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You’ve wheeled out this hideous little phrase before. About 0.01% of our taxes go to the royals. I’ve been paying tax for 10 years so it probably works out about 20 quid. The old girl owns nothing of mine, but she does owe me 20 quid.

Indeed @chilean way gets a third hit overall each one in a separate category and a first unique which means if their next hit is a unique in Olympians or Cabinet Ministers then they will be potentially be one hit away from victory in two separate ways Puts more pressure on the three players who are one hit from victory

Ralph Terry dead aged 86

Annie Flanders, the founding editor of Details magazine, which chronicled Downtown Manhattan in the 1980s, has died. She was 82. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/business/media/annie-flanders-dead.html

(As reported elsewhere) John Korty, a prolific TV movie director and the 1978 Academy Award winner for 'Best Documentary, Features', has died. He was 85. Korty's feature length credits include 'Go Ask Alice' and 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'. He won his Oscar for 'Who are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?', about a couple who adopted 19 war orphans with various physical disabilities. https://sfist.com/2022/03/16/oscar-winning-marin-county-filmmaker-john-korty-has-died-at-age-85/

Dennis Gonzalez, a Dallas jazz trumpeter and teacher, has died. He was 67. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2022/03/16/dennis-gonzalez-dallas-trumpeter-and-teacher-dies-at-67/

Vic Fazio, a former California congressman who represented Sacramento for 20 years, from 1979 to 1999, has died. He was 79. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article259481989.html

Barbara Morrison, a legendary Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist, has died. She was 72. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-16/barbara-morrison-la-jazz-blues-legend-dies

Mish Michaels, a long-time Boston reporter and meteorologist, has died. She was 53. https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/03/16/family-mourns-death-of-boston-meteorologist-mish-michaels/

Ralph Terry a hit here for Chilean Way

Merri Dee, a former broadcaster and director of communications at WGN-TV Chicago, has died. She was 85. Dee spent over four decades in Chicago broadcasting, most of them with WGN. https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/former-wgn-tv-anchor-reporter-merri-dee-dies-at-86/

Former Spurs captain Tony Marchi has died aged 89. Daily Mail

Leslie Cohen, long a fixture in the New York City LGBTQ+ community and one of four women who opened Sahara, a legendary upscale women’s club, in the 1970s, has died. http://gomag.com/article/150756-2/

Randy Holland, a former Delaware Supreme Court Justice, has died. He was 75. https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/former-justice-randy-holland-dies/?utm_content=201339401&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-2778767905

William Regal was talking about his issues a few years ago when we were all going "fuck, Regal's looking ill" and then he vanished for months. Cliff Notes version He broke his neck in a TV title match with Ricky Steamboat and never got it fixed. Just rested it and exercised. And did drugs. Vince McMahon paying for his rehab in 2000 when he was in danger of overdosing is well documented. A combination of the drugs and the heart issues in 2003 led to him having calcification of his heart throughout his entire WWE career. In 2013 after he had his Cesaro match he had been having neck pains so got it checked it out and turned out his entire neck vertebrae needed fixed and were being "held together by calcified shit". So he needed the first ever pro-wrestler four vertebrae fusion. Which is why he can't ever wrestle again. Sometime after that, he needed emergency surgery when his fused neck started to leak fluid. In 2018, he had to go get his heart checked as he wasn't feeling well. Turned out the earlier heart issues were causing heart failure, and he was given 6 months to live, but actual pioneering new surgery was performed on his heart to fix it and give him more time. He blames having to retire from his exercise regime for this - which is what both buggered his neck and stopped him dying from it. And then after that he got sepsis in both legs and again nearly died but for late medical intervention. Fucking hell. I mean, I'm glad it's not "pan can and see you in an Observer tribute mag in 3 months" but yeah, he's a lucky lucky man.

The trial of Wakefield MP Imran Ahman Khan (Con) for sexual assault of a 15 year old boy begins on 28th March If found guilty a custodial sentence of greater than 12 months triggers a by-election but one less than 12 months could trigger a recall petition Labour are already sounding out potential candidates according to Labour List

Kunimitsu Takahashi, one time Grand Prix starter, former Grand Prix motorcyclist and veteran of Japanese sports and touring car racing, dead at 82 - https://f1-gate.com/supergt/f1_67752.html

Great work tallying up the scores! I just take them as they are ;). But yes, the problem is that the winning strategy here is simply to jump from one hospice case to another. I basically submitted a team with about 10 bad picks, because I knew that as long as I can replace the good picks with other good picks, I can score well. Now, such a game might be a good idea, because it's something we don't really have yet. But I think it is not what you wanted it to be? In this case, I would suggest closing it down. An opportunistic pool wouldn''t even need a beginners' pool of 20. Maybe only 10. Once you are above 10 you run out of "good" names, and you end up with people like, say, Pelé, who might take their time. Introducing some kind of queue might be interesting though. Then the game becomes some kind of "mid-distance run". We don't have a lot of games like that, maybe only the Poker Pool with it's 7 months.

