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I wonder if mankilld is a bot. They are getting better and better, but I think he fails the Turing test.

Wiki says that Henri Belolo, Songwriter for the Village People, especially Y.M.C.A., has died, at 82: https://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/the-man-behind-ymca-and-the-village-people-has-died-20190806 It got me thinking, what's the bigger death, Belolo or Toni Morrison? I say Belolo!

Not sure this information is of any use but professor / author / science journal editor Melvyn Fein has inoperable pancreatic cancer and all treatments have failed.

Reddit needs to pull T_D out of quarantine, it's the only way to stop the shootings.

Interesting Mugabe news from his successor: https://www.enca.com/news/mugabe-remains-hospitalised-singapore-mnangagwa He's not going to return, it seems to me.

Christy Dignam's supposed cancer cure turns out to be a "false alarm": https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/aslan-christy-dignam-cancer-cure-16701681

A "journey" with an unclear destination. I only travel knowing where I'm going to.

We do have a bit of a drolean wipe-out this year. Maybe it's all building up to a Mugabe death at Christmas.

Wikipedia says that Nikolai Kardachev, known for the Kardashev scale for measuring the advancement of civilizations, has died. A Kardashev civilization type II is able to use the whole energy output of it's star, i.e. has built a Dyson sphere.

When did you post an obit for Brian Lochore?

Telegraph QO for Brian Lochore: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2019/08/03/rugby-world-cup-winning-coach-sir-brian-lochore-dies-aged-78/

Rushed to hospital after second heart attack: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/4560152/sydney-devine-ayr-heart-attack-hospital-singer/

Australian MP Ian Goodenough has a degenerative chronic disease and is on dialysis. He requires weekly care now but stays active: https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-mp-ian-goodenoughs-secret-25-year-battle-with-chronic-illness-ng-b881279676z Good enough?

I predict one within the next 10 minutes! Edit after 10 minutes: Boooo! Second edit: That Telegraph QO came after 16 minutes....

That was quick. It was a second cancer fight which, at 78, always sounded like a fatal event, but yeah, still very quick. Poker sub for me, but probably not enough to overtake Cpt. Chorizo.

That would not be the first time I did that, ha! Next time then.

Ah, that's far too little time and the wrong season, I guess. If you include all the A-list museums and the surrounding area (Wieliczka salt mine and, well, Auschwitz), you can easily spend a week there.

If you haven't been there yet, Krakow is a wonderful place. Lots to see, fairly cheap, everything is easily accessible. I've been there for five days and will return today. While the return trip is on a bus, I came here with a Ryanair flight.

Congratulations Spade, I thought that one could see that you really wanted it and worked for it. Stellar performance.

That was a veeery slow but steady drip of obits. In the end, the perfect pick though.

Rebekah Recker died a while ago, not sure if the obits count: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Rebekah-S.-Recker-107279733

Brian Conlon dead: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-49144907?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk&link_location=live-reporting-story

Ugh... 30 minutes after submitting my ABC team. Need a sub... Edit: Poker pool pick of mine though.

Alright, leaving for holiday soon. Here's an early all-star submission: August: 1. Fernando Ricksen 2. Tom Long 3. Valerie Harper 4. Kathleen Blanco 5. Attaullah Esakhelvi

And back in hospital: https://royalcentral.co.uk/asia/thailand/thailands-queen-mother-back-in-hospital-126754/ She would have made her husband proud.