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Nolan makes a reference to deadpooling on Xitter: https://x.com/LindaNolan_/status/1874011994904506670

Agnes Keleti dead at 103.

Well, the decision has been taken. And the last member of the 2025 Immortal class is none other than..... LK Advani!!! "Remember when we told you you'd become PM and then an Immortal, Mr. Advani???" "YES YOU TOLD IT!" "We were joking" "Gaaaaah" Ahahah, I got you. By popular acclaim the real member of the 2025 selection is the Jacobine intellectual, Noam Chomsky! Oh,oh,oh, Happy Christmas! Survivor of a massive stroke in 2023, rumoured dead last year. @polar duck will be glad there's a Jew on the list. And also one more Antisemitic actually.

Ágnes Keleti is the first hit of the year, @Lord Insomnio, @Trome, @theoldlady, @Death Impends, @Perhaps, @Yvonne, @DoorSlammer, @DeathBecomesThem, @Book, @diego, @Summer in Transylvania, @John "요한" Sulu, @tracy, @Bibliogryphon, @Funeralopolis, @msc, @deadsox, @ThereWillBeDeaths7 and @MariNisia CONGRATULATIONS ALL!!!

Hi, been following this site for years but only made my account last week, and my first death list

Donald Trump to replace June Spencer please. (In this pool, not on The Archers)

Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Conservative MP for Gloucester (1970-1987), dead aged 96. She later served in the House of Lords from 1989-2019. Obituaries: The Telegraph

There's only 50 spots. Most countries don't even get one name on the list.

I live in the U.S. and can assure you most of us have never heard of Bernadette Chriac, sorry. Imelda Marcos is a bit more known, as her husband held power for over two decades. There is also the notoriety of her lavish lifestyle, human rights violations, and exile. I honestly don't think it's a fair comparison. If it makes you feel better, no former U.S. first ladies made the list, this year or last year.

The committee agreed with 18/25 of the suggested consensus.

Too bad a lot of people seem to consider deathpooling a mortal sin. I've had a few good but short discussions through email with a certain Asian politician who has been and is on a few of my teams. Started as a boredom-fueled brainfart and I never expected he'd respond! I don't think I'll ever explain the DL or Deadpooling to him, I doubt he'd be understanding let alone tech-savvy enough to create an account here. Interesting mental image, though.

German CSU-politician Oscar Schneider has died on 29th of December at the age of 97. From 1982 to 1989 he was the Minister of Housing, Urban Development and Building during the Helmut Kohl government. But it is more important to mention that he was on our D-A-CH list of 2022. https://www.antenne.de/nachrichten/bayern/frueherer-bundesbauminister-oscar-schneider-gestorben

Congratulations @chilean way

The 20/20 +1 residual game has ended! Congratulations to @chilean way for winning the second residual game with his pick Dan Tolkowsky! A deserved second place for @Annami, and thanks to everyone playing! Final results: 1. Dan Tolkowsky (Chilean Way) 2. Agnes Keleti (Annami) 2nd January 2025 3. Ray Lawler (Bibliogryphon) 24th July 2024 4. Sir Anthony Epstein (Yvonne) 6th February 2024 5. Evelyn Witkin (ThereWillBeDeaths7) 8th July 2023 6. Françoise Gilot (Death Impends) 6th June 2023 7. Bill Butler (Marinisia) 5th April 2023

Fritzl insists on a house with a basement after his release: https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/158941/austrian-inmate-josef-fritzl-requests-housing-cellar I have questions, but I guess it's always good to make plans at this age.

She looked pretty good in November 2023. Regarding her unfortunate appearance in 2014: Sad for a woman in her 80s to be talking that way about herself.

I like this pool because it’s always nice news!

A hit on day one for @Thatcher Well done. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/jason-kenny-instagram-tokyo-madison-jessica-ennishill-b2672361.html British Olympian Laura Kenny is pregnant

QO. Now fuck off and happy new year.

