People Who Are Dead According To Wikipedia...

[People Who Are Dead According To Wikipedia...]

2 hours ago, drol said:

Israeli computer scientist Zohar Manna died on August the 30th according to some edits. All I could find is a tweet announcing his death, but no coverage yet.

 

Manna to heaven?

[Burt Bacharach]

Raindrops keep falling on my head / Just like the guy the birds on telly claimed was dead / ...

[Hooroo, Mate.]

34 minutes ago, Davey Jones' Locker said:

Things just got real: The ABC has set up a live blog to cover the leadership maneuverings. Time to grab some popcorn...

 

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-20/politics-live-august-20/10138786

Yeah, and the BBC website is... oh.

[Leah Bracknell]

22 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:

She's shit at taking photos of Big Ben?

 

It's covered in scaffolding at the moment. There's not much to photograph.

[Nobel Prize In Death]

Commemorating the sad news by having a coffee and a naan.

[Aretha Franklin]

A wreath fa' Franklin.

[Hospitalised!]

They distinguish him from CR7 using "Brazilian Ronaldo" rather than the correct term, "Fat Ronaldo".

[(C)Rappers]

Glad to hear DJ Casper's health isn't on the slide.

[Ed Sheeran]

1 hour ago, Deathray said:

Ed Sheeran so tired and emotional tonight at his gig in Cardiff he had to take a piss break in the middle of a song. He's got no respect for his fans has he.

Pretty sure pissing on them would have been less respectful.

[Authors Last A Long Time, But....]

American Pastoral is a good book in the costume of a much longer, much less interesting book. Anyway RIP

[Curse Of The Eurovision]

Israel's winning entrant 20 years ago was a trans woman. Parts of the country (especially Tel Aviv) are a lot more LGBT-friendly than you might think.

[Political Frailty]

8 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

That's 8 former MPs elected at the 1979 UK election who have died since the start of this year. Quite something.

Thatcher's ghost on a killing spree?

[The Dead of 2018]

Wiped out.

 

(Yeah, I know, originally by The Surfaris, but they covered it so give a guy a break.)

[Ken Dodd]

3 minutes ago, Toast said:

At least he outlived his dad's dog.

Did 'e?

[Authors Last A Long Time, But....]

Quote

'Beloved' author Penny Vincenzi

Took me a moment to realise they weren't mixing her up with Toni Morrison...

[Kevin Smith]

12 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

Let's have a serious chat - obit chances re the places who're likely to report it and the pools that count obits. 

 

I'm wondering about his DDP chances if he died next year

The director of Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma is not going to die without appearing on the BBC News front page.

[Dead Architects]

12 hours ago, time said:

the area itself at the time left a lot to be desired.

 

 

'the area' presumably being 'Sheffield'.

[Alberto Fujimori]

15 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Another health crisis in 3...2...1...

Life-threatening splinter. No way can a man stand trial with a spelk like that.

[Dead Pop Stars]

I'm on the street where you're dead.

[End Times - The Rapture]

1 hour ago, bladan said:

Dr Guy McPherson says that "Most people on Earth will be dead within the coming months. No people will celebrate the New Year in 2026."

Ah, so that's what Stevie Wonder was talking about.

[Randy Newman]

I had tickets for the Palladium. Arse.

[Ideas And Possibilities For 2018]

9 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

Lee Scratch Perry

 

Who's smoked a ton or two of prime weed and otherwise abused his body will be 82 if he sees March 20th

 

How did he even get this far?

He has no plans to die.