DevonDeathTrip

Prince Philip to surf in on the second wave ...

The original Dogger was a masterpiece; truly an epic tale of love, loss and redemption. I'm not sure any sequel could possibly match it, but glad to see the great Shirley Hughes is still producing work at 93.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who fails to meet the criteria for ventilation during the second wave.

Hallucinogens

Author Jerilyn Brandelius, former bookkeeper for the Hell's Angels (?) and former partner of Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, has died in hospital while another Dead member, Bob Weir, sang to her. Not famous in the conventional sense, but a fixture on the San Francisco 'scene' for many years.

There was something in Private Eye about mass plague pits on the Isle of Wight and giant rats roaming the depopulated landscape for the rest of time.

I was hoping Raoni might kick-start my moribund Hartlepool DP squad in to action. I haven't troubled the charts there since Sister Wendy ascended to glory in late 2018.

Tongan politician and noble of the Realm, Mataʻiʻulua ʻi Fonuamotu, Lord Fusituʻa has just won a by-election, automatically triggered due to his absence from parliament for a whole year. Perhaps His Lordship got the sympathy vote, as he remains in New Zealand, receiving treatment for an unspecified medical condition and there is no word on whether he is expected to return.

Agreed, but game should be revived for the four figure fun we all have to look forward to as we head into our darkest of winters.

Irish nationalist politician and TD, Peadar Tóibín, leader of the Aontú Party (a group of disaffected ex-Sinn Fein members), is suffering from skin cancer. Interestingly, the anglicized version of his name makes him the namesake of the DDP's favourite serial killer, Peter Tobin.

I've just achieved my target of walking (or sometimes even jogging, when no one is watching) 1,500km in 100 days. Now I'm going to have a bacon sandwich.

Bennett was Bruno Brimley's, ahem, cousin.

Christ, I didn't know people who lived in poverty were sullying these hallowed forums. That certainly puts a new complexion on things.

I've never heard of them either. Don't think they've made it to Devon. What food do they do? You should watch out for high salt content in most takeaways.

Never heard of her. But, to be truthful, I've never heard of James Whale either.