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Here's my personal thoughts on what the list should be like. Misses will be inevitable but I think a list like this would atleast reach 14 or something hits: Keep (25) 1. Jimmy Carter (hospice) 2. Pete Murray (frail years ago) 3. Cleo Laine (very frail) 4. Sonny Rollins (very old, terminally ill with pulmonary fibrosis for longer than the expectancy for someone much younger) 5. Imelda Marcos (diabetes, serious heart problems, ministrokes, pneumonia hospitalisation this year) 6. Ted Turner ("late stages" of lewy body dementia for a while now) 7. Roberta Flack (ALS, other ailments) 8. Esther Rantzen (terminal lung cancer) 9. Norman Tebbit (said to be very ailing, heart problems etc.) 10. Tom Brokaw (multiple myeloma for more than a decade, recently in 24/7 care) 11. Gene Hackman (looked death warmed up this year, massive heart problems) 12. Joanne Woodward (perennial dementia sufferer) 13. Stanley Baxter (no public appearances in years, care home, said he has memory loss back around 2020) 14. Nigel Starmer-Smith (bruce willis type dementia, bedbound for years, overdue) 15. Noam Chomsky (paralyzed from a massive stroke) 16. Dennis Skinner (very ill for very long - heart operations, cancer, alleged mild dementia) 17. James Whale (longtime cancer sufferer allegedly now living on experimental meds, give him one last chance) 18. Jean-Marie Le Pen (heart failure, pulmonary oedema, stroke) 19. Willie Nelson (emphysema, other chronic health conditions) 20. Denis Law (mixed dementia for years) 21. Sly Stone (advanced COPD and no news in ages) 22. Linda Nolan (boring perennial cancer sufferer allegedly now living on experimental meds #2. Give her one last chance) 23. Buzz Aldrin (former heavy drinker, a couple of health scares in the past, on oxygen in his latest appearance) 24. Sandy Gall (looked unrecognizable here over three years ago and as far as I know has not made appearances since) 25. Dick Van Dyke (looks healthy but reading between the lines sounds like he's suffering from some severe illness. Anyways, turning 100 with a history of lung collapses, peripheral neuropathy, pneumonia bouts, mild emphysema etc) Drop (20) going down from the worst drop 1. Vanessa Redgrave (emphysema for a long time + heart attack. Stableish for years now but you never know) 2. Hans Blix (TBE, weeks in ICU some years ago, housebound) 3. Clint Eastwood (increasingly frail, some health issues in the past, lost girlfriend recently) 4. Tom Baker (weight loss, health issues but seems to have been doing great for a year or two now) 5. Brigitte Bardot (serious respiratory problems) 6. Daniel Barenboim (does not seem as ill as we thought?) 7. Dick Cheney (enormous heart problems, see this - seems to have outlived all odds and the transplant won't last forever, but too stable now) 8. Alan Greenspan (boring, just very old) 9. Robert Wagner (old, COPD, but doesn't seem ill enough yet) 10. Prunella Scales (perennial dementia sufferer who is taking decades to die) 11. Mel Brooks (very old but seems healthy and active) 12. Josef Fritzl (too stable for my liking) 13. Pope Francis (recurring health problems, but has seemed better this year) 14. Louis Farrakhan (too stable for my liking) 15. Joe Bugner (severe dementia, but young and no reports of great decline) 16. Desmond Morris (seemingly healthy nonagenarian) 17. Patricia Routledge (seemingly healthy nonagenarian and younger than most of the other healthy nonagenarians on the list) 18. Robert Duvall (yet another boringly healthy nonagenarian) 19. Raul Castro (looks, sounds amazing despite previous cancer rumors) 20. Julie Walters (past cancer) Return (5): 1. Yoko Ono (lewy body dementia for ages, other ailments) 2. Liza Minnelli (ailing for a very long time now) 3. David Attenborough (very old, more quiet these days and should stay on the list until his death) 4. Douglas Hurd (very quiet for a long time, stroke in the past and said to suffer from other health problems) 5. Mike Ditka (strokes and heart attacks, has been in 24/7 care recently) Add (20): 1. Michael Tilson Thomas (glioblastoma, has outlived the expectations) 2. Mahathir Mohamad (enormous heart problems, very old, regular hospitalisations) 3. Ruth Buzzi (dementia for ages, strokes) 4. Tippi Hedren (advanced dementia) 5. Sam Nujoma (tons of hospitalisations) 6. Ian Smith (Ian Smith Cancer) 7. Joan Plowright (Very frail/ill for years according to forum members) 8. Eva Marie Saint (very old, forum favourite) 9. Antonia Fraser (last rites almost two years ago, kidney failure and a plethora of ailments) 10. Sophie Kinsella (glioblastoma #2) 11. Peter Yarrow (Longtime cancer sufferer in hospice) 12. Sidney Cooke (how is he still alive?) 13. Tom Lehrer (forum favourite, very frail for years) 14. Geoffrey Boycott (cancer + heart problems, ICU hospitalisation earlier) 15. Jean Marsh (very frail, past health history includes a stroke and a heart attack) 16. Rupert Murdoch (tons of health problems) 17. King Salman of Saudi Arabia (dementia, tons of health problems) 18. David Irving (serious health problems, 24/7 care) 19. Jose Mujica (cancer, kidney problems, vasculitis and other health issues) 20. Michael Bolton (see earlier posts)

