Master Obit

Or you're just an irritating drone who contributes absolutely nothing meaningful to this site.

Taking him to look at planes is fine, but photographing someone in such an undignified state who clearly can't consent is very ethically questionable. I highly doubt he'd want to be seen by millions in such a state.

Love that song.

It might be alright but it seems to be almost entirely spam about people that almost nobody has heard of, copied and pasted from Wikipedia.

Can someone explain the point of this thread?

I think I got confused with curlers. Those are the things that come in a box and you curl your hair around aren't they? In any case, I don't use these sorts of things.

It's more than borderline, it's very clear-cut!

I don't drive and don't wear hair straighteners so a number of these don't apply to me so I can't get an accurate result. Optimally, risk quizzes should include scenarios that everyone can encounter. Also, who checks their bank balance before every purchase? Everyone should know their rough bank balance at any point so either you know you comfortably have enough, or you know you probably don't have enough.

I can actually name all of them, rather shamefully.

The Mohs scale of hardness should probably have an 11 added for "mymango when he sees a picture of Jimmy Carter".

It seems like we've got a few interested people here, and on the back of discussion in the King Charles thread I have started this one for people to specifically discuss this hobby. It would be interesting to know if we've any ardent collectors here, maybe @Cerberus? I've been collecting the vast majority of my life, so it'd be nice to be able to share some of this passion with some people on here. Post here anything related to this hobby - whether you're someone who devotes vast amounts of time and energy to building a magnificent collection, or you just like looking for interesting designs amongst your pocket change.

My own perspective at this point is that it could absolutely have been better (Irwin, Field, Doherty were all misses imo), but at this point it is utterly ridiculous just how long some of these have kept going. I didn't necessarily think it was an especially great list when it was revealed but 4 hits by October is some incredibly bad luck.

In line with his own beliefs, I am questioning what I read on the internet. I don't believe he has ever got married or had sex.

Do you have to make a public declaration of your arousal every time someone mentions this name?

Yeah good stuff. The true king of immortality.

She'd fit right in on deathlist then.

I sure hope all the people here getting erect at the thought of him reaching 100 don't get so excited they have strokes on the day.

I did dream last night that we got two hits in one day and finally ended the drought. Of course, Jimmy Carter was not one of them.

The four crowns are all very common. the farthing isn't rare either unfortunately but still very cool to imagine its 277 years of life. The 1911 piece looks like something from an item of jewellery.

What a horrible badge. Looks like a year 7 designed it for their DT homework. The date has the daft American format of month first, and no space after the comma. Whoever designed it needs to be put on death row.

Yeah I was heartbroken when our great Queen Elizabeth died. Sobbed for days. I suppose we just don't have the same connection to Jimmy Carter.

I don't understand the notion of "x is really famous and old, they should be on the list even if they are healthy" This is how people end up as bedblockers. If an A-lister is omitted because they're seemingly healthy and then dies in the year, I wouldn't consider it a miss. If the committee wants to hit higher numbers then they need to consider more than just age. Fwiw, I'm not in favour of Starmer-Smith being on either. A, B and even C-listers I'm fine with, but he's so obscure that even my friend who is regarded as one of the most elite sports quizzers in Britain hadn't heard of him. I also agree that there are far less frail people on the list, but for me that doesn't justify an apparently healthy 90 year old being on (assuming she is healthy, I've not really looked and am taking your word) even if they are extremely famous.

"She looks healthy" So remind me why she ought to be on? Should we just have every healthy A-lister on the list?

At 110+, you'd be among the world's oldest men.

Could it not just be that they're tough old bastards with access to the best healthcare, and also that there are many people on the list who aren't really in terrible health but are just old? Prince Philip looked like a zombie for about a decade before his death. He looked like he'd die if he sneezed too vigorously but he had constant access to the highest standard of healthcare which kept him going. He'd never have made 99 if he was an average Brit.