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That update (or lack of): Took ill traveling to a convention, in hospital since last week, all appearances cancelled. Somewhat end of the line chat though... Flair probably right again, like the time he dobbed Blackjack Mulligans health to deadpoolers...

Short of the Reaper going nuts this week, I'd call him a shoe in for a spot on Last Word.

It was his 7th DUI, but let off jail as John Nord (The Berzerker) is now in assisted living and a wheelchair due to ALS.

Does Tony Britton feel a sleepy late July/early August random old age death to you? He does to me, so picked.

Just gone online to find: Uncharted territory! I'm top of the DDP! Ok, joint top and losing the "most hits" to DI. But top anyhow!

I actually asked DI and centenarian expert Clorox if she were still alive 4 days ago, and thought it unusual a DL alumnus's aging widow to be alive a decade on! See, never put off a "surprised so and so is still alive" post till later because it can expire awfie quickly!

Rod Richards, one of the many Major government ministers who had to resign due to a Back to Basics era scandal, and one of the many more Tory MPs gubbed in the 1997 Labour landslide, dead at 72 after a private cancer battle. He was also a BBC newsreader and led the Welsh Tories back when that was Rod and 3 sheep. "A character, a bon vivant and man who didn't take fools gladly", as his inevitable Telegraph obit will no doubt read!

Ershad is gone, with Bou slipping a quiet tenner to the Drol Jinxing Dictators on DL fund. Bou 4-12 Spade

I had it confirmed by DI just to avoid "you trusted a competitor"! Fucking GDPR. Or tbf, fucking American wank offs that cant put one small "confirm cookies" button like 99% of the rest of us need to do now. Anyhow, the Outlaw Sam Bass has died. Bou 0-12 Spade

You came up with one for me back in 2017 when Joost was doing Deathbed Live updates... Found it, can probably be updated and moved to a non-dead thread tbh...

I should probably stop picking actors I like at random in this game, it's the kiss of bloody death!

I didn't know he *was* in Emmerdale. That's a huge loss.

Ok, let's simplify this: Clinton lost because she didn't pretty much didn't campaign in Wisconsin or Michigan and took them for granted (despite losing both in the primaries to Bernie "Anyone but Hilary protest vote" Sanders), and Trump campaigned the fuck out of them. Yeah she was shit but so was he but he won because he spoke to folk where the crucial votes were. He played the game. Whoever wins for the Democrats, never mind left/right, Trumps ratings, wars, whatever. If they convince the 40, 000 swing voters in the Rust Belt that they can deliver for them (like Obama and Bill Clinton convinced them), then they will beat Trump. If they cannot, they will not. Given the mid-terms results and pretty much all signs since, this *should* be an open goal. But we are talking about the Democrats, who seem allergic to scoring at times...

A former member of the forum was insistent on posting about her in this thread. Sole reason why.

Away from the DDP excitement (parochial), Sutopo Purwo Nugroho was unique for Spade. Bou 0-8 Spade The Kraken wakes?

First off, RIP Mr Nugroho. Sticking at his job to try and save lives even as dying from Stage IV cancer marks him as one of the better folk on the DDP this year. Secondly, @Boudicca said yesterday "I think you'll get a DDP hit on your birthday!" and it turns out she were an hour off, but just goes to show - stay in Scotland long enough, and you, too, can get the Second Sight! Lastly I have spent vast chunks of my DDP history being fucking shite, so I'll just bask in this hitherto unheard of 2nd place for the short time it no doubt lasts:

Daily Star, National Enquirer... Same thing, really?

We count it, because before I put my team in, I asked Biblio (paraphrased after a decade or whatever its been...) "Can we count Lifetime Achievement Grammys?" And Biblio said "Sure, I'll allow it!" Bartholomew was on the website as an official award winner, and thus allowed in February 2018.

Oh shit, if a QO comes quickly I'll go 2nd in the DDP!!!!

That's a debatable definition of not being a good year for Egypt, tbh.

Vera.

One of those actors like Colin Jeavons (also 90 in 2019) who just retired quietly and happily. Last I heard, both were well, but this was a few years ago now.

Yes, at 2nd place (not a jinx - traditional mid-January crisis of faith in gut picks...). As hes a hit for me in the DDP and Alt Obits, I can cope.

7 points plus Drop 40 bonus. Hes a few hours early yet but I'll accept this DDP birthday present.

Hey, I managed to get it in before Sean for once...