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The Teams and Picks masterlists are now up on Page 1. Consolation points to the pickers of gun-jumpers Jimmy Carter, Johnnie Walker, Arnold Ruutel, and Tomiko Itooka have been dished out with the points values corresponding to the cadaver's age divided by 100 (1 point for Carter, .79 for Walker, .96 for Ruutel, 1.16 for Itooka). And the first proper 2025 casualty is Agnes Keleti, the Hungarian Olympic gymnast who won various gold medals in the 50s. She survived the Holocaust and was the longest-lived gold medal Olympian, and in a final sign of her stern stuff she was initially on the mend from a critical condition before the gravity of being a critically ill 103-year-old kicked in. Several teams vault upward: Book 45 points, Banana and drol 40, Toast 30, and Bobytomi and Perhaps their first sub for 25. Additionally, Jytte Abildstrom and Richard B. Hays are also picks but I've yet to see QOs. Should they come, they'll be in the next update. A very early first scoreboard already has over half the competition on the scoreboard, even if a lot of it is peanuts in value courtesy of the peanut man: 1. Book 45 2. drol 41 3. Banana 40 4. Toast 30 5. Bobytomi 26.98 6. Perhaps 26 7. justonecornetto 2.16 8. theoldlady 1.79 =9. arghton 1 =9. Bibliogryphon 1 =9. BuffaloPhil 1 =9. diego 1 =9. Dying Probably 1 =9. Famous6Eva 1 =9. livingbygrace 1 =9. LizLemon 1 =9. MalePoster 1 =9. markb4 1 =9. msc 1 =9. RadGuy 1 =9. Sean 1 =9. Thatcher 1 =9. The Unknown Man 1 =9. Trome 1 =9. WEP 1 26. Grimgrass 0.96 =27. An Fear Beag 0.79 =27. Funeralopolis 0.79 =27. GuyFromFuture 0.79 =27. Imelda 0.79 =27. Pedro67 0.79 =27. The Old Crem 0.79 =33. Everyone else 0

Prime Minister of Greece Costas Simitis (Wiki) dead at 88

Emmett must be delighted.

Black Bart has now been moved to hospice - I kind of thought he was in something like that already: http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=176974;p=1 https://www.gerweck.net/2025/01/05/black-bart-enters-hospice-care/

I know that I've been looking a bit rough after the Christmas festivities, but that pick seems a touch harsh.

05/01/25 27 Faithless - Insomnia +4 00 No Doubt - Just a Girl -3

Mexican actor Emilio Echevarría (Wiki) who played Raoul in Die Another Day (2002) dead at 80 Also appeared in my favourite film Babel (2006) playing the role of Emilio (Adriana Barraza love interest at the Mexican wedding)

I think that six picks are not actually picks as such, @Death Impends.

Repurposed this thread so it can just be a general discussion thread for everything to do with KoS games, past and future. The hall of fame and list of past games are on the thread OP. If a poll is needed, I can start a new one on that post.

Damn good job. Damn good bloody good damn good job. Dark, pulsating classic with that unmistakeable 90s vibe makes this a very satisfying winner, even if I'd personally have preferred that epic Sisters Of Mercy track.

As creator of the game I feel it is my duty to get my arse handed to me in an early round.

Don't worry - if you make yourself look stupid, you will be in very good company in this pool - I don't think anyone would even notice . And look on the bright side - they wont be using your name for the next 20 years as an eponym for a bad beating, as the unfortunate Squonk has already nailed that one.

Lifelong Insomnia fan, these days I really like the live versions. Was really torn up when Maxi Jazz died a couple years ago,

I prefer it too, though I do like both. My sister was never that much of a music fan historically or at least not as driven by hi-fi mania as I was. She finally suggested for a christmas present an update to her 10 year old 10 quid computer speakers that she had used for everything - watching tv on the same device. So whilst not particulary a fan of soundbars (I really am a sad hi-fi nerd) I thought it appropriate in this case and bought her one of those bar/sub combo's. (we struggle yearly at our age, most things in the xmas present price range that you want you already bought, why wouldn't you have?). The point of this long and rambling anecdote that means nothing to anyone? We were testing it out, and she loved 'Temple of Love' much against my expectations (I imagined her a 'chicken korma' afficionado - perhaps unjustly, appropriate apologies to LadyFiona). Even agreed that a good track was raised to the level of truly great by the addition of Ofra Haza. Moral? I'm a berk who doesn't even really know my sister after all this time.

Sun 5 Jan 34 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) +2 34 Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye 33 Derek & The Dominos - Layla 32 David Bowie - Starman 32 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar 31 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 31 Golden Earring - Radar Love  30 Carole King - It's Too Late 29 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side 28 10cc - The Wall Street Shuffle +2 28 The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away From Me)  28 Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 27 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You -1 26 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy 26 Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 25 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold 25 Mott The Hoople — Roll Away The Stone 25 Stevie Wonder - He’s Misstra Know It All 23 Jimmy Cliff - Wild World  23 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 23 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel 22 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 20 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band 20 Rattles - The Witch  20 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman 20 Suzi Quatro - The Wild One 18 Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 16 Status Quo - Paper Plane  09 Ringo Starr - Photograph 08 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy 08 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 02 Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat 0 Paul McCartney & Wings - "In this ever-changing world in which we live in"?? You illiterate cunt, Paul. -5

Won't go anywhere this year. I know some relatives of him and he is doing extremely well.

He’ll die on the 29th of december 2026 imo

Headline is a bit misleading. Her family have stated they're unsure of her cause of death. She appeared to become ill whilst eating then went into cardiac arrest. Only 27, but obese and bad lifestyle looking at her Insta so could have been natural causes.

I won a free lucky dip in the Lotto.

Thanks @An Fear Beag, @Bibliogryphonand @livingbygrace for your kind comments. I am not worried about winning I am happy to take part but just didn't want to make myself look stupid. So @gcreptile I am in for the first time ever.

Is there any evidence that he has a heart?

The other songs are good, but... Insomnia was my favourite song aged 6. The Monster Mix, the big lad, not the radio edit. I memorised all 8⅔ minutes and honestly I responded to it quite similarly to In the Air Tonight, one of my other favourites when I was 6 (thanks, Cadbury). Loves a beat drop. They both build up for what seems like forever but justify it every time. I find the rap entering more than 5 minutes into the track to be quite subversive. It's on my Mount Rushmore of 90s dance along with, I want to say, Chicane – Saltwater and Orbital – Halcyon and On and On. The 4th slot's up for debate.

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom today, however he was not in attendance and so his son accepted on his behalf. Surely something you’d make the effort to be there for, if you were able?

No worries at all. Life has to come first. Take it easy.

The only explanation I can think of is he's changed his name to Kekius Maximus because he has a Dickius Minimus.