Deathray

There is a long-standing whispered rumour that one of my cousins was not fathered by my uncle but more likely by the wealthy man down the street. Surely they could just do a DNA test?

I'm sorry but suicide is admiral - it's a rather final expression of someones willpower, courage and determination combining physical nerve with mental fortitude. The majority of people who contemplate offing themselves are incapable of following through, me included in times gone by, so it's right to have admiration for those who follow through. It's also right to pity them and be upset at their death.

Shame to see you survived your theatre trip.

Becomes our longest reigning monarch on Wednesday. If you don't count James Stuart. I wonder how much extra mileage she'll add on to it, and whether we'll see the person to break the record in our lifetimesl

That's actually a cause for concern. It shows that the last third of the year produces less than a third of the years hits in average. Well, not really. We tend to have good information on the nearly-deceased at the start ofthe year so the nailed-on likes of Little Jimmy Dickens were picked and gone in days. So, it's fairly good to get nearly 30% in the last quarter because these are often the most marginal picks in the previous December. I'm not saying it's not good just in terms of maths it's a cause of concern for this year. The record is 14. In order to reach that we need 4 hits in the next 4 months. In 66% of the year we have achieved ten hits. On the basis that 28% of the years hits will happen in the last 4 months we can say that 10 is 72% of the years hits. That means we can expect 3.88 (28% on the aforementioned basis) hits in the rest of the year. The best case scenario is we equal the record? Obviously chance comes into play and we still have a realistic chance of beating the record, but in all probability we won't.

2. I know who my father was. Assuming he meant to say 'bastard', it has nothing to do with the fact that you know your father. A bastard is a child born to unmarried parents. Fair enough, though my parents were married to each other. Then you're a character in a soap opera. Surely some real people have that situation as well. I think it may be the case for someone in my extended family but not entirely sure as were not in contact with one of the parents.

That's actually a cause for concern. It shows that the last third of the year produces less than a third of the years hits in average.

Invade Libya and build camps for them using the donations of bleeding heart let them ins across Europe.

90-year old Prince Philip might be a secret smoker. This sounds a bit dubious. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8976754/The-Duke-of-Edinburgh-has-enjoyed-good-health-for-much-of-his-life.html I thought Jean Alexander, 89 was also a smoker unless she's given up?

"I think I've done my bit don't you" - Queen Elizabeth She's abdicating - you heard it first here.

Does that mean we change the name of the thread every time a soap actor/actress dies? Ain't gonna happen. Can we not change it when Grace Archer dies? Nope! Should it not by rights be the Arthur Leslie memorial thread, given he was the first major television soap actor to die whilst still playing the role?

Who was a budding alcoholic out of those lot? I saw an episode a couple of weeks ago and Eileen,Barbara and Bill all look3d pretty good despite the fact they are all in their 80s.Liz Dawn I don't think will last too many years though as she has been ill a very long time.Johnny Briggs I think has been unwell and is having family problems and looked awful when Anne Kirkbride died.Julie Goodyear looks pretty rough these days and does smoke like a chimney so is worth keeping an eye on and Jean Alexander is getting very old now. Johnny Briggs come to think of it turns 80 today! Happy Birthday Johnny! For some reason I thought Briggs had had issues with alcohol must have got that wrong. Although he does look bloody unwell in recent photos of him and quite guant compared to Bill Roache who's three years his senior. By his family problems do you mean his drug addict daughter who he disowned years ago for introducing her own daughter to heroin? If so I can't see that taking too much toll on him at this point. Julie Goodyear apparently used to sit in a silk gown and chainsmoke only breaking to do scenes. That's got to store up liver problems over a twelve hour day.

Given we just over 5 years and a three months away from it do people think that some of the real old stalwarts and show's biggest stars will still be around for the 60th anniversary such as William Roache, Eileen Derbyshire, Barbara Knox in terms of those still in the show and Jean Alexander, Liz Dawn, Philip Lowrie, Johnny Briggs, Thelma Barlow, Julie Goodyear etc from those no longer in it? Especially given many of them are very heavy smokers and a few are budding alcoholics?

No chance, unless you mean "is there an outside chance she's already died and it hasn't been reported" which is a slightly different thing. Wouldn't put it past her odorous husband.

Probably. Though as I say, when she does go, it'll probably take people by surprise as we're all used to her hanging in there. There have been 57 Deathlist hits since Zsa Zsa got the last rites. Anyone reckon there's an outside chance she's already died and didn't get an obit?

I know what you meant, you'll get used to my brand of humour in time. Thanks for the clarification SofTD.

Yup it isn't. You cocksucking motherfucking boss's bumboy. You are not one of my colleagues are you? Nope. I have however recently re-entered the ranks of the "seeking something" brigade.

100 pages. Does anyone reckon she'll reach 100 herself?

Yup it isn't. You cocksucking motherfucking boss's bumboy.

That was only is image to morons like you who'd never really paid attention to him.

It's what's go on in Hungary that interests me more. It's a direct challenge to Germany.

Her Heart Will Go On

Aye, and fairly chipper they were, also revealed they always invite Mike Nesmith to join them but he's otherwise engaged writing a book (and sitting on his Tippex fortune!) Maybe Michelle Phiiips should throw her lot in with the surviving Monkees in some kind of sixties extravaganza show. Mary, are you seriously suggesting that she is still able to fuck her way through another group????Wow!!! FFS LFN, that's reality television gold and more exposure (heh heh) than any of those three could earn by any other means. SPAM would be nailed on sponsors, surely. Let's try this again, cos I'm having an out of body experience looking at that post. I'm guessing some built-in filter or mod tweaked the suggestion of sponser. Mine began with a V and went on to use a brand name of a best-selling sexual performance drug. There's a joke about said drug that asks why is it like a roller coaster at a busy fairground. The answer being you wait around over an hour for a two minute ride. Many moons ago the swear filter was switched off, however, due to getting spammed, a few key words were included on the filter, SPAM being one of them. Sorry it fucked up your punchline. FTFY.

Gerald?

Rather hoping you'd have left that comment using an otherwise used wiki account so we could have a delve into your personal interests. Unsigned comments are no fun.