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I remember his show vividly from the time. Although some of us from school all watched the final episode together, and when the big reveal, the unmasking happened, he went "It is is, Valentino!" and a number of us kids immediately replied "Who the fuck is Valentino?"

M'lud, she has played one of the more focused on characters in Eastenders for about 10 or 15 years now, one Shirley Carter. She plays Danny Dyer's mum.

Oh yeah, and here's the other crap theme team so they're all out in the open. THEME TEAM You'll Never Find Us in the Guardian Obits at Parties THEME - Folk who will likely die and be picked by other DDP teams but wont get the vaunted Guardian obit... or a Mirror obit...or even a copy and paste in the Daily Mail. Manohar Parrikar (JOKER) Joe Vento Chris Wilson - blues musician W.T. Johnson - US high school coach Bill Freehan - US sports star Fred Rister - music producer Sayed Ashraful Islam - politician Paul Dewar - Canadian MP Edmund Capon - artist Spencer Bohren - US blues musician Karen Lewis - US trade unionist Jeff Blackshear - Baltimore Ravens Denis Richardson - Oregon politician Tanya Gendle - fitness expert Derek Maitland - photographer Dave Agosti - musician John Cocks - NZ tv guy Andy Anderson - NZ wine guy Jonny Saville - MMA guy Gillian Lee - BBC film editor

OK, as the deadline is shut tight now, here is Pan Breed 2019! Pan Breed (JOKER) Fatima Ali - Top Chef reality star Fernando Ricksen Gerard Bassett OBE- wine expert guy Andrew Fairlie - chef Kathleen Blanco Dame Carmen Callil - founder of Virago, etc etc. Denis Goldberg Jean Louis Trintignant Johnny Clegg Lee Kerslake Leah Bracknell Andrew McGahan - sort of Guardian or bust Dr Bruce Reid - Essendon FC Doctor with the doping and the mesothelioma Billy Clayton - the young musician with cancer making waves Deborah James - Sun journo Vicky Phelan Kerri Parker - Playboy model, cancer, weed, etc Sutopo Purwo Nugroho - in charge of all the Indonesian disaster responses Barry Du Bois - Oz TV star John McCririck - annoying man on TV Callil is my hopeful unique, been keeping her quiet for ages. Dr Reid maybe one too, as I've heard some teams I assumed would nab him haven't so far. Drol has him in Deathrace but not here. Nugroho I thought would be potentially unique till mentioned on forum! McCririck the type of pick I always snub and regret (see Winner, Wetton, etc) so trying to outdo my own bad luck. McGahan the biggest obit risk, but I trust the wise heads here on him. Phelan the only real FFBI case but impossible to avoid on the news etc this last year or so. Oh, and Kerri Parker is the model Spade was talking about, pretty sure, but the stats on her health and her young age made her a worthwhile gamble on the 2019/2020 front.

