Sir Creep

#1 reason why some 'won't leave their homes' no matter how ugly an oncoming hurricane looks. Sad really.

Pope Boniface II, who was only Pope for 2 years, died this day in 532 A.D., or 1485 years ago (age unknown). The 'A.D.' is only because of him. During his brief Papacy, Boniface changed the numbering of the years in the Julian Calendar from Ab Urbe Condita (based on the founding of Rome) to Anno Domini (A.D.), based on the birth of Jesus.

Returns to broadcast booth to do a couple games. Still undergoing C treatment

Melissa Etheridge was arrested back in August for possession of a controlled substance after her tour bus was stopped by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in North Dakota on the way back into the U.S. A K-9 unit detected possible drugs, according to the site, and officers later found marijuana oil. Etheridge, who is a breast cancer survivor and who has said she uses the oil for symptoms of pain, pleaded not guilty to possession. SC [How's THAT for a quality thread reboot]

Christina Applegate, who had a double mastectomy 9 years ago following a breast cancer diagnosis, has now had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to help ward off the disease. Posting here cuz, like Angeliana, she tested positive for BRCA1 and went ahead chopping herself up as a preventative measure. So I'm lumping them together, no (well perhaps some) pun intended. SC

Rapper Fredo Santana was recently diagnosed with kidney and liver failure, and is 'thinking' about changing his ways. Also says he's collaborating with Chief Keef, who as I recall got shot up with 6 bullets last year. Solid recovery1 SC

Great name --- of course in 2017 it wouldn't fly, but still....

Fuck him (whoever he was) I have no time for walking stereotypes. Fahkin drunk ass Mick. I enjoy all the posts from fellow comedians etc 'sorry to see him go' well where were you when the fucker needed an intervention? Same place as you were posting your laments, in front of your computer. SC

Officials at the Minnesota Zoo say Nikko, reported to be the oldest snow monkey in North America, died Sunday at what the zoo believes was age 34. A release from the zoo states Nikko was born Sept. 11, 1983. He arrived at the Minnesota Zoo in 2001. The release states the average life expectancy for male snow monkeys is 34 years. For females, the average life expectancy is 39 years. SC

John Dunsworth, known for his portrayal of Jim Lahey in the comedy series "Trailer Park Boys" and revered as a brilliant actor with a warm heart, has died at the age of 71. SC

Daniel Webb, a former relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, has died in an ATV accident. He was 28. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says Webb died Saturday night. Davis says Webb's wife and two other people sustained "significant injuries" in the accident, about 70 miles west of Nashville. SC

Long-time Stevenson Motorsports team owner Johnny Stevenson died Monday in North Carolina. Stevenson and wife Susan were honored and given lifetime paddock passes to IMSA races and artwork to honor a racing career at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship banquet and awards night in Braselton, Ga., just one week ago. Stevenson's team debuted in 2003, winning a total of 33 races across Grand-Am and IMSA competition. The team also won the North American Endurance Cup in 2013 and the 2015 Continental Tire Challenge Grand Sport (GS) title. SC

F-18 fighter plane crashes outside Madrid, pilot of course deceased. I suspect a few more details to follow. Happened 11am, lucky if no one on ground part of the fray. SC

On this, the 100th anniversary of the death of Mata Hari, allow me to present the LAST PLACE song of Eurovision 1976, as performed by Anne Karine Strom of Norway, presently age 66, so a solid decade-plus away from ever being mentioned in this thread again. SC

Traded in his king for the King of Kings.

Goalkeeper Choirul Huda has tragically passed away after colliding with Persela team-mate Ramon Rodrigues. The 38-year-old was in action for his side in the Indonesia Super League against Semen Padang when the incident happened during the first half. The Indoensian footballer was the captain of Persela and played nearly 500 games for the club. 0:15 Video in article, no biggie, but you get to hear what a leg cracking a skull sounds like. SC

Can see why they stopped. Shooting a sleeping man FOURTEEN times, well......that's a bit much.

Gen. Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kosciuszko) died this day 200 years ago (71). He was a Polish war hero and instrumental in the American Revolutionary efforts. For that reason he has a statue in my home town of Detroit, MI (pictured), and it's in a high traffic area so I've seen it 'more times than Carter has liver pills'. Of course Detroit--and more significantly the Polish enclave city within a city, Hamtramck,--had quite a notable Polish population. Hopefully no one is offended by his statue's presence and it doesn't get torn down (SMFH) for another 200 years. SC

You're really catching on to how this Conspiracy Theory thread works, LFN!

Now that right is reserved to pets eating food/treats from Asia.

I guess. Thanks for the clarification.

PLO Ambassador to the U.S., Saeb Erekat, undergoes lung transplant surgery due to pulmonary fibrosis. 3-6 month recovery time....and always the threat of rejection. Right about time for 2018 rosters! SC

A woman by the name of Kymberley Suchomel, 28, who attended the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, passed away Monday just days after she had survived the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history unscathed. Suchomel, who posted her eyewitness account of the Las Vegas massacre in astonishingly vivid detail to her Facebook page on Oct. 4, subsequently died in her home on Oct. 9 from what reports are claiming are ‘natural causes.’ Shockingly, just days before her death, Suchomel posted KEY DETAILS about the shooting to Facebook that contradicted the official narrative which claims that Stephen Paddock was the lone gunman. SC

http://www.africanews.com/2017/10/14/former-malagasy-president-albert-zafy-dies-aged-90/

"Hef In Hell?" as a lead-in for his write-up seems kinda rude to me. It isn't like he was serving a life sentence or summat. OK, I've stated my piece. As you were. Just seems we can be 'slightly' more classy, Admins. SC