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The song which is stuck in my bloody head again. *shortlists him for the trauma*

I have heard of him because Homer Simpson sings Two Tickets to Paradise in one of the early Simpsons! And that was repeated on Channel 4 within the last week. But if both of those things hadn't happened, I wouldn't have. Apparently he sold millions in the US and Canada, but nowt here. Anyhow, the combo of Stage IV cancer and heart issues make him a good 2020 pick for teams who wish to do so, and the Daily Mail/Guardian (and maybe the Beeb themselves) will certainly cover him. It's not a great song, but it does stick in your head like an unwanted gift.

Legit commentary line from one of only NFL games I saw: "And he plowed heavily into the Tight End there in the End Zone." I laughed lots.

Doddie Weir story in today's Times, below as paywalled:

Tom Carter was a young cricketer who I think was on a few folks shortlists back in 2015-16 when he had severe bone cancer, only for him to beat the cancer into remission and return to cricket after a leg amputation. Well, the cancer apparently recently came back and he died last week aged only 25.

As do I. Mind you, I'm primarily here for the learning new stuff and the crap jokes...

tbh I thought the vast majority of "names" above were notables, for a pleasant change. "Vast majority", I said, before anyone points out the sadly inevitable cancered mum... Fernando Ricksen - Footballer Suzanne Whang - US TV comic/actress Chris Doleman - Hall of Famer in American football. (NFL, that is, not "soccer") Susan Bayh - Wife of former US Presidential hopeful Evan Bayh and admittedly fringey. Rachel Zoll - Journalist Clive James - We all know who he is. Ronald J Shurer - Medal of Honour holder. John Andretti - racing car driver Noel Conway - the British right to die guy. Denis Goldberg - anti-apartheid activist and colleague of Nelsons "Monsanto Man" AKA Dewayne Johnson - the dude who sued Monsanto for his cancer. Not famous at all, despite The Guardian writing a million articles on him. Barry Du Bois - Ozzie TV host. Dr Bruce Reid - Chief medical officer at one of the biggest sports clubs in Australia, who was the centre of a massive doping scandal few years ago. Genesis P-orridge - Punk musician. Leanne Barrett - famous for being ill. Steve Gleason - well regarded NFLer . Julian Fiano - UK reality TV star. Amy Price - Jordan's mum. Nobby Stiles - World Cup winner Marieke Vervoort - Paralympian Bill Freehan - Big name in US sports. Richard Hadlee - " one of the greatest fast bowlers and all-rounders in cricketing history". Harry Reid - Big name US Senator Greg Gilbert - Delays singer Pat Smullen - jockey Pete Frates - the guy behind the Ice Bucket challenge Ernie Moss - English footballer Sacheen Littlefeather - activist, her who accepted Brando's Godfather Oscar. Michael Robinson - Liverpool midfielder of the 1980s Kate Figes - author Amer Deghayes - Iran political prisoner Ruth Bader GInsburg - Supreme Court Judge Doug Hoyle - Owner of Huddersfield Town FC Paul Volcker - leading US economist Jacci Woodcock - Cancer fundraiser who is now an OBE and pal of the Queen, apparently... Rodion GA - Singer far bigger in Germany (where Reptile is from) than here. Lloyd Klein - mediocre fashion designer Lars Hogh - Danish footballer from the 90s David Smith - Paralympian. Much better than when folk were relying on coma victims and 19 year olds a few years ago, imo.

In a scenario where Ms Whang lives or doesn't obit, but Ricksen goes, I'd need Dr Reid plus 1 other to overcome that. Even though joint top in August ( btw), I think Pan Breed's route to stopping TJS relies on the Greece Euro 2004 method: hoping for fuck all to happen, then a lucky break in injury time. Although if Death Impends fails to win from this spot, I think Curse of TJS might become (more of) a thing...

Son of a...

It used to be considered the absolute nadir, until it was finally released on video in 2003, and folk younger than 55 could see it. Despite its flaws, yeah, its great - helps that its genuinely very funny. Especially when the humour gets dark.

