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I think his death will come within the end of next week.

Former Italian Minister of Defense (1980-1983) and Tourism (1983-1986) Lelio Lagorio has died aged 91. http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/politica/morto-lex-ministro-lagorio-1348944.html

The Queen will return at the Royal Rumble as a surprise entrant. I guarantee you.

Oh, and Deathrace of course.

First DDP points. Now you can write dead full word.

Surely Soares could have been included. And then Asian/African political leaders might gain spots in DL, but this is just too much to ask. I mean, we already had Bhumibol last year and Akihito this year; I don't expect to see Yasuhiro Nakasone, Le Duc Anh, Nuon Chea, Khieu Sampan or Do Muoi included but they are all important historical figures. Surely more than Sandy Gall or Lester Piggott. Same things could be said about European leaders (I cited Soares, but Mitsotakis, Napolitano, Forlani, Delors, Hans Modrow, Gorbachev are all right examples) and African (Arap moi, Kaunda, Woldegiorgis). But Deathlist is an English site and it's its right to be mostly about England. When there will be an European DL I'm sure European leaders will be included as well.

Exaggeration might be the word.

Condolences.

Who the hell is Gord Howie in your 2017 Shadow List? Anyway Clifton James is LFN's perennial pick. You don't have the right to hunt him.

Update on Soares: Still in deep coma but his conditions are stable since last saturday, 31st December. Family assures he is still alive. https://tudonumclick.com/noticias/portugal/159601/estado-de-saude-de-mario-soares-mantem-se-estavel

Yes, mainly in his own thread.

Any fucker can speak Italian, you just wave your arms about a lot like a demented chimp while shouting. I'm bringing my left hand to the right elbow to disagree.

Italian expert of American (and British) literature Claudio Gorlier died yesterday aged 90. Many years ago he held a televised lesson to explain Joyce's Ulysses. http://www.corriere.it/cultura/17_gennaio_04/morto-claudio-gorlier-studioso-americanista-ccef8fe2-d2ac-11e6-af42-cccac9ae7941.shtml

Lollobrigida is currently in hospital for pneumonia. Her conditions are not known. http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2017/01/05/lollobrigida-ricoverata-forse-polmonite_ee07a32d-6154-49db-b8de-d4884befad9e.html

Gina Lollobrigida hospitalized for suspected pneumonia. http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2017/01/05/lollobrigida-ricoverata-forse-polmonite_ee07a32d-6154-49db-b8de-d4884befad9e.html

Sorry for the dimensions, but this was his best picture.

Handsome man, wasn't he?

Southern Italian linguist and former minister Tullio De Mauro has died aged 84. http://www.repubblica.it/cultura/2017/01/05/news/morto_tullio_de_mauro-155445600/

Oh, Sorry. Beat me by a minute (in the other thread).

Italian obits for Pretre. http://www.lastampa.it/2017/01/04/spettacoli/musica/morto-il-direttore-dorchestra-georges-pretre-aveva-anni-ukOxlBI9WoFrPsqy1xKILL/pagina.html http://www.ansa.it/lombardia/notizie/2017/01/04/morto-direttore-orchestra-georges-pretre_092762cc-09a7-4315-9575-d04ffe0eb565.html http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/cultura/2017-01-04/addio-georges-pretre-direttore-d-orchestra-stimato-maria-callas-200641.shtml?uuid=ADVK2PQC

French orchestral conductor Georges Pretre has died aged 92. http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2017/01/04/le-chef-d-orchestre-francais-georges-pretre-qui-a-dirige-la-plupart-des-grands-orchestres-internationaux-est-mort_5057794_3382.html Tomorrow, a year ago Pierre Boulez died. January is a bad month for French conductors.

Jawohl, mein führe... Oops, I mean, I thought you'd at least complain about the lack of German folks (or should I say Völker? the Austrians and the Swiss are missing as well), their only candidate on the list seems to be the Pope Emeritus and even he is a Vatican citizen (although at least he was affiliated with the Hitlerjugend). So many missed opportunities... (e.g. Kohl or Habermas etc.) Habermas wird in diesem jahr nicht sterben. Er verdient es nicht auf der Liste zu sein.

Terminally ill are allowed and so it's legit to pick them. On the other hand, I think there is no fun at all and no surprise in picking fathers who want to spend their last Christmas with their children or police officers who have severe accidents. These people are not famous (not even Traci McGiffin. who the hell is she?) and getting a compassionate Dailymail obit does not make them famous. Rules should be rewritten, allowing players to include only famous people (exclude Fringes of Fame and Terminally Ill). But I don't blame those who pick unknown obit-guaranteed people as it is the best method to obtain a good score. I blame the rules. That said, I picked Mark Sims, because sometimes the dark side of me can be quite persuasive.

Sir Creep saying this is the wrong thread in 3, 2, 1...

He isn't. I fear he has become a zombie. Who is now devouring the hospital staff.