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Well we haven't had a winner yet.

I'm reliably informed that the correct colloquialism up there is dadaidh.

Does that go for all fizzy drinks, regardless of flavour? (Even Irn-Bru?)

It's never actually crossed my mind before, but, outside of the Midlands, what do/did other regions of the UK call pop?

Six years since Steve Kordek, pinball machine designer and innovator, tilted aged 100.

Double-gold winner Yury Tyukalov, single-sculls, Helsink 1952 and double-sculls Melbourne 1956 has died aged 87. He survived the siege of Leningrad and has an annual St. Petersburg rowing event named after him.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43097113 There ya go!

I think we can also assume that the Kevin Bacon referred to is this one Not this one

Thirty years ago physicist Richard Feynman died aged 69. Not so fine, not so physical. Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.

Anyone go for Tom Daley/Dustin Lance Black?

Good choice.

Nah, try this.

Which one ? (Or do you mean a local paper?).

If you're still looking for a Valentine's gift for that loved one (even if that loved one is yourself), our local paper has published a handy guide as to what's popular.

Cross off the ketamine .

That would explain why my pancake parties are always a bit flat.

Eggs, milk, flour... what am I missing?

Looking back, it appears I was giving up smoking last year, and not only that, I was going to let you know how I got on. I lasted 6 days. I crumbled on the 7th day when my boss phoned me. Anyway, this year, I'm giving up gravy optimism.

Not necessarily - they might have gone for Vic instead of Mark E. Smith (or any of the hits still to come).

Vic Damone, dead at 89. Three teams selected him in the DDP

D'Arcy Short. Not African-American. Presumably his mother is exempt from criticism.

Dead All Over

That's good; I'm impressed. It would have taken me longer than 10 minutes to get into the diving suit...

Fucking Daily Heil clickbait headline. Masturbation doesn't kill you, being stupid kills you. Otherwise, presumably, had he just been sitting next to a heater trying to melt slices of cheese on his body while wearing the pantyhose, raincoat, diving suit and plastic bag over his head but doing the Die Welt crossword, he wouldn't have died.

Well spotted. Not the first time I've done that.