Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted August 7, 2010 Paraguay President Fernando Lugo diagnosed with cancer It never ceases to amuse me. Just how many people here, hand on heart, knew the name of the Paraguay president? How many cared to know? How many would bother to click the link to know more? Exactly. Nobody really gives a Rats nutsack about the Paraguay president. If anybody wants to know the obscure, there is only one place to go, Rotten Ali, the most meticulous ( to a degree hardly considered possible) of DLers ( and a bloody nice chap too!) You get the feeling that this place is falling so deep into a hole as much padding out of it as possible is acceptable. Is it bollocks! LFN - please stop bigging me up! As for stars on the Paraguay flag - just a tiny yellow one in the very middle. Ferris Bueller Rotten Ali, you're my hero...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 7, 2010 Paraguay President Fernando Lugo diagnosed with cancer It never ceases to amuse me. Just how many people here, hand on heart, knew the name of the Paraguay president? How many cared to know? How many would bother to click the link to know more? Exactly. Nobody really gives a Rats nutsack about the Paraguay president. If anybody wants to know the obscure, there is only one place to go, Rotten Ali, the most meticulous ( to a degree hardly considered possible) of DLers ( and a bloody nice chap too!) You get the feeling that this place is falling so deep into a hole as much padding out of it as possible is acceptable. Is it bollocks! LFN - please stop bigging me up! As for stars on the Paraguay flag - just a tiny yellow one in the very middle. Ferris Bueller Rotten Ali, you're my hero...... ...but I still think you're smug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,521 Posted August 10, 2010 Hey, remember that American political dude who was all like "the internet is a series of tubes" a few years back and everyone laughed at him? Well, he's "feared dead" in a plane crash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garn2 34 Posted August 10, 2010 Reports citing a family friend say Stevens is dead. Former Nasa chief Sean O'Keefe was also on the plane. As well as thinking the internet is a series of tubes, Stevens was also famous for the so-called tax-payer funded 'Bridge to Nowhere' and losing his re-election attempt after a corruption scandal, although his conviction was later overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct. He apparently also had a "premonition" that he would die in a plane crash, and survived a 1978 crash which claimed the life of his first wife. Edit: And now it is confirmed he has died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted August 12, 2010 Former Ill. republican Dan Rostenkowski has died of lung cancer aged 82. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest akku Posted August 12, 2010 Malta's former President Guido de Marco is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 16, 2010 Dimitrios Ioannidis, the feared security chief who led a countercoup against Greece's military leaders and provoked Turkey's invasion of Cyprus in 1974, has died. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,521 Posted August 17, 2010 Former Italian president, prime minister, and believer that Jews did 9/11 Francesco Cossiga has died aged 82. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WEP Posted August 18, 2010 http://www.br-online.de/aktuell/daxenberge...10938403238.xml Sepp Daxenberger, member of the Green party in Bavaria, died at age 48. He was Germany's first Green mayor and member of the Bavarian parliament. His wife Gertrud died thee days ago, her funeral was cancelled, cause her husband died on thet day. Double funeral? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 26, 2010 The House Of Lords leave of absence register has been recently updated. Some of the peers listed below are absent for work related reasons, but others may have been reduced to such decrepitude that they are no longer able to function in Britian's upper chamber. Given the fact that many sitting peers look like they died several years ago, one can only imagine the physical or mental state of those who feel unable to take part. I don't know when they will all die, but they will all get obituaries when their time comes Apologies to HMBWA for the blatant theft of his idea of making posts more pleasing to the eye, I've gone for a slightly more gaudy colour combination and also opted for Trebuchet (in italics and bold, naturally) over Comic Sans.. Baroness Amos (now British High Commissioner to Australia) Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Now Vice-President of the European Commission) Baroness Carnegy of Lour (Aged 85, that's all I know) Lord Chalfont (A Life Peer since 1964, longer than anyone else) Marquess of Cholmondeley (Aged only 50, might be devoting more time to being a playboy?) Lord Goff of Chieveley (Ancient Judge - "Father of restitution law") Lord Hapgood (Former Archbishop of York. OoO has him on his DDP team and he doesn't pick just anyone, so he must be ill) Lord Hutchinson of Lullington (95 year old lawyer and ex husband