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Lord Carrington taking the oath in the Lords earlier. Walking with cane but seems in better nick than Healey did at his age. Chap who took oath before him mumbled, rasped and looked hideous. When Hansard comes up later, will be able to see who that was.

Knew that "designated regent for a year" thing when Bhumibol died was a tad optimistic.

The biggest shock is he's been in prison for 9 years. Time flies.

Drop 40, Deathlist main list certainty if he reaches January 1st without doubt. Actual household name here, not many Senators you can say that about. (We got taught about him in school, even, though he had just been the losing Presidential candidate*..) On a completely unbiased level, however, this is dreadful news for American politics. *The first time round. vs Bush in 2000. He offered the Channel 4 News reporter a cup of tea at a rally.

Used to work for the Daily Mail, iirc and had a career in local newspapers before.

Six months left is his default worst case scenario, apparently. He's hopefully of 2-3 years. No "oh I have metastases" or other helpful statements, so all opinion. In a Zevonesque enjoy every sandwich mood.

You're what, 20-ish? Give or take a few years? I didn't have a clue what I was doing then. Hell my dad, who is very successful in his field now, thought himself washed up and career-less aged 25. There's no rush to the grave.

Damn, suggested by me last Summer, but then forgotten.

That's nothing. At our wedding, you should have seen the size of some of the pests bugging their way around the receptio... No, wait, sorry, that was the in-laws.

The 2017 List of the Missed continues to grow steadily, while Not the List of the Missed has a single solitary hit. Sods law!

^ Didn't he do well?

It'll be the next Megrahi v Gibb photo-finish...

Yes, but, think how delighted Leela is going to be.

Well, you know, WW3, all that. Folk don't get great TV signal in their fallout shelters.

Damn, I kept my alter ego as a zombie who lives in the Necropolis hidden too.

His healths always been a bit shaky. Doesn't he have non-malignant skin cancer and other stuff?

In 2016, we had the David Gest Is Not Dead tour, too.

Hands up everyone who knew Romero was ill on January 1st? Yep, just as I thought.

July/August have always been quiet deadpooling months, iirc. In before someone brings up Stats to prove me wrong.

More people watching TV On Demand, less watching "as live". Ratings down across the boards.

Aye, though I wouldn't advise going on Dr Who forums. It's like pro-wrestling forums, but even more extreme.

Sad news. Broken by Big Finish, so true.

Dunno, Spade, for some reason I'm perfectly OK with the new choice...

That's a shame. One of those cult actors. Brilliant in Ed Wood.

I love the finish of Night of the Living Dead. The real monsters are the humans.