Phantom 2,532 Posted January 11, 2008 Mikhail Mininthe man, who raised the USSR flag, the banner of Victory, over Germany’s Reichstag in May of 1945, has died at the age of 85 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted January 11, 2008 Jose "Pepin" Bello, a Spanish writer who influenced Salvador Dali, dead at 103. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted January 12, 2008 Mikhail Mininthe man, who raised the USSR flag, the banner of Victory, over Germany’s Reichstag in May of 1945, has died at the age of 85 Yep. Thát soldier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted January 12, 2008 Carl Karcher of Carl's Jr. fame dead. I believe his death marks the first person to die this year who was picked on DDP in 2007, but not 2008. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 12, 2008 I posted this in the DDP thread already, but she deserves a mention here too: "Vampira" actress Maila Nurmi has bitten the dust. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 12, 2008 Mikhail Mininthe man, who raised the USSR flag, the banner of Victory, over Germany’s Reichstag in May of 1945, has died at the age of 85 Yep. Thát soldier. Not the soldier in the picture. If you read the link it says: "The famous photo does not show Minin but a Georgian soldier. It was not taken at the actual event." A bit like the Iwo Jima picture although in that case it was the men who raised the flag that received all the subsequent publicity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted January 12, 2008 Rod Allen I know Phantom posted this yesterday but was his condition reported widely before this? He'd have been a popular pick if more of us had known. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 13, 2008 Hairdresser Alexandre de Paris, one of the instigators of 'haute coiffure', has died aged 85... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted January 13, 2008 Hairdresser Alexandre de Paris, one of the instigators of 'haute coiffure', has died aged 85... The People's Republic of West Cumbria is in mourning........NOT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted January 13, 2008 Hairdresser Alexandre de Paris, one of the instigators of 'haute coiffure', has died aged 85... The People's Republic of West Cumbria is in mourning........NOT! Yeah. I'm peeved that he's got an obit and Maila Nurmi hasn't yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted January 13, 2008 Let's round up a few of our picks and take them climbing in the Lake District. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted January 13, 2008 Bloody idiots. I recall mentioning to the missus last week that mountain rescue were warning people not to climb Hellvellyn as conditions were extremely dangerous. We climbed it in spring, and that was fairly risky, seeing as I'm no expert. While theres snow up there, theres always quite a risk, and to totally ignore expert advice is just ridiculous. Let's round up a few of our picks and take them climbing in the Lake District. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 16, 2008 I already mentioned it in the DDP thread, but I should do so here too: Brad Renfro, American actor, dead at 25. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 605 Posted January 16, 2008 I already mentioned it in the DDP thread, but I should do so here too: Brad Renfro, American actor, dead at 25. Very sad, especially at such a young age, but unfortunately not terribly surprising. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted January 16, 2008 Jason MacIntyre Scottish cycling champion dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 16, 2008 Hone Tuwhare, one of New Zealand's literary giants, has died at the age of 85. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.Lawrenson 11 Posted January 16, 2008 Racing driver and claimant to the throne of Georgia, Jorge de Bagration has died age 63. For English language info on Bagration, see here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted January 16, 2008 Ike Turner has died Medical examiner: Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 16, 2008 Ike Turner has died Medical examiner: Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose And also in the news: Bears apparently sh*t in woods! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted January 18, 2008 Bobby Fischer - checkmate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted January 18, 2008 Bobby Fischer - checkmate. Bugger! You beat me to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 18, 2008 Bobby Fischer - checkmate. Bugger! You beat me to it. Amazingly a unique pick on the DDP for Redmyst XX. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted January 18, 2008 Bobby Fischer - checkmate. Bugger! You beat me to it. Amazingly a unique pick on the DDP for Redmyst XX. Is Redmyst XX one of "us"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 18, 2008 Richard Knerr, the man who gave us the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee, the superball, silly string, the Water Wiggly sprinkler, and the Slip ’N Slide water slide, has died. It should be some funeral. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,532 Posted January 18, 2008 Ernie "Fats" Holmes former player for the Pittsburgh Steelers has been killed in a car crash at the age of 59 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
