Sir Creep

After 16 years and billions of dollars in investments, General Motors has just about folded up operations in Korea. They avoided bankruptcy thanks to wage concessions, but we know how this story ends. SC

Presumed dead. Not that we here at DL needed confirmation of the presumption we made the second we saw the story. SC

Davey Nelson (NAMES I DON"T LIKE -- A GROWN ASS MAN GOING BY "DAVEY'), a Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster and former All-Star infielder who also coached in the majors, has died. He was 73. The Brewers say Nelson died Monday after a long illness. Nelson had coaching stints with the White Sox, Athletics, Indians and the Montreal Expos. He played in the majors from 1968-77 as an infielder with the Indians, Senators, Rangers and Royals. Nelson made the 1973 AL All-Star team after batting .286 with 43 stolen bases with Texas. SC

My bad, you know me all assuming and shit .... *embarrassed*

I also call bullshit on the representation of Lamb Lies Down. Olde time prog rocker and Genesis enthusiast, buff, maven, aficionado. Perfectly fine album and Carpet Crawler is one of their best, and I am unanimous in that. I used to play the shit out of it on the piano lol. (But Firth of Fifth is the funnest to play). SC

Gurly gurl....olde school: Victoria

So I don't do Twitter, but I checked in on the good Sister and back around April 5-6 the announcement of her hospitalization is made and it's totally referring to her in the third person. I thought the whole idea of Twitter was the account gave you access to thoughts by ....well....them. Not some people representing their interests ('Ministry Against the Death Penalty'). In any case her Twitter account is rendered useless as to any information that can't be gleaned from the N.O. Times-Picayune. SC

Sounds like his timer went off at 22:30. In a totally unrelated story.... it was the hottest London Marathon on record. Dumbass.

Dude, they can always rebuild him. Better than he was before. Better. Faster. Stronger. Bad call. SC

Goodness...

As the official DL greeter, Welcome! SirC

I just reviewed Total B in depth for Cup purposes and his on again off again I’m getting better no I’m retreating into the abyss seems whiny and attention whoring to me. I didn’t see anything in recent tweets or posts that made me take him more seriously than before. Oh sure he’s in trouble at some point, medical history suggests about 1.5 years yet. BigBB you have a point that it’s about time journalists give credence to Internet personalities; but to date that hasn’t happened much, as QOs go. I do think TB would get one though. Opposite if Whiny Biscuit is none other than Devin Lima who hasn’t posted shit in 2018, no news is not good news when the Big C is involved. I’m thinking those who gambled may get some payoff, but maybe he’s suddenly a private person pffft. But he’s not an Internet personality, so I digress. SC

Could be our house band.

How does one get Peggy out of Margaret? Anyone.....??? *crickets*

After reports last week that New England Confectionery Co. is near liquidation, a former CEO of Necco said he's willing to buy the nostalgic company … if he gets crowdfunding support. Al Gulachenski, who was CEO of Necco 2011-2015, said through CandyStore.com – part online candy broker and part news site – he needs a total of $30 million. He plans to raise $5-10 million himself and crowdfund the remaining $20 million from his GoFundMe page. Necco, famous for its Necco Wafers and Sweethearts candy hearts with slogans, has been manufacturing candy in the Boston area since 1847. Gulachenski claims Necco is the oldest candy company in North America. He says the private equity owners have announced they will close the company by May 6 if they cannot find a buyer. SC

Yeah it's 10 months old... In a freak mishap, a former Doordarshan anchor, who was taking a morning walk near a road close to her housing society, died after a coconut tree fell on her. The incident which took place on Thursday was captured by a CCTV camera installed at a nearby shop and the video went viral on Saturday. Kanchan Nath (58), who had sustained severe injuries after the tree fell on her, died this morning, confirmed her husband Rajat. Sir Creep wouldn't post without giving you the video. Enjoy.

So why do you think that old obits pop up in currently run searches? Is it a new edit or summat? Who would be editing an obit from X years ago? Just trying to figure out how they pop up in my results. I just ran a search limiting to the past 24 hours, and a few pages in I see Don Zimmer's obit, well by golly he's been dead a few years now (2014 to be exact), so why is it showing up? Is it that Google is actually a shite search engine? SC

Charlie Boone, the former president of Spartanburg (SC) Regional Medical Center, died Saturday, the hospital announced. Boone led the hospital from 1966, when it was known as Spartanburg General, until 1995. SC

Former executive director of the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Geraldine Foster, is dead. Foster died last Thursday in Crawfordville, Georgia, after a brief illness. Having practised as an attorney in competition law for a number of years in the United States, Foster returned to Jamaica and joined the Fair Trading Commission as senior legal counsel in 1993. She was elevated to the top position as executive director in 1995. No age was provided in the obit. SC

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Max Runager, the former NFL punter who helped the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl following the 1984 season, has died. He was 61. The 49ers announced Runager's death Sunday, and it was reported he was found dead Friday in his car in a parking lot in South Carolina. No foul play is suspected. Runager played 11 seasons in the NFL after being drafted out of South Carolina by the Eagles in the eighth round in 1979. He spent his first five years with the Eagles, losing the Super Bowl following the 1980 season before joining San Francisco in 1984. SC

Al Swift, an eight-term Democratic congressman from Washington state who helped modernize Pacific Northwest energy, has died in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 82. Family members told Seattle Times that Swift had been diagnosed with a lung disease unrelated to smoking. Kind of an odd thing to say, so I presume he WAS a smoker, and the family needs to feel better about itself today so let's say his lungs were diseased but not from the slow suicide he brought upon himself. SC

Former CNN anchor Reid Collins passed away in his sleep in Virginia at 88 years old. SC (Reid -- a name I don't like)...

Didn't even account for Earle Bruce and a couple others in that list. So yeah, pretty busy Reaper I'd say.