YoungWillz 21,028 Posted June 12 7 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Oh my God not again ! I don't believe it- but now you are calling me a perennial offender @YoungWillz Should I be worried that your anger will evolve into punishment? Am I now due to have my sexy ass smacked hard??!! Don't assume I would regard that as a punishment You are always ahead of the curve GC, that's all. If you stuck with some of your picks, who knows? If you get that right, you could win that damn DDP game. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted June 13 7 hours ago, YoungWillz said: You are always ahead of the curve GC, that's all. If you stuck with some of your picks, who knows? If you get that right, you could win that damn DDP game. Thank you. What an intriguing thought and possibility. Lots of careful thinking and consideration required when I put together next years teams. I did notice though that you didn't deny you were going to smack my ass hard as punishment.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 14 Michael 'Gibbo' Gibson, a popular Aussie children's TV presenter and entertainer, has died. He was 69. Gibson had been diagnosed with dementia 18 months ago. https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/14/childrens-tv-presenter-michael-gibbo-gibson-dies-aged-69-21032217/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,087 Posted June 23 Malcolm George Baker Murderer who killed six people and two unborn children dies in jail (msn.com) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,302 Posted July 19 Kevan Gosper (Wiki), Australian former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metre and formerly a Vice President of the International Olympic Committee and combined Chairman and CEO of Shell Australia, dead at 90 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obitwatcher 21 Posted July 19 Sir Rod Carnegie, mining magnate and climate change denialist 1932-2024 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Carnegie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,577 Posted July 26 Aussie actor Ray Lawler (wiki) died in Melbourne on Wednesday, aged 103, according to a lot of tributes flooding in on Facebook. Obit guaranteed. Maybe even a QO. At least @Bibliogryphon hopes so as he’s a unique pick of theirs on the DDP! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted July 26 4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Aussie actor Ray Lawler (wiki) died in Melbourne on Wednesday, aged 103, according to a lot of tributes flooding in on Facebook. Obit guaranteed. Maybe even a QO. At least @Bibliogryphon hopes so as he’s a unique pick of theirs on the DDP! Timely! Someone else just asked if he died off the radar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,577 Posted July 26 Just now, gcreptile said: Timely! Someone else just asked if he died off the radar. That was @Bibliogryphon I think! Asked on the Wed… the day he actually died! Spooky. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted July 26 11 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Aussie actor Ray Lawler (wiki) died in Melbourne on Wednesday, aged 103, according to a lot of tributes flooding in on Facebook. Obit guaranteed. Maybe even a QO. At least @Bibliogryphon hopes so as he’s a unique pick of theirs on the DDP! Does the count from an Australian news source 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 30 On 26/07/2024 at 17:22, Bibliogryphon said: Does the count from an Australian news source 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 3 Fiona MacDonald. a former Australian presenter, notably for her work on the children's show "Wombat", as well as the game show "It's a Knockout", has died. She was 67. MacDonald had been battling motor neuron disease. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-03/fiona-macdonald-dies-aged-67-queensland/104428604 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,302 Posted October 5 Australian character actor Peter Cummins (Wiki) reported dead at 93 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lobius 30 Posted October 5 Happy Birthday to Ken Weeks, oldest Aussie lad right now, and 3rd oldest in the world. 111 today. https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/ken-weeks/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TylerTheCreator 36 Posted October 8 John Laws (89) has announced his retirement after 71 years on the airwaves. Doesn't seem like the sort of thing he'd do absent of fairly significant health/ageing related factors. John Farnham's (74) voice has been heard publicly for the first time in 2+ years, following his cancer surgery. Doesn't sound too bad considering the circumstances: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/hear-john-farnhams-voice-post-cancer-surgery/video/fcd16f484c1715c7cdbfeb8727ba32cc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TylerTheCreator 36 Posted October 15 George Negus dead at 82 following Alzheimer's battle. First host of Foreign Correspondent and 60 Minutes. Remember seeing him a lot on TV as a kid, especially on current affairs/news panel shows etc. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-15/george-negus-founding-host-of-foreign-correspondent-dies-aged-82/104475208 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,302 Posted November 1 Another Australian actor Kevin Miles (Wiki) known his role as Godfrey Carson in the Australian legal drama Carson's Law dead at 95 Also appeared in Delta, Dynasty and The Power, The Passion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted Monday at 06:31 "Australia's Rush Limbaugh" Alan Jones arrested for preying on young men in his positions of power: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx27v4v1l5wo Occasionally mentioned here for his many illnesses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TylerTheCreator 36 Posted Monday at 10:23 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: "Australia's Rush Limbaugh" Alan Jones arrested for preying on young men in his positions of power: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx27v4v1l5wo Occasionally mentioned here for his many illnesses. The general consensus here in Oz is shock - shock that he might actually be held accountable while still alive. Shall we do a sweeps on what diagnoses he's going to get over the next weeks/months that'll disrupt the trial? Dementia's got to be coming in fast. PS one of my claims to infamy is I bumped into him at a restaurant and got a photo with him, which I then posted as a wind-up only to be censored by Meta several months later. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted Monday at 10:55 33 minutes ago, TylerTheCreator said: The general consensus here in Oz is shock - shock that he might actually be held accountable while still alive. Shall we do a sweeps on what diagnoses he's going to get over the next weeks/months that'll disrupt the trial? Dementia's got to be coming in fast. PS one of my claims to infamy is I bumped into him at a restaurant and got a photo with him, which I then posted as a wind-up only to be censored by Meta several months later. Supposedly, he has cancer. I don't even believe it's true - or at least exaggerated. But I still believe that he'll escape most of the punishment "naturally". And he's 83 years old. Australia just had a similar case with swimming coach Dick Caine. Now, Dick Caine was already too sick for trial 2023, but only died in 2024. Still, Alan Jones in 2025, is kind of likely, in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites