The Miser

Wonder if Ledger stories may have doomed a Wittman obit??

Good idea for a thread!

Feels like we have been here before. I think it is the passing of Heath Ledger that sent him downward spirialing again.

Yet Winehouse and Doherty live on....

I like that his Wiki Picture is a chalk drawing.

Holy S*** She could be gone by Easter.

THANKS! As for Pausch....I wasn't sure if he would garner a UK obit

Magazine says AP working on Britney obit Usmagazine.com is reporting that The Associated Press has begun preparing Britney Spears' obituary. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22727961/from/ET/

Also Happy Birthday to Christodoulos Here is a little more....I hereby retract my matter of "a few months" prediction. He could go at anytime. This sounds like the article that comes out right before the person passes. The health of Archbishop Christodoulos , head of the powerful Church of Greece, is deteriorating and doctors say he will now receive medical treatment at home according to his own wishes. Archbishop Christodoulos, 68, who was instrumental in improving ties between the Vatican and the Orthodox Church, was diagnosed with cancer in June and flew to Miami in August to wait for a compatible liver donor. But an attempted transplant operation was cancelled due to his deteriorating health and the leader of about 10 million Orthodox Greeks returned to Athens for medical treatment. "The archbishop remains at the official residence and is being treated there," a Church of Greece official said on Tuesday. "He has expressed the wish not to return to hospital." Doctors confirmed late on Monday his health had taken a turn for the worse. "Archbishop Christodoulos...showed a further deterioration of his clinical condition with his powers weakening," his medical team said in a statement. Elected Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece in 1998, Christodoulos tried to mend ties with the Vatican. In 2001 he received Pope John Paul II, the first pope to visit Greece in more than 1,000 years. The Western Church and world Orthodoxy split from each other in the schism of 1054. Since he was diagnosed with cancer, he has only made brief public appearances, mainly outside his residence, greeted by dozens of well-wishers.

"Hanging around, hanging around. Kid's got alligator blood. Can't get rid of him."

CP: Off topic slightly...are you going to have a running list of people that have been discussed again?

I enjoyed Owens crying like a baby

Good guy too, met him when he was coaching the Phillies...1955 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

Organ failure shouldn't be a problem. He's rich enough to afford a piano. You got a chuckle from me on this.

oh...fantastic news....I think he was my joker..... I wouldn't get too upset yet...I think this means a matter of a few months rather then a few months. Are you certain that doesn't mean a matter of a few months perhaps? Almost certainly, although there is an outside chance that he will last a few months.

Are you there? I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to be a fly on the wall knowing my luck, he'll die while I'm on my way home from work It's like watching election returns on TV and you are waiting for them to call a winner

Well at the moment they've got him on a ventilator, so some life is being breathed into him Indonesia’s Vice President Jusuf Kalla had arrived at the hospital in order to be a witness at the former general’s death

By the way...I want to thank Gunjaman's criptic post for tiping the balance so as to include Sir Edmund

As I figure it The Man in Black is the new leader with 21 points. Congrats.

Suharto is a lay-up

Yes....please to be giving all your secrets away. Much abliged. You're doing well enough as it is, especially for a rookie! 3 hits in 10 days, not a bad start for both of us... Agreed....I probably won't get another until July.

Nipped Suharto at the wire....I expect Sir Edmund to have company at the base camp shortly.

Yes....please to be giving all your secrets away. Much abliged.

oh...fantastic news....I think he was my joker..... I wouldn't get too upset yet...I think this means a matter of a few months rather then a few months. Doesn't sound good.... Ailing archbishop Christodoulos may commence with chemotherapy after condition worsens Archbishop Christodoulos could receive chemotherapy treatment by injection today as his condition has worsened. The head of the Church of Greece is suffering from liver cancer and the apparent deterioration in his condition has prompted his potential successors to begin forming alliances in the hope of succeeding him, sources said. There were several discussions between bishops on the sidelines of yesterday’s Holy Synod meeting.

Well done. Why Roy Scheider?