Sir Creep

New San Francisco Giants hitting coach Alonzo Powell diagnosed Jan 2 with prostate cancer, undergoing surgery today. Supposed to be ok, but aren't all cancer patients? SC

Some nobody 'designer' named Amy Mattingly -- terminal bowel cancer gets write-up in The Sun. SC

I was hacked!

Surely this Toothill obit was posted, but I'm just making sure. The banter here seems to suggest otherwise, which is odd. This was posted on the 19th. SC Edit: OK I see what is going on...this is a regional obit innit? So no go? Hmmm that's a tough one for those who have him.

Dead! Fuckall.... anyone DDP him? SC Edit -- nope, and that was with the above info! Not even a theme team etc. Quite a miss for 600 teams imho, not like his cancer was a secret.

Guy Marchais, best known as the former guitarist for Suffocation, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer affecting the body's immune system. His illness is considered one of the most curable types of cancer, but will require him to undergo extensive testing, as well as expensive procedures like chemotherapy (and potentially, radiation treatment). Marchais' family have since launched a GoFundMe drive to help offset the $100,000 price tag for his upcoming treatment plan, which is not entirely covered by health insurance. SC

Had ALS AND Pancreatic cancer! Talk about the double whammy.

Good info, kinda like I used for the Bart Starr thingy. Only thing I would add is that Ron Walker was 15 years younger than Carter so I’d take that 6 years and cut it certainly in half, making Carter a lock cinch for 2019 should he get there. SC

Arkady Waispapir, one of the last known survivors of the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, has died in Ukraine. He was 96. Will his coffin be called a Waispapir basket? SC

Dear Admins: As much as I adore 'Saddo'... I would like very much to embrace my epithet as "The Alvaro Recoba of the DDP" and have my personal tag line here on DL as "El Chino". Gracias! SC

Bah I posted the MRI story elsewhere, hadn't seen this one, sorry. I just had an MRI on my knee....anyone calling 'bs' to this story and/or headline? SC

Deal or No Deal? Georgia's First Lady Sandra Deal has announced that she was diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer. In a statement released today, Deal said that she has successfully undergone a surgery to remove a tumor, which had been detected during her annual mammogram. "Since I caught it in its early stages, I am confident that the chemotherapy will year successful results," Deal said. SC

Tower1, with two posts to your name, I can say that no less than half of your overall posts are 1) master of the obvious and 2) unnecessary. This puts you in lofty territory with Roey Juss. SC

Get an MRI. BTW Sir Creep just had an MRI on his knee, has a 2nd degree MCL sprain. Nothing quite as exciting during his MRI, sad to report.

Lonnie Allsup, the founder of Allsup's Convenience Stores, has died at the age of 84. The Morton, Texas native and his wife started the convenience store business in Roswell back in 1956. There are over 300 Allsup's Convenience Stores in 160 towns across Texas and New Mexico, according the company's website. Sir Creep gasses up at the service stations all the time here in western Texas. They also have the world's best bean/beef burritos, fwiw lol. RIP Mr. Allsup. SC

A Smith Falls, Ont., bio-cremation company that offers what it calls an "eco-friendly alternative to flame-based cremation or casket burials" has had its operating licence suspended. The Bereavement Authority of Ontario suspended the licence for Hilton's Aquagreen Dispositions Jan. 24. "The immediate suspension is believed to be in the public interest," the authority wrote in a brief statement. "The past conduct of the licensee and interested persons are believed to be inconsistent with the legal criteria for continued licensure." Hilton's Aquagreen Dispositions uses a process that blends water with an alkali solution of potassium hydroxide to break human bodies down to bone ash. The company came under fire in 2016 when it was revealed the liquid byproduct is then drained into the town's sewage system. SC

Robert Frost is who we lost 55 years ago (88).

I agree with your entire post, it was well thought out and stated with aplomb. You have taken the Sir Creep 'how to win friends and influence people' course, and it shows! SC

Well if my post holds any further misinformative weight, Joni Mitchell should be next to go. SC

Doesn't stop her from winning a Grammy 13 months later. SC

You may be correct on that point. I like the sounds of it at least.

Apologies to the Committee and to y'all then for suggesting that one of the two greatest hockey players of all time be part of the DL. I don't know what I was thinking...must have been off my meds. Looks like I'll be called Mr. American Football now for promoting Bart Starr, the winning QB of Super Bowls I and II. Yup, I'm a total loon. Sorry for responding when I said I wouldn't, but if THAT was the reasoning, everyone involved in mocking me should be ashamed. If Gordie Howe wasn't a bigger name on the worldwide stage than some relatively unaccomplished SAfrican footballer, I'll hang myself with a rope this afternoon from the highest point of the derrick at which I am presently working wearing a Robert Mugabe T-shirt. [Granted, I am posting this on a site that ignored Pat Harrington ffs]. SC

(Yeah I know....but we don't get many chances in this thread so sue me) Sheikha Hessa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, the mother of Sheikh Khalifa, President of the UAE, and the first wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, founding President of the UAE, has died, it has been announced. SC (btw 'bint' in general means 'of the family of' IIRC)

Wow....catching Petty just last year, that's awesome (in hindsight). Lucky you!

It's trash dorm room furniture. Period. Anyone putting that pressboard garbage in their home should be taken out and shot on sight. How dude became a billionaire--assuming it was from IKEA and not prior to IKEA--is beyond my comprehension. You should walk through that place and start laughing. Nothing to see here. Oh maybe they have a nice throw pillow or summat. SC