Death Impends

Yes, this year DL-wise will definately be one more interesting than '07.

Well now that we've entered the New Year this also means Salinger is 89 today. If he survives this year and sees his 90th, I wonder if the attention of said event would kill him...

No, she'll be turning 91 this year. There are several other people with incorrect ages like Betty Ford and Clive Dunn but they aren't as huge a difference as the case of Zsa Zsa is.

Bernard Manning was bigger than Lady Bird Johnson and Tammy Faye put together. In other words, he was bigger than Lady Bird Johnson. Tammy Faye doesn't exactly add anything weightwise. I voted for Bhutto. This is the way I see it for each of the names that are votable: Anna Nicole Smith: A celebrity. If she was the most significant death, which she isn't, this would be the slowest year ever. Boris Yeltsin: A pretty major figure. He would've been my vote but I agree with Vinegar Tits on Bhutto. Lady Bird Johnson: Her death was only news in the United States, really. Tammy Faye Messner: See above, except she's more minor than Lady Bird is. Luciano Pavarotti: A big death, but entertainment generally ranks below leaders when it comes to significance. Benazir Bhutto: My vote, for the same reason as Vinegar Tits.

I can name 500 beings who died this year who did more notable things than Anna Nicole Smith. This includes dust mites, mind.

And you didn't have him picked on one of your "Finely Named Fellows" theme teams on various dead pools? What a shame...

I say no. Just an old guy with no known health problems. He's 97, so he could go tomorrow or live another 5 years. He's also boring as hell, which means his thread will consist entirely of "Why is this guy on the death list? He's just old, nothing more, and boring to boot. Wah wah wah." Let's spare us that, shall we? Exactly, if he was 10 or even 5 years younger you wouldn't have even thought of suggesting him.

He's outlived three, actually.

Douglas turned 91 today.

I jumped on the Billy Graham bandwagon.

Uh, that article is from 2005. But still, I don't think his condition would change much since then.

The Grim Reaper corresponded with Day...

I voted for Patrick Moore.

Barbara West, who Maryport picked, has died and has gotten a suitable obituary.

Now 89. Here's an article.

Eve Curie, the daughter of Marie Curie as well as publisher of the book Madame Curie, dead. Since the article's German, I'll be kind enough to give a Google translation.

The oldest living German before her death died a few days ago, and her successor couldn't handle the pressure (article in German), it seems.

Australia lost their las WWI vet in 2006 No, because we still have John Campbell Ross.

He's 82 today.

She was also picked on the CPDP, by the theme team "James Bond Stars".

For Matayoshi Jesus's page, it mentions: Looks like you forgot to add a "(Year 2)".

Yep. This thread needs to be a "no guest posts" type of thread. Badly.

It appears that Bush was actually using "Mandela" metaphorically. But due to Bush's wording reputation, one article says it's a Mandela death gaffe. The article also mentions Mandela as "increasingly frail", which is more related to this thread.

Another televangelist dies this year with the death of Rex Humbard.

For the record, this isn't just a Wikipedia hoax - it's been confirmed by the gerontologists on the World's Oldest People forum. No proper obit yet though. And here's a proper obit now.