Gooseberry Crumble

@YoungWillz will be smacking my bottom hard- Leonard Hayflick is another one of my dropped previous picks to make it to the list of the Missed! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Hayflick

When rather than IF american scientist Leonard Hayflick gets a qualifying obituary, (I hope!)he will be a 'hit 'for me in this pool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Hayflick

When rather If scientist Leonard Hayflick gets a qualifying obituary he will be a 'hit' for me in this pool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Hayflick

(1) George Lazenby on X: "(1/3) This hasn’t been an easy decision but it’s time to announce my retirement from work. Therefore, I won’t be doing any more acting or making public appearances, doing any more interviews or signing any more autographs as of today. It’s been a fun ride but getting older is... https://t.co/OpapxbH22e" / X George Lazenby announces his retirement and withdrawal from public life

Plumped for Joanne Woodward again. I also feel a female death is due rather soon.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4364468/Wheelchair-bound-Eric-Clapton-71-looks-frail.html Spotted this article on Eric Clapton being in frail health and couldn't find a specific Eric Clapton thread in which to post it which surprised me so I decided it was time to start one for this musical legendary.

Appalling shocking thing to happen and to be condemned by all in a democracy. However I do recall Trump effectively openly egging people on to shoot Hillary Clinton in 2016. Some of the people on social media blaming the media and the Democrats for raising the temperature in politics and causing this shooting to happen were not so outraged in 2016 when he put Hillary Clintons life in danger. The double standard is striking. So whilst I do think attempting to shoot dead politicians is awful and to be condemned I'm not feeling any personal sympathy towards him for his ordeal. If that makes me bad then so be it . The innocent bystander and their loved ones are the ones I really feel for . I'm very pleased that no matter how angry many British people were with politicians during the 2024 general election campaign that ultimately we dealt with the situation through the ballot box not guns or violence.

Entry now sent! Hopefully it is good enough that it can help atone for my large number of List of the missed on the DDP!

I'm really made up that you have pressed the defrost button and revived this brilliant pool @YoungWillz . I'm glad your feeling ip to the fun challenge and task of running it again. My entry will be in later this week! Many thanks

Thank you ! I hope so too!!

You are sooooo naughty Will . You'd never make a lady or a Grand Dame!

Fisting??,!! I'm sure Vera Lynn was far too elegant a lady to fist anybody!! My love of a good bottom has never extended in that direction!

I like Vera Lynn but I agree this is a stupid move. It is totally unacceptable in economically challenging times to spend public money of that magnitude on this. I think fundraising with lots of voluntary contributions or even a few larger benefactors should easily cover this. This kind of thing signals desperation in an election. I love Joan Collins and Tom Daley for very different reasons but I wouldn't advocate huge public money to pay tribute to them at any point. As I indicated this one is tricky for me-I love Vera Lynn, she sent .my ill Nan a lovely autographed letter and CD cover years ago and thanked her service in the Women's land army in World War two and to be fair I'm pretty sure Vera Lynn herself would not have the attitude the public especially in very tough times should pay for this.

https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/joe-wicks-welcomes-fourth-child-with-wife-rosie/a298335664.html British television presenter and celebrity fitness trainer Joe Wicks , has become a father for the fourth time. https://x.com/standardnews/status/1802839567180931231?t=eIl03lezY0ZjJ0GNUMeSqQ&s=19

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/5974030/daniella-westbrook-accused-stealing-10k/ I felt it was time to start a thread for troubled EastEnders legend Danniella Westbrook who is increasingly in the tabloid spotlight for her chaotic and trouble riven lifestyle. Reports in recent weeks allude to a possible major drift back towards drug addiction and now she is apparently wanted by the police on suspicion of stealing £10,000 of a friend and launching a malicious trolling campaign against them. She's sadly an absolute car wreck who seems to be dangerously going off the rails. As the actress who played the original Sam Mitchell in one of EastEnders most iconic families I felt she deserved her own thread.

Another one for the DDP list of the Missed right of the heels of Noeline Donaher@YoungWillz @Death Impends .A unique pick for my Gooseberry Crumble team in 2022! My sins are many this year alas both Will and @msc did warn me about keeping more of my picks from year to year and the chickens have certainly come home to roost in 2024.

Thank you. What an intriguing thought and possibility. Lots of careful thinking and consideration required when I put together next years teams. I did notice though that you didn't deny you were going to smack my ass hard as punishment....

Oh my God not again ! I don't believe it- but now you are calling me a perennial offender @YoungWillz Should I be worried that your anger will evolve into punishment? Am I now due to have my sexy ass smacked hard??!! Don't assume I would regard that as a punishment

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Not another addition to the list of the missing courtesy of yours truly!!

Former EastEnders actor Michael Greco has become a father to a son. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/eastenders-legend-michael-greco-welcomes-32959756 https://x.com/OK_Magazine/status/1798028645141033373?t=L-P3uTx9O5b90F_YPjgusQ&s=19

Comedienne Aisling Bea has revealed she is pregnant with her first child https://x.com/OK_Magazine/status/1797707489518981593?t=pfmDOVqZcWXx8DCw_yxBDQ&s=19 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13490285/Aisling-Bea-pregnant-child-debuting-bump.html

Britney?

Being internationally known is not an essential part of the criteria of this thread and never was but I echo what others have said like @TQR - patience is needed. Multiple clusters or clusterfucks of big name deaths are still possible, there is plenty of time.

I too have found sitting on the toilet to be very therapeutic at times- some of my DDP picks were confirmed whilst sitting on the toilet!