YoungWillz

Imagine she got a mandate from the people though, holding off on a budget until elected? She gets booted out after the Budget and we have 5 years of unelected Sunak and his revolving door of cronies. *shudder*

I wouldn't have enjoyed that. Remember, the membership of the Tory party voted for her and in a lot of ways she represented what many Tories wanted at the time. The reason Sunak is in such a hole (apart from almost everything he has said and done in the past year) is that nobody in the country wanted him except a minority of Tory voters. I never underestimate the ability of the British people to vote for idiots. Truss could easily have won an election pre-Budget. Think on that. Then sigh with relief that it didn't happen.

I think we should make it clear for American readers that "coach" means "intercity bus" in this regard. Also a couple of things I found interesting. Tucker Carlson (who apparently is from a long family line of CIA agents) pressed Trump in his recent interview as to whether Trump thought he might be killed (under cover of blaming that on the so-called American left). He did that twice, Trump so dumb he didn't even answer the point. To me, that has echoes of JFK's assassination (if you slowly believe that the CIA were somehow involved there). Also, historically I've probably mentioned before that I think Trump is very much a McKinlay type President - another one who got ex-ed. Let's put it this way, there's no way I'm picking him to survive for the Inverse DP next year. Not sure whether the vast majority of Americans are on a powderkeg. There will be the usual nutters on both sides, imo. It never ceases to amaze me the vast capacity US citizens have to murder each other with crazy weaponry everywhere. And yet most just don't. Months of this yet. And yet so intriguing. Probably those with shoes on the soil of the USA have a much better perspective than this interested bystander here.

Hmm, not well for over 2 years, someone picked up on Steve Harwell for the DDP and will be hoping to score an unique.

From the Happy Birthday thread: David Watkins, dual code rugby player at international and local level, reportedly dead, killed by a @Gooseberry Crumble mention: https://salfordreddevils.net/rest-in-peace-david-watkins/

Anyone else as sick as me watching Jeremy Hunt trawling this morning's political shows? Smirking his way through rehearsed lines on the economy, crumbling public buildings, doctors' strikes etc etc. The man can't help himself from pasting on that fake smile. In fact the only time he let it go was when he was talking about his recently dead brother. But totally emotionless. Get them all to fuck.

Report that Jay Norris, Cliff's English teacher who he long credited with spotting his career, has died aged 103: She apparently authored a couple of books so would have qualified as a DDP pick. Anyway, she pops up here 31 years ago on a special edition of Gloria to talk about her pupil:

Jimmy Buffett last picked afaik in 2013, so List of the Missed: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2013/celebs_B.html#buffej https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/02/american-singer-songwriter-jimmy-buffett-dies-aged-76

This appears to be the winner of the last round. If i see correctly.

Didn't Al-Fayed die on 30th August? And there's no way two people should be able to pick the same date. Who's monitoring this?

The pyramid game as Al-Fayed seems to have died. The Committee comeback part 2. YW - 13; DL - 12

Mirror launches in: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-mohamed-al-fayed-dies-30844832

Frailty of old age given as cause of death: https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/breaking-michael-parkinson-cause-death-30840439

Everybody can do better. Well done for not picking her! Whoever she was, she really had no notability whatsoever in my humble opinion. Precisely the type of pick which shouldn't get the DDP treatment.

Oops.

It's on hiatus for personal reasons.

Time once again for those doors of the Casino to creak open! Only they are not. The staff are all on furlough and all the generous facilities are closed. Yes, due the COVID restrictions, this time it's virtual baby! In between sanitising the public areas and vaccinating the pet tigers (yes, I know you were all hoping to visit the new petting zoo!) I shall be running the operations from the manager's desk and somehow receiving and answering the emails and texts to the helpdesk. Remember, you simply don't have to know how to play, it's all essentially calculated out for you, so you don't have to! In fact, I'd probably be out of a job if someone did know how to play this game! Just follow the rules below, enter and watch those sweet points roll in over the next few months. You don't even have to be playing with a full deck! Couple of Points Of Order in advance: 1. It's still a 6 month game. I don't really have the time or inclination to move this on plus the calculations would be become outrageously complex. I can think about this in the future, but for now the period sticks. 2. Only members of the Forum whose name was registered on or before 1 January 2021 may enter. This avoids the need for me to calculate scores for former members now banned setting up temp accounts to enter and people who have joined since who may end up after a short period that the Forum is not for them and disappear. So, with that out of the way, those who are eligible can PM teams to me before the deadline and we can go some way to heal the wounds obtained in the Deathlist Cup! Have fun!

Faye Fantarrow QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66677247

Local nobody but popular talking point Faye Fantarrow reportedly dead: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/faye-fantarrow-sunderland-singer-dies-27632108 Also a DDP pick? It's a low bar isn't it when you haven't really done anything on your own merit but recorded with Dave Stewart. (Reflected fame).

Most of it was the Christmas Club money...

If politics was honest: Sunak: "Grant Shapps was the obvious choice for Defence Secretary. If he does a poor job, he will simply change his name to Ben Wallace and be lauded as the best person we've ever had in the post. I am pleased to appoint Claire to Energy. She may only have recently been elected as an MP, but she gets me hard, you know. Like rock hard. I dream of her bouncing up and down on me energetically. So, the obvious choice for Energy."

Gil Brandt reportedly dead: https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/hall-of-famer-gil-brandt-passes-away-at-age-91

John Quenby, former CE of RAC Motor Sports Association and former Chair of a couple of motor cycle racing boards, reportedly dead:

Jan Jongbloed QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12465681/Former-Netherlands-goalkeeper-Jan-Jongbloed-runner-2-World-Cup-finals-died-82.html