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Is this Matthew Smith at all related to Martin Smith, reported by my good self a mere 3 posts above?

Former TV psychic and convicted paedophile, and partner of erstwhile DDP favourite Lianne Smith, Martin Smith, has been found dead in his cell, having hanged himself.

The wedding's off. No mention of any health problems though.

It would appear she's succeeded. She also mentions the football:

Helmut Schmidt. Why not?

Rushdie pulls out of Jaipur literary festival amid reports that Mumbai underworld figures are heading there to assassinate him.

Kids clothing chain Pumpkin Patch appoints administrators.

Like This? Carlos Pujol, Writer, editor and translator has died aged 75.

Here you go!

Siberian Hamsters surely need some nice warm clothes.

And, let me present, "Hamsters in Hats": ~ Note their campaign against fluffy bedding ~ It's important. http://www.stargazy....hamstersinhats/ So, sorry, buddy. You have been quite truly, literally and authentically compared to other freaks on the Internet (albeit in my own worrying mind). To confirm - so there can be no grey areas - I am saying that you lot are equally as scary as these fine exhibits and perfect comparitive material for the next freaky/nutty website I happen to wander into via Google's inadequacies...(and not my natural leanings because they are all borderline): "Hey, you weirdos, you'll never guess how weird you all are. You're as weird as this bunch of Celebrity Death Fans. No, really. I just hope you're still active and I'm not too late". Syd - it's a shame that I've wasted a lot of my lunch break on Godot, as I feel you're the true brains of this outfit. Thanks for your post. It would all make sense except for one thing - if you look closely enough, you can find websites that uphold all of the worthy, satirical, irreverent, aspects of death, celebrity, etc, that don't endlessly have to scrape the bottom of the barrel (possibly out of desperation, possibly just to stir - who knows?). You see, once first impressions are that dire, you stretch your credibility, push away those with a hint of conscience and then the baying mob takes over. If it only feels interesting to be here when its purile, childlike or off-topic, then that creates a doomed paradox. To be fully immersed in an activity, you have to take seriously its main principles. Anyone seeking enlightenment and something a bit big and clever - as well as inane banality -- yes, we all seek a bit of that -- will shudder at what is generally disregarded by producing a carefully considered list, sitting back, and hoping...even making it a pastime...and then gleaming with joy, anticipating the banter, because they actually died. OMG, YAY! Sorry, but for me to relax here, I'd have to feel I could wholly defend its vulgar intrinsics. This doesn't mean I couldn't otherwise (without prior imagining them dead) add to the topic of any renown individual passing away. And I do loathe a lot of celebrities...while standing in awe of many human achievements...Go humans!! Yes, I can see those sideline elements existing here; they are fine by me. And so we've come full circle...and I'm bitterly disappointed in you all. All? Even me? Well now, how can I cope with such a crushing indictment? I know, I'll ignore it. Got to say though, someone who googles 'deaths in 2011' just because they are bored, then repeatedly comes back trolling probably has more to worry about socially than I do.

Nor me. Wonder if I can sneak him onto my 'Rogers' theme team though...

Bah! I'd have finished in the top ten if the news had come through in time (the Theme Team Top ten that is). Still, it won't be the first time I've started with a 19 man team. C'est La Vie (or summat).

You mean that wasn't Dave Prowse either?

My 2 Theme teams Theme Team 1: ...and its goodnight from him, and him etc. Mostly the same as last year, 3 new players highlighted. 1. Ron Suart 2. Ronald Stevenson 3. Ron Smith 4. Ronald Searle 5. Ronnie Ronalde 6. Ronald Pellar 7. Ronnie Moore 8. Ronnie Masterson 9. Ronald Hines 10. Ronald Harwood 11. Ronnie Gilbert 12. Ron Flowers 13. Ronald Baron Fearn 14. Ronnie Dawson 15. Ronnie Walter Cunningham 16. Ronald Coase 17. Ronald Chesney 18. Ron Brown 19. Ron Braunstein 20. Ronald Atkins Theme Team 2: Roger and Out In a similar vein, except they're all Rogers, not Ronnies. 1. Roger Bannister, Sir 2. Roger Alton 3. Roger Angell 4. Roger Cook 5. Roger Corman 6. Roger Daltrey 7. Roger Ebert 8. Roger Milla 9. Roger Moore, Sir 10. Roger Penrose, Sir 11. Roger Norrington, Sir 12. Roger Whitaker 13. Roger Protz 14. Roger Sainsbury 15. Roger Sloman 16. Roger Smith 17. Roger Spottiswood 18. Roger Squires 19. Roger Taylor (This is the tennis player, not the Queen drummer. Or the Duran Duran drummer) 20. Roger Took

John Demjanjuk. As always, for no particular reason.

I haven't; here's who I have got: Margaret Thatcher John Bardon Asil Nadir Sheila Mercier Gerald Harper Dudley Simpson Peter Wyngarde Sir Eldon Wylie Griffiths Peter O'Toole Emile Ford Pete Murray Tony Book Les Munro Dora Bryan I M Pei John Glenn Nosher Powell Jimmy Young Mike Stoller Francis Matthews Imaginitively, I've gone with all the survivors from DDPMMXI (they've got to die sometime) with the two new entries in bold. Thatcher is promoted to Joker. Theme team details to follow.

Three teams safely despatched, one regular and two themes. I was successful with 10% of my selections this year (12.5% if you count the one that died in 1991), so hopeful of a better showing next year. Happy hunting to all participants!

Posted here yesterday http://www.deathlist...ndpost&p=167074 Tell me - do I have a shit sense of humour, or is Russell Brand just a shit comedian? I don't find him funny in the slightest. Shit comedian. Shit person.

Never saw that coming!

...and another one, more general (as opposed to just 'the arts').

Barry Clayton who has died aged 80, was a pioneer of black TV and radio programming. More famously, he narrated Count Duckula and also did the spoken intro for Iron Maiden's Number of The Beast.

I have that problem too. (Well, I used to)

I appear to have missed the last date for posting, so no cards this year, but Merry Christmas nonetheless.

The King William's College Quiz. Quite possibly the hardest quiz of the year. I think I got 2.