Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 23, 2018 SA Parliament extended condolences on Sunday following the death of former journalist and DA MP Zelda Jongbloed following a long battle with cancer. Jongbloed had been a journalist for 40 years before she became a DA MP in 2014, and served with dedication on several committees. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,426 Posted July 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: SA Parliament extended condolences on Sunday following the death of former journalist and DA MP Zelda Jongbloed following a long battle with cancer. Jongbloed had been a journalist for 40 years before she became a DA MP in 2014, and served with dedication on several committees. SC Presumably from a form of bloed cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 23, 2018 Makes me think of our most recent "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" series. Sydney Youngblood was there, explaining "Yes, I'm still alive!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 23, 2018 Julian Walker, UK diplomat who mapped the border of the United Arab Emirates, dead at 89: https://www.thenational.ae/uae/british-diplomat-who-mapped-the-borders-of-the-emirates-dies-aged-89-1.753231 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 23, 2018 Nawaz Sharif, also known as the husband of Kulsoom Nawaz, now also in failing health, needs to be hospitalised: https://indianexpress.com/article/pakistan/nawaz-sharif-suffering-from-heart-kidney-ailments-may-be-hospitalised-report-5270628/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted July 23, 2018 Just now, gcreptile said: Nawaz Sharif, also known as the husband of Kulsoom Nawaz, now also in failing health, needs to be hospitalised: https://indianexpress.com/article/pakistan/nawaz-sharif-suffering-from-heart-kidney-ailments-may-be-hospitalised-report-5270628/ Just wait for his trial to be dropped, and then he’ll have a miraculous recovery, and avoid all of those criminal charges. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Just wait for his trial to be dropped, and then he’ll have a miraculous recovery, and avoid all of those criminal charges. What trial? It’s over. He’s serving a sentence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 24, 2018 Florindo 'Flo' Fabrizio, a Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, has died. He was 73. http://www.goerie.com/news/20180724/flo-fabrizio-erie-political-stalwart-dies-at-73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 25, 2018 Guy Molinari, a former U.S. House of Representatives member and borough president of Staten Island, has died. He was 89. http://www.ny1.com/nyc/staten-island/news/2018/07/25/former-congressman-and-staten-island-borough-president-guy-molinari-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 25, 2018 Maryon Pittman Allen, a former U.S. Senator for Alabama and journalist, has died. She was 92. https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/former_us_senator_journalist_m.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 25, 2018 Delwin Jones, a long-time Texas House of Representatives member, has died. He was 91. http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180725/longtime-texas-legislator-delwin-jones-of-lubbock-dies-at-94 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 26, 2018 On 19/07/2018 at 11:36, drol said: Ah ah. By the way Karunanidhi has changed his tracheostomy tube but he has already been discharged, the fat fuck. Edit: And don't forget Atal Bihari Vajpayee and George Fernandes. Beyond human possibilities. Karunanidhi's health detereorating: https://www.thequint.com/news/india/karunanidhi-health-updates-declines-fever-kauvery-hospital We've been there before though, a couple of times (and ND Tiwari is still alive, too). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,886 Posted July 26, 2018 Multiple organ failure does not necessarily mean death. Li Rui is suffering from it from the first days of April and is still going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 27, 2018 Maryon Pittman Allen, one of only two women to serve as a U.S. senator from Alabama, has died. Allen's nephew, state Sen. Trip Pittman, says his aunt died Monday. She was 92. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 29, 2018 Posting this hospital picture of M. Karunanidhi here, so we can have the ND Tiwari / Karunanidhi face-off: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 29, 2018 Can you tell who is who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 29, 2018 Arsene James, the former Opposition Leader and Education Minister in Saint Lucia, has died. He was 73. https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/added-breaking-news-former-opposition-leader-arsene-james-has-died/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,886 Posted July 29, 2018 Our favourite Vietnames president Le Duc Anh is back to hospital, while Do Muoi was never really discharged. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,377 Posted July 29, 2018 On 26/07/2018 at 16:54, gcreptile said: Karunanidhi's health detereorating: https://www.thequint.com/news/india/karunanidhi-health-updates-declines-fever-kauvery-hospital We've been there before though, a couple of times (and ND Tiwari is still alive, too). M. Karunanidhi, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, has died aged 94... apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,426 Posted July 29, 2018 Just now, Thatcher said: M. Karunanidhi, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, has died aged 94... apparently. That Face Off was shorter than the fucking film! But better, because the film is shite. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,886 Posted July 29, 2018 JESUS CHRIST!!!!! EDIT: Not confirmed yet. Uhmmmm...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 29, 2018 Uuuhhhh... my nemesis of a thousand cup rounds... @msc: And the winner is not the one one would have thought... if true, but I choose to believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,426 Posted July 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Uuuhhhh... my nemesis of a thousand cup rounds... @msc: And the winner is not the one one would have thought... if true, but I choose to believe. Didn't you pick him two or three times in the Cup? A bit like Pedro and that old priest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 29, 2018 Yes,also a last survivor for some rounds. Also, I picked both him and Tiwari in the Windy City Deadpool. It was sort of leading towards a 2-for-1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites