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1 - A card game of some sort? Poker maybe? 2 - Niagra Falls, erosion 3 - Peas, Runner beans 4 - Strawberry 5 - Bottle is attached to tree around a growing fruit, pear grows inside the bottle until it is too big to be removed. 6 - Dwindle, dwell 7 - Colon, semi-colon, full stop, comma, hyphen, Question mark, exclaimation mark, apostrophe, quotation marks etc 8 - Banana 9 - Shoes, socks, slippers, sandals, skis, skates, stillettoes How'd I do? 1. boxing ? 4. dwarf ? 8. lettuce ? 1. how about cricket of some sort? 3. asparagus, rhubarb 8. i'll go along with lettuce

I told you not to pull that loose thread!

Former No. 11 resident dies! Sadly, only the cat

Zhou Lin, widow of Deng Ziaoping has died aged 93.

By mostly harmless do you mean in the Douglas Adams sense? Or is this a conundrum in the Mensa challenge mould? Viz: "gentle" is to Lord Fellatio Nelson, as "mostly harmless" is to... Honez, I wouldn't have thought you needed to ask. Mostly harmless is to LFN as gentle is to Dylan Thomas. Simples! Speaking of Dylan Thomas, his daughter Aeronwy has just died.

Fraserburgh's other claim to fame!

Had a young woman working with me in a bar a few years ago. Not the brightest star in the sky, on one occasion, she was pouring a pint of 1664. I turned around to see her watching the glass overflow. She looked at me and said 'how do I stop it?'. We also sold eggs - she asked me how many half-a-dozen was! After she left us she got a job in a local supermarket. One night she managed to get herself locked in, setting the burglar alarm off resulting in the manager having to turn round and go back to let her out!

Well I thought it was funny

Gladys Longbridge, better known as Lady Bustamente, or Lady B, widow of former Jamaican Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamente, has died aged 97. Fair chance of a UK obit, as the Observer published an interview with her last year.

Giving up smoking can be bad for your health! 14 year old od's on nicorette gum

Hes looking a bit healthier in this Daily Mail pic. (Yes, I know some people have the opinion that The Daily Mail is no more reliable than the National Enquirer!)

How an Indian website reported the passing of 'Henry Elingham' in a care home of 'Saint Enstone of Ovingdean'!

F2 driver Henry Surtees, son of former F1 champ John, has died following an accident today.

Warning: Exercise can be bad for your health! Put it on this thread because ultra running (any running) seems a bit reckless to me!

Interesting indeed!

Beats dying by yourself in a bedsit i suppose!

Or she's left weak and exhausted from the grief.

I thought there was thread for widows of the great and not-so-good, but I can't find it, so here she is, The late Jane Weinberger, widow of Caspar.

Another egg-scrutiating way to go! Its no yolk!

Ready Shreddy Gone

Agreed. When I left my last job, one individual offered me a reference. I'm still waiting and its fast approaching 3 years.

Now diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to the China Daily.

De-cab-itation

Retired hot dog king Oscar Mayer dies at 95.

Probably not a name too many people will be familiar with Tony Lowe died Sunday, aged 80. He was a pacemaker for Roger Bannister when he ran the first sub four minute mile.