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Aah,... RIP...so the rumours and personal between-the-lines statements were true... Which does surprise me a little, because dementia isn't THAT deadly as cancer.... however, I believed those statements and had him on my main team. So I thought about checking how my team is doing now.... then it dawned in me that I am responsible for the score update myself... I'm at work now, it will happen this evening.

Question, is it "moi" as in the french "L'état, c'est moi", or is it "moi" as in "boy"/"toy"..you know, like, english? I think of it as french.

In it for the first time, not expecting much, but let's see where this goes: 17. Andretti, John 21. arap Moi, Daniel 34. Banali, Frankie (WC) 36. Barker, Bob 39. Baxter, Stanley 40. Bayh, Susan 46. Bennett, Jana 53. Bilton, Tim 82. Crosby, David 89. Dole, Bob 90. Doleman, Chris 91. Donner, Jörn 92. Douglas, Kirk 96. Eastaugh, Vicki 115. Gorbachev, Mikhail (WC) 117. Gray, Henry 120. Griffiths, Lisa 122. Gulpilil, David 123. Hagen, David (WC) 128. Heywood, Pat 132. Hume, John 136. Johnson, Dewayne "Lee" 137. Johnson, Katherine 140. Jones, Terry 144. Kerslake, Lee 146. Lasorda, Tommy 149. Lewis, John 154. Lormor, Anthony 160. Lynn, Vera 165. Nelson, Willie 171. Obayashi, Nobuhiko 177. Pahor, Boris 181. Pérez de Cuéllar, Javiér 185. Philip, Prince 189. P-Orridge, Genesis (WC) 193. Reid, Harry 195. Richard, Henri 197. Robinson, Michael 198. Rosher, Danielle 204. Sang-chul, Yoo 212. Sisson, Gemma 216. Smith, Tom (WC) 217. Smullen, Pat 223. Stiles, Nobby 228. Tanaka, Kane 231. Trintignant, Jean-Louis 233. Tobin, Peter 234. Trebek, Alex 247. Wertmüller, Lina 253. Youyou, Tu Subs: Jimmy Greaves Glynis Johns George Alagiah

"Inspirational" Kathryn Cartwright who wrote "Fuck cancer" on her face, has died at 28: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inspirational-woman-who-wrote-fk-21328345.amp

So I watched "The Circle" on Netflix and Miranda reminded me of Leah Bracknell. That made me sad.

Saw it being discussed on Reddit yesterday. The headlines are more eye-grabbing than the research suggests. It's basically an idea, needing research, years away from fruition. Cancer cures, and the news about them, are an industry on their own.

Good one, I didn't expect anything in English.

She's supposedly had health issues for a while now. But it could be that low ticket sales "caused" these issues. On the other hand, she's 61 and trying to act like 30. All the yoga can't make her body that flexible again. I doubt it's something that could interest us though.

Thanks people for checking the database on your part, by the way. I updated here and there.... for example, Gustav Gerneth was picked four times. As his death went without great notice (well, none at all outside of Germany), he is sub-able. Only one out of those 4 people did provide subs though.... Conway Berners-Lee seems similar. A google search now doesn't immediately show his death, so I subbed him as well, new joker is the 2nd picked person on that team (Murray Walker). Kenneth Alwyn moves in at nr. 20. LotL and LotM are next. Theme team league....not immediately, probably next weekend. Edit: Now that we know how this all works, the process should be better and faster next year. The master datalists need updating. It will happen in the course of the year.

Oh yeah, my pick Danny Oosthuizen died in the night from the 5th to the 6th....another massive point haul: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/beloved-cape-argus-columnist-and-dignity-project-champion-danny-oosthuizen-dies-40143472

Deathray, if you have time, you can add those massive 3 pts for Karen Simpson for me again.

Banana has two people without q/o now....so yeah, it could have been over. Well, I had Qaboos and David Stern on other deadpools. I could do a whole lot better, too (Grindstaff for me, too). This year, we all were just a little poor with the "fringe famous about to die" people. So now we must wait for the "standard" picks in ill health, you know, Tobin, Arap-Moi and so on... Main disappointments for me: Warren Strain and John "Bam" Carney, probably.