Vox populi, vox dei. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Class of 2025! 1)Kaiti Grey (1924): Greek singer, hospitalised in extremely critical condition in March 2024 with heart failure, only to be discharged in weeks. Suffered massive stroke in October 2024 and not expected to survive, but again discharged in weeks. Also suffers from advanced dementia. 2)Steve McMichael (1957): diagnosed with ALS in 2021, hospitalised three times in September 2022, hospitalised in August 2023, unexplicably discharged. Hospitalised with pneumonia in February 2024, hospitalised in April 2024. His wife is always waiting for something before letting him go. Biggest "how still alive?" mystery on the list. 3)Prunella Scales (1932): was already a DL pick back in 2016 when I joined the forum. Has suffered from mixed dementia for more than a decade. Survived her younger husband last year. 4)Imelda Marcos (1929): shoe collector and all round worm, overweight for most of her adult bug life. Heart disease, diabetes, wheelchair bound for years. Suffered major fall in 2021. Heart surgery in 2023, hospitalised with pneumonia in 2024. 5)HD Deve Gowda (1933): Indian oldest PM by a margin after the untimely death of Manmohan. Hospitalised with COVID in 2021 and 2022. Wheelchair bound and bloated legs in 2022. Multiple falls in 2022. Hospitalised in February 2023. Hospitalised in February 2024. Has suffered from years of diabetes and kidney disease. 6)Guy Scott (1944): Zambian oldest president by a margin, was the frailest but survived Kaunda and Banda. Has suffered from Parkinson's for a decade and seemed on his last legs three years ago. 7)Vittorio Cecchi Gori (1942): hospitalised in critical condition in December 2017 and not expected to survive. Hospitalised in critical condition with respiratory failure in 2022. Hospitalised in critical condition in February 2024. Is there a last time for this fatso? Seems the conjoined twin of Tinto Brass. 8)Th. Muivah (1934): Nagaland independence fighter or terrorist if you listen to S C Jamir. Hospitalised in 2018, hospitalised in ICU in 2021, hospitalised in March 2022. Overdue for years. 9)Jirō Ono (1925): Legendary Japanese sushi chef, has looked like a skeleton for decades. Reportedly in failing health in late 2023. 10)Jake the Snake Roberts (1955): Brain tumor in 2015, COPD for years, hospitalised in November 2020, wheelchair bound and on oxygen in 2021, COVID in December 2021. Was bound to be "wrestling's next big death" in 2020. 11)Margarita Terekhova (1942): Russian elderly artist seem to never die, but she is something more. Alzheimer's disease since 2005, severe COVID in 2021, hospitalised with internal hemorrhage in 2024. The symbol of a whole breed of Russian invincibles. How long? 12)Harrison Ruffin Tyler (1928): Grandson of fucking John Tyler, and conservationist. Multiple strokes in 2012, advanced dementia in 2020, 24/7 care in 2021. Has soldiered on longer than anyone expected. 13)Louis Farrakhan (1933): all round miserable worm, was on his deathbed in 2006, major surgery in 2007. Survived two sons since. 14)Jean Marsh (1934): lovable classic actress, survived major stroke in 2011, and a subsequent heart attack. In failing health in 2014, 24/7 care for years. 15)Wang Xiji (1921): Chinese aerospatial engineer. Wheelchair bound and on oxygen in 2022, looking dead in 2023, looking better in 2024. Hospitalised for years, consuming oxygen like no one. Wang Zhenyi and Huang Xuhua are just pale copycats. 16)Amartya Sen (1933): throat cancer in 1952 and not expected to survived, bone necrosis as a complication in 1971, hospitalised after medical emergency in 2006, prostate cancer since 2018, rumoured dead in 2024. Could you be a bit more overdue? 17)Camillo Ruini (1931): Decrepit powerful cardinal and puppetteer, hospitalised in 2015. Hospitalised in very critical condition in 2024 after heart attack. Wheelchair bound for years. 18)Nelson Acosta (1944): the bald man of Chilean football. In late stages of Alzheimer's in 2021, hospitalised in critical condition with respiratory failure in 2023, hospitalised in critical condition with respiratory failure in 2024. 19)Abdullah the Butcher (1941): Overweight and extreme lifestyle for decades. Hospitalised in critical condition in July 2024, he was back to conventions in a fucking week. 20)Jordi Pujol (1930): hated overlord of Catalonia, survived massive cerebral hemorrhage in September 2023 and was back on the scene in weeks. 21)Vytautas Landsbergis (1932): hospitalised in 2018, hospitalised with infection in October 2021, hospitalised in September 2022, hospitalised in critical condition in December 2024 and underwent resuscitation. Back on the scene in a week. 22)Edith Renfrow Smith (1914): spent several months with COVID and pneumonia in hospital in 2023, frail for years. Somehow the strongest out of 1914 survivors. 23)Ahmad Jannati (1927): frail for a decade, survived two wives. But most of all he deserves credit for being still able to massively oppress a country at almost 98. One of the most welcomed demises ever. If it will ever happen. 24)Sir Lloyd Geering (1918): Survived three wives, was at the peak of fame in the 60s and has chated me in the Centenarians pool for two or more years. Seemed on his last legs in 2023!. 25)John Hemingway (1919): Last of The Few, nursing home and wheelchair bound for years. Does not even understand how he is still alive. 26)Richard Rohmer (1924): Canadian war hero. Hospitalised in serious condition in January 2024, back to events in a few months. 27)Marcel Niat Nifenji (1934): Biya's favourite henchman, failing health for years, hospitalised or rumoured dead for most of 2024. But go on with your fucking gerontocracy. 28)Bruno Contrada (1931): Southern Italian shady police and intelligence officer, faked severe illness in 2006 to be discharged from prison. Was expected to die within fucking days. Reportedly has been on life support at home for years. 29)Ali al-Sistani (1930): severe heart condition in 2007, hospitalised in February 2022, ill in August 2022, December 2023 and August 2024. Above all, he never smiles. 30)Noam Chomsky (1928): legendary linguist and intellectual, survived a massive stroke in 2023, was rumoured dead in 2024, instead got discharged from hospital within days.

