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Meanwhile: the DLers who joined in 2018 and love lists

Inverse Deadpool 2023 - TWBD entry 1. Donald Trump 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Rhod Gilbert 4. Shane MacGowan 5. Phil Collins 6. Ozzy Osbourne 7. Dick Van Dyke 8. Bill Cosby 9. Rupert Murdoch 10. David Attenborough 11. Clint Eastwood 12. Billy Connolly 13. Buzz Aldrin 14. Prunella Scales 15. Mel Brooks 16. Linda Nolan 17. Yoko Ono 18. Francoise Hardy 19. Burt Bacharach 20 Shannen Doherty 21. Tim Bilton 22. Ted Kaczynski 23. Randy Jackson 24. Eva Marie Saint 25. Johnny Ruffo Subs: Michael J. Fox, Janey Godley

Susannah Mushatt Jones was the last oldest person to not make it to 117, dying in may 2016 at 116 years old. Since then we've had Morano, Brown, Tajima, Miyako, Tanaka and Randon all making it. In contrast, after the Calment/Meilleur/Knauss combo, it took more than fifteen years until Misao Okawa managed to reach 117 in 2015. So in short, only 10 confirmed cases of people living to 117 or older, of which seven occured in the last ten years!

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Some of the mysteries besides some of the above which I'm sometimes wondering about: 1. Who built the moʻai statues on Easter Island? 2. To what extent did stadtholder Willem III (the later King William III of England) know about the lynching of the brothers (Johan & Cornelis) De Witt in 1672? 3. The death of Rudolf Diesel in 1913. 4. The identity of Tank Man and what happened to him during/after the Tiananmen protests. Did the government get him, is he still alive somewhere? And some existential mysteries I don't expect ever being found out or confirmed: 5. How did the universe come to be and perhaps on a more philosophical note, why? 6. What is the meaning of life and does there exist some version of an afterlife? (I'm of the opinion it's unlikely there is a greater plan or afterlife, but the thought of some place where you could reunite with your loved ones after you pass away would be wonderful)

And you can add me to that list, sorry @TQR Like some of the other youngsters here, I think Michael Jackson was the earliest celebrity death I can actively remember, followed by Miep Gies. I only started paying more attention to famous people who passed away around mid-2015 and probably stumbled upon this forum for the first time about a year later.

All six are all right or even great songs, but if I had to choose, Call Me does beat Ghost Town. I'm sure this round will be over within hours anyway!

49 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 41 The Human League — Don`t You Want Me 32 Blondie — Atomic 31 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 14 The Specials — Ghost Town -6 7 Blondie — Call Me +4 Like this?

Ofcourse that thing with minors had to come back to him in some way But have to agree, quite a shock compared to the lingering Constantine II passing away.

You didn't translate it from Portugese to English so most of us here can't read it without pulling it through google translate

Mildred T. Stahlman please

I'd like to join this game again! Thanks for running it @Spade_Cooley

Yay! While it won't go in the records, I think this is the first game I've won on here. And congrats to @Bibliogryphon, well played!

Two uniques: Thelma Ruby for Coronation Street and Kanye West for Brit Awards winners (one can hope) Just missed out on a unique in F1 as @arghton and I both have Keke Rosberg. Of the living world champions born mid-1940's and later he seems to be the frailest (since we don't know anything concrete about Schumacher).

You could summarize all of H&M's "tell all-interviews", books, Netflix documentaries and comments by means of a Mötörhead cover: A waste of space, a waste of space!"

I do like the Portugese versions of these names you made @diego; makes them sound rightout exotic ! When the time comes I'll look out for obits about Normando Tebbit and Dick van Dique

Correctlist 2023 entry 22 hits Henry Kissinger Bob Barker Alan Greenspan Nigel Starmer-Smith Jimmy Carter Jacques Delors Bobby Charlton Robert Wagner Joanne Woodward Joss Ackland Jean-Marie Le Pen Milan Kundera Norman Lear Rolf Harris Ryuichi Sakamoto (joker) Willie Nelson Dennis Skinner Nigel Lawson Sonny Rollins Mohamed Al-Fayed Linda Nolan Andy Taylor I can 't really see this list scoring that high. But then, I also can't see most of these names surviving for another year.

Another great list full of miracles and walking skeletons. And I like the inclusion of Van Agt; don't think he is particularly close to death but he did have multiple health scares in recent years which would have killed loads of people his age. Perhaps his passion for the Palestinian cause keeps him going now the Israeli government takes a turn to the right.

