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Ethel Kennedy is a hit for a few of us here, including me as my 2nd substitute to go.

Recent interview of Hal Linden with LifeMinute. He still sounds very eloquent and mentally sharp as well as able to walk unaided. He also mentions his mother living to the age of 98.

Apparently police were informed to be prepared to meet Joe Biden at two hospitals days before he ended his re-election bid. He was thought to have been sick or injured: https://nypost.com/2024/10/04/us-news/las-vegas-cops-prepped-to-meet-sick-or-injured-biden-at-hospital-days-before-he-dropped-out-of-2024-race-audio/

This somehow reminded me of the joke about a Catholic, a cartographer, a baseball player, and a mathematician all discussing something, but nobody actually knowing what the other was talking about. What were they discussing? Cardinals.

I had no idea Thomas Rockwell was Norman Rockwell's son.

Wow, just wow. He did it. He really did it. I've been humbled.

My first update as host involves the saddening passing of the actress, Dame Maggie Smith. This was also the second hit for our original host, TQR. The updated scoreboard is as follows: Banana - 4 Engineer - 3 GuyFromFuture - 3 En Passant - 2 Newjack - 2 Grim Up North - 2 Book - 2 Great Uncle Bulgaria - 2 Spade Cooley - 2 CaptainChorizo - 2 TQR - 2  gcreptile - 1 Death Impends - 1 RoverAndOut - 1 Charles d’Irlande - 1 Joemoneypenny - 1 Dying Probably - 1 Toast - 1 BuffaloPhil - 1 CalebH - 1 markb4 - 1 time - 1 Don't Fear The Reaper - 1 Everyone else - Zilch

Our host, TQR, will no longer be updating this pool and has graciously handed this pool over to me to update henceforth. I wanna thank him for all the work he's done on the pool up to this point!

@TQR Maggie Smith is a hit for you.

I always wondered who would go first between her and Judi Dench. Incredibly sad death.

So far, I'd guess Maggie Smith.

James Earl Jones is one of @tracy's subs.

I actually think it's an incredibly interesting fact. They talked about it on QI as well.

Maybe it's different grandmothers?

I don't think she'll be invited.