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Marilyn McLeod, singer songwriter possibly most famous for co-writing Love Hangover for Diana Ross, being reported dead aged 82: https://www.soultracks.com/story-marilyn-mcleod-dies Secondhandsongs: https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/11018 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4277498/

If the Committee were looking for a new name out of the blue, could do worse than architect Norman Foster. 87 next year and as we all know, it's a dangerous age to be. Except if you are 88, 89, etc etc etc. Anyway, better than all the same names, time after time*. *Cyndi Lauper

How did we miss the death of Bernard Judge, US architect and designer of The Triponent House in the Hollywood Hills as a geodesic dome and known for his work with Marlon Brando on designing a sustainable village in Tahiti: https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-11-23/bernard-judge-architect-hollywood-hills-dome-house-dead-at-90 Madness, or the future still?

A lot of the comments on this thread have worn exceedingly well and are quite prophetic. Yeah, death comes to David Amess in Southend and a little 12 year old girl in Liverpool in equal measure. And up and up the numbers grow, Is there anywhere left safe to go?

Well, I'm just going to cross-post this here and leave it to the genealogists to discuss.

Well, old Boris has done it again. Time was diplomacy was engineered behind the scenes in smoke fumed rooms in response to emergencies and crises. Not so for the albino haired fatberg - no, he'll publish a letter to make it seem as though he's in charge of the situation. Remember when he opened his mouth as Foreign Secretary about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - and all these years later she's still incarcerated. Seems simple to me - move our fucking embassy to Calais and start deciding who is eligible and who is not and if not, work with the French to deport them off French soil. Additionally, start getting international rights and obligations in place regarding safe routes for claimants and sort the backlog of claims out. Don't care about labels - common humanity demands actions, not political popularity contests. (IMO).

No sign of Belinda Sykes on Last Word this week.

Looks like she picked up a case of Corona on her way to the mortuary, according to her own Twitter feed.

Carol Gould is now being reported has having died: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1680503/ I believe she's a DDP pick for this year. http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2021/celebs_G.html#gould9c020

Telegraph Obit for Ian Curteis, pick for Bibliogryphon in Arghton's deadpool, dramatist and TV director who wrote for various dramas before striking out with such as The Falklands Play, Philby, Burgess and Maclean, and Churchill And The Generals: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/11/25/ian-curteis-dramatist-whose-play-falklands-war-dropped-bbc-kind/ He was 86. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193168/

Richard Madeley taken to hospital from I'm A Celebrity set. https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/breaking-im-celebritys-richard-madeley-25543062

David Lawson, founder of Imagine Software and co-founder of Psygnosis, UK based companies which started out designing for the ZX Spectrum but after that the Amiga and Atari consoles, reported to have died aged 62 back in August: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-24-remembering-david-lawson-one-of-the-founding-fathers-of-the-uk-games-industry Was there right back at the commencement of the explosion in the British games industry.

Everton announce the death of former player Cliff Marshall aged 66: Another player from the early days of US soccer.

Richard Herring raised money for hospitals which treated him: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59399677

Actress Judy Jarvis (formerly Judy Matheson) is reporting the death of Mary Collinson, one of a pair of identical twin models who appeared in Playboy, but went on to have a minor career in film, particularly the Hammer flick Twins Of Evil: Her twin Madeleine died in 2014. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172770/

Rod Caird, TV Documentary maker, mainly on historical themes, Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/23/rod-caird-obituary Didn't survive long after his missus Sue Hayes who died of cancer earlier this year: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/06/sue-hayes-obituary Not sure when Caird died, there's reports here from October: https://realscreen.com/2021/10/19/veteran-factual-producer-rod-caird-passes-away-at-73/ https://www.pact.co.uk/latest-updates/news/detail.html?id=pact-mourns-the-loss-of-rod-caird Complications from surgery. Can't find a specific IMDB for Sue Hayes. IMDB remain at the point of writing blissfully unaware of Rod Caird's death.

Fear not, Henry Woolf finally gets a proper obituary: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/henry-woolf-obituary-qvvb6qk98

Doctor Who Day! Just look at how far... the show has descended. You know what's been missing? Glee. Joy. Science. I'm sure the current series has had some wetting their knickers. I for one haven't paid it any attention, caught some crappy moments pre-Strictly. Some alien-racist remark about a dog like humanoid being "Scooby-Doo" caught me off guard, unchecked by any character. Also, Tom Baker was trending. I'm off to change my pants, as the crap fell out of me thinking he had carked it.

Done - Red Joker to 5 Hearts. Bonuses: Straight (A, 2 Clubs, 3, 4, 5) - 30 Points; Straight (A, 2 Diamonds, 3, 4, 5) - 30 Points - Total - 60 Additional Points.

Red Joker - must be a Heart or a Diamond. Pick another.

Done. Bonus: Bibliogryphon makes a pair of Ks - 10 Additional Points. Leaderboard updated.

TV producer Jacqueline Davis, best known for Rumpole Of The Bailey, Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/23/jacqueline-davis-obituary Yes, even IMDB doesn't know. Died in September.

A week to go until St Andrews Day. This is your final reminder that, if you have played a Joker (or play one in the next week), you have until 23:59:59 GMT on 30 November 2021 to convert it to another card to gain pointage if you have not already converted it. A reminder again that the card you convert your Joker to must be a card not already allocated to you as part of your 25 person team, and must be red if a Red Joker, or black if a Black Joker. The helpdesk is available via PM to discuss your options if you are unsure what will gain you best points or tactically what might be best to go for, but the final decision will always remain with the player - who will be totally responsible if it all goes tits up. Of course, there is no obligation to convert a Joker, but why in the hell wouldn't you? The list at the point of writing afaik of those with unconverted Jokers is: Death Impends Perhaps An Fear Beag Grim Up North Joe Moneypenny Bibliogryphon This game has flown by.

Was Chun Doo-hwan a Korea politician or a career politician? Doesn't matter, he's dead. Only JoeMoneypenny had faith that the cancer stricken former leader would obit and gains an unique hit. No bonuses, leaderboard updated. SOME IMPORTANT NEWS FOLLOWS SHORTLY......

Dan Carden is apparently missing from the Commons on some personal issues. Christian Wakeford is wearing a huge boot on his leg, some recent surgery I understand, delivers speech from seated position.