themaninblack

I suppose it gives a whole new spin on the phrase "c**tface"

I'm on to it... Incidentially, I've just now made a correction to an error in the 2007 scoring, no bearing on the winner so no one should sweat.. I Smell Dead People has been moved up to =54th place with 42 points and 5 hits. Big John Duskin was inexplicably missed out...

Actually I have another problem when it comes to using grammar on the DDP. There's a lot on inconsistency in the use of quotation marks and apostrophies in the various biogs (and I'm as gulity as anybody). For example, there are many candiadates from Star Trek on the list. Or should be "Star Trek", or 'Star Trek' or indeed Star Trek? Indeed, when using " ", if it's coming to the end of a sentence and it is not a direct quote, should the full stop be after the closing quotation or not? In what instances should "", ' ' and the like be used? Any thoughts?

Not quite up to your usual high standards Mr. Man. I always do it with an apostrophe. Is that wrong? EDIT: Actually, looking back I don't! God, I'm inconsistent...

Good spot...

Here you go, TAFfy. How about Luigi Creatore for next year? It did! Great! That's two more to add to the pile. Time for an update I fancy...

Actress Yootha Joyce, of 'George and Mildred' fame, died thirty years ago today...

Reginald Tate, the original actor to play Quatermass, died today in 1955 just weeks before he was about to reprise the role for 'Quatermass II'...

I have a repeat showing of the 1974 film 'Man About the House' to thank for joining the Deathlist and ultimately becoming the DDP host...

How about Norman Tebbit? He looks half dead already. That would be ironic if republican terrorists finished the job!

Jacob Bronowski, of Ascent of Man fame, died today in 1974...

Happy Birthday HCW!

German theatre, opera and film director Christoph Schlingensief has deid of cancer aged 49. A DDP hit for 2 teams if the right obit turns up...

...and the King of Rock and Roll's death somewhat overshadowed the death of Groucho Marx three days later...

Ronnie Hazlehurst, who wrote so many TV theme tunes has died aged 79....

Yes, she wasn't among my DDP picks either. I suppose we better get our respective puns ready...

Plenty of time to get in a quick wedding....

It's 33 years today since this chap died.... My mum was 33 when Elvis died, the same age I was when Michael Jackson died...

Frank Bruno is dead?

A few people have survived the last rites......Niki Lauda for one. And she is summat of a drama queen, way better at that than she ever was at the acting game. Then again, I've a hunch she's toast in a matter of days. Martin Sheen another...

All that and Chelsea still win in the end...

That's expecting far too much from someone of my meagre knowledge of HTML! I've been looking around for some inspiration on the new layout. How about something like this? Close, I was thinking something more like this

Somebody's reading this website and informing newspapers, I'm sure of it. It's almost as if the Deathlist forum is a news gathering agency for stiffs! She was only mentioned yesterday and she died on July 27th. I had her listed in the List of the Lost and ready to be uploaded. Then wham! The Torygraph come up with the obit... Congrats to whoever picked her! Means updating the monthly figures too...

BBC Obit. Sort of. He'll get a proper one, so there's no need to fret, DDT... ....and here it is. Ah, good lad! That should put me back in the top ten. All I need now is for Hakimullah Mehsud to get blown up and I'll be laughing. I'm curious to know TMIB - would that BBC/Wiki mash up thing have been enough to get me DDP points? The existence of that page is why I decided to pick him (and Steve New) in the first place. If it's a direct flinch from Wikipedia, then I would say no, as Wikipedia is not sufficient I feel for an obit...

BBC Obit. Sort of. He'll get a proper one, so there's no need to fret, DDT...