polar duck

Despite its name, Prager U is not a university.

Greek oilman Vardis Vardinoyannis dead at 91. A DDP pick.

13 November 2024 33 Nigel Starmer-Smith 31 Esther Rantzen 31 Linda Nolan 31 Noam Chomsky 31 Joanne Woodward 30 Stanley Baxter 30 Roberta Flack 29 Norman Tebbit 29 Gene Hackman 28 Denis Law  28 Cleo Laine 28 Dick Van Dyke 27 Sandy Gall 27 Alan Greenspan 27 Pete Murray  26 Ted Turner 26 Patricia Routledge  26 Dennis Skinner  26 Jean-Marie Le Pen 26 Tom Brokaw 26 Jimmy Carter 25 Sonny Rollins  23 Mel Brooks  20 Vanessa Redgrave +4 17 Hans Blix 15 Josef Fritzl 01 Raul Castro -6 Eliminator Score: 18/20

11/12/2024  31 Noam Chomsky 31 Joanne Woodward 30 Roberta Flack 30 Ted Turner 29 Linda Nolan 29 Norman Tebbit 29 Nigel Starmer-Smith 29 Esther Rantzen 29 Gene Hackman 28 Tom Brokaw 28 Denis Law  28 Cleo Laine 28 Dick Van Dyke 27 Sonny Rollins 26 Patricia Routledge  26 Dennis Skinner  26 Jean-Marie Le Pen 26 Stanley Baxter 26 Jimmy Carter 26 Sandy Gall 25 Alan Greenspan 22 Pete Murray 22 Vanessa Redgrave +4 19 Mel Brooks 18 Josef Fritzl 17 Raul Castro -6 14 Hans Blix 12 Imelda Marcos 04 Pope Francis 04 James Whale  Eliminator Score: 15/20

Congrats!

11/12/2024 31 Noam Chomsky 31 Jimmy Carter 30 Roberta Flack 30 Ted Turner 29 Sonny Rollins 29 Patricia Routledge 29 Linda Nolan 28 Dennis Skinner  28 Cleo Laine 27 Norman Tebbit 27 Joanne Woodward 27 Esther Rantzen 26 Stanley Baxter 25 Tom Brokaw +4 25 Gene Hackman 24 Denis Law 24 Jean-Marie Le Pen 24 Pete Murray 24 Alan Greenspan 23 Vanessa Redgrave 23 Imelda Marcos 23 Sandy Gall  23 Dick Van Dyke 23 Raul Castro 22 Mel Brooks 22 Nigel Starmer-Smith 19 James Whale 19 Hans Blix 17 Josef Fritzl  12 Pope Francis 10 Buzz Aldrin -6 9 Clint Eastwood 8 Desmond Morris  12/20 eliminated

11/10/2024 30 Noam Chomsky 29 Sonny Rollins 27 Dennis Skinner 27 Roberta Flack 26 Joanne Woodward 26 Patricia Routledge 26 Esther Rantzen 25 Jean-Marie Le Pen 25 Stanley Baxter 25 Norman Tebbit  24 Linda Nolan  24 Cleo Laine 23 Tom Brokaw +2 23 Ted Turner 23 Dick Van Dyke  23 Imelda Marcos 23 Jimmy Carter 22 Pete Murray 22 Alan Greenspan 22 Josef Fritzl  22 Raul Castro -1 21 Nigel Starmer-Smith  21 Sandy Gall  21 James Whale 21 Gene Hackman -3 20 Denis Law 20 Hans Blix  20 Mel Brooks 20 Pope Francis 20 Vanessa Redgrave +2 17 Desmond Morris 15 Sly Stone  14 Brigitte Bardot -2 13 Buzz Aldrin 12 Clint Eastwood 11 Willie Nelson 10 Robert Duvall 10 Tom Baker 09 Daniel Barenboim 09 Prunella Scales 5/20

Congrats! 1924: Shmuel Kamenetsky / Kaiti Grey 1925: Mahathir Mohamad / Adele Addison 1926: Moshe Sternbuch / Qi Xin 1927: Carl "Doc" Severinsen / Mindy Carson 1928: Harrison Ruffin Tyler / Elizabeth Shields 1929: Sam Nujoma / Imelda Marcos 1930: Theodore McCarrick / Tippi Hedren 1931: Irwin Winkler / Silvia Pinal 1932: Bedros Kirkorov / Naina Yeltsina 1933: Félicien Kabuga / Julie Newmar

November 9 2024 22 Jimmy Carter 22 Stanley Baxter +2 21 Norman Tebbit 21 Tom Baker 21 Joanne Woodward 21 Dick van Dyke 21 Tom Brokaw +1 20 Pete Murray 21 Alan Greenspan 20 Pope Francis 20 Cleo Laine 20 Sandy Gall 20 Noam Chomsky 20 Robert Wagner 20 Mel Brooks 20 Dennis Skinner 20 James Whale 21 Patricia Routledge 20 Clint Eastwood 20 Vanessa Redgrave 20 Desmond Morris 20 Gene Hackman 20 Jean-Marie Le Pen 20 Denis Law 20 Hans Blix 20 Linda Nolan 20 Louis Farrakhan 20 Willie Nelson 20 Daniel Barenboim 20 Esther Rantzen 20 Roberta Flack 20 Raul Castro 20 Imelda Marcos 20 Ted Turner 20 Sonny Rollins 20 Sly Stone 19 Nigel Starmer-Smith -1 19 Dick Cheney +1 19 Prunella Scales -1 19 Robert Duvall -1 18 Brigitte Bardot -2 18 Buzz Aldrin -2 18 Julie Walters 16 Joe Bugner 16 Josef Fritzl 0/20

Back in hospital.

The "Who Should Be On The 20XX Deathlist?" thread usually opens in late November.

Trevor Sorbie is a hit for me and a few others. I'll put Nigel Latta on the sub bench.

John Nott is a hit for @MariNisia, making for one of the quickest rounds yet!

Congrats!

1924: Shmuel Kamenetsky / Kaiti Grey 1925: Mahathir Mohamad / Adele Addison 1926: Moshe Sternbuch / Qi Xin 1927: Carl "Doc" Severinsen / Leontyne Price 1928: Harrison Ruffin Tyler / Elizabeth Shields 1929: Sam Nujoma / Imelda Marcos 1930: Theodore McCarrick / Tippi Hedren 1931: Irwin Winkler / Silvia Pinal 1932: Bedros Kirkorov / Naina Yeltsina 1933: Félicien Kabuga / Julie Newmar

Perhaps it's time Andrea Mitchell (b. 1946) got her own thread?

Jody Gormley as a new sub, please

December 29

William Shatner blocked me on Instagram after my buddy added him to a groupchat and called him William SHATner.

Phil Lesh QO: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/phil-lesh-grateful-dead-age-death-b2635863.html

Confirmed.

1. Jimmy Carter 2. Chuwit Kamolvisit 3. Marita Camacho Quiros 4. Steve McMichael 5. Larisa Golubkina 6. Jose Mujica 7. Saalumarada Thimmakka 8. Kaiti Grey 9. Linda Tirado 10. Graham Caveney 11. Rolf Schimpf 12. Trevor Sorbie Muazzez İlmiye Çığ Wang Xiji 13. Jack Hanna 14. Harvey Weinstein 15. Du Daozheng 16. Charlotte Raven 17. Chuck Howley 18. Bedros Kirkorov 19. Janey Godley V. S. Achuthanandan 20. Mahathir Mohamad Subs 1. Jody Gormley 2. Nigel Latta 3. Georg Koch

Cardi B has been hospitalized for several days due to a "medical emergency".

Barbara Dane QO: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/21/barbara-dane-bob-dylan-folk-blues-activism Congrats!

Kamala Harris is 60.