Master Obit

No we have taken the unanimous decision to ban straight people this year. Sorry. As part of this, we're renaming Homes Under the Hammer to Homos Under the Hammer for the month of June, and it's going to show particularly kinky BDSM scenes instead of auctions.

To give a more thorough answer to this: Pride month is about celebrating diversity, and accepting who we are. It's very important for a lot of people because there are still so many places where they are discriminated against, and many have been rejected for simply loving who they love, or having the confidence to identify as who they are. It's obviously marvellous that we've got mothers, fathers, veterans, teachers, and even Robert Burns fan clubs, but in terms of the magnitude of historical (and current) oppression, I'm not sure they're quite so in need of a month to stress the message of the importance of tolerance. Nobody is taking away from their importance, or the right of an individual to feel proud of the work they do or the contribution they have made to society, but while we still have colossal discrimination on a global scale against people for simply loving someone or identifying how they feel, it is so vital that there is devotion to putting forth the message of tolerance. Pride month doesn't mean you can't still be a teacher, a Robert Burns fan, or even a Homes Under the Hammer watcher. It's a time to keep in mind that being yourself, and being allowed to be yourself, is paramount. Also, the very idea of a whole month of people singing that fecking Auld Lang Syne has made all the milk in my fridge curdle in horror.

Yeah it's a great shame that being a teacher is illegal in so many countries, and you should see the looks I get when I mention I support Robert Burns.

I wouldn't necessarily say that this is sad as much as it is a relief, because the guy clearly had no quality of life. There are not many people who would have fought such a dreadful disease with such resilience, keeping such a positive outlook and raising awareness in spite of how much of a strain it was. A true inspiration, and deserved every bit of plaudit that he got. Rest easy dude.

Jimmy Carter (obviously) Frank Field Rob Burrow Vanessa Redgrave Jonnie Irwin Noam Chomsky Glynis Johns Yoko Ono Shannen Doherty Esther Rantzen I'd be surprised if I end the year on fewer than seven hits, and the bonus points for under-70s should also help me in the scoring.

I run a very small death prediction group chat with a few friends where we pick 10 names, and the stipulations are: - Every name must be very notable (they have a very strong claim to fame, not just "obscure commentator" or "appeared in a few movies in the 1960s") - At most half of your list can be aged 90+ - At least one name on your list must be under 70 I can't help feeling like deathlist would do well to consider implementing similar policies. I'm fine with a bit of flexibility with regards to what constitutes notability, but I think they should at least have a firm policy regarding maximum number of nonagenarians and above.

So I'm just out of touch then? Even so, I really struggle to believe that the average person would know anything about them. I'd prefer the list to contain very recognisable people, selected on the basis of health as opposed to just being 90+.

Because nobody has a clue who they are?* Please don't encourage them to continue their strategy of "anyone over 90 who is even fractionally notable." *Possibly I'm just out of touch, but looking them up didn't yield much that would suggest people would know them.

It's pride month, which is a great time to show solidarity and support. It's a fabulous time when we recognise diversity, and embrace the beauty of who we are. Of course, it can also bring out the very worst in people, and I decided this year that if I am going to have to witness the horrible comments, I might as well make a game out of it. I present to you bigotry bingo. Feel free to play it yourselves, if you so wish.

I do love the look of 19th century coinage - have you got pictures?

The problem with these purges is that he's giving the impression that he's extremely authoritarian and will react to even the slightest hint of scandal. It conjures up an image of him being a 21st century Jim Hacker (knee-jerk reactions and has more mouth than trousers). I'm in a group chat for a different community that is about as anti-tory as they go, and there seems to have been a noticeable shift from "get Labour in at all costs" to "get the tories out, but I don't really like Starmer so I might vote greens".

I'm a bit envious as I never got one of these, and I love the NI/Scotland commemorative designs. Are you based in NI?

The Ethiopian birr are lovely! I haven't got anything from Ethiopia myself.

Does anyone know if Ann Meo http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Ann_Meo is still alive? She set the clues on Treasure Hunt, one of my all-time favourite programmes.

I suppose that's better than it suggesting Prince Andrew as being someone you might know.

Here's something to appeal to you collectors. It's a crisp 1998 edition £100 note issued by First Trust Bank, Northern Ireland. They no longer issue, and this particular example was acquired for me a bank worker when it was paid in by a customer. The bank had a strict policy against swapping obsolete currency out, but with sufficient bribing from myself (and the fact the branch was closing anyway), they were quite happy to ignore the rules in order to save some beauties from destruction for me.

I think the committee should consider putting Ruth Langsford's mother on the list. Not only is she a fossil, but the strain of her daughter's marriage breaking down might take a toll on her.

Hopefully, this will inspire the committee to rethink their strategy of "pick anyone vaguely famous who is over the age of 90". In fairness to them though, I expected there to be far more hits by this point and I can't really blame them for the apparent immortality of some of the candidates. There certainly could have been more hits (Jonnie Irwin was clearly a goner and should have been included), but hopefully there will be an avalanche soon.

I have been fairly intimate with someone who voted for UKIP in one election. If they love you and you love them, and their morals seem relatively fine then differing political standpoints shouldn't be an issue. If I'm honest, I never really understood why this guy voted for UKIP, a party that wants to close the borders and stop foreign visitors. He certainly didn't seem passionate about implementing this policy himself.

Not quite sure, got them a while back. Plenty are available though, depending on what coins you have.

21 September 2018.

I believe she is in the index as Lillian Edith Harris (the exact birth date matches, and also the was death registered in Blackpool). All records I can find for Keith's mother seem to list her as Lilian (including the 1939 census, but bizarrely I can't find a birth record) but I'm going to assume it's the same person and just a typo in the registration.

Stay well aware from PVC coin books. They will leave a very nasty coating on your coins as the material degrades over time. I store my banknotes in chemically inert wallets in folders, coins are stored in trays, or in little labelled bags in boxes.

Some very nice coins here! I'd love to see some pictures. I'll upload some of mine soon.

I'm going to guess it was a George III penny, which would date it about 100 years later. Most probably an 1806/1807, though could have been a 1797 cartwheel penny.