Steve

Many happy returns @Paul Bearer, have a good day.

Boris Volynov please

I love a @Thatcher and @tracy death notice but @YoungWillz is very good at announcing some of the big name deaths on here along with @gcreptile.

I will be keeping Phil Collins on my shadow death list for 2025 based on that image. I've seen way healthier looking super centenarians.

I'm going to have a go this time - I will choose Al Pacino please.

Congratulations @The Daredevil

Congratulations on the way to @Summer in Transylvania for getting the hit of Peter Procter this round when the relevant obit comes.

It's such a shame that Debra Paget is out by two years (born August 1933) as she is one of my favourite classic actresses.

Congratulations to @polar duckfor getting the hit with Peter Marshall this time round

Congratulations @diego

You live up to your name, gracious by nature, bless you.

Two other names I am going to put forward: 1) Robert Redford, 89 next year, looks very frail in the face and not a great picture of health and 2) Harvey Keitel, 86 next year and certainly looked elderly and frail in the recent drama series "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" playing the elderly Lali Sokolov

Indeed @livingbygrace but as I said I expected that there would be changes. My sub in this instance would be Yoko Ono.

Undoubtedly things will change between now and the New Year's Eve chimes but I am going give you my ideal nifty 50 for a potential 2025 list: 1) Jimmy Carter, 2) Jose Mujica, 3) Noam Chomsky, 4) Joanne Woodward, 5) Len Deighton, 6) Franki Valli, 7) Johnnie Walker, 8) Liza Minnelli, 9) Jean Marsh, 10) Geoffrey Boycott, 11) Julie Goodyear, 12) Michael Schumacher, 13) James Whale, 14) Linda Nolan, 15) Tippi Hedren, 16) Jean-Marie Le Pen, 17) Willie Nelson, 18) James Watson, 19) Nigel Starmer-Smith, 20) Alan Greenspan, 21) Esther Rantzen, 22) Stanley Baxter, 23) Imelda Marcos, 24) Josef Fritzl, 25) Prunella Scales, 26) Rex Williams, 27) Sonny Rollins, 28) Sandy Gall, 29) Jim Lovell, 30) Gene Hackman, 31) Roberta Flack, 32) Ted Turner, 33) Michael Tilson Thomas, 34) Ruth Buzzi, 35) Norman Tebbit, 36) Denis Law, 37) Yoko Ono, 38) Warren Buffett, 39) Steve McMichael, 40) Frank Gehry, 41) Tim Curry, 42) Douglas Hurd, 43) Rupert Murdoch, 44) Katherine Jackson, 45) George Eastham, 46) Don King, 47) Joan Plowright, 48) Vanessa Redgrave, 49) Tinto Brass, 50) Sidney Cooke

Thanks @MariNisia I am strongly thinking about participating in this pool I just need to find time to research as I have a beautiful 13 month old daughter who is very demanding bless her and she keeps me very busy

@Summer in Transylvania are you not playing this pool anymore? It's ashame if not as I always liked your selections although it does seem @Bibliogryphon is on a roll at the moment.

Does anybody know how @Hanzem is doing? Not seen him on here for ages and I use to love his current top ten in the World Oldest thread that he used to provide.

@RIP Wee Jum I am also presuming the actress Heather Mills (born in 1946) is actually Hayley Mills??

Barry John is another faller here, the former Wales fly-half died back on 4th Feb 2024

Even so my opinion and I am sure many others will agree with me this site needs you and your contribution @TQR. It's just not right someone like TOC can drive the well meaning participants of this forum away

@TQR don't even for a second consider leaving this site for someone who clearly has issues like TOC has. Your contributions along with the vast majority on this site I love reading and engaging with. TOC do us all a favour and give us a break from you, better still a permanent one at that. This site needs people like @TQR

Many happy returns @Gisooo, hope you have a great day and many more enjoyable years on this forum.

@Lewd_Squirrel in the words of Meat Loaf "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad"

I would find it more decent if the f*****g was removed completely.

Congratulations @ladyfiona