In light of the signal lack of success so far this year, coupled with the somewhat eclectic and largely unknown group of individuals who populate this year's list, one wonders whether the Deathlist itself should be earmarked as a potential candidate for 2008.
The list appears to have deviated from selecting those most likely to die from a pool of readily recognisable potential cadavers, to one which comprises a group of individuals who patently do not pass the "celebrity" test in any shape or form, nor display any justifiable predisposition towards an imminent romp in the Elysian Fields. Not only that, there is an inexplicable obsession [q.v. Clive Dunn] with individuals who continue to stoutly defy Charon's blandishments. The persistence with such obvious non runners coupled with the sheer blandness of the current selection suggests that it is the Deathlist itself which is currently in receipt of the Last Rites.
Discuss.
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