of the late Dame Peggy Ashcroft) Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig (Hadn't made a speech in The Lords for 11 years) Lord Northfield (86 year old former director of Wembley Stadium - retired before Exeter City ever played there and therefore missed out big time) Lord Mackie of Benshie (Aged 91 - Oldest living person ever to have been a Lib Dem MP) Lord McCarthy (Ancient humanist and socialist) Lord Prior (Aged 83. former Northern Ireland Secretary, fell out badly with Thatcher in the 1980s) Lord Randall of St Budeaux (Aged only 72, not working elsewhere and no info about health - but young to take a leave of absence) Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (Tory philanthropist - a contradiction in terms these days) Marquess of Salisbury (Work related absence, now Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire Lord Simon of Highbury (Former Chief Exec of BP...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomb raider 9 Posted August 26, 2010 LSD trip Hmm, this is an interesting list. I never actually knew what the absence register could imply, but I understand it to be a kind of unpaid leave, meant for Lords that are too frail, ill or busy to show up regularly. I think it's a remarkably short list, considered that there are over 700 members, many of whom never participate as well. Has it been successful in previous years in predicting upcoming deaths, I wonder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 26, 2010 LSD trip Hmm, this is an interesting list. I never actually knew what the absence register could imply, but I understand it to be a kind of unpaid leave, meant for Lords that are too frail, ill or busy to show up regularly. I think it's a remarkably short list, considered that there are over 700 members, many of whom never participate as well. Has it been successful in previous years in predicting upcoming deaths, I wonder? I don't think there is any obligation to go on the register for health reasons, so it's just as likely that a sitting peer who has decided to stick around and pick up his/her daily attendance allowance (£300) will die. It's only a hunch, but I suspect the older peers on the register may be no longer of sound mind and, for everyone's benefit, need to be kept away from running the country. Having said that, completely losing her marbles, resulting in her having the mental capacity of a blancmange, hasn't stopped Baroness Thatcher from turning up, but I don't think she makes speeches any more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted August 27, 2010 The House Of Lords leave of absence register has been recently updated. Some of the peers listed below are absent for work related reasons, but others may have been reduced to such decrepitude that they are no longer able to function in Britian's upper chamber. Given the fact that many sitting peers look like they died several years ago, one can only imagine the physical or mental state of those who feel unable to take part. I don't know when they will all die, but they will all get obituaries when their time comes Apologies to HMBWA for the blatant theft of his idea of making posts more pleasing to the eye, I've gone for a slightly more gaudy colour combination and also opted for Trebuchet (in italics and bold, naturally) over Comic Sans.. Baroness Amos (now British High Commissioner to Australia) Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Now Vice-President of the European Commission) Baroness Carnegy of Lour (Aged 85, that's all I know) Lord Chalfont (A Life Peer since 1964, longer than anyone else) Marquess of Cholmondeley (Aged only 50, might be devoting more time to being a playboy?) Lord Goff of Chieveley (Ancient Judge - "Father of restitution law") Lord Hutchinson of Lullington (95 year old lawyer and ex husband of the late Dame Peggy Ashcroft) Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig (Hadn't made a speech in The Lords for 11 years) Lord Northfield (86 year old former director of Wembley Stadium - retired before Exeter City ever played there and therefore missed out big time) Lord Mackie of Benshie (Aged 91 - Oldest living person ever to have been a Lib Dem MP) Lord McCarthy (Ancient humanist and socialist) Lord Prior (Aged 83. former Northern Ireland Secretary, fell out badly with Thatcher in the 1980s) Lord Randall of St Budeaux (Aged only 72, not working elsewhere and no info about health - but young to take a leave of absence) Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (Tory philanthropist - a contradiction in terms these days) Marquess of Salisbury (Work related absence, now Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire Lord Simon of Highbury (Former Chief Exec of BP...) Fiddly work, isn't it? I will update the Nobel list towards the end of the year, when I have a spare hour or two. (PS In homage to The Unknown Man, Lord Simon needs italicising) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 27, 2010 Hapgood's been on DDP lists since time immemorial! Jim Prior, hmmmm.... I bet you're thinking about your team for next year already DDT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted August 27, 2010 Sir Donald