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I think the idea of theme-based KoS games is really good and I'm sure that there will definitely be some games that I'll play - but for heaven's sake not Hip Hop, of course! But basically, thanks to everyone who keeps this game alive, either as a game master or as a player. Nobody could have guessed that at the beginning! That's great!

Well, sorta important. She will need a pacemaker implanted. Official statement from the Norwegian Royal House

Tony Book, who played for Bath City (1956-1964) and Manchester City (1966-1974) amongst others, dead aged 90. He later went on to manage Manchester City. Obituaries: Daily Mirror, Guardian, BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Star, Independent

Says he is well and just old and has no plans to resign. I think he'll stay as Pope until he dies unless his mental faculties decline.

A meme, but what a fucking meme!!

Thanks. From the list you quoted I've updated it to include Baron Walsingham (born 1925) who is still alive. Somehow I missed him when I compiled it. Both the Earl of Elgin and Baron Walsingham are World War II veterans. The Viscount Knutsford wasn't, despite being old enough to serve.

Michael Holland-Hibbert, 6th Viscount Knutsford Death Notice: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/knutsford-notices_60539

Sounds most likely, although he doesn't have major health issues at the moment. The only living major presidential candidates who lost at the moment are: 1988 Michael Dukakis (b. 1933) 2000 Al Gore (b. 1948) 2004 John Kerry (b. 1943) 2012 Mitt Romney (b. 1947) 2016 Hillary Clinton (b. 1947) 2020 Donald Trump (b. 1946) 2024 Kamala Harris (b. 1964) Like with living presidents, there's a large group from the 1940's. I'm not proposing another prediction poll, but I could see multiple of them passing away in about 10-15 years time as well.

14/1/25 86 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 58 David Bowie - Starman 54 Derek & The Dominos - Layla 43 Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye 42 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 41 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar 40 Carole King - It's Too Late 39 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side  32 Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 18 Golden Earring - Radar Love +4 17 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) -3 12 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough -3 Having re-read the rules and realised ten go through, looks like it's all about one from the bottom 3. I vote Golden Earring.

Tue 14 Jan 26 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones +2 25 Public Enemy - Fight the Power 24 Eminem - Lose Yourself -6 23 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime +1 23 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain 23 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 23 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) 23 Post Malone - Rockstar 22 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 22 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 22 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 21 Nas - N.Y. State of Mind +1 21 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 21 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police 21 50 Cent - In Da Club 21 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 21 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 20 Little Simz - Woman 20 LL Cool J - I Can’t Live Without My Radio 20 Boogie Down Productions - Stop the Violence 20 Ice Cube - No Vaseline 20 2Pac - All Eyez on Me 20 Dr. Dre - The Watcher 18 Kanye West - Runaway 18 The Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck 18 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks 06 Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles  06 Tyler the Creator - Yonkers Absolutely fucking not. Eminem is to Hip Hop what Spaghetti Bolognese is to Italian cuisine. Have some imagination.

Well I'm not asking the BBC for my "Jim fixed it for me" badge back after I returned it to them in an unmarked package with a suitably horrified letter. Come to that I'm still a bit concerned about my Crackerjack Pencil to be honest.

Buck White of The Whites has died aged 94.

Toast is right here.You cant discount a geniuses work and pretend it never existed.To do so is cultural vandalism.

I'll sit this one out, hip hop just isn't my thing, there isn't a single song here I would have on my playlists, sorry guys hope you have fun with this game.

From 4 years ago on the Munchkins etc Thread. So who knows? Nobody's picking him for anything soon.

Who will be the next losing presidential candidate to die? I would say it’s Michael Dukakis.

Colin Carter of prog rock band Flash, who did nothing in the UK but reached #29 in the States with Small Beginnings, reportedly dead: https://dmme.net/colin-carter-passed-away/ Got 10 minutes to spare?

I think it's going to be either Trump, Biden, or Clinton, but went with Trump. Not just wishful thinking but I wouldn't be surprised if Trump goes first. Obese, a longtime lover of fast food, may or may not be an addict (possibly Adderall), and probably had the most stress in his life with all the trials over the past few years. He has aged 10 years over the past three, but tries to hide it with some makeup. I honestly think he has advanced dementia or another neurological disease as he has more frequently started going on weird speeches at rallies and other events, that are often unrelated to what he's supposed to be talking about. 2016 vs 2024 was a lot different demeanor-wise for him, and not in a good way. His obesity puts him at a high risk of a heart attack or stroke, along with his diet. His parents may have lived longer lives, but Trump's already lost two siblings who didn't make 80, one of which Trump's parents both outlived. Trump and his team will deny any possible mental health decline, but I honestly would also not be surprised if he's given the 25th Amendment at some point at which Vance takes over. He might physically be still around by 2028, but dementia never gets better, and I feel it's rapidly progressing with his trials and everything else that's happened to him over the past two years. I think Clinton might be next after Trump. He's showing his age more lately and his voice is somewhat weaker than what it was a few years. He has as of right now, quickly bounced back from every hospitalization he's had and has had a vegetarian diet for quite a few years now which can't hurt either, and probably helps some of his heart issues. Biden would be third. Yes he's slipping and may have Parkinson's, but he's also long been a physical health junkie, with years of cycling. He's had a few tumbles and does look aged, but hopefully dropping out will at least give him a few more years and take some of the stress off, even if the election wasn't the result he hoped for. Bush I think will make his 90's just like his parents did. Other than a few minor health issues and somewhat aging over the past few years, he still sounds close to his years he sounded as President, and is also still active in speaking engagements and paintings, as well as being very fit still I think Obama makes it well into his 90's. He is very fit and healthy and seems to be in excellent health with no known issues. His fitness and support for healthy food should help him live a reletvily long post presidency.

13th January 82 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 57 David Bowie - Starman 51 Derek & The Dominos - Layla -3 49 Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye +2 42 Carole King - It's Too Late 41 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar +2 39 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side  34 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 33 Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 26 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) 17 Golden Earring - Radar Love 16 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy 13 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough -3

Eleonora Giorgi very likely to begin hospice care.

I think we all went for the wrong Little Mix members! Jesy Nelson pregnant with twins.

Go on then, I really should be sweeping up the debris in the Casino, remaking the beds and going snorkelling with the dolphin, but I'll join up for...I want to say fun.

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

Aussie country music singer and guitarist Chad Morgan (Wiki) dead at 91 FB tribute here, here and here

Thought that was Jimmy Greaves at first.