward 1931 Larry Merchant / Barbara Bain 1932 Rosey Grier / Nancy Kassebaum 1933 John Mayall / Bernadette Chirac

I didn't know ventriloquist dummies could die

Nanjing Massacre - 33 left after Shi Xiuying reportedly dead:

I'm sure I'm just be being cynical but - Girl nobody ever heard of with an armourer job in the movie business with responsibility for ammo on set but nowhere near rich and famous. 18 months jail. Rich famous actor who pointed and fired the gun. Dismissed in a couple of days. Ok. Of course that could all be right and proper, we don't have all the evidence and I detest conspiracy theories, but there's still a little bit of me that.....well, y'know.

looks like paul misspelled jimmy carter

did she go out with a bang? in all seriousness, she was a treasure rest easy, Ruth!

Ohhh no, I loved Dr Ruth. Such a sparky little lady.

1982/83: 32 songs: the last 5 songs will enter the final. Everyone can vote again. 13/7/24 22 The J. Geils Band- Centerfold +2 22 Michael Jackson- Beat It +2 20 Adam & The Ants- Ant Rap 20 Kool & The Gang- Get Down on It 20 Soft Cell- Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 20 Haircut 100- Love Plus One 20 Julio Iglesias- Quiéreme Mucho (Yours) 20 Pigbag- Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 20 Ph.D- I Won’t Let You Down 20 Odyssey- Inside Out 20 Yazoo- Don’t Go 20 Soft Cell- What? 20 Tears for Fears- Mad World 20 Wham!- Young Guns (Go For It!) 20 Culture Club- Time (Clock of the Heart) 20 David Bowie & Bing Crosby- Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy 20 Wah!- The Story of the Blues 20 The Belle Stars- Sign of the Times 20 Toto- Africa 20 JoBoxers- Boxerbeat 20 The Beat- Can’t Get Used to Losing You 20 Yazoo- Nobody’s Diary 20 Eurythmics- Who’s That Girl? 20 Malcolm McLaren- Double Dutch 20 The Style Council- Long Hot Summer/Paris Match 20 Rod Stewart- What Am I Gonna Do 20 Siouxsie and the Banshees- Dear Prudence 20 Howard Jones- New Song 20 Duran Duran- Union of the Snake 20 Shakin’ Stevens- Cry Just a Little Bit 20 Culture Club- Victims 14 The Kids from “Fame”- Starmaker -6

7/13/2024 68 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir 67 The Vapors - Turning Japanese  57 Madness - Baggy Trousers 41 Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry -5 29 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove +4 06 Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) -1

Pictured with Clive Lloyd during the week. Both looking quite well. Boycott especially all things considered

I'm not quite letting this one go. This thread has literally never worked. For the first 13 years, nothing noteworthy happened. Then a few mentions of Netanyahu, who now has his own thread, and is still alive!, and then the majority of mentioned people are palestinians. I do think a real middle east conflict thread might be more useful.

Goodness me. The fans of longevity really make an enforced maximum lifespan seem like a good idea.

Question is : who will be the first to die between Jimmy Carr and Jimmy Carter ?

Same energy.

The website being down did put into perspective exactly how much time I spend on here... Really thought we'd get a hit!