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Brooke Astor?

Mine are on page 1. I just edit the post to update it whenever the occasion arises.

Correct, he has been recorded as saying that, but quite recently I read somewhere that he has had a change of heart and now aspires to reach the ton. Can't remember the source, but if I find it again I'll post it.

I hope she will be comfortable for the time that remains, Drol.

Hear hear.

I think only three of mine obliged, so am content with mid-table obscurity.

Fair play, it just caught my eye and I didn't take note of the context.

Starship? Starship?

A relative of mine who was diagnosed with cancer in the 1990s started having the mistletoe injections. It was a very new treatment then. Sadly the nearest place where it was available was a couple of hours drive away, and he wasn't well enough to go more than a couple of times. What might have been

Hmm, I'm sure most of mine are goners, but not confident they'll all go this year. Glad I haven't stooped to jokering cancer brides.

Yeah, I think sheer determination will take Philip through another 18 months to reach 100.

Still expanding for me, no matter what I press.

I would have expected you to go for 19

Ah - I was just going to post mine, purely because it enables me to edit it and cross out any fallers later on. But I see your point! (later) Posting it anyway, can't hurt now. Clive Barker (joker) Jason Becker Raymond Briggs Anne Buydens Douglas Pearl Carr 16 Feb Jimmy Carter Bob Dole Judy Dyble 12 July Gerald Harper Ian Holm 19 June Glynis Johns Michael Lonsdale 21 Sep Vera Lynn 18 June Michael Medwin 26 Feb Stirling Moss 12 April Willie Nelson Trevor Peacock Leslie Phillips Sidney Poitier Chris Rea Bill Treacher Jean-Louis Trintignant James Dewey Watson Betty White Joanne Woodward

I'm not shy either. Don't see the point of secrecy after the game has started. I gave most of last year's under-performers another chance. Ideally I would have weeded out the over-80s, but it would have been too much effort at a busy time to find enough replacements who were likely to be acceptable George Alagiah John Andretti Jet Black Brian Blessed Raymond Briggs Robbie Coltrane Judy Dyble Jill Gascoine Greg Gilbert Mikhail Gorbachev Jimmy Greaves David Gulpilil Richard Hadlee Ian Holm Richard Ingrams Tony Iommi Terry Jones Michael Lonsdale Vera Lynn Shane MacGowan Stirling Moss Gerd Müller Willie Nelson Olivia Newton-John Yoko Ono Genesis P-Orridge Irene Papas Trevor Peacock Leslie Phillips Sidney Poitier Chris Rea Roger Scruton Pat Smullen Nobby Stiles Alex Trebek Jean-Louis Trintignant Gianluca Vialli Monica Vitti Joanne Woodward

This is probably just me, but when unread topics are displayed they are showing in the Expanded form instead of Condensed. I have clicked the Condensed button, but it's not changing anything. Anyone else got this? I've tried in Firefox and Chrome, with the same result. @Cat O'Falk any ideas?

I have David Crosby in my Death By Numbers, if that counts.

Sorry! Great minds, etc.

No, but you did once pick a basketball player in the Hartlepool DP. And then got all shirty because you hadn't read the rules & scoring, which state that US baseball and basketball players score negative points.

Yes, I was wondering what he was up to. Although he doesn't do a lot of actual deadpooling.

Well done, it was a tricky list last year <making excuses for own rubbish performance>

England Test cricketer, a familiar name in my childhood. Had cancer some years ago, but said to have hit it for six with mistletoe treatment.

Javier Perez de Cuellar

Main team I'm Sorry For Your Trouble George Alagiah Frankie Banali Peter Bonetti Phil Collins Robbie Coltrane Jimmy Greaves David Gulpilil Terry Jones (Python) Olivia Newton-John Yoko Ono Genesis P-Orridge Qaboos bin Said al Said Roger Scruton Tom Smith (rugby player) Pat Smullen Leon Spinks Nobby Stiles Peter Tobin (joker) Alex Trebek Gianluca Vialli Theme team (children's authors) And They All Died Happily Ever After Jean Adamson Allan Ahlberg Lynne Reid Banks Raymond Briggs Eric Carle Beverly Cleary Susan Cooper Gillian Cross Anne Fine Jane Gardam Alan Garner Shirley Hughes Terry Jones (joker) Norton Juster Lois Lowry Michael Morpurgo Katherine Paterson Jill Paton Walsh Kathleen (KM) Peyton Philip Pullman