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  1. 3 points
    Shivakumara Swami's thread wad updated each day. Ah, how we miss him...
  2. 1 point
    He is the son of J.R.R. Tolkien. He is 94 years old and drew the original maps of Middle-Earth and finished The Silmarillion after his father died, and written many other books.
  3. 1 point
    True story: She just turned 90 a few days ago and there were articles in the german-speaking press about it, like here: https://www.schweizer-illustrierte.ch/stars/schweiz/uriella-wird-heute-90-jahre-alt-oder-doch-nicht The article mentions that she wasn't seen in public for years and suggests that she might have been dead for years. And quite suspicious timing of her death - I run with it.
  4. 1 point
    Well, it's obvious who is to blame - millenials.
  5. 1 point
    Didn't consider this at the time, but Grandmaster Sexay's death made him the first person to appear on an NXT supercard to die. However, as his sole appearance came at the now forgotten "NXT Arrival" rather than one of the more recognised "NXT Takeover" events, he does have an asterisk by his name. Some good candidates to be first to go from an NXT Takeover proper though: the aforementioned Enzo Amore and Paige are never going to make 40, plus there's the batshit insane likes of Austin Aries and Simon Gotch, the suicide risk of Big Cass, actually-wrestled-one-month-after-brain-tumour-surgery Jushin Liger or Kassisus Ohno could finally Mr Creosote himself.
  6. 1 point
    No. It’s grand. That’s not a frickin obit. Death notices are paid for. I'm fairly certain newspapers insist on seeing a death certificate if the announcement is placed by a member of the public but tend to accept an announcement placed by reputable funeral directors without one.
  7. 1 point
    1. Beverly Cleary 2. Clarissa Eden 3. Honor Blackman 4. Pierre Cardin 5. Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg
  8. 1 point
    Some others might think differently about Christopher's management of his Father's legacy. The Jackson films are visually stunning but conceited and far too short (LOTR) or too long (The Hobbit). In addition the publication of all his Father's notes and unfinished stories is dubious at best. Does he have any involvement in the new biopic or Amazon TV series?
  9. 1 point
    For example, Drol, few years back someone would have mentioned by now that June Brown had to miss the location filming for Dr Legg's funeral (on health grounds according to ITK folk), only appearing briefly in the Elstree set, and having large parts of her dialogue* (ie written early December for her) handed over to her who plays Sonia instead. *including important stuff for the character, given Leonard Fenton only returned to die to give June Brown a storyline. 5 years ago this would have produced 2 pages of "she's on her last legs" posts rapidly approaching that final Dead. Instead it goes unmentioned, and there's no discussion of the DL50, just birthday mentions, death notices and "are they dead yet?" mentions. Soulless stat collecting. I'm rather grumpy today.
  10. 1 point
    Agree - and of course once a No Deal Brexit is eliminated then the likelihood of any Brexit at all is weakened. Which will put the JRM gang in a tricky spot when it comes to voting on TM's new deal (same as last one) as this may be the only Brexit they have a chance of getting now. Now where's my yellow jacket.........................
  11. 1 point
    Nope. In theory you can sneak through on the coin toss on a 0-0 and use the exact same team.
  12. 1 point
    That's effectively all the images uploaded for this year. I still need to do a pass as some have broken codes and aren't showing right now, plus the aforementioned Prescott issue, plus a few other bio changes (Joe Biden being VP of the US, for instance). Then I need to get the theme league set up and... that's the site 100% running for 2019. Which brings us to the next question. The handover. Before we name a new gamerunner (unless someone is that eager to put themselves forward now), we need a steering committee to handle a) the design of a new engine for the game itself and b) the handover and, if we do switch to a committee to run the game, who handles what. I'll probably set up a separate thread to discuss this stuff, but before I do... who has interest in being part of any such committee?
  13. 1 point
    Condolences to CoF. The Scouse git has taken the Leicestershite job
  14. 1 point
    Second referendum looks more likely than ever now.