Maitland The retired diplomat and senior civil servant has died aged 88. His impressive CV contained the following entries: - Director of the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies in Lebanon - Press Secretary to PM Sir Edward Heath - Chairman of the Health Education Authority - Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary - Deputy head of news at the Foreign Office - British Ambassador to Libya - British Ambassador to the UN - British Ambassador to the EEC - Permanent Secretary at the Department of Energy under Margaret Thatcher - Deputy Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted August 27, 2010 The House Of Lords leave of absence register has been recently updated. Some of the peers listed below are absent for work related reasons, but others may have been reduced to such decrepitude that they are no longer able to function in Britian's upper chamber. Given the fact that many sitting peers look like they died several years ago, one can only imagine the physical or mental state of those who feel unable to take part. I don't know when they will all die, but they will all get obituaries when their time comes Apologies to HMBWA for the blatant theft of his idea of making posts more pleasing to the eye, I've gone for a slightly more gaudy colour combination and also opted for Trebuchet (in italics and bold, naturally) over Comic Sans.. Baroness Amos (now British High Commissioner to Australia) Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Now Vice-President of the European Commission) Baroness Carnegy of Lour (Aged 85, that's all I know) Lord Chalfont (A Life Peer since 1964, longer than anyone else) Marquess of Cholmondeley (Aged only 50, might be devoting more time to being a playboy?) Lord Goff of Chieveley (Ancient Judge - "Father of restitution law") Lord Hutchinson of Lullington (95 year old lawyer and ex husband of the late Dame Peggy Ashcroft) Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig (Hadn't made a speech in The Lords for 11 years) Lord Northfield (86 year old former director of Wembley Stadium - retired before Exeter City ever played there and therefore missed out big time) Lord Mackie of Benshie (Aged 91 - Oldest living person ever to have been a Lib Dem MP) Lord McCarthy (Ancient humanist and socialist) Lord Prior (Aged 83. former Northern Ireland Secretary, fell out badly with Thatcher in the 1980s) Lord Randall of St Budeaux (Aged only 72, not working elsewhere and no info about health - but young to take a leave of absence) Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (Tory philanthropist - a contradiction in terms these days) Marquess of Salisbury (Work related absence, now Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire Lord Simon of Highbury (Former Chief Exec of BP...) Fiddly work, isn't it? I will update the Nobel list towards the end of the year, when I have a spare hour or two. (PS In homage to The Unknown Man, Lord Simon needs italicising) Do peers on the absence register get paid? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 27, 2010 The House Of Lords leave of absence register has been recently updated. Some of the peers listed below are absent for work related reasons, but others may have been reduced to such decrepitude that they are no longer able to function in Britian's upper chamber. Given the fact that many sitting peers look like they died several years ago, one can only imagine the physical or mental state of those who feel unable to take part. I don't know when they will all die, but they will all get obituaries when their time comes Apologies to HMBWA for the blatant theft of his idea of making posts more pleasing to the eye, I've gone for a slightly more gaudy colour combination and also opted for Trebuchet (in italics and bold, naturally) over Comic Sans.. Baroness Amos (now British High Commissioner to Australia) Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Now Vice-President of the European Commission) Baroness Carnegy of Lour (Aged 85, that's all I know) Lord Chalfont (A Life Peer since 1964, longer than anyone else) Marquess of Cholmondeley (Aged only 50, might be devoting more time to being a playboy?) Lord Goff of Chieveley (Ancient Judge - "Father of restitution law") Lord Hutchinson of Lullington (95 year old lawyer and ex husband of the late Dame Peggy Ashcroft) Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig (Hadn't made a speech in The Lords for 11 years) Lord Northfield (86 year old former director of Wembley Stadium - retired before Exeter City ever played there and therefore missed out big time) Lord Mackie of Benshie (Aged 91 - Oldest living person ever to have been a Lib Dem MP) Lord McCarthy (Ancient humanist and socialist) Lord Prior (Aged 83. former Northern Ireland Secretary, fell out badly with Thatcher in the 1980s) Lord Randall of St Budeaux (Aged only 72, not working elsewhere and no info about health - but young to take a leave of absence) Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (Tory philanthropist - a contradiction in terms these days) Marquess of Salisbury (Work related absence, now Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire Lord