Joey Russ 7,163 Posted January 13, 2022 It’s a crime she’s still in office tbh: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,422 Posted January 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: It’s a crime she’s still in office tbh: I suspect with how unpopular Biden is now she will have to cling on until death due to fears the republicans could snatch her seat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,163 Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: I suspect with how unpopular Biden is now she will have to cling on until death due to fears the republicans could snatch her seat. Bruh, Gavin Newsom easily survived his recall election, her seat is in no danger of flipping at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,560 Posted January 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Bruh, Gavin Newsom easily survived his recall election, her seat is in no danger of flipping at all. I'd agree it won't flip. She could have a tough primary challenge though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,689 Posted January 13, 2022 I really have no idea where to post this, but my completely bonkers main team pick Steve Woodmore, aka "World's fastest talker", just got a whole lot more realistic: https://www.woodmore.co.uk/a-quick-cancer-update/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustPassingThrough 148 Posted January 13, 2022 Yeah, there aren't really any foreseeable political risks to the party if Feinstein were to step down. What's keeping her there is stubbornness, and the fact that she seems to be the only one in her orbit who doesn't realize how bad things have gotten. The leaks from her staff (regarding her apparent memory loss/cognitive decline) have been brutal over the last couple of years. And when her office pre-emptively filed papers to run for re-election the other year, which is often just done for fundraising purposes, it was very telling that her staff practically tripped over themselves to clarify "this doesn't mean she's actually running again!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,163 Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, JustPassingThrough said: Yeah, there aren't really any foreseeable political risks to the party if Feinstein were to step down. What's keeping her there is stubbornness, and the fact that she seems to be the only one in her orbit who doesn't realize how bad things have gotten. The leaks from her staff (regarding her apparent memory loss/cognitive decline) have been brutal over the last couple of years. And when her office pre-eminently filed papers to run for re-election the other year, which is often just done for fundraising purposes, it was very telling that her staff practically tripped over themselves to clarify "this doesn't mean she's actually running again!" Feinstein, along with Chuck Grassley, just want to die in office. They don’t care what happens, they just want the senate seat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,560 Posted January 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Feinstein, along with Chuck Grassley, just want to die in office. They don’t care what happens, they just want the senate seat. Been that way for a very long time. I'd argue since the country started. Term limits and/or age restrictions easiest way to eliminated this problem IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 320 Posted January 13, 2022 Barbara Steele Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 747 Posted January 14, 2022 Sir Kenneth Grange maybe worth considering, he'll be 93 this year and is a famous industrial designer for, among other products/objects, the Intercity 125 trains. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,187 Posted January 14, 2022 Ok, run with me on this. I have been off work for a couple of days and have seen David Dickinson on the TV. Now I know I am as deaf as a post BUT I could deffo hear an ever so slight slur and weakness to his voice. I said the same thing, IIRC, about Des O'Connor not many light years before he died so I would pencil in David for 2023, if not this year. Mark my words, or summat. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,231 Posted January 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Ok, run with me on this. I have been off work for a couple of days and have seen David Dickinson on the TV. Now I know I am as deaf as a post BUT I could deffo hear an ever so slight slur and weakness to his voice. I said the same thing, IIRC, about Des O'Connor not many light years before he died so I would pencil in David for 2023, if not this year. Mark my words, or summat. I hear he doesn't want an expensive funeral. It'll be cheap as chips. ...I've already got my coat. (Hmm, 81 this year. Older than I thought by a fair bit.) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,187 Posted January 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, msc said: I hear he doesn't want an expensive funeral. It'll be cheap as chips. ...I've already got my coat. (Hmm, 81 this year. Older than I thought by a fair bit.) We shall overlook the joke. 81? I will go with, at the very least, a hospitalisation this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,307 Posted January 14, 2022 51 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Ok, run with me on this. I have been off work for a couple of days and have seen David Dickinson on the TV. Now I know I am as deaf as a post BUT I could deffo hear an ever so slight slur and weakness to his voice. I said the same thing, IIRC, about Des O'Connor not many light years before he died so I would pencil in David for 2023, if not this year. Mark my words, or summat. The in-laws have not been well recently so my wife has been over to help them out with cleaning and stuff but they do watch a lot of daytime TV and when I say David Dickinson the other day my first thought was how old he had begun to look Good call 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,689 Posted January 14, 2022 Why not Ruth Slenczynska, very old pianist recording another album: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59986543 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Slenczynska She was a child prodigy at 4, so she has a 93-year long career behind her. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,422 Posted January 14, 2022 4 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Ok, run with me on this. I have been off work for a couple of days and have seen David Dickinson on the TV. Now I know I am as deaf as a post BUT I could deffo hear an ever so slight slur and weakness to his voice. I said the same thing, IIRC, about Des O'Connor not many light years before he died so I would pencil in David for 2023, if not this year. Mark my words, or summat. I told my mum about this and she agrees that he looks like he has lost weight and aged a lot. I think he will be long gone by 2030. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,442 Posted January 14, 2022 David Dickenson on The Wheel recently (big image so in spoiler): Spoiler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 848 Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, ladyfiona said: David Dickenson on The Wheel recently (big image so in spoiler): Hide contents Fit as a butchers dog! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,351 Posted January 15, 2022 Armenians age like milk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,442 Posted January 15, 2022 I am in a Youtube deep dive about the Nuremberg trials and discovered that the last survivng prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials is still alive. Benjamin Ferencz - 100 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 708 Posted January 15, 2022 Tennis great Chris Evert diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Chris Evert diagnosed with cancer (msn.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,307 Posted January 15, 2022 3 hours ago, ladyfiona said: I am in a Youtube deep dive about the Nuremberg trials and discovered that the last survivng prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials is still alive. Benjamin Ferencz - 100 Still part of the residual 20/20 game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,830 Posted January 15, 2022 Former Aussie PM John Howard. Turns 83 this year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,162 Posted January 16, 2022 Some big Hollywood names to consider for 2023 Robert Wagner (if he makes it...) Michael Caine Gene Hackman (he did almost have a heart attack over 30 years ago) James Earl Jones Jack Nicholson Lee Grant Eva Marie Saint Gina Lollobrigida Walter Mirisch (oldest living Oscar Winner, so should pass famousness test) John Williams Norman Jewison Roger Corman Quincy Jones However, I wouldn’t suggest Robert Duvall or Clint Eastwood quite yet. Maybe, Duvall for 2024 and Eastwood for 2025 or later. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,442 Posted January 18, 2022 John Boorman just turned 89 and he is also the father of actor and adventurer Charley Boorman (if anyone takes interest in him going round the world with Ewan McGregor). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites