gcreptile

You weren't the only ones though ;). Sims barely obited and who knows what happens with Kobayashi, Singh, Perez, DDTs picks.... It just happened so that your risky picks died first.

Ok, yes, according to Facebook he died (Ben Suisala). Since he lives in New Zealand, he might already have died in May, by the way. If he obits, Shameless jumps to 2nd place. But I think he died "too late".

Congratulations DI, again!

The talent pool was quite big - too big, even. I forgot about Noriega, Durham and even George Bush Sr. Or Hamilton-Byrne.... and I didn't even consider that Andretti guy. A name out of nowhere for me. But then the start in May means that there is that reservoir of still living DDP favourites plus those you discarded for being too old. And the ton of new names who will inevitably die just shortly before the new year.

Yeah, this man will kill himself like Steve Jobs.

Hm, I wonder how many clues can fit on this Page.

Hm, I fucked up with replacing Sally Major. 3rd pick: Aundrea Bannatyne

Anna Wintour

Malcolm Huntington, only locally successful tennis player, but much more famous as an umpire who oversaw several Wimbledon finals and famously clashed with John McEnroe (but then, who didn't?), now dead at 82: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15254677.Tennis_umpire_who_sparked_a_McEnroe_tantrum_has_died/

Team submitted, it was really hard. I have Errol Christie and Charlotte Rae as subs - am I mad?

Yes, my condolences as well.

Who are these people?

Ah, the "madman in the White House" strategy as invented by Nixon/Kissinger!

"Moderate" Republican John Kasich suggests a small military strike to wipe out the North Korean leadership: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/04/28/kasich-trump-should-eradicate-north-korean-leadership/?utm_term=.c4a7af973537 Ok, every US government needs a war, especially if the popularity is dropping. For Trump, it's going to be North Korea, isn't it? I'm so sure of it, I might put Kim Jong-Un in my Rotten Deadpool team.

Well, it balances out over time, or competitions... like that obit for Jessica-Jayde Allen.

Yeah... right ;). Since I don't expect a flurry of relevant obits over the weekend, I congratulate Death Impends for his excellent team and wish the best of luck in the next round. I'm almost sorry for that bad performance, because I think he put a bit of effort into it - which, in the end, wasn't necessary. Well, while I was a little unhappy with my team at point of submission, I still expected to do much better than I eventually did.

Maria Felix, a lady too old for her bank: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/26/mexican-bank-intervenes-after-women-116-too-old-to-receive-card She's in spectacular health, maybe she's "only" 106, I'd guess. But if not...

Hah yes, while I believe that medical marijuana could be a great help for some people, in her case, it's probably just an excuse to continue doing what she's done before.

Facebook update of her, and how she uses medical marijuana: http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/27/former-emmerdale-star-leah-bracknell-discusses-marijuana-use-for-cancer-treatment-in-inspiring-facebook-post-6600410/

Hospitalised again: http://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/bert-newton-rushed-to-hospital-37039 Not a tease at all, I think.

I'd think of Frank Gehry and Norman Foster. Both octogenarians. But arcitects tend to live long, it seems. Except for Zaha Hadid.

Bladder cancer, so the "dehydration" wasn't even a lie, though it wasn't the whole truth either -or they just didn't know better.

But s/he wanted to die?

Relatives are really hard to ban - where to draw the line? Pippa Middleton? Bobby Zarin? Lee Radziwill? Ethel Kennedy? Clarissa Eden?

I.M.Pei turns 100 today. Lots of press mentions but no statement from the man himself, nor any statements about his current health, as far as I can see.