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I was tempted to find ancient Americans based on that mega list, but feck it, I'll stick to my promise of picking 10 names I've heard of... 1. June Brown (wildcard) 2. Johnny Briggs 3. Peter Dean 4. Eileen Derbyshire 5. Leonard Fenton 6. Barbara Knox 7. Sheila Mercier 8. Sandy Ratcliff 9. Bill Roache 10. Bill Treacher sub 1. Beverley Callard

The PM didn't arrive? Can you resend it to the PM I just sent you? Ta. With 21/30 teams officially in, have sent the usual reminders to the other 9.

Someone's going to send in a fucking theme team at this rate!

Nah, this guy. Ran a "famous" cafe few streets away from Parkhead.

tbf I was going to go "well let's see given Basset/Fairlie" but yeah if its the NZ women, rather considerably down the pecking order there. Be like if folk picked Nicky Coia of Coia's Cafe* rather than someone actually notable. *Which would be daft because iirc he died about 3 years ago

Chronic emphysema (something like 80% of her lungs aren't working) and severe heart issues in recent years might have played a hand in it...

Lord North's Ghost - 250 years and I'm off the podium, result!

Even better for Cup players then, a Google 1 get one free sale...

HOFer Frank Robinson in end stages of illness. Oops...

I suspect that one wouldn't have passed muster at first glance, no. For the record, because I'm nice, for borderline cases I am randomly selecting 3 Cup players with nowt on the line in the respective matches* and privately getting their jury decision on a persons vague job (note - not name, that is kept hidden). And if the majority goes "No, this sort of person counts because X, Y and Z" or the opposite then I take that advice. So far in Round 1, I have DQ'd 1 pick outright for being a deathbed marriage, and 2 picks went to Jury: one failed 0-3, and one passed 3-0. *ie not in this Round or facing them in Round 2. From Round 2 on, no longer in the Cup...

Good to see you've got your proper name back, Rad.

Aye, but given teams have been sent in at 23.59pm on the 31st before, one day someone will leave it so late to enter they forget. Half the teams are in. Well done to Maryport for being a right joker with his, err, Joker.

Aww... had a bet on who'd be first to mention this on forum, and both of us have lost now!

So I wasn't paying attention. Who are we all to make sure doesn't kill themselves again? Don't kill yourself, random mystery DLer. Watch Sir Creep kill fools in the Cup instead. Right, done my bit.

As Triple B says, was out a few days later and back to his usual moaning. Also, for those who picked him, Roman Reigns is on mend apparently, anyhow he's well enough to be insured for role in new Fast and Furious film, and living in Hawaii because that's where a vast chunk of his family live.

Really like the Athill and McIlvanney obits on the front page. Good work.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6633497/Top-Chef-season-15-contestant-Fatima-Ali-dies-bone-cancer-aged-29.html QO

More like ideas for February 2019... Thích Nhất Hạnh (b. 1926) - Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author, and peace activist. = Rad's words last year. Mindfulness doyen* Hanh is now near the end of a long battle with failing health. *

Three living chefs on my DDP team a fortnight ago! Ali's my joker, so will be awaiting the Mail...

Aw shit, there goes a proper legend. Unique too. So far that theme team doing its job...

Felt compelled to like mark's post due to being Contrary Sod. Though I am worried about those seals getting the clap...

Loved him in The Young Ones.

So all these dictators, you cant jinx with a 100 attempts. One innocent centenarian jogger who presumably never oppressed any nations, and the Drol jinx cant work faster!

As I've oft said on here, huge fan of her work. Sad news (though she lived a long and fruitful life).

More a name for 2020 imo but I could be wrong...