Well, I do find it very hard this year.... 1. Linda Nolan 2. Angela Lansbury 3. Bill Turnbull 4. Dick Van Dyke 5. Betty White 6. Rolf Harris 7. Billy Connolly 8. Doddie Weir 9. Paul Gascoigne 10. Queen Elizabeth II 11. Barbara Windsor 12. Olivia Newton-John 13. Henry Kissinger 14. Greg Gilbert 15. Olivia De Havilland 16. Leon Spinks 17. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 18. George Alagiah 19. Pope Benedict XVI 20. Jimmy Greaves 21. June Brown 22. Jill Gascoine 23. Prunella Scales 24. Leslie Phillips 25. Nobby Stiles

Well... no more royal highness: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51163865

Jazz musician Rex Martey fulfills his life-long ambition of getting a record deal, at 82, and suffering from prostate cancer: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-london-51155914/jazz-musician-rex-martey-signs-record-deal-aged-82

To be fair, Samantha Last is/was an iffy case - but she was a beneficiary of the rule that in cases of doubt, "BBC coverage in any form will convince me" (it's in the rules!). And Last had it: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-49771450 By the way, I think the person that gave me the most headscratching was Sir Creep's own pick Erminia Motika, who basically is the mother of an American celebrity chef. She might have a different last name than given, or the name "Motika" is an anglicized version of "Mattichio". But well, it could be that she was in front of a camera herself a few times. So I thought I just go with it instead of a big discussion.

Yep, Last and Tolkien are in! Also, I had to adjust my formulas for the jokers..... and Deadsox already hit his one, so instead of the previous 40 pts he got 80. Otherwise, slightly quieter than last year, this previous week? Rank Team Points 1 Clorox Bleachman 153 1 Joey Russ 153 1 Death Impends 153 4 RadGuy 152 5 gcreptile 113 5 JiroemonKimura 113 5 Banana 113 8 Book 112 9 drol 108 10 Skinny Kiltrunner 84 10 Torva Messor 84 10 Toast 84 10 msc 84 10 Cpt. Chorizo 84 10 DevonDeathTrip 84 16 Deadsox 80 17 theoldlady 69 18 The Mad Hatter 44 18 Etushispushingupdaisies 44 18 The Quim Reaper 44 18 Kenny 44 22 John Key 40 22 ThePrematureBurial 40 24 markb4 24 25 The Unknown Man 0 25 YoungWillz 0 25 Great Uncle Bulgaria 0 25 Bibliogryphon 0 25 Gooseberry Crumble 0 25 Sean 0 25 Grave Danger 0 25 The Old Crem 0 25 Chilean Way 0 25 Pedro67 0 25 Sir Creep 0

List of the missed, as I had him in a theme team. Now I see he obited, but we I couldn't find any news in 3 years.

Yeah, thought he might die off the radar. I would now be surprised if something comes up. Too much stuff has happened since the baptism. Such people have to die fast, or they will be forgotten.

Telegraph article mostly behind the paywall: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2020/01/16/former-lions-prop-tom-smith-fight-against-cancer-didnt-want/

Yeah, pretty bad drop. He's a shell of his former self.

Yeah, it seems to me that the medical sciences (thankfully!) made quite a bit of progress in the bowel cancer department in the past two years. That's how, in my opinion, Greg Gilbert, George Alagiah and Deborah James, could so well so far.

Lol... well, we are three, you were only one! Goes to show where credit is due.

Alright fellows, the first version of the 2020 site is up, scoreboard here: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2020/scores.html At the bottom are the links to other relevant pages. The links on the homepage still link to the 2019 standings, it will be worked on shortly. By the way, yes, we know some birthdays are wrongly set at 1905. It's an excel/access issue... Also the spelling system is not streamlined. As a new committee, we focused on getting the process done for the first time on our own as quickly as possible..... substance first, the style will come! Expect some major improvements over the weekend, and check out your teams and the competition in the meantime! Edit: Current hits are processed, except for Samantha Last (yes, the birthday will be changed). Second Edit: Ah yes, the months in the "hits so far" page are in german. I think I need to get a language pack there.

With Michal Karkoc dead (see the Nazi thread), I am left with Carl J. Shapiro. (on the way back home btw)