Rejected Alt Obit picks 1. Ian Stewart - Rugby player 2. Thuy Thanh Troung 3. Skovgaard - who died in between sending email and Hulka's first response 4. Denis Richardson - US politician 5. Bishop Quinn 6. Kerri Parker 7. Rhys Oakley - another rugby player 8. Michael Murphy - murderer 9. Bobby Joe Maxwell 10. Cathy Macphail 11. Lloyd Klein 12. Deborah James 13. Julian Fiano 14. Andrew Fairlie 15. Billy Clayton 16. Spencer Bohren 17. Gerard Bassett 18. Fatima Ali 19. Anne Graham Lotz And because the secrecy doesn't really matter to me.... Pan Breed 2019, Alt Obits version 1. Andretti, John (racing driver) 2. Bendre, Sonali (Big Bollywood star) 3. Blackshear, Jeff (Baltimore Ravens player) 4. Blanco, Kathleen (former Governor of Louisiana) 5. Bosbach, Wolfgang (German politician, former Christian Democrats Deputy leader 2000-9) 6. Callil, Dame Carmen (Writer, critic, Founder of Virago Press) 7. Clegg, Johnny (South African singer/songwriter) 8. Coleman, Norm (US Senator, Minnesota) 9. Conway, Tim (American comedian) 10. Curley, Tim (Penn State abuse scandal criminal, Athletic Director) 11. Dewar, Paul (Canadian politician and union leader) 12. Du Bois, Barry (TV presenter, The Living Room) 13. Dugan, John (horror film actor, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) 14. Freehan, Bill (baseball star) 15. Roman Reigns 16. Goldberg, Denis (South African leading anti-apartheid campaigner) 17. Howard, Mark (record producer, worked with Dylan, REM, U2, etc) 18. Islam, Syed Ashraful (Bangladeshi statesman) 19. Jones, Terry (Monty Python) 20. Kerslake, Lee (rock drummer – Uriah Heep, Ozzy) 21. Koch, David (US businessman) 22. McCafferty, Dan (lead singer, Nazareth) 23. McCririck, John (British TV sportscaster, entertainer) 24. McGahan, Andrew (Australian award winning novelist/screenwriter) 25. Millen, Matt (Oakland Raiders/49ers star) 26. Mzembi, Walter (Zimbabwean statesman and Mugabe loyalist) 27. Parrikar, Manohar (Indian politician, Goan leader) 28. P-orridge, Genesis (singer-songwriter, Throbbing Gristle) 29. Rensenbrink, Rob (Dutch World Cup final footballer) 30. Ricksen, Fernando (Dutch international footballer/ex-Rangers star) 31. Rister, Fred (music producer – David Guetta) 32. Samu, Headshrinker (WWF wrestler of the 1990s, tag champ) 33. Starr, Bart (Green Bay Packers star) 34. Stiles, Nobby (World Cup winner) 35. Tapie, Bernard (French politician, football owner, TV star and criminal) 36. Lewis, Karen 37. Toro, Jorge (World Cup footballer, scored winner in infamous Battle of Santiago) 38. Trintignant, Jean Louis (Famous French actor) 39. Wilson, Chris (Australian blues musician) 40. Wurtzel, Elizabeth (Prozac Nation author)

Oh, The Masked Magician? That's a great spot, completely missed that.

Which is why I'll just reveal a few: Tony Drewitt-Barlow –Too fringy for my liking. Sonali Bendre – Not knowing what was up with her. Going to regret this one. Cathy MacPhail – Allegedly recovering now after 10 months in hospital. A lock at one point. Kate Figes – Another writer, but Stage IV breast cancer difficult to pin down. Lloyd Klein/Beth Chapman/Walter Mzembi /Michael Murphy/Bobby Joe Maxwell- Didn’t trust them. Julian Fiano – Obit concerns Samu – Wrestled last month Keith Cass/Norm Coleman/Rhys Oakley/Bill Turnbull – Will likely see 2020.

Aha Drol, not one I considered but yeah, big name. Although I think more people know of the book than who wrote it (a bit like Gabriel Garcia Marquez or whoever wrote Tuesdays with Morrie). One thing that might push him closer to an obit is his OBE. Mind you, I elected not to promote his New Zealand counterpart to the main team, even though he won the top wine prize twice in a row.

Well, I need to wake up properly before I find my list, but as a spoiler, you ain't going to like my joker! Terror of the Vervoorts! That's brilliant. Also, on paper alone, that main team looks the most promising by a DDP debut team in many years.

Yeah, we've never had a 50th place tie where all the tiebreakers are level before. I never considered it a possibility. I salute Joey's resolution of it.

Moss, who I am surprised is still going.

A nosy sod adds: Khan was def believed alive after UK midnight, so if Cas Willow got RHME points, I think he should. Even though I didn't pick him, and no doubt others jokered him. Fairs fair.

