Toast

This woman is the biggest deathlist tease. In 2014 she was at deaths door and was a shoe in for the 2015 list then she was feeling much better so she got left off a load of people's DDP teams and now she is saying her time has come. If it is true then good call to the committee for keeping the faith and those of us who replaced her with MTM will hang our heads in shame. Actually that's not what she's saying. On the contrary, it all seems to be very positive.

FFS, this is a marathon and we're not even at half marathon distance yet. "That guy" may be well up in the running order at the moment. I was being tongue in cheek, MPFC, given I went from bottom place to around 5th in late Summer in this game once with one inspired pick! I thought "that guy" meant nul points, like.

Please no. We have more than enough music threads as it is.

Cliff Michelmore

I could have put this in the Video Vault thread, but this seems a more appropriate place for it.

On 15 May 1886 death kindly stopped for Emily Dickinson. Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Or rather – He passed Us – The Dews drew quivering and Chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity –

INCREMENTS OF FIVE GODDAMMIT! Like that hasn't been drummed over the heads---and an old timer at that. A pox on your family! SC What are you on about?

Bazaar is quite an unusual name. Were you a fan of Dollar?

The only person who is close to judgement is her 96-year-old asshole of a father! Well, you say that, but look what happened with Zsa Zsa and her daughter.

Pink Floyd Fleetwood Mac Deep Purple Genesis replaced Peter Gabriel with Phil Collins. It was different but most of thier commercial success came after the change. Yes, but they were crap, sorry TOTAL BOLLOCKS after Peter Gabriel left. Lardy will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that was her point.

The Stranglers. Would New Order count? A) Not sure - do you mean when they replaced Hugh Cornwell*? Or was there a replacement before that, that I obviously wouldn't remember due to my youthfulness? No. * Hugh Cornwell wrote a song about my shitty hometown 'Please Don't Put Me On A Slow Boat To Trowbridge' Yes. They've had more than one personnel change, but the current lead guitarist/vocalist has been with them for 15 years, which is about as long as Hugh was in the band. at the song. I've just sent it to my mate who is currently heading in your direction on his narrowboat.

The Stranglers. Would New Order count?

Ohhhh - I thought it was going to say he was a twin.

Chas and Dave ?

Shouldn't charon be Deputy PM? I mean, he's an oaf who's been on a boat..... Deathray should be transport since his unconditional love for snooker is on the same level as trainspotting. Toast should be head of Rural affairs and Cheese-rolling. Also I tried to think of a better PM then I realised I wouldn't wanna serve under any of you really so I'm officially doing a Heseltine. MPFC would be better as some sort of left-wing version of Norman Tebbit I think, with yourself as PM. All I ask is that you don't mind if I roll a few barrels into the Commons basement at night, while dressed in a curious early 17th century outfit, without too many questions. It's just beer that's all. I'll be very happy with that, thank you. I'm partial to a nice cheese roll.

I popped in with the dog en route for walkies and didn't see this till later. Never entered my head that I might not be allowed to take him in. He voted Green. He likes trees.

It derives from the Latinised form, Carolus. Carol is the male version, as with the late King Carol of Romania and the film director Carol Reed. http://www.behindthename.com/name/charles

The old girl has to approve the name, doesn't she, as a matter of protocol? She must have bit her lip and rubber-stamped it (the name that is, not her lip). No, she doesn't. Some Palace wonk was on the telly the other day and said that HM is consulted and may offer an opinion, just the same as what happens in most families. But ultimately the choice is down to the parents. It just flows better. Names ending in 'a' tend to collide with names beginning with a vowel. I'm a bit disappointed, but not surprised, that they have gone for a boring obvious choice, as with George. There have been princesses and queens consort called Charlotte, and as the feminine version of Charles it's a compliment to granddad - and indirectly to grandma Carole, as her name is also a form of Charles. Caroline would have ticked all the same boxes. It would have been nice if they'd picked something different. It didn't have to be anything outrageous. There are lots of lovely classic names with no real BRF precedent like Julia, Antonia, Marianne etc.

Perhaps people would prefer it if the Queen took back the revenue from the Crown Estates?

Me! As should be obvious from the winking smiley. Because as you say, it's for fun anyway who cares.

'awesome guest' either sign up or fuck off. Please. dude I told you why I can't sigh up in the 3rd death of 2015 thread plz You were offered an alternative.

To be fair, this will be genuine moment to moment change at its best points, and it may take weeks to get some sense of who our next government are. Though how many minutes it'll take most of us hereabouts to get sick of it is another question. Time to watch the Game Of Thrones box sets from the start again.

Her condition has deteriorated-she's now said to be 'fighting for her life' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2911356/Crime-writer-Ruth-Rendell-fighting-life-stroke.html Her condition has deteriorated even further: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32564813 My favourite author.

Oh no She will leave a huge hole in my life. I loved her books. Thanks for all the great reads, Ruth. I will really miss the anticipation of a new Rendell or Vine novel.

Sadly yes. "African-American" has for some time been the go-to PC euphemism for non-white people, at least among the sheeple. I've definitely heard black British people referred to in this way. Speaking of which, why do we never hear of "English-Americans"? Every other nationality seems to be represented, they have Italian-American, Irish-American, you name it. Surely some English people emigrated to the USA at some time? Anglo-Americans? WASPs? *shrug* WASPs, that's White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, right? What's religion got to do with it? And isn't that a bit, er, racist? I mean, if they avoid saying 'black' (ie "African-American") why is it OK to say 'white'?