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The BBC are getting into the mood. They're repeating The Flu That Killed 50 Million next week on BBC2!

Milos Jakes

Right, those loopholes @Ulitzer95 brought up. A very swift DDP Cmme was called and has come to quick decisions: On the matter of the Scottish Sun counting as a QO. This was a complete split decision. As a matter of fact it hasn't been accepted as a Qualifying Obit in the past, and so accepting it now in February would be a rule change during the game. So for the rest of 2020, the Scottish Sun isn't counted, sorry. On the matter of ITV, the rule said the regional ITVs counted. Ergo, it suggests STV and UTV which ARE ITV regions ala the BBC Scotland which we already accept. So, they are allowed and yes, some of you have picked team members based on that assumption. The QOs will be much, much clearer in 2021.

I was doing my best to clarify, on the hop, without talking to the other 2 Cmme members! As far as I'm aware, it should count, but I'll ask them their views when they're next about and present the Collective Responsibility take! If you look at the 2020 rules and the List of the Lost Page the Herald IS a DDP QO again as it was 1996-2015. And yes, the Sun has regional papers, and indeed ITV's "Local news pages" ought to include STV and UTV as qualifying obits too, which is a whole can of worms if Sir Creep's Ulster politician dies. In short, I'll patch up these two obvious loopholes with Reptile and Grim later and let you know ASAP. And the QOs in general will be discussed in the Summer at a later date. I certainly noticed that when asked their opinion, the vast majority of forumers asked pretty much wanted as many DDP QO sources as is sensible (and some wanted the New York Times - nice try...).

It is the same useless newspaper but I can't recall a DDP pick getting a QO in only the Scottish Sun happening before.

You're telling me. I thought "I'll give it 10 mins since every fucker is talking about it..." I failed to account for the fact I hate not knowing stuff...

Ah you want the Bad News gimmick...

I forgot to mention on Saturday, I blame this post for me watching this bloody show. Octopus is Katherine Jenkins, I think? Sounds like her (she sang in Dr Who once)...

A belated update then: 2011 - (0/50) - only took 8 years but they were all 100+... 2012 - Peregrine Worsthorne, Leslie Philips (2/20) 2013 - Judy Blume, Bob Dole, Michael Jopling, Mark Eden, Ryan Buell (5/20) 2014 - Ryan Buell, Wilko Johnson, Pat Rice, Ian Watkins, 4/20 2015 - Seumas Milne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jacques Villenueve Sr, Vojislav Seselj, Peter Sutcliffe, 5/20 2016 - Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, Nobby Stiles 2/20 2017 - Gilbert, Holmlund 2/20 2018 - Gilbert 1/20 2019 - Callil, Du Bois, Goldberg, D James, Kerslake, Parker, Phelan, Dr Reid, Trintignant 9/20 2020 - 16/20 Somehow Peregrine, Leslie and Bob Dole linger on...

Indeed. And that sod robbed me of Goran Hadzic a year or two later because I assumed he were doing the same trick!

And a public thanks to Reptile for fixing the bug on the Who's Dead So Far page. Also the German months are gone - a nice quirk, but alas, it was buggering up the system. Worth pointing out on forum that Joey and Chorizo have just broken the record for most points scored in a single DDP month.

Passing contrarian voted for her, apparently.

Update: the surgery went well and was able to remove all the cancer before it spread.

Aww not Roy from Tam Shepherd's! I remember when I was a kid, he tried to sell me my first guillotine! Yeah, yeah, cigarette halving trick one, but the line's funnier sans context imo.

Yep, looks like the Cups having an enema suddenly or something. No, Gooseberry is never going to have that metaphor die.

She got the last rites administered in summer 2010, and then despite being on her last leg(s), outlived a further 70 Deathlist hits and her own daughter...

Terry Hands death gives HDS a lead, I think. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/feb/04/theatre-director-terry-hands-who-ran-the-royal-shakespeare-company-dies-aged-79

This ain't a Crowdsourced Deathlist. It's a leak of the Reaper's to do list!

February is the time most of us get an "OH FFS" deadpool miss, so, Leon Spinks.

Far too early in the month, but as they'd do it on Soccer Saturday, there's two "shock" early leads against DDP top 20 regulars.

Remind me to avoid your plane flights then!

You seen the front page lately? Not that many high hanging fruit this year.

But yes, always preferable to see the DL get a hit on a complete cunt over some of the nicer picks if there's a chance.

He's been on Newsnight, he'll get the Beeb obit.