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Oh come on, the P.D. James one is inspired. But perhaps you're not familiar with her oeuvre? No I never came into contact with her ovaries. Besides, talking about covering of faces in these times just sounds like something Islamy or something (no matter how unintentionally). Way off track. You've never noticed that they usually pull a sheet over the head of a person who has died? The reference is to one of PD's novels, "Cover Her Face", the title of which is a quotation from (I think) the Jacobean play "The Duchess Of Malfi": "Cover her face; mine eyes dazzle. She died young" (the latter phrase clearly being inappropriate to the nonagenarian PDJ.) I'm afraid I wasn't personally acquainted with him. What did you want to know?

Oh come on, the P.D. James one is inspired. But perhaps you're not familiar with her oeuvre?

Most amusing.

Good Will Hunting? Life of Pi...... Blackadder. regards, Hein The Sum of All Fears Fatal Subtraction

That's more because Winton was an unmemberable Member of Parliament. Power is in cabinet and departmental decisions. Denis Healey was an arse in government. Sold and cut and spent and wasted millions and maybe billions. Winton was the British chap who saved lots of Jewish children from the Nazis. Are you thinking of Norman Winterton, non-entity ex Tory MP? I'm pretty sure there was an MP called Nicholas Winton too, but he seems to have been expunged from history. ETA ah, no it was Nicholas Winterton http://en.wikipedia....holas_Winterton

Well done Mr Float! I myself am ecstatic at attaining the bronze medal position I try to have a few different selections from my other deadpool teams to spread the interest. Let the games begin again ...

BB King

Bye.

Not an outstanding year for moi, although one of my theme teams has finished higher than the main team even though I failed to include someone in it that I know. Well, knew

If so, I imagine they belong in the "Arrogant Academics" thread.

All the soaps were better in the old days, Eastenders was much better when it started, I've started watching it again in the last few months only because I want Danny Dyer to ruin my flange. I'm off to Youtube to check out some old scenes! They go through phases (inevitably for programs that going on for that long), EastEnders is in an up phase at the minute. You reckon it'll be Nick who gets offed on Thursday or someone else? Nothing to do with phases - they were better in earlier times because there were only two episodes a week. For years. Coronation Street was on Mondays & Wednesdays, Eastenders was on Tuesdays & Thursdays, dunno about Emmerdale Farm (as it used to be called) because I never watched it. Then somebody started the rot by adding an extra episode, and so on until they were on nearly every bloody night. Same amount of butter, more slices of bread ... They still managed to produce some utter shite in the 1960s and 1970s with two episodes a week. A lot of it is too do with producers and how well they care for the show, Dominic Treadwell-Collins at EastEnders saw exactly what was needed, a shift in focus away from the same old faces; thus the Carter's were born, a mystery - thus Lucy Beale's death and all the interest it'll bring in the New Year, and some good old-fashioned bastard; thus Nick Cotton returned to fake his own death and use his sleazy son Charlie to get to him and Dean rapes Linda. Most importantly relationships seem to have been brought to the fore through the drama, which in essence makes a soap. Meanwhile over at Corrie Blackburns failed to remove the many deadwood characters, left a load of bonkers relationships plots running, used what could have been a great depression storyline as a basis for turning Steve into some kind off petty theif and created ridiculous love triangles. Not to mention the fucking gym storyline or the bizarre attempts at comedy. And I slight disagree on number of episodes, the tech we've got to film is far greater these days and as they've become core-output three nights a week their teams will have increased accordingly. Yes, the actors have to work harder and are paid less than the stars of old were, but that's the way the world is. However, 5 episodes a week of corrie is overload but as several generations are now transfixed I can't see ITV pulling some episodes down, especially as they'd probably need a comedy to fill the gap, or sports programme - neither of which they've been very good at. Whatever. I stopped watching the lot in about 1998. I just didn't have the time to watch that many episodes, especially if I'd had to record them. So I just stopped.

All the soaps were better in the old days, Eastenders was much better when it started, I've started watching it again in the last few months only because I want Danny Dyer to ruin my flange. I'm off to Youtube to check out some old scenes! They go through phases (inevitably for programs that going on for that long), EastEnders is in an up phase at the minute. You reckon it'll be Nick who gets offed on Thursday or someone else? Nothing to do with phases - they were better in earlier times because there were only two episodes a week. For years. Coronation Street was on Mondays & Wednesdays, Eastenders was on Tuesdays & Thursdays, dunno about Emmerdale Farm (as it used to be called) because I never watched it. Then somebody started the rot by adding an extra episode, and so on until they were on nearly every bloody night. Same amount of butter, more slices of bread ...

Exciting stuff!

Here are mine: Liz Smith Sam Simon Rev. Billy Graham Anthony Booth Ginger Baker Peter Wyngarde Patrick Macnee Pete Murray Abdelaziz Bouteflika Chris Woodhead subs: Sheila Sim & Tony Blair

Sorry to hear that, Shaun. Don't feel too bad about not being there for the moment - perhaps he didn't want you to see him go.

Diana Athill Stanley Baxter Sister Wendy Beckett King Bhumibol Jules Bianchi Bart Cummings Kirk Douglas Helen Fawkes (wildcard) Rev. Billy Graham Valerie Harper Doreen Keogh Ethel Lang Stephen Lewis (Blakey) Sheila Mercier Cliff Michelmore Maureen O'Hara Peter O'Sullevan Marguerite Patten Luise Rainer Nancy Reagan Peter Sallis Sheila Sim Sam Simon Liz Smith (the actress) Jeralean Talley Peter Vaughan

The usual random assortment from me: Diana Athill Stanley Baxter King Bhumibol Bart Cummings Rev. Billy Graham Doreen Keogh Ethel Lang Stephen Lewis (Blakey) Sheila Mercier Cliff Michelmore Maureen O'Hara Peter O'Sullevan Marguerite Patten Luise Rainer Nancy Reagan Peter Sallis Sheila Sim Sam Simon (JOKER) Liz Smith (the actress) Jeralean Talley Peter Vaughan

If he's aware of death pooling he's almost certainly aware of this site... wonder if he's reading this? If you are Sam we're not picking you because we want you to die, (in fact as a simpsons fan, I'd prefer it if you were immortal) the fact is your young, have admitted you have cancer and are probably going to die and DDP rewards that kind of choice in teams. P.S of the thousands of mildly famous people who are potentially going to die next your, you're so well respected by a DDP team to be chosen as one of just 20 names they can through in a hat, that should be an accolade on your end. We love you Sam, may you do a Wilko on us please. I would have agreed with this until he made that callous comment about Roger Ebert (and by implication other cancer victims). Now I think he's a cunt.

It's correct to use a capital letter for your de and van names when they are the first word of a sentence, as above.

Does he really merit a thread to himself? He is only notable for being related to a famous person, and there is already a thread for such people. Blimey, that was quick

What did you get kicked out for? Unless it's a case of mistaken identity? I had the impression that he was refused admission, rather than kicked out. A subtle distinction.

Surely everybody remembers him being buried under the patio by his wife and daughter

Who was fucking Terry in Moscow? I think we should be told.

<crosses Joe off list> This is getting infuriating now.

Why has my score plummeted from 928 points to 99? Have I misunderstood the scoring system?