I want some sleep before posting Pan Breed, but here's a un spoilery Theme Team: THEME TEAM Whatever's Written on your Death (That's All That Matters) THEME - People who, should they die in 2019, I'd like to see a Spade Cooley obit for. Harley Race (joker) - Stan Cosgrove - Shergar's doctor Dietrich Weise - The German football coach Brian Glanville - sports journo Hugh McIlvanney - legendary sports writer Anne Perry - murderer turned author Arnold Yarrow- actor Lawrence Gordon Clark - director of the Ghost Stories for Christmas Vernon Dobtcheff David Kenneth Fieldhouse - historian Aaron Beck - CBT guy Dick Taverne - politicoo Derren Nesbitt - alcoholic wife beating actor Sir Michael Atiyah Donald Pelmear - aging actor Piper Laurie - Carrie's mum Andrew Davies - the TV writer Lorraine Warren - ghost hunter Andre Maranne - French actor, Pink Panther etc David Berglas - magician subs Ignacio Trelles James Garbutt David H Murdock

Well done, Cmme!

Clegg is a South African musician from the 80s who got banned for being anti-apartheid, but was absolutely massive since (and a Whistle Test style audience fave in the West). Also has relapsed pancreatic cancer. Baker is 80 soon and has had COPD for years. Touring but it'll catch up before long. Redgrave has smoking related lung issues. Sounds and looks a lot frailer than she used to for much of 2017-18.

The 2019 dropped list 9 1 Linda Nolan 59 Nolan Sister 21 4 Leslie Phillips 94 Comedy Actor 22 2 Jill Gascoine 81 Actress 31 1 Stanley Baxter 92 Comedian 33 1 Mel Brooks 92 Comedian / Director 34 2 Pope Benedict XVI 91 Former Pope 38 2 Sean Connery 88 Bond 39 3 Louis Farrakhan 86 Nutter 41 2 Ian St John 80 Footballer 46 1 Ronnie Wood 71 Rolling Stone 47 1 Olivia Newton-John 70 Singer 48 1 Joni Mitchell 75 Singer songwriter 49 2 Paul Gascoigne 51 Gazza

Greenspans memoirs are quite engaging. But even more engaging is Soros's, where he tears into the version of events in Greenspans!

Called it!

Looking good. Well done Joey. And well done team, actually. Well, not for dropping Diana Athill, mind you...

First thoughts. Shocked Connery and Benny got dropped, but Leslie Philips dropping might be the most shocking since... Jarusezlki? GORBACHEV! At fucking last.

Sorry to hear of your loss.

I've been asked to bring this back by one of the forum statesmen... Ok, so with 2018 nearly history, how do you rate your success (or lack of) in the various deadpools you took part in? Hartlepool Deadlypool - Haven't a clue. Think doing OK, number of hits. None as good as that ER woman though. B- Hare's Pool - 16/25 died, however most of them died in January which is as useful in the Hares as a chocolate teapot. Only took 3 days of 2018 for jokering Rayya Ellias to look rather foolish. B- Deathrace - Finished before I'd even noticed it'd started. Mostly because I won with some right dodgy picks. A+ Death by Numbers - Pretty much been third all year, unable to get by DI or Reptile. B+ Alt Obits - Secnd time in, likely top ten finish. Could have gone worse. Completely overestimated the fame threshold, given some of those getting QO for it! B Scavenger Hunt - It's still ongoing. Need to be in it to win it, eh? Biblio's Movie Game - See above. DL Cup - Made Round 2, still underperformed due to being host. Was allegedly tetchy... (No Rating) DDP 1. Pan Breed - Much better than last year but not picking Falkholt or worse Francis has been killer. Still within 1 hit of the lead on 7th Dec - yeah, that's my unique Mr Piddington on a Christmas Day bonus, but you know, factually accurate... B+ 2. Here's Who You Could Have Won - A rag tag bunch of obscure programmers, musicians and the like which has done well above expectations to finish with 60+ points. C+ 3. And Yet You Had Space for Sinead O'Connor - Just a daft bit of theme team fun. Got 3 success from 20 names (Ditko just in the name of time!). B- Right over to you lot. Grade yerselfs, or no...

^ Well, you know, Death may have gone on his second whistle, but those guys always caught up by the Travelator.

Right, that's the Pan Breed team sent in for its 8th consecutive year of mediocrity. Also, the traditional shit theme teams. Good luck everyone.

He never was... but seems to think he was. imo someone told him he was and he just took it for granted, then one day looked up the site.