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Death notice for Sir John Conant, 2nd Baronet and WWII veteran aged 100: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/conant-notices_55344 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John_Conant,_2nd_Baronet

Mildly curious find as I tot up the stats for last year - despite 2023 smashing the hits total, no individual month from it makes the top 10 of the "Most hits in a month" statistic. 31 hits are needed to make the top 10, and the closest was February with 30.

Tippi Hedren, American actress, is 94 today.

We'll know for certain if he starts grabbing it.

If that’s the case then Carter’s glory years were 2017-21.

I’m really surprised no one picked A.J. Foyt. An 89 year old auto racing legend with health issues could have been a great pick and he was on my long list.

Same here. The 'attending your own funeral' episode was especially good.

The past 2 episodes of The Traitors have been some of the best TV I've seen in a long time, I'm not usually a fan of reality TV but I am well and truly entranced.

Noticed she's doing another theatre date in March in Thame https://www.blogcliveconwayproductions.com/post/dame-patricia-routledge-will-perform-facing-the-music-at-the-players-theatre-alongside-edward-seckerson-on-17th-march-2024

Cheers! I was 95% sure it was MacMurray, but he seemed an odd one out, and the somewhat similar-looking Fonda was in Firecreek with James Stewart around this time. Eastwood and Marvin would hve been filming Paint Your Wagon together, and Hudson and Wayne The Undefeated.

Fred MacMurray and yes, Laurence Harvey

I am just in the process of booking my first overseas work trip since before COVID when I was in Ethiopia at the beginning of March 2020. I am in a different job now so this will be a bit different and it is only a week in Germany but I will be visiting three of my customers across the week

as horrible as his crime were, we're not in middle ages anymore. Violence doesn't resolve anything, prison for life is a better option.

Computer scientist David L. Mills (wiki) reportedly dead at 85 on Wiki.

Fri 19 Jan 18:15 AEDT 44 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 39 Barry Ryan — Eloise 38 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 35 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well +4 31 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 24 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town  21 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 19 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 18 Tom Jones — Delilah 18 The Foundations — Build me up Buttercup 17 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 15 The Casuals — Jesamine 15 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 08 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do -6

Adriana Caselotti died on this day 27 years ago, aged 80. - Caselotti had a brief stint as a chorus girl at MGM in 1935- afterwards, Disney noticed her talent, and asked her to be the voice of Snow White: - Caselotti was paid $970 for the role, but her voice went uncredited and she had trouble finding voice work afterwards; Jack Benny asked her to come on his radio show but Walt Disney did not give him permission, stating it would spoil the illusion. - Caselotti would have more film roles in extremely influential movies. The first was in The Wizard of Oz, where she provided the voice of Juliet's "Wherefore art thou, Romeo?" during "If I Only Had a Heart". The other was in It's a Wonderful Life as a singing bar patron. - Her film career ended in 1946, and afterwards she appeared for Disney's promotional events for Snow White. In 1994, she would be named a Disney Legend. - In 1991, Caselotti was brought back by Disney to record for a restored release of Snow White for its 55th anniversary- however, after completion, Disney decided to re-dub her lines with Mary Kay Bergman (later of South Park fame) instead. Caselotti was not notified of this by Disney. - Caselotti was the last surviving voice actor of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Thread for the far-right pundit and failed presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. Retired last year after six decades of being an angry SOB.

