YoungWillz

His last drag.

Did you save the date on your phone? Soon as the Supreme Court ruled, I forgot about it, personally. Still feel they should move towards a vote on a federal system first. It's all a bit moot until the folk have their say again. And let's face it, everybody but Sunak and his crew want a General asap.

Well, it's kinda old news. It's like saying, "here's what Corbyn was going to do by now if he'd won the election". I'm not attacking either of you, just pointing out it's a bit old hat to rant about on the thread.

That would be the same referendum that the Supreme Court blocked in November 2022? You gotta keep up. Sturgeon could never have delivered on that because of that decision 11 months ago.

Report of the death of DJ Mark the 45 King, US mastermixer with production credits on such as Stan by Eminem, Hard Knock Life by Jay-Z, and others with Queen Latifah and Gang Starr: https://www.instagram.com/p/CylaAx5OytQ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D Only hit the UK chart peaking at #60 in November 1989 with The King Is Here/900 Number:

Sam Gallop of the Guinea Pig Club, reportedly dead:

Tony Husband, cartoonist best known for his Yobs in Private Eye, reportedly dead from a heart attack: Impeccable source, I'd say. Last picked for the DDP in 2019, so List of the Missed @Death Impends: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2019/celebs_H.html#husbt0

By Hamas or Israel or someone else?

Dennis Stevenson, Lord Stevenson of Coddenham retired from the House of Lords on 1 October: https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2023-10-16/debates/F4B92981-A9C5-49C5-A3D6-585DDA60973A/RetirementOfAMemberLordStevensonOfCoddenham He is 78. A history of depression.

@arghton blithely kills off David Webster as reports of his death surface:

Lasse Berghagen, incredibly famous Swedish singer/songwriter who competed for Sweden at the 1975 competition, reportedly dead aged 78: https://www-aftonbladet-se.translate.goog/nojesbladet/a/kEV76L/lasse-berghagen-ar-dod?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Jennie Jennie:

Report of the death of Gordon Low, Scottish footballer whose career was solely with English teams such as Huddersfield Town, Bristol City and Stockport County: https://www.stockportcounty.com/rip-gordon-low/ Apparently, his compatriot who came to Huddersfield at the same time was....Denis Law!

Okay, this is straightforward. Mail reports that Manilow is a grandfather: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12646527/Barry-Manilow-grandfather-Garry-Kief-little-girl.html Yeah, I was like...woah! Then it is is husband's daughter who has adopted a little girl.

Stella Empey, wife of former UUP leader Reg Empey, Baron Empey, reportedly dead: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/uup-leader-doug-beattie-pays-tribute-to-lady-stella-empey-and-sends-condolences-to-her-husband-lord-empey-4376360

Carla Bley QO: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/18/carla-bley-dead-aged-87-jazz-pianist-composer-dies

One of @gcreptile favourites, Roland R Griffiths being reported dead on the Musksite. Obviously he knows Griffiths is a DDP pick. Edit: https://thedalesreport.com/psychedelics/psychedelic-research-pioneer-roland-griffiths-passes-at-age-77/

Eddie Cairney, one of two "carers" sentenced to life for the murder of Margaret Fleming in Inverclyde, reportedly dead aged 82: https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/23860349.margaret-fleming-murder-killer-eddie-cairney-dead/

Dick Vitale planning to return to the booth: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/college-basketball/article-12640105/ESPN-Dick-Vitale-cancer.html

Trevor Beeson, former Dean of Winchester, Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/10/17/very-rev-trevor-beeson-dean-winchester-died-obituary/

Folk take this far too seriously. The interminable search for an unique. Such in fact that to the extent that people like Jane Birkin and Jimmy Buffett get missed. I play along for a little distraction. I have no access to the resources some seem to have to pick up on those picks that might mean winning or doing well. I like my teams, I like my topics, and I also like learning about folk, even if I have never heard of them I have no interest however in actually picking folk that mean nothing to me except points on a board.. Winning/high scoring is the furthest thing from my mind. I roll with the punches, I live with not getting an unique obit (but I will still complain about it on here - see Philip Latham! who did finally obit) and move on. Some folk are just good at this. If I'm not, my life isn't ruined.

The real John Key has a blue sausage party: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-12637693/Ex-New-Zealand-Prime-Minister-Sir-John-Key-celebrates-National-Party-general-election-win-2023-results-blue-sausages-foodies-disgusted-gross-viral.html Comments, @John Key?

I've been here a while. The DDP rule here has been in force all that time, and yet nobody has bitched about it until now. And that was before the "wide open" Yahoo QOs were accepted. A passing reference, a caption on a photo, all these things count provided they are from a qualifying source and they reference the death. True, they are not obits - but the rules that everyone signs up to are clear from the outset. Some may not like them, but they agree to the rules when they submit a team. If you still can't get an obit, either you are incredibly unlucky or you have picked an obscure celeb so bloody obscure to the great unwashed British public that even the numerous sources aren't interested in covering them.

Outlook for Sam Neill is pretty grim: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jurassic-park-sam-neill-blood-cancer-1235619537/ In remission but the drugs he is on will stop working at some point, it is reported. Maybe it is thread time.

Well well well: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/darts/toon-greebe-dead-van-gerwen-31203540

Paul Bryer, Archdeacon of Cornwall and acting Archdeacon of Bodmin, reportedly dead aged 65: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje9jzn8d5qo