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Lance Armstrong thinks the doping might have caused his testicular cancer... duh... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-8336035/Lance-Armstrong-admits-doping-caused-testicular-cancer.html

As of right now, Brazil's daily deaths exceed America's. It's probably going to happen eventually, the USA not having the most deaths anymore.

Trump has been taking that Malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for several weeks: https://politicalwire.com/2020/05/18/trump-says-hes-taking-malaria-drug-he-touted/

Okay, so I finally watched it, Mamma Mia 2. Structurally, it's basically like The Godfather Part 2. It has Andy Garcia. Surprisingly, it's less ridiculous than the first one. Cher can't move her face anymore.

Sad state of affairs... the competition comes to a screeching halt with 7 hits in 18 days. Though we are kind of unlucky in who we did and didn't pick, I guess.

Shameless suggestion that might or might not be acceptable for next year's DDP, singer Kara Jane Spencer who needs help finishing her album: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-52647259

You are going to "like" that there is a more notable female country artist named Jessi Colter, Jessie with just the i.

Gay porn performer Jessie Colter has brain cancer and has to make every day count: https://www.towleroad.com/2020/05/jessie-colter-brain-cancer/

Of interest to basically two people, Death Impends and me: Thai political prisoner Da Torpedo died two weeks ago: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2020/05/08/former-activist-and-112-prisoner-da-torpedo-dies-at-62/

MMMDP Form Guide #11 Balbir Singh Sr. In the past three years, the Indian Olympic hockey legend has been hospitalised 36 times for 12 cardiac arrests, 8 strokes, 4 different cancers, 5 occurences of triple pneumonia, kidney failure, dangerous falls, knife attacks and the aftermath of an alien abduction. None of which could seriously threaten his eternally stable condition. When will he just give up?

My pick Bob Joers, who received Deathray's prize of being the least notable person to qualify, has died: http://www.middletontimes.com/articles/2020/05/16/middleton-ad-bob-joers-passes-away

Another Frankie Banali update, losing his hair: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/frankie-banali-cancer-update/

Cup pick of mine of last year, Sergio Denis, has died: https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202005/464136-sergio-denis-muerte.html He had been in a coma the whole time, after a fall. Curiously, this is the third former Cup pick of mine to die today.

Thanks for the heads up. That BBC page doesn't count, as it wouldn't count for the DDP either. Classical musicians sometimes take their time though to get an obit. I'll keep an eye out.

Nate Silver's people talk about the phenomenon of confidence in a Trump victory as well: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/if-trump-is-down-in-the-polls-why-do-so-many-americans-think-hell-win/ I also wonder if the Trump campaign is already manipulating the betting markets as Romney's campaign did in 2012: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/10/should-presidential-campaigns-spend-more-money-manipulating-intrade/264000/ It would be in accordance with his "Say it until it seems true" mode. (He probably didn't do it in 2016 because he didn't really want to win.)

Former Poker Deadpool pick of mine. He had refused a donor kidney mid-2018. The kidney failure still took two years to do it's evil deeds.

My former pick Muthappa Rai scores for An Fear Bag: https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/muthappa-rai-former-underworld-don-dies-at-68-837779.html

His cancer fight was actually two separate fights: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8314603/Chelsea-legend-Gianluca-Vialli-admits-feels-fragile-twice-beating-pancreatic-cancer.html Similar situation with Lars Hogh by the way. They seem to be doing okay for now, and yet, death is waiting around the corner.

Lena Dunham getting fatter and sick because of her various diseases: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8320449/Lena-Dunham-seen-pushing-IV-drip-stand-34th-birthday.html

From now on, I will put him in every future deadpool team in top position until he dies. If it's possible I'll pick him in the ABC deadpool under both B and S.

Alright, let us update... even though Hutton Gibson (and Balbir Singh?) might soon become a hit: The new hits are Steve Blackmore, Sam Lloyd, Little Richard, and Jerry Stiller. Rank Team Points 1 Death Impends 641 2 gcreptile 592 3 RadGuy 574 4 Banana 566 5 Joey Russ 529 6 Cpt. Chorizo 522 7 Deadsox 512 8 msc 509 9 Book 469 10 John Key 458 11 The Quim Reaper 457 12 JiroemonKimura 437 13 Clorox Bleachman 427 14 Skinny Kiltrunner 419 15 Grave Danger 403 16 drol 398 17 The Unknown Man 396 18 The Mad Hatter 379 19 DevonDeathTrip 378 20 Sean 370 21 Torva Messor 368 22 theoldlady 358 23 Sir Creep 300 24 The Old Crem 294 25 Toast 280 26 YoungWillz 269 27 Etushispushingupdaisies 268 28 Chilean Way 262 29 Kenny 248 30 Bibliogryphon 192 31 Great Uncle Bulgaria 162 32 markb4 153 33 Gooseberry Crumble 150 34 ThePrematureBurial 100 35 Pedro67 57 The top remains unchanged, but Rad and Banana continue to kick each other off the podium.

Oh yes, I'd add Dick Cheney and Jon Hamm.

That surely must be it?

It's interesting that the forum has a simple majority for a Trump victory, just like the betting markets: https://www.axios.com/2020-investors-predict-trump-victory-2158c84e-9179-4c17-ad34-f91ffcb508b5.html The polls however point towards a fairly uncomplicated Biden victory, with wins in all the Obama 2012 states plus Arizona and possibly North Carolina. And Georgia and even Texas very close. A theory is that this is an opposite reaction to the overconfidence in a Clinton win in 2016. But I guess that many people also think that Trump is eventually going to catch some populist mood, that he somehow pulls it out, that Biden isn't a "real" opponent.

I wonder if he won Tun Tin's Tontine.