Well it's over an hour into Christmas day UK time now, so I'd like to wish forum users a Merry Christmas and I hope all of you have an excellent day whether you engage in the seasonal festivities or not.

Annie Lennox is 70.

A hypothetical 2025 list (one week before the real one): 1. Jimmy Carter (101, Ex US President, 1) 2. Noam Chomsky (97, Intellectual, 9) 3. Dick Van Dyke (100, Actor, 2) 4. Eva Marie Saint (101, Actress, NEW) 5. Jean-Marie Le Pen (97, French Neo-Nazi, 24) 6. Esther Rantzen (85, TV Presenter, 35) 7. Alan Greenspan (99, Economist, 4) 8. Cleo Laine (98, Jazz Singer, 7) 9. Pete Murray (100, British radio presenter, 3) 10. Stanley Baxter (99, Comedian, 16) 11. Mel Brooks (99, Director/Comedian, 11) 12. Joanne Woodward (95, Actress, 17) 13. Tippi Hedren (95, Actress, NEW) 14. Sandy Gall (98, TV news reporter, 8) 15. Nigel Starmer-Smith (81, Rugby Commentator, 13) 16. Sidney Cooke (98, Pedophile, NEW) 17. Ian Smith (87, Harold Bishop, NEW) 18. David Attenborough (99, Broadcaster and Natural Historian, -) 19. Roberta Flack (88, Singer, 36) 20. Tom Lehrer (97, Musical comedian, NEW) 21. Rosemary Harris (98, Actress, NEW) 22. Frankie Valli (91, Four Season, NEW) 23. Yoko Ono (92, Mrs Lennon, -) 24. Buzz Aldrin (95, Astronaut, 45) 25. Douglas Hurd (95, Politician, -) 26. James Watson (97, Casual scientific racist, NEW) 27. Tom Brokaw (85, News Anchor, 28) 28. Joan Plowright (96, Actress, NEW) 29. Norman Tebbit (94, Politician, 32) 30. Hans Blix (97, Weapons Inspector, 26) 31. Linda Nolan (66, Nolan Sister, 29) 32. Julie Goodyear (83, Bet Lynch, NEW) 33. Dennis Skinner (93, Politician, 12) 34. Gene Hackman (95, Actor, 23) 35. Len Deighton (96, Author, NEW) 36. James Whale (74, Broadcaster, 14) 37. Peter Yarrow (87, Folk Singer, NEW) 38. Ted Turner (87, Media Mogul, 44) 39. Prunella Scales (93, Sybil Fawlty, 38) 40. Antonia Fraser (93, Author, NEW) 41. Brian Wilson (83, Beach Boy, -) 42. Sonny Rollins (95, Jazz Musician, 46) 43. Mike Ditka (86, US Football Coach, -) 44. George Soros (95, Conspiracy magnet, NEW) 45. Johnnie Walker (80, Radio presenter, NEW) 46. Rex Williams (92, Snooker player, -) 47. David Lynch (79, Filmmaker, NEW) 48. Ken Livingstone (80, Politician, NEW) 49. Edmund White (85, Author, -) 50. Ronnie Wood (78, Rolling Stone, -)

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Congratulations to those who managed to avoid a Whamming this year.

