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Some happy news I want to share with all of you: about two months ago, my wife and I became parents for the first time. Our son is in good health and growing well, just as my wife has recovered well from giving birth. Our daily lives have changed massively, but we're lucky enough to have lots of loved ones who are there for us in these changing times. We're both completely in love with our boy, and it's great to see him learn new things.

You read that right. 30 years of the DDP. A mighty milestone few could've envisioned when it was a local 90s affair that had its own trophy. 2024, despite an overall hits tally on track to break the record, felt fairly arid on the headliner and competitive fronts, perhaps portending a mighty 2025 enema. Whatever happens, @time, @Banana and I are once again here to guide you through it... Dear Jimmy - either die in the next week, or go all the way to- wait, I wrote this before... THE RULES are near exactly what they were last time, with the only edits done being updating all instances of 2023/2024 to 2024/2025, and changing The Times' URL from .co.uk to .com. IMPORTANT REMINDER: The spreadsheet method of entry that began in 2021 remains in service. The 2025 spreadsheet, identical to the 2024 one in all but filename, can be found here. It is heavily recommended to use the spreadsheet as means of entry to reduce Banana's workload as much as possible. If you are absolutely unable to work with the Excel spreadsheet, still make sure to recheck GUN's DDP entry guide thread from 2020 to make the formatting of your email as smooth as possible.

Silvia Pinal (1931-2024) "She is perfectly fine, not even hospitalised" (Family denial, level 1) "Ok, she was in hospital, but is much better now" (Family denial, level 2) "Ok, she is still in hospital, but out of ICU" (Family denial, level 3) "Ok, she is still in ICU, just needs a little supplementary oxygen" (Family denial, level 4) "Ok, she's dead, but one day even Jimmy Carter will die!!!" (Highest possible level of denial) Age at death: 93 Known health issues: Wheelchair bound for years, hospitalised in ICU with heart disease and COVID in December 2021, hospitalised in ICU wuth aspiration pneumonia in December 2022, hospitalised in ICU in December 2023, hospitalised in March 2024, hospitalised in ICU in November 2024. Cause of death: Dead? No, no, by now she has surely been discharged. Alignment: One of the greatest actresses of Mexican cinema and very beautiful in her prime. Melted into a wax statue in her later years. Also had a political stint as senator, and fought for civil rights in the 80s.

So yeah, you're not done with me as DDP co-host yet. No one offered to take up the mantle, but doing slimmer obits has made things considerably easier and pretty much "TMIB redux"-proofed the front page. In fact I don't think there will be any changes for next year, rule or personnel wise, outside of acknowledging that The Times is a .com website now rather than .co.uk. The DDP 2025 thread and launch will be coming over the weekend.

Silvia Pinal dead https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/11/29/muere-silvia-pinal-la-historica-actriz-del-cine-de-oro-mexicano-tras-ser-hospitalizada-de-emergencia/

Fastest filling of roster: 45 minutes – 2024 1 hour – 2022 1 hour, 52 minutes – 2020 2 hours, 13 minutes – 2021 3 hours, 2 minutes – 2023 5 hours, 32 minutes – 2019 10 hours, 54 minutes – 2016 11 hours, 9 minutes – 2017 11 hours, 18 minutes – 2018

Jacqueline White (Wiki) turned 102 today! She may not have had the fame of Ava Gardner, Eleanor Parker or Doris Day, but she still remains one of the most beloved and unfortunately the last actresses from the Golden Age of Classic Hollywood and from 1922 class. Here are some photos on her 102nd birthday, she looks very good in my opinion, she still continues to sign autographs (a few days ago) Fun Fact: I read somewhere that she was chosen to play Old Rose in Titanic (1997), but she turned it down because she had retired from acting in the 1950s when she was still young, so her role went to the legend Gloria Stuart (who was also her friend)

Gunnel Stenbäck, oldest in Finland and former head of the Helsinki Deaconess Foundation dead at 110. Oldest in Finland now I believe is Arvi Hämäläinen, born in January 1917. Quite a drop. I mentioned Hämäläinen here some months ago, he's a (very slightly) locally notable costume designer and has had multiple hospitalisations since 2021.

Dead

Philip Glass and Godfrey Reggio a few weeks back - well, either that or Simon and Garfunkel's homeless twin brothers!

I just opened the first window on my One Direction Advent calendar and Liam Payne fell out.

Leah Kunkel (wiki), American singer and attorney, dead at 76. Sister of Mama Cass.

I've been allowed to see the first draft of the 2025 list. Some sensible picks ruined by the wacky choice of Jimmy Carter.

Lou Carnesecca dead at 99.

1. YoungWillz - Billy Connolly 2. drol - Jimmy Carter 3. theoldlady - Jean-Marie Le Pen 4. Steve - Chuwit Kamolvisit 5. Captain Hemlock - James Butts 6. Book - Steve McMichael 7. polar duck - Manouchehr Bakhtiari 8. Commtech Sio Bibble - Marilyn Hagerty 9. livingbygrace - Kaiti Grey 10. Ali - Raul Castro 11. CaptainChorizo - James Clayton Flowers 12. Funeralopolis - Barry Urban 13. The Immortal - José Mujica 14. Summer in Transylvania - Donald P. Bellisario 15. Bibliogryphon - Noam Chomsky 16. Lafaucheuse - Álvaro Noboa 17. Death Impends - Cindy Birdsong 18. Toast - Jean Marsh 19. maryportfuncity - Ethel Caterham 20. MariNisia - George Chuvalo 21. gcreptile - Mary Schmucker 22. chilean way - Eva Marie Saint 23. time - Dick Van Dyke 24. Yvonne - Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat 25. arghton - Jayapataka Swami

And voilà, cancer-free: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14134669/dolph-lundgren-cancer-free-update-years-live.html

Not famous but an interesting fact Ruth Carol Taylor (Wiki), the first African-American flight attendant in the United States died last year on May 12, 2023, at the age of 91.

Marshall Brickman, the Woodman's Oscar-winning co-writer on Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Manhattan Murder Mystery, dead at 85.

Was taking the dog for a walk, looked up and saw this. Happy St. Andrews day to you all.

Comes out in favour of assisted dying.Mentions he is on the last type of chemo available and that it isn't stopping some of his 15 tumours growing but is limiting the rate of growth.

It's always good to see happy news here, I wish you and your little one much success, good health and happiness

Here's Redford from this September. I don't think he's declined much for 88. Probably more on the radar for the 2027 DeathList.

What a crazy game - Bob started the day today at the very top and he’s the second to drop…..

Mike Ditka not in hospice, but under 24/7 care. Diana later said herself 'my husband is NOT in hospice' to the Chicago Sun-Times, while confirming caretakers are present to help the three-time NFL champion as a coach and player.