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I have recently unearthed several ecclesatical leaders, who are very aged or in frail health. Sadly, none of them are really famous enough to qualify for their own thread, but I would think most of them should get an obit in the UK. It has been a spiritually enriching experience, reading about the exploits of fine fellows below. Feel free to add any men of God I might have missed: Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria 17th March 2012 Archbishop Christodoulos 28th January 2008 Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria 6th November 2012 Whakahuihui Vercoe of Rotorua 13th November 2007 Cahal Cardinal Daly 31st December 2009 Pavle, Patriarch of Serbia 15th November 2009 The Most Reverend and Most Holy Father, His Beatitude Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch, the Great City of God, of Syria, Lebanon, Arabia, Cilicia, Mesopotamia and all the East 5th December 2012 I predict they will all be dead within 2 3 4 5 6 years.

Three armed men wearing body armour have shot 20 people on a golf course in San Bernardino, California. This article mutters about hostages and explosives.... I'm listening now on the police scanner.

Sign me up please.

Another admin here. Welcome, new members Please ignore Sir Creep. I'm not one for slinging insults, so I wouldn't stoop to calling him a complete bellend or anything like that... Anyway, look forward to seeing all of your new threads - go for it!

There's been a lot of press coverage recently about the three DL jailbirds - Susan Atkins, Ronnie Biggs and Abdelbaset Al-megrahi. Two of them are now free and Atkins is up for another parole hearing on Sept 2nd, although she will be up against the American justice system, who generally take a harder line when it comes to matters of compassion and mercy. There is a reasonable chance that they will all be dead by the end of the year. I suggest that the 2010 DL should have another prisoner on the list, there's plenty of choice of ailing criminals, and their lawyers generally drip feed us with information about their clients' declining health. I've thought of a few who might make the grade: Ian Brady -Constant hunger strikes and forty plus years of custody will take their toll before too long. William Heirens - Not exactly a household name in the UK, but he is America's and possibly the world's longest serving inmate. He hasn't been a free man since 1946. Donald Neilson - The Black Panther. In jail since 1975, now believed to be suffering from motor neurone disease. Ian Huntley - Would be a bit of a result if he actually died in 2010, but he is due to be "integrated" with the general prison population shortly. I'm sure some of his fellow inmates will have received enough incitement from The Sun to do him in. If anyone else can think of a deserving candidate, please post here.

@maryportfuncity - I see your pick, child murderer Urfan Sharif, is in a bad way after having his throat slashed with a tuna tin lid yesterday.

There's a really good obituary for Gianni Savio written by his friend, the broadcaster and author Daniel Friebe. I used to love listening to Savio on the Cycling Podcast: there was an episode during this year's Giro where they visited him recuperating at home and he seemed very optimistic about his prospects.

Bernie Ecclestone, time for an outsider to shine.

Number two please. We're well overdue an assassination.

Donald Trump to replace June Spencer please. (In this pool, not on The Archers)

Cornelius Horan June Spencer Lesley Saweard Dennis Skinner Helene Ahrweiler Princess Bajrakitiyabha Esther Rantzen Patricia Green King Charles Princess Katherine Sub Queen Camilla Vladimir Putin Thank you so much for running the competition again. I've entered every single year so this is my twentieth attempt at victory

"Lemmy, a man who once survived a two-week amphetamine bender on just two fruit pies and some yoghurt, was hospitalised last week for dehydration and exhaustion. Lemmy's manager has been trying to get him to start a more healthy lifestyle so the European tour can continue. Lemmy has compromised... he's agreed to start adding ice cubes to his Jack Daniels. " I would like to suggest Lemmy as a possible death list candidate, I can't predict exactly how he will die, but he might spontaneously combust Discuss. DDT

One of only three cyclists to win all five of the 'monument' races. Also from the same village as contemporary cycling legend Wout van Aert.

The Wikipedia page of John Mayhew, drummer with Genesis before he was replaced by Phil Collins, says he died of a heart condition on March 26th. This is a bit of a bummer for his estranged brother, who approached the media asking for help to locate him... on March 24th.

Adam Hunt, International Master, chess author and coach for the UK's junior team. Anyone else watching the World Championship? I'm enjoying this one and it's very close.

He was the much loved weatherman on BBC South West Spotlight news for decades. My abiding memory of Craig Rich is that he used to end his segment with a weather related painting sent in by a child - including my own abstract storm effort in about 1983 He was also instrumental in uncovering the fraudulent efforts of Donald Crowhurst.

I really worry about Tetleys going the same way. It would leave a cataclysmic void in my life if they went bust .

Harry Carpenter, David Coleman and Bill Maclaren. I confidently predict that they won't all see 2008.

Could the unmoveable object that is Vladimir Putin be about to meet the irresistible force of a nasty form of cancer ? Even if this news is incorrect, he is still worthy of a thread, because: 1. He has a long history of deaths in the family; word on the street is, most of his ancestors died themselves. 2. All men are mortal. Vladimir Putin is a man.

Irish folkie, Johnny Duhan, 74, perhaps better known for his songwriting, has drowned in a swimming accident off the Galway coast. A woman also died in the same incident. He wrote The Voyage , covered by Christy Moore, among others.

Me neither. Personally I'd be in favour of giving the facepalm reaction a long holiday.

A bad business. But this too will pass

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First user of Sarco suicide pod found with strangulation marks on her neck. The CEO of the company, who was the only person present at the time of her death, remains in custody. No news on Peter and Christine Scott, mentioned above, who had signed up for the double bed version.

Oh no, no. This is a huge one for me, for some reason I've got really into the Grateful Dead in the last few years. I bought his autobiography last week.