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America's theme is now "Georgia on My Mind". Trump's is "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!".

Geoffrey Palmer death announced https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838209

I despair, I really do. The Witches star Anne Hathaway has promised to "do better" following the criticism the film has received for its portrayal of limb difference. The actress acknowledged that many people "are in pain" over the way her Grand High Witch character is depicted. "I owe you all an apology," she wrote on Instagram. In the new adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1983 book, the witches are revealed to have three elongated fingers on each hand and toe-less feet. Comedian Alex Brooker and others with hand and arm impairments have accused the film of being insensitive towards disabled people. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838201 Why do people pander to this nonsense? It needs to be called out for the bollocks it is.

I miss Nurse Rached. Where has she gone all of a sudden?

Damn. One of those actors who was just great in everything.

As reported elsewhere, dead

Still, hats off to CNN, after 3 days their minds are still fully on the job:

Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Jim "Gentleman Jim" Marurai dead at 73: https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/politics/former-pm-jim-marurai-passes-away-at-age-73/

Well the contest has been running for 60 years and if on average there are at least 25 entries each year then without taking account of groups that is 1500 to pick from. Great category choice.

Rush Limbaugh’s cancer is in a hurry. Definitely one to consider.

Completely agree with everything you say - Biden isn't losing from here. Think Pennsylvania will get over the line before Arizona, but I really hope it's Arizona that puts Biden over the top: John McCain's final act of vengeance from beyond the grave.

Classic scavenger hunt line right there!

Honetsly, I'm a bit disappointed by the result of the list : if they had kept people like Little Richard, Sean Connery, Jill Gascoigne, we would already be at 17/50… I think that such a devastating years in terms of celebrities and centenarians should have a way higher score (even by that time of the year). Also, I think they're has been some misses by the committee like Ian Holm, John Lewis, Van Halen, John Hume, Kerslake… This is only my opinion and there's still one month and a half to go but… quite disappointed honestly, hope Stiles wasn't the last hit of the year. And I know that saying "they should have kept him or her" is useless but it doesn't mean that we can't say it right !?

Bit of a cock-up on the living front. His time went by. Other crappy puns and epigrams available on request.

RIP to a comedy legend. I did say last year that he would make a good candidate due to his age but some people thought he was still in good shape and we should wait longer. His last role appeared to be Paddington but on IMDB it says he has another role for 2020 in 'An Unquiet Life' He made an appearance in both Classic and New Who, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers. A Bond film, The Avengers and starred in numerous comedy classics like Butterflies and Reginald Perrin A great career. I think Bernard Cribbins really should make an appearance on the list next year but of course I hope he isn't an hit.

Former POW & number one recording artist Clive Dunn died 8 years ago today. Oh, he did some acting too.

Chanting in Arizona, perhaps?

Always chronological where possible. Towards the end of the game it can become important

I keep seeing this thread pop up and think 'ooh a hit!' and it never has been so far.

So far, the 2020 DeathList has achieved the second ever best result so I would say it has been rather good but it had potential to be better. Nicholas Parsons really should have been included instead of David Attenborough. Jill Gascoine and Sean Connery should have returned in places of John Edrich and Dick Cheney. Someone else instead of Shane MacGowan should have been carried over from last year’s list.

The 'committee' lost all interest in this place many years ago. At the end of the year they have a 20 minute toss about ( no, not that kind of toss ) and throw in a load of names that they got off of other websites and lob them onto the list. They then fuck off back to their normal lives and leave it to us for another year, or summat. I don't blame them and don't complain because there is still enough 'I can be arsed' in them to keep the place alive. Pointless moaning about the sodding list, be grateful they can be bothered to put one up every year.

There were fireworks last night as it was organised by the pub. I didn't go down there because the current dog has reacted fearfully to them in the past. However he has clearly graduated to the defiance reaction, and he just barked loudly: "BARK BARK BARK GO AWAY I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU TRY ANYTHING ON I CAN MAKE LOUD NOISES TOO BARK BARK BARK" So I went outside to look at the display and he came out with me, had a bit of a bark, and then went back in quite happily. My strategy is make a few calming reassuring noises, but not make a big deal out of it, and it seems to have paid off. He's still scared, but bravely scared instead of cowering.

Whenever I've told my friends about this website, they say it's weird and all this. I still feel a little reticient but I might do this for the first time this year! Why not I suppose?

I think in the case of people saying it about Jill Gascoigne, Little Richard and Sean Connery this year is because they were names previously on the list but removed rather than names that had never been on the list. I suspect that is what some posters mean ,certainly it is what I mean. Rather than just saying all big names who die are a miss by the committee.