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Apologies for the length of time this verification has taken but there were a flurry of late entries and work has been quite busy However I can now reveal all the picks (See page 1) Here is a summary for those who like their statistics Total Number of Teams is 27 The Simpsons - 50 Picks (24 Uniques) - Most popular pick - James Earl Jones Political Spouses - 57 Picks (27 Uniques) - Most popular pick - Marita Camacho Quiros Ivor Novello - 59 Picks (30 Uniques) - Most popular pick - Don Black Football - 60 Picks (32 Uniques) - Most popular pick - Denis Law Batman Films - 46 Picks (18 Uniques) - Most popular pick - Michael Caine & Lee Merriweather There have been no hits up to now that I am aware of We are now in the checking phase two categories have been really hard to verify - Ivor Novello and Batman. I have tried hard to be consistent and accurate but I admit I may have made some mistakes. If any one wishes to challenge any of the entries (some people have successfully defended my challenges to eligibility during verification) then please do so (with evidence) and if I have made the mistake I will swap the offending pick for their sub. If no sub is in place they will be asked to pick again but they will not be able to pick an already selected unique pick Thank you everyone who has played and we will see if this lasts into 2026

Jay Kanter dead: https://deadline.com/2024/08/jay-kanter-dead-film-producer-agent-1236033308/

My sarcasm detector just blew the living room door off its hinges.

Right now three A-listers are in hospital after being in & out for months. Many things in common between them, all nonagenarians and all top level denialists. 1)LK Advani: Deputy PM and Home Affairs minister of India, highest civil honour Bharat Ratna (which is very very rare), controversial enemy of Muslim, BBC QO guaranteed. Soon 97, hospitalised twice in July, now back in a neurological ward. Every time he is "stable and about to be discharged". 2)Sam Nujoma: 95-year old founding father of Namibia, nowadays much hated in the country. Hospitalised twice in May, rumours he was circling the drain, unable to attend his sister's funeral, now has been in hospital for weeks but he's always "well" or "recovering". 3)Silvio Santos: soon 94-year old Brazilian TV presenter, and allegedly the most famous person in Brazil. Also the former father in law of Alexandre Pato. Reportedly in declining health for years, was hospitalised with H1N1 last month and now back with a bacterial infection. It's always routine check-ups for the family and he ahs never been this good. How long before they are all discharged? Wonder if Mahathir will join the party.

Yeah this has definitely given me the capacity to believe. There are wars raging all around the world with no signs of coming to an end, but if there was one threat above all it was people dressing in animal costumes and seeing the death of one of the prominent figures within this subculture has left me thoroughly convinced that there is a benevolent god out there.

7-8-24 39 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 29 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 24 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 16 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 15 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 11 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy +4 00 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -6

7/8/24 42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +4 24 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 21 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 20 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 13 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 12 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 00 Madonna - Like a Virgin -6

I can't remember the last time a regular round in a KoS has felt this much like a grand finale.

Ivor Novello Award Winners 1. Adam Ant ar 2. Joan Armatrading da 3. Shirley Bassey cb 4. Mike Batt ar 5. Brian Bennett dg 6. Biddu ar, wa 7. Don Black bg, ep, ph, bp, mc, dg, mn, cc, ro, to, af 8. Clem Cattini cb, ph 9. Eric Clapton lf 10. Petula Clark bg, mc, dg 11. Phil Collins bg, cb, ch, ol, lf, bp, sc, di, oc, gr, wa 12. Roger Cook ti 13. Phil Coulter ep, kt, mn, oc, to 14. Julie Covington gr 15. Graham Coxon yb 16. Rick Davies ch, sc 17. John Deacon bg 18. Celine Dion cb, ch, da 19. Donovan mc, to 20. Duffy yb, gf 21. George Fenton gf 22. Roberta Flack di, gr 23. Herbie Flowers ti, af 24. Barry Gibb ch, ol, ar, oc 25. Gary Glitter ol 26. Roger Greenaway lf, ph, bp, mn, di, ro, gr, af, wa 27. Ronnie Harwood wa 28. Tony Hatch bg, ep, ph, mc, dg, ms, oc, ti, ro, to 29. Josh Homme sc, ms 30. Peter Hope af 31. Engelbert Humperdinck ph 32. Elton John lf, kt 33. Holly Johnson ti 34. Tom Jones mc 35. Denis King cc, ro 36. Mica Levi yb 37. Michael J Lewis mn, cc, ro 38. Graham Lyle ms 39. Tony Macaulay lf, da 40. Paul McCartney cb, kt 41. Kylie Minogue gf 42. Van Morrison ol 43. Randy Newman cc 44. Trevor Nunn bp, ms, wa 45. Hannah Peel yb 46. B A Robertson ms 47. Tim Rice ch, ar 48. Cliff Richard gf, di 49. Leo Sayer gr 50. Francis Shaw sc 51. Labi Siffre gf, da 52. Peter Sinfield mn, sc 53. Britney Spears yb, kt 54. Tommy Steele ep, bp, di, oc, cc, to, af 55. Eric Stewart ep 56. Andy Summers ti 57. Bernie Taupin ol, da 58. Kae Tempest kt 59. Bruce Welch dg

Cheers, I had missed it

Obit for Maurice Williams: https://soultracks.com/story-stay-singer-maurice-williams-dies-at-86/

The Democrats are on quite a roll right now. Though the moderates preferred Shapiro, there would have been some potential issues with him, and Walz was the "safe" choice. He comes across as a jovial, grandfatherly type (even though he's only 60 and even though he's looked much older than his age since his 30's), and he has a folksy, and, yes, maybe a bit of a hokey style. But it's no-nonsense and he goes right to the heart of the issues as he sees them, pulling no punches, and I think that will play will in large swaths of the country and certainly in the Midwest. And he's funny, too. Shapiro is a brilliant orator (almost Obama-like, and he's drawn those comparisons), but perhaps Walz's style will lend itself well to this campaign. It's almost been a 10-point turnaround in the polls since Biden dropped out and now that Harris is the candidate. Not even an assassination attempt could create a long-lasting bump for Trump. His RNC convention speech was a horrific mess and it's gone off the rails for them since then. Of course, there's still time for it to swing back to him if Harris looks terrible in interviews, but I don't expect her to look worse than him if they actually debate. Frankly, I don't see how that's even possible. Some betting markets actually have Harris favored now; I see that she's getting 55 cents on the dollar on PredictIt, for example. Some still have Trump as a very slight favorite, but considering that Trump was -310 just three weeks ago, yeah, this has been quite the turnaround for the Democrats. They've just been galvanized since Biden dropped out.

07.08.2024 41 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 32 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber 32 Daft Punk ft. Pharrel Williams — Get Lucky 31 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 30 John Newman — Love Me Again 29 Years & Years — King 27 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 25 Ella Henderson — Ghost 25 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 24 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 21 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 18 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 18 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 17 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +4 00 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — Uptown Fuck -6

I’ve never heard of him, but there’s been a great Tim from Minnesota before.

I’ve never really considered it before, but I can’t imagine anyone being so frustrated about someone they liked not being chosen that they don’t vote for the ticket. That being said the actual chosen VP candidate could influence a vote. I knew someone who was thinking voting for McCain before he picked Palin.

Stop bumping up threads for the bloody sake of it. When there's an update they'll be a bloody update

I calculate 21 points A - Joss Ackland = 3 points B - Jack Burke = 2 points E - Anthony Epstein = 3 points F - Sylvia Fein = 2 points J - Glynis Johns = 2 points K - Henry Kissinger = 2 points N - Bob Newhart = 2 points P - Wanda Poltawska = 2 points U - Gudrun Ure = 3 points

I believe Sal Bando died on my list of World Series winners from round 4 but that happened after the game ended. He would have been a 3rd unique for me. I didn’t even know about Watanabe’s death.

Posted in a tweet thread about fucked up memes:

Simpsons Voice Actors 1. Shohreh Aghdashloo da 2. Buzz Aldrin bg, ol, ep, bp, kt, ar, dg, sc, di, ms, ro, gr 3. Paul Anka ch 4. Judy Blume lf 5. Gary Busey kt, sc 6. Mel Brooks ch, ep, bp, mc, dg, ms, ro, af, wa 7. Dick Cavett yb, ch, gf 8. Tommy Chong cb 9. William Daniels ep, ph, dg, ms, cc, ro, gr, af, wa 10. Placido Domingo ar 11. Lena Dunham kt 12. Stephen Fry ol 13. Frank Gehry sc, ti, wa 14. Rudy Giuliani gr 15. Rosey Grier cb, ph, gr 16. Tom Hanks ol 17. Dudley R. Herschbach ph, wa 18. Werner Herzog gf, kt 19. Jasper Johns mn, sc, di, ms, af 20. James Earl Jones cb, lf, ep, ph, bp, mc, dg, mn, oc, cc, ro, to, gr 21. Julie Kavner gf 22. Stacy Keach cb 23. Tom Kite yb 24. Joe Mantegna ar 25. Andrea Martin kt 26. Johnny Mathis cc 27. Paul McCartney bg, oc 28. Rupert Murdoch ol, lf, gf, ti, to 29. Joe Namath ti 30. Sam Neill bg, oc, af 31. Willie Nelson lf, mc, to , af 32. Joyce Carol Oates mn 33. Edward James Olmos mn 34. Jessica Pare da 35. Thomas Pynchon ch, bp, cb 36. Dan Rather mc, ti 37. Sonny Rollins lf, ph, mn, di, cc, to, wa 38. Linda Ronstadt bg, bp, di, ms, oc 39. Harry Shearer yb, ep, ar 40. Sab Shimono ar, da 41. Dick Smothers to 42. Martha Stewart gf, da 43. Darryl Strawberry ch 44. George Takei oc 45. Dick Van Dyke mc, dg, ro 46. Robert Wagner sc, da 47. Rachel Weisz yb 48. Frank Welker bg 49. George Wendt di, cc 50. Michael York yb, ol, ti

Time to resurrect this gem.