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    The Dead of 2018

    I actually (obviously) have no idea about fly fishing. I just copy/pasted the catchiest bit from the obituary.
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    Ideas and Possibilities for 2019

    I wouldn't quite rule her out. Yes, it will eventually kill her. But I suspect the downturn will come this year already. But young age and fitness will carry her a bit into 2019. Obitability is a question.
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    The Dead of 2018

    Bernard "Lefty" Kreh, most famous fly fisherman of the world, dead at 93: https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2018/03/14/lefty-kreh-giant-in-the-world-of-fly-fishing-passes-away/#196915046445
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    Political Frailty

    Louise Slaughter, at 88 years currently the oldest sitting US representative, had a fall, stable for now: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/03/14/louise-slaughter-hospitalized-after-falling-congress/423994002/
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    Nobel Prize In Death

    Japanese Chemistry Nobel Laureate Ei-Ichi Negishi hospitalised after car crash, wife dead: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2137249/japanese-nobel-winner-hospitalised-us-and-his-wife
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    Ideas and Possibilities for 2019

    Don't really know where to post this, a thread about runners? Anyway, here's all you need to know about Gabriele Grunewald: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/14/health/vital-signs-gabriele-grunewald/index.html
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    Sir Michael Caine

    Obviously deathlisty, yet, I think he never achieved to have a role he was perfect for - a role, he really disappeared in. To me, he's always been "Michael Caine playing XYZ"... never... "THE Lawrence of Arabia", "Scarlett O'Hara", or the like...
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    The 4th Death Of 2018

    Bob Dole - I need this.
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    Stephen Hawking

    Quite sad. As far as I know, he was slightly overrated as a scientist (not quite deserving that god-like status), but immensely important in popularizing science (black holes, string theory). As a cultural icon on one level with Muhammad Ali or Madonna.
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    Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

    Alan Geldard, UK bronze medal winner in cycling at the 1948 London Olympics dead at 90: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/olympian-alan-geldard--famously-14403478 He was once sacked from his day job for training too much. That was the time when olympic medal winners still had day jobs.
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    Dead Drummers

    Guillermo Calero of Spanish death metal band Wormed dead at 27: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/wormed-drummer-guillermo-calero-has-died-at-27/
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    Spy corner

    I wonder when exactly Putin stopped to give a fuck.
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    Deathless Days

    About half a year after August 25th, 2017, someone must have added one or two names (Ed McGaa? Sharry Konopski?) to that day's list of deaths. The day has now received 7 notable deaths and is thus no longer the most deathless day (well... 7 is the lowest number of the past years, but it is shared with a few other days).
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    Robert Mugabe

    He's working on a comeback: https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2018-03-10-mugabe-plots-comeback-leading-united-opposition/
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    Jake "the Snake" Roberts

    I don't watch wrestling so don't know how important this is, but Jake's ex-wife Cheryl is apparently not doing too well: http://www.pwmania.com/jake-roberts-asks-for-prayers-for-ex-wife-rikishi-backstage-at-smackdown-photos-darren-young
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    Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life

    The captain of the german version of "The Love Boat".
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    Terrorists & Topical Terrorist Targets

    Columbia's FARC boss Rodrigo Londono quits the presidential race because of heart problems: https://in.reuters.com/article/colombia-peace-vote/corrected-colombias-farc-candidate-out-of-presidential-race-due-to-ill-health-idINKCN1GK1YZ He also has "a pulmonary sickness and an obstructed cerebral artery". Is he going for the stroke/heart attack/pneunomia triple?
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    Bollywood Stars

    The rumour is: brain cancer: http://www.bombaytimes.com/celebs/deepika-padukone-breaks-silence-on-irrfan-khans-ill-health/articleshow/63266606.cms
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    From Cleric To Relic

    Sumo Sato, Hawai'i's surfing pastor, who ran the H2O church out of the International Surfing Museum, dead at 55: https://www.ocregister.com/2018/03/12/sumo-sato-surfing-pastor-and-hall-of-fame-inductee-loses-two-year-battle-with-cancer/
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    ALS/MND/other degenerative diseases

    Yeah, I thought the paralympics might be another reason for her tp delay the deed. It seems the forum decided at one point to make her an honorary ALS sufferer. It's really the highest honor we can give.
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    Bruce Forsyth

    How does dark blue cloth help against aging?
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    ALS/MND/other degenerative diseases

    Marieke Vervoort has now been in a hospital for 2 months and I'm coming around to believe that she'll go the ..uuh... natural route: http://holebi.info/phpnews/kortnews.php?action=fullnews&id=16684
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    Video Game Nerds

    Interestingly, he would have gotten a (tiny) UK obit: https://uk.reuters.com/article/brief-gamestop-ceo-says-sad-to-learn-of/brief-gamestop-ceo-says-sad-to-learn-of-passing-of-former-ceo-paul-raines-idUKFWN1QN0QA
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    Only Famous For Being Ill And Dying

    My pick Shalom Ouanounou died two days ago: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/shalom-ouanounou-death-1.4569257 Well, it solves one of my problems in that I kind of feared that the BBC would report the court decision to turn off his life support, but then not report his death. Now there might be a news report on the similar situation of Taquisha McKitty, which then mentions that Shalom Ouanounou has already died...so let's see... Edit: Also of interest, the Ouanounou case will actually go on... Editedit: If the case actually makes it to the Canadian Supreme Court, as the article suggests, then I think a QO is more likely than not (as a symbol of "religious freedom"). But then how long is that going to take...
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    Scavenger Hunt Bingo Deadpool II

    Grammy winner Gary Burden.... not picked.
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