Deathray 2,933 Posted January 23, 2018 Ant McParlin definitely needs to be on the list next year as does Paul Gascoine - if Tim Healey has another health scare we could have trio of famous Geordies on the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,802 Posted January 23, 2018 27 minutes ago, the_engineer said: I dread to think what us real common folk are if this is a commoner . On her father's side, Sarah is a descendant of King Charles II of England via two of his illegitimate sons, Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. By her paternal great-great-grandfather Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden and her maternal great-grandfather Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt, Sarah also descends from Lady Anne Palmer.[86][87][88][89] Lady Anne was the eldest child of Royal mistress Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland; she was acknowledged by King Charles II and adopted the surname Fitzroy. She has aristocratic ancestry, being the great great-granddaughter of the 6th Duke of Buccleuch, a great-granddaughter of the 8th Viscount Powerscourt and a direct descendant of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, making her a distant cousin of her ex-husband Prince Andrew, Duke of York and also of Diana, Princess of Wales. Her paternal grandmother was Marian Montagu Douglas Scott, a first cousin of Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, who married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, an uncle of Queen Elizabeth II They'll need a few more ' commoners' in that bloodline to make them remotely attractive . Oh she has aristocratic connections, sure, but that's all going back such a long way that the genes will be massively watered down. The further you go back, the more you are likely to find that you are related to yourself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,405 Posted January 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Toast said: Oh she has aristocratic connections, sure, but that's all going back such a long way that the genes will be massively watered down. The further you go back, the more you are likely to find that you are related to yourself My ancestry would be something similar to alan partridges i fear if i done my research lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,724 Posted January 23, 2018 Yes, I mean, I'm technically related to a former PM, but when you have to go back about 10 branches of a family tree, it becomes meaningless. Sod could have given me a peerage or something. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,287 Posted January 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Toast said: The further you go back, the more you are likely to find that you are related to yourself 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSWDeathlistfan1996 27 Posted January 23, 2018 So far in 2018...almost the 1st month through...and nothing. Anyone else feeling this has been a bit of a disappointing winter? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted January 23, 2018 14 minutes ago, SSWDeathlistfan1996 said: So far in 2018...almost the 1st month through...and nothing. Anyone else feeling this has been a bit of a disappointing winter? No. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,724 Posted January 24, 2018 Well, on a personal level, this winter has seen me get the all clear on a cancer scare, and my aunt (who helped raise me and is one of my favourite people in the entire world) bounce back aged 90 from an illness which would have KO'd people much younger, so no, this winter's been a fairly un-disappointing and lucky one here. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,018 Posted January 24, 2018 My fantasy team has gone to shit in recent weeks and the missus has a fever, so it's not been a classic one for me. Thanks for asking, SSWDeathlistfan1996, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSWDeathlistfan1996 27 Posted January 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: My fantasy team has gone to shit in recent weeks and the missus has a fever, so it's not been a classic one for me. Thanks for asking, SSWDeathlistfan1996, though. just dong my best to look out for the community Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,939 Posted February 2, 2018 Is Castro dead yet? Yes, and so's his oldest son, Fidel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 778 Posted February 9, 2018 Jill Messick, a longtime studio executive/producer and associate of both Harvey Weinstein and Rose McGowan, took her own life at the age of 50: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43002000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathbysnoosnoo 28 Posted February 9, 2018 Jump before the allegations come out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted February 10, 2018 Here's someone sliding down the slippery slope of fame. Jeremy Sylvers -- best known as the kid actor who played Tyler in "Child's Play 3" -- is now a 34-year-old problem child for his mother ... who's been busted for stealing her car. Law enforcement sources say Sylvers got into an argument with his mom at his L.A. home Friday because she wouldn't drive him somewhere in her car. We're told he got physical, knocked her down and took her keys ... then drove off in her 2002 Honda CRV. Sylvers' mom called the cops, and we're told they returned to his home Saturday to follow up and he was there ... so they arrested him. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted February 23, 2018 OK I'll play the 'potential suicide' game. Breaking news: Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) was accused of having an affair with a married woman in 2015. He reportedly blackmailed the mistress in question, threatening to release nude photos of her, to keep her quiet. He admitted to the relationship, but not the blackmail. On Thursday, he was indicted in St. Louis on a first-degree felony invasion of privacy. He's about to lose it all. Power hungry people generally can't tolerate that when it's not on their terms. One to watch in coming months if not weeks. