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I was losing myself in a fantasy, Rosalynn Carter standing at the gates of heaven, waiting for Jimmy, but out of the fog emerges a shadowy figure with german accent "Vell hello there, young lady!" But of course, Kissinger will not go up there.

Kissinger receiving a Golden Victoria Award, whatever that is: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/29/politics/gallery/henry-kissinger

With Frances Sternhagen dead and surely obiting within the hour, we have tied the DDP hit record. Who'll be the record-breaker?

His? Edit: I admit, slightly too catty, I forgot about the private funeral.

I always pick BBC when it's available. Some big names take their time for a better-than-yahoo obit though.

Idea for 2024, Home Depot billionaire Bernie Marcus, who'd still donate to Trump even if convicted: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/home-depot-billionaire-says-hed-likely-still-fund-trump-if-candidate-convicted-2023-11-28/ He's 94 years old now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Marcus

I don't, lol. I avoid it whenever I can.

Chinese gamer dies after streaming five nights in a row: https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/29/gamer-paid-stream-240-hours-dies-working-five-nights-a-row-19898417/ Not the first case. He was being paid to do the night shift. The company offers 550 Pounds in compensation.

Catherine Christer Hennix, pioneering electronic musician, in the style that would today be called Minimalism, has died at 75: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/29/catherine-christer-hennix-obituary I have been listening to some of it. Pioneering work, but obviously lacking for today's ears.

Sticky Vicky is a hit for me here (Christy Dignam was, too). I was leading this game for the longest time, but I wonder if that's still the case. I've got two names left in the Silent Generation, Owen Glenn and Mahathir Mohamed. The latter was a big mistake I guess. But in the end, it will all come down to the Boomer Generation anyway.

Sticky Vicky, the legendary Benidorm burlesque entertainer, has died at 80: https://www.joe.co.uk/news/sticky-vicky-has-died-aged-80-414377

Scan results update: https://x.com/THEJamesWhale/status/1729514529229300199?s=20 The tumours are growing, but slowly, which he regards as positive news. He might get back on treatment in January/February.

Heinz Dürr, founder of construction company Dürr and also former head of Deutsche Bahn, dead at 90: https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/ex-bahn-chef-heinz-duerr-im-alter-von-90-jahren-gestorben-a-554731af-b1cb-4642-b3be-f63bfca1e9b2 Edit: not the founder of Dürr, it was a family company, but he turned into a worldwide presence.

I mean...if he makes it...he's going to be the most popular deadpool pick ever in 2024.

David Smith, the paralympian rower and cyclist, occasionally pops up here and there because of his spinal cancer. He just had another surgery in his neck: https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/another-war-wound-for-aviemores-heroic-cancer-battler-smith-334158/ It doesn't have to be a new tumor growth, but could also be pain management because of already done surgeries. It's unclear.

That's curious! Fantastic update, as always. Have to admit, I did not expect this year to be one where some tactical choices would make the difference, i.e. picking people you actually expect to die in some lower slots, so that you can avoid picking some 50:50 picks. We haven't had 0-pointers in quite some time. Edit: actually, never!

Lol.. seems I missed the earlier announcement. A couple of news outlets, too, though

From Save or Kill straight to all the deadpools: Dario G. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/pop-icon-dario-g-opens-31541326

I see. A perfect opportunity for Jimmy to go out with a murder-suicide.

Reddit currently has a thread up on Michael Bolton looking ancient and being unaware of his surroundings https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/s/9kkbPLxUwX

Four more hits for a new record. Can we do it this month?

A little update during this well-deserved November break. The big hit this update was Johnny Ruffo, the actor/singer from Australia. The curse of Home and Away strikes once more. He's one of the biggest hits this year, lots of players score and he's one of the youngest hits in the game. Some people, including me, score joker points. We've had two DeathList hits that also score here, Joss Ackland and Rosalynn Carter. Well done to the pickers. Suzanne Somers was a unique hit for etib80, congratulations! I have to admit, neither of her big shows ring any bell with me. Then, as mentioned above, Joan Jara gives Cpt Hemlock another unique hit. The yahoo obit has since been followed by other QOs. She was an artist-y figure, acting/dancing, turned political activist/wife of chilean labor hero Victor Jara. This already seems to be it. Not much in almost a whole month. The scoreboard shows me attacking the top with just 4 pts behind. But is there still a unique pick for me left in the game, or is this minor difference going to remain? In other news, expect the new thread soon. Rank Team Score 1 Banana 1161 2 gcreptile 1157 3 JoeyRuss 1059 4 RadGuy 1022 5 Cpt. Chorizo 1010 6 Funeralopolis 1003 7 Salmon Mousse 999 8 An Fear Beag 964 9 Grim Up North 958 10 msc 920 11 Perhaps 857 12 Book 840 13 Buffalo Phil 829 14 wannamaker 751 15 ThereWillBeDeaths7 730 16 Summer in Transylvania 726 17 The Spinosaurus 698 18 Death Impends 671 19 Mr. Wonderful 669 20 Torva Messor 647 21 Toast 614 22 Predictor 598 23 DeathBecomesThem 592 24 DevonDeathTrip 557 25 TheQuimReaper 550 26 Thatcher 532 27 Sean 529 28 Gooseberry Crumble 525 29 GuyFromFuture 523 30 MariNisia 519 31 Joltin Joe 508 31 Cpt. Hemlock 508 33 Wormfarmer 500 34 TheUnknownMan 492 35 The Daredevil 490 36 TheOldLady 480 37 MortalCaso 464 38 Drol 450 39 Liz Lemon 443 40 Hell 432 41 Annami 422 42 tracy 414 43 The Old Crem 408 44 YoungWillz 398 45 chilean way 382 45 John Key 382 47 Diego 377 48 JoeMoneypenny 367 49 Etushipushingupdaisies 362 50 Charles De Gaulle 351 51 CalebH 349 52 Nick 341 53 Famous6Eva 316 54 Bibliogryphon 300 55 Great Uncle Bulgaria 284 56 Mr. Custard 283 57 Pedro67 263 58 Lady Fiona 235 59 etib80 212 60 Ghostofchristmaspast 167 61 sam081 153

Lindsey Graham once said that conservatives don't create enough angry, white men to stay competetive politically. I have a feeling that some people just talk about this to make some white men angry.

Absolute Andy, a german wrestler, real name Andreas Ullmann, has died from cancer at just 40: https://411mania.com/wrestling/former-wxw-unified-world-wrestling-champion-absolute-andy-passes-away/

How long is the "dip" supposed to last? Maybe it's like a viking funeral of sorts.