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    So a mate was trying to convince me the other day that the Queen had already died and they are just delaying the announcement until after the festive period. Barking mad, but amusing theory.

     

    https://www.datalounge.com/thread/18133926-24-hour-media-blackout-in-uk-re-prominent-death-

    Actually this rumour is gaining ground online as talk about a UK media blackout for 24 hours on a high profile death swirls and there's speculation that if true it's the big one. Rumour seems to have been given legs by a DJ in Ireland

    Hope it's not true

    Simon Cowell is...dead?

     

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

     

    I mean:

     

    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS.

    IF it's true there's a government ordered media blackout and it isn't a wild Internet theory then it's either going to be a prominent member of the royal family, A serving member of the cabinet or an ex PM IE Tony Blair or a notorious criminal like Ian Brady where for public order reasons they don't want to realise the news straight away.

    I doubt it's Simon Cowell lol!

    Media blackouts are issued all the time in the United Kingdom, it's why a lot of news articles are posted in the 00.00am to 02.00am period and have clearly been written the day before.

     

    I really hope the queen hasn't carked it, we'll have to cancel the New Years football matches.

     

    ...but a public holiday would be granted for the funeral

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    Brian Cant (oh how we giggled at school) - 83 years old and living with Parkinson's for a few years now

    No idea he had parkinsons:Good call.I hope that when his time comes there is an accidental mispronounciation of his name on the News at Ten.

    I'd say that a mispronunciation is a dead cert

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    the only time I personally encountered Gazza was when he as appointed manager of Kettering Town some years ago. One of his first away games was at the team I happen to support. A few of us happened to be in the car park when the team coach arrived so we hung around for a few minutes hoping to get a glimpse of a footballing icon.

    Gazza proceeded to fall down the steps of the coach as he attempted to exit. At that moment an illusion was shattered and there was a realisation that Kettering would be looking for a new manager in the not too distant future.

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    Bowie was a genius to many of my generation and he pushed the boundaries on a regular basis. He has inspired countless musicians over the years. There aren't many who can say that they have been so influential over such a long period.

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    I just thought I would revive this old thread, as today we have scaled new heights with 614 visitors simultaneously perusing the delights these forums have to offer. The vast majority will only be paying a fleeting visit, but a few will surely stick around and join our friendly, welcoming community.

    This forum did teeter on the brink at one point - during one weekend in 2010 nobody posted anything at all. Today's stats would indicate that the Deathlist is far from dead.

    Of course there will always be arguments around quality vs quantity of posts, but I for one am happy to see this forum thriving; we are also currently breaking records in site traffic on a daily basis. 2016 may have been a bad year for death (or a good year, depending on your point of view), but it has certainly hasn't done DL any harm.

    2017 will bring new uncertainties for us all. That new axis of evil: Putin, Trump, ISIS and Teresa May may well contribute towards their subjects/victims developing a blacker sense of humour, which can only bode well for this site's prospects, regardless of the celebrity death toll.

    Merry Christmas :-)

    DDT

    I must confess I stumbled across this having read an article about celebrity deaths in which the existence of the DL was mentioned. I'm glad I've found it and in these depressing times, what with global uncertainty and arseholes to be encountered on a daily basis, it is good to find somewhere to discuss the most depressing of subjects with a touch of dark humour.

    long may it continue!

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    Loads of tributes on Twitter from other famous faces.

    However, none as yet from Harrison Ford.

    Is a simple tweet of 'She was the best fuck I have ever had' totally beyond the heartless bastard?

     

    Because she was the 2nd best after Karen Allen?

    Yes but, but, but under the circumstances a lil white lie.......

    Calista will rip his bollocks off if he goes near Twitter today

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    ok, i suggest to the comitee to...

     

    KEEP THIS 25 names:

     

    1- Olivia De Havilland

    2- Billy Graham

    3- Herman Wouk

    4- Javier Perez de Cuellar

    5- Richard Adams

    6- Kirk Douglas

    7- Peter Sallis

    8- Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh

    9- Peter Carrington

    10- Clive James

    11- Bob Dole

    12- Jimmy Carter

    13- George H w. Bush

    14 - Henry Kissinger

    15 - Vera Lynn

    16 - Stan Lee

    17- Jake Lamotta

    18 - Jacques Chirac

    19 - Stephen Hawking

    20 - Paul Gascoigne

    21- Bruce Forsyth

    22- Joost Van Westhuizen

    23 - Fats Domino

    24 - Glen Campbell

    25- Denis Norden

     

     

     

    Bring back:

     

    26- Helmut Khol

    27- Doris Day

    28- Chuck Berry

    29- Charles Aznavour

    30- Michael Douglas

    31- Queen Elizabeth II

    32 - Ozzy Osbourne

    33- Angela Lansbury

    34- David Rockefeller

    35- Diego Maradona

     

    New Entry:

     

    35- Avram Noam chomsky

    36- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

    37- Pope Francis

    36 - Edinson Arantes do Nascimento (a.k.a. Pele')

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Olivia De Havilland

    Gazza is a wasted pick, could linger for years to come. If the trend of past it rock stars dying before their time is to continue into next year, Elton John is as good a pick as any. He turns 70 next year and hasn't exactly been a living endorsement of clean living, was once quoted as saying he flew over the Alps, saw the snow and thought "that's all the coke ive snorted"

    if you want a young footballer type then Kenny Sansom is your man.

    Quite a few of the 66 World Cup winning team have Alzheimer's so one of them is bound to throw a seven. I saw a member of the 1970 team, Bonetti, some weeks back and he looked OK. as a keeper he is unlucky to contract the disease as he probably never headed a ball in his life.

    Crystal ball gazing now, but when the DL for 2065 is published remember to stick John Terry on it!

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    Should we start a poll for the 12th? A cold snap is forecast for the remainder of the week.

    The Unknown Man usually starts them. Wait for him, unless someone else decides to.

    As a newbie I do not wish to tread on anyone's toes so will wait for him.

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    My first ever go at this - hopefully around for 31/12/17 to see how I've done!

     

    1) King Michael of Romania

    2) Martin McGuiness

    3) Bruce Forsyth

    4) Michael Schumacher

    5) Prince Philip

    6) Clive James

    7) Kirk Douglas

    8) Brian Wilson

    9) John Noakes

    10) Stuart Hall

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    Also, A, Martin McGuiness isn't a terrorist, and B, he has his own thread with Gerry Adams: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/1181-gerry-adams-and-martin-mcguinness/?view=findpost&p=280070&hl=%2Bmartin+%2Bmcguiness

    Of course, it doesn't make him less shit of a human being

     

    Define terrorist here.

    or freedom fighter....

     

    Once over Roger Cook - as in doorstepping tv journalist of the old school - did a show on McGuinness and accused him of being IRA Chief of Staff, basically saying McGuinness could sue The Cook Report if they were wrong (but making it clear they had evidence they'd gladly take to court).

     

    McGuinness didn't sue.

     

     

    He's a politician now, obviously

    I imagine that Cook himself would have been a regular on DL simply because of the nature of his job!

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