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Official abdication announcement expected to have been brought forward to next month, instead of next summer.

He's been "in remission" twice this year, for Stage IV pancreatic/other stuff in that area of the body cancer. And it returns swiftly because it's Stage IV pancreatic/other stuff in that area of the body cancer. I'm full James Randi on this news, till proven otherwise.

Oh, I thought it meant "Don't panic!", tbh.

So, about this legend: Well, he died in March, aged 105. Not a single obit, let a QO, despite his role in history. So in reference to @Weebl and @maryportfuncity's doubts on this man getting an obit, well: my bad!

Ric Flair in hospital with "heart related issues". His PR team say not to worry. He's 68 now, coming rapidly close to my "he wont see 70" line.

Well I guess there's been some movement: 2011 - Dr Sree Sree Swaniji, Johan Van Hulst, Mary Carlisle, (3/50) 2012 - Penny Marshall, Peregrine Worsthorne, Clive James, Mary Wilson, Leslie Philips, (5/20) 2013 - Robert Mugabe,Judy Blume, Nicholas Edwards, Danny Kirwan, Bob Dole, Michael Jopling, Mark Eden, Ryan Buell, Freddie Starr (9/20) 2014 - Ryan Buell, Liz Dawn, Valerie Harper, Wilko Johnson, Chris Moncrieff, Pat Rice, Ian Watkins, 7/20 2015 - Seumas Milne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jacques Villenueve Sr, Vojislav Seselj, Mary Wilson,Peter Sutcliffe, 6/20 2016 - Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, Nobby Stiles 2/20 2017 - 10/20 I wonder who'll be last man standing for 2016: the cancer stricken bishop, or the demented footballer.

Yeah, just looks...70 odd to me, too. Of course, now he'll pop his clogs next year and this thread will be full of people going "What a miss!"

That wouldn't be an abdication. Daft headline.

Watching An Evening with Glen Campbell that were on BBC4. Introduces Jimmy Webb, and the wife goes "Oh its him who was talking about him on Last Word". She was right, and all, and spotted it before me. Highly obitable, but only turning 71 this week, so a wee while before he troubles deadpools.

Bit like 2013, then. It felt quiet next to 2012 (which was carnage), but it was a bonanza on the DDP, and if you actually look at the big names that went that year (Mandela, Thatcher, Winner, Chavez, Bearer, Briers and Griffiths, Ebert, Harryhausen, Jack Vance and Iain Banks and Matheson, Gandolfini, Heaney and Frost and Mel Smith, Tom Clancy, Ken Norton, Doris Lessing, Peter O'Toole and Lou fucking Reed, to give a few)... well, it were a creeper, I guess.

They stretch this out another few months, someone somewhere's going for the sneak Pak Doo-ik DDP spot next year.

Yes, if King Michael, and then 1 of the 3 old, ill but not bankers (Ewing, Hall, Baddiel) go.

Of course, the UK had a Pat who was on TV a lot and brainwashed people with propaganda too.

I see. Mixing up my right wing political Pats.

He ran for President in 2000? And folk voted for him by accident, mistaking him for Al Gore? Or was that another religious right Pat?

The Mail quoted him on bloody Diana last week:

Comparison, not exclusion. (Unlike the article.)

Judge Wapner a major celebrity death, Peter Sallis not. Article must have been written by one of BCAlum's proteges.

Was on holiday with family when I saw Kurt Cobain death news being reported. "Who was Kurt Cobain?" I said. "An arsehole" said Dad. True story.

Now have images of Sir Creep interviewing Forum members but due to the anonymity:

Franklin last November. Is she actually telling folk she has cancer then? If so, suggests far more serious: her previous brush she hid under a variety of excuses.

Hah, clawing and clinging on. My joker's still living, but likely to live into 2018... though if he did do a Ray Price on us all, that'd be interesting. Anyhow, I'm just happy to be taking part.

One of those who, because they keep lingering on, sans publicity, you sort of forget, or pass over. See also Richie Kara. Also, I suppose Joanne Woodward, who has meant to be in end stage Alzheimer's allegedly for 4 or 5 years now.

She looks like fucking shit. The "I'll be dead before the World Cup" look isn't a great one.

No, can't think.