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9 pointsI wrote an email to Avro Heritage Museum, they answer me, not something exact, but a little helpful I would say. Conclusion: Dead, the year should be 2021 or early 2022 and according to this, he was 106.
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5 pointsNot a death or owt but dunno where else to post this. Until the editors get there, which is doubtless about to happen, the current Wiki entry on our greatest equestrian opens with a corker of a sentence: Charlotte Susan Jane Dujardin CBE (born 13 July 1985) is a British dressage rider, equestrian, horse abuser and writer.
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5 pointsWriter and critic Alexander Waugh (wiki) dead from prostate cancer at 60. Telegraph obit. Grandson of Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), son of Auberon Waugh (1939–2001). Three generations dead from cancer, heart failure and heart failure, aged 60, 61, and 62. Shite genes.
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4 pointsThat is absolute bobbins of an almost Crem-like order. Starmer has been crystal clear of his position on only implementing costed policies in an effort to restore the stability (economic and otherwise) the country desperately needs. Whilst Labour at large should be making clearer their long-term intentions when it comes to scrapping the cap, members creating rebellions and demanding immediate action when the costings for it haven't been worked out is not the way to go about enacting change - it merely rocks the boat and introduces unwanted heat into a situation which was being reviewed anyway. For Starmer to reduce his own majority in the quest for stability is to put country first.
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4 pointsApologies for the delay folks.I have my internet back but now have a nasty chest infection so I'm slowly getting through the results of the portillo game.Expect those and the master list for the by election bingo around Thursday.
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3 pointsRichard Cottrell reportedly dead aged 81 and a few days: https://www.wellington-today.co.uk/news/richard-cottrell-former-mep-and-wellington-weekly-reporter-dies-in-italy-aged-81-707634 Might be worth an update Biblio? Few fallers, are there many left?
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3 pointsHamzah Haz, Islamist-friendly VP of Indonesia, dead at 84. Was on my radar as he was hospitalised with multiple organ failure in 2020! Definitely gave the Reaper a good run for his money. I'd say he is not even the most immortal Indonesian VP. How is Try Fucking Sutrisno still alive? He looked like a decaying corpse two years ago.
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3 points24/7/24 28 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 27 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 26 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 25 Baltimora - Tarzan Boy +4 24 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 24 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 24 Colonel Abrams - Trapped 24 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 23 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 23 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 23 Madonna - Like a Virgin 22 Elton John - Nikita 22 Queen - I Want to Break Free -6 21 U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) 21 UB40 - Don’t Break My Heart 21 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley) 21 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover 20 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 20 Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave 20 The Commodores - Nightshift 20 Jimmy Nail - Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 20 Dee C. Lee - See the Day 18 Status Quo - Marguerita Time 18 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 18 Ashford & Simpson - Solid 16 Madonna - Material Girl 13 Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) Overrated song carried by it's video.
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3 pointsJohn Mayall dead, news was via mrs msc herself but has since been broken by his official Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/JohnMayall/posts/1023647912453710?
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2 pointsShe made half her career in France, most of her french songs were written by Jean Jacques Goldman (french), that makes sense to me. but I agree that their choices for the closing and opening ceremony are somehow disturbing as there are plenty french singers Who Where not even contacted
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2 pointsI hope you are right. As far as the VP talk, Whitmer and Newsom already leaked to the press that they have no interest in the job (pretty much as soon as it became clear that the Dems were coalescing around Harris), so we can put that to bed. It's looking like the "short short" list is comprised of Kelly, Cooper, Shapiro, Beshear, and Walz. Kelly has become the +135 favorite in betting markets. While the Democrats need to win Pennsylvania and while Shapiro is the popular governor from that state, he probably doesn't check as many boxes as Kelly does. And both Cooper and Shapiro have a background similar to Harris' as lawyers and former state Attorneys General, so it's quite possible that the campaign will think this is too much overkill. Kelly's background is different, as a former astronaut, Navy captain and pilot, and now a Senator. He's seen as a badass of sorts and as a moderate, and he has done well with Latino voters in Arizona, partly because he's not as liberal as much of the Democratic Party is on issues like control of the border. He's also publicly said he's not in favor of the Green New Deal, and he's advocated for oil drilling as a response to higher gas prices. And as the husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, he's a great messenger on gun control issues as well. He seems like he has the momentum to get the gig, but we'll see what happens.
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2 pointsSam A. Mowry, who voiced characters in videogames including Dota 2, League of Legends, and Legends of Runeterra, has died. He was 64. https://www.pcgamesn.com/league-of-legends/voice-actor-sam-mowry-dies
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2 pointsThey would also be ineligible to pick up California's 54 electoral votes constitutionally if Newsom was on the ticket as VP. Not happening.
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2 pointsMentioned many times on DL Forums before... Time death notice for Pat Heywood (wiki), who died on 26th June aged 92. A unique pick in the DDP!
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2 pointsJohn Mayall is a hit for MariNisia. Congrats! New round: 1924: Art Schallock / Polly Allen Mellen 1925: Lester Crown / Martha Firestone Ford 1926: Charles Dolan / Stella Hackel Sims 1927: Fred Risser / Barbara Dane 1928: Sidney Kimmel / Pilar Pallete 1929: Jerry Adler / Vikki Dougan 1930: Ion Iliescu / Mary Costa 1931: Mack Mattingly / Ann Roth 1932: Bob Pettit / Jenny Craig 1933: Michael Parenti / Cissy Houston
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2 pointsIt's been a few months aye? Time for an update! Might as well do it while I'm still around. Update: 1. @wannamaker got a hit with Barbara Rush on March 31st 2. @tracy got a hit with Dabney Coleman on May 16th 3. @ladyfiona got a hit with William Russell on June 3rd 4. @markb4 + @Perhaps got a hit with Bob Newhart on July 18th. No one else moves into winning position, but we are at 8 total hits. I would advise everyone to check on their selections. Some obscure people were chosen!
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2 pointsDespite my views on this threads existence (or at any rate its location). The support for Kamala (pronounced comma-la apparently not like Kampala minus the p) is hugely encouraging, maybe she can actually beat that orange, felonious, lying, narcissistic, would be demagogue after all. I fucking hope so.
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1 pointEkaterina Shklyaeva of Buranovskiye Babushki has died. "Buranovskaya grandmother" Ekaterina Shklyaeva died - MK
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1 pointPerhaps to prove to those 7 that instead of taking matters into their own hands, they should trust Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and the Labour government this country just put into office when they say there's a plan. If it's their intention down the line to remove the cap, then they will do it, irrespective of tonight's vote and irrespective of whether the likes of John McDonnell think it should have happened sooner. As the saying goes, a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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1 pointTeresa Gimpera, the iconic Spanish actress and model, dies at 87: https://www.eleconomista.es/informalia/famosos/noticias/12922921/07/24/adios-a-teresa-gimpera-la-musa-de-la-gauche-divine-de-la-muerte-de-su-hijo-por-sida-a-sus-tres-grandes-amores.html
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1 pointGod I bloody hate the auto correct on Apple!! YARDS, I meant YARDS. Haha
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1 point(Incomplete) Standings Table: (WS = Whippersnapper bonus) banana 13 hits (1 No QO at Q), 9 WS, 52 pts gcreptile 13 hits, (1 no QO at E), 6 WS, 51 pts (1 solo, 2 duos) (only missing the A for a legitimate vowel movement bonus!) cap'n cho 11 hits (1 no QO at V), 6 WS, 38 pts perhaps 11 hits (1 No QO at Q), 2 WS, 36 pts book 11 hits, 4 WS, 35 pts wannamaker 9 hits, 6 WS, 35 pts torva messor 12 hits, 3 WS, psuedo vowel movement, 34 pts (only missing the O or the Y for the legitimate vowel movement bonus!) funeralopolis 12 hits, 3 WS, 32 pts ladyfiona 9 hits, 4 WS, 32 pts msc 9 hits, 4 WS, 30 pts wep 5 hits, pseudo vowel movement, 29 pts lizlemon 7 hits, 2 WS, 29 pts toast 6 hits, 2 WS, psuedo vowel movement, 28 pts diego 10 hits (1 No QO at Q), 1 WS, 27 pts grimgrass 8 hits (1 No QO at Q), 2 WS, 26 pts commtech 7 hits, 3 WS, 24 pts captain hem 7 hits, 2 WS, psuedo vowel movement, 23 pts yvonne 9 hits, 21 pts theoldlady 5 hits, 3 WS, 19 pts guy from future 6 hits, 1 WS, 19 pts wormfarmer 6 hits, I WS, 18 pts octopus of od 7 hits, 1 WS, 15 pts bibliogryphon 5 hits, 14 pts great uncle b 3 hits, 11 pts yorkshire banker 3 hits, 11 pts time 2 hits, 5 pts still unreported: joe moneypenny caleb h babyblue marinisia This is a DRAFT! PLEASE check your scores and post any discrepancies for me. I may have missed WS bonuses, or hits since some early (february) reports were made. I will continue to tweak this table until we get it right, so don't sweat it! previous post here: So far, as I compile lists, I have come across two names which I find too far from celebrity to qualify. Jenny Appleford (I am not really on board with the idea that anyone with a website or twitter account is considered an "influencer" these days) and Chickadee Cardwell (who seems to be a relative of someone barely famous, which is a reach). I am not going to check every name on every list, but these were particular to follow up on since a team owner was dubious enough to include a sub in the event the first name didn't pass muster. Smart move, if you did that, I put in your sub! Other dubious names that DID qualify included Kirsty Smitten, who had already made significant headlines in the medical world for a new breed of antibiotics, and Tylee Craft, a wideout for the North Carolina State Tar Heels. Absolutely! Another issue is that we have a few players who will run afoul of the new rule this year that eliminates scoring with titles such as Queen at the Q, and Princess at the P, etc. Ah well, minor handicaps to overcome with no chances to score at those spots.
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