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So yeah, you're not done with me as DDP co-host yet. No one offered to take up the mantle, but doing slimmer obits has made things considerably easier and pretty much "TMIB redux"-proofed the front page. In fact I don't think there will be any changes for next year, rule or personnel wise, outside of acknowledging that The Times is a .com website now rather than .co.uk. The DDP 2025 thread and launch will be coming over the weekend.

Dead

Comes out in favour of assisted dying.Mentions he is on the last type of chemo available and that it isn't stopping some of his 15 tumours growing but is limiting the rate of growth.

Aw congrats and I wish you and your growing family a good Christmas and a healthy 2025.

Some happy news I want to share with all of you: about two months ago, my wife and I became parents for the first time. Our son is in good health and growing well, just as my wife has recovered well from giving birth. Our daily lives have changed massively, but we're lucky enough to have lots of loved ones who are there for us in these changing times. We're both completely in love with our boy, and it's great to see him learn new things.

There are many many more I guess. To cite a notable one, Ivanne Trebbi (wiki), born 1928 and also a deputy in the 80s.

This thread lay dormant for 40% of his life.

Speaking of Misty, it appears she may have deleted her Instagram and X accounts. They were the most frequent sources for updates and photos of Steve.

My full list recommendation (subject to change over the next 5 weeks): Keep Jimmy Carter Dick Van Dyke Pete Murray Alan Greenspan Cleo Laine Sandy Gall Noam Chomsky Mel Brooks Dennis Skinner Nigel Starmer-Smith James Whale Stanley Baxter Joanne Woodward Gene Hackman Jean-Marie Le Pen Hans Blix Tom Brokaw Linda Nolan Norman Tebbit Esther Rantzen Roberta Flack Prunella Scales Raul Castro Ted Turner Buzz Aldrin Return Brian Wilson Rex Williams David Attenborough Yoko Ono Douglas Hurd Debut Eva Marie Saint Sidney Cooke Rosemary Harris James Watson Tom Lehrer Len Deighton Joan Plowright Tippi Hedren George Soros Rupert Murdoch Antonia Fraser Quentin Blake Duchess Katharine Shirley MacLaine Frankie Valli Harald V of Norway Julie Goodyear Ken Livingstone David Lynch James Van Der Beek

Harvey Weinstein Tippi Hedren Frankie Valli Joan Plowright Jean Marsh

All I really care is that Buzz Aldrin stays and Frankie Valli joins.

Welcome to the first Deathlist-competition dedicated to Nobel laureates: The Nobel Prize Dead Pool. As always, the nomination period opens on December 1st, 2024 (00:00 EST) and ends on January 31st, 2025 (23:59) EST. The rules are still easy: Pick one living Nobel laureate by each category (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine/Physiology/Peace/Literature and Economic Sciences), who you think will die during the following next twelve months. This will make six nominated people. Send your list between December 1st and January 31st! My remaining rule: No laureate can be chosen twice, so check who was picked by other deadpoolers! The list of teams published below will help you! Further rules: 1. In case, one of your laureates dies, replace him/her by a person from the same category. This will give you the chance to score twice in a category. 2. I will be the last to choose my picks – to avoid discrepancies for the other contestants! Every laureate who dies in December or January will be excluded automatically and should be replaced in case of being chosen. People, who accepted the award on behalf of someone or represent an organization are excluded from the contest, the 2025 laureates cannot be chosen since they are unknown until October! The Nobel Prize Dead Pool will start from February 1st, 2025, the day the nomination period for new laureates ends. The last day to score a hit will be January 31st, 2026! All main sources will be accepted as well as the official Nobel Prize website www.nobelprize.org. (The deaths will be mentioned there, so no lost hits to expect!) Since not so many Nobel laureates die during a year - 2017, 2019 and 2020 it had been 9 dead laureates per year, 2018 there were 18, in 2022 seven (So do not expect a rushing contest!) – the scoring will honor every hit separately. So good luck and enjoy the contest.

