YoungWillz

Funicello's ex-husband and talent agent Jack Gilardi dead at 88: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/six-decade-icm-agent-jack-gilardi-dies-at-88-1241166 Repped for Frankie Avalon, Ann-Margret and Jaclyn Smith, among others.

Yep, Guardian all in on it now: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/19/zine-al-abidine-ben-ali-tunisian-autocrat-ousted-in-arab-spring-dies-in-exile

Guardian Obit for Ukrainian born singer Tino Valdi: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/19/tino-valdi-obituary IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10387582/ in which he appeared in a quartet with Kathy Kirby and won.

Ben Ali seems intentioned to have gone: https://wibqam.com/news/articles/2019/sep/19/tunisian-media-report-death-of-ousted-president-ben-ali/938959/?refer-section=world By which I mean they are reporting his death. But not necessarily confirmed.

Stow the vittles in the laaaarder, hoist the Jolly Roger and set a course for Arrr-menia! Tis the day of treasure searchin' and a bit of kidnappin' and pillagin'! Who'll join me merry band on the high seas? Ha-arrrrrrr!

Guardian Obit for Mona Adams: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/sep/18/mona-adams-obituary Apparently the researcher on the programme who helped John Sullivan with the finale - the finding of the valuable watch that sells for millions at auction. Though IMDB does not mention her apparent role as a production assistant on Doctor Who - her obit does.

One way to give a client a happy ending...

Of course, it may be simpler than that. Scottish word for ball (derog: testicle) - Baw Eng Language for talk - Jaws Talking Bollocks. Like Tom Brooks' Talking Movies. Only without the movies. Or the entertainment. But with added bollocks.

I did consider Humpty Numpty. And Sandy De Piffle. And other less complimentary names.

Double Dutch? Appropriate, as Nando was a skipper.

Bawjaws - a derogatory term in Scotland for a testicle sucker. It's an easy target name - 2 syllables as has Boris.

Valerie Van Ost gets a Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/09/18/valerie-van-ost-actress-fought-sid-james-carry-doctor-turned/

John Humphrys presents his last Today programme tomorrow. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49739135 Tomorrow. When it will be today.

Bawjaws denies there are press while out visiting a hospital. While being filmed. By the press. Man whose daughter almost died handing Bawjaws the "destruction of the NHS" card. That man is then criticised for being a Labour activist. What has this country become? I'd love to know what Bawjaws muttered as he walked away from the confrontation - I cannot imagine it was complimentary to anyone. Meantime, Scottish Counsel before the Supreme Court talks of "the Mother of Parliaments being shut down by the Father of Lies (Bawjaws)". Well he would never lie would he? Oh, wait, see the first sentence of this post!

Oh and a special mention to @Gooseberry Crumble who has his first hit and is welcomed to the leaderboard! Everyone is playing at last!

Almost everyone was drinking Advocaat when they picked Ricksen, who has been taken off the field of play permanently. (Nobody had him as a sub!) Turning to those bonuses: YoungWillz hits a pair of 6s - 10 Additional Points Torva Messor hits A Hearts - 5 Additional Points Toast hits A Diamonds - 5 Additional Points The Old Crem hits a pair of 2s - 10 Additional Points Skinny Kiltrunner hits a pair of Js - 10 Additional Points Sir Creep hits a straight 7, 8, 9, 10, J - with 8 Hearts - 30 Additional Points; with 8 Diamonds - 30 Additional Points. Total: 60 Additional Points. With Sir Creep's bonuses, he slips up the wing into near contention, but with the top players all picking Fernando, little other change at the top. Leaderboard updated.

Up to 7 with Fernando.

While Ricksen is such an obvious pick and I'm not going to go round the various pools claiming him as I usually do, as he is my first hit here, I will for this one. A rare bird for me, the Hartlepool Hit.

Did anyone have Ricksen here? I'd be astonished. Go on, astonish me.

And I pull level. YW - 8; DL - 8

Ah in September. Spade Cooley is denied his headline "The Hun Is Dead, October".

Former Chief Executive of British Leyland and well-known face for those of a certain vintage, Sir Michael Edwardes dead: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/09/17/sir-michael-edwardes-pugnacious-chairman-british-leyland-won/ Must have been a DDP Pick at some point. If not, why not? Edit: He is this year. Phew!

Cokie Roberts is now dead according to abcnews. Edit: Ah beaten to it because I went for the quote previous posts option...

Tory wannabe and Margaret Thatcher admirer (yes she was born in 1980), Jo Swinson speaking to the conference. Again. Seems to be an almost never-ending speech. "Look at these parties" she says "acting like dictators". Oi, Swinson, your party's policy is to deny Scotland an independence referendum, even when they want one. It is to deny the people a say on Brexit specifically and just revoke Article 50. Dictator? "14 year old Olivia says she was never asked if she wanted Brexit" she says in disgust. Oi Swinson, I was never asked if I wanted a Coalition Government where your party abandoned its flagship policy on tuition fees in favour of Austerity just so you lot had a seat in Government. And at least I was entitled to vote. Quite apart from using her own children as bargaining chips and the blood of dead teenagers in London in the debate, she's re-floating some sort of PFI for environmental challenges. Look how well that worked in Scotland's hospitals, schools, etc etc. I really really hope she gets gubbed in her own seat. Oh sweet Portillo, where is thy sting?

Sir Donald Gosling's goose is cooked: https://www.forces.net/news/wwii-veteran-and-navy-charity-benefactor-sir-donald-gosling-dies Royal Navy, eventually elevated to Vice-Admiral.