YoungWillz

Released from hospital...https://www.thelocal.no/20171120/norways-king-harald-hospitalised-with-infection

That's the spirit! Never say di....ah...

Toast misses out on another hit, having decided that Rodney Bewes was 3rd sub only...ho hum..

The saddest of news....

Sad sad news. Now we know whatever happened to him...RIP.

News breaking that he has resigned...

Norfolk sci-fi/fantasy author John Gordon has died aged 92 and one day: http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/norfolk-author-passes-away-after-long-battle-with-alzheimers-1-5289196 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gordon_(author)

We have a winner!

Interesting re the above. Are there any famous Percys who could go on? Do not say the Rockefeller...

Yes.

Deaths so far: Smith Hart (2 July) - Obit Gained Ssebaana Kizito (3 July) - No Obit Liu Xiaobo (13 July) - Obit Gained John Wraw (25 July) - Obit Gained June Foray (26 July) - Obit Gained Jeanne Moreau (31 July) - Obit Gained Jim Marrs (2 August) - No Obit Robert Hardy (3 August) - Obit Gained Glen Campbell (8 August) - Obit Gained Yisrael Kristal (11 August) - Obit Gained Bruce Forsyth (18 August) - Obit Gained Colin Meads (20 August) - Obit Gained Jerry Lewis (20 August) - Obit Gained Mireille Darc (28 August) - Obit Gained Peter Hall (11 September) - Obit Gained Violet Brown (15 September) - Obit Gained Nabeel Qureshi (16 September) - No Obit. Bobby Heenan (17 September) - Obit Gained Jake LaMotta (19 September) - Obit Gained Liliane Bettencourt (21 September) - Obit Gained Charles Bradley (23 September) - Obit Gained Liz Dawn (25 September) - Obit Gained Tony Booth (25 September) - Obit Gained Dave Strader (1 October) - Obit Gained Liam Cosgrave (4 October) - Obit Gained Eberhard Van Der Laan (5 October) - Obit Gained Roy Dotrice (16 October) - Obit Gained Gord Downie (17 October) - Obit Gained Fats Domino (24 October) - Obit Gained Matt Callander (30 October) - Obit Gained Bobby Doerr (13 November) - Obit Gained Salvatore Riina (17 November) - Obit Gained Malcolm Young (18 November) - Obit Gained Pancho Segura (19 November) - Obit Ganed Charles Manson (19 November) - Obit Gained Della Reese (19 November) - Obit Gained David Cassidy (21 November) - Obit Gained Maurice Hinchey (22 November) - Obit Gained John B Anderson (3 December) - Obit Gained Death Impends: 1200 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Foray; Wraw; Meads; V. Brown; Downie; Riina; Anderson) (Sub: Kristal [Q Diamonds]; Lewis [K Diamonds) Cards Played: gcreptile: 1025 Points (Hart: Xiaobo; Campbell; Kristal; Meads; Cosgrave; Downie; Doerr; Riina) Cards Played: The Dead Cow: 1015 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Wraw; LaMotta; Booth; Strader; Laan; Downie; Callander; Riina) (Sub: Campbell [10 Hearts]) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 1010 Points (Hart; Wraw; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Darc; Downie; Doerr; Segura; Reese) Cards Played: Toast: 940 Points (Campbell; Forsyth; Meads; Lewis; Bettencourt; Dawn; Booth; Cosgrave; Downie) Cards Played: Zsa Zsa's Leg: 838 Points (Hart; Campbell; Meads; Darc; Heenan; Booth; Laan; Downie) (Sub: Riina [A Clubs]; Manson [A Clubs]) Cards Played: msc: 810 Points (Xiaobo; Hardy; Campbell; Meads; Lewis; Booth; Dotrice; Downie) Cards Played: JoeyRuss: 739 Points (Hart; Xiaobo; Wraw; Laan; Downie; Doerr; Riina) (Sub: Campbell [K Clubs]; Meads [QHearts]; Booth [4 Spades]) Cards Played: RadGuy: 710 Points (Hart; Wraw; Campbell; Meads; V. Brown; Downie; Cassidy) (Sub: Booth [3 Spades]; Riina [7 Diamonds]) Cards Played: Grave Danger: 625 Points (Xiaobo; Forsyth; Meads; LaMotta; Booth; Domino) (Sub: Bettencourt [10 Spades) Cards Played: RishCast: 510 Points (Xiaobo; Campbell; Meads; Cosgrave; Downie) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 505 Points (Kristal; Forsyth; Dawn; Dotrice; Doerr) Cards Played: JiroemonKimura: 500 Points (Xiaobo; Meads; Bradley; Downie; Hinchey) Cards Played: Shaun Of The Dead/Sean: 428 Points (Bettencourt; Booth; Downie; Young) (Sub: Forsyth [7 Hearts]; Meads [J Spades]) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 415 Points (Hardy; Campbell; Forsyth; Hall) (Sub: V. Brown [10 Hearts]) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 200 Points (Moreau; Manson) Cards Played:

Sun good enough for Della Reese - another hit for Captain Chorizo. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4958185/della-reese-dead-at-the-age-of-86-as-fans-pay-tribute-to-singer-and-actress-of-touched-by-an-angel/ All new leaderboard follows shortly.

Tbh, is this thread significant? Obviously it's poolers' personal opinion on who was the most significant death. I base mine on significance by using these criteria: (1) World famous (preferably British); (2) Their loss to a specific field or specialism, or alternatively (3) Their contribution on a worldwide scale to something, whether famous or infamous. Therefore it's not necessarily the death itself that is significant, it is the person. Manson's crimes and his subsequent notoriety, his control over other people, should have shocked the world into never ever allowing someone like that to get as far as he did. Sadly, still the world hasn't learned it's lesson, but generations to come will still learn of this creature and hopefully resolve to prevent things like this happening again.

Aww I'm sure he was some age. Unintentional pun included though.

I haven't given much away about my list for this one to be posted in January, but I will say in world terms and of significance Manson's death will easily outstrip anyone this month. I've already updated my list.

Charles Manson kills it for Gooseberry Crumble as a unique hit. No bonuses. Zsa Zsa's Leg had him as a sub and draws the A Clubs (again!???) for 14 Points. Leaderboard updated and all new leaderboard on the next demise.

Charles Manson gets me to 10...been waiting since his earlier illness this year...

Surprised nobody has said in response to his death rumours "How can we be sure?"

Chris Bonington is on Meet The Author on BBC News. Looking extremely well. One to bear in mind though, now he's in his 80s...

Pancho Segura is called out, and Captain Chorizo nets a hit. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5098397/Tennis-great-Pancho-Segura-dies-96.html Bonus of 10 additional points for a pair of 5s. Leaderboard updated.

Since this was posted Hefner, Hall, Tillis, Campbell, Guillaume and Sinatra Marx have died. I'm going to check this list again just before submitting my DDP teams.....

Well here ya go Squizzle Bizzle: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/earle-hyman-dead-cosby-show-actor-was-91-1059833

So he wants to die in office? Gone by Christmas then...

On the news addressing now. If he doesn't resign before Strictly starts, I'll catch up later...