Death Impends

Not too often you see a mercenary or a Beat poet join the 100 Club, let alone both in the same month! Even though we're only in March, this year's already become more exciting than the last for new centenarians.

Bishop Francis Quinn was picked by John Key here. However still no sign of a QO. Some non-California US sources have reported on his death, so there may be a chance he winds up in the NYT or WaPo.

Samantha McConnell, who successfully fought the RAF's pension policy so her children would still receive hers after her death, died last week. 11 March specifically per her JustGiving. First DDP hit of the year for Drunkasaskunk. Not the McConnell I wish would die of pancan, but that's life for you.

Lively day today. Australian art scholar Edmund Capon is kaput and he was one of Skinny's subs. The Australian has covered his death so Skinny is good to go for 25 sub points.

I had shared your line of thought on that, Sir Creep, but it seems there's no rhyme or reason to which Indian politicos obit and which ones don't. Parrikar's mustered up a Mail obit, giving you 20 points plus an extra 8 for uniqueness.

Well well, Mail's already picked up that Reuters article.

Manohar Parrikar is a unique for Sir Creep here... nothing outside of Indian sources yet though, so wait is still on for a QO.

For the first two Cups the same matchup was possible but one of us got knocked out beforehand both times - the audience had to get their money's worth third time going

Wafa Abdul Kadir dead, a unique here for Sir Creep - http://bernama.com/en/news.php?id=1705782

Discharged.

A deadpooling blast from the past. I remember that name being thrown about on various US pools in the mid aughts.

Caroline Isachsen a unique hit for Reptile here - https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Local-iconic-singer-open-mic-host-dies-13677343.php

Bouteflika drops reelection bid http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47531917

Full obit in the Times now arrives for Bernice McCabe: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bernice-mccabe-obituary-3tcgphcj8

Mikis Theodorakis hospitalized again due to further heart issues.