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How could they tell?

Contestants on most of those shows, surely. Always love the response to "What famous writer, first name Charles, wrote A Christmas Carol?" type questions for dummies being "Oh, I wouldn't know, I don't do books..."

Updated. Joey, you've made the list! No, wait, wrong list!

Well done Joey.

Razor Ray "Butch" Wilkins, a young lad with a lot of pah-shun (pronounced: passion)* has died at the age of 61. When not giving his opinion on all things football to Sky Sports, Wilkins had a long career in football coaching, as well as stints as the managers of Chelsea (caretaker but it counts), QPR and... the Jordanian national football team. This succeeded a lengthy career in football, in which he won the FA Cup with Manchester United, but played for teams as opposite as PSG, AC Milan and Rangers. He was also captain of the England football team, famously getting sent off in a group stage game against Morocco when he the ball at the referee. Being full of spirit (though perhaps it turns out, too much), his early demise is no surprise, though the timing on when perhaps was, hence his appearance only on the final few teams that entered this months Cup. Indeed, yours truly first heard about the impending demise when I saw Heef's team and thought "Huh?" Speaking of Heef, he is one of 4 teams who gets point, but there's no cheering, as one of those other teams is DDT! Got to get up very early in the morning to check out the Devonian Prince of Darkness, you know. Also gaining points are The Dead Cow, who benefit from our Sean handing in his teamsheet a bit too early this time round. Also scoring is Joey, who takes an early lead against Sir Creep in a match that could twist and turn all month. Oh, and the YoungWillz game is goalless. I know, you're all STUNNED, right? 1. The Dead Cow vs Sean 3-0 2. Heef vs DDT 3-3 3. Deadsox (reigning champ) vs YWillz 0-0 4. Sir Creep vs Joey Russ 0-3 *PS - That opening sentence will make far more sense if you've ever heard him on commentary.

Since I forgot about her while making my team, I'll replace Wilkins with Lorna Luft.

Ah, a typo. I mispelt Tommy Dreamer, easily done.

Here you go. Also, for a bonus, see if you can spot when I got bored checking my long list for people the right age AND on Wiki (lots of name folk aren't) and just start picking frail/crazy pro-wrestlers... 1. Stefan Karl Stefansson 2. Nicola Mendelsohn 3. George Monboit 4. Nick Robinson 5. Eddie Olczyk 6. Vader 7. Matt Cappotelli 8. Marie Frederiksson 9. Stephen Campbell Moore 10. Bill Turnbull 11. Linda Nolan 12. Wolfgang Bosbach 13. Steve Gleason 14. John Cocks 15. Jacques Villeneuve sr 16. Ian Lariba 17. Vivian Campbell 18. Holly Rowe 19. Carman 20. Jo Dee Messina 21. Dez Cadena 22. Jim Kelly, Sir Creeps football dude 23. Leah Bracknell AKA Brackers 24. Joe Longthorne 25. Razor Ray “Butch” Wilkins 26. George Alagiah 27. Brett Kenny 28. Kris Hallenga 29. Gail Greenwood 30. Marian Cisovsky 31. Gordon McQueen 32. Kerry Fraser 33. Michael Bluestein 34. Arthur Sinodinos 35. Johnny Clegg 36. Mike Peters 37. Graeme Souness 38. John Andretti 39. Shane MacGowan 40. Gregor Fisher 41. Mia X 42. Marieke Vervoort 43. Ronnie Moore 44. Dean Francis 45. Stephen Hillenburg 46. Mordechai Vanunu 47. Val Kilmer 48. Fernando Ricksen 49. Mark Chapman 50. Alex Salmond 51. Dr Alban 52. Doddie Weir 53. David Cervinski 54. Tommy Dreamer 55. Jim Neidhart 56. Lex Luger 57. Tiny Lister/Zeus 58. Barry Windham 59. Kevin Nash 60. The One Man Gang/Akeem 61. Sid Vicious (wrestler) 62. Marty Jannetty 63. Tracy Smothers 64. The Sandman 65. Ahmed Johnson 66. Mick Foley

Aye, She's dead and she'd be 68. Otherwise...

Scenes when it turns out Richard Riehle was in the audience for the former.

Lansley wanted bowel checks at 55 which his successor, Jeremy Hunt, postponed? I've heard of getting rid of your predecessor, but that's taking it a bit literal!

A colleague at an old job went on a tirade about experience once, ending on "No one under the age of 35 has an opinion worth listening to... what do you think, (msc)?" I reminded him I was 21 at the time.

Really glad Shameless got retired tbh.

I'm more impressed by the odd year he doesn't tbh!

After the fire here in 2016, I told Mrs msc about Magere's disappearance, and what'd happen if I just keeled over one day. Her response? "Don't worry, I'd let your fellow loonies know..." See? She cares.

Kercheval was on the list in...2015 iirc, as apparently he is fond of a drink or ten? Larry Hagman was a bit of a miss for nearly everyone on here (notable exception: Lardy!) back in 2012. You'd think an alcoholic 80 year old with liver cancer would be treated more seriously, but so it goes...

Satoru Anzaki Joe Vento Stirling moss Mitzi Shore Tessa Jowell Diana Athill

Gcreptile did, at my request, just in case Sir Creep was unable to get a team in on time as he's been very busy. Thankfully, that was never needed. Well, I say thankfully, no offence Gcreptile. Rover didn't put a team in, no. I think next season I should rig the Cup and give him an easier route...

I don't mean run it in this thread. More a "the info's' there" for a future "here's what you could have won" post or not. Anyhow, cant believe its 20 hours into April and folk already missed an 104 year old Jesuit priest, an Australian minister for social security, and an Angolan politician. Bunch of household name misses there.

Yep. They'd be my "attempted unique" in 2019, only they're unlikely to last that long, so I'm going to use them in the Windy Pool or midsummer. (Also probably on your shortlist already - its a name person - but no point making it obvious, as Sir Creep would put it!)

Given every losers posted their team, if someone else wants to keep an eye on the Quarterfinals that never was as a bit of fun, be my guest. Rad v Charon DI v Rover msc v Chorizo Gcreptile v Grim Oh, incidentally most improved surely has to go to Willz. Joey and Sean are top contenders most of the time, but for someone who jokes about their wooden spoon race in most deadpools finishing at worst 8th is a pretty good result.

What's that? You want a few more health tidbits from the obsessive sad anoraks helpful celeb autograph/photo hunting forums? (Collated from Fanmail, Marked Out etc hence lack of sources so take at own risk, though they do have good form...) Linda Harrison, actress (Planet of the Apes) cancels appearance at Chiller Theatre Convention in New Jersey at the end of this month "on health grounds". David Soul returns to events this month after missing a bunch last year. "He's been in poor health", apparently. Despite looking very frail, forum favourite Burt Reynolds is apparently lucid, still doing fan meet and greets (as of last year) and makes sure he talks at length with all his fans.

^ Walter Smith or George Burley could be next, imo. Could certainly see one or two of the younger ones going before Tommy Docherty anyhow.

The first I heard about it was getting a team in from Heef very early yesterday and going "Wait? What?" Anyhow, yeah, it doesn't look good for him.

She would have been on my team had I advanced. 1. Leah Bracknell 2. Sergei Skripal 3. Charlotte Rae 4. Mike Pintek 5. Stefan Karl Stefansson 6. Joe Vento 7. (NAME REMOVED FOR FUTURE DEADPOOLS) 8. Mitzi Shore 9. Satoru Anzaki 10. Bernie DeKoven - first sub was Lindy Remigino 11. Jose Jose