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Maybe calm down with the polls now Daredevil, this isn’t fucking YouGov.

Thank you all for your discoveries! The game now hopefully includes all of them (so far). The scoreboard will be updated completely tomorrow (but it has begun!). For the people who want to assist with the photos, it's coming soon!

Mr Reptile has earned himself a beer.

Mount Baldy. Isn’t that what the Princess of Wales does?

Panteleimon of Belgium dead at 87.

Shantabai Kamble died this morning according to several tributes posted on Facebook. Just under 5 weeks shy of her centenary.

42 George Michael — Careless Whisper 38 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 37 Madonna – Into The Groove 34 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart +4 27 Frankie goes to Hollywood – Relax 27 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 26 Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 26 Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer 23 Midge Ure – If I Was 23 Dead or Alive – You spin me round (like a record) 21 Frankie goes to Hollywood – The power of love 21 Duran Duran – The Reflex 21 Chaka Khan – I feel for you 21 Foreigner – I want to know what love is 21 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 19 Shakin´ Stevens – Merry Christmas everyone 18 Sister Sledge – Frankie 18 Jim Diamond – I should have known better 18 Wham – I`m your man 17 Wham – Freedom 16 Wham – Wake me up before you go go 15 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I got you babe 11 Lionel Richie – Hello 11 Whitney Houston – Saving all my love for you 11 Paul Hardcastle – 19 9 Jennifer Rush – The power of love 7 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing in the street 00 Paul McCartney – Pipes of Peace -6 (Peace off).

Leigh Taylor-Young, the attractive and notable American film, radio, stage, and television actress, who started her versatile career in the mid-1960s, and probably remembered for her roles in the primetime ABC serial "Peyton Place", and as the wife of one of J.R. Ewing's nemeses in "Dallas", is 78 today. Leigh Taylor-Young has been married four times, including to actors Ryan O'Neal and Craig Sheffer. Volodymyr Zelensky, the important Ukrainian politician, probably the most popular leader on Earth at the moment, an actor by profession, who was elected President of Ukraine on April 21, 2019, is 45 today.

@ladyfiona and @diego have scored points as Paris Hilton has become a mum.

For the Best Animated Features this year: A teenager transforms into a '70s singer whenever she feels a strong emotion- Turning Rod. Puss and Kitty Softpaws fight over dinner- Puss in Boots: The Last Fish. A couple discover a talking seashell covered in farm tools- Marcel the Shell with Hoes On. A monster hunter and an orphan find one such creature in a bowl- The Pea Beast. The story of Pinocchio is reimagined with Boris Johnson (or Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, or any of their cabinet members) as the lead- Guillermo Del Tory's Pinocchio.

Canadian actor Michael Ontkean, probably best known for playing Sheriff Harry Truman in hit american cult drama series Twin Peaks, celebrates his 77th birthday today.

Looks like he's going to be fine.

Yep, time to review those Best Picture Oscar Nominees: Michelle Yeoh takes time to mop up the vomit in Everything Everywhere Ill At Once. Tom Cruise enacts his famous character's childhood in Pop Gun: Maverick. 50s Rock n Roller plays to the immigrants to the USA on the island of Ellis. Lesbian conductress uses her arm waving skills to escape from the canvas sheet thrown over her in Tarp. A small Irish village is the setting for a day trip by bickering transsexuals in The Manshees of Inisherin. Whatever happened to all the Disney grandmothers? Find out in The Fabelnans. James Cameron reveals a long-awaited sequel, where an alien race discover a new home in a Scottish river in Avatar: The Tay Of Water. All soldiers just decide to stop fighting and play cards for the remainder of World War I in All Quit On The Western Front. Ladies who have been sexually abused strap on their strapons and take some revenge in Women Tasking. Hit movie adaptation of the story of the UK 2022 and the three hapless British Prime Ministers in Triangle Of Madness.

I retired from the DDP this year as it's no longer something I enjoy, but it's sad to see a few of my past uniques haven't been carried over this year. Notably: Kim Weston (wiki), soul singer who duetted with Marvin Gaye in "It Takes Two", turning 84 this year with a bad history of serious health issues. Eddie Stobart (wiki), haulage giant who has disappeared from the face of the earth in recent years, turning 94 in April.