  15. 1 point
    No. It’s grand. That’s not a frickin obit. Death notices are paid for.
  16. 1 point
    Also, while I am on site, I might as well post the first March list: Wormfarmer newton-john harper day jose jose prince philip carter clegg nolan alagiah lloyd
  17. 1 point
    Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Why did you have to change your name? Thought double-barrelled wasn't quite down with your message? Jailed for mortgage fraud yet still lives in a house worth near a million which I doubt many of us do and not at his age. Wanker through and through who knows how to stir up a populist argument to serve his own ends. This.
  18. 1 point
    In all fairness the man is a cunt. While i am happy to accept that the beeb are full of shit and are following their own agenda having old Thommo calling them out is a bit like Glitter pointing the finger at Rolf Harris. The reality is that we are all being fucked over. We just don't need a racist twat to state the obvious.
  19. 1 point
    Olivia Coleman. Local news is all over her like a fucking rash, Norfolk born and bred as she is. I have to draw the line at the 'local girl from Holt has done good' shite when the local girl is a privately educated, ex Cambridge tutored middle class lass who really isn't one of 'us' at all. It is highly unlikely that she had a Saturday job at Primark in Fakenham or summat.
  20. 1 point
    And everyone's March cup team gets one player shorter.
  21. 1 point
    Murderer Michael Murphy dead. 4 points to Dr T. So after all that brouhaha at the start of the month, Dr T is probably heading into Round 2 now. 1. JoeMoneyPenny Vs. Pedro 3-3 2. Nantonian 2013 Vs. Maryportfuncity 0-3 3. Gooseberry Crumble Vs. John Key 0-3 4. Spade Cooley Vs. Squonk 16-0 5. Markb4 vs Dr T 0-10 6. Banana Vs. Great Uncle Bulgaria 12-3 7. Yorkshire Banker Vs. Skinny Kiltrunner 9-9 8. Alt Obits Guy Vs. Time 13-0 9. Clorox Vs. Fixed Business 16-3 10. The Mad Hatter Vs. Exu 9-0 11. Master Tech Vs. Bibliogryphon 0-0 12. The Unknown Man Vs. Boudicca 0-3 13. Torva Messor Vs. The Old Crem 10-3 14. The Quim Reaper Vs. BuffaloPhil 6-3 15. Wormfarmer Vs. The Old Lady 6-7
  22. 1 point
    Minor DDP trivia: All possible birthdays were picked at least three times on this year's DDP, with the exception of September 13th, which only has one pick (Dan Marino). Most popular birthday is July 15th, with 20 picks. 98 years of birth are represented, with every year from 1903 to 2000 having at least one selection. Most popular year of birth: 1934 (107 picks). Years of birth with just one pick: 1906, 1907, 1909, 1999.
  23. 0 points
    Oh my..... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/26/pakistan-india-jets-breached-ceasefire-line-kashmir-bomb
  24. 0 points
    Jeraldine Saunders, whose1974 book 'The Love Boats', about her experience as the first female cruise director of a major line, was used as the basis for the long-running American TV series 'The Love Boat', has died. She was 96. https://deadline.com/2019/02/jeraldine-saunders-dies-love-boat-1202565334/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075529/
  25. 0 points
    Trevor the duck, whose tale of loneliness on the tiny Pacific island nation of Niuemade him a local celebrity and captured headlines last year, has died. He was found dead in the bush after being attacked by dogs, according to a social media page dedicated to the drake. The mallard is thought to have been blown on to the island during a storm about a year ago. He came to global prominence after an article by the New Zealand Herald that chronicled his life in a roadside puddle due to an absence of wetlands or ponds across Niue. He was named Trevor, after New Zealand’s parliamentary speaker, Trevor Mallard. “Deepest sympathy to the people of Niue from the parliament of New Zealand,” Mallard posted on social media on Monday. SC Never has there been a more appropriate song:
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