George Michael died on this day 8 years ago, aged 53. - Michael's real name was Georgios Panayiotou- his father was a Greek immigrant to the UK. - In 1981, Michael would form Wham with Andrew Ridgeley. 1984 was the band's definitive year, with songs such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper" topping music charts all around the world: - Michael would go solo beginning in 1987, with his singles "I Want Your Sex" and (of course) "Faith" also being mega-hits. Later on in his career, Michael would become more political, with 2002's "Shoot the Dog" mocking the Blair administration: - Michael would come out as gay in 1998 following his arrest for engaging in lewd behavior in a public bathroom. He would make the song "Outside" to lampoon the incident: The police officer who arrested him would attempt to sue Michael for $10 million due to slander, but this case would be dismissed by the court. Michael's other legal troubles included his addiction to marijuana- still illegal to be smoked recreationally in the UK. - Michael died from an enlarged heart on Christmas Day in 2016. This is a case of life imitating art because... Congratulations to those who managed to win Whamageddon this year.

Are we seriously going to bump this thread for every holiday?

I doubt it was cause you're Canadian. Marie Howe evidently had a keen sense of detecting irritating spammers from miles away.

No, Patrick Gasienica and Maxim Gustik both died in 2023.

Thank you for running this again, here's my mess of a team. Once again with the Wizard of New Zealand, but this time with a third Ono too. Jimmy Carter 1. Geoffrey Boycott 2. P. J. Proby 3. Jiro Ono 4. Takashi Ono 5. Yoko Ono 6. The Wizard of New Zealand 7. Jake "The Snake" Roberts 8. John Kirkpatrick 9. Bereket Mengisteab 10. Joseph Kony Subs Zhu Rongji Tony Snell (poet)

I'm going to post this here as not sure where else to post it but just wanted to wish all my fellow dead poolers a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2025.

Very detailed, long-winded update here: www.instagram.com/prageru/reel/DD0Umiut1Bn/&ved=2ahUKEwie2NjNvsKKAxWvhP0HHdWHOyAQtwJ6BAgTEAU&usg=AOvVaw1QD_tZUk0sMs-U464D3aZe Prager is still in hospital, has a spinal cord injury, is hooked on a ventilator. He's awake and alert though. To me it seems that the best case here (for him) is him being merely paraplegic. It doesn't sound that he can make a real recovery me.

Plane crash in Kazakhstan. 67 on board. Initial reports say 25 survivors. Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan - BBC News

Ho ho ho! 43 Faithless - Insomnia +4 35 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 34 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 34 Suede - Stay Together 28 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 28 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 27 No Doubt - Just a Girl 22 EMF - Unbelievable  20 Erasure - Blue Savannah 18 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 17 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 11 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much -6 09 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back

1.Jose Mujica 2.Black Bart 3.Johnny Walker 4.Beatrice Picard 5.Maria Galiana 6.George Chuvalo 7.Peter McParland 8.Naina Yeltsina 9.Mira Spivak 10.Valerie Andre subs Dick Duff Buzz Aldrin

Let’s see if 2024 Deathlist’s poor performance carries over to this Hartlepool squad this year. 1. Pope Francis 2. Patricia Routledge 3. Clint Eastwood 4. Gene Hackman 5. Hans Blix 6. Julie Walters 7. Tom Brokaw 8. Daniel Barenboim 9. Esther Rantzen 10. Roberta Flack Subs: 1. Josef Fritzl 2. Brigette Bardot

Father of the Balearic Beat, Alfredo Fiorito aka DJ Alfredo, reportedly dead aged 71: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-ibiza-legend-dj-alfredo-34373206

24th December 40 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 35 Faithless - Insomnia 35 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 34 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 30 Suede - Stay Together 28 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 26 Erasure - Blue Savannah 25 No Doubt - Just a Girl 22 EMF - Unbelievable  19 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much +4 18 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 17 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love -2 09 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 00 Spin Doctors - Two Princes -4

Yes, in fact, this is a photo of the care facility she's in.