This is all becoming very ghoulish but Steve Woodmore has opened a gofundme to pay for a wheelchair lifter for his car. He can't carry it himself anymore. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-steve-get-a-car-wheelchair-hoist?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer Well, I am quite certain that his pancreatic cancer will spread quickly and it will all be over in, roughly, July.

Oh, please, some of you fuckers die!

Dean Woods, Australian cycling giant and gold medal winner, dies at 55 after battling ill health for a while: https://www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/7644156/olympic-cycling-gold-medallist-woods-dies/?cs=11042

Kathleen Feldvoss (born "Nord"), gold medal winning swimmer for East Germany at the 1988 games, dead of illness at 56: https://www.sport.de/news/ne4827752/olympiasiegerin-kathleen-feldvoss-verstorben/

Puerto Rican Rapper Ankhal also shot, but still living: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/puerto-rican-rapper-ankhal-shooting-2-1311694/

EDITED 26.12.22 Death Impends (3098 points) 16 hits [Antonio Inoki, Art Rupe, Bill Pitman, Carleton Carpenter, Charley Trippi, George Perez, Harry Yee, Joe Krush, Kane Tanaka, Larry Storch*, Leslie Phillips, Marsha Hunt, Monty Norman, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Clary] An Fear Beag (2758 points) 12 hits [Bill Turnbull*, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jiang Zemin, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Michael O’Connor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mollie Walker, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vicky Phelan] Wormfarmer (2656 points) 15 hits [Art Rupe, Boris Pahor, Charley Trippi, Everett Lee, Francis Jackson, Gail Halvorsen, Gary Burgess, Guy Lafleur, James Lovelock, Leslie Phillips*, Luis Echeverria, Marsha Hunt, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Weiskopf] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (2327 points) 13 hits [Bill Turnbull, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith] MSC (2109 points) 8 hits [Angela Lansbury, David Butler, James Lovelock, Jill Knight, Leslie Phillips, Nehemiah Persoff, Peter Tobin*, Queen Elizabeth II] Joey Russ (1935 points) 10 hits [Doddie Weir, George Perez*, James Lovelock, Jana Bennett, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, Tom Parker] WhoamI (1811 points) 7 hits [Frank Prihoda, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marsha Hunt, Mikhail Gorbachev*, Nehemiah Persoff, Queen Elizabeth II] Gcreptile (1792 points) 10 hits [David West, Jason Di Tulio, Jonathon Atherton, Julie Reichert*, Kane Tanaka, Pastelle Le Blanc, Pau Riba, Paul Dear, Silas Alexander, Tom Weiskopf] TQR (1771 points) 9 hits [Doddie Weir, Gary Burgess, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Peter Tobin, Susie Steiner, Tom Smith] Pedro69 (1740 points) 6 hits [Bill Pitman, Doddie Weir*, Estelle Harris, Jerry Lee Lewis, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II] Drol (1639 points) 11 hits [Antonio Inoki, Christos Sartzetakis, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Susie Steiner, Thick Nhat Hanh, Tom Parker, Tom Smith* Vic Elford] Captain Chorizo (1556 points) 10 hits [Christos Sartzetakis, Cliff Emmich, Jana Bennett, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Julie Reichert, Leonor Oyarzun, Luis Echeverria, Michel Bouquet, Vic Elford] The Old Lady (1553 points) 11 hits [Gary Burgess, Jana Bennett, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Marsha Hunt, Olivia Newton-John, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vic Elford] Deathray (1549 points) 8 hits [Bill Turnbull, Billy Bingham, David Butler, Jiang Zemin, Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Vic Elford] JoeMoneypenny (1499 points) 7 hits [Abigail K.K. Kawānanakoa, Asao Sano, Chor Yuen, Jiang Zemin, Qin Yi, Paula Stafford, Tsin Ting] Great Uncle Bulgaria (1496 points) 6 hits [Frank Williams, Josefine Ollman, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips*, Marian Fuks, Tom Smith] Wannamaker (1440 points) 9 hits [Bill Turnbull, George Perez*, James Lovelock, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Russell Bishop, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Vic Elford] Sean (1377 points) 7 hits [Angela Lansbury, Bill Treacher, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mikhail Gorbachev, Robert Durst, Sidney Poitier, Tom Weiskopf] Dying