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    Sad Last Days

    Bizarre deadpooling connection, part 1373: A couple of weeks ago, there were rumours that Kate and Leonardo had become a couple. And I thought they might be possible because they of their mutual connection to Shameless pick Gemma Nuttall. As I posted before, Gemma Nuttall has the public (but not financial?) support of Kate Winslet. But did you know that you could donate to the case and win a ticket to a charity event with both Leonardo and Kate in St. Tropez? http://www.rossendalefreepress.co.uk/news/gemma-nuttall-thanks-amazing-generosity-13551544 "Winslet and Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio even auctioned an evening with themselves at a St Tropez charity event."
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    Ironic Deaths

    Man slain by coffin in haunted house attraction: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41300031 "The ride is part of the amusement park's annual Halloween Fest, with this particular ride promising visitors the "experience being buried alive alone, before fighting their way out of their dark and eerie grave"
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    Cricket Thread. Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen

    Australian test cricketer Bob Holland dies of a brain tumour at 70: http://www.winghamchronicle.com.au/story/4929204/former-tests-cricketer-bob-holland-dies/?cs=2452 Not a Scavenger Hunt Pool pick.
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    The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

    (when you have the chance...)
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    Lord Carrington

    Last month's news, he was awarded for his charity work, still looking well: http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/15504693.Conservative_politician_who_opens_gardens_for_charity_recognised_for_fundraising/
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    Gord Downie

    The documentary is out.. I'm looking for health updates in the articles about it. His brother says that he is doing "pretty good. He's holding his own" https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/mike-downie-on-his-brother-gords-not-so-secret-path/article36247294/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
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    Morgan Tsvangirai

    Hospitalised after a sudden health downturn, but "he will be fine": https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/africa/2017-09-16-zimbabwe-opposition-chief-morgan-tsvangirai-hospitalised-in-sa/
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    The Hare's Death Pool

    Watch and learn In the WW II-thread I said that Richard Overton will drop dead the minute someone creates a thread for him. So I'm going to do that on New Year's Eve.
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    Harry Dean Stanton

    Quite a loss. Is the crew of the USS Nostromo dying in the right order?
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    Curse Of The Eurovision

    Interview with 97 year old Teddy Johnson, Pearl Carr couldn't participate because of ill health: https://eurovision.tv/story/talking-to-teddy-johnson-uk-eurovision-1959
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    Derby Dead Pool 2017

    Of those seven, there's only one team whose hits all have Telegraph obits, The Deadest of the Dead. However, Jessi Zazu is only their third hit.
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    Hurricane Irma Death Toll

    By all accounts, Hurricane Irma is going to be a big one, possibly the biggest one ever. What do you think, how many people will be killed by it eventually? For comparison, the deadliest hurricane in history, the Great Hurricane of 1780, had roughly 25000 fatalities. Hurrican Mitch, the deadliest hurricane in modern times caused 19.325 fatalities, a much more reliable number. Hurricane Andrew had 65 fatalities, Katrina had 1.833. Irma had 23 fatalities so far (could be rising with any minute). How many will it be at the end? I say... 2.500.
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    Academic Footnotes

    Dr. Jane Goodall, the chimp lady, currently hosting an Ask-me-anything on reddit. Still in remarkable health... She has good genes, she says, which is the most important thing.
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    Dead Pop Stars

    And guess what... Donald Fagen (69) cancels the rest of his tour because of an unspecified illness... https://www.pollstar.com/article/ailing-donald-fagen-cancels-us-gigs-133038 I was tempted to create a thread, but didn't do it because I couldn't think of a subtitle. Go ahead, if you like...
  15. South Carolina football great, Alex Hawkins, dead at 80: http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article173033391.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hawkins Also had a notable biography, which was turned into a song by Collin Raye, and received royalties for it.
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    The Hare's Death Pool

    But this is your first year of deadpooling, or isn't it?
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    Political Frailty

    Former Senator of New Mexico, Pete Domenici, dead at 85: http://www.kansas.com/news/business/article173043156.html Edit: If I had to guess, a List of the Missed entry.
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    Dead Pop Stars

    GoingUnderground picked her and also already has one non-obit. On the other hand, he got very lucky with Sonny West.
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    The Hare's Death Pool

    I haven't had a hit here in a while, but now is when it matters.
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    The Hare's Death Pool

    Having a look at the teams, SirCreep is looking great.
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    The Hare's Death Pool

    Ok, time to start my title defence campaign!
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    Dead Pop Stars

    Ah, Jessi Zazu, DDP pick.
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    Robert Mugabe

    He once had diarrhea for two weeks and nearly died from poisoning, claims Grace: http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/mugabe-had-diarrhoea-for-2-weeks-after-being-poisoned-he-nearly-died-claims-wife-grace-20170910 It's unclear when it happened. Possibly more interesting is the information that Mugabe's regular trips to Singapore supposedly concern his eyes.
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    Life In Prison

    A little additional information from the Irish Mirror: http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/catherine-nevin-living-out-last-11154372 Bedridden (but still required to "sign on once every four weeks with probation officers"), her health supposedly took a considerable downturn in recent months.
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    Nazi of SS

    Ended: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4877080/Fury-murder-case-against-Auschwitz-worker-thrown-out.html
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