Bibliogryphon

Makes a contribution to the assisted dying debate by revealing previous thoughts of suicide.

Might get a mention on The Last Word radio programme... Hope so because then I will be third on the theme team league.

No I think that Political Frailty tends to be focussed on all things Westminster and we should keep a good distance between Washington and Westminster. You listening Blair. Funny take on things, considering most of the reports in Political Frailty appear to be foreign fatalities... Maybe we need some kind of central database of all living former politicians from all countries we can use for deadpooling.. My comments were meant to be quite whimsical becuase I liked having this list all in one place. I did think that there was a thread for World leaders but I couldn't find it. The Blair comment was because he was guilty of it. For all his faults (too numerous to mentuion) Cameron is not mid-Atlantic.

I am getting very worried about a Val Biro obit. This is not just becuase of his unique status on my team. I think he deserves more attention. Considering some of the complete no-ones who warrent a passing mention on the BBC website I feel his passing should be marked.

His obit headline practically writes itself, doesn't it? Ironically it wasn't a pen name.

You've made me nervous now. I've still got six weeks to go.

Val Biro sadly died on 04th July 2014 However apart from Wikipedia and an entry on his website an obit does not seem to be forthcoming. I did love Gumdrop as a child and Drango Dragon was one of my daughter's favorites. If I do get the Obit he will be my fifth hit on my theme team and a unique one. Surely someone must have noticed.

The Queen Bill Clinton Vince Cable The Dali Lama Paul McCartney Caroline Lucas James Cameron Stephen Fry Kate Bush Terrence Dicks

Currently appearing at the National Theatre in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

I see that I am now being told "I need to get a life". I am struggling to cope with the one I already have. How about something that may say the same thing only more codfied and less negative. How about; List Lord?

No I think that Political Frailty tends to be focussed on all things Westminster and we should keep a good distance between Washington and Westminster. You listening Blair. (David Attenborough voice) And here we have the Bibliogryphon. It is yet another example of how deadly common garden-variety Yankophobia can be for brain cells. In this instance the poor creature has been driven so mad by it, he seems to suffer from periods where he believes that Tony Blair is still in office as British Prime Minister. A rose by anyother name may smell as sweet

Booker Prize Winners updated for Gordimer and 2013 winner. V S Naipaul (1932) John Berger (1926) David Storey (1933) Salman Rushdie (1947) Thomas Keneally (1935) J M Coetzee (1940) Anita Brookner (1928) Keri Hume (1947) Penelope Lively (1933) Peter Carey (1943) Kazuo Ishiguro (1954) A S Byatt (1936) Ben Okri (1959) Michael Ondaatje (1943) Roddy Doyle (1958) James Kelman (1946) Pat Barker (1943) Graham Swift (1949) Arundhati Roy (1961) Ian McEwan (1948) Margaret Atwood (1939) Yann Martel (1963) DBC Pierre (1961) Alan Hollinghurst (1954) John Banville (1945) Kiran Desai (1971) Anne Enright (1962) Aravind Adiga (1974) Hilary Mantel (1952) Howard Jacobson (1942) Julian Barnes (1946) Eleanor Catton (1985)

A list of those allegdly bedded by DOE would make Deathray's infamous list in Political Frailty look short and inconsequential.

Very shocked that this is not being given more prominence on the BBC you have to drill down into the World sections. Important sporting milestone. Poor show BBC.

No I think that Political Frailty tends to be focussed on all things Westminster and we should keep a good distance between Washington and Westminster. You listening Blair.

Not starting a thread for her not starting a thread for her not starting a thread for her Too ill to attend her own birthday. Which, considering even a month ago she was turning up to fucking dog fashion shows, probably indicates we're on the clock. Update via, of course, the personal facebook page of Vicki Michelle from Allo Allo/70s softcore porn. I must admit I now have a vested interest in Sally Farmiloe (to rhyme with hardlyknown) NOT going as she is one of Whitehouse's Deathrace picks and they are the only player below me in the Deathtrudge league table.

It was one of the more bizarre twists in the Marvel world, is he/she going to have a sex change or is it going to be a "someone broke his hammer" kind of thing? Apparently the comic book fans are now getting upset that Captain America is going to be black. They can cope with an African American president but not a fav comic book character.

Thor reimagined as a woman Will she now be know as Hor?

I thought it was noses - but they would probably be equally satisfied.

I did think that he maybe has a better international job lined up somewhere.

Post #23?

The prolonging of this game just goes to show how poor my choices were. At least last year I only had until February until I could cast the list into the WPB. I am sitting last but one. I keep looking at my team and thinking they should do better. I do not think it is a bad list. Come on people.

According to the link posted on the Authors.... forum Nadine died on Sunday (13th) does this mean that I get bonus points. I may get into the top 10 on the theme team league if I do.

So in terms of this year's DDP she becomes one of July's People.

Interesting article on their site re Ian Thorpe, treated for depression last week, and now hospitalised after being found dazed in the street trying to crawl into his car.... http://www.dailytele...2-1226816921703 Now he comes out as gay: http://www.theguardi...inson-interview Well, I've seen this story before. I guess now that the secret is out, his name can be erased from the suicide list. More likely chances increased.... Yeah could still happen, but I thought that if he wants to kill himself, he'll either do it very soon (i.e. before 2015) or not for a long time The mistake we are making here on this interview is that we are focussing on the prospects of the Thorpedo but really we should be trying to work out how long Parky has left?