Some great names you've selected! This was my first try at a Dutch shadowlist and I immediately see some names on your list I had forgotten about or overlooked. Had some difficulty listing 50 names so I feel the same about some of my lower listed picks as you do.

And my Dutch shadowlist for 2023: (In no particular order) Dries van Agt Pieter van Vollenhoven Prinses Irene Koningin Beatrix Hans van den Broek Piet de Visser Tjerk Westerterp André Hissink Ellis Brandon Hans Wiegel Jan Terlouw Frits Bolkestein Frits Korthals Altes George Kooymans Tonke Dragt Rob Bolland Bas de Gaay Fortman Rob de Nijs Bas van Toor Harrie Dikmans Harry de Winter Jan Pronk Michel van Hulten Jan van Stuijvenberg Wim van Eekelen Ton van Baars Johan Visser Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters Erwin Nypels Jaap van der Doef Bram Stemerdink Paul van Gorcum Ted de Braak Paul van Vliet Adriaan van Dis Joost Prinsen Maarten van Rossem Hans Croiset Gijs van Lennep Rob Trip Jaap Nienhuis Kathalijne Buitenweg Jerney Kaagmaan Ernst Daniel Smid Neelie Kroes Erica Terpstra Kees Rijvers Piet van der Kuil Bennie Muller Kees Kuijs sub: Sjaak Swart

Not Pelé, Barbara Walters and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI/Joseph Ratzinger

How poetic. Betty White and Benny white both passing away on December 31, one year apart.

My regular shadowlist for 2023: 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Henry Kissinger 3. June Spencer 4. Rolf Harris 5. Bob Barker 6. Glynis Johns 7. Frank Field 8. Nigel Starmer-Smith 9. Alan Greenspan 10. Dick van Dyke 11. Tony Bennett 12. Harry Belafonte 13. Eva Marie Saint 14. William Russell 15. Mel Brooks 16. David Graham 17. Rob Burrow 18. Joanne Woodward 19. Jacques Delors 20. Cleo Laine 21. David Attenborough 22. Rosalynn Carter 23. Gudrun Ure 24. Jean-Marie Le Pen 25. George Alagiah 26. Roberta Flack 27. Stanley Baxter 28. Noam Chomsky 29. Sandy Gall 30. Bobby Charlton 31. James Whale 32. Zhu Rongji 33. Andy Taylor 34. Norman Tebbit 35. Winnie Ewing 36. Milan Kundera 37. Bob Newhart 38. Dennis Skinner 39. Burt Bacharach 40. Linda Nolan 41. Tom Lehrer 42. James Earl Jones 43. Ted Kaczynski 44. Shannen Doherty 45. Thelma Barlow 46. Nigel Lawson 47. Yoko Ono 48. Douglas Hurd 49. Rex Williams 50. Vladimir Putin Subs: 1. Joss Ackland 2. Pope Francis 3. Jean Marsh 4. Willie Nelson

While I don't easily wish bad stuff upon people, I'm glad at least he has some bad luck after what he's done. He was an influential man at Ajax for years, all the while sending young co-workers pictures of the wrong kind of balls, and after the news dropped and he had to leave, found another job with Antwerp in a couple of weeks and went on with his career like nothing happened.

You've done the -6 correctly but you can also give +4 to another song you want; And it's probably best to delete the (+/-) made by the previous poster to lessen possible confusion (in this case, the -6 for Shakin' Stevens). Some of the voters also mark their votes in bold but that's a personal choice. 29 - Blondie- Atomic 28 Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra – Xanadu 27 The Specials – Ghost Town 27 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure +2 27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +2 26 ABBA – The winner takes it all 25 The Specials – Too much, too young 24 Kenny Rogers – Coward of the county 24 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 24 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 23 Police – Every little thing she does is magic 22 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children 22 ABBA – Super Trouper 22 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver 22 Julio Iglesias – Begin the beguine (Volver a empezar) 21 John Lennon – Woman  21 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 21 Blondie – Call me 20 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 20 Fern Kinney – Together we are beautiful 20 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 20 Johnny Logan – What´s another year 20 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 20 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 20 The Jam – Start 20 Police – Don´t stand so close to me 20 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 20 Shakin´ Stevens – This ole house 20 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 20 Smokey Robinson – Being with you 20 Aneka – Japanese Boy 20 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It´s my party 17 Dexy´s Midnight Runners – Geno 16 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over -6 16 Human League – Don´t you want me 13 Don McLean – Crying 12 Kelly Marie – Feels like I´m in love 10 Blondie – The tide is high  09 Michael Jackson – One day in your life 08 Shakin´ Stevens – Green Door 02 John Lennon - Imagine