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted February 24, 2018 I'll throw bankrupt Lisa Marie Presley into the mix: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/23/lisa-marie-presley-sues-former-manager-14000-elvis-cash-barry-siegel-mismanagement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,989 Posted February 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, gcreptile said: I'll throw bankrupt Lisa Marie Presley into the mix: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/23/lisa-marie-presley-sues-former-manager-14000-elvis-cash-barry-siegel-mismanagement A generation ago someone in her position would have been a better candidate Reality television beckons IMHO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted April 15, 2018 Talk about a FLAMING homosexual!.... A lawyer nationally known for being a champion of gay rights died after setting himself on fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn early Saturday morning and leaving a note exhorting people to lead less selfish lives as a way to protect the planet, the police said. The remains of the lawyer, David S. Buckel, 60, were found near Prospect Park West in a field near baseball diamonds and the main loop used by joggers and bikers. Mr. Buckel left a note in a shopping cart not far from his body and also emailed it to several news media outlets, including The New York Times. Mr. Buckel was the lead attorney in Brandon v. County of Richardson, in which a Nebraska county sheriff was found liable for failing to protect Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered in Falls City, Neb. Hilary Swank won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Mr. Teena in the 1999 movie “Boys Don’t Cry.” SC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 291 Posted April 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Talk about a FLAMING homosexual!.... A lawyer nationally known for being a champion of gay rights died after setting himself on fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn early Saturday morning and leaving a note exhorting people to lead less selfish lives as a way to protect the planet, the police said. The remains of the lawyer, David S. Buckel, 60, were found near Prospect Park West in a field near baseball diamonds and the main loop used by joggers and bikers. Mr. Buckel left a note in a shopping cart not far from his body and also emailed it to several news media outlets, including The New York Times. Mr. Buckel was the lead attorney in Brandon v. County of Richardson, in which a Nebraska county sheriff was found liable for failing to protect Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered in Falls City, Neb. Hilary Swank won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Mr. Teena in the 1999 movie “Boys Don’t Cry.” SC Buckel barbeque Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 749 Posted April 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Talk about a FLAMING homosexual!.... Damn that was good. Good job Sir Creep! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,989 Posted April 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Talk about a FLAMING homosexual!.... A lawyer nationally known for being a champion of gay rights died after setting himself on fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn early Saturday morning and leaving a note exhorting people to lead less selfish lives as a way to protect the planet, the police said. The remains of the lawyer, David S. Buckel, 60, were found near Prospect Park West in a field near baseball diamonds and the main loop used by joggers and bikers. Mr. Buckel left a note in a shopping cart not far from his body and also emailed it to several news media outlets, including The New York Times. Mr. Buckel was the lead attorney in Brandon v. County of Richardson, in which a Nebraska county sheriff was found liable for failing to protect Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered in Falls City, Neb. Hilary Swank won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Mr. Teena in the 1999 movie “Boys Don’t Cry.” SC Did he smoke? Just askin' 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 890 Posted April 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Talk about a FLAMING homosexual!.... A lawyer nationally known for being a champion of gay rights died after setting himself on fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn early Saturday morning and leaving a note exhorting people to lead less selfish lives as a way to protect the planet, the police said. The remains of the lawyer, David S. Buckel, 60, were found near Prospect Park West in a field near baseball diamonds and the main loop used by joggers and bikers. Mr. Buckel left a note in a shopping cart not far from his body and also emailed it to several news media outlets, including The New York Times. Mr. Buckel was the lead attorney in Brandon v. County of Richardson, in which a Nebraska county sheriff was found liable for failing to protect Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered in Falls City, Neb. Hilary Swank won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Mr. Teena in the 1999 movie “Boys Don’t Cry.” SC Used fossil fuel. Tsk, tsk. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted April 17, 2018 Here's someone primed for suicide: The former head of China’s insurance regulatory body has been formally charged with bribery and abuse of power, prosecutors said on Monday, becoming the most senior financial regulator to be targeted in a continuing crackdown on corruption. Xiang Junbo, 61, took advantage of his position to amass “an enormous amount of assets” first as a deputy governor of the central bank, then as head of the state-owned Agricultural Bank of China, and finally as chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said in a statement. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,018 Posted May 3, 2018 Trans Caribbean writer Gabrielle Bellot, who's written for New York Times, Vice, and the usual other places, posted this to Twitter last night: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
