Tuber Mirum

I'm a bit sceptical about the possibility of having any success in re-educating the electorate to use this thread in the way you suggest. How about just renaming this one to reflect its actual content? If we did as you say, not only would the Ideas and possibilities thread have to be pinned, but there'd have to be another pinned thread for the ones who weren't suggested but could have been. Imagine trying to train iain to post iin the right place! Status Quo, sez I.

He's a complete idiot if you ask me. And you are rather foul-mouthed. But I like you.

Ah, one of my favourite forum topics. I've always interpreted the thread title "near misses" to mean it's a place for listing people who died that the DL Committee actually discussed but failed to include on the current year's list, and/or for people that DL members suggested on the site but the Committee failed to select. I would estimate over 90% of the names listed on the preceding pages were people no one even remotely considered for this year's list, but as TLC noted it has become a bit of a toxic waste dump for listing every single person whose death is posted on the likes of wikipedia. Aye well, if more than a select (and principally absentee) few knew who the Committee had discussed, we'd maybe have a wee bit more chance of hitting the nail on the head once in a while. How about if the minutes of the AGM were to get published sometime early in the new year?

I once found 80 Quid in the Gutter on Maryhill Road in Glasgow. Someone must have been mightily pissed. As indeed was I soon afterwards.

Bruno, it's just grand to see you back. We missed you. Live long and prosper.

I know where you live. But somehow didn't get around to burgling you this time. A bit tired after the excitement of the World Cup, you know.

You Are An ENFP The Inspirer You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends. You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules. Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives. You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller! You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist. What's Your Personality Type? For most of the questions I wanted to select both answers. These blogthings surveys do suffer from that terrible US tendency to ask for "black or white", People aren't that simple. I certainly amn't. That's the last time I do one of those stupid surveys. I know exactly what I'm like anyway, and can tell you all any time I want without having to ask some stupid American first. And HCW, that's "stud" not "spud".

Aww, I'm sorry Mr Windsor, I didn't blank you I just got a bit engrossed there with my Iain venting. Think I've said all that needs to be said, I advise it to anyone, very theraputic lol. You are nice as pie, many mwahs to you too, you're a sweetie - next time you walk past me I'll give you a goosie. Much love, I'm outta here. Laura XXX Always leave your audience wanting more. The mark of a true professional. Very impressive.

Is he dead, Iain?

Your complaint has been noted and will be considered for discussion at the next meeting of the Deathlist Committee. (31st December 2006). A small administration charge will apply.

I've never seen it locked? Unless it's Bou? After she has had just a bit much to drink... I can explain. My argument with Bijou was in the Paul O'Grady thread which was locked and unlocked a couple of times. Notapotato moved these bits to this thread so the Paul O'Grady thread was more relevant No I didn't. At least I don't think I did. I think I deleted them. Perhaps someone else thought them worthy of inclusion here and rescued them accordingly. I would have deleted the bits Banshees has quoted before I'd put them here. Mind you, I could have been pished.

No that was Ian Smith, with one "i". Perhaps it's Iain Smith the MSP for North East Fife. Or even Iain Duncan Smith. That's slightly more likely I think.

I think I'd find it quite exciting to be sworn at like that by Edith Bowman.

Steady on now iain lad!

Hein, let me add my sympathy to that of the many others who have posted here. You are truly lucky to have had such an exceptional parent. Our thoughts are with you and your family.

And Bennett Cerf/Bruno Brimley.

Bavaria would have done nicely. A land without a people for a people without a land.

I reckon as long as you keep eating the Marmite, you should nevertheless be good for another couple of hundred years.

Torterous? That's a Bansheeism if ever I've seen one. Nah. It's Brimley again.

A dirty old man of the old school for sure.

The best-known case of long dead candidates appearing on the Deathlist is Wilfrid Brambell who appeared in 1989 (with his name incorrectly spelt "Bramble") in spite of having copped it in 1985. For Brambell enthusiasts, I can highly recommend the film I watched last night: The Witchfinder General. A small role, but excellently played.

Well would ya look at that! It seems he's had a pacemaker fitted. This is expected to give him "a new lease of life". Not sure if that's a 99 year lease or not. I wonder if he's had a pacemaker fitted to his BMW yet?

Since Pavarotti has been unable to sing for the past ten years, that's probably just Domingo's way of suggesting a good excuse finally to stop trying, thank goodness.

Aye, but admit it, the bitter chocolate would taste about a million times better without any marzipan.

Not too bad if it's in a container and not in a rustly plastic bag. Otherwise the judicious application of shotguns is entirely appropriate. This problem is much worse in the UK than over here, because the British motorways are so narrow and curvy and because of the speed limit which is necessary because the roads are so badly designed. Driving in the UK is absolute murder because of these idiots. Do away with them I say. Pure stupidity. The same sort of folks who think it's funny to falsely report a death. Aye. Can be overused, certainly.