Toast

It's very possible Cardinal George will not get the required obit if/when he passes. The DL comittee usually avoids people that marginal No obit is required. The DL doesn't have to operate by the rules of the DDP, or any other dead pools.

Interesting point. It's gone completely the other way. Years ago I worked in betting shops, and they were compelled by law to be utterly cheerless. TV wasn't allowed, all you had was the Extel "blower" which transmitted audio commentary and betting shows from the courses. I remember we weren't even allowed to display posters for local events - by law! Just the Sporting Life pinned on the walls. Now they've got coffee machines, TV coverage of all events and god knows what else, making it quite the little home from home.

He has his own thread, so there's no need to mention him here. I still think it's a pity that this thread isn't inclusive. It should be a useful reference tool, but as things stand, it isn't. It's a discussion thread; not meant to be a reference tool. There are better reference tools if you want to just see who's died each year. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2015 Well, that's me told.

He has his own thread, so there's no need to mention him here. I still think it's a pity that this thread isn't inclusive. It should be a useful reference tool, but as things stand, it isn't.

Let's be honest, the BBC (or whoever's in charge) doesn't want us to win because of the gargantuan expenses of hosting the next one.

Ah! Could be an inaugural hit for my Titanic theme team. Will he get a qualifying obit, that's the thing. ETA - yes.

Perhaps this is the right moment to admit that I've never watched a single episode of The Simpsons. There, I've said it.

Kirk Kerkorian. BB King

Oh, the noughties .... Gah! I misread it, thought it said the nineties. Another visit to Specsavers is indicated. Bruce is extremely versatile, he's had a go at most genres. I don't like everything he's done. But most people are only familiar with about half a dozen of his songs, and none recent.

There are so many jokes lurking in there that one scarcely knows where to begin.

Great Song/Noughties Does not compute, fatal error. Come on! It wasn't all tosh... No, not quite all. And since this is Room Lovely, let's see Bruce getting his shirt off.

Yes, we know it won't be him. Having said that .... it probably will be him in a way, as no doubt he's got it all prepared, his famous last words and all that shit.

Yes, we know it won't be him.

Coincidentally, today's also the 120th anniversary of the death of Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet Where is the councidence? SC Clicking on the link provided by Time you will read: Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Sir Henry Rawlinson" redirects here. For the character created by Vivian Stanshall, see Sir Henry at Rawlinson End. Now read on (intro music is nearly a minute, but your patience will be rewarded)

That reminds me of the time we were in a restaurant in Dublin. There was a cheeseboard on the menu. Wondering if it would have Irish cheeses or a general selection, I asked the waitress what kind of cheese was featured. She didn't know. She would have to go and ask in the kitchen, she said. On her return, she had the answer. "It's just cheese", she said.

Same here. My mum had a bit of a thing for Patrick McGoohan.

Never even seen the 2nd episode of Family Guy? Nope. Nor the first. Here, just watch this. It will teach you everything about Trek you ever need to know: Spock should have been in Lord Of The Rings with those ears. A missed opportunity.

Never even seen the 2nd episode of Family Guy? Nope. Nor the first.

As you must know, we have plenty of English Dicks - although this particular nickname for Richard has fallen out of fashion in favour of Rick, Rich et al. The same fate has befallen Fanny as pet name for Frances. One does still occasionally come across an elderly Fanny On the other hand, we have plenty of Cock families. Cock, Cocks, Cox. Pocock. Peacock Hancock. Adcock. Lots more. We also see Dicks as a family name. One of my favourite Sun headlines was a back-page report about the footballer Julian Dicks, who had suffered an injury: "Swollen Dicks Out"

I've never watched it in any shape or form. Ever.

Fantasy/horror author Melanie Tem died on 9 February.

SC, do you actually know what you're talking about or are you just being a total cunt for the sake of it? Wilko had his pancreas and spleen removed along with part of his stomach, large and small intestines. And his tongue! Dont forget his tongue! ........ oh wait, that was just in Game Of Thrones. Carry on.

Leslie Phillips

Jeez, I was scared for a few minutes here & there, but decades??? ... What I meant is, the show has been scaring kids for decades, AKA it has been DOING IT for decades. Not that the kids were scared for decades.

Could the mods please just remove the obvious troll posts, ie links to old news stories about people who are not dead. (I don't even need to click on the links to know that)