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  1. 4 points
    Len Ashurst, former Sunderland defender and manager, reported dead aged 82: https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/19605086.former-newport-county-sunderland-great-len-ashurst-dies/ DDP Pick.
  2. 3 points
    I will defend DI by admitting I came up with the new compromise darts thread title and if folk don't like it I am man enough to blame the copious amount of whisky I was/am drinking when asked for my opinion.
  3. 3 points
    Leon Brown, an American bodybuilder in the golden age of the sport, has died. Brown was the first ever bodybuilder featured in Sports Illustrated. https://fitnessvolt.com/bodybuilder-leon-brown-died/
  4. 3 points
    Charles G. Sellers, an American historian and author known for his book The Market Revolution: Jacksonian America, 1815-1846, has died. He was 98. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/books/charles-g-sellers-dead.html (Behind paywall)
  5. 2 points
    Was it "exactly" a year, i.e. the one-year-contract was over? How unfortunate that the relationship didn't see the movie release and can't assist in the marketing. Will Tom now have to "date" a woman closer to his own age?
  6. 2 points
    Buggered ruggers? I’m not good with quirky thread titles but I think that’s an improvement? The problem with “boofhead” (and I read the above explanation) is that the reference is so niche that nobody gets it. The word is synonymous with “idiot”, which makes no sense… trust me, as someone who played both football and rugby on an amateur level for years, the players of the latter are generally far more intelligent!
  7. 2 points
    Insideeko isn’t a legit website. It’s a bot that scrubs info from elsewhere, including off of social media platforms, and dozens of times it’s declared ppl dead who are the victim of hoaxes.
  8. 2 points
    Will Minimalists become Classical Musicians, Mollie Sugden and Al become 20th Century British Sitcoms, and Jacques Brel’s Jelly Jewellery become Music in this new grey functional world? It’s snowflake culture and dumbing down gorn mad, I tell you. Did we fight the Thread Wars for this?
  9. 2 points
    Ask and you shall receive (legit thought all this time that "boofhead" was a rugby-specific slang, rather than more general "idiot" one...)
  10. 2 points
    Will go to space with Blue Origin this October - making him the oldest person in space ever. https://nypost.com/2021/09/24/william-shatner-to-go-to-space-in-jeff-bezos-rocket-ship/
  11. 2 points
    Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, a pioneering funk musician and bandleader for the James Brown band during its most popular period, died on Sept. 23 at age 80. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alfred-pee-wee-ellis-dead/
  12. 1 point
    Both of Gooseberry's stories in this thread yesterday make it sound like the Bond Girl was rescued from the latest Bond Villain. tbf, Elon Musk is basically a less cool version of Hugo Drax.
  13. 1 point
    Eggchasers or "people who think it's acceptable behaviour to defecate in a pint glass".
  14. 1 point
    Hadn't seen a photo of Bob Mills in ages, looks like he's been in bed with his dinner, lunch, breakfast and elevenses.
  15. 1 point
    Sue Thompson dead according to Wikipedia. I’ve searched Google, FB and Twitter and can find fuck all, though I am quite drunk right now, so I’ll investigate once normal service resumes.
  16. 1 point
    For those of you confused - in the scrum, the boofhead is sandwiched between the tighthead and the loosehead, with the lock forwards' hands hanging on to his (or her) balls. It's a sad but (I suppose) inevitable, and perhaps even justified, sign of the modern times in which we live that thread titles must adapt to current health and safety regulations. Though I will give a small, sad shake of the head when 'Andy Fordham - will he lose his liver?' becomes 'Darts Players' and 'Geoff Duke' transmogrifies into 'Motorcyclists'. I think the boofheads addition might have been my doing, way back when - possibly in some cackhanded tribute to Gunjaman5000 or some other such macho Antipodean sort. Farewell the once-talented Mr Ripley. (Edit: oh sorry, I see he and his boofheads live on in the subtitle)
  17. 1 point
    A Chinese man has died from a fatal gas buildup after he chugged 1.5 litre Coca-Cola bottles for 10 minutes. He consumed the beverages to stay hydrated in the heat (it would've had the opposite effect). Several hours later, he began experiencing a swollen stomach and severe pain. He would later pass-on despite receiving treatment. He did, however, skip the Mentos. https://nypost.com/2021/09/24/chinese-man-dies-after-guzzling-1-5-liters-of-coca-cola/
  18. 1 point
    Bruce Fleisher, a prolific golfer who won once on the PGA tour during a long career, but had greater success on what is now the Champions Tour, has died. He was 72. Fleisher won 18 times on the latter. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/2021/09/24/golfer-bruce-fleisher-who-shined-pga-tour-champions-dies-72/5847766001/
  19. 1 point
    Tori McCarthy, a comedienne, singer, actress and director, whose IMDB credits include a cross-section of roles, notably producer of 10 projects over the past decade, has died. McCarthy had been battling leukemia. https://insideeko.com/tori-mccarthy-death-obituary/
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  21. 1 point
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58674452 Jitender Maan Gogi, notorious Indian gangster who murdered and kidnapped people, including a local singer has died in Delhi. He was shot in a courtroom by two gunmen posing as lawyers. These two men were then killed by the police.
  22. 1 point
    Basil Hoffman (wiki) dead at 83. Also had notable roles in a lot of Hollywood films, including The Artist (2011), Ordinary People (1980) and All the President's Men (1976).
  23. 1 point
    Two more... Third baseman Bill Sudakis (wiki), died on 15 September, aged 75. Source is his Baseball Almanac page. and Joan Berger (wiki), AAGPBL of the Rockford Peaches, died on 11 September, aged 87. Death notice.
  24. 1 point
    Gunnar Utterberg, Swedish Gold in the K2 Canoe 1000m sprint at the 1964 Olympics, died 12 September. https://www-jnytt-se.translate.goog/logga-in/jkk-vannerna-minns-bortgangne-os-guldmedaljoren-gunnar-utterberg-fanns-inga-hinder-for-honom-nar-han-kom-ut-pa-sjon?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=nui,sc,elem (Paywall) About time, a hit for time.
  25. 1 point
    Yannis Kapsis, greek Journalist and debuty foreign Minister (82-89) dead at 88 years: http://www.ekathimerini.com/223188/article/ekathimerini/news/veteran-journalist-politician-yiannis-kapsis-dies
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