Probably (1353 points) 5 hits [Jiang Zemin, Leslie Phillips, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II] John Key (1322 points) 9 hits [Bill Turnbull, Christos Sartzetakis, Estelle Harris, Gary Burgess, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Lata Mangeshkar, Mwai Kibaki, Sacheen Littlefeather*, Tom Smith] The Old Crem (1301 points) 6 hits [Leslie Phillips, Loretta Lynn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II, Sidney Poitier] MariNisia (1291 points) 8 hits [Bill Turnbull, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jimmy Lyson, Larry Storch, Leslie Phillips, Mikhail Gorbachev, Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford] Guy From Future (1280 points) 7 hits [Abigail K.K. KawānanakoaJames Caan, Jean-Louis Trintignant, June Brown, Norman Mineta, Pedro Ferrandiz, Susie Steiner] Yorkshire Banker (1263points) 6 hits [Angela Lansbury, Frank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paula Rego, Sammy Chung, Sonny Caldinez] Book (1247 points) 7 hits [CW McCall, Irene Papas, Jiang Zemin, Leonard Fenton, Monica Vitti, Ralf Wolter, Rolf Eden] Toast (1234 points) 8 hits [Angela Lansbury, Beryl Vertue, Jet Black, June Brown, Raymond Briggs, Sidney Poitier, Susie Steiner, Vic Elford] Arghton (1234 points) 6 hits [F. Sionil Jose, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jiang Zemin, Leslie Phillips, Rafiq Tarar, Vesa-Matti Loiri] Kenny (1198 points) 9 hits [Bill Turnbull, Chris Rimmer, Deborah James, Gary Burgess, Olivia Newton-John, Russell Bishop*, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf] Nantonian (1141 points) 6 hits [Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jill Knight, Leslie Phillips, Marsha Hunt, Tom Parker, Tom Weiskopf] Salmon Mousse (1120 points) 12 hits [Gary Burgess, George Perez, Isabel Torres, Jack Thomas, Jane Marczewski, Mustafa Kayirici, Pau Riba, Robert Durst, Russell Bishop, Sacheen Littlefeather, Silas Alexander, Susie Steiner] LizLemon (1102 points) 5 hits [George Perez, Loretta Lynn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nichelle Nichols, Queen Elizabeth II)] Hell (985 points) 4 hits [Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, June Brown, Leslie Phillips] Thatcher (972 points) 6 hits [Billy Bingham, Geoffrey Howlett, George Perez, Lester Piggott, Olivia Newton-John, Pat Carroll] Torva Messor (968 points) 7hits [Bill Turnbull, Gail Halvorsen, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Marijane Meaker, Nichelle Nichols, Thich Nhat Hanh] Lady Fiona (966 points) 6 hits [Bernard Cribbins, Carleton Carpenter, June Brown, Leslie Phillips, Ned Rorem, Sidney Poitier] The Unknown Man (958 points) 5 hits [Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jiang Zemin, Larry Storch, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker] Buffalo Phil 956 points) 6 hits [Clare Marx, Kane Tanaka*, Monica Vitti, Robert Durst, Sacheen Littlefeather, Tom Smith] WEP (848 points) 6 hits [Bill Turnbull, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Smith] Bibliogryphon (818 points) 6 hits [CW McCall, Frank O’Farrell, Jack Smethurst, Joan Lingard, Judith Durham, Pat Carroll] Death By Arsenic (801 points) 3 hits [Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Julie Reichert] Etib80 (752 points) 3 hits [Angela Lansbury, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II] Predictor (632 points) 4 hits [Jonny Nilsson, Mosharraff Hossain, Silas Alexander, Tony Brown] Buffalo Phil 956 points) 6 hits [Clare Marx, Kane Tanaka*, Monica Vitti, Robert Durst, Sacheen Littlefeather, Tom Smith] The Unknown Man (958 points) 5 hits [Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jiang Zemin, Larry Storch, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker] Famous4Eva (571 points) 3 hits [June Brown, Queen Elizabeth II, Virginia Patton] Im Not Hades (549 points) 3 hits [Loretta Lynn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Monica Vitti] BabyBlue (537 points) 6 hits [Dagny Carlsson, Irene Papas, Jana Bennett, Kane Tanaka, Monica Vitti, Monique Hanotte] CalebH (281 points) 3 hits [Estelle Harris, James Caan, Olga Szabo-Orban] Doulton (88 points) 1 hit [Tom Parker]

Eleven of my picks have died (plus one other with NQOs). For anyone unaware, there is no time limit on post editing in this forum. So the tidiest way of keeping your scores up to date is to go back to the post that contains your team, and cross out your picks as they fall off the perch.