Sir Creep

An article about the Lelux Hospital in Bangkok, where they are performing 'penis whitening' procedures. Because as we know (and I'm unanimous in this), once you go white, you never go back. The same hospital stirred controversy last year for touting a cosmetic procedure called a "3D Vagina" in which the customer's own body fat is used to make genitalia more plump. The penis whitening service costs around US$650 for five sessions. SC

I think it's fair to say that to continue to take Equatorial Guinea seriously as a stand-alone country is to entertain flights of fancy. When a whopping 30 armed militants are a serious threat to taking over your government, I think enough has been said. SC

No fucking way....my grandmother’s name was Marguerite Snyder. SirC

I understand your point. Hey, this is honest to God true.....I JUST found a US politician who had a leukemia diagnosis in July 2016, and is stepping down from office this year (finally). Looks like none of us discovered him or figured he wasn't worth posting. So it being 18 months old, do I post it in "Ideas for 2017"? (Ted Poe of TX btw). SC

The Supernatural fandom has been giving back in the most heartwarming way possible – by raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to help the niece of one of its stars fight cancer. Jim Beaver, known for his role as Bobby Singer on the hit show, revealed that his 16-year old niece Kira has a rare form of brain cancer. A GoFundMe page set up by her family explains that Kira started complaining about double vision before a driving test, and within five weeks was diagnosed with an inoperable tumour. SC

So three days late, my DDP pick and Shameless type Larissa Podermanski launches a youtube 'how i'm doing' video, wherein she says her latest dr visit shows no progression in her tumours, but she is experiencing some internal 'discomfort' and the drs don't know what it is at this point. Her next checkup in 6-12 weeks. Looks like she's going to have to come through for me in the latter months of the year. I knew she saw the dr and having not heard anything I had figured the worst. Frankly, good for her on a more positive result. SC

I thought these were the penguins Morgan Freeman was on about, so it seemed drastic -- I saw the bloody film LOL. Maybe those were Emperors? Well anyway...still got a chuckle from the headline. SC

How cold is it in Canada right now? It's so gdamn cold the Calgary Zoo is bringing the King Penguins inside for the winter cuz it's 'too cold' for them. SC

A rhino has gored a senior zoo keeper at Mogo Zoo on the NSW South Coast. The zoo said the woman's arm was injured about 12.50pm during a routine daily procedure with southern white rhino Kei. She was treated for a penetrated wound in her left arm, which was also thought to be fractured. SC

Look out! Here comes space station 'Tiangong-1' which is going to crash land 'could be anywhere' on earth, and is packed with rocket fuel hydrazine which could also cause nerve and liver damage after long-term exposure! SC

Helen Dunmore has won the Costa Book Award for poetry posthumously, six months after dying of cancer. The late poet and novelist was awarded the major literary prize for her tenth and final collection Inside The Wave. It includes the poem Hold Out Your Arms, which was written shortly before she died in June at the age of 64. SC

Only 3 or 4 I would even want to meet. Mel Brooks SC

Here's first published English obit.

Was going to place in 'Fringes' but she appears to be an accomplished vocalist in her own right, so.... Carnatic vocalist Radha Vishwanathan, 83, daughter of M.S. Subbulakshmi, who accompanied the legendary musician for nearly five decades on stage, died in Bengaluru on Tuesday night. “My mother Radha Vishwanathan breathed her last on Tuesday, 11.50 p.m. on January 2. She was suffering from pneumonia for the last few weeks but was mentally very active." SC

UK media hats Christian Arabs. I think that's my takeaway here. I'll note that for future Chaldean etc entries. SC

The whole 'unique hit' effort has been totally neutered by having an equal bonus for THE EXACT OPPOSITE, a Drop 40 pick. It's retarded I know, but the powers that be made it so a year ago. It rewards laziness and takes almost all incentive from finding hidden gems. There are still going to be a number of us who like the chance to thump our chests over a unique hit, and so will throw a couple names out there each year. But your equation that includes any particular value to a unique hit simply isn't necessary, and in fact if one spent more time researching the health of the probabilistic Drop 40 candidates and pinpointing those picks, then 'time is money' would factor into your equation and you are wasting lots of time finding hidden gems vs picking the correct Drop 40s, and are actually a detriment to your overall selections. SCreep

Alois Schicklgruber, aka Alois Hitler, Sr., died 110 years ago (65), when his son Adolf was 13.

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, first to sail the coast of California, slid off into the ocean before Cali did, 475 years ago (44).

Ouch!

Interesting that I posted elsewhere just now that newbies should be banned from creating threads for 90 days. This is Exhibit A, your Honour. Please delete this thread and ban the creator from posting for a month, in which time they will actually read the forum before deciding they’re worthy of commenting, suggesting, creating, or existing in any noticable format to the rest of us. They may also discover and explore the ‘search box’ at the top right of the page. Who knows? SC

I already made a comment along the lines if someone thinks I’m posting in the 2017 thread they’re a loony. Just make a notation ‘died in 2017’ in your post if you feel so compelled, that’s my suggestion. I actually underlined ‘died on Christmas’ and still got called out, like someone couldn’t figure out that was 2017. Smh SC

More like the Nabeel Qureshi of 2018. GL with that QO. SC

Can an Admin please change the title to something proper like Who Will Be THE NEXT RS To Die?.....it ignores Brian Jones, at the very least. ‘Guest Tom Green’ was an idiot when he created the thread. That’s why guests should never ever be allowed to create a thread. Nor anyone in their first 90 days of membership.

Sometimes you Winn, sometimes you lose.

I'd say this is 2018's first legit death. RIP