Steve 579 Posted January 10, 2021 I know we are only 10 days in but based on the start to the year I don’t think there will be many celebrity/well known deaths this year. I think this year is going to be a damp squib unfortunately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obitwatcher 21 Posted January 10, 2021 Per Telegraph Obituaries this morning, British director Michael Apted of the 'Up' series has died aged 79 and pioneering journalist Katharine Whitehorn (I recommend her autobiography) has died at 92. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,084 Posted January 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Steve said: I know we are only 10 days in but based on the start to the year I don’t think there will be many celebrity/well known deaths this year. I think this year is going to be a damp squib unfortunately. I thought "you" were dead. Ho hum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted January 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Steve said: I know we are only 10 days in but based on the start to the year I don’t think there will be many celebrity/well known deaths this year. I think this year is going to be a damp squib unfortunately. Well, what if one Covid sufferer to stumbled past Brinsworth House and had a sneezing fit? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 579 Posted January 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bentrovato said: I thought "you" were dead. Ho hum. You can’t keep a good man like me down for long Bentrovato Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,084 Posted January 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Steve said: You can’t keep a good man like me down for long Bentrovato Some gaffa tape and a couple of binbags will suffice. But keep up the good (questionable) work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miranda lass 96 Posted January 10, 2021 That Alan guy who'd he play in corrie? It's kinda unusual for me to not know tbh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,797 Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Obitwatcher said: Per Telegraph Obituaries this morning, British director Michael Apted of the 'Up' series has died aged 79 and pioneering journalist Katharine Whitehorn (I recommend her autobiography) has died at 92. I like you approach, straightly from the 60s: wait for the journals and find the obits. Always a surprise. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadoralive 0 Posted January 10, 2021 Bobby Kellard died today wiki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,339 Posted January 11, 2021 Patricia Loud, matriarch of the Loud family in An American Family, has died aged 94. Obituaries: The Sun 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuyFromFuture 70 Posted January 11, 2021 35 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Patricia Loud, matriarch of the Loud family in An American Family, has died aged 94. WHAT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viGnoS 18 Posted January 11, 2021 Kathy Shaidle, dead at 56 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Shaidle still waiting for obit though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted January 11, 2021 5 hours ago, viGnoS said: Kathy Shaidle, dead at 56 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Shaidle still waiting for obit though Aye, so the obits I've clocked so far are fairly desperate and marginal efforts, more likely created by algorithm than human. I considered her for HPDP action but wondered about the obit chances. She's on the Deathrace masterlist. I'll award points pending a better obit (because surely some half-decent Canadian news source will pick this up). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,474 Posted January 11, 2021 29 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Aye, so the obits I've clocked so far are fairly desperate and marginal efforts, more likely created by algorithm than human. I considered her for HPDP action but wondered about the obit chances. She's on the Deathrace masterlist. I'll award points pending a better obit (because surely some half-decent Canadian news source will pick this up). She's obitted in actual classified hate speech publication VDARE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viGnoS 18 Posted January 11, 2021 Julie Strain, dead at 58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Strain this one should easily be obited ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted January 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: She's obitted in actual classified hate speech publication VDARE Hmm Got the work security on the computer atm - so that site is off limits. That said, I'm guessing she'd set a Deathrace precedent where a hate-speech site could be considered "specialist online" (I mean, other than blatant incitement, what else is it?) Here's the obit hurdle Shaidle has to clear in my low-hanger fest of a dead pool: 9 - An "obit" in the context of the Deathrace is any news report in English from a reliable source. Such sources include - but are not limited to - UK national press, UK national broadcast organisations, foreign press and broadcast organisations with an English language thread to their communication, trade press in English, local news organisations reporting in English and coverage in specialist online sites, such as those monitoring the well-being of super-centenarians. Where dispute arises over the qualifying nature of a news source for obit purposes MPFC's decision is final. But he wants fast and furious competition and is generally very amenable to low hanging dead pool fruit of all varieties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,639 Posted January 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, viGnoS said: Julie Strain, dead at 58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Strain this one should easily be obited ! Death from dementia (or dementia-related causes) at 58, probably caused by a fall from a horse when she was in her 20s. Shows how dangerous head injuries are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,731 Posted January 11, 2021 37 minutes ago, arghton said: a fall from a horse when she was in her 20s. Shows how dangerous head injuries are. And horses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,575 Posted January 11, 2021 56 minutes ago, En Passant said: And horses. Horses don't kill people, people with horses kill people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,731 Posted January 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, time said: Horses don't kill people, people with horses kill people. National Racehorse Association? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,013 Posted January 11, 2021 3 hours ago, viGnoS said: Julie Strain, dead at 58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Strain this one should easily be obited ! could Hav had a hit in AO Deadpool but she was rejected by Hulka, don't know why honestly, she was famous enough to me… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted January 11, 2021 5 hours ago, viGnoS said: Julie Strain, dead at 58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Strain this one should easily be obited ! So, Wiki says she was reported dead a year ago - we're sure she's really dead this time, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,530 Posted January 11, 2021 23 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: So, Wiki says she was reported dead a year ago - we're sure she's really dead this time, right? Let's hope they didn't cremate her last year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted January 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, Phantom said: Let's hope they didn't cremate her last year Aye, even with dementia - that'd likely be memorable! Wiki reckons she's alive. Also lists some of those many films - Bare Wench, Bikini Hotel etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 605 Posted January 11, 2021 Oops, wrong thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
