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He might have! But I'm glad Phil is doing better too at the same time.

I've only seen my ex once in about 14 years. Far better that way.

Sorry to hear two of our own are having relationship breakdowns at the same time. (It's not with each other, I presume?)

Still waiting for De Koven news (crucial to Death Impends but likely to be a KO to Mr Creptile), but here's an obit for Bishop Lafoya, from an 150 year old broadsheet newspaper no less! Now you know! So that's points for Gcreptile, though Sir Creep has "points in hand" to come. And Dead Cow takes the lead again on Rad. 23 points between them in that game, none between Sean and Charon. It's a funny old game. Death Impends vs Heef 6-10 Gcreptile vs Sir Creep 6-11 Joey Russ vs Grim Up North 6-6 Phantom of the Midway vs The Dead Cow 10-13 Sean vs Charon 0-0 Roverandout vs DDT 0-6 Captain Chorizo vs Young Willz 0-4 msc vs Deadsox 6-7

I'd expect QO for both before too long.

Irish character actresses appear to get snubbed by the obit media here. I recall the same for Ronnie Masterson.

I've a feeling that the death of Zell Miller has put me above the fearful Gerard Tierney, however briefly. And it's not just an illusion (carrying on the TOTP82 theme?) for I have seen the leaderboard! My first ever unique pick in the Alt Obits, and it was a fluke. Still looking for that first ever DDP unique hit. Joey 76 Alt Obits Guy 71 msc 66 Terminator Tierney 63 Drol 56 deadsox 45 -- gcreptile 27 Toast 26 Wormfarmer 15 Death Impends 10

One of my mums favourite books as a kid. She kept trying to get me to read it as a wean. Never read it. In fact, you've now become only the second person I've ever seen mention it!

"We're just talking techniques. I say it's best to just get it over with quickly. Your husbands dead, and he's not coming back! Get used to it!" "Ah yes, but sometimes a few little hints help, like, remember how your husband used to love a good laugh?" I swear, sometimes it feels like 20 odd years of watching Father Ted was the perfect intro to any debate on this site.

I refer you all to my late grandad. "There's people dying today that have never died before!" Nods.

Will admit I heard the news, went to the forum and was able to think "blimey, someone actually beat Willz to the news" for about 3 seconds before the thread loaded.

Four statements in that post and at least three of them are wrong.

Knew I should have plumped for Real to avoid that.

That's a surprise. I thought he was known to be in a bad way in the US? Not picked in the Cup either, mind you.

Did last year too for one of DI or DDT's picks, iirc. The QO statement is meant to be a bar from needing them, not a criteria, (ie by making it so low...) though the fact some picks still struggle... The two things I really dislike in deadpools are cancer mums and List of the Losters, hence the pool I run aiming to get rid of both. Bob Paisley's Liverpool was arguably the greatest European team of their generation - 6 league titles in 9 seasons, 3 league cups, one UEFA Cup, and 3 European Cups. Never won the FA Cup. Luck of the draw and bounce of the ball. Some folk might be better at sniffing out the month though? You did it better than anyone last year, and so far Sir Creep appears to have taken to the Cup like a duck to water.

We got a small overdraft on the main bank account when weans were born. Useful safety net, but the better safety net is budgeting and not spending what you don't have, as you say. I'd advise against paying bills with direct debits. Experience of those is that the fuckers come off the account on any day of the month bar the one they're meant to! So in the long run.. Btw, Cat, Fifty quid? A month? After bills/household necessities, I don't spend 50 quid on myself in a year Shopping tips? Cut unnecessary stuff, buy the cheapest sensible things (ie if you're buying, say, lean mince cheap, there's probably a reason...). Tins, dried pasta, cut out ready meals etc. Basic pasta and a tomato sauce is cheaper than most ready meals. Healthier too. Only adds about 10 mins to prep time too. En Passant's Point 3 is a good one there. Shop around so you know the cheapest places. Basically budget the bugger to the 9th degree, then you'll find space for that preferred coffee. Draw up a household budget for the month, stick it to the wall where you'll notice in your bedroom, and stick to it. Oh, and open up a savings account. Apologies for the Captain Obvious offerings...

You were sitting on that death notice (a brief one admittedly) from the mighty Greensboro News and Record and didn't say? Silly boy! Largest newspaper in Guildford County, North Carolina, in case you didn't know (ie, that'll be all of us, I'd assume...) Death Impends vs Heef 6-10 Gcreptile vs Sir Creep 3-11 Joey Russ vs Grim Up North 6-6 Phantom of the Midway vs The Dead Cow 10-10 Sean vs Charon 0-0 Roverandout vs DDT 0-6 Captain Chorizo vs Young Willz 0-4 msc vs Deadsox 6-7

Luck is a huge part of any Cup competition. Unless you are Barcelona, of course.

Charlotte Rae well enough to attend 103rd birthday party of friend and actress Patricia Morrison.

No. It is not a newspaper or magazine, it is an organisation's own website. This however is a newspaper obit. Halstead Town FC, incidentally, are only 10 leagues below the Premiership, so maybe watch for them on MOTD any century now... PS Remind me next year to leave a blank post at the start for the current scores. They're becoming a right bugger to find. Death Impends vs Heef 6-10 Gcreptile vs Sir Creep 3-11 Joey Russ vs Grim Up North 6-6 Phantom of the Midway vs The Dead Cow 6-10 Sean vs Charon 0-0 Roverandout vs DDT 0-6 Captain Chorizo vs Young Willz 0-4 msc vs Deadsox 6-7 Any of your more obscure picks died off my radar then?

The belief it was too working class is verbatim from Dyke himself, when asked why he'd given the go ahead to axe one of ITV's big AI demographic pleasers. A number of similar stuff got axed at the same time. Big Daddy was shit, but that wasn't anymore a decision maker in the same way Summer Wine wasn't axed because it went downhill post-Bill Owen dying, or Corrie will ever get axed because non-soap fans moan about it.

He jinxes my joker, he's certainly going on a list.

There was a great guest prediction in 2010 that James Moody "would make a great pick in the 2011 DDP", only he died about... 3-4 hours later. Can't remember the name of that guest...

For the record, when I started double checking his bloody name, Spade hadn't posted yet. Ninja'd anyhow - with the same fact too, because it's the only thing anyone remembers.

Magic Circle announce death of oldest member, magician Fergus Anckorn, aged 99. Was a POW in WW2, helped build the famous Bridge on the River Kwai. Picture not the most flattering there, makes him look like a Rangers executive.