Do you want an update? Of course you do. Who doesn't enjoy laughing at players getting scoreless hits, or getting 3 hits in January for bugger all points. All the while smugly convincing yourself that you are just storing up potential hits, all of whom will score big points in the last quarter of the year. Well you will be disappointed on the first one. No January 1st hits this year to sneer at. The best we can manage is my January 2nd hit of Frank Kitson. So just for the record, I was the first leader of this pool, holding a 1 point lead after day 2 of the race! After a thankfully quiet end to 2023, there was carnage in the first week of 2024, with 2 of the most popular picks dying, along with well-supported Derek Draper. This is who I have so far- let me know if I have missed anyone. January 2nd: Frank Kitson January 4th: Glynis Johns January 4th: Mike Sadler January 5th: Derek Draper January 5th: Mario Zagallo January 7th: Franz Beckenbauer January 10th: Roy Battersby January 13th: Joyce Randolph January 14th: Brian Barczyk And so to the first official scoreboard of the year. 35 players out of 65 have had at least 1 hit. 4 Jokers have already been hit, with @Etushispushingupdaisiesand @theoldladycashing in early on Derek Draper, @etib80playing theirs a day earlier with Glynis Johns, and @Torva Messorjokering Joyce Randolph. The Randolph joker gives Torva Messor the lead early on. Not ideal, but as @Dying Probablyshowed last year, playing the Joker early is not necessarily the kiss of death. After strong finishes for the past few years, @wannamakeris out of the blocks early this time around, with 3 down by the end of the first fortnight to lie in second place. @RadGuymakes up the first, and most pointless podium of the year. Here is the scoreboard of everyone with a hit. If you really feel the need to see yourself with 0 points beside your name, the full scoreboard is on page 1. Torva Messor (27 points) 2 hits [Glynis Johns, Joyce Randolph*] Wannamaker (22 points) 3 hits [Brian Barczyk, Franz Beckenbauer, Glynis Johns] RadGuy (19 points) 2 hits [Brian Barczyk, Franz Beckenbauer] Book (16 points) 2 hits [Joyce Randolph, Mario Zagallo] WhoamI (15 points) 2 hits [Glynis Johns, Joyce Randolph] Etushispushingupdaisies (14 points) 2 hits [Derek Draper*, Franz Beckenbauer] GooseberryCrumble (12 points) 1 hit [Joyce Randolph] Etib80 (12 points) 2 hits [Franz Beckenbauer, Glynis Johns*] Imelda (10 points) 2 hits [Derek Draper, Franz Beckenbauer] Salmon Mousse (9 points) 1 hit [Roy Battersby] Thatcher (9 points) 1 hit [Roy Battersby] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (9 points) 2 hits [Franz Beckenbauer, Glynis Johns] The Old Lady (8 points) 1 hit [Derek Draper*] Nantonian (8 points) 2 hits [Derek Draper, Mario Zagallo] Hell (7 points) 2 hits [Derek Draper, Glynis Johns] DeathBecomesThem (6 points) 1 hit [Franz Beckenbauer] Gcreptile (6 points) 1 hit [Franz Beckenbauer] JoeMoneypenny (6 points) 1 hit [Franz Beckenbauer] Sean (6 points) 1 hit [Franz Beckenbauer] YoungOne (6 points) 1 hit [Franz Beckenbauer] Drol (4 points) 1 hit [Mario Zagallo] Funeralopolis (4 points) 1 hits [Derek Draper] GrimUpNorth (4 points) 1 hit [Derek Draper] John Key (4 points) 1 hit [Derek Draper] An Fear Beag (4 points) 2 hits [Frank Kitson, Mike Sadler] Captain Chorizo (3 points) 1 hits [Glynis Johns] Death By Arsenic (3 points) 1 hit [Glynis Johns] Diego (3 points) 1 hits [Glynis Johns] LizLemon (3 points) 1 hit [Glynis Johns] MariNisia (3 points) 1 hits [Glynis Johns] Msc (3 points) 1 hit [Glynis Johns] Pedro69 (3 points) 1 hits [Mike Sadler] The Old Crem (3 points) 1 hits [Glynis Johns] Toast (3 points) 1 hits [Glynis Johns] TQR (3 points) 1 hit [Glynis Johns] Tracey (3 points) 1 hit [Glynis Johns]

Seen on Sickipedia earlier: - What's the difference between a cow and a tragedy? - Kate Garraway doesn't know how to milk a cow!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12971171/Betty-Boothroyd-QUENTIN-LETTS-memorial-service-late-Commons-Speaker.html Patricia Routledge did a reading at Betty Boothroyds memorial service on Monday. No pictures of her, but apparently she "hobbled".

The last eleven months: https://youtu.be/Z0YIJQ1jgEI?si=nojBRxcvrsEWk1Vn

Why would they do that you can always stop reading it

Violence is cheaper though.

The committee definitely had a golden hand this year.

The death card would be a skeleton on horseback