Simon of Highbury (Former Chief Exec of BP...) Fiddly work, isn't it? I will update the Nobel list towards the end of the year, when I have a spare hour or two. (PS In homage to The Unknown Man, Lord Simon needs italicising) Do peers on the absence register get paid? No. I think they lose their entitlment to free 1st class rail travel as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted August 27, 2010 The House Of Lords leave of absence register has been recently updated. Some of the peers listed below are absent for work related reasons, but others may have been reduced to such decrepitude that they are no longer able to function in Britian's upper chamber. Given the fact that many sitting peers look like they died several years ago, one can only imagine the physical or mental state of those who feel unable to take part. I don't know when they will all die, but they will all get obituaries when their time comes Apologies to HMBWA for the blatant theft of his idea of making posts more pleasing to the eye, I've gone for a slightly more gaudy colour combination and also opted for Trebuchet (in italics and bold, naturally) over Comic Sans.. Baroness Amos (now British High Commissioner to Australia) Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Now Vice-President of the European Commission) Baroness Carnegy of Lour (Aged 85, that's all I know) Lord Chalfont (A Life Peer since 1964, longer than anyone else) Marquess of Cholmondeley (Aged only 50, might be devoting more time to being a playboy?) Lord Goff of Chieveley (Ancient Judge - "Father of restitution law") Lord Hutchinson of Lullington (95 year old lawyer and ex husband of the late Dame Peggy Ashcroft) Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig (Hadn't made a speech in The Lords for 11 years) Lord Northfield (86 year old former director of Wembley Stadium - retired before Exeter City ever played there and therefore missed out big time) Lord Mackie of Benshie (Aged 91 - Oldest living person ever to have been a Lib Dem MP) Lord McCarthy (Ancient humanist and socialist) Lord Prior (Aged 83. former Northern Ireland Secretary, fell out badly with Thatcher in the 1980s) Lord Randall of St Budeaux (Aged only 72, not working elsewhere and no info about health - but young to take a leave of absence) Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (Tory philanthropist - a contradiction in terms these days) Marquess of Salisbury (Work related absence, now Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire Lord Simon of Highbury (Former Chief Exec of BP...) Fiddly work, isn't it? I will update the Nobel list towards the end of the year, when I have a spare hour or two. (PS In homage to The Unknown Man, Lord Simon needs italicising) Do peers on the absence register get paid? No. I think they lose their entitlment to free 1st class rail travel as well. I doubt it bothers them, as most are wealthy already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 27, 2010 Murderer, convicted drugs runner, former military dictator and freshly minted President of Suriname, Dési Bouterse, is reported to suffer from Dengue fever. It probably won't kill that piece of shit, but there's always hope. Three cheers for that mozzy. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted August 27, 2010 Sir Donald Maitland The retired diplomat and senior civil servant has died aged 88. His impressive CV contained the following entries: - Director of the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies in Lebanon - Press Secretary to PM Sir Edward Heath - Chairman of the Health Education Authority - Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary - Deputy head of news at the Foreign Office - British Ambassador to Libya - British Ambassador to the UN - British Ambassador to the EEC - Permanent Secretary at the Department of Energy under Margaret Thatcher - Deputy Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority Oh my god! Can't believe he wasn't on my radar - he died in a nursing home down the road from me! And the other day at work.....well, I can't really say any more in case someone here is my boss undercover... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 30, 2010 Nicholas Lyell, the former Attorney-General who was caught up in the Matrix Churchill scandal of the early/mid 90s, has died aged 71... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vaagheid 141 Posted August 31, 2010 Murderer, convicted drugs runner, former military dictator and freshly minted President of Suriname, Dési Bouterse, is reported to suffer from Dengue fever. It probably won't kill that piece of shit, but there's always hope. Three cheers for that mozzy. regards, Hein There are claims that Bouterse may have suffered a stroke. (sorry, article in Dutch) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 1, 2010 'ello... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 6, 2010 Brian Lenihan's cancer has 'stabilised'... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted September 6, 2010 Brian Lenihan's cancer has 'stabilised'... It's pancreatic, so I wouldn't hold out much hope for him.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