I'll submit a team in a wee while. I'm prepared to be surprised, but I'm going to predict right off that 33 of that lot are guaranteed dead by the end of the year. Which makes this harder than Nadhim Zahawi's tax return...

Yeah, God - in 1944

Proud Boys co-founder Aaron Laigaie, who: 1) declared COVID was over and 2) asserted it was a problem for the elderly has now 3) died from the coronavirus. https://www.fox3now.com/mt-baker-proud-boy-leading-member-aaron-laigaie-died-form-covid/

If she dies must have a good chance of making your scrabble score deficit thread too?

Constantine II is my second hit too.

American theatre critic and playwright Eric Bentley died at 103 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/theater/eric-bentley-dead.html

Queen Beatrix former monarch of the Netherlands turns 82 today.

My shadow list for 2018. Congratulations to the committee for their most successful 2017 predictions. It was not the best year for my list, so I must hope for a better outcome in 2018. I wish all Death Listers a most excellent year ahead, and hope I and you survive through to the end! Once again let death wander amongst us. 14/50 Dead 1 )Herman Wouk (Sailor), 2) Billy Graham (Preacher), 3) Olivia De Havilland (Maid Marion), 4) Hosni Mubarak (felon), 5) Javier Perez de Cuellar (Sec Gen #5), 6) Clive James (A life critical), 7) Leslie Phillips (Left hand down a bit), 8) Denis Norden (Frank’s other half), 9) Bernard Cribbins (Diggin’ a hole), 10) Daniel arap Moi (Sometime African politician), 11) Michael Anderson (Logan’s Run), 12) Kirk Douglas (Ear-ear), 13) George H W Bush (Naughty old man), 14) Barbara Bush (1st lady), 15) Carol Channing (Thoroughly Modern Millie), 16) Stanley Donen (On the Town), 17) William Frankland (Immune to death), 18) Hal Holbrook (Presidents man), 19) John McCain (Prisoner of war), 20) Clint Walker (Cheyenne Bodie), 21) Vera Lynn (Will we meet again?), 22) Tom Lehrer (Pigeon poisoner), 23) Mary Carlisle (WAMPAS baby), 24) Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Old Tory survivor), 25) Gottfried Böhm (Build ‘em high), 26) Joe Jackson (Dad), 27) Walter “Fritz” Mondale (Veep), 28) James Randi (Just an illusion), 29) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Breathing death mask), 30) Desmond Morris (Naked Ape), 31) Bill Maynard (Magic Selwyn), 32) Lewis Gilbert (Reaching for the sky), 33) Jean Heywood (Billy’s gran), 34) Nathaniel Tarn (Beautiful contradictions), 35) Harold Prince (Hello Broadway), 36) Franco Zeffirelli (Tea with Mussolini), 37) Mangosuthu Buthelezi (KwaZulu), 38) Betty White (One time mayor of Hollywood), 39) Robert Mugabe (Ex-everlasting president), 40) Clu Gulager (Billy the Kid), 41) Ennio Morricone (For a few dollars more), 42) Mary Wilson (Private Eye diarist and poet), 43) Benny Golson (Hard-bop), 44) Frank Williams (Vicar), 45) Stuart Whitman (Cimarron Strip), 46) Patricia Routledge (Hyacinth), 47) William Russell (Companion), 48) Alasdair MacIntyre (After Virtue), 49) Stephen Hawking (Deep thought), 50) Barbara Rush (Woman of means).

Very sad news. He was often controversial and unpopular by many Germans. I had big respect for him and his FDP. The Party was always better than its Reputation. 54 years, may he rest in peace now!

Peter Arundell's doctors have given him just 5% chance of making his 76th birthday in November this year. He is on course, despite doctor's previous predictions to at most, meet his 40th wedding anniversary in May. He is suffering from a terminal lung condition, similiar to Evel Knievel's. Meanwhile, former South African racing driver Jackie Pretorius is recovering, slowly, from: I posted this 7 days ago. Ruby died last week, and thus far, as I expected, has not got a UK obit. Now Jackie Pretorius has died of his injuries this morning. So this just leaves my DDP pick, Peter Arundell. At this rate, will he make April? Oh, I have a new cast-iron candidate to replace Arundell potentially, but for DDP reasons, I will not mention it... yet Going back to Jackie Pretorius, what a shocking end to a fine driver. His attack was the main reason I decided not, after a lot of planning & preparation, to go to South Africa in 2010. A sad day