The yearly Daily Star article. SICK DEATHLIST predicts 50 celebs who will die this year after one of worst years yet A morbid website that annually predicts the deaths of celebrities saw 2024 become its worst forecast in 30 years. The committee's first accurate prediction for 2024 didn't appear until the death of Ethel Kennedy, a member of the Kennedy family, who passed away on October 10 at the age of 86. Another article here from Slate.fr. This one mentions and has a link to the French DL.

Congratulations, Chilean Way.

These are my three theme teams for 2025. #1 Hits Celebrating its 10th year in the DDP, my regular theme team of people who've had a record peak at #1 in the UK Singles Chart (either solo or as part of a group). Last year's position on the team is given in brackets, where applicable. 1. (new) Johnny Tillotson 2. (new) Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) 3. (1) Eddie 'Tan Tan' Thornton (The Blue Flames) 4. (3) Jane Morgan 5. (4) Mike Sarne 6. (new) Mike Peters (Ferry Aid) 7. (7) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) 8. (new) Andy Scott (Sweet) 9. (re) J.J. Barrie 10. (12) Walter Parazaider (Chicago) 11. (re) Lena Martell 12. (11) Trevor Oakes (Showaddywaddy) 13. (9) Willie Nelson (USA for Africa) 14. (19) Plas Johnson (B. Bumble and the Stingers) 15. (re) Terry Jacks 16. (16) Chris Farlowe 17. (new) John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) 18. (new) John Hall (The Equals) 19. (new) Sean 'Diddy' Combs 20. (new) Ariana Grande This is the 2nd appearance for Mike Sarne, J.J. Barrie, and Walter Parazaider; the 3rd appearance for Eddie 'Tan Tan' Thornton, Andy Taylor, Lena Martell, Plas Johnson, and Terry Jacks; the 4th appearance for Trevor Oakes; the 7th appearance for Willie Nelson and Chris Farlowe; and the 9th appearance for Jane Morgan. This team had two hits in 2024: David Graham (2) and Steve Harley (13). Survivors dropped from the team are: Tony Di Bart (5), Marlon Jackson (6), Noddy Holder (8), Bruce Foxton (10), Chris Stein (14), Chris Rea (15), Ray Walker (17), Grace Slick (18), and Ian McCredie (20). Unpersons Celebrating its 10th year in the DDP, my regular theme team of Big Brother UK (including Celebrity Big Brother) housemates.  Last year's position on the team is given in brackets, where applicable. 1. (1) Linda Nolan 2. (2) James Whale 3. (3) Julie Goodyear 4. (4) Chris Ellison 5. (re) Alexander O'Neal 6. (10) Germaine Greer 7. (6) Gary Busey 8. (7) Ron Atkinson 9. (12) Ken Morley 10. (new) Bobby Davro 11. (8) Amanda Barrie 12. (13) Dirk Benedict 13. (re) Bruce Jones 14. (new) Denise Welch 15. (16) Kim Woodburn 16. (new) Katie Price 17. (new) La Toya Jackson 18. (new) Louis Walsh 19. (new) Angel McKenzie 20. (20) Lauren Harries This is the 3rd appearance for Chris Ellison and Alexander O'Neal, the 4th appearance for Kim Woodburn, the 5th appearance for James Whale and Dirk Benedict, the 6th appearance for Bruce Jones, the 7th appearance for Amanda Barrie, the 8th appearance for Linda Nolan and Ken Morley, the 9th appearance for Germaine Greer, and the 10th appearance for Julie Goodyear, Ron Atkinson, Gary Busey, and Lauren Harries. This team had no hits in 2024. Dropped from the team are: Anne Diamond (8), Leo Sayer (9), Jenna Jameson (11), Cheryl Fergison (14), Jess Impiazzi (15), Jermaine Jackson (17), Hardeep Singh Kohli (18), and India Willoughby (19).  Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people   Celebrating its 5th year in the DDP, my regular theme team in which I open 4000 random Wikipedia articles in the category 'Living people', and then whittle them down to the 20 who I believe are most likely to be hits this year. Names are presented as they are in their Wikipedia article titles; nevertheless, given the broad range of claims to fame, I've included an extra column to clarify what they're known for. 1. Felicity Green Swinging Sixties fashion journalist 2. Maksym Zhorin Ukrainian soldier 3. Chris Evert Tennis player 4. Tommy Hunt Flamingo 5. Katharine, Duchess of Kent Evidently a duchess 6. Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton Former EHRC commissioner 7. Liver King Raw meat devourer 8. Jake Lloyd Young Anakin Skywalker 9. Maggi Hambling British sculptor and painter 10. Marilyn Maye American cabaret singer 11. Sheikh Sajjad Gul Kashmiri militant 12. Sihem Bensedrine Incarcerated Tunisian journalist 13. Omer Sarfraz Cheema Incarcerated ex-Governor of Punjab 14. George Nigh 17th and 22nd Governor of Oklahoma 15. George Khabbaz Lebanese actor, 'Under the Bombs' 16. Diabão Praddo Extreme body modifier; holds Guinness World Record for "most horns" 17. Micah Bowie Baseball player/botched spinal surgery victim 18. Elyana Malaysian singer 19. Carmen Vazquez Rivera World War II nurse 20. L.A. Reid American record label boss This team had one hit in 2024: Vardis Vardinogianiss (18). Given the nature of the team, all 19 survivors have been dropped for this year.

Surely this was.

I've known for a long time that it's fruitless to expect the back button to take you back to the previous page on Facebook. What is making me angry and frustrated is that if I briefly switch to another tab and then return to the FB tab, it obliterates what I was looking at and presents a whole new series of items. WTF does it do this? I see something that interests me, I might want to comment but go to check a fact first, then when I go back to the FB tab it's whisked away.