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Let's not forget that it's also Moosey's birthday. No longer a very regular visitor, but definitely part of the long lost Golden Age. Happy Birthday Moosey wherever you are.

Yes. I think you're right.

Does it have a *****?

What he said. With knobs on.

A hard act to follow Mr. HCW, so I'll give it a go with this Heaven-Related German Sausage joke I read yesterday: A sausage dies and goes to heaven. St Peter looks at the sausage and doesn't know what it is. There'd never been a sausage in heaven before. He asks around, and nobody knows what is is or what to do with it. None of the saints or the angels have ever seen a sausage in heaven before, so they are all a bit lost for ideas as to what it could be. Eventually the Virgin Mary walks by, so St Peter asks her if she knows what it is. Mary takes a look at the sausage and says: "Oh yes, I've seen that before. It's the Holy Ghost"

Or if you've ever given instructions to someone painting a pub sign: I want you to leave the same amount of space between The and Dog and Dog and and and and and Duck.

Can anyone be bothered looking to see if deathlist has had more hits in leap years than in common years? I know I can't.

I just can't wait for the summer christmases to come around.

So folks, here's the 2008 entry form. Those who played in 2007 will be getting it by email soon too. Probably. If anyone has any questions, please fire away.

Some kind soul has done some research into a well-known phenomenon.

Happy Birthday M. Lawrenson. Always nice to see you in the Motor Racing thread and elsewhere. Enjoy your day.

Well go on Banshees, write something for Ian Smith here. I'm sure if it's any good, the powers that be will use it. Perhaps we could make it your job. How about that then?

Hey Godot - you will let us know if you do die suddenly won't you? Since you have got about 20 years on the rest of us DL Con 1 attendees. I say Ali! Keep it above the belt!

Well it's the beginning of December so I suppose it's time to start thinking about next year's competition. There'll be a couple of arbitrary and illogical rule changes and some new bonuses which I'll inform you of in due course, but on the whole the format and scoring system will be near enough the same as last year. There will also be some optical changes to the site which will as usual be in the best conceivable taste .

Banshees, the blond lady is saying "Hey Banshees I'd dae anything for twenty quid. Wannae try me? Ken what I mean like?" I think she likes you.

I changed my mind and voted with the majority. The reason being that it levels the playing field by not giving an unfair disadvantage to those respectable folks who have some moral or other understandable objection to such picks.

I see Chris Barber and Kenny Ball are both 78 next year. There's a strong argument for a Crimes Against Humanity bonus for those two as well.

Alternate identity is a hard one to prove. Best breakaway Forum? You'd have to award one for worst breakaway forum too. By disappearance I actually meant of a regular member.

Newcomer of the year is tricky, because the year isn't over yet, and who knows who might yet turn up? But given the current state of information, I'd nominate LFN One reason he gets my vote over 'arry is because unlike 'arry he is still here. Or Sweet Sorrow. F******t doesn't do iain justice, there should be an award for thinking up a single word which describes iain. Poster of the year could be Devon Death Trip. He's always amusing, always relevant and has come up with a lot of interesting and obscure suggestions. Best disappearance could be a good category.

Godot? He was here just a minute ago, I could have sworn...

Is there anyone Liz Taylor hasn't had? Me! No comment.

eeuww! I couldn't answer any of those questions. They could have asked a few easier ones to start with at least.

God that's a crap song!

There once was a Munchkin from Oz A kinky little thing that he was, he took a winged monkey, ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------! (BTW: Munchkins come from Munchkinland, not Oz. Although that's not to say there might not be any Munchkins in Oz, working as plumbers or in the hotel business)