Joey's subtle brag other day in the DDP got me thinking of how long folk have spent (cumulatively) in days at top of the DDP. Best, I can tell, it's something like this: 1. DDT -1204 days 2. Drunkasaskunk –844 3. TJS 660 3. Nick J - 579 (circa - 1996 records lost) 5. Otis – 544 6. Spade -504 7. OoO – 357 8. Golden Slumbers - 328 9. Go Fish - 277 10. Joe Ram - 255 11. Whittakers Choice – 237 12. Fallen Sparrow – 230 13. Heaven Knows They’re Miserable Now - 226 14. Meet your maker – 207 15. MT Graves -206 16. JoeyRuss 157 17. Groblers - 151 18. Ed K – 143 19. Rad Guy 139 20. Love Boat 136 21. Tonight Matthew - 135 22. One Foot in the Grave - 127 23. Tim R – 120 24. I Smell Dead People – 118 25. Drol – 108 26. Chorizo 106 27. Deathlist.net 92 28. Going Underground - 78 29. No Noose is Good Noose - 74 30. Hoppo – 68 31. Godot – 67 32 Pan Breed - 64 33. GUN Away - 59 34. Crazycarl -58 35. Dead Men Walking, Eejit – 57 36. Finnbarr - 55 37. Rude Kid, – 48 38. TMIB -47 39. Stab in the Dark 45 40. Pity Da Foolz - 40 41. Steve L – 39 42. Ghoulish Guesses – 36 43. Toast – 35 44. Rot in Hell John - 34 45. Mortal Wombat, Only Fools and Corpses, Caulkhead - 28 46. Death from Above, Taking the Michael, Ethnic Cleansing - 27 47. Dave J, Big Iain 26 48. ‘arry-kiri, Gawn – 23 49. Shameless - 21 50. Faster Pussycat – 20 51. Final Showdown – 19 52. This Mortal Coil - 15 53. Better you than me, The don, George lass, Girlfriend in a coma, Romancing the headstone, Umish, Unspiritualist, You Could be a Little Street Sweeper – 14 54. Doffin Codgers, Romancing the Headstone – 12 55. Puzlman’s, Noz4news, Already Dead, Shake Rattle Roll Over – 8 56. Canadian Paul, Destination Eschaton, Maryport - 7 57. Misers, Daniel Faradays Notebook – 6 58. Miss Chief, Juicy Janny, Inigo, Stardust, Stardust, Chemo Sabee, Loving Angels Instead – 5 59. Captain Hemlock, Dead last, Eternity Tours, Francis of Arse-Easy, Grim McGraw, Last of the Summer Winos - 4 60. Sumo, Jesus Jones, Robbinsdale High School Memorial, YOUREOUT, House of Soon to be with the Lord, Roasting Bodies in Redcar- 2 61. They Died.., Good Bad and Cliff Richard, Researched to Death, I’m a Celeb, Toast of the Turf, Paint the Town Dead, Tentoesup– 1 Last updated - 27th November 2020

Prediction Week 1 - Template. (20th August to 26th August) Here goes nowt! Tuesday 20th August 2019 Birmingham v Barsnley (19:45) [CH] 0-2 Sheff Wed v Luton Town (19:45) [CH] 1-1 Hull City v Blackburn (19:45) [CH] 2-1 Middlesborough v Wigan Athletic (19:45) [CH] 0-1 Derby County v Bristol City (19:45) [CL] 2-1 Wednesday 21st August 2019 Cardiff City v Huddersfield (19:45) [CL] 3-1 Preston v Stoke City (19:45) [CL] 2-1 QPR v Swansea City (19:45) [CL] 0-1 Leeds United v Brentford (19:45) [CL] 2-0 Charlton v Nottingham Forest (19:45) [CL] 3-1 Fulham v Millwall (19:45) [CL] 2-0 West Brom v Reading (19:45) [CL] 3-0 Friday 23rd August 2019 Aston Villa v Everton (20:00) [PL] 1-1 Saturday 24th August 2019 Norwich City v Chelsea (12:30) [PL] 2-1 Derby County v West Brom (12:30) [CH] 0-2 Brighton v Southampton (15:00) [PL] 2-0 Man Utd v Crystal Palace (15:00) [PL] 3-0 Watford v West Ham (15:00) [PL] 1-1 Sheff Utd v Leicester City (15:00) [PL] 1-0 QPR v Wigan Athletic (15:00) [CH] 1-1 Fulham v Nottingham Forest (15:00) [CH] 2-1 Stoke City v Leeds United (15:00) [CH] 0-1 Preston v Sheffield Wednesday (15:00) [CH] 0-1 Hull City v Bristol City (15:00) [CH] 1-1 Huddersfield v Reading (15:00) [CH] 2-1 Blackburn v Cardiff City (15:00) [CH] 2-0 Barnsley v Luton Town (15:00) [CH] 2-2 Middlesbrough v Millwall (15:00) [CH] 1-2 Liverpool v Arsenal (17:30] [PL] 2-1 Sunday 25th August 2019 Swansea City v Birmingham (12:00) [CH] 3-1 Bournemouth v Man City (14:00) [PL] 0-4 Tottenham v Newcastle (16:30) [PL] 5-1 Wolves v Burnley (16:30) [PL] 3-1 I am notoriously SHITE at these games among friends, so wooden spoon cert here.

FAO @Gooseberry Crumble Only reference I saw to it at time, mind.

Spade Cooleys favourite band of renegades met up at the weekend: Left to right - Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Jim Cornette, Randy Rose, Stan Lane. Or both of the classic Midnight Expresses. Bobby Eaton looks better than he has in a long time. Condrey, however, has struggled with throat cancer in recent years and is sporting the "I'll be dead in 2 years" look.

Off radar, Graeme Garden got a pacemaker last year or two, and his doctors have told him he needs to drastically cut down his work on heart related health grounds. No word of late bar "recovering from hip replacement", but my least favourite TV personality Gyles Brandreth apparently told friends Barry has been "unwell for a while".

That's got to be one of the all time great deadpool punt picks. Well done to @The Dead Cow!

1931-45, formed due to The Great Depression, wound up dealing with WW2. Although that led to an election where Labour splitting into 3 parties, with the National Government Labour keeping the top jobs, the main party getting gubbed, and the ILP led by Glasgow firebrand Jimmy Maxton. There after, MacDonald (Labour) remained PM, but was replaced under the National Government as PM by Baldwin (Tory) without an election. (Although there was one later in the year which saw a mass swing to the non-NG Labour party, ,which promptly joined the government anyway...)

Might as well put this here: Glad to see the Cup has its fans. It's the type of deadpool I wanted to join in for years, and hosting (apart from all the complaints!) was fun. However, all good things must come to an end. Being brief, the hat-trick of doom - weans, ailing relatives and a real life work avalanche in the next 18 months - make hosting the Cup in 2020 highly unrealistic. So consider this 4 months warning to see if anyone else wants to run the 2020 Cup. If so, great. If not, it was fun.

Looking at Page 3 of my copy of the Vote Leave 2016 booklet: Sorry, couldn't resist...

No, its actually completely within the rules of the Fixed Terms Parliament Act, a law brought in by David Cameron to safeguard his own job. From 1600-odd until 2010, any VoNC loss would bring about a general election. Actually, before posting, I was sure of a historical precedent and there is: when Earl Rosebery quit in a huff in 1895, Queen Victoria sent for the Leader of the Opposition, Lord Salisbury, to become PM. He immediately called an election and won an 150 seat majority. For the record, David Cameron, Earl Rosebery and the FTPA are all idiotic things. But it is what it is.

Tonights Pointless Celebs (a repeat from February) has a bunch of 1970s celebs who have clearly seen better days - Les from the Bay City Rollers and Patti Boulaye, for example. Surprised to see how old Martin Jarvis looks and sounds these days though, rocking the doddery OAP look:

Iowa came out 18 years ago? Fuck a duck!

One of our regulars wasn't alive for the September 11 attacks, so quite possible.

Was at our "corner shop"* earlier. Not very convenient on a Sunday, they were out of bread! *Needn't be on an actual street corner to be yer corner shop. PS It's always been bookies to me so no chance with anyone too young to mind John Major as PM...** ** Was about to type Maggie then twigged the young uns on here are mid-90s kids so no, they wont recall that either! Beginning to know how LFN must feel when no one else remembers Lord Liverpool...

I''ll be completely honest, I'm surprised at the lack of traction Chris Doleman is getting on the forum. Diagnosed with glioblastoma mid-2018 so even if he makes 2020 thanks to surgery, he wont see 2021, and as a NFL Hall of Famer, guaranteed a Daily Mail QO. Would have expected Sir Creep or Chorizo or the like to be trying to push him as a Drop 40 12 pointer lock for next year. But nowt.