Master Obit

Oh be fair, one doesn't get chances as easy as that very often. I warn you though, I fight back and you might regret ever trying

I've been keeping it secret all this time, but I'm actually a member of the committee.

People who parrot this should be put on mod preview. His parents lived decent lifespans, sure, but nothing outrageous and to think that that is going to prop him up despite his lifestyle is absurd.

You're never going to impart any sense in to someone as dense as Crem. It's like talking to brick. If everyone muted him, he might finally fuck off.

To get reactions, or because he spends too much time reading tabloidy clickbait/talking to his weird, sheltered family.

The sad reality of the world. Money and power go hand in hand, and that simple maxim is the reason why so many people in power just don't give a monkey's about your average Joe - they simply don't associate with them and don't understand the actual issues. Elon Musk is a privileged twonk who wants to rule the world, and thinks that because he has more money then anyone he is more intelligent and more qualified to comment on things. There are a few things I might listen to the opinion of a billionaire on, but on the vast majority of topics they are wildly out of touch and the only reason their opinions gain traction is that they have enormous influence and can push them on people who can't think critically for themselves. It's startling just how much influence you can have if you're a millionaire, never mind when you've got hundreds of billions. I know a guy who is well in to the millions and probably even tens of millions, and when I used to visit him at his office/residence all I had to do was mention that I was visiting him and the staff would take so much more notice of me because I wasn't just "some weedy young lad" but "some weedy young lad who is an associate of that guy". He can pretty much do as he wants personally because if there is a rule in place he'll find a way of getting around it. Magnify that to the global level of influence that Elon Musk operates and it becomes extremely dangerous.

Did you actually like this far right twat? If not, why not join others in celebrating his demise instead of trying to argue technicalities?

I believe he was something of an exhibitionist, yeah. Unfortunately, not always to an adult audience.

And not a moment too soon.

I'm not known to be especially choosy, but even I have limits... I do like the confidence boost, however. I've never felt like a supermodel before.

If you think he's attractive then I must be a supermodel.

Got to be Chomsky.

The negatives: I don't really see what the point of the "suggestions for 2025" thread was if there was never any question of them deviating from their "pick anyone famous who is 90+" strategy. 41/50 picks are 90+. Similar to the rule that no more than half the list can have featured the previous year, I think it'd be much more exciting if there was a rule that no more than half the picks can be 90+ Just as Rob Burrow and Jonnie Irwin were missed last year despite being virtually guaranteed hits, Steve McMichael and Peter Yarrow are overlooked this year. Roberta Flack being dropped is extremely risky. There are still too many bed-blockers for my liking - Greenspan, Murray and Gall are all going to be kept on the list until they die by the look of it despite the fact they're only really on it for being extremely old and there's no reason to assume they won't all plod on to 104. They're very much a "committee is in their 60s, and these people were slightly relevant decades ago but no one young would know them" feel to them. The positives: Dick Cheney has finally been dropped, and I'm glad to see some of the other boring picks like Daniel Barenboim gone (even if they've been replaced by other boring picks). Yoko Ono is a great returnee. I reckon there might be twice as many hits as last year, which sounds great until you remember there were only six last year.

I'm surprised to not see Tomiko Itooka - 117 Inah Canabarro Lucas - 117 Ethel Caterham - 116 Might as well have them at this point if the strategy is to just pick really old people. I will say that the list will probably get double digits, but I can't see it doing extremely well.

This first point means virtually nothing when he's led a lifestyle of not looking after himself. 93 and 88 aren't really crazy ages, so there's no reason to think he's blessed with insane genetics that will counterbalance his unhealthiness. He's a heart attack waiting to happen, and is to undertake an incredibly stressful job. I'm saying he sees 85 tops.