Magere Hein

Thanks for doing your part of the maths, let me do the rest: at 18 deaths per year (dpy) on average every 365 / 18 = 20 days. The Witch died 8 April 2013, so 28 April would be the day. At 17 dpy we're looking at hit every 21.5 days, so 30 April would be it. Oh, could it be Mandela, just to poop on the Dutch national party? regards, Hein

I'll pack your rucksack Do you expect a booming business? regards, Hein

Sorry to hear that, my sympathies. 92's not a bad innings, though. regards, Hein

Resistance is futire. regards, Hein

Just overheard the following: Boss walks into the office and announces a meeting in the meeting room. One employee asks him: "What are you going to do?". Before the boss has time to answer, another employee mutters, slightly too loud: "Have a wank in the dark." regards, Hein

Complete crackpot, either that or a complete cockup by the Torygraph. regards, Hein

Like this, you mean? regards, Hein

Stupid fucks. It's in the book, rule 37, just between barbers and dentists: "Never anger a cook: they have knives and know how to use them". regards, Hein

FTFY. regards, Hein

Hmm, that could mean anything, from a touch of gout to near death. He's certainly on my 2014 radar. regards, Hein

Beg pardon? HMS Ardent, HMS Sheffield, HMS Coventry... regards, Hein

1987: de Cesaris, Wing, Osbourne (3/31) 1989: Bruno, Mandela, Ditka, Ian Paisley, Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Jenkins, Cole (8/32) 1990: Noriega, Aznavour, Queen Elizabeth II, Alliss, Ditka, Williams, Winfrey, Waite (8/42) 1991: Willis, Mandela, Gabor, Beenhakker (4/40) 1992: Finney, Ryder (2/37) 1993: Bennett, Ian Paisley, Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (6/56) 1994: Castro, White, Kirkbride, Holly Johnson, Thorpe, Shilton (6/50) 1995: Castro, Holly Johnson, Forsyth, Connery (4/50) 1996: Mr T, Thorpe, Domino, Castro (4/50) 1997: Rooney, Domino, Kirk Douglas (3/50) 1998: Rooney, Jaruzelski (2/50) 1999: Leeson, Simon (2/50) 2000: Farrakhan, Jaruzelski, Biggs (3/50) 2001: Tutu, Minelli, Pincher, Wallach, Wouk, Rooney (6/50) 2002: Biggs, Brady, Kirk Douglas (3/50) 2003: Biggs, Rooney, Gabor (3/50) 2004: Biggs, Brady, Musharraf, Wallach, Kirk Douglas, Michelmore, Rooney, Mugabe (8/50) 2005: Biggs, Karzai, Maradona, LaMotta, Wallach, de Havilland, O'Sullevan, Castro, Jerry Lewis (9/50) 2006: Di Stéfano, Biggs, Wallach, Kirk Douglas, Lynn, Bouteflika, Graham, Ali, LaMotta, Rooney, Mandela (11/50) 2007: Castro, Sharon, Graham, Biggs, Tim Johnson, Piper, Wallach, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Lynn, LaMotta, Molinaro, Vigoda, Jerry Lewis, Farrakhan (15/50) 2008: Biggs, Castro, Pincher, Wallach, Kirk Douglas, Domino, Gabor, Lynn, Sharon, Graham, Watson, LaMotta, Karzai, Charles Taylor (14/50) 2009: Biggs, Havelange, Pincher, Wallach, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Graham, Mandela, LaMotta, Rooney, Nancy Reagan, Christopher Lee, Cardin, B B King, Sharon (15/50) 2010: Biggs, Wing, Gabor, Pincher, Wallach, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Wouk, de Havilland, Priebke, Healey, Tork, Edrich, Graham, Mandela, Bough, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Norden, Attenborough, B B King, Lansbury, Jerry Lewis, Domino, Garner, Sharon (27/50) 2011: Biggs, Gabor, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Healey, Edrich, LaMotta, Khamenei, Jerry Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Dole, Cheney, Wing, Pincher, Wallach, Ellison, Mandela, Schmidt, Molinaro, Brady, Priebke, Sharon, Cardin, Lynn, Michael Douglas, Nancy Reagan, Frederiksen (27/50) 2012: Biggs, Harper Lee, Priebke, Wallach, Kirk Douglas, Adulyadej, Gabor, Graham, Wing, Pincher, Wouk, de Havilland, Jaruzelski, Mubarak, Lawson, Castro, Healey, Schmidt, Mandela, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Kissinger, PD James, Macnee, Mugabe, Van Dyke, Randi, Aziz, Ali, Berry, Domino, Gaddafi, Hawking, Sharon (35/50) Updated for Margaret Thatcher.

Mandela, I think. regards, Hein

Three winners, this round. Congrats! Topic closed. regards, Hein

Rejoice x 3! regards, Hein

Indeed, BIG respect Toast, I never even consider the Morris dancing past of my picks since I reckon such a bonus very long odds. To be perfectly honest, neither did I, but I surely shall in future These little bonuses can certainly make a difference to a modest bottom-of-the-table pick Being the person who persuaded NAP to include the Morris dance bonus, I'm glad to learn it actually works. regards, Hein

You'd really never heard of PD James or Stan Lee??? Dude, you need to get out more Hey, I resemble that remark! I think that my ignorance and knowledge reveal what kind of books I read. I'm not fond of whodunnits and Marvel Comics... regards, Hein

The people on this year's DL whose existence I learned about when they appeared here are: Chapman Pincher Anna Wing Gough Whitlam Henry Cecil Denis Healey Reg Presley (of course I already knew the Troggs, but not his name) Michael Winner Peter O'Sullevan PD James Jake Lamotta Peter Sallis Stan Lee Nicholas Parsons Elaine Stritch Ian Brady There's a UK trend in them. regards, Hein

Blessed are the cheesemakers... regards, Hein

"I could murder a steak" isn't exactly the first sentence I imagine to come from his lips. regards, Hein

Former "Oranje" manager Jan Zwartkruis died yesterday, aged 87. regards, Hein

I'm dead? I always wanted a zombie admin. Hmm, it seems DL upper managent needs brain more than ever now. regards, Hein

Jaruzelski. Must be a bad time for socialist bosses. regards, Hein

Indeed our fourth hit. Oh, and my third DDP one. regards, Hein

Oh, good, my DDP joker. Completely overlooked this score. regards, Hein