Well I am going to hit the front and unveil my 2025 shadow list which will also be posted in the 2025 Shadow Deathlist competition when the thread appears: 1) Douglas Hurd 2) Black Bart 3) Noam Chomsky 4) Joanne Woodward 5) Len Deighton 6) Frankie Valli 7) Johnnie Walker 8) Liza Minnelli 9) Jean Marsh 10) Geoffrey Boycott 11) Julie Goodyear 12) Michael Schumacher 13) Tom Brokaw 14) Linda Nolan 15) Tippi Hedren 16) Jean-Marie Le Pen 17) Willie Nelson 18) James Watson 19) Nigel Starmer-Smith 20) Alan Greenspan 21) Esther Rantzen 22) Stanley Baxter 23) Imelda Marcos 24) Prunella Scales 25) Rex Williams 26) Sonny Rollins 27) Ruth Buzzi 28) Ted Turner 29) Denis Law 30) Yoko Ono 31) Steve McMichael 32) Frank Gehry 33) Gene Hackman 34) Roberta Flack 35) Warren Buffett 36) Joan Plowright 37) Don King 38) Buzz Aldrin 39) Tim Curry 40) Norman Tebbit 41) Katherine Jackson 42) Dennis Skinner 43) Rupert Murdoch 44) Tinto Brass 45) Sidney Cooke 46) Cleo Laine 47) Eva Marie Saint 48) Wendy Williams 49) Mitch McConnell 50) Pope Francis Subs: David Lynch James Whale Michael Tilson Thomas Sandy Gall Vera Miles

At this point there's clearly no redemption for the list. What 25 are to be kept next year? 1)Jimmy Carter 2)Dick Van Dyke 3)Pete Murray 4)Alan Greenspan 5)Cleo Laine 6)Noam Chomsky 7)Mel Brooks 8)Dennis Skinner 9)Stanley Baxter 10)Joanne Woodward 11)Clint Eastwood 12)Gene Hackman 13)Jean Marie Le Pen 14)Denis Law 15)Tom Brokaw 16)Norman Tebbit 17)Willie Nelson 18)Esther Rantzen 19)Roberta Flack 20)Prunella Scales 21)Raul Castro 22)Imelda Marcos 23)Buzz Aldrin 24)Sonny Rollins 25)Sandy Gall Some dangerous drops but not too many.

He will probably be on a lot of teams since he was a fan of Hawk Tuah Girl, and might have been one of the investors who got rug pulled. That could be a lot to handle emotionally at his age.

Queen Anne died on this day 310 years ago, aged 49. - Anne was the daughter of James II, and was raised separated from her sister Mary II. She was unable to attend Mary's wedding to William of Orange (the future William III) due to suffering from smallpox, though she would often accompany them following her recovery. - Anne married her second cousin George of Denmark in 1683. She was pregnant 17 times- having 12 miscarriages and stillbirths, and none of her 5 children who survived birth survived childhood. - Anne became queen of England upon William III's death in 1702, and was most famous for the Acts of Union in 1707 that unified Great Britain as a single country (with Ireland also under subjugation). Her reign was also known for the Tory and Whigs becoming the dominant two political parties in Parliament, and she was a patron of the arts (paying George Frederic Handel 200 pounds a year). - Anne's health began failing in 1713 where she was unable to walk for months due to gout, and had a near-fatal fever in December of that year (deadpoolers back then probably would've put her at number 1 on their 1714 lists). She had a stroke in late July and died two days later; her death marked the end of the Stuart dynasty and the beginning of the Hanover dynasty with George I (who was chosen to prevent a Catholic from taking the throne).