msc 18,556 Posted January 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Lord Michael Shaw dead at 100. Not picked in the DDP. Woops. Bugger, must have mispelt his name as Stanley Sopel! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted January 15, 2021 A former DDP Theme pick of mine.Stopped picing centenarians a couple of years back though.Not enough points Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,556 Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Sean said: A former DDP Theme pick of mine.Stopped picing centenarians a couple of years back though.Not enough points Mind the newly improved unique bonus. There's centenarians worth 8 points this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted January 15, 2021 True.Was surprised he wasn`t picked so didn`t count on him being a unique. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,490 Posted January 15, 2021 Thomas V Mike Miller, former President of the Maryland Senate, has died aged 78. A pick in the pools I think. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,083 Posted January 15, 2021 Next time, I'll just switch my teams for Deathrace and Hare's deadpool just before submitting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,370 Posted January 16, 2021 5 hours ago, msc said: Mind the newly improved unique bonus. There's centenarians worth 8 points this year. I wholeheartedly approve as I'm sure you have discerned already! The changes to unique picks are a brilliant move by the Derby Dead pool committee. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,556 Posted January 16, 2021 16 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: I wholeheartedly approve as I'm sure you have discerned already! The changes to unique picks are a brilliant move by the Derby Dead pool committee. Much as I love praise, that should go to Reptile. That was his baby! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted January 16, 2021 13 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Lord Michael Shaw dead at 100. Not picked in the DDP. Woops. Ronald Atkins and Michael Shaw gone within a fortnight. If everything comes in threes Patrick Duffy must be sh***ing himself right now ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted January 16, 2021 On 03/01/2021 at 08:06, Deathrace said: I expect both to go this year. 3 MPs being over 100 at the same time was a record which is unlikely to be repeated for a long while Following Shaws death it can't happen again before July 4, 2024, if Duffy, Jill Knight and Eric Cockeram are all still alive on that date, which is unlikely I'd have thought. Before Ronald Atkins turned 100 in June 2016 there were no centenarian former MPs since Bert Hazell died in january 2009 so to have 3 at one time might be a one off.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,176 Posted January 16, 2021 5 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: Following Shaws death it can't happen again before July 4, 2024, if Duffy, Jill Knight and Eric Cockeram are all still alive on that date, which is unlikely I'd have thought. Before Ronald Atkins turned 100 in June 2016 there were no centenarian former MPs since Bert Hazell died in january 2009 so to have 3 at one time might be a one off.. Suspect it won't be repeated until the 2030s at the earliest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,894 Posted January 20, 2021 Possibly the best heading/subheading I’ve ever seen on an obit. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,682 Posted January 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Possibly the best heading/subheading I’ve ever seen on an obit. How did I guess that was from The Torygraph? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,894 Posted January 20, 2021 James Cross (wiki), British diplomat who was kidnapped by nationalist/terrorist group FLQ in October 1970, dead from COVID-19 aged 99. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,556 Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said: James Cross (wiki), British diplomat who was kidnapped by nationalist/terrorist group FLQ in October 1970, dead from COVID-19 aged 99. A DDP Miss because The British (D)i(e)sles is no more! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,083 Posted January 20, 2021 Foreign minister of Zimbabwe, Sibusiso Moyo, dies of COVID: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55731440 Constantino Chiwenga survives another one! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,151 Posted January 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Foreign minister of Zimbabwe, Sibusiso Moyo, dies of COVID: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55731440 Constantino Chiwenga survives another one! Moyo was the highest ranked diplomat in the country, he was also the officer who announced on TV Mugabe had been ousted in 2017. Here's a blast from the past... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted January 22, 2021 Anyone had former Wyoming state senator Hank Coe as a potential future cup pick? Too bad, he’s dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted January 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Anyone had former Wyoming state senator Hank Coe as a potential future cup pick? Too bad, he’s dead Surprisingly it wasn’t the COE-VID Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted January 24, 2021 Robert Rowland, a former Brexit Party MEP, has died as a result of an accident in the Bahamas. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1388313/Robert-Rowlands-dead-Nigel-Farage-Brexit-Party-MEP-latest-update-cause-of-death-Bahamas 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcc 228 Posted January 25, 2021 15 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Robert Rowland, a former Brexit Party MEP, has died as a result of an accident in the Bahamas. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1388313/Robert-Rowlands-dead-Nigel-Farage-Brexit-Party-MEP-latest-update-cause-of-death-Bahamas Must have been an exceedingly wealthy guy as I've just learnt that he had a home in the ultra luxurious community of Albany, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,088 Posted January 25, 2021 So it's no deal for Rowland. He'll be stuck at customs for a while on his journey to the afterlife. And don't even think about taking a ham sandwich for the journey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,176 Posted January 25, 2021 14 hours ago, jcc said: Must have been an exceedingly wealthy guy as I've just learnt that he had a home in the ultra luxurious community of Albany, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake. Certainly he was rumoured to be worth several hundred million Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,686 Posted January 26, 2021 Therese Coffey's life might not be in danger but, her job...really kicks off about eleven and a half minutes in, great stuff!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said: Therese Coffey's life might not be in danger but, her job...really kicks off about eleven and a half minutes in, great stuff!! Talking about people being too fat.Has she invested in a mirror?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
