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Ellis Brandon (101) dead. The article says 'oldest living Engelandvaarder' which suggests there must be others still alive. But not clear who they might be.

Sheila Jackson Lee dead at 74.

I'm sick of this. Source? SOURCE? Didn't think so, you thick cunt. Get this into the noggin: you can't judge public opinion if you don't go out into the world. The Daily Mail and your crank family are the only places you get ideas from, so fuck off to Facebook because that tripe isn't wanted here.

American actor Whitney Rydbeck (Wiki) dead at 79 He appeared in tv shows like Star Trek: The Next Geneartion, Simon & Simon, Highway to Heaven, Cagney & Lacey, Murder She Wrote, Sisters and M*A*S*H.

Kamala Pujari dead at 74. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/padma-shri-awardee-kamala-pujari-passes-away-at-74/amp_articleshow/111876314.cms

The worst kind of politician. Ran for mayor of Houston but didn’t get through the primary so she kept running for congress. Diagnosed and refused to resign because she’s going to beat it. That worked out.

Rex Williams is 91. He was on the 1990 DeathList (spot #24)- no idea why.

Lovely tribute from friend and neighbour Jane Fonda.

"Yeah, I know they've been having problems for ages..... since January I think.... something like the longest streak of the 21st century? I mean they should have picked.... right, yeah.... oh really they've broken it? Finally, Jimmy Carter has d.... wait what?"

The Dictionary Deadpool Returns Welcome back to the Dictionary Deadpool (The Squeakquel), a few things have been tweaked since last time so make sure to read the rules. Each participant must pick a 10 letter word reasonably valid in the Oxford English Dictionary and then for each letter of the word choose a ‘celebrity’ who’s first or last name matches with the corresponding letter (similar to the ABC deadpool). If your chosen word includes the same letter more than once, please choose different ‘celebrities' for each. Example - Strawberry Simon Cowell Terry Gilliam Ryan Reynolds Alan Alda William Shatner Barlow, Thelma Ewards, Huw Roberts, Eric Roberts, Julia Yuri Oganessian Scoring - Each death will be scored based on the value of the letter in the English language Scrabble so in the example above Thelma Barlow would be worth 3 points as B is worth 3 in Scrabble. There's no difference in points whether first or last name is used, however Alliterative Names, such as Alan Alda, will score double points. Unique picks are worth an extra point. Unique & Alliterative picks are worth triple points. General Rules - Entries close at midday (BST) August 4th and must be sent by private message. Usual deadpooling rules apply (have to be reasonably famous, no death row picks etc…). Make sure to clarify who you’ve chosen if necessary or else the first google result for that name will be used. No need to pick subs, if one of your picks dies in the next week I'll PM you to ask for a replacement. I’m not particularly fussed about obituaries just as long as there’s enough proof to say they’re dead, so feel free to pick as many famous Mongolian sheep farmers as you want. Posting in the thread that your chosen celebrity has died is greatly encouraged, however at the end of the game I will check to ensure no-one has been missed from the scoreboard. In the case of a tie, the team with the most unique picks wins, if it’s still a tie after that the winners can either choose to share the victory or agree to meet in real life and fight it out. Duplicate words are not allowed so if 2 players submit teams with the same word, it’ll be first come first serve and the second player will have to change their entry. A bonus point will be awarded at the start of the game to the player who, in my opinion, has chosen the most interesting word. The game will end one year after starting (August 4th 2025). Thank you for playing.

I am your host, @Evil Grimace. As per protocol, I will not enter a team. I'm looking forward to running the 2024 game and welcome entries of the creator, former game runners, and past champs and players. I am using @paddyfool's rules verbatim as I've used them before, they work well and I know the system. Please submit a list of names from this year's deathlist to predict who on the list is actually going to die this year. Points will be allocated as follows: +1 per death correctly predicted -1 per death incorrectly predicted +4 if the number of deaths you predict matches the actual number of deaths, i.e. the number of names in your list matches the actual number of deaths +2 if you only miss the correct total number of deaths by 1 -2 if you miss the total number of deaths by more than 5 +1 bonus for a "unique" correct prediction (predicted by no other punter here) +1 bonus if you pick the bookie's favourite (single most popular guess in this contest) and they are a hit. -1 penalty if you pick the bookie's favourite and they are a miss. A further +1 bonus for every 3rd correctly predicted death (+1 on 3rd, 6th, 9th etc) You may if you wish select one entry as a joker. We are changing the rules for the Joker this year: you get an additional +2 if correct, and an additional -2 if incorrect; no more multiplication. In the event of a tie on points, the dead-lock (see what I did there) will be broken by the following: 1) Whichever team had the most hits 2) If unbroken by 1, whichever team was closest in their guess of predicted deaths for the year 3) If unbroken by 1 and 2, whichever team was submitted first. Entries in by January 10th on/before 23:59, please, either by pm or by posting here. Any deaths before then will still score for any lists entered at least 24 hours before the death and will still count towards the total deaths for the year. Regarding entries, if you give them to me in the order they are given on the main page, eg 1. Dick van Dyke (Joker), 4. Alan Greenspan, etc. it greatly helps with selection entry. And please mark your joker clearly too! Good luck.

What the hell. Never heard of someone dying of that. What a way to go.

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Sam Nujoma hospitalised again , but on the mend.

Only diagnosed in June. Pancreatic cancer is horrible

Interestingly enough, 'George and Leo' is also named after him because his legal first name is George.

20/7/24 61 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times +4 46 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 39 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 33 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza 31 Clean Bandit — Rockabye 31 Dua Lipa — New Rules 30 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 25 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do 22 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 18 Zayn — Pillowtalk 10 Shawn Mendes - Stitches -3 06 Sam Smith — Too Good At Goodbyes -3

the fact that this thread was created before i was even alive...

If you actually bothered to look yourself you'd find out that the event hasn't even happened yet, I found that out simply by clicking on the link in the post above yours.

the drought has officially lasted 193 days, comfortably being the fourth longest ever. also very sad to hear. met him in boston a few years back and he was very nice and very funny.

Finally!! Did Jimmy outlive another DL candidate ?

Surprised it wasn't Jimmy who ended the drought. RIP Papa Elf.