30/11/2024 56 Pet Shop Boys — Always On My Mind +2 56 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall +4 46 Girls Aloud — Sound Of The Underground  42 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home 39 Wham! - Last Christmas 31 The Flying Pickets — Only You 25 Rage Against The Machine — Killing In The Name -9 22 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 21 Danny Williams — Moon River 18 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 17 Michael Andrews & Gary Jules — Mad World 16 Dave Edmunds — I Hear You Knocking  12 Benny Hill — Ernie 05 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me

30/11/2024 41 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much +2 40 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 36 The Tamperer featuring Maya - If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better) 32 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 31 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman +2 26 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 26 Bran Van 300 - Drinking in L.A. 25 TLC - No Scrubs 22 2Pac - Changes 20 Will Smith - Gettin’ Jiggy wit It 20 Sash! - La Primavera 20 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 The Corrs - What Can I Do (Tin Tin Out Remix) 20 U2 - Sweetest Thing 20 Bryan Adams ft. Melanie C. - When You’re Gone 20 Billie - She Wants You 20 Denise & Johnny - Especially for You 20 Blockster - You Should Be… 20 Tatyana Ali ft. Will Smith - Boy You Knock Me Out 20 Billie - Honey to the Bee 20 Britney Spears - Sometimes 20 Bob Marley Vs Funkstar De Luxe - Sun Is Shining 20 ATB - Don’t Stop! 20 A1 - Everytime/Ready or Not 20 Vengaboys - Kiss (When the Sun Don’t Shine) 20 Catatonia - Mulder and Scully 20 The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl -6 17 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You 14 Wyclef Jean - Gone till November 14 Touch and Go - Would You…? 14 911 - Private Number 14 Lutricia McNeal - Stranded 08 Whitney Houston - It’s Not Right but It’s Okay 08 Five - Got The Feelin’ 06 Wildchild - Renegade Master '98

Sat 30 Nov 36 The Tamperer featuring Maya - If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better) +4 36 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 34 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 32 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 26 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 26 Bran Van 300 - Drinking in L.A. 25 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 24 TLC - No Scrubs 22 The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl 22 2Pac - Changes 22 Catatonia - Mulder and Scully 20 Will Smith - Gettin’ Jiggy wit It 20 Sash! - La Primavera 20 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums 20 Lutricia McNeal - Stranded 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 The Corrs - What Can I Do (Tin Tin Out Remix) 20 U2 - Sweetest Thing 20 Bryan Adams ft. Melanie C. - When You’re Gone 20 Billie - She Wants You 20 Denise & Johnny - Especially for You 20 Blockster - You Should Be… 20 Tatyana Ali ft. Will Smith - Boy You Knock Me Out 20 Whitney Houston - It’s Not Right but It’s Okay 20 Billie - Honey to the Bee 20 Britney Spears - Sometimes 20 Bob Marley Vs Funkstar De Luxe - Sun Is Shining 20 ATB - Don’t Stop! 20 A1 - Everytime/Ready or Not 20 Vengaboys - Kiss (When the Sun Don’t Shine) 17 911 - Private Number 16 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You 14 Wyclef Jean - Gone till November 14 Touch and Go - Would You…? 12 Wildchild - Renegade Master 08 Five - Got The Feelin’ 00 Will Smith - Miami -6

Will Cullen Hart, co-founder of the legendary indie rock collective Elephant 6 and the Olivia Tremor Control, has died. He was 53. Robert Schneider, of the Elephant 6-affiliated band Apples In Stereo, confirmed Hart’s death “of natural causes” on Facebook today (Nov. 29). https://www.facebook.com/robert.schneider.351/posts/27740061178973933?ref=embed_post

Philip Glass and Godfrey Reggio a few weeks back - well, either that or Simon and Garfunkel's homeless twin brothers!

Don't understand the hate for Reet Petite. I have fond memories of it. At the time I was working on a promotion, mundane office job stuffing envelopes and the like while listening to music on a Walkman. Reet Petite was a favourite as it continually zipped back and forth from ear to ear, just a really fun track to listen to in that medium.

Many outlets are referring to Silvia Pinal as "the last Diva from Mexican Golden Age". There's plenty left, just to cite some: Maria Victoria, Alma Rosa Aguirre, Tongolele, Elsa Aguirre, Alicia Caro, Rosa Carmina, Irma Dorantes. Most of them are frail, but Elsa Aguirre seems to be in excellent health.

It's 29 November once again. Happy Happy birthday to the Deathlist! Older than many current members, younger than some!

Instagram post shows him celebrating Thanksgiving with two of his daughters

George Soros Weinstein Albert II of Belgium Abdoulaye Wade Frank Gehry Giorgio Armani ...

….. yeah, I think I’m happy for the list to stay away from young people with eating disorders tbh

......even if it turns out she has Tourettes?? Hi 😄