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4 legged chicken, didn't know where else to post this. Well weird.

Aw c'mon, the man was in a league of his own!

Just discovered that it's Michael DeBakey's birthday. A famous heart surgeon, made several key breakthroughs in his day. I remember reading he'd been hospitalised - ironically with heart trouble - earlier this year. Thought no more of it but his birthday has appeared in the press today so he's still alive, he's got a dicky ticker and - the really good news - he's 98 today and he has a Wiki page. A passable candidate for next year methinks.

Man, this stuff goes round and round. Public opinion wants the bastards dead, no civilised society could countenance some of the suicidal options we suggest here and the disturbed gits themselves lumber on in states of mental torment. The Sun reported today that even one of the nurses in Wakefield told Huntley she wished he'd died. It'd be a disciplinary offence but none of her mates will grass her and the management won't try and find out who she was. So, Huntley, Brady and others linger in a twilight world of mental anguish abused by those paid to help them and living with the enormity of the fact they can't undo the worst acts any human can commit. I think, this is where reality television goes next. It's not so far fetched. In fact, it's central to the plot of the Booker Prize winning Vernon God Little that Death Row gets turned into a reality show.

Let's get this straight Holy Diver You're obviously a devotee of the work of that diminutive genius Ronnie James Dio. Having survived the worst Satanic excesses he can throw at you, you then find notions of Mollie Sugden and Jimmy Clitheroe combining their talents frightening. Hmmmm Most strange.

Indeed Ali, I take the point about Salo's smoker's lungs but the reports at the time specifically mentioned carbon dust in his lungs, not tar. That doesn't mean it all came from his F1 cars, but it obviously came from machines so technically advanced that the brakes were carbon. Given the longer careers enjoyed by the top racers now that's something we might start hearing more about in years to come. Incidentally, on a total trivial point. When Schumi does announce he's out at 37 and the papers do the predictable 'is he the greatest ever?' write ups, a few of them will probably point out that he's leaving this level of racing at - near enough - the age Fangio started it!

I have a hunch his life is reasonably safe but in terms of political death.......what do we think? I reckon he'll be well gone by Christmas, whatever he says tomorrow.

Hmmm This'll be interesting re-opening this thread. Worth noting that the tabloids today seemed united on one thing. He got the tablets easily because most of his near neighbours agree with him that he deserves to die. Such circumstances are not conducive to raising self-esteem. Wonder if he and Tony B Liar will both be gone by Christmas.

Hello Sid And yer point is......?

I'd wager that his various creditors, plus the people he hit outside the ring and the women he - ahem - involved in non-consensual activities all think about him. The man would have been locked up years ago but for the money he's made others so - in one sense - others have helped him avoid issues. One time, when he was given an honourary doctorate he embarrassed everyone with a speech saying he wasn't sure what kind of doctor he might be but looking at all the sweet sisters in the audience he thought maybe a gynaecologist. Kinda indicative of where his head has been for a while, I reckon.

Still even more remarkable that she fell so far. I mean, given the level of fame she'd once enjoyed and the way some DL posters were obviously in touch with obits and deaths back in 85, only two years before the DL started after all, it's amazing nobody around here knew, or that it wasn't more widely publicised at the time.

The dear departed Jon Barron - 'I didn't get where I am today... - Barron was in All Gas and Gaiters, not that I remember it. What a stupid idea, a sitcom based around the church, it'll never catch on.

We've been celebrating a few birthdays of late. Not sure what I make of astrology and that but - I'll tell yer summat - there's a fair few Virgos hereabouts.

I happened to meet a friend who's a registrar today. She told me that death a day or so after marriage isn't so uncommon, although mainly because terminal cases often marry their long term partners to make propery and cash inheritance legal. There was - apparanly - another case recently she knew about, also in the South East, where an overweight groom, full of drink and too much rich food, was probably shagged to death by his far from slim new wife. Again, a tragic accident. If anyone can find a link to that story it'd be a good post.

Now here's a teaser, since this is the 'forgotten sitcoms thread' is there any sitcom we've all forgotten, and, if so, how would we know since no-one would remember? Two I remember existed and can't recall anything much about: The Train Now Standing The Dustbinmen (though I do remember this was such shite even the - erm - progress class at school thought it brainless.

Indeed, many happy returns Lady G.

Another place worth looking for inspired selections might be amongst the worlds leading mountaineers. Despite better gear, sat nav systems and dietry knowledge their predecessers would have killed for those climbing major mountains are in trouble from global warming. Weather in the worlds highest mountain ranges has always been a bit hard to call but now winds are fiercer and the gradual warming makes glaciers more like minefields in terms of the danger they present for unwary steppers.

You've got to credit Kelvin McKenzie with a sense of humour mind. He once set a challenge to his writers to write an obit for him. One wag wrote:'Here lies Kelvin McKenzie, and lies, and lies.' McKenzie supposedly roared with laughter and declared the man the winner on the spot.

I think it was using the link that finished off the guest, probably lacks the technical skills to carry out that task.

Sorry Octi, that'll teach me not to hold conversations, crank up the radio and post at the same time.

I'll believe nowt until the true authorities OoO and Lawrenson have spoken. The Octopus appears of the opinion that Schumi will shuffle off, quite possibly as world champion. If he gets an 8th title I reckon no-one is ever likely to touch his record.

Kevorkian appears alive and well, calling himself Alphonsin and posting here for the last week.

Bernard Archard another ageing thesp who's done nowt in a long long while, a mere 84 this year mind, a youngster in the company of some of the actors we discuss hereabouts.

Robert M. Pirsig another of my less than inspired picks this year. Thought him a good outside bet given his age and lack of activity. He's 86 today, oh joys.

Hein, the link above is working fine on my machine, might have been down whilst they updated the site, it's a UK regional paper. You've linked to the same story in a different local edition from the same newspaper group. Either way, dead 24 hours into a marriage, bummer eh?