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The ad too rude for Australian TV.

Ball boys, as they're called (ball girls exist too, reportedly) are not employed and rarely paid. In most clubs it's something children, supporters of the home team, are willing to do just to make their friends jealous. This one, I guess in a wish to help his team win by stalling, did what he did undoubtedly against his instructions. I expect he won't get the task again. Asking is what a footballer is supposed to do. This one, I guess in a wish to help his team win by getting on, did what he did against the rules. As he was sent off, he'll be suspended for several matches to contemplate his sins. HTH. regards, Hein As a good Welshman he naturally saw the ball behind the line and dropped on it for the try.

A South Wales farmer has died after an incident with a bull.

One of the hazards of the job.

A new Monopoly board, reflecting today's UK High Street.

Definitely old school, is our Dennis.

Former South African Captain and Chairman of Selectors Peter van der Merwe has died aged 75.

Kevin Ash, the Telegraph's motor-cycling correspondent has been killed in a motor-cycle accident during the launch of a new BMW in South Africa.

Can't find any obit, but there doesn't seem to be a citation on her wiki page. Rebecca Cain tweeted it........... Rebecca Caine ‏@RebeccaCaine Very upset to hear that the soprano Lizbeth Webb died yesterday. Star of Bless the Bride and the original London Guys and Dolls. Expand Here's an obit.

Richard Adams

Well done. Just to b esure.

He is now long gone as he was featured on Last Word on Friday. and has already been reported as such (twice) in the Death by Jazz thread.

Joseph Kony's chief bodyguard Binani has been killed according to the Ugandan army. No word on Kony himself however.

I'd prefer more like Mark Austin to more like Trevor McDonald.

Its the 50th anniversary of the death of former Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell. Was he killed by the Soviets?

Please, for the love of fucking Christ, stop it. We all know where Wikipedia's "Deaths In 2013" page is. Then why isn't Chikokola on that list? Isn't that an Abba song? It's Chiquitita, I think, but both names have similarities. Is anyone thinking what I'm thinking? If its what I think you're thinking, then I'm inclined to say its not - the English is too good.

Please, for the love of fucking Christ, stop it. We all know where Wikipedia's "Deaths In 2013" page is. Then why isn't Chikokola on that list? Isn't that an Abba song? Didn't Ray Davies meet her in a club down in old Soho?

Here it is!

Popular pool pick John Nkomo dies aged 78.

Oh?

I do. I (occasionally) download too, but I like the permanence of the actual disc. Most people go to Tesco or Asda for their groceries not audio/video products; That they may on occasion buy such products but that is incidental to their main visit. Fact is, most people buy their CDs or DVDs from Amazon.

Some rather bad puns on the Tesco horsemeat 'scandal'.

This should really be in the Dead of 2012 but that thread's locked. Violet Philpott, creator of Zippy, died aged 90 back on December 14th. This provides another excuse to post this for the benefit of new readers.

25 years since The major, Ballard